Parables 69 (Viil3)
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71 (VIIL5)
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.
71 (VIII.5)
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
PARABLES
72 (VIIL6)
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.
72 (VIII.6)
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