Genesis


Chapter 1
¹en arch epoihsen o qeos ton ouranon kai thn ghn²h de gh hn aoratos kai akataskeuastos kai skotos epanw ths abussou kai pneuma qeou epefereto epanw tou udatos³kai eipen o qeos genhqhtw fws kai egeneto fws⁴kai eiden o qeos to fws oti kalon kai diecwrisen o qeos ana meson tou fwtos kai ana meson tou skotous⁵kai ekalesen o qeos to fws hmeran kai to skotos ekalesen nukta kai egeneto espera kai egeneto prwi hmera mia⁶kai eipen o qeos genhqhtw sterewma en mesw tou udatos kai estw diacwrizon ana meson udatos kai udatos kai egeneto outws⁷kai epoihsen o qeos to sterewma kai diecwrisen o qeos ana meson tou udatos o hn upokatw tou sterewmatos kai ana meson tou udatos tou epanw tou sterewmatos⁸kai ekalesen o qeos to sterewma ouranon kai eiden o qeos oti kalon kai egeneto espera kai egeneto prwi hmera deutera⁹kai eipen o qeos sunacqhtw to udwr to upokatw tou ouranou eis sunagwghn mian kai ofqhtw h xhra kai egeneto outws kai sunhcqh to udwr to upokatw tou ouranou eis tas sunagwgas autwn kai wfqh h xhra¹⁰kai ekalesen o qeos thn xhran ghn kai ta susthmata twn udatwn ekalesen qalassas kai eiden o qeos oti kalon¹¹kai eipen o qeos blasthsatw h gh botanhn cortou speiron sperma kata genos kai kaq� omoiothta kai xulon karpimon poioun karpon ou to sperma autou en autw kata genos epi ths ghs kai egeneto outws¹²kai exhnegken h gh botanhn cortou speiron sperma kata genos kai kaq� omoiothta kai xulon karpimon poioun karpon ou to sperma autou en autw kata genos epi ths ghs kai eiden o qeos oti kalon¹³kai egeneto espera kai egeneto prwi hmera trith¹⁴kai eipen o qeos genhqhtwsan fwsthres en tw sterewmati tou ouranou eis fausin ths ghs tou diacwrizein ana meson ths hmeras kai ana meson ths nuktos kai estwsan eis shmeia kai eis kairous kai eis hmeras kai eis eniautous¹⁵kai estwsan eis fausin en tw sterewmati tou ouranou wste fainein epi ths ghs kai egeneto outws¹⁶kai epoihsen o qeos tous duo fwsthras tous megalous ton fwsthra ton megan eis arcas ths hmeras kai ton fwsthra ton elassw eis arcas ths nuktos kai tous asteras¹⁷kai eqeto autous o qeos en tw sterewmati tou ouranou wste fainein epi ths ghs¹⁸kai arcein ths hmeras kai ths nuktos kai diacwrizein ana meson tou fwtos kai ana meson tou skotous kai eiden o qeos oti kalon¹⁹kai egeneto espera kai egeneto prwi hmera tetarth²⁰kai eipen o qeos exagagetw ta udata erpeta yucwn zwswn kai peteina petomena epi ths ghs kata to sterewma tou ouranou kai egeneto outws²¹kai epoihsen o qeos ta khth ta megala kai pasan yuchn zwwn erpetwn a exhgagen ta udata kata genh autwn kai pan peteinon pterwton kata genos kai eiden o qeos oti kala²²kai huloghsen auta o qeos legwn auxanesqe kai plhqunesqe kai plhrwsate ta udata en tais qalassais kai ta peteina plhqunesqwsan epi ths ghs²³kai egeneto espera kai egeneto prwi hmera pempth²⁴kai eipen o qeos exagagetw h gh yuchn zwsan kata genos tetrapoda kai erpeta kai qhria ths ghs kata genos kai egeneto outws²⁵kai epoihsen o qeos ta qhria ths ghs kata genos kai ta kthnh kata genos kai panta ta erpeta ths ghs kata genos autwn kai eiden o qeos oti kala²⁶kai eipen o qeos poihswmen anqrwpon kat� eikona hmeteran kai kaq� omoiwsin kai arcetwsan twn icquwn ths qalasshs kai twn peteinwn tou ouranou kai twn kthnwn kai pashs ths ghs kai pantwn twn erpetwn twn erpontwn epi ths ghs²⁷kai epoihsen o qeos ton anqrwpon kat� eikona qeou epoihsen auton arsen kai qhlu epoihsen autous²⁸kai huloghsen autous o qeos legwn auxanesqe kai plhqunesqe kai plhrwsate thn ghn kai katakurieusate auths kai arcete twn icquwn ths qalasshs kai twn peteinwn tou ouranou kai pantwn twn kthnwn kai pashs ths ghs kai pantwn twn erpetwn twn erpontwn epi ths ghs²⁹kai eipen o qeos idou dedwka umin pan corton sporimon speiron sperma o estin epanw pashs ths ghs kai pan xulon o ecei en eautw karpon spermatos sporimou umin estai eis brwsin³⁰kai pasi tois qhriois ths ghs kai pasi tois peteinois tou ouranou kai panti erpetw tw erponti epi ths ghs o ecei en eautw yuchn zwhs panta corton clwron eis brwsin kai egeneto outws³¹kai eiden o qeos ta panta osa epoihsen kai idou kala lian kai egeneto espera kai egeneto prwi hmera ekth

Chapter 2
¹kai sunetelesqhsan o ouranos kai h gh kai pas o kosmos autwn²kai sunetelesen o qeos en th hmera th ekth ta erga autou a epoihsen kai katepausen th hmera th ebdomh apo pantwn twn ergwn autou wn epoihsen³kai huloghsen o qeos thn hmeran thn ebdomhn kai hgiasen authn oti en auth katepausen apo pantwn twn ergwn autou wn hrxato o qeos poihsai⁴auth h biblos genesews ouranou kai ghs ote egeneto h hmera epoihsen o qeos ton ouranon kai thn ghn⁵kai pan clwron agrou pro tou genesqai epi ths ghs kai panta corton agrou pro tou anateilai ou gar ebrexen o qeos epi thn ghn kai anqrwpos ouk hn ergazesqai thn ghn⁶phgh de anebainen ek ths ghs kai epotizen pan to proswpon ths ghs⁷kai eplasen o qeos ton anqrwpon coun apo ths ghs kai enefushsen eis to proswpon autou pnohn zwhs kai egeneto o anqrwpos eis yuchn zwsan⁸kai efuteusen kurios o qeos paradeison en edem kata anatolas kai eqeto ekei ton anqrwpon on eplasen⁹kai exaneteilen o qeos eti ek ths ghs pan xulon wraion eis orasin kai kalon eis brwsin kai to xulon ths zwhs en mesw tw paradeisw kai to xulon tou eidenai gnwston kalou kai ponhrou¹⁰potamos de ekporeuetai ex edem potizein ton paradeison ekeiqen aforizetai eis tessaras arcas¹¹onoma tw eni fiswn outos o kuklwn pasan thn ghn euilat ekei ou estin to crusion¹²to de crusion ths ghs ekeinhs kalon kai ekei estin o anqrax kai o liqos o prasinos¹³kai onoma tw potamw tw deuterw ghwn outos o kuklwn pasan thn ghn aiqiopias¹⁴kai o potamos o tritos tigris outos o poreuomenos katenanti assuriwn o de potamos o tetartos outos eufraths¹⁵kai elaben kurios o qeos ton anqrwpon on eplasen kai eqeto auton en tw paradeisw ergazesqai auton kai fulassein¹⁶kai eneteilato kurios o qeos tw adam legwn apo pantos xulou tou en tw paradeisw brwsei fagh¹⁷apo de tou xulou tou ginwskein kalon kai ponhron ou fagesqe ap� autou h d� an hmera faghte ap� autou qanatw apoqaneisqe¹⁸kai eipen kurios o qeos ou kalon einai ton anqrwpon monon poihswmen autw bohqon kat� auton¹⁹kai eplasen o qeos eti ek ths ghs panta ta qhria tou agrou kai panta ta peteina tou ouranou kai hgagen auta pros ton adam idein ti kalesei auta kai pan o ean ekalesen auto adam yuchn zwsan touto onoma autou²⁰kai ekalesen adam onomata pasin tois kthnesin kai pasi tois peteinois tou ouranou kai pasi tois qhriois tou agrou tw de adam ouc eureqh bohqos omoios autw²¹kai epebalen o qeos ekstasin epi ton adam kai upnwsen kai elaben mian twn pleurwn autou kai aneplhrwsen sarka ant� auths²²kai wkodomhsen kurios o qeos thn pleuran hn elaben apo tou adam eis gunaika kai hgagen authn pros ton adam²³kai eipen adam touto nun ostoun ek twn ostewn mou kai sarx ek ths sarkos mou auth klhqhsetai gunh oti ek tou andros auths elhmfqh auth²⁴eneken toutou kataleiyei anqrwpos ton patera autou kai thn mhtera autou kai proskollhqhsetai pros thn gunaika autou kai esontai oi duo eis sarka mian²⁵kai hsan oi duo gumnoi o te adam kai h gunh autou kai ouk hscunonto

Chapter 3
¹o de ofis hn fronimwtatos pantwn twn qhriwn twn epi ths ghs wn epoihsen kurios o qeos kai eipen o ofis th gunaiki ti oti eipen o qeos ou mh faghte apo pantos xulou tou en tw paradeisw²kai eipen h gunh tw ofei apo karpou xulou tou paradeisou fagomeqa³apo de karpou tou xulou o estin en mesw tou paradeisou eipen o qeos ou fagesqe ap� autou oude mh ayhsqe autou ina mh apoqanhte⁴kai eipen o ofis th gunaiki ou qanatw apoqaneisqe⁵hdei gar o qeos oti en h an hmera faghte ap� autou dianoicqhsontai umwn oi ofqalmoi kai esesqe ws qeoi ginwskontes kalon kai ponhron⁶kai eiden h gunh oti kalon to xulon eis brwsin kai oti areston tois ofqalmois idein kai wraion estin tou katanohsai kai labousa tou karpou autou efagen kai edwken kai tw andri auths met� auths kai efagon⁷kai dihnoicqhsan oi ofqalmoi twn duo kai egnwsan oti gumnoi hsan kai errayan fulla sukhs kai epoihsan eautois perizwmata⁸kai hkousan thn fwnhn kuriou tou qeou peripatountos en tw paradeisw to deilinon kai ekrubhsan o te adam kai h gunh autou apo proswpou kuriou tou qeou en mesw tou xulou tou paradeisou⁹kai ekalesen kurios o qeos ton adam kai eipen autw adam pou ei¹⁰kai eipen autw thn fwnhn sou hkousa peripatountos en tw paradeisw kai efobhqhn oti gumnos eimi kai ekrubhn¹¹kai eipen autw tis anhggeilen soi oti gumnos ei mh apo tou xulou ou eneteilamhn soi toutou monou mh fagein ap� autou efages¹²kai eipen o adam h gunh hn edwkas met� emou auth moi edwken apo tou xulou kai efagon¹³kai eipen kurios o qeos th gunaiki ti touto epoihsas kai eipen h gunh o ofis hpathsen me kai efagon¹⁴kai eipen kurios o qeos tw ofei oti epoihsas touto epikataratos su apo pantwn twn kthnwn kai apo pantwn twn qhriwn ths ghs epi tw sthqei sou kai th koilia poreush kai ghn fagh pasas tas hmeras ths zwhs sou¹⁵kai ecqran qhsw ana meson sou kai ana meson ths gunaikos kai ana meson tou spermatos sou kai ana meson tou spermatos auths autos sou thrhsei kefalhn kai su thrhseis autou pternan¹⁶kai th gunaiki eipen plhqunwn plhqunw tas lupas sou kai ton stenagmon sou en lupais texh tekna kai pros ton andra sou h apostrofh sou kai autos sou kurieusei¹⁷tw de adam eipen oti hkousas ths fwnhs ths gunaikos sou kai efages apo tou xulou ou eneteilamhn soi toutou monou mh fagein ap� autou epikataratos h gh en tois ergois sou en lupais fagh authn pasas tas hmeras ths zwhs sou¹⁸akanqas kai tribolous anatelei soi kai fagh ton corton tou agrou¹⁹en idrwti tou proswpou sou fagh ton arton sou ews tou apostreyai se eis thn ghn ex hs elhmfqhs oti gh ei kai eis ghn apeleush²⁰kai ekalesen adam to onoma ths gunaikos autou zwh oti auth mhthr pantwn twn zwntwn²¹kai epoihsen kurios o qeos tw adam kai th gunaiki autou citwnas dermatinous kai enedusen autous²²kai eipen o qeos idou adam gegonen ws eis ex hmwn tou ginwskein kalon kai ponhron kai nun mhpote ekteinh thn ceira kai labh tou xulou ths zwhs kai fagh kai zhsetai eis ton aiwna²³kai exapesteilen auton kurios o qeos ek tou paradeisou ths trufhs ergazesqai thn ghn ex hs elhmfqh²⁴kai exebalen ton adam kai katwkisen auton apenanti tou paradeisou ths trufhs kai etaxen ta ceroubim kai thn floginhn romfaian thn strefomenhn fulassein thn odon tou xulou ths zwhs

Chapter 4
¹adam de egnw euan thn gunaika autou kai sullabousa eteken ton kain kai eipen ekthsamhn anqrwpon dia tou qeou²kai proseqhken tekein ton adelfon autou ton abel kai egeneto abel poimhn probatwn kain de hn ergazomenos thn ghn³kai egeneto meq� hmeras hnegken kain apo twn karpwn ths ghs qusian tw kuriw⁴kai abel hnegken kai autos apo twn prwtotokwn twn probatwn autou kai apo twn steatwn autwn kai epeiden o qeos epi abel kai epi tois dwrois autou⁵epi de kain kai epi tais qusiais autou ou prosescen kai eluphsen ton kain lian kai sunepesen tw proswpw⁶kai eipen kurios o qeos tw kain ina ti perilupos egenou kai ina ti sunepesen to proswpon sou⁷ouk ean orqws prosenegkhs orqws de mh dielhs hmartes hsucason pros se h apostrofh autou kai su arxeis autou⁸kai eipen kain pros abel ton adelfon autou dielqwmen eis to pedion kai egeneto en tw einai autous en tw pediw kai anesth kain epi abel ton adelfon autou kai apekteinen auton⁹kai eipen o qeos pros kain pou estin abel o adelfos sou o de eipen ou ginwskw mh fulax tou adelfou mou eimi egw¹⁰kai eipen o qeos ti epoihsas fwnh aimatos tou adelfou sou boa pros me ek ths ghs¹¹kai nun epikataratos su apo ths ghs h ecanen to stoma auths dexasqai to aima tou adelfou sou ek ths ceiros sou¹²oti erga thn ghn kai ou prosqhsei thn iscun auths dounai soi stenwn kai tremwn esh epi ths ghs¹³kai eipen kain pros ton kurion meizwn h aitia mou tou afeqhnai me¹⁴ei ekballeis me shmeron apo proswpou ths ghs kai apo tou proswpou sou krubhsomai kai esomai stenwn kai tremwn epi ths ghs kai estai pas o euriskwn me apoktenei me¹⁵kai eipen autw kurios o qeos ouc outws pas o apokteinas kain epta ekdikoumena paralusei kai eqeto kurios o qeos shmeion tw kain tou mh anelein auton panta ton euriskonta auton¹⁶exhlqen de kain apo proswpou tou qeou kai wkhsen en gh naid katenanti edem¹⁷kai egnw kain thn gunaika autou kai sullabousa eteken ton enwc kai hn oikodomwn polin kai epwnomasen thn polin epi tw onomati tou uiou autou enwc¹⁸egenhqh de tw enwc gaidad kai gaidad egennhsen ton maihl kai maihl egennhsen ton maqousala kai maqousala egennhsen ton lamec¹⁹kai elaben eautw lamec duo gunaikas onoma th mia ada kai onoma th deutera sella²⁰kai eteken ada ton iwbel outos hn o pathr oikountwn en skhnais kthnotrofwn²¹kai onoma tw adelfw autou ioubal outos hn o katadeixas yalthrion kai kiqaran²²sella de eteken kai auth ton qobel kai hn sfurokopos calkeus calkou kai sidhrou adelfh de qobel noema²³eipen de lamec tais eautou gunaixin ada kai sella akousate mou ths fwnhs gunaikes lamec enwtisasqe mou tous logous oti andra apekteina eis trauma emoi kai neaniskon eis mwlwpa emoi²⁴oti eptakis ekdedikhtai ek kain ek de lamec ebdomhkontakis epta²⁵egnw de adam euan thn gunaika autou kai sullabousa eteken uion kai epwnomasen to onoma autou shq legousa exanesthsen gar moi o qeos sperma eteron anti abel on apekteinen kain²⁶kai tw shq egeneto uios epwnomasen de to onoma autou enws outos hlpisen epikaleisqai to onoma kuriou tou qeou

Chapter 5
¹auth h biblos genesews anqrwpwn h hmera epoihsen o qeos ton adam kat� eikona qeou epoihsen auton²arsen kai qhlu epoihsen autous kai euloghsen autous kai epwnomasen to onoma autwn adam h hmera epoihsen autous³ezhsen de adam diakosia kai triakonta eth kai egennhsen kata thn idean autou kai kata thn eikona autou kai epwnomasen to onoma autou shq⁴egenonto de ai hmerai adam meta to gennhsai auton ton shq eptakosia eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras⁵kai egenonto pasai ai hmerai adam as ezhsen ennakosia kai triakonta eth kai apeqanen⁶ezhsen de shq diakosia kai pente eth kai egennhsen ton enws⁷kai ezhsen shq meta to gennhsai auton ton enws eptakosia kai epta eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras⁸kai egenonto pasai ai hmerai shq ennakosia kai dwdeka eth kai apeqanen⁹kai ezhsen enws ekaton enenhkonta eth kai egennhsen ton kainan¹⁰kai ezhsen enws meta to gennhsai auton ton kainan eptakosia kai deka pente eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras¹¹kai egenonto pasai ai hmerai enws ennakosia kai pente eth kai apeqanen¹²kai ezhsen kainan ekaton ebdomhkonta eth kai egennhsen ton malelehl¹³kai ezhsen kainan meta to gennhsai auton ton malelehl eptakosia kai tessarakonta eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras¹⁴kai egenonto pasai ai hmerai kainan ennakosia kai deka eth kai apeqanen¹⁵kai ezhsen malelehl ekaton kai exhkonta pente eth kai egennhsen ton iared¹⁶kai ezhsen malelehl meta to gennhsai auton ton iared eptakosia kai triakonta eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras¹⁷kai egenonto pasai ai hmerai malelehl oktakosia kai enenhkonta pente eth kai apeqanen¹⁸kai ezhsen iared ekaton kai exhkonta duo eth kai egennhsen ton enwc¹⁹kai ezhsen iared meta to gennhsai auton ton enwc oktakosia eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras²⁰kai egenonto pasai ai hmerai iared ennakosia kai exhkonta duo eth kai apeqanen²¹kai ezhsen enwc ekaton kai exhkonta pente eth kai egennhsen ton maqousala²²euhresthsen de enwc tw qew meta to gennhsai auton ton maqousala diakosia eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras²³kai egenonto pasai ai hmerai enwc triakosia exhkonta pente eth²⁴kai euhresthsen enwc tw qew kai ouc hurisketo oti meteqhken auton o qeos²⁵kai ezhsen maqousala ekaton kai exhkonta epta eth kai egennhsen ton lamec²⁶kai ezhsen maqousala meta to gennhsai auton ton lamec oktakosia duo eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras²⁷kai egenonto pasai ai hmerai maqousala as ezhsen ennakosia kai exhkonta ennea eth kai apeqanen²⁸kai ezhsen lamec ekaton ogdohkonta oktw eth kai egennhsen uion²⁹kai epwnomasen to onoma autou nwe legwn outos dianapausei hmas apo twn ergwn hmwn kai apo twn lupwn twn ceirwn hmwn kai apo ths ghs hs kathrasato kurios o qeos³⁰kai ezhsen lamec meta to gennhsai auton ton nwe pentakosia kai exhkonta pente eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras³¹kai egenonto pasai ai hmerai lamec eptakosia kai penthkonta tria eth kai apeqanen³²kai hn nwe etwn pentakosiwn kai egennhsen nwe treis uious ton shm ton cam ton iafeq

Chapter 6
¹kai egeneto hnika hrxanto oi anqrwpoi polloi ginesqai epi ths ghs kai qugateres egenhqhsan autois²idontes de oi uioi tou qeou tas qugateras twn anqrwpwn oti kalai eisin elabon eautois gunaikas apo paswn wn exelexanto³kai eipen kurios o qeos ou mh katameinh to pneuma mou en tois anqrwpois toutois eis ton aiwna dia to einai autous sarkas esontai de ai hmerai autwn ekaton eikosi eth⁴oi de gigantes hsan epi ths ghs en tais hmerais ekeinais kai met� ekeino ws an eiseporeuonto oi uioi tou qeou pros tas qugateras twn anqrwpwn kai egennwsan eautois ekeinoi hsan oi gigantes oi ap� aiwnos oi anqrwpoi oi onomastoi⁵idwn de kurios o qeos oti eplhqunqhsan ai kakiai twn anqrwpwn epi ths ghs kai pas tis dianoeitai en th kardia autou epimelws epi ta ponhra pasas tas hmeras⁶kai enequmhqh o qeos oti epoihsen ton anqrwpon epi ths ghs kai dienohqh⁷kai eipen o qeos apaleiyw ton anqrwpon on epoihsa apo proswpou ths ghs apo anqrwpou ews kthnous kai apo erpetwn ews twn peteinwn tou ouranou oti equmwqhn oti epoihsa autous⁸nwe de euren carin enantion kuriou tou qeou⁹autai de ai geneseis nwe nwe anqrwpos dikaios teleios wn en th genea autou tw qew euhresthsen nwe¹⁰egennhsen de nwe treis uious ton shm ton cam ton iafeq¹¹efqarh de h gh enantion tou qeou kai eplhsqh h gh adikias¹²kai eiden kurios o qeos thn ghn kai hn katefqarmenh oti katefqeiren pasa sarx thn odon autou epi ths ghs¹³kai eipen o qeos pros nwe kairos pantos anqrwpou hkei enantion mou oti eplhsqh h gh adikias ap� autwn kai idou egw katafqeirw autous kai thn ghn¹⁴poihson oun seautw kibwton ek xulwn tetragwnwn nossias poihseis thn kibwton kai asfaltwseis authn eswqen kai exwqen th asfaltw¹⁵kai outws poihseis thn kibwton triakosiwn phcewn to mhkos ths kibwtou kai penthkonta phcewn to platos kai triakonta phcewn to uyos auths¹⁶episunagwn poihseis thn kibwton kai eis phcun sunteleseis authn anwqen thn de quran ths kibwtou poihseis ek plagiwn katagaia diwrofa kai triwrofa poihseis authn¹⁷egw de idou epagw ton kataklusmon udwr epi thn ghn katafqeirai pasan sarka en h estin pneuma zwhs upokatw tou ouranou kai osa ean h epi ths ghs teleuthsei¹⁸kai sthsw thn diaqhkhn mou pros se eiseleush de eis thn kibwton su kai oi uioi sou kai h gunh sou kai ai gunaikes twn uiwn sou meta sou¹⁹kai apo pantwn twn kthnwn kai apo pantwn twn erpetwn kai apo pantwn twn qhriwn kai apo pashs sarkos duo duo apo pantwn eisaxeis eis thn kibwton ina trefhs meta seautou arsen kai qhlu esontai²⁰apo pantwn twn ornewn twn peteinwn kata genos kai apo pantwn twn kthnwn kata genos kai apo pantwn twn erpetwn twn erpontwn epi ths ghs kata genos autwn duo duo apo pantwn eiseleusontai pros se trefesqai meta sou arsen kai qhlu²¹su de lhmyh seautw apo pantwn twn brwmatwn a edesqe kai sunaxeis pros seauton kai estai soi kai ekeinois fagein²²kai epoihsen nwe panta osa eneteilato autw kurios o qeos outws epoihsen

Chapter 7
¹kai eipen kurios o qeos pros nwe eiselqe su kai pas o oikos sou eis thn kibwton oti se eidon dikaion enantion mou en th genea tauth²apo de twn kthnwn twn kaqarwn eisagage pros se epta epta arsen kai qhlu apo de twn kthnwn twn mh kaqarwn duo duo arsen kai qhlu³kai apo twn peteinwn tou ouranou twn kaqarwn epta epta arsen kai qhlu kai apo twn peteinwn twn mh kaqarwn duo duo arsen kai qhlu diaqreyai sperma epi pasan thn ghn⁴eti gar hmerwn epta egw epagw ueton epi thn ghn tessarakonta hmeras kai tessarakonta nuktas kai exaleiyw pasan thn exanastasin hn epoihsa apo proswpou ths ghs⁵kai epoihsen nwe panta osa eneteilato autw kurios o qeos⁶nwe de hn etwn exakosiwn kai o kataklusmos egeneto udatos epi ths ghs⁷eishlqen de nwe kai oi uioi autou kai h gunh autou kai ai gunaikes twn uiwn autou met� autou eis thn kibwton dia to udwr tou kataklusmou⁸kai apo twn peteinwn kai apo twn kthnwn twn kaqarwn kai apo twn kthnwn twn mh kaqarwn kai apo pantwn twn erpetwn twn epi ths ghs⁹duo duo eishlqon pros nwe eis thn kibwton arsen kai qhlu kaqa eneteilato autw o qeos¹⁰kai egeneto meta tas epta hmeras kai to udwr tou kataklusmou egeneto epi ths ghs¹¹en tw exakosiostw etei en th zwh tou nwe tou deuterou mhnos ebdomh kai eikadi tou mhnos th hmera tauth erraghsan pasai ai phgai ths abussou kai oi katarraktai tou ouranou hnewcqhsan¹²kai egeneto o uetos epi ths ghs tessarakonta hmeras kai tessarakonta nuktas¹³en th hmera tauth eishlqen nwe shm cam iafeq uioi nwe kai h gunh nwe kai ai treis gunaikes twn uiwn autou met� autou eis thn kibwton¹⁴kai panta ta qhria kata genos kai panta ta kthnh kata genos kai pan erpeton kinoumenon epi ths ghs kata genos kai pan peteinon kata genos¹⁵eishlqon pros nwe eis thn kibwton duo duo apo pashs sarkos en w estin pneuma zwhs¹⁶kai ta eisporeuomena arsen kai qhlu apo pashs sarkos eishlqen kaqa eneteilato o qeos tw nwe kai ekleisen kurios o qeos exwqen autou thn kibwton¹⁷kai egeneto o kataklusmos tessarakonta hmeras kai tessarakonta nuktas epi ths ghs kai eplhqunqh to udwr kai ephren thn kibwton kai uywqh apo ths ghs¹⁸kai epekratei to udwr kai eplhquneto sfodra epi ths ghs kai epefereto h kibwtos epanw tou udatos¹⁹to de udwr epekratei sfodra sfodrws epi ths ghs kai epekaluyen panta ta orh ta uyhla a hn upokatw tou ouranou²⁰deka pente phceis epanw uywqh to udwr kai epekaluyen panta ta orh ta uyhla²¹kai apeqanen pasa sarx kinoumenh epi ths ghs twn peteinwn kai twn kthnwn kai twn qhriwn kai pan erpeton kinoumenon epi ths ghs kai pas anqrwpos²²kai panta osa ecei pnohn zwhs kai pas os hn epi ths xhras apeqanen²³kai exhleiyen pan to anasthma o hn epi proswpou pashs ths ghs apo anqrwpou ews kthnous kai erpetwn kai twn peteinwn tou ouranou kai exhleifqhsan apo ths ghs kai kateleifqh monos nwe kai oi met� autou en th kibwtw²⁴kai uywqh to udwr epi ths ghs hmeras ekaton penthkonta

Chapter 8
¹kai emnhsqh o qeos tou nwe kai pantwn twn qhriwn kai pantwn twn kthnwn kai pantwn twn peteinwn kai pantwn twn erpetwn osa hn met� autou en th kibwtw kai ephgagen o qeos pneuma epi thn ghn kai ekopasen to udwr²kai epekalufqhsan ai phgai ths abussou kai oi katarraktai tou ouranou kai sunesceqh o uetos apo tou ouranou³kai enedidou to udwr poreuomenon apo ths ghs enedidou kai hlattonouto to udwr meta penthkonta kai ekaton hmeras⁴kai ekaqisen h kibwtos en mhni tw ebdomw ebdomh kai eikadi tou mhnos epi ta orh ta ararat⁵to de udwr poreuomenon hlattonouto ews tou dekatou mhnos en de tw endekatw mhni th prwth tou mhnos wfqhsan ai kefalai twn orewn⁶kai egeneto meta tessarakonta hmeras hnewxen nwe thn qurida ths kibwtou hn epoihsen⁷kai apesteilen ton koraka tou idein ei kekopaken to udwr kai exelqwn ouc upestreyen ews tou xhranqhnai to udwr apo ths ghs⁸kai apesteilen thn peristeran opisw autou idein ei kekopaken to udwr apo proswpou ths ghs⁹kai ouc eurousa h peristera anapausin tois posin auths upestreyen pros auton eis thn kibwton oti udwr hn epi panti proswpw pashs ths ghs kai ekteinas thn ceira autou elaben authn kai eishgagen authn pros eauton eis thn kibwton¹⁰kai episcwn eti hmeras epta eteras palin exapesteilen thn peristeran ek ths kibwtou¹¹kai anestreyen pros auton h peristera to pros esperan kai eicen fullon elaias karfos en tw stomati auths kai egnw nwe oti kekopaken to udwr apo ths ghs¹²kai episcwn eti hmeras epta eteras palin exapesteilen thn peristeran kai ou proseqeto tou epistreyai pros auton eti¹³kai egeneto en tw eni kai exakosiostw etei en th zwh tou nwe tou prwtou mhnos mia tou mhnos exelipen to udwr apo ths ghs kai apekaluyen nwe thn steghn ths kibwtou hn epoihsen kai eiden oti exelipen to udwr apo proswpou ths ghs¹⁴en de tw mhni tw deuterw ebdomh kai eikadi tou mhnos exhranqh h gh¹⁵kai eipen kurios o qeos tw nwe legwn¹⁶exelqe ek ths kibwtou su kai h gunh sou kai oi uioi sou kai ai gunaikes twn uiwn sou meta sou¹⁷kai panta ta qhria osa estin meta sou kai pasa sarx apo peteinwn ews kthnwn kai pan erpeton kinoumenon epi ths ghs exagage meta seautou kai auxanesqe kai plhqunesqe epi ths ghs¹⁸kai exhlqen nwe kai h gunh autou kai oi uioi autou kai ai gunaikes twn uiwn autou met� autou¹⁹kai panta ta qhria kai panta ta kthnh kai pan peteinon kai pan erpeton kinoumenon epi ths ghs kata genos autwn exhlqosan ek ths kibwtou²⁰kai wkodomhsen nwe qusiasthrion tw qew kai elaben apo pantwn twn kthnwn twn kaqarwn kai apo pantwn twn peteinwn twn kaqarwn kai anhnegken olokarpwseis epi to qusiasthrion²¹kai wsfranqh kurios o qeos osmhn euwdias kai eipen kurios o qeos dianohqeis ou prosqhsw eti tou katarasasqai thn ghn dia ta erga twn anqrwpwn oti egkeitai h dianoia tou anqrwpou epimelws epi ta ponhra ek neothtos ou prosqhsw oun eti pataxai pasan sarka zwsan kaqws epoihsa²²pasas tas hmeras ths ghs sperma kai qerismos yucos kai kauma qeros kai ear hmeran kai nukta ou katapausousin

Chapter 9
¹kai huloghsen o qeos ton nwe kai tous uious autou kai eipen autois auxanesqe kai plhqunesqe kai plhrwsate thn ghn kai katakurieusate auths²kai o tromos umwn kai o fobos estai epi pasin tois qhriois ths ghs kai epi panta ta ornea tou ouranou kai epi panta ta kinoumena epi ths ghs kai epi pantas tous icquas ths qalasshs upo ceiras umin dedwka³kai pan erpeton o estin zwn umin estai eis brwsin ws lacana cortou dedwka umin ta panta⁴plhn kreas en aimati yuchs ou fagesqe⁵kai gar to umeteron aima twn yucwn umwn ekzhthsw ek ceiros pantwn twn qhriwn ekzhthsw auto kai ek ceiros anqrwpou adelfou ekzhthsw thn yuchn tou anqrwpou⁶o ekcewn aima anqrwpou anti tou aimatos autou ekcuqhsetai oti en eikoni qeou epoihsa ton anqrwpon⁷umeis de auxanesqe kai plhqunesqe kai plhrwsate thn ghn kai plhqunesqe ep� auths⁸kai eipen o qeos tw nwe kai tois uiois autou met� autou legwn⁹egw idou anisthmi thn diaqhkhn mou umin kai tw spermati umwn meq� umas¹⁰kai pash yuch th zwsh meq� umwn apo ornewn kai apo kthnwn kai pasi tois qhriois ths ghs osa meq� umwn apo pantwn twn exelqontwn ek ths kibwtou¹¹kai sthsw thn diaqhkhn mou pros umas kai ouk apoqaneitai pasa sarx eti apo tou udatos tou kataklusmou kai ouk estai eti kataklusmos udatos tou katafqeirai pasan thn ghn¹²kai eipen kurios o qeos pros nwe touto to shmeion ths diaqhkhs o egw didwmi ana meson emou kai umwn kai ana meson pashs yuchs zwshs h estin meq� umwn eis geneas aiwnious¹³to toxon mou tiqhmi en th nefelh kai estai eis shmeion diaqhkhs ana meson emou kai ths ghs¹⁴kai estai en tw sunnefein me nefelas epi thn ghn ofqhsetai to toxon mou en th nefelh¹⁵kai mnhsqhsomai ths diaqhkhs mou h estin ana meson emou kai umwn kai ana meson pashs yuchs zwshs en pash sarki kai ouk estai eti to udwr eis kataklusmon wste exaleiyai pasan sarka¹⁶kai estai to toxon mou en th nefelh kai oyomai tou mnhsqhnai diaqhkhn aiwnion ana meson emou kai ana meson pashs yuchs zwshs en pash sarki h estin epi ths ghs¹⁷kai eipen o qeos tw nwe touto to shmeion ths diaqhkhs hs dieqemhn ana meson emou kai ana meson pashs sarkos h estin epi ths ghs¹⁸hsan de oi uioi nwe oi exelqontes ek ths kibwtou shm cam iafeq cam hn pathr canaan¹⁹treis outoi eisin oi uioi nwe apo toutwn diesparhsan epi pasan thn ghn²⁰kai hrxato nwe anqrwpos gewrgos ghs kai efuteusen ampelwna²¹kai epien ek tou oinou kai emequsqh kai egumnwqh en tw oikw autou²²kai eiden cam o pathr canaan thn gumnwsin tou patros autou kai exelqwn anhggeilen tois dusin adelfois autou exw²³kai labontes shm kai iafeq to imation epeqento epi ta duo nwta autwn kai eporeuqhsan opisqofanws kai sunekaluyan thn gumnwsin tou patros autwn kai to proswpon autwn opisqofanes kai thn gumnwsin tou patros autwn ouk eidon²⁴exenhyen de nwe apo tou oinou kai egnw osa epoihsen autw o uios autou o newteros²⁵kai eipen epikataratos canaan pais oikeths estai tois adelfois autou²⁶kai eipen euloghtos kurios o qeos tou shm kai estai canaan pais autou²⁷platunai o qeos tw iafeq kai katoikhsatw en tois oikois tou shm kai genhqhtw canaan pais autwn²⁸ezhsen de nwe meta ton kataklusmon triakosia penthkonta eth²⁹kai egenonto pasai ai hmerai nwe ennakosia penthkonta eth kai apeqanen

Chapter 10
¹autai de ai geneseis twn uiwn nwe shm cam iafeq kai egenhqhsan autois uioi meta ton kataklusmon²uioi iafeq gamer kai magwg kai madai kai iwuan kai elisa kai qobel kai mosoc kai qiras³kai uioi gamer ascanaz kai rifaq kai qorgama⁴kai uioi iwuan elisa kai qarsis kitioi rodioi⁵ek toutwn afwrisqhsan nhsoi twn eqnwn en th gh autwn ekastos kata glwssan en tais fulais autwn kai en tois eqnesin autwn⁶uioi de cam cous kai mesraim foud kai canaan⁷uioi de cous saba kai euila kai sabaqa kai regma kai sabakaqa uioi de regma saba kai dadan⁸cous de egennhsen ton nebrwd outos hrxato einai gigas epi ths ghs⁹outos hn gigas kunhgos enantion kuriou tou qeou dia touto erousin ws nebrwd gigas kunhgos enantion kuriou¹⁰kai egeneto arch ths basileias autou babulwn kai orec kai arcad kai calannh en th gh sennaar¹¹ek ths ghs ekeinhs exhlqen assour kai wkodomhsen thn nineuh kai thn rowbwq polin kai thn calac¹²kai thn dasem ana meson nineuh kai ana meson calac auth h polis h megalh¹³kai mesraim egennhsen tous loudiim kai tous enemetiim kai tous labiim kai tous nefqaliim¹⁴kai tous patroswniim kai tous caslwniim oqen exhlqen ekeiqen fulistiim kai tous kafqoriim¹⁵canaan de egennhsen ton sidwna prwtotokon kai ton cettaion¹⁶kai ton iebousaion kai ton amorraion kai ton gergesaion¹⁷kai ton euaion kai ton aroukaion kai ton asennaion¹⁸kai ton aradion kai ton samaraion kai ton amaqi kai meta touto diesparhsan ai fulai twn cananaiwn¹⁹kai egenonto ta oria twn cananaiwn apo sidwnos ews elqein eis gerara kai gazan ews elqein sodomwn kai gomorras adama kai sebwim ews lasa²⁰outoi uioi cam en tais fulais autwn kata glwssas autwn en tais cwrais autwn kai en tois eqnesin autwn²¹kai tw shm egenhqh kai autw patri pantwn twn uiwn eber adelfw iafeq tou meizonos²²uioi shm ailam kai assour kai arfaxad kai loud kai aram kai kainan²³kai uioi aram ws kai oul kai gaqer kai mosoc²⁴kai arfaxad egennhsen ton kainan kai kainan egennhsen ton sala sala de egennhsen ton eber²⁵kai tw eber egenhqhsan duo uioi onoma tw eni falek oti en tais hmerais autou diemerisqh h gh kai onoma tw adelfw autou iektan²⁶iektan de egennhsen ton elmwdad kai ton salef kai asarmwq kai iarac²⁷kai odorra kai aizhl kai dekla²⁸kai abimehl kai sabeu²⁹kai oufir kai euila kai iwbab pantes outoi uioi iektan³⁰kai egeneto h katoikhsis autwn apo massh ews elqein eis swfhra oros anatolwn³¹outoi uioi shm en tais fulais autwn kata glwssas autwn en tais cwrais autwn kai en tois eqnesin autwn³²autai ai fulai uiwn nwe kata geneseis autwn kata ta eqnh autwn apo toutwn diesparhsan nhsoi twn eqnwn epi ths ghs meta ton kataklusmon

Chapter 11
¹kai hn pasa h gh ceilos en kai fwnh mia pasin²kai egeneto en tw kinhsai autous apo anatolwn euron pedion en gh sennaar kai katwkhsan ekei³kai eipen anqrwpos tw plhsion deute plinqeuswmen plinqous kai opthswmen autas puri kai egeneto autois h plinqos eis liqon kai asfaltos hn autois o phlos⁴kai eipan deute oikodomhswmen eautois polin kai purgon ou h kefalh estai ews tou ouranou kai poihswmen eautois onoma pro tou diasparhnai epi proswpou pashs ths ghs⁵kai katebh kurios idein thn polin kai ton purgon on wkodomhsan oi uioi twn anqrwpwn⁶kai eipen kurios idou genos en kai ceilos en pantwn kai touto hrxanto poihsai kai nun ouk ekleiyei ex autwn panta osa an epiqwntai poiein⁷deute kai katabantes sugcewmen ekei autwn thn glwssan ina mh akouswsin ekastos thn fwnhn tou plhsion⁸kai diespeiren autous kurios ekeiqen epi proswpon pashs ths ghs kai epausanto oikodomountes thn polin kai ton purgon⁹dia touto eklhqh to onoma auths sugcusis oti ekei suneceen kurios ta ceilh pashs ths ghs kai ekeiqen diespeiren autous kurios o qeos epi proswpon pashs ths ghs¹⁰kai autai ai geneseis shm shm uios ekaton etwn ote egennhsen ton arfaxad deuterou etous meta ton kataklusmon¹¹kai ezhsen shm meta to gennhsai auton ton arfaxad pentakosia eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras kai apeqanen¹²kai ezhsen arfaxad ekaton triakonta pente eth kai egennhsen ton kainan¹³kai ezhsen arfaxad meta to gennhsai auton ton kainan eth tetrakosia triakonta kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras kai apeqanen kai ezhsen kainan ekaton triakonta eth kai egennhsen ton sala kai ezhsen kainan meta to gennhsai auton ton sala eth triakosia triakonta kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras kai apeqanen¹⁴kai ezhsen sala ekaton triakonta eth kai egennhsen ton eber¹⁵kai ezhsen sala meta to gennhsai auton ton eber triakosia triakonta eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras kai apeqanen¹⁶kai ezhsen eber ekaton triakonta tessara eth kai egennhsen ton falek¹⁷kai ezhsen eber meta to gennhsai auton ton falek eth triakosia ebdomhkonta kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras kai apeqanen¹⁸kai ezhsen falek ekaton triakonta eth kai egennhsen ton ragau¹⁹kai ezhsen falek meta to gennhsai auton ton ragau diakosia ennea eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras kai apeqanen²⁰kai ezhsen ragau ekaton triakonta duo eth kai egennhsen ton serouc²¹kai ezhsen ragau meta to gennhsai auton ton serouc diakosia epta eth kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras kai apeqanen²²kai ezhsen serouc ekaton triakonta eth kai egennhsen ton nacwr²³kai ezhsen serouc meta to gennhsai auton ton nacwr eth diakosia kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras kai apeqanen²⁴kai ezhsen nacwr eth ebdomhkonta ennea kai egennhsen ton qara²⁵kai ezhsen nacwr meta to gennhsai auton ton qara eth ekaton eikosi ennea kai egennhsen uious kai qugateras kai apeqanen²⁶kai ezhsen qara ebdomhkonta eth kai egennhsen ton abram kai ton nacwr kai ton arran²⁷autai de ai geneseis qara qara egennhsen ton abram kai ton nacwr kai ton arran kai arran egennhsen ton lwt²⁸kai apeqanen arran enwpion qara tou patros autou en th gh h egenhqh en th cwra twn caldaiwn²⁹kai elabon abram kai nacwr eautois gunaikas onoma th gunaiki abram sara kai onoma th gunaiki nacwr melca qugathr arran pathr melca kai pathr iesca³⁰kai hn sara steira kai ouk eteknopoiei³¹kai elaben qara ton abram uion autou kai ton lwt uion arran uion tou uiou autou kai thn saran thn numfhn autou gunaika abram tou uiou autou kai exhgagen autous ek ths cwras twn caldaiwn poreuqhnai eis thn ghn canaan kai hlqen ews carran kai katwkhsen ekei³²kai egenonto ai hmerai qara en carran diakosia pente eth kai apeqanen qara en carran

Chapter 12
¹kai eipen kurios tw abram exelqe ek ths ghs sou kai ek ths suggeneias sou kai ek tou oikou tou patros sou eis thn ghn hn an soi deixw²kai poihsw se eis eqnos mega kai euloghsw se kai megalunw to onoma sou kai esh euloghtos³kai euloghsw tous eulogountas se kai tous katarwmenous se katarasomai kai eneuloghqhsontai en soi pasai ai fulai ths ghs⁴kai eporeuqh abram kaqaper elalhsen autw kurios kai wceto met� autou lwt abram de hn etwn ebdomhkonta pente ote exhlqen ek carran⁵kai elaben abram thn saran gunaika autou kai ton lwt uion tou adelfou autou kai panta ta uparconta autwn osa ekthsanto kai pasan yuchn hn ekthsanto en carran kai exhlqosan poreuqhnai eis ghn canaan kai hlqon eis ghn canaan⁶kai diwdeusen abram thn ghn eis to mhkos auths ews tou topou sucem epi thn drun thn uyhlhn oi de cananaioi tote katwkoun thn ghn⁷kai wfqh kurios tw abram kai eipen autw tw spermati sou dwsw thn ghn tauthn kai wkodomhsen ekei abram qusiasthrion kuriw tw ofqenti autw⁸kai apesth ekeiqen eis to oros kat� anatolas baiqhl kai esthsen ekei thn skhnhn autou baiqhl kata qalassan kai aggai kat� anatolas kai wkodomhsen ekei qusiasthrion tw kuriw kai epekalesato epi tw onomati kuriou⁹kai aphren abram kai poreuqeis estratopedeusen en th erhmw¹⁰kai egeneto limos epi ths ghs kai katebh abram eis aigupton paroikhsai ekei oti eniscusen o limos epi ths ghs¹¹egeneto de hnika hggisen abram eiselqein eis aigupton eipen abram sara th gunaiki autou ginwskw egw oti gunh euproswpos ei¹²estai oun ws an idwsin se oi aiguptioi erousin oti gunh autou auth kai apoktenousin me se de peripoihsontai¹³eipon oun oti adelfh autou eimi opws an eu moi genhtai dia se kai zhsetai h yuch mou eneken sou¹⁴egeneto de hnika eishlqen abram eis aigupton idontes oi aiguptioi thn gunaika oti kalh hn sfodra¹⁵kai eidon authn oi arcontes faraw kai ephnesan authn pros faraw kai eishgagon authn eis ton oikon faraw¹⁶kai tw abram eu ecrhsanto di� authn kai egenonto autw probata kai moscoi kai onoi paides kai paidiskai hmionoi kai kamhloi¹⁷kai htasen o qeos ton faraw etasmois megalois kai ponhrois kai ton oikon autou peri saras ths gunaikos abram¹⁸kalesas de faraw ton abram eipen ti touto epoihsas moi oti ouk aphggeilas moi oti gunh sou estin¹⁹ina ti eipas oti adelfh mou estin kai elabon authn emautw eis gunaika kai nun idou h gunh sou enantion sou labwn apotrece²⁰kai eneteilato faraw andrasin peri abram sumpropemyai auton kai thn gunaika autou kai panta osa hn autw kai lwt met� autou

Chapter 13
¹anebh de abram ex aiguptou autos kai h gunh autou kai panta ta autou kai lwt met� autou eis thn erhmon²abram de hn plousios sfodra kthnesin kai arguriw kai crusiw³kai eporeuqh oqen hlqen eis thn erhmon ews baiqhl ews tou topou ou hn h skhnh autou to proteron ana meson baiqhl kai ana meson aggai⁴eis ton topon tou qusiasthriou ou epoihsen ekei thn archn kai epekalesato ekei abram to onoma kuriou⁵kai lwt tw sumporeuomenw meta abram hn probata kai boes kai skhnai⁶kai ouk ecwrei autous h gh katoikein ama oti hn ta uparconta autwn polla kai ouk edunanto katoikein ama⁷kai egeneto mach ana meson twn poimenwn twn kthnwn tou abram kai ana meson twn poimenwn twn kthnwn tou lwt oi de cananaioi kai oi ferezaioi tote katwkoun thn ghn⁸eipen de abram tw lwt mh estw mach ana meson emou kai sou kai ana meson twn poimenwn mou kai ana meson twn poimenwn sou oti anqrwpoi adelfoi hmeis esmen⁹ouk idou pasa h gh enantion sou estin diacwrisqhti ap� emou ei su eis aristera egw eis dexia ei de su eis dexia egw eis aristera¹⁰kai eparas lwt tous ofqalmous autou eiden pasan thn pericwron tou iordanou oti pasa hn potizomenh pro tou katastreyai ton qeon sodoma kai gomorra ws o paradeisos tou qeou kai ws h gh aiguptou ews elqein eis zogora¹¹kai exelexato eautw lwt pasan thn pericwron tou iordanou kai aphren lwt apo anatolwn kai diecwrisqhsan ekastos apo tou adelfou autou¹²abram de katwkhsen en gh canaan lwt de katwkhsen en polei twn pericwrwn kai eskhnwsen en sodomois¹³oi de anqrwpoi oi en sodomois ponhroi kai amartwloi enantion tou qeou sfodra¹⁴o de qeos eipen tw abram meta to diacwrisqhnai ton lwt ap� autou anableyas tois ofqalmois sou ide apo tou topou ou nun su ei pros borran kai liba kai anatolas kai qalassan¹⁵oti pasan thn ghn hn su oras soi dwsw authn kai tw spermati sou ews tou aiwnos¹⁶kai poihsw to sperma sou ws thn ammon ths ghs ei dunatai tis exariqmhsai thn ammon ths ghs kai to sperma sou exariqmhqhsetai¹⁷anastas diodeuson thn ghn eis te to mhkos auths kai eis to platos oti soi dwsw authn¹⁸kai aposkhnwsas abram elqwn katwkhsen para thn drun thn mambrh h hn en cebrwn kai wkodomhsen ekei qusiasthrion kuriw

Chapter 14
¹egeneto de en th basileia th amarfal basilews sennaar ariwc basileus ellasar kai codollogomor basileus ailam kai qargal basileus eqnwn²epoihsan polemon meta balla basilews sodomwn kai meta barsa basilews gomorras kai sennaar basilews adama kai sumobor basilews sebwim kai basilews balak auth estin shgwr³pantes outoi sunefwnhsan epi thn faragga thn alukhn auth h qalassa twn alwn⁴dwdeka eth edouleuon tw codollogomor tw de triskaidekatw etei apesthsan⁵en de tw tessareskaidekatw etei hlqen codollogomor kai oi basileis oi met� autou kai katekoyan tous gigantas tous en astarwq karnain kai eqnh iscura ama autois kai tous ommaious tous en sauh th polei⁶kai tous corraious tous en tois oresin shir ews ths tereminqou ths faran h estin en th erhmw⁷kai anastreyantes hlqosan epi thn phghn ths krisews auth estin kadhs kai katekoyan pantas tous arcontas amalhk kai tous amorraious tous katoikountas en asasanqamar⁸exhlqen de basileus sodomwn kai basileus gomorras kai basileus adama kai basileus sebwim kai basileus balak auth estin shgwr kai paretaxanto autois eis polemon en th koiladi th alukh⁹pros codollogomor basilea ailam kai qargal basilea eqnwn kai amarfal basilea sennaar kai ariwc basilea ellasar oi tessares basileis pros tous pente¹⁰h de koilas h alukh freata freata asfaltou efugen de basileus sodomwn kai basileus gomorras kai enepesan ekei oi de kataleifqentes eis thn oreinhn efugon¹¹elabon de thn ippon pasan thn sodomwn kai gomorras kai panta ta brwmata autwn kai aphlqon¹²elabon de kai ton lwt uion tou adelfou abram kai thn aposkeuhn autou kai apwconto hn gar katoikwn en sodomois¹³paragenomenos de twn anaswqentwn tis aphggeilen abram tw perath autos de katwkei pros th drui th mambrh o amoris tou adelfou escwl kai adelfou aunan oi hsan sunwmotai tou abram¹⁴akousas de abram oti hcmalwteutai lwt o adelfos autou hriqmhsen tous idious oikogeneis autou triakosious deka kai oktw kai katediwxen opisw autwn ews dan¹⁵kai epepesen ep� autous thn nukta autos kai oi paides autou kai epataxen autous kai ediwxen autous ews cwba h estin en aristera damaskou¹⁶kai apestreyen pasan thn ippon sodomwn kai lwt ton adelfon autou apestreyen kai ta uparconta autou kai tas gunaikas kai ton laon¹⁷exhlqen de basileus sodomwn eis sunanthsin autw meta to anastreyai auton apo ths kophs tou codollogomor kai twn basilewn twn met� autou eis thn koilada thn sauh touto hn to pedion basilews¹⁸kai melcisedek basileus salhm exhnegken artous kai oinon hn de iereus tou qeou tou uyistou¹⁹kai huloghsen ton abram kai eipen euloghmenos abram tw qew tw uyistw os ektisen ton ouranon kai thn ghn²⁰kai euloghtos o qeos o uyistos os paredwken tous ecqrous sou upoceirious soi kai edwken autw dekathn apo pantwn²¹eipen de basileus sodomwn pros abram dos moi tous andras thn de ippon labe seautw²²eipen de abram pros basilea sodomwn ektenw thn ceira mou pros ton qeon ton uyiston os ektisen ton ouranon kai thn ghn²³ei apo spartiou ews sfairwthros upodhmatos lhmyomai apo pantwn twn swn ina mh eiphs oti egw eploutisa ton abram²⁴plhn wn efagon oi neaniskoi kai ths meridos twn andrwn twn sumporeuqentwn met� emou escwl aunan mambrh outoi lhmyontai merida

Chapter 15
¹meta de ta rhmata tauta egenhqh rhma kuriou pros abram en oramati legwn mh fobou abram egw uperaspizw sou o misqos sou polus estai sfodra²legei de abram despota ti moi dwseis egw de apoluomai ateknos o de uios masek ths oikogenous mou outos damaskos eliezer³kai eipen abram epeidh emoi ouk edwkas sperma o de oikogenhs mou klhronomhsei me⁴kai euqus fwnh kuriou egeneto pros auton legwn ou klhronomhsei se outos all� os exeleusetai ek sou outos klhronomhsei se⁵exhgagen de auton exw kai eipen autw anableyon dh eis ton ouranon kai ariqmhson tous asteras ei dunhsh exariqmhsai autous kai eipen outws estai to sperma sou⁶kai episteusen abram tw qew kai elogisqh autw eis dikaiosunhn⁷eipen de pros auton egw o qeos o exagagwn se ek cwras caldaiwn wste dounai soi thn ghn tauthn klhronomhsai⁸eipen de despota kurie kata ti gnwsomai oti klhronomhsw authn⁹eipen de autw labe moi damalin trietizousan kai aiga trietizousan kai krion trietizonta kai trugona kai peristeran¹⁰elaben de autw panta tauta kai dieilen auta mesa kai eqhken auta antiproswpa allhlois ta de ornea ou dieilen¹¹katebh de ornea epi ta swmata ta dicotomhmata autwn kai sunekaqisen autois abram¹²peri de hliou dusmas ekstasis epepesen tw abram kai idou fobos skoteinos megas epipiptei autw¹³kai erreqh pros abram ginwskwn gnwsh oti paroikon estai to sperma sou en gh ouk idia kai doulwsousin autous kai kakwsousin autous kai tapeinwsousin autous tetrakosia eth¹⁴to de eqnos w ean douleuswsin krinw egw meta de tauta exeleusontai wde meta aposkeuhs pollhs¹⁵su de apeleush pros tous pateras sou met� eirhnhs tafeis en ghrei kalw¹⁶tetarth de genea apostrafhsontai wde oupw gar anapeplhrwntai ai amartiai twn amorraiwn ews tou nun¹⁷epei de egineto o hlios pros dusmais flox egeneto kai idou klibanos kapnizomenos kai lampades puros ai dihlqon ana meson twn dicotomhmatwn toutwn¹⁸en th hmera ekeinh dieqeto kurios tw abram diaqhkhn legwn tw spermati sou dwsw thn ghn tauthn apo tou potamou aiguptou ews tou potamou tou megalou potamou eufratou¹⁹tous kainaious kai tous kenezaious kai tous kedmwnaious²⁰kai tous cettaious kai tous ferezaious kai tous rafai+n²¹kai tous amorraious kai tous cananaious kai tous euaious kai tous gergesaious kai tous iebousaious

Chapter 16
¹sara de h gunh abram ouk etikten autw hn de auth paidiskh aiguptia h onoma agar²eipen de sara pros abram idou sunekleisen me kurios tou mh tiktein eiselqe oun pros thn paidiskhn mou ina teknopoihshs ex auths uphkousen de abram ths fwnhs saras³kai labousa sara h gunh abram agar thn aiguptian thn eauths paidiskhn meta deka eth tou oikhsai abram en gh canaan kai edwken authn abram tw andri auths autw gunaika⁴kai eishlqen pros agar kai sunelaben kai eiden oti en gastri ecei kai htimasqh h kuria enantion auths⁵eipen de sara pros abram adikoumai ek sou egw dedwka thn paidiskhn mou eis ton kolpon sou idousa de oti en gastri ecei htimasqhn enantion auths krinai o qeos ana meson emou kai sou⁶eipen de abram pros saran idou h paidiskh sou en tais cersin sou crw auth ws an soi areston h kai ekakwsen authn sara kai apedra apo proswpou auths⁷euren de authn aggelos kuriou epi ths phghs tou udatos en th erhmw epi ths phghs en th odw sour⁸kai eipen auth o aggelos kuriou agar paidiskh saras poqen erch kai pou poreuh kai eipen apo proswpou saras ths kurias mou egw apodidraskw⁹eipen de auth o aggelos kuriou apostrafhti pros thn kurian sou kai tapeinwqhti upo tas ceiras auths¹⁰kai eipen auth o aggelos kuriou plhqunwn plhqunw to sperma sou kai ouk ariqmhqhsetai apo tou plhqous¹¹kai eipen auth o aggelos kuriou idou su en gastri eceis kai texh uion kai kaleseis to onoma autou ismahl oti ephkousen kurios th tapeinwsei sou¹²outos estai agroikos anqrwpos ai ceires autou epi pantas kai ai ceires pantwn ep� auton kai kata proswpon pantwn twn adelfwn autou katoikhsei¹³kai ekalesen agar to onoma kuriou tou lalountos pros authn su o qeos o epidwn me oti eipen kai gar enwpion eidon ofqenta moi¹⁴eneken toutou ekalesen to frear frear ou enwpion eidon idou ana meson kadhs kai ana meson barad¹⁵kai eteken agar tw abram uion kai ekalesen abram to onoma tou uiou autou on eteken autw agar ismahl¹⁶abram de hn ogdohkonta ex etwn hnika eteken agar ton ismahl tw abram

Chapter 17
¹egeneto de abram etwn enenhkonta ennea kai wfqh kurios tw abram kai eipen autw egw eimi o qeos sou euarestei enantion emou kai ginou amemptos²kai qhsomai thn diaqhkhn mou ana meson emou kai ana meson sou kai plhqunw se sfodra³kai epesen abram epi proswpon autou kai elalhsen autw o qeos legwn⁴kai egw idou h diaqhkh mou meta sou kai esh pathr plhqous eqnwn⁵kai ou klhqhsetai eti to onoma sou abram all� estai to onoma sou abraam oti patera pollwn eqnwn teqeika se⁶kai auxanw se sfodra sfodra kai qhsw se eis eqnh kai basileis ek sou exeleusontai⁷kai sthsw thn diaqhkhn mou ana meson emou kai ana meson sou kai ana meson tou spermatos sou meta se eis geneas autwn eis diaqhkhn aiwnion einai sou qeos kai tou spermatos sou meta se⁸kai dwsw soi kai tw spermati sou meta se thn ghn hn paroikeis pasan thn ghn canaan eis katascesin aiwnion kai esomai autois qeos⁹kai eipen o qeos pros abraam su de thn diaqhkhn mou diathrhseis su kai to sperma sou meta se eis tas geneas autwn¹⁰kai auth h diaqhkh hn diathrhseis ana meson emou kai umwn kai ana meson tou spermatos sou meta se eis tas geneas autwn peritmhqhsetai umwn pan arsenikon¹¹kai peritmhqhsesqe thn sarka ths akrobustias umwn kai estai en shmeiw diaqhkhs ana meson emou kai umwn¹²kai paidion oktw hmerwn peritmhqhsetai umin pan arsenikon eis tas geneas umwn o oikogenhs ths oikias sou kai o argurwnhtos apo pantos uiou allotriou os ouk estin ek tou spermatos sou¹³peritomh peritmhqhsetai o oikogenhs ths oikias sou kai o argurwnhtos kai estai h diaqhkh mou epi ths sarkos umwn eis diaqhkhn aiwnion¹⁴kai aperitmhtos arshn os ou peritmhqhsetai thn sarka ths akrobustias autou th hmera th ogdoh exoleqreuqhsetai h yuch ekeinh ek tou genous auths oti thn diaqhkhn mou dieskedasen¹⁵eipen de o qeos tw abraam sara h gunh sou ou klhqhsetai to onoma auths sara alla sarra estai to onoma auths¹⁶euloghsw de authn kai dwsw soi ex auths teknon kai euloghsw auton kai estai eis eqnh kai basileis eqnwn ex autou esontai¹⁷kai epesen abraam epi proswpon kai egelasen kai eipen en th dianoia autou legwn ei tw ekatontaetei genhsetai kai ei sarra enenhkonta etwn ousa texetai¹⁸eipen de abraam pros ton qeon ismahl outos zhtw enantion sou¹⁹eipen de o qeos tw abraam nai idou sarra h gunh sou texetai soi uion kai kaleseis to onoma autou isaak kai sthsw thn diaqhkhn mou pros auton eis diaqhkhn aiwnion kai tw spermati autou met� auton²⁰peri de ismahl idou ephkousa sou idou euloghsa auton kai auxanw auton kai plhqunw auton sfodra dwdeka eqnh gennhsei kai dwsw auton eis eqnos mega²¹thn de diaqhkhn mou sthsw pros isaak on texetai soi sarra eis ton kairon touton en tw eniautw tw eterw²²sunetelesen de lalwn pros auton kai anebh o qeos apo abraam²³kai elaben abraam ismahl ton uion autou kai pantas tous oikogeneis autou kai pantas tous argurwnhtous kai pan arsen twn andrwn twn en tw oikw abraam kai perietemen tas akrobustias autwn en tw kairw ths hmeras ekeinhs kaqa elalhsen autw o qeos²⁴abraam de hn enenhkonta ennea etwn hnika perietemen thn sarka ths akrobustias autou²⁵ismahl de o uios autou etwn deka triwn hn hnika perietmhqh thn sarka ths akrobustias autou²⁶en tw kairw ths hmeras ekeinhs perietmhqh abraam kai ismahl o uios autou²⁷kai pantes oi andres tou oikou autou kai oi oikogeneis kai oi argurwnhtoi ex allogenwn eqnwn perietemen autous

Chapter 18
¹wfqh de autw o qeos pros th drui th mambrh kaqhmenou autou epi ths quras ths skhnhs autou meshmbrias²anableyas de tois ofqalmois autou eiden kai idou treis andres eisthkeisan epanw autou kai idwn prosedramen eis sunanthsin autois apo ths quras ths skhnhs autou kai prosekunhsen epi thn ghn³kai eipen kurie ei ara euron carin enantion sou mh parelqhs ton paida sou⁴lhmfqhtw dh udwr kai niyatwsan tous podas umwn kai katayuxate upo to dendron⁵kai lhmyomai arton kai fagesqe kai meta touto pareleusesqe eis thn odon umwn ou eineken exeklinate pros ton paida umwn kai eipan outws poihson kaqws eirhkas⁶kai espeusen abraam epi thn skhnhn pros sarran kai eipen auth speuson kai furason tria metra semidalews kai poihson egkrufias⁷kai eis tas boas edramen abraam kai elaben moscarion apalon kai kalon kai edwken tw paidi kai etacunen tou poihsai auto⁸elaben de bouturon kai gala kai to moscarion o epoihsen kai pareqhken autois kai efagosan autos de pareisthkei autois upo to dendron⁹eipen de pros auton pou sarra h gunh sou o de apokriqeis eipen idou en th skhnh¹⁰eipen de epanastrefwn hxw pros se kata ton kairon touton eis wras kai exei uion sarra h gunh sou sarra de hkousen pros th qura ths skhnhs ousa opisqen autou¹¹abraam de kai sarra presbuteroi probebhkotes hmerwn exelipen de sarra ginesqai ta gunaikeia¹²egelasen de sarra en eauth legousa oupw men moi gegonen ews tou nun o de kurios mou presbuteros¹³kai eipen kurios pros abraam ti oti egelasen sarra en eauth legousa ara ge alhqws texomai egw de geghraka¹⁴mh adunatei para tw qew rhma eis ton kairon touton anastreyw pros se eis wras kai estai th sarra uios¹⁵hrnhsato de sarra legousa ouk egelasa efobhqh gar kai eipen ouci alla egelasas¹⁶exanastantes de ekeiqen oi andres katebleyan epi proswpon sodomwn kai gomorras abraam de suneporeueto met� autwn sumpropempwn autous¹⁷o de kurios eipen mh kruyw egw apo abraam tou paidos mou a egw poiw¹⁸abraam de ginomenos estai eis eqnos mega kai polu kai eneuloghqhsontai en autw panta ta eqnh ths ghs¹⁹hdein gar oti suntaxei tois uiois autou kai tw oikw autou met� auton kai fulaxousin tas odous kuriou poiein dikaiosunhn kai krisin opws an epagagh kurios epi abraam panta osa elalhsen pros auton²⁰eipen de kurios kraugh sodomwn kai gomorras peplhquntai kai ai amartiai autwn megalai sfodra²¹katabas oun oyomai ei kata thn kraughn autwn thn ercomenhn pros me suntelountai ei de mh ina gnw²²kai apostreyantes ekeiqen oi andres hlqon eis sodoma abraam de hn esthkws enantion kuriou²³kai eggisas abraam eipen mh sunapoleshs dikaion meta asebous kai estai o dikaios ws o asebhs²⁴ean wsin penthkonta dikaioi en th polei apoleis autous ouk anhseis panta ton topon eneken twn penthkonta dikaiwn ean wsin en auth²⁵mhdamws su poihseis ws to rhma touto tou apokteinai dikaion meta asebous kai estai o dikaios ws o asebhs mhdamws o krinwn pasan thn ghn ou poihseis krisin²⁶eipen de kurios ean eurw en sodomois penthkonta dikaious en th polei afhsw panta ton topon di� autous²⁷kai apokriqeis abraam eipen nun hrxamhn lalhsai pros ton kurion egw de eimi gh kai spodos²⁸ean de elattonwqwsin oi penthkonta dikaioi pente apoleis eneken twn pente pasan thn polin kai eipen ou mh apolesw ean eurw ekei tessarakonta pente²⁹kai proseqhken eti lalhsai pros auton kai eipen ean de eureqwsin ekei tessarakonta kai eipen ou mh apolesw eneken twn tessarakonta³⁰kai eipen mh ti kurie ean lalhsw ean de eureqwsin ekei triakonta kai eipen ou mh apolesw ean eurw ekei triakonta³¹kai eipen epeidh ecw lalhsai pros ton kurion ean de eureqwsin ekei eikosi kai eipen ou mh apolesw eneken twn eikosi³²kai eipen mh ti kurie ean lalhsw eti apax ean de eureqwsin ekei deka kai eipen ou mh apolesw eneken twn deka³³aphlqen de kurios ws epausato lalwn tw abraam kai abraam apestreyen eis ton topon autou

Chapter 19
¹hlqon de oi duo aggeloi eis sodoma esperas lwt de ekaqhto para thn pulhn sodomwn idwn de lwt exanesth eis sunanthsin autois kai prosekunhsen tw proswpw epi thn ghn²kai eipen idou kurioi ekklinate eis ton oikon tou paidos umwn kai katalusate kai niyasqe tous podas umwn kai orqrisantes apeleusesqe eis thn odon umwn eipan de ouci all� en th plateia katalusomen³kai katebiazeto autous kai exeklinan pros auton kai eishlqon eis thn oikian autou kai epoihsen autois poton kai azumous epeyen autois kai efagon⁴pro tou koimhqhnai kai oi andres ths polews oi sodomitai periekuklwsan thn oikian apo neaniskou ews presbuterou apas o laos ama⁵kai exekalounto ton lwt kai elegon pros auton pou eisin oi andres oi eiselqontes pros se thn nukta exagage autous pros hmas ina suggenwmeqa autois⁶exhlqen de lwt pros autous pros to proquron thn de quran prosewxen opisw autou⁷eipen de pros autous mhdamws adelfoi mh ponhreushsqe⁸eisin de moi duo qugateres ai ouk egnwsan andra exaxw autas pros umas kai crhsasqe autais kaqa an areskh umin monon eis tous andras toutous mh poihshte mhden adikon ou eineken eishlqon upo thn skephn twn dokwn mou⁹eipan de aposta ekei eis hlqes paroikein mh kai krisin krinein nun oun se kakwsomen mallon h ekeinous kai parebiazonto ton andra ton lwt sfodra kai hggisan suntriyai thn quran¹⁰ekteinantes de oi andres tas ceiras eisespasanto ton lwt pros eautous eis ton oikon kai thn quran tou oikou apekleisan¹¹tous de andras tous ontas epi ths quras tou oikou epataxan aorasia apo mikrou ews megalou kai pareluqhsan zhtountes thn quran¹²eipan de oi andres pros lwt estin tis soi wde gambroi h uioi h qugateres h ei tis soi allos estin en th polei exagage ek tou topou toutou¹³oti apollumen hmeis ton topon touton oti uywqh h kraugh autwn enantion kuriou kai apesteilen hmas kurios ektriyai authn¹⁴exhlqen de lwt kai elalhsen pros tous gambrous autou tous eilhfotas tas qugateras autou kai eipen anasthte kai exelqate ek tou topou toutou oti ektribei kurios thn polin edoxen de geloiazein enantion twn gambrwn autou¹⁵hnika de orqros egineto epespoudazon oi aggeloi ton lwt legontes anastas labe thn gunaika sou kai tas duo qugateras sou as eceis kai exelqe ina mh sunapolh tais anomiais ths polews¹⁶kai etaracqhsan kai ekrathsan oi aggeloi ths ceiros autou kai ths ceiros ths gunaikos autou kai twn ceirwn twn duo qugaterwn autou en tw feisasqai kurion autou¹⁷kai egeneto hnika exhgagon autous exw kai eipan swzwn swze thn seautou yuchn mh peribleyhs eis ta opisw mhde sths en pash th pericwrw eis to oros swzou mhpote sumparalhmfqhs¹⁸eipen de lwt pros autous deomai kurie¹⁹epeidh euren o pais sou eleos enantion sou kai emegalunas thn dikaiosunhn sou o poieis ep� eme tou zhn thn yuchn mou egw de ou dunhsomai diaswqhnai eis to oros mh katalabh me ta kaka kai apoqanw²⁰idou h polis auth eggus tou katafugein me ekei h estin mikra ekei swqhsomai ou mikra estin kai zhsetai h yuch mou²¹kai eipen autw idou eqaumasa sou to proswpon kai epi tw rhmati toutw tou mh katastreyai thn polin peri hs elalhsas²²speuson oun tou swqhnai ekei ou gar dunhsomai poihsai pragma ews tou se eiselqein ekei dia touto ekalesen to onoma ths polews ekeinhs shgwr²³o hlios exhlqen epi thn ghn kai lwt eishlqen eis shgwr²⁴kai kurios ebrexen epi sodoma kai gomorra qeion kai pur para kuriou ek tou ouranou²⁵kai katestreyen tas poleis tautas kai pasan thn perioikon kai pantas tous katoikountas en tais polesin kai panta ta anatellonta ek ths ghs²⁶kai epebleyen h gunh autou eis ta opisw kai egeneto sthlh alos²⁷wrqrisen de abraam to prwi eis ton topon ou eisthkei enantion kuriou²⁸kai epebleyen epi proswpon sodomwn kai gomorras kai epi proswpon ths ghs ths pericwrou kai eiden kai idou anebainen flox ths ghs wsei atmis kaminou²⁹kai egeneto en tw ektriyai kurion pasas tas poleis ths perioikou emnhsqh o qeos tou abraam kai exapesteilen ton lwt ek mesou ths katastrofhs en tw katastreyai kurion tas poleis en ais katwkei en autais lwt³⁰anebh de lwt ek shgwr kai ekaqhto en tw orei kai ai duo qugateres autou met� autou efobhqh gar katoikhsai en shgwr kai wkhsen en tw sphlaiw autos kai ai duo qugateres autou met� autou³¹eipen de h presbutera pros thn newteran o pathr hmwn presbuteros kai oudeis estin epi ths ghs os eiseleusetai pros hmas ws kaqhkei pash th gh³²deuro kai potiswmen ton patera hmwn oinon kai koimhqwmen met� autou kai exanasthswmen ek tou patros hmwn sperma³³epotisan de ton patera autwn oinon en th nukti tauth kai eiselqousa h presbutera ekoimhqh meta tou patros auths thn nukta ekeinhn kai ouk hdei en tw koimhqhnai authn kai anasthnai³⁴egeneto de th epaurion kai eipen h presbutera pros thn newteran idou ekoimhqhn ecqes meta tou patros hmwn potiswmen auton oinon kai thn nukta tauthn kai eiselqousa koimhqhti met� autou kai exanasthswmen ek tou patros hmwn sperma³⁵epotisan de kai en th nukti ekeinh ton patera autwn oinon kai eiselqousa h newtera ekoimhqh meta tou patros auths kai ouk hdei en tw koimhqhnai authn kai anasthnai³⁶kai sunelabon ai duo qugateres lwt ek tou patros autwn³⁷kai eteken h presbutera uion kai ekalesen to onoma autou mwab legousa ek tou patros mou outos pathr mwabitwn ews ths shmeron hmeras³⁸eteken de kai h newtera uion kai ekalesen to onoma autou amman uios tou genous mou outos pathr ammanitwn ews ths shmeron hmeras

Chapter 20
¹kai ekinhsen ekeiqen abraam eis ghn pros liba kai wkhsen ana meson kadhs kai ana meson sour kai parwkhsen en gerarois²eipen de abraam peri sarras ths gunaikos autou oti adelfh mou estin efobhqh gar eipein oti gunh mou estin mhpote apokteinwsin auton oi andres ths polews di� authn apesteilen de abimelec basileus gerarwn kai elaben thn sarran³kai eishlqen o qeos pros abimelec en upnw thn nukta kai eipen idou su apoqnhskeis peri ths gunaikos hs elabes auth de estin sunwkhkuia andri⁴abimelec de ouc hyato auths kai eipen kurie eqnos agnooun kai dikaion apoleis⁵ouk autos moi eipen adelfh mou estin kai auth moi eipen adelfos mou estin en kaqara kardia kai en dikaiosunh ceirwn epoihsa touto⁶eipen de autw o qeos kaq� upnon kagw egnwn oti en kaqara kardia epoihsas touto kai efeisamhn egw sou tou mh amartein se eis eme eneken toutou ouk afhka se ayasqai auths⁷nun de apodos thn gunaika tw anqrwpw oti profhths estin kai proseuxetai peri sou kai zhsh ei de mh apodidws gnwqi oti apoqanh su kai panta ta sa⁸kai wrqrisen abimelec to prwi kai ekalesen pantas tous paidas autou kai elalhsen panta ta rhmata tauta eis ta wta autwn efobhqhsan de pantes oi anqrwpoi sfodra⁹kai ekalesen abimelec ton abraam kai eipen autw ti touto epoihsas hmin mh ti hmartomen eis se oti ephgages ep� eme kai epi thn basileian mou amartian megalhn ergon o oudeis poihsei pepoihkas moi¹⁰eipen de abimelec tw abraam ti enidwn epoihsas touto¹¹eipen de abraam eipa gar ara ouk estin qeosebeia en tw topw toutw eme te apoktenousin eneken ths gunaikos mou¹²kai gar alhqws adelfh mou estin ek patros all� ouk ek mhtros egenhqh de moi eis gunaika¹³egeneto de hnika exhgagen me o qeos ek tou oikou tou patros mou kai eipa auth tauthn thn dikaiosunhn poihseis ep� eme eis panta topon ou ean eiselqwmen ekei eipon eme oti adelfos mou estin¹⁴elaben de abimelec cilia didracma probata kai moscous kai paidas kai paidiskas kai edwken tw abraam kai apedwken autw sarran thn gunaika autou¹⁵kai eipen abimelec tw abraam idou h gh mou enantion sou ou ean soi areskh katoikei¹⁶th de sarra eipen idou dedwka cilia didracma tw adelfw sou tauta estai soi eis timhn tou proswpou sou kai pasais tais meta sou kai panta alhqeuson¹⁷proshuxato de abraam pros ton qeon kai iasato o qeos ton abimelec kai thn gunaika autou kai tas paidiskas autou kai etekon¹⁸oti sugkleiwn sunekleisen kurios exwqen pasan mhtran en tw oikw tou abimelec eneken sarras ths gunaikos abraam

Chapter 21
¹kai kurios epeskeyato thn sarran kaqa eipen kai epoihsen kurios th sarra kaqa elalhsen²kai sullabousa eteken sarra tw abraam uion eis to ghras eis ton kairon kaqa elalhsen autw kurios³kai ekalesen abraam to onoma tou uiou autou tou genomenou autw on eteken autw sarra isaak⁴perietemen de abraam ton isaak th ogdoh hmera kaqa eneteilato autw o qeos⁵abraam de hn ekaton etwn hnika egeneto autw isaak o uios autou⁶eipen de sarra gelwta moi epoihsen kurios os gar an akoush sugcareitai moi⁷kai eipen tis anaggelei tw abraam oti qhlazei paidion sarra oti etekon uion en tw ghrei mou⁸kai huxhqh to paidion kai apegalaktisqh kai epoihsen abraam dochn megalhn h hmera apegalaktisqh isaak o uios autou⁹idousa de sarra ton uion agar ths aiguptias os egeneto tw abraam paizonta meta isaak tou uiou auths¹⁰kai eipen tw abraam ekbale thn paidiskhn tauthn kai ton uion auths ou gar klhronomhsei o uios ths paidiskhs tauths meta tou uiou mou isaak¹¹sklhron de efanh to rhma sfodra enantion abraam peri tou uiou autou¹²eipen de o qeos tw abraam mh sklhron estw to rhma enantion sou peri tou paidiou kai peri ths paidiskhs panta osa ean eiph soi sarra akoue ths fwnhs auths oti en isaak klhqhsetai soi sperma¹³kai ton uion de ths paidiskhs tauths eis eqnos mega poihsw auton oti sperma son estin¹⁴anesth de abraam to prwi kai elaben artous kai askon udatos kai edwken agar kai epeqhken epi ton wmon kai to paidion kai apesteilen authn apelqousa de eplanato thn erhmon kata to frear tou orkou¹⁵exelipen de to udwr ek tou askou kai erriyen to paidion upokatw mias elaths¹⁶apelqousa de ekaqhto apenanti autou makroqen wsei toxou bolhn eipen gar ou mh idw ton qanaton tou paidiou mou kai ekaqisen apenanti autou anabohsan de to paidion eklausen¹⁷eishkousen de o qeos ths fwnhs tou paidiou ek tou topou ou hn kai ekalesen aggelos tou qeou thn agar ek tou ouranou kai eipen auth ti estin agar mh fobou epakhkoen gar o qeos ths fwnhs tou paidiou sou ek tou topou ou estin¹⁸anasthqi labe to paidion kai krathson th ceiri sou auto eis gar eqnos mega poihsw auton¹⁹kai anewxen o qeos tous ofqalmous auths kai eiden frear udatos zwntos kai eporeuqh kai eplhsen ton askon udatos kai epotisen to paidion²⁰kai hn o qeos meta tou paidiou kai huxhqh kai katwkhsen en th erhmw egeneto de toxoths²¹kai katwkhsen en th erhmw th faran kai elaben autw h mhthr gunaika ek ghs aiguptou²²egeneto de en tw kairw ekeinw kai eipen abimelec kai ocozaq o numfagwgos autou kai fikol o arcistrathgos ths dunamews autou pros abraam legwn o qeos meta sou en pasin ois ean poihs²³nun oun omoson moi ton qeon mh adikhsein me mhde to sperma mou mhde to onoma mou alla kata thn dikaiosunhn hn epoihsa meta sou poihseis met� emou kai th gh h su parwkhsas en auth²⁴kai eipen abraam egw omoumai²⁵kai hlegxen abraam ton abimelec peri twn freatwn tou udatos wn afeilanto oi paides tou abimelec²⁶kai eipen autw abimelec ouk egnwn tis epoihsen to pragma touto oude su moi aphggeilas oude egw hkousa all� h shmeron²⁷kai elaben abraam probata kai moscous kai edwken tw abimelec kai dieqento amfoteroi diaqhkhn²⁸kai esthsen abraam epta amnadas probatwn monas²⁹kai eipen abimelec tw abraam ti eisin ai epta amnades twn probatwn toutwn as esthsas monas³⁰kai eipen abraam oti tas epta amnadas tautas lhmyh par� emou ina wsin moi eis marturion oti egw wruxa to frear touto³¹dia touto epwnomasen to onoma tou topou ekeinou frear orkismou oti ekei wmosan amfoteroi³²kai dieqento diaqhkhn en tw freati tou orkou anesth de abimelec kai ocozaq o numfagwgos autou kai fikol o arcistrathgos ths dunamews autou kai epestreyan eis thn ghn twn fulistiim³³kai efuteusen abraam arouran epi tw freati tou orkou kai epekalesato ekei to onoma kuriou qeos aiwnios³⁴parwkhsen de abraam en th gh twn fulistiim hmeras pollas

Chapter 22
¹kai egeneto meta ta rhmata tauta o qeos epeirazen ton abraam kai eipen pros auton abraam abraam o de eipen idou egw²kai eipen labe ton uion sou ton agaphton on hgaphsas ton isaak kai poreuqhti eis thn ghn thn uyhlhn kai anenegkon auton ekei eis olokarpwsin ef� en twn orewn wn an soi eipw³anastas de abraam to prwi epesaxen thn onon autou parelaben de meq� eautou duo paidas kai isaak ton uion autou kai scisas xula eis olokarpwsin anastas eporeuqh kai hlqen epi ton topon on eipen autw o qeos⁴th hmera th trith kai anableyas abraam tois ofqalmois eiden ton topon makroqen⁵kai eipen abraam tois paisin autou kaqisate autou meta ths onou egw de kai to paidarion dieleusomeqa ews wde kai proskunhsantes anastreywmen pros umas⁶elaben de abraam ta xula ths olokarpwsews kai epeqhken isaak tw uiw autou elaben de kai to pur meta ceira kai thn macairan kai eporeuqhsan oi duo ama⁷eipen de isaak pros abraam ton patera autou eipas pater o de eipen ti estin teknon legwn idou to pur kai ta xula pou estin to probaton to eis olokarpwsin⁸eipen de abraam o qeos oyetai eautw probaton eis olokarpwsin teknon poreuqentes de amfoteroi ama⁹hlqon epi ton topon on eipen autw o qeos kai wkodomhsen ekei abraam qusiasthrion kai epeqhken ta xula kai sumpodisas isaak ton uion autou epeqhken auton epi to qusiasthrion epanw twn xulwn¹⁰kai exeteinen abraam thn ceira autou labein thn macairan sfaxai ton uion autou¹¹kai ekalesen auton aggelos kuriou ek tou ouranou kai eipen autw abraam abraam o de eipen idou egw¹²kai eipen mh epibalhs thn ceira sou epi to paidarion mhde poihshs autw mhden nun gar egnwn oti fobh ton qeon su kai ouk efeisw tou uiou sou tou agaphtou di� eme¹³kai anableyas abraam tois ofqalmois autou eiden kai idou krios eis katecomenos en futw sabek twn keratwn kai eporeuqh abraam kai elaben ton krion kai anhnegken auton eis olokarpwsin anti isaak tou uiou autou¹⁴kai ekalesen abraam to onoma tou topou ekeinou kurios eiden ina eipwsin shmeron en tw orei kurios wfqh¹⁵kai ekalesen aggelos kuriou ton abraam deuteron ek tou ouranou¹⁶legwn kat� emautou wmosa legei kurios ou eineken epoihsas to rhma touto kai ouk efeisw tou uiou sou tou agaphtou di� eme¹⁷h mhn eulogwn euloghsw se kai plhqunwn plhqunw to sperma sou ws tous asteras tou ouranou kai ws thn ammon thn para to ceilos ths qalasshs kai klhronomhsei to sperma sou tas poleis twn upenantiwn¹⁸kai eneuloghqhsontai en tw spermati sou panta ta eqnh ths ghs anq� wn uphkousas ths emhs fwnhs¹⁹apestrafh de abraam pros tous paidas autou kai anastantes eporeuqhsan ama epi to frear tou orkou kai katwkhsen abraam epi tw freati tou orkou²⁰egeneto de meta ta rhmata tauta kai anhggelh tw abraam legontes idou tetoken melca kai auth uious nacwr tw adelfw sou²¹ton wx prwtotokon kai ton baux adelfon autou kai ton kamouhl patera surwn²²kai ton casad kai ton azau kai ton faldas kai ton iedlaf kai ton baqouhl²³kai baqouhl egennhsen thn rebekkan oktw outoi uioi ous eteken melca tw nacwr tw adelfw abraam²⁴kai h pallakh autou h onoma rehma eteken kai auth ton tabek kai ton gaam kai ton tocos kai ton mwca

Chapter 23
¹egeneto de h zwh sarras eth ekaton eikosi epta²kai apeqanen sarra en polei arbok h estin en tw koilwmati auth estin cebrwn en gh canaan hlqen de abraam koyasqai sarran kai penqhsai³kai anesth abraam apo tou nekrou autou kai eipen tois uiois cet legwn⁴paroikos kai parepidhmos egw eimi meq� umwn dote oun moi kthsin tafou meq� umwn kai qayw ton nekron mou ap� emou⁵apekriqhsan de oi uioi cet pros abraam legontes⁶mh kurie akouson de hmwn basileus para qeou ei su en hmin en tois eklektois mnhmeiois hmwn qayon ton nekron sou oudeis gar hmwn to mnhmeion autou kwlusei apo sou tou qayai ton nekron sou ekei⁷anastas de abraam prosekunhsen tw law ths ghs tois uiois cet⁸kai elalhsen pros autous abraam legwn ei ecete th yuch umwn wste qayai ton nekron mou apo proswpou mou akousate mou kai lalhsate peri emou efrwn tw tou saar⁹kai dotw moi to sphlaion to diploun o estin autw to on en merei tou agrou autou arguriou tou axiou dotw moi auto en umin eis kthsin mnhmeiou¹⁰efrwn de ekaqhto en mesw twn uiwn cet apokriqeis de efrwn o cettaios pros abraam eipen akouontwn twn uiwn cet kai pantwn twn eisporeuomenwn eis thn polin legwn¹¹par� emoi genou kurie kai akouson mou ton agron kai to sphlaion to en autw soi didwmi enantion pantwn twn politwn mou dedwka soi qayon ton nekron sou¹²kai prosekunhsen abraam enantion tou laou ths ghs¹³kai eipen tw efrwn eis ta wta tou laou ths ghs epeidh pros emou ei akouson mou to argurion tou agrou labe par� emou kai qayw ton nekron mou ekei¹⁴apekriqh de efrwn tw abraam legwn¹⁵ouci kurie akhkoa gh tetrakosiwn didracmwn arguriou ana meson emou kai sou ti an eih touto su de ton nekron sou qayon¹⁶kai hkousen abraam tou efrwn kai apekatesthsen abraam tw efrwn to argurion o elalhsen eis ta wta twn uiwn cet tetrakosia didracma arguriou dokimou emporois¹⁷kai esth o agros efrwn os hn en tw diplw sphlaiw os estin kata proswpon mambrh o agros kai to sphlaion o hn en autw kai pan dendron o hn en tw agrw o estin en tois oriois autou kuklw¹⁸tw abraam eis kthsin enantion twn uiwn cet kai pantwn twn eisporeuomenwn eis thn polin¹⁹meta tauta eqayen abraam sarran thn gunaika autou en tw sphlaiw tou agrou tw diplw o estin apenanti mambrh auth estin cebrwn en th gh canaan²⁰kai ekurwqh o agros kai to sphlaion o hn en autw tw abraam eis kthsin tafou para twn uiwn cet

Chapter 24
¹kai abraam hn presbuteros probebhkws hmerwn kai kurios euloghsen ton abraam kata panta²kai eipen abraam tw paidi autou tw presbuterw ths oikias autou tw arconti pantwn twn autou qes thn ceira sou upo ton mhron mou³kai exorkiw se kurion ton qeon tou ouranou kai ton qeon ths ghs ina mh labhs gunaika tw uiw mou isaak apo twn qugaterwn twn cananaiwn meq� wn egw oikw en autois⁴alla eis thn ghn mou ou egenomhn poreush kai eis thn fulhn mou kai lhmyh gunaika tw uiw mou isaak ekeiqen⁵eipen de pros auton o pais mhpote ou bouletai h gunh poreuqhnai met� emou opisw eis thn ghn tauthn apostreyw ton uion sou eis thn ghn oqen exhlqes ekeiqen⁶eipen de pros auton abraam prosece seautw mh apostreyhs ton uion mou ekei⁷kurios o qeos tou ouranou kai o qeos ths ghs os elaben me ek tou oikou tou patros mou kai ek ths ghs hs egenhqhn os elalhsen moi kai wmosen moi legwn soi dwsw thn ghn tauthn kai tw spermati sou autos apostelei ton aggelon autou emprosqen sou kai lhmyh gunaika tw uiw mou isaak ekeiqen⁸ean de mh qelh h gunh poreuqhnai meta sou eis thn ghn tauthn kaqaros esh apo tou orkou toutou monon ton uion mou mh apostreyhs ekei⁹kai eqhken o pais thn ceira autou upo ton mhron abraam tou kuriou autou kai wmosen autw peri tou rhmatos toutou¹⁰kai elaben o pais deka kamhlous apo twn kamhlwn tou kuriou autou kai apo pantwn twn agaqwn tou kuriou autou meq� eautou kai anastas eporeuqh eis thn mesopotamian eis thn polin nacwr¹¹kai ekoimisen tas kamhlous exw ths polews para to frear tou udatos to pros oye hnika ekporeuontai ai udreuomenai¹²kai eipen kurie o qeos tou kuriou mou abraam euodwson enantion emou shmeron kai poihson eleos meta tou kuriou mou abraam¹³idou egw esthka epi ths phghs tou udatos ai de qugateres twn oikountwn thn polin ekporeuontai antlhsai udwr¹⁴kai estai h parqenos h an egw eipw epiklinon thn udrian sou ina piw kai eiph moi pie kai tas kamhlous sou potiw ews an pauswntai pinousai tauthn htoimasas tw paidi sou isaak kai en toutw gnwsomai oti epoihsas eleos tw kuriw mou abraam¹⁵kai egeneto pro tou suntelesai auton lalounta en th dianoia kai idou rebekka exeporeueto h tecqeisa baqouhl uiw melcas ths gunaikos nacwr adelfou de abraam ecousa thn udrian epi twn wmwn auths¹⁶h de parqenos hn kalh th oyei sfodra parqenos hn anhr ouk egnw authn katabasa de epi thn phghn eplhsen thn udrian kai anebh¹⁷epedramen de o pais eis sunanthsin auths kai eipen potison me mikron udwr ek ths udrias sou¹⁸h de eipen pie kurie kai espeusen kai kaqeilen thn udrian epi ton braciona auths kai epotisen auton¹⁹ews epausato pinwn kai eipen kai tais kamhlois sou udreusomai ews an pasai piwsin²⁰kai espeusen kai exekenwsen thn udrian eis to potisthrion kai edramen eti epi to frear antlhsai kai udreusato pasais tais kamhlois²¹o de anqrwpos katemanqanen authn kai paresiwpa tou gnwnai ei euodwken kurios thn odon autou h ou²²egeneto de hnika epausanto pasai ai kamhloi pinousai elaben o anqrwpos enwtia crusa ana dracmhn olkhs kai duo yelia epi tas ceiras auths deka cruswn olkh autwn²³kai ephrwthsen authn kai eipen qugathr tinos ei anaggeilon moi ei estin para tw patri sou topos hmin katalusai²⁴kai eipen autw qugathr baqouhl eimi egw tou melcas on eteken tw nacwr²⁵kai eipen autw kai acura kai cortasmata polla par� hmin kai topos tou katalusai²⁶kai eudokhsas o anqrwpos prosekunhsen kuriw²⁷kai eipen euloghtos kurios o qeos tou kuriou mou abraam os ouk egkatelipen thn dikaiosunhn autou kai thn alhqeian apo tou kuriou mou eme euodwken kurios eis oikon tou adelfou tou kuriou mou²⁸kai dramousa h pais aphggeilen eis ton oikon ths mhtros auths kata ta rhmata tauta²⁹th de rebekka adelfos hn w onoma laban kai edramen laban pros ton anqrwpon exw epi thn phghn³⁰kai egeneto hnika eiden ta enwtia kai ta yelia epi tas ceiras ths adelfhs autou kai ote hkousen ta rhmata rebekkas ths adelfhs autou legoushs outws lelalhken moi o anqrwpos kai hlqen pros ton anqrwpon esthkotos autou epi twn kamhlwn epi ths phghs³¹kai eipen autw deuro eiselqe euloghtos kurios ina ti esthkas exw egw de htoimaka thn oikian kai topon tais kamhlois³²eishlqen de o anqrwpos eis thn oikian kai apesaxen tas kamhlous kai edwken acura kai cortasmata tais kamhlois kai udwr niyasqai tois posin autou kai tois posin twn andrwn twn met� autou³³kai pareqhken autois artous fagein kai eipen ou mh fagw ews tou lalhsai me ta rhmata mou kai eipan lalhson³⁴kai eipen pais abraam egw eimi³⁵kurios de euloghsen ton kurion mou sfodra kai uywqh kai edwken autw probata kai moscous argurion kai crusion paidas kai paidiskas kamhlous kai onous³⁶kai eteken sarra h gunh tou kuriou mou uion ena tw kuriw mou meta to ghrasai auton kai edwken autw osa hn autw³⁷kai wrkisen me o kurios mou legwn ou lhmyh gunaika tw uiw mou apo twn qugaterwn twn cananaiwn en ois egw paroikw en th gh autwn³⁸all� h eis ton oikon tou patros mou poreush kai eis thn fulhn mou kai lhmyh gunaika tw uiw mou ekeiqen³⁹eipa de tw kuriw mou mhpote ou poreusetai h gunh met� emou⁴⁰kai eipen moi kurios w euhresthsa enantion autou autos apostelei ton aggelon autou meta sou kai euodwsei thn odon sou kai lhmyh gunaika tw uiw mou ek ths fulhs mou kai ek tou oikou tou patros mou⁴¹tote aqwos esh apo ths aras mou hnika gar ean elqhs eis thn emhn fulhn kai mh soi dwsin kai esh aqwos apo tou orkismou mou⁴²kai elqwn shmeron epi thn phghn eipa kurie o qeos tou kuriou mou abraam ei su euodois thn odon mou hn nun egw poreuomai ep� authn⁴³idou egw efesthka epi ths phghs tou udatos kai ai qugateres twn anqrwpwn ths polews exeleusontai udreusasqai udwr kai estai h parqenos h an egw eipw potison me mikron udwr ek ths udrias sou⁴⁴kai eiph moi kai su pie kai tais kamhlois sou udreusomai auth h gunh hn htoimasen kurios tw eautou qeraponti isaak kai en toutw gnwsomai oti pepoihkas eleos tw kuriw mou abraam⁴⁵kai egeneto pro tou suntelesai me lalounta en th dianoia euqus rebekka exeporeueto ecousa thn udrian epi twn wmwn kai katebh epi thn phghn kai udreusato eipa de auth potison me⁴⁶kai speusasa kaqeilen thn udrian auths af� eauths kai eipen pie su kai tas kamhlous sou potiw kai epion kai tas kamhlous mou epotisen⁴⁷kai hrwthsa authn kai eipa tinos ei qugathr h de efh qugathr baqouhl eimi tou uiou nacwr on eteken autw melca kai perieqhka auth ta enwtia kai ta yelia peri tas ceiras auths⁴⁸kai eudokhsas prosekunhsa kuriw kai euloghsa kurion ton qeon tou kuriou mou abraam os euodwsen moi en odw alhqeias labein thn qugatera tou adelfou tou kuriou mou tw uiw autou⁴⁹ei oun poieite umeis eleos kai dikaiosunhn pros ton kurion mou apaggeilate moi ei de mh apaggeilate moi ina epistreyw eis dexian h eis aristeran⁵⁰apokriqeis de laban kai baqouhl eipan para kuriou exhlqen to prostagma touto ou dunhsomeqa oun soi anteipein kakon kalw⁵¹idou rebekka enwpion sou labwn apotrece kai estw gunh tw uiw tou kuriou sou kaqa elalhsen kurios⁵²egeneto de en tw akousai ton paida ton abraam twn rhmatwn toutwn prosekunhsen epi thn ghn kuriw⁵³kai exenegkas o pais skeuh argura kai crusa kai imatismon edwken rebekka kai dwra edwken tw adelfw auths kai th mhtri auths⁵⁴kai efagon kai epion autos kai oi andres oi met� autou ontes kai ekoimhqhsan kai anastas prwi eipen ekpemyate me ina apelqw pros ton kurion mou⁵⁵eipan de oi adelfoi auths kai h mhthr meinatw h parqenos meq� hmwn hmeras wsei deka kai meta tauta apeleusetai⁵⁶o de eipen pros autous mh katecete me kai kurios euodwsen thn odon mou ekpemyate me ina apelqw pros ton kurion mou⁵⁷oi de eipan kaleswmen thn paida kai erwthswmen to stoma auths⁵⁸kai ekalesan rebekkan kai eipan auth poreush meta tou anqrwpou toutou h de eipen poreusomai⁵⁹kai exepemyan rebekkan thn adelfhn autwn kai ta uparconta auths kai ton paida ton abraam kai tous met� autou⁶⁰kai euloghsan rebekkan thn adelfhn autwn kai eipan auth adelfh hmwn ei ginou eis ciliadas muriadwn kai klhronomhsatw to sperma sou tas poleis twn upenantiwn⁶¹anastasa de rebekka kai ai abrai auths epebhsan epi tas kamhlous kai eporeuqhsan meta tou anqrwpou kai analabwn o pais thn rebekkan aphlqen⁶²isaak de eporeueto dia ths erhmou kata to frear ths orasews autos de katwkei en th gh th pros liba⁶³kai exhlqen isaak adoleschsai eis to pedion to pros deilhs kai anableyas tois ofqalmois eiden kamhlous ercomenas⁶⁴kai anableyasa rebekka tois ofqalmois eiden ton isaak kai katephdhsen apo ths kamhlou⁶⁵kai eipen tw paidi tis estin o anqrwpos ekeinos o poreuomenos en tw pediw eis sunanthsin hmin eipen de o pais outos estin o kurios mou h de labousa to qeristron periebaleto⁶⁶kai dihghsato o pais tw isaak panta ta rhmata a epoihsen⁶⁷eishlqen de isaak eis ton oikon ths mhtros autou kai elaben thn rebekkan kai egeneto autou gunh kai hgaphsen authn kai pareklhqh isaak peri sarras ths mhtros autou

Chapter 25
¹prosqemenos de abraam elaben gunaika h onoma cettoura²eteken de autw ton zemran kai ton iexan kai ton madan kai ton madiam kai ton iesbok kai ton swue³iexan de egennhsen ton saba kai ton qaiman kai ton daidan uioi de daidan egenonto ragouhl kai nabdehl kai assouriim kai latousiim kai lowmim⁴uioi de madiam gaifa kai afer kai enwc kai abira kai elraga pantes outoi hsan uioi cettouras⁵edwken de abraam panta ta uparconta autou isaak tw uiw autou⁶kai tois uiois twn pallakwn autou edwken abraam domata kai exapesteilen autous apo isaak tou uiou autou eti zwntos autou pros anatolas eis ghn anatolwn⁷tauta de ta eth hmerwn zwhs abraam osa ezhsen ekaton ebdomhkonta pente eth⁸kai eklipwn apeqanen abraam en ghrei kalw presbuths kai plhrhs hmerwn kai proseteqh pros ton laon autou⁹kai eqayan auton isaak kai ismahl oi uioi autou eis to sphlaion to diploun eis ton agron efrwn tou saar tou cettaiou o estin apenanti mambrh¹⁰ton agron kai to sphlaion o ekthsato abraam para twn uiwn cet ekei eqayan abraam kai sarran thn gunaika autou¹¹egeneto de meta to apoqanein abraam euloghsen o qeos isaak ton uion autou kai katwkhsen isaak para to frear ths orasews¹²autai de ai geneseis ismahl tou uiou abraam on eteken agar h paidiskh sarras tw abraam¹³kai tauta ta onomata twn uiwn ismahl kat� onoma twn genewn autou prwtotokos ismahl nabaiwq kai khdar kai nabdehl kai massam¹⁴kai masma kai idouma kai massh¹⁵kai coddad kai qaiman kai ietour kai nafes kai kedma¹⁶outoi eisin oi uioi ismahl kai tauta ta onomata autwn en tais skhnais autwn kai en tais epaulesin autwn dwdeka arcontes kata eqnh autwn¹⁷kai tauta ta eth ths zwhs ismahl ekaton triakonta epta eth kai eklipwn apeqanen kai proseteqh pros to genos autou¹⁸katwkhsen de apo euilat ews sour h estin kata proswpon aiguptou ews elqein pros assurious kata proswpon pantwn twn adelfwn autou katwkhsen¹⁹kai autai ai geneseis isaak tou uiou abraam abraam egennhsen ton isaak²⁰hn de isaak etwn tessarakonta ote elaben thn rebekkan qugatera baqouhl tou surou ek ths mesopotamias adelfhn laban tou surou eautw gunaika²¹edeito de isaak kuriou peri rebekkas ths gunaikos autou oti steira hn ephkousen de autou o qeos kai elaben en gastri rebekka h gunh autou²²eskirtwn de ta paidia en auth eipen de ei outws moi mellei ginesqai ina ti moi touto eporeuqh de puqesqai para kuriou²³kai eipen kurios auth duo eqnh en th gastri sou eisin kai duo laoi ek ths koilias sou diastalhsontai kai laos laou uperexei kai o meizwn douleusei tw elassoni²⁴kai eplhrwqhsan ai hmerai tou tekein authn kai thde hn diduma en th koilia auths²⁵exhlqen de o uios o prwtotokos purrakhs olos wsei dora dasus epwnomasen de to onoma autou hsau²⁶kai meta touto exhlqen o adelfos autou kai h ceir autou epeilhmmenh ths pternhs hsau kai ekalesen to onoma autou iakwb isaak de hn etwn exhkonta ote eteken autous rebekka²⁷huxhqhsan de oi neaniskoi kai hn hsau anqrwpos eidws kunhgein agroikos iakwb de hn anqrwpos aplastos oikwn oikian²⁸hgaphsen de isaak ton hsau oti h qhra autou brwsis autw rebekka de hgapa ton iakwb²⁹hyhsen de iakwb eyema hlqen de hsau ek tou pediou ekleipwn³⁰kai eipen hsau tw iakwb geuson me apo tou eyematos tou purrou toutou oti ekleipw dia touto eklhqh to onoma autou edwm³¹eipen de iakwb tw hsau apodou moi shmeron ta prwtotokia sou emoi³²eipen de hsau idou egw poreuomai teleutan kai ina ti moi tauta ta prwtotokia³³kai eipen autw iakwb omoson moi shmeron kai wmosen autw apedoto de hsau ta prwtotokia tw iakwb³⁴iakwb de edwken tw hsau arton kai eyema fakou kai efagen kai epien kai anastas wceto kai efaulisen hsau ta prwtotokia

Chapter 26
¹egeneto de limos epi ths ghs cwris tou limou tou proteron os egeneto en tw cronw tw abraam eporeuqh de isaak pros abimelec basilea fulistiim eis gerara²wfqh de autw kurios kai eipen mh katabhs eis aigupton katoikhson de en th gh h an soi eipw³kai paroikei en th gh tauth kai esomai meta sou kai euloghsw se soi gar kai tw spermati sou dwsw pasan thn ghn tauthn kai sthsw ton orkon mou on wmosa abraam tw patri sou⁴kai plhqunw to sperma sou ws tous asteras tou ouranou kai dwsw tw spermati sou pasan thn ghn tauthn kai eneuloghqhsontai en tw spermati sou panta ta eqnh ths ghs⁵anq� wn uphkousen abraam o pathr sou ths emhs fwnhs kai efulaxen ta prostagmata mou kai tas entolas mou kai ta dikaiwmata mou kai ta nomima mou⁶kai katwkhsen isaak en gerarois⁷ephrwthsan de oi andres tou topou peri rebekkas ths gunaikos autou kai eipen adelfh mou estin efobhqh gar eipein oti gunh mou estin mhpote apokteinwsin auton oi andres tou topou peri rebekkas oti wraia th oyei hn⁸egeneto de polucronios ekei parakuyas de abimelec o basileus gerarwn dia ths quridos eiden ton isaak paizonta meta rebekkas ths gunaikos autou⁹ekalesen de abimelec ton isaak kai eipen autw ara ge gunh sou estin ti oti eipas adelfh mou estin eipen de autw isaak eipa gar mhpote apoqanw di� authn¹⁰eipen de autw abimelec ti touto epoihsas hmin mikrou ekoimhqh tis tou genous mou meta ths gunaikos sou kai ephgages ef� hmas agnoian¹¹sunetaxen de abimelec panti tw law autou legwn pas o aptomenos tou anqrwpou toutou h ths gunaikos autou qanatou enocos estai¹²espeiren de isaak en th gh ekeinh kai euren en tw eniautw ekeinw ekatosteuousan kriqhn euloghsen de auton kurios¹³kai uywqh o anqrwpos kai probainwn meizwn egineto ews ou megas egeneto sfodra¹⁴egeneto de autw kthnh probatwn kai kthnh bown kai gewrgia polla ezhlwsan de auton oi fulistiim¹⁵kai panta ta freata a wruxan oi paides tou patros autou en tw cronw tou patros autou enefraxan auta oi fulistiim kai eplhsan auta ghs¹⁶eipen de abimelec pros isaak apelqe af� hmwn oti dunatwteros hmwn egenou sfodra¹⁷kai aphlqen ekeiqen isaak kai katelusen en th faraggi gerarwn kai katwkhsen ekei¹⁸kai palin isaak wruxen ta freata tou udatos a wruxan oi paides abraam tou patros autou kai enefraxan auta oi fulistiim meta to apoqanein abraam ton patera autou kai epwnomasen autois onomata kata ta onomata a epwnomasen abraam o pathr autou¹⁹kai wruxan oi paides isaak en th faraggi gerarwn kai euron ekei frear udatos zwntos²⁰kai emacesanto oi poimenes gerarwn meta twn poimenwn isaak faskontes autwn einai to udwr kai ekalesen to onoma tou freatos adikia hdikhsan gar auton²¹aparas de isaak ekeiqen wruxen frear eteron ekrinonto de kai peri ekeinou kai epwnomasen to onoma autou ecqria²²aparas de ekeiqen wruxen frear eteron kai ouk emacesanto peri autou kai epwnomasen to onoma autou eurucwria legwn dioti nun eplatunen kurios hmin kai huxhsen hmas epi ths ghs²³anebh de ekeiqen epi to frear tou orkou²⁴kai wfqh autw kurios en th nukti ekeinh kai eipen egw eimi o qeos abraam tou patros sou mh fobou meta sou gar eimi kai huloghka se kai plhqunw to sperma sou dia abraam ton patera sou²⁵kai wkodomhsen ekei qusiasthrion kai epekalesato to onoma kuriou kai ephxen ekei thn skhnhn autou wruxan de ekei oi paides isaak frear²⁶kai abimelec eporeuqh pros auton apo gerarwn kai ocozaq o numfagwgos autou kai fikol o arcistrathgos ths dunamews autou²⁷kai eipen autois isaak ina ti hlqate pros me umeis de emishsate me kai apesteilate me af� umwn²⁸kai eipan idontes ewrakamen oti hn kurios meta sou kai eipamen genesqw ara ana meson hmwn kai ana meson sou kai diaqhsomeqa meta sou diaqhkhn²⁹mh poihsein meq� hmwn kakon kaqoti hmeis se ouk ebdeluxameqa kai on tropon ecrhsameqa soi kalws kai exapesteilamen se met� eirhnhs kai nun su euloghtos upo kuriou³⁰kai epoihsen autois dochn kai efagon kai epion³¹kai anastantes to prwi wmosan anqrwpos tw plhsion autou kai exapesteilen autous isaak kai apwconto ap� autou meta swthrias³²egeneto de en th hmera ekeinh kai paragenomenoi oi paides isaak aphggeilan autw peri tou freatos ou wruxan kai eipan ouc euromen udwr³³kai ekalesen auto orkos dia touto onoma th polei frear orkou ews ths shmeron hmeras³⁴hn de hsau etwn tessarakonta kai elaben gunaika ioudin thn qugatera behr tou cettaiou kai thn basemmaq qugatera ailwn tou euaiou³⁵kai hsan erizousai tw isaak kai th rebekka

Chapter 27
¹egeneto de meta to ghrasai isaak kai hmblunqhsan oi ofqalmoi autou tou oran kai ekalesen hsau ton uion autou ton presbuteron kai eipen autw uie mou kai eipen idou egw²kai eipen idou geghraka kai ou ginwskw thn hmeran ths teleuths mou³nun oun labe to skeuos sou thn te faretran kai to toxon kai exelqe eis to pedion kai qhreuson moi qhran⁴kai poihson moi edesmata ws filw egw kai enegke moi ina fagw opws euloghsh se h yuch mou prin apoqanein me⁵rebekka de hkousen lalountos isaak pros hsau ton uion autou eporeuqh de hsau eis to pedion qhreusai qhran tw patri autou⁶rebekka de eipen pros iakwb ton uion auths ton elassw ide egw hkousa tou patros sou lalountos pros hsau ton adelfon sou legontos⁷enegkon moi qhran kai poihson moi edesmata kai fagwn euloghsw se enantion kuriou pro tou apoqanein me⁸nun oun uie akouson mou kaqa egw soi entellomai⁹kai poreuqeis eis ta probata labe moi ekeiqen duo erifous apalous kai kalous kai poihsw autous edesmata tw patri sou ws filei¹⁰kai eisoiseis tw patri sou kai fagetai opws euloghsh se o pathr sou pro tou apoqanein auton¹¹eipen de iakwb pros rebekkan thn mhtera autou estin hsau o adelfos mou anhr dasus egw de anhr leios¹²mhpote yhlafhsh me o pathr mou kai esomai enantion autou ws katafronwn kai epaxw ep� emauton kataran kai ouk eulogian¹³eipen de autw h mhthr ep� eme h katara sou teknon monon upakouson ths fwnhs mou kai poreuqeis enegke moi¹⁴poreuqeis de elaben kai hnegken th mhtri kai epoihsen h mhthr autou edesmata kaqa efilei o pathr autou¹⁵kai labousa rebekka thn stolhn hsau tou uiou auths tou presbuterou thn kalhn h hn par� auth en tw oikw enedusen iakwb ton uion auths ton newteron¹⁶kai ta dermata twn erifwn perieqhken epi tous bracionas autou kai epi ta gumna tou trachlou autou¹⁷kai edwken ta edesmata kai tous artous ous epoihsen eis tas ceiras iakwb tou uiou auths¹⁸kai eishnegken tw patri autou eipen de pater o de eipen idou egw tis ei su teknon¹⁹kai eipen iakwb tw patri autou egw hsau o prwtotokos sou epoihsa kaqa elalhsas moi anastas kaqison kai fage ths qhras mou opws euloghsh me h yuch sou²⁰eipen de isaak tw uiw autou ti touto o tacu eures w teknon o de eipen o paredwken kurios o qeos sou enantion mou²¹eipen de isaak tw iakwb eggison moi kai yhlafhsw se teknon ei su ei o uios mou hsau h ou²²hggisen de iakwb pros isaak ton patera autou kai eyhlafhsen auton kai eipen h men fwnh fwnh iakwb ai de ceires ceires hsau²³kai ouk epegnw auton hsan gar ai ceires autou ws ai ceires hsau tou adelfou autou daseiai kai huloghsen auton²⁴kai eipen su ei o uios mou hsau o de eipen egw²⁵kai eipen prosagage moi kai fagomai apo ths qhras sou teknon ina euloghsh se h yuch mou kai proshgagen autw kai efagen kai eishnegken autw oinon kai epien²⁶kai eipen autw isaak o pathr autou eggison moi kai filhson me teknon²⁷kai eggisas efilhsen auton kai wsfranqh thn osmhn twn imatiwn autou kai huloghsen auton kai eipen idou osmh tou uiou mou ws osmh agrou plhrous on huloghsen kurios²⁸kai dwh soi o qeos apo ths drosou tou ouranou kai apo ths piothtos ths ghs kai plhqos sitou kai oinou²⁹kai douleusatwsan soi eqnh kai proskunhsousin soi arcontes kai ginou kurios tou adelfou sou kai proskunhsousin soi oi uioi tou patros sou o katarwmenos se epikataratos o de eulogwn se euloghmenos³⁰kai egeneto meta to pausasqai isaak eulogounta iakwb ton uion autou kai egeneto ws exhlqen iakwb apo proswpou isaak tou patros autou kai hsau o adelfos autou hlqen apo ths qhras³¹kai epoihsen kai autos edesmata kai proshnegken tw patri autou kai eipen tw patri anasthtw o pathr mou kai fagetw ths qhras tou uiou autou opws euloghsh me h yuch sou³²kai eipen autw isaak o pathr autou tis ei su o de eipen egw eimi o uios sou o prwtotokos hsau³³exesth de isaak ekstasin megalhn sfodra kai eipen tis oun o qhreusas moi qhran kai eisenegkas moi kai efagon apo pantwn pro tou se elqein kai huloghsa auton kai euloghmenos estw³⁴egeneto de hnika hkousen hsau ta rhmata isaak tou patros autou anebohsen fwnhn megalhn kai pikran sfodra kai eipen euloghson dh kame pater³⁵eipen de autw elqwn o adelfos sou meta dolou elaben thn eulogian sou³⁶kai eipen dikaiws eklhqh to onoma autou iakwb epterniken gar me hdh deuteron touto ta te prwtotokia mou eilhfen kai nun eilhfen thn eulogian mou kai eipen hsau tw patri autou ouc upelipw moi eulogian pater³⁷apokriqeis de isaak eipen tw hsau ei kurion auton epoihsa sou kai pantas tous adelfous autou epoihsa autou oiketas sitw kai oinw esthrisa auton soi de ti poihsw teknon³⁸eipen de hsau pros ton patera autou mh eulogia mia soi estin pater euloghson dh kame pater katanucqentos de isaak anebohsen fwnhn hsau kai eklausen³⁹apokriqeis de isaak o pathr autou eipen autw idou apo ths piothtos ths ghs estai h katoikhsis sou kai apo ths drosou tou ouranou anwqen⁴⁰kai epi th macairh sou zhsh kai tw adelfw sou douleuseis estai de hnika ean kaqelhs kai ekluseis ton zugon autou apo tou trachlou sou⁴¹kai enekotei hsau tw iakwb peri ths eulogias hs euloghsen auton o pathr autou eipen de hsau en th dianoia eggisatwsan ai hmerai tou penqous tou patros mou ina apokteinw iakwb ton adelfon mou⁴²aphggelh de rebekka ta rhmata hsau tou uiou auths tou presbuterou kai pemyasa ekalesen iakwb ton uion auths ton newteron kai eipen autw idou hsau o adelfos sou apeilei soi tou apokteinai se⁴³nun oun teknon akouson mou ths fwnhs kai anastas apodraqi eis thn mesopotamian pros laban ton adelfon mou eis carran⁴⁴kai oikhson met� autou hmeras tinas ews tou apostreyai ton qumon⁴⁵kai thn orghn tou adelfou sou apo sou kai epilaqhtai a pepoihkas autw kai aposteilasa metapemyomai se ekeiqen mhpote ateknwqw apo twn duo umwn en hmera mia⁴⁶eipen de rebekka pros isaak proswcqika th zwh mou dia tas qugateras twn uiwn cet ei lhmyetai iakwb gunaika apo twn qugaterwn ths ghs tauths ina ti moi zhn

Chapter 28
¹proskalesamenos de isaak ton iakwb euloghsen auton kai eneteilato autw legwn ou lhmyh gunaika ek twn qugaterwn canaan²anastas apodraqi eis thn mesopotamian eis ton oikon baqouhl tou patros ths mhtros sou kai labe seautw ekeiqen gunaika ek twn qugaterwn laban tou adelfou ths mhtros sou³o de qeos mou euloghsai se kai auxhsai se kai plhqunai se kai esh eis sunagwgas eqnwn⁴kai dwh soi thn eulogian abraam tou patros mou soi kai tw spermati sou meta se klhronomhsai thn ghn ths paroikhsews sou hn edwken o qeos tw abraam⁵kai apesteilen isaak ton iakwb kai eporeuqh eis thn mesopotamian pros laban ton uion baqouhl tou surou adelfon de rebekkas ths mhtros iakwb kai hsau⁶eiden de hsau oti euloghsen isaak ton iakwb kai apwceto eis thn mesopotamian surias labein eautw ekeiqen gunaika en tw eulogein auton kai eneteilato autw legwn ou lhmyh gunaika apo twn qugaterwn canaan⁷kai hkousen iakwb tou patros kai ths mhtros autou kai eporeuqh eis thn mesopotamian surias⁸kai eiden hsau oti ponhrai eisin ai qugateres canaan enantion isaak tou patros autou⁹kai eporeuqh hsau pros ismahl kai elaben thn maeleq qugatera ismahl tou uiou abraam adelfhn nabaiwq pros tais gunaixin autou gunaika¹⁰kai exhlqen iakwb apo tou freatos tou orkou kai eporeuqh eis carran¹¹kai aphnthsen topw kai ekoimhqh ekei edu gar o hlios kai elaben apo twn liqwn tou topou kai eqhken pros kefalhs autou kai ekoimhqh en tw topw ekeinw¹²kai enupniasqh kai idou klimax esthrigmenh en th gh hs h kefalh afikneito eis ton ouranon kai oi aggeloi tou qeou anebainon kai katebainon ep� auths¹³o de kurios epesthrikto ep� auths kai eipen egw kurios o qeos abraam tou patros sou kai o qeos isaak mh fobou h gh ef� hs su kaqeudeis ep� auths soi dwsw authn kai tw spermati sou¹⁴kai estai to sperma sou ws h ammos ths ghs kai platunqhsetai epi qalassan kai epi liba kai epi borran kai ep� anatolas kai eneuloghqhsontai en soi pasai ai fulai ths ghs kai en tw spermati sou¹⁵kai idou egw meta sou diafulasswn se en th odw pash ou ean poreuqhs kai apostreyw se eis thn ghn tauthn oti ou mh se egkatalipw ews tou poihsai me panta osa elalhsa soi¹⁶kai exhgerqh iakwb apo tou upnou autou kai eipen oti estin kurios en tw topw toutw egw de ouk hdein¹⁷kai efobhqh kai eipen ws foberos o topos outos ouk estin touto all� h oikos qeou kai auth h pulh tou ouranou¹⁸kai anesth iakwb to prwi kai elaben ton liqon on upeqhken ekei pros kefalhs autou kai esthsen auton sthlhn kai epeceen elaion epi to akron auths¹⁹kai ekalesen iakwb to onoma tou topou ekeinou oikos qeou kai oulamlous hn onoma th polei to proteron²⁰kai huxato iakwb euchn legwn ean h kurios o qeos met� emou kai diafulaxh me en th odw tauth h egw poreuomai kai dw moi arton fagein kai imation peribalesqai²¹kai apostreyh me meta swthrias eis ton oikon tou patros mou kai estai moi kurios eis qeon²²kai o liqos outos on esthsa sthlhn estai moi oikos qeou kai pantwn wn ean moi dws dekathn apodekatwsw auta soi .

Chapter 29
¹kai exaras iakwb tous podas eporeuqh eis ghn anatolwn pros laban ton uion baqouhl tou surou adelfon de rebekkas mhtros iakwb kai hsau²kai ora kai idou frear en tw pediw hsan de ekei tria poimnia probatwn anapauomena ep� autou ek gar tou freatos ekeinou epotizon ta poimnia liqos de hn megas epi tw stomati tou freatos³kai sunhgonto ekei panta ta poimnia kai apekulion ton liqon apo tou stomatos tou freatos kai epotizon ta probata kai apekaqistwn ton liqon epi to stoma tou freatos eis ton topon autou⁴eipen de autois iakwb adelfoi poqen este umeis oi de eipan ek carran esmen⁵eipen de autois ginwskete laban ton uion nacwr oi de eipan ginwskomen⁶eipen de autois ugiainei oi de eipan ugiainei kai idou rachl h qugathr autou hrceto meta twn probatwn⁷kai eipen iakwb eti estin hmera pollh oupw wra sunacqhnai ta kthnh potisantes ta probata apelqontes boskete⁸oi de eipan ou dunhsomeqa ews tou sunacqhnai pantas tous poimenas kai apokuliswsin ton liqon apo tou stomatos tou freatos kai potioumen ta probata⁹eti autou lalountos autois kai rachl h qugathr laban hrceto meta twn probatwn tou patros auths auth gar ebosken ta probata tou patros auths¹⁰egeneto de ws eiden iakwb thn rachl qugatera laban adelfou ths mhtros autou kai ta probata laban adelfou ths mhtros autou kai proselqwn iakwb apekulisen ton liqon apo tou stomatos tou freatos kai epotisen ta probata laban tou adelfou ths mhtros autou¹¹kai efilhsen iakwb thn rachl kai bohsas th fwnh autou eklausen¹²kai anhggeilen th rachl oti adelfos tou patros auths estin kai oti uios rebekkas estin kai dramousa aphggeilen tw patri auths kata ta rhmata tauta¹³egeneto de ws hkousen laban to onoma iakwb tou uiou ths adelfhs autou edramen eis sunanthsin autw kai perilabwn auton efilhsen kai eishgagen auton eis ton oikon autou kai dihghsato tw laban pantas tous logous toutous¹⁴kai eipen autw laban ek twn ostwn mou kai ek ths sarkos mou ei su kai hn met� autou mhna hmerwn¹⁵eipen de laban tw iakwb oti gar adelfos mou ei ou douleuseis moi dwrean apaggeilon moi tis o misqos sou estin¹⁶tw de laban duo qugateres onoma th meizoni leia kai onoma th newtera rachl¹⁷oi de ofqalmoi leias asqeneis rachl de kalh tw eidei kai wraia th oyei¹⁸hgaphsen de iakwb thn rachl kai eipen douleusw soi epta eth peri rachl ths qugatros sou ths newteras¹⁹eipen de autw laban beltion dounai me authn soi h dounai me authn andri eterw oikhson met� emou²⁰kai edouleusen iakwb peri rachl eth epta kai hsan enantion autou ws hmerai oligai para to agapan auton authn²¹eipen de iakwb pros laban apodos thn gunaika mou peplhrwntai gar ai hmerai mou opws eiselqw pros authn²²sunhgagen de laban pantas tous andras tou topou kai epoihsen gamon²³kai egeneto espera kai labwn laban leian thn qugatera autou eishgagen authn pros iakwb kai eishlqen pros authn iakwb²⁴edwken de laban leia th qugatri autou zelfan thn paidiskhn autou auth paidiskhn²⁵egeneto de prwi kai idou hn leia eipen de iakwb tw laban ti touto epoihsas moi ou peri rachl edouleusa para soi kai ina ti parelogisw me²⁶eipen de laban ouk estin outws en tw topw hmwn dounai thn newteran prin h thn presbuteran²⁷sunteleson oun ta ebdoma tauths kai dwsw soi kai tauthn anti ths ergasias hs erga par� emoi eti epta eth etera²⁸epoihsen de iakwb outws kai aneplhrwsen ta ebdoma tauths kai edwken autw laban rachl thn qugatera autou autw gunaika²⁹edwken de laban rachl th qugatri autou ballan thn paidiskhn autou auth paidiskhn³⁰kai eishlqen pros rachl hgaphsen de rachl mallon h leian kai edouleusen autw epta eth etera³¹idwn de kurios oti miseitai leia hnoixen thn mhtran auths rachl de hn steira³²kai sunelaben leia kai eteken uion tw iakwb ekalesen de to onoma autou roubhn legousa dioti eiden mou kurios thn tapeinwsin nun me agaphsei o anhr mou³³kai sunelaben palin leia kai eteken uion deuteron tw iakwb kai eipen oti hkousen kurios oti misoumai kai prosedwken moi kai touton ekalesen de to onoma autou sumewn³⁴kai sunelaben eti kai eteken uion kai eipen en tw nun kairw pros emou estai o anhr mou etekon gar autw treis uious dia touto ekalesen to onoma autou leui³⁵kai sullabousa eti eteken uion kai eipen nun eti touto exomologhsomai kuriw dia touto ekalesen to onoma autou iouda kai esth tou tiktein

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¹idousa de rachl oti ou tetoken tw iakwb kai ezhlwsen rachl thn adelfhn auths kai eipen tw iakwb dos moi tekna ei de mh teleuthsw egw²equmwqh de iakwb th rachl kai eipen auth mh anti qeou egw eimi os esterhsen se karpon koilias³eipen de rachl tw iakwb idou h paidiskh mou balla eiselqe pros authn kai texetai epi twn gonatwn mou kai teknopoihsomai kagw ex auths⁴kai edwken autw ballan thn paidiskhn auths autw gunaika eishlqen de pros authn iakwb⁵kai sunelaben balla h paidiskh rachl kai eteken tw iakwb uion⁶kai eipen rachl ekrinen moi o qeos kai ephkousen ths fwnhs mou kai edwken moi uion dia touto ekalesen to onoma autou dan⁷kai sunelaben eti balla h paidiskh rachl kai eteken uion deuteron tw iakwb⁸kai eipen rachl sunelabeto moi o qeos kai sunanestrafhn th adelfh mou kai hdunasqhn kai ekalesen to onoma autou nefqali⁹eiden de leia oti esth tou tiktein kai elaben zelfan thn paidiskhn auths kai edwken authn tw iakwb gunaika¹⁰eishlqen de pros authn iakwb kai sunelaben zelfa h paidiskh leias kai eteken tw iakwb uion¹¹kai eipen leia en tuch kai epwnomasen to onoma autou gad¹²kai sunelaben zelfa h paidiskh leias kai eteken eti tw iakwb uion deuteron¹³kai eipen leia makaria egw oti makarizousin me ai gunaikes kai ekalesen to onoma autou ashr¹⁴eporeuqh de roubhn en hmerais qerismou purwn kai euren mhla mandragorou en tw agrw kai hnegken auta pros leian thn mhtera autou eipen de rachl th leia dos moi twn mandragorwn tou uiou sou¹⁵eipen de leia ouc ikanon soi oti elabes ton andra mou mh kai tous mandragoras tou uiou mou lhmyh eipen de rachl ouc outws koimhqhtw meta sou thn nukta tauthn anti twn mandragorwn tou uiou sou¹⁶eishlqen de iakwb ex agrou esperas kai exhlqen leia eis sunanthsin autw kai eipen pros me eiseleush shmeron memisqwmai gar se anti twn mandragorwn tou uiou mou kai ekoimhqh met� auths thn nukta ekeinhn¹⁷kai ephkousen o qeos leias kai sullabousa eteken tw iakwb uion pempton¹⁸kai eipen leia edwken o qeos ton misqon mou anq� ou edwka thn paidiskhn mou tw andri mou kai ekalesen to onoma autou issacar o estin misqos¹⁹kai sunelaben eti leia kai eteken uion ekton tw iakwb²⁰kai eipen leia dedwrhtai moi o qeos dwron kalon en tw nun kairw airetiei me o anhr mou etekon gar autw uious ex kai ekalesen to onoma autou zaboulwn²¹kai meta touto eteken qugatera kai ekalesen to onoma auths dina²²emnhsqh de o qeos ths rachl kai ephkousen auths o qeos kai anewxen auths thn mhtran²³kai sullabousa eteken tw iakwb uion eipen de rachl afeilen o qeos mou to oneidos²⁴kai ekalesen to onoma autou iwshf legousa prosqetw o qeos moi uion eteron²⁵egeneto de ws eteken rachl ton iwshf eipen iakwb tw laban aposteilon me ina apelqw eis ton topon mou kai eis thn ghn mou²⁶apodos tas gunaikas mou kai ta paidia peri wn dedouleuka soi ina apelqw su gar ginwskeis thn douleian hn dedouleuka soi²⁷eipen de autw laban ei euron carin enantion sou oiwnisamhn an euloghsen gar me o qeos th sh eisodw²⁸diasteilon ton misqon sou pros me kai dwsw²⁹eipen de autw iakwb su ginwskeis a dedouleuka soi kai osa hn kthnh sou met� emou³⁰mikra gar hn osa soi hn enantion emou kai huxhqh eis plhqos kai huloghsen se kurios epi tw podi mou nun oun pote poihsw kagw emautw oikon³¹kai eipen autw laban ti soi dwsw eipen de autw iakwb ou dwseis moi ouqen ean poihshs moi to rhma touto palin poimanw ta probata sou kai fulaxw³²parelqatw panta ta probata sou shmeron kai diacwrison ekeiqen pan probaton faion en tois arnasin kai pan dialeukon kai ranton en tais aixin estai moi misqos³³kai epakousetai moi h dikaiosunh mou en th hmera th aurion oti estin o misqos mou enwpion sou pan o ean mh h ranton kai dialeukon en tais aixin kai faion en tois arnasin keklemmenon estai par� emoi³⁴eipen de autw laban estw kata to rhma sou³⁵kai diesteilen en th hmera ekeinh tous tragous tous rantous kai tous dialeukous kai pasas tas aigas tas rantas kai tas dialeukous kai pan o hn leukon en autois kai pan o hn faion en tois arnasin kai edwken dia ceiros twn uiwn autou³⁶kai apesthsen odon triwn hmerwn ana meson autwn kai ana meson iakwb iakwb de epoimainen ta probata laban ta upoleifqenta³⁷elaben de eautw iakwb rabdon sturakinhn clwran kai karuinhn kai platanou kai elepisen autas iakwb lepismata leuka perisurwn to clwron efaineto de epi tais rabdois to leukon o elepisen poikilon³⁸kai pareqhken tas rabdous as elepisen en tais lhnois twn potisthriwn tou udatos ina ws an elqwsin ta probata piein enwpion twn rabdwn elqontwn autwn eis to piein³⁹egkisshswsin ta probata eis tas rabdous kai etikton ta probata dialeuka kai poikila kai spodoeidh ranta⁴⁰tous de amnous diesteilen iakwb kai esthsen enantion twn probatwn krion dialeukon kai pan poikilon en tois amnois kai diecwrisen eautw poimnia kaq� eauton kai ouk emixen auta eis ta probata laban⁴¹egeneto de en tw kairw w enekisshsen ta probata en gastri lambanonta eqhken iakwb tas rabdous enantion twn probatwn en tais lhnois tou egkisshsai auta kata tas rabdous⁴²hnika d� an etekon ta probata ouk etiqei egeneto de ta ashma tou laban ta de epishma tou iakwb⁴³kai eplouthsen o anqrwpos sfodra sfodra kai egeneto autw kthnh polla kai boes kai paides kai paidiskai kai kamhloi kai onoi

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¹hkousen de iakwb ta rhmata twn uiwn laban legontwn eilhfen iakwb panta ta tou patros hmwn kai ek twn tou patros hmwn pepoihken pasan thn doxan tauthn²kai eiden iakwb to proswpon tou laban kai idou ouk hn pros auton ws ecqes kai trithn hmeran³eipen de kurios pros iakwb apostrefou eis thn ghn tou patros sou kai eis thn genean sou kai esomai meta sou⁴aposteilas de iakwb ekalesen rachl kai leian eis to pedion ou ta poimnia⁵kai eipen autais orw egw to proswpon tou patros umwn oti ouk estin pros emou ws ecqes kai trithn hmeran o de qeos tou patros mou hn met� emou⁶kai autai de oidate oti en pash th iscui mou dedouleuka tw patri umwn⁷o de pathr umwn parekrousato me kai hllaxen ton misqon mou twn deka amnwn kai ouk edwken autw o qeos kakopoihsai me⁸ean outws eiph ta poikila estai sou misqos kai texetai panta ta probata poikila ean de eiph ta leuka estai sou misqos kai texetai panta ta probata leuka⁹kai afeilato o qeos panta ta kthnh tou patros umwn kai edwken moi auta¹⁰kai egeneto hnika enekisswn ta probata kai eidon tois ofqalmois auta en tw upnw kai idou oi tragoi kai oi krioi anabainontes hsan epi ta probata kai tas aigas dialeukoi kai poikiloi kai spodoeideis rantoi¹¹kai eipen moi o aggelos tou qeou kaq� upnon iakwb egw de eipa ti estin¹²kai eipen anableyon tois ofqalmois sou kai ide tous tragous kai tous krious anabainontas epi ta probata kai tas aigas dialeukous kai poikilous kai spodoeideis rantous ewraka gar osa soi laban poiei¹³egw eimi o qeos o ofqeis soi en topw qeou ou hleiyas moi ekei sthlhn kai huxw moi ekei euchn nun oun anasthqi kai exelqe ek ths ghs tauths kai apelqe eis thn ghn ths genesews sou kai esomai meta sou¹⁴kai apokriqeisa rachl kai leia eipan autw mh estin hmin eti meris h klhronomia en tw oikw tou patros hmwn¹⁵ouc ws ai allotriai lelogismeqa autw pepraken gar hmas kai katefagen katabrwsei to argurion hmwn¹⁶panta ton plouton kai thn doxan hn afeilato o qeos tou patros hmwn hmin estai kai tois teknois hmwn nun oun osa eirhken soi o qeos poiei¹⁷anastas de iakwb elaben tas gunaikas autou kai ta paidia autou epi tas kamhlous¹⁸kai aphgagen panta ta uparconta autou kai pasan thn aposkeuhn autou hn periepoihsato en th mesopotamia kai panta ta autou apelqein pros isaak ton patera autou eis ghn canaan¹⁹laban de wceto keirai ta probata autou ekleyen de rachl ta eidwla tou patros auths²⁰ekruyen de iakwb laban ton suron tou mh anaggeilai autw oti apodidraskei²¹kai apedra autos kai panta ta autou kai diebh ton potamon kai wrmhsen eis to oros galaad²²anhggelh de laban tw surw th trith hmera oti apedra iakwb²³kai paralabwn pantas tous adelfous autou meq� eautou ediwxen opisw autou odon hmerwn epta kai katelaben auton en tw orei tw galaad²⁴hlqen de o qeos pros laban ton suron kaq� upnon thn nukta kai eipen autw fulaxai seauton mhpote lalhshs meta iakwb ponhra²⁵kai katelaben laban ton iakwb iakwb de ephxen thn skhnhn autou en tw orei laban de esthsen tous adelfous autou en tw orei galaad²⁶eipen de laban tw iakwb ti epoihsas ina ti krufh apedras kai eklopoforhsas me kai aphgages tas qugateras mou ws aicmalwtidas macaira²⁷kai ei anhggeilas moi exapesteila an se met� eufrosunhs kai meta mousikwn tumpanwn kai kiqaras²⁸ouk hxiwqhn katafilhsai ta paidia mou kai tas qugateras mou nun de afronws epraxas²⁹kai nun iscuei h ceir mou kakopoihsai se o de qeos tou patros sou ecqes eipen pros me legwn fulaxai seauton mhpote lalhshs meta iakwb ponhra³⁰nun oun peporeusai epiqumia gar epequmhsas apelqein eis ton oikon tou patros sou ina ti ekleyas tous qeous mou³¹apokriqeis de iakwb eipen tw laban eipa gar mhpote afelhs tas qugateras sou ap� emou kai panta ta ema³²epignwqi ti estin twn swn par� emoi kai labe kai ouk epegnw par� autw ouqen kai eipen autw iakwb par� w ean eurhs tous qeous sou ou zhsetai enantion twn adelfwn hmwn ouk hdei de iakwb oti rachl h gunh autou ekleyen autous³³eiselqwn de laban hreunhsen eis ton oikon leias kai ouc euren kai exelqwn ek tou oikou leias hreunhsen ton oikon iakwb kai en tw oikw twn duo paidiskwn kai ouc euren eishlqen de kai eis ton oikon rachl³⁴rachl de elaben ta eidwla kai enebalen auta eis ta sagmata ths kamhlou kai epekaqisen autois³⁵kai eipen tw patri auths mh barews fere kurie ou dunamai anasthnai enwpion sou oti to kat� eqismon twn gunaikwn moi estin hreunhsen de laban en olw tw oikw kai ouc euren ta eidwla³⁶wrgisqh de iakwb kai emacesato tw laban apokriqeis de iakwb eipen tw laban ti to adikhma mou kai ti to amarthma mou oti katediwxas opisw mou³⁷kai oti hreunhsas panta ta skeuh mou ti eures apo pantwn twn skeuwn tou oikou sou qes wde enantion twn adelfwn mou kai twn adelfwn sou kai elegxatwsan ana meson twn duo hmwn³⁸tauta moi eikosi eth egw eimi meta sou ta probata sou kai ai aiges sou ouk hteknwqhsan krious twn probatwn sou ou katefagon³⁹qhrialwton ouk anenhnoca soi egw apetinnuon par� emautou klemmata hmeras kai klemmata nuktos⁴⁰eginomhn ths hmeras sugkaiomenos tw kaumati kai pagetw ths nuktos kai afistato o upnos apo twn ofqalmwn mou⁴¹tauta moi eikosi eth egw eimi en th oikia sou edouleusa soi deka tessara eth anti twn duo qugaterwn sou kai ex eth en tois probatois sou kai parelogisw ton misqon mou deka amnasin⁴²ei mh o qeos tou patros mou abraam kai o fobos isaak hn moi nun an kenon me exapesteilas thn tapeinwsin mou kai ton kopon twn ceirwn mou eiden o qeos kai hlegxen se ecqes⁴³apokriqeis de laban eipen tw iakwb ai qugateres qugateres mou kai oi uioi uioi mou kai ta kthnh kthnh mou kai panta osa su oras ema estin kai twn qugaterwn mou ti poihsw tautais shmeron h tois teknois autwn ois etekon⁴⁴nun oun deuro diaqwmeqa diaqhkhn egw kai su kai estai eis marturion ana meson emou kai sou eipen de autw idou ouqeis meq� hmwn estin ide o qeos martus ana meson emou kai sou⁴⁵labwn de iakwb liqon esthsen auton sthlhn⁴⁶eipen de iakwb tois adelfois autou sullegete liqous kai sunelexan liqous kai epoihsan bounon kai efagon kai epion ekei epi tou bounou kai eipen autw laban o bounos outos marturei ana meson emou kai sou shmeron⁴⁷kai ekalesen auton laban bounos ths marturias iakwb de ekalesen auton bounos martus⁴⁸eipen de laban tw iakwb idou o bounos outos kai h sthlh auth hn esthsa ana meson emou kai sou marturei o bounos outos kai marturei h sthlh auth dia touto eklhqh to onoma autou bounos marturei⁴⁹kai h orasis hn eipen epidoi o qeos ana meson emou kai sou oti aposthsomeqa eteros apo tou eterou⁵⁰ei tapeinwseis tas qugateras mou ei lhmyh gunaikas epi tais qugatrasin mou ora ouqeis meq� hmwn estin⁵²ean te gar egw mh diabw pros se mhde su diabhs pros me ton bounon touton kai thn sthlhn tauthn epi kakia⁵³o qeos abraam kai o qeos nacwr krinei ana meson hmwn kai wmosen iakwb kata tou fobou tou patros autou isaak⁵⁴kai equsen iakwb qusian en tw orei kai ekalesen tous adelfous autou kai efagon kai epion kai ekoimhqhsan en tw orei

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¹anastas de laban to prwi katefilhsen tous uious autou kai tas qugateras autou kai euloghsen autous kai apostrafeis laban aphlqen eis ton topon autou²kai iakwb aphlqen eis thn eautou odon kai anableyas eiden parembolhn qeou parembeblhkuian kai sunhnthsan autw oi aggeloi tou qeou³eipen de iakwb hnika eiden autous parembolh qeou auth kai ekalesen to onoma tou topou ekeinou parembolai⁴apesteilen de iakwb aggelous emprosqen autou pros hsau ton adelfon autou eis ghn shir eis cwran edwm⁵kai eneteilato autois legwn outws ereite tw kuriw mou hsau outws legei o pais sou iakwb meta laban parwkhsa kai ecronisa ews tou nun⁶kai egenonto moi boes kai onoi kai probata kai paides kai paidiskai kai apesteila anaggeilai tw kuriw mou hsau ina eurh o pais sou carin enantion sou⁷kai anestreyan oi aggeloi pros iakwb legontes hlqomen pros ton adelfon sou hsau kai idou autos ercetai eis sunanthsin soi kai tetrakosioi andres met� autou⁸efobhqh de iakwb sfodra kai hporeito kai dieilen ton laon ton met� autou kai tous boas kai ta probata eis duo parembolas⁹kai eipen iakwb ean elqh hsau eis parembolhn mian kai ekkoyh authn estai h parembolh h deutera eis to swzesqai¹⁰eipen de iakwb o qeos tou patros mou abraam kai o qeos tou patros mou isaak kurie o eipas moi apotrece eis thn ghn ths genesews sou kai eu se poihsw¹¹ikanoutai moi apo pashs dikaiosunhs kai apo pashs alhqeias hs epoihsas tw paidi sou en gar th rabdw mou diebhn ton iordanhn touton nun de gegona eis duo parembolas¹²exelou me ek ceiros tou adelfou mou hsau oti foboumai egw auton mhpote elqwn pataxh me kai mhtera epi teknois¹³su de eipas kalws eu se poihsw kai qhsw to sperma sou ws thn ammon ths qalasshs h ouk ariqmhqhsetai apo tou plhqous¹⁴kai ekoimhqh ekei thn nukta ekeinhn kai elaben wn eferen dwra kai exapesteilen hsau tw adelfw autou¹⁵aigas diakosias tragous eikosi probata diakosia krious eikosi¹⁶kamhlous qhlazousas kai ta paidia autwn triakonta boas tessarakonta taurous deka onous eikosi kai pwlous deka¹⁷kai edwken dia ceiros tois paisin autou poimnion kata monas eipen de tois paisin autou proporeuesqe emprosqen mou kai diasthma poieite ana meson poimnhs kai poimnhs¹⁸kai eneteilato tw prwtw legwn ean soi sunanthsh hsau o adelfos mou kai erwta se legwn tinos ei kai pou poreuh kai tinos tauta ta proporeuomena sou¹⁹ereis tou paidos sou iakwb dwra apestalken tw kuriw mou hsau kai idou autos opisw hmwn²⁰kai eneteilato tw prwtw kai tw deuterw kai tw tritw kai pasi tois proporeuomenois opisw twn poimniwn toutwn legwn kata to rhma touto lalhsate hsau en tw eurein umas auton²¹kai ereite idou o pais sou iakwb paraginetai opisw hmwn eipen gar exilasomai to proswpon autou en tois dwrois tois proporeuomenois autou kai meta touto oyomai to proswpon autou isws gar prosdexetai to proswpon mou²²kai pareporeuonto ta dwra kata proswpon autou autos de ekoimhqh thn nukta ekeinhn en th parembolh²³anastas de thn nukta ekeinhn elaben tas duo gunaikas kai tas duo paidiskas kai ta endeka paidia autou kai diebh thn diabasin tou iabok²⁴kai elaben autous kai diebh ton ceimarroun kai diebibasen panta ta autou²⁵upeleifqh de iakwb monos kai epalaien anqrwpos met� autou ews prwi²⁶eiden de oti ou dunatai pros auton kai hyato tou platous tou mhrou autou kai enarkhsen to platos tou mhrou iakwb en tw palaiein auton met� autou²⁷kai eipen autw aposteilon me anebh gar o orqros o de eipen ou mh se aposteilw ean mh me euloghshs²⁸eipen de autw ti to onoma sou estin o de eipen iakwb²⁹eipen de autw ou klhqhsetai eti to onoma sou iakwb alla israhl estai to onoma sou oti eniscusas meta qeou kai meta anqrwpwn dunatos³⁰hrwthsen de iakwb kai eipen anaggeilon moi to onoma sou kai eipen ina ti touto erwtas to onoma mou kai huloghsen auton ekei³¹kai ekalesen iakwb to onoma tou topou ekeinou eidos qeou eidon gar qeon proswpon pros proswpon kai eswqh mou h yuch³²aneteilen de autw o hlios hnika parhlqen to eidos tou qeou autos de epeskazen tw mhrw autou³³eneken toutou ou mh fagwsin oi uioi israhl to neuron o enarkhsen o estin epi tou platous tou mhrou ews ths hmeras tauths oti hyato tou platous tou mhrou iakwb tou neurou kai enarkhsen

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¹anableyas de iakwb eiden kai idou hsau o adelfos autou ercomenos kai tetrakosioi andres met� autou kai epidieilen iakwb ta paidia epi leian kai rachl kai tas duo paidiskas²kai epoihsen tas duo paidiskas kai tous uious autwn en prwtois kai leian kai ta paidia auths opisw kai rachl kai iwshf escatous³autos de prohlqen emprosqen autwn kai prosekunhsen epi thn ghn eptakis ews tou eggisai tou adelfou autou⁴kai prosedramen hsau eis sunanthsin autw kai perilabwn auton efilhsen kai prosepesen epi ton trachlon autou kai eklausan amfoteroi⁵kai anableyas eiden tas gunaikas kai ta paidia kai eipen ti tauta soi estin o de eipen ta paidia ois hlehsen o qeos ton paida sou⁶kai proshggisan ai paidiskai kai ta tekna autwn kai prosekunhsan⁷kai proshggisen leia kai ta tekna auths kai prosekunhsan kai meta tauta proshggisen rachl kai iwshf kai prosekunhsan⁸kai eipen ti tauta soi estin pasai ai parembolai autai ais aphnthka o de eipen ina eurh o pais sou carin enantion sou kurie⁹eipen de hsau estin moi polla adelfe estw soi ta sa¹⁰eipen de iakwb ei eurhka carin enantion sou dexai ta dwra dia twn emwn ceirwn eneken toutou eidon to proswpon sou ws an tis idoi proswpon qeou kai eudokhseis me¹¹labe tas eulogias mou as hnegka soi oti hlehsen me o qeos kai estin moi panta kai ebiasato auton kai elaben¹²kai eipen aparantes poreusomeqa ep� euqeian¹³eipen de autw o kurios mou ginwskei oti ta paidia apalwtera kai ta probata kai ai boes loceuontai ep� eme ean oun katadiwxw autous hmeran mian apoqanountai panta ta kthnh¹⁴proelqetw o kurios mou emprosqen tou paidos egw de eniscusw en th odw kata scolhn ths poreusews ths enantion mou kai kata poda twn paidariwn ews tou me elqein pros ton kurion mou eis shir¹⁵eipen de hsau kataleiyw meta sou apo tou laou tou met� emou o de eipen ina ti touto ikanon oti euron carin enantion sou kurie¹⁶apestreyen de hsau en th hmera ekeinh eis thn odon autou eis shir¹⁷kai iakwb apairei eis skhnas kai epoihsen eautw ekei oikias kai tois kthnesin autou epoihsen skhnas dia touto ekalesen to onoma tou topou ekeinou skhnai¹⁸kai hlqen iakwb eis salhm polin sikimwn h estin en gh canaan ote hlqen ek ths mesopotamias surias kai parenebalen kata proswpon ths polews¹⁹kai ekthsato thn merida tou agrou ou esthsen ekei thn skhnhn autou para emmwr patros sucem ekaton amnwn²⁰kai esthsen ekei qusiasthrion kai epekalesato ton qeon israhl

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¹exhlqen de dina h qugathr leias hn eteken tw iakwb katamaqein tas qugateras twn egcwriwn²kai eiden authn sucem o uios emmwr o corraios o arcwn ths ghs kai labwn authn ekoimhqh met� auths kai etapeinwsen authn³kai prosescen th yuch dinas ths qugatros iakwb kai hgaphsen thn parqenon kai elalhsen kata thn dianoian ths parqenou auth⁴eipen de sucem pros emmwr ton patera autou legwn labe moi thn paidiskhn tauthn eis gunaika⁵iakwb de hkousen oti emianen o uios emmwr dinan thn qugatera autou oi de uioi autou hsan meta twn kthnwn autou en tw pediw paresiwphsen de iakwb ews tou elqein autous⁶exhlqen de emmwr o pathr sucem pros iakwb lalhsai autw⁷oi de uioi iakwb hlqon ek tou pediou ws de hkousan katenucqhsan oi andres kai luphron hn autois sfodra oti aschmon epoihsen en israhl koimhqeis meta ths qugatros iakwb kai ouc outws estai⁸kai elalhsen emmwr autois legwn sucem o uios mou proeilato th yuch thn qugatera umwn dote oun authn autw gunaika⁹epigambreusasqe hmin tas qugateras umwn dote hmin kai tas qugateras hmwn labete tois uiois umwn¹⁰kai en hmin katoikeite kai h gh idou plateia enantion umwn katoikeite kai emporeuesqe ep� auths kai egkthsasqe en auth¹¹eipen de sucem pros ton patera auths kai pros tous adelfous auths euroimi carin enantion umwn kai o ean eiphte dwsomen¹²plhqunate thn fernhn sfodra kai dwsw kaqoti an eiphte moi kai dwsete moi thn paida tauthn eis gunaika¹³apekriqhsan de oi uioi iakwb tw sucem kai emmwr tw patri autou meta dolou kai elalhsan autois oti emianan dinan thn adelfhn autwn¹⁴kai eipan autois sumewn kai leui oi adelfoi dinas uioi de leias ou dunhsomeqa poihsai to rhma touto dounai thn adelfhn hmwn anqrwpw os ecei akrobustian estin gar oneidos hmin¹⁵en toutw omoiwqhsomeqa umin kai katoikhsomen en umin ean genhsqe ws hmeis kai umeis en tw peritmhqhnai umwn pan arsenikon¹⁶kai dwsomen tas qugateras hmwn umin kai apo twn qugaterwn umwn lhmyomeqa hmin gunaikas kai oikhsomen par� umin kai esomeqa ws genos en¹⁷ean de mh eisakoushte hmwn tou peritemnesqai labontes tas qugateras hmwn apeleusomeqa¹⁸kai hresan oi logoi enantion emmwr kai enantion sucem tou uiou emmwr¹⁹kai ouk ecronisen o neaniskos tou poihsai to rhma touto enekeito gar th qugatri iakwb autos de hn endoxotatos pantwn twn en tw oikw tou patros autou²⁰hlqen de emmwr kai sucem o uios autou pros thn pulhn ths polews autwn kai elalhsan pros tous andras ths polews autwn legontes²¹oi anqrwpoi outoi eirhnikoi eisin meq� hmwn oikeitwsan epi ths ghs kai emporeuesqwsan authn h de gh idou plateia enantion autwn tas qugateras autwn lhmyomeqa hmin gunaikas kai tas qugateras hmwn dwsomen autois²²monon en toutw omoiwqhsontai hmin oi anqrwpoi tou katoikein meq� hmwn wste einai laon ena en tw peritemnesqai hmwn pan arsenikon kaqa kai autoi peritetmhntai²³kai ta kthnh autwn kai ta uparconta autwn kai ta tetrapoda ouc hmwn estai monon en toutw omoiwqwmen autois kai oikhsousin meq� hmwn²⁴kai eishkousan emmwr kai sucem tou uiou autou pantes oi ekporeuomenoi thn pulhn ths polews autwn kai perietemonto thn sarka ths akrobustias autwn pas arshn²⁵egeneto de en th hmera th trith ote hsan en tw ponw elabon oi duo uioi iakwb sumewn kai leui oi adelfoi dinas ekastos thn macairan autou kai eishlqon eis thn polin asfalws kai apekteinan pan arsenikon²⁶ton te emmwr kai sucem ton uion autou apekteinan en stomati macairas kai elabon thn dinan ek tou oikou tou sucem kai exhlqon²⁷oi de uioi iakwb eishlqon epi tous traumatias kai dihrpasan thn polin en h emianan dinan thn adelfhn autwn²⁸kai ta probata autwn kai tous boas autwn kai tous onous autwn osa te hn en th polei kai osa hn en tw pediw elabon²⁹kai panta ta swmata autwn kai pasan thn aposkeuhn autwn kai tas gunaikas autwn hcmalwteusan kai dihrpasan osa te hn en th polei kai osa hn en tais oikiais³⁰eipen de iakwb sumewn kai leui mishton me pepoihkate wste ponhron me einai pasin tois katoikousin thn ghn en te tois cananaiois kai tois ferezaiois egw de oligostos eimi en ariqmw kai sunacqentes ep� eme sugkoyousin me kai ektribhsomai egw kai o oikos mou³¹oi de eipan all� wsei pornh crhswntai th adelfh hmwn

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¹eipen de o qeos pros iakwb anastas anabhqi eis ton topon baiqhl kai oikei ekei kai poihson ekei qusiasthrion tw qew tw ofqenti soi en tw apodidraskein se apo proswpou hsau tou adelfou sou²eipen de iakwb tw oikw autou kai pasin tois met� autou arate tous qeous tous allotrious tous meq� umwn ek mesou umwn kai kaqarisasqe kai allaxate tas stolas umwn³kai anastantes anabwmen eis baiqhl kai poihswmen ekei qusiasthrion tw qew tw epakousanti moi en hmera qliyews os hn met� emou kai dieswsen me en th odw h eporeuqhn⁴kai edwkan tw iakwb tous qeous tous allotrious oi hsan en tais cersin autwn kai ta enwtia ta en tois wsin autwn kai katekruyen auta iakwb upo thn tereminqon thn en sikimois kai apwlesen auta ews ths shmeron hmeras⁵kai exhren israhl ek sikimwn kai egeneto fobos qeou epi tas poleis tas kuklw autwn kai ou katediwxan opisw twn uiwn israhl⁶hlqen de iakwb eis louza h estin en gh canaan h estin baiqhl autos kai pas o laos os hn met� autou⁷kai wkodomhsen ekei qusiasthrion kai ekalesen to onoma tou topou baiqhl ekei gar epefanh autw o qeos en tw apodidraskein auton apo proswpou hsau tou adelfou autou⁸apeqanen de debbwra h trofos rebekkas katwteron baiqhl upo thn balanon kai ekalesen iakwb to onoma auths balanos penqous⁹wfqh de o qeos iakwb eti en louza ote paregeneto ek mesopotamias ths surias kai huloghsen auton o qeos¹⁰kai eipen autw o qeos to onoma sou iakwb ou klhqhsetai eti iakwb all� israhl estai to onoma sou¹¹eipen de autw o qeos egw o qeos sou auxanou kai plhqunou eqnh kai sunagwgai eqnwn esontai ek sou kai basileis ek ths osfuos sou exeleusontai¹²kai thn ghn hn dedwka abraam kai isaak soi dedwka authn soi estai kai tw spermati sou meta se dwsw thn ghn tauthn¹³anebh de o qeos ap� autou ek tou topou ou elalhsen met� autou¹⁴kai esthsen iakwb sthlhn en tw topw w elalhsen met� autou sthlhn liqinhn kai espeisen ep� authn spondhn kai epeceen ep� authn elaion¹⁵kai ekalesen iakwb to onoma tou topou en w elalhsen met� autou ekei o qeos baiqhl¹⁶aparas de iakwb ek baiqhl ephxen thn skhnhn autou epekeina tou purgou gader egeneto de hnika hggisen cabraqa eis ghn elqein efraqa eteken rachl kai edustokhsen en tw toketw¹⁷egeneto de en tw sklhrws authn tiktein eipen auth h maia qarsei kai gar outos soi estin uios¹⁸egeneto de en tw afienai authn thn yuchn apeqnhsken gar ekalesen to onoma autou uios odunhs mou o de pathr ekalesen auton beniamin¹⁹apeqanen de rachl kai etafh en th odw efraqa auth estin bhqleem²⁰kai esthsen iakwb sthlhn epi tou mnhmeiou auths auth estin sthlh mnhmeiou rachl ews ths shmeron hmeras²²egeneto de hnika katwkhsen israhl en th gh ekeinh eporeuqh roubhn kai ekoimhqh meta ballas ths pallakhs tou patros autou kai hkousen israhl kai ponhron efanh enantion autou hsan de oi uioi iakwb dwdeka²³uioi leias prwtotokos iakwb roubhn sumewn leui ioudas issacar zaboulwn²⁴uioi de rachl iwshf kai beniamin²⁵uioi de ballas paidiskhs rachl dan kai nefqali²⁶uioi de zelfas paidiskhs leias gad kai ashr outoi uioi iakwb oi egenonto autw en mesopotamia ths surias²⁷hlqen de iakwb pros isaak ton patera autou eis mambrh eis polin tou pediou auth estin cebrwn en gh canaan ou parwkhsen abraam kai isaak²⁸egenonto de ai hmerai isaak as ezhsen eth ekaton ogdohkonta²⁹kai eklipwn apeqanen kai proseteqh pros to genos autou presbuteros kai plhrhs hmerwn kai eqayan auton hsau kai iakwb oi uioi autou

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¹autai de ai geneseis hsau autos estin edwm²hsau de elaben gunaikas eautw apo twn qugaterwn twn cananaiwn thn ada qugatera ailwn tou cettaiou kai thn elibema qugatera ana tou uiou sebegwn tou euaiou³kai thn basemmaq qugatera ismahl adelfhn nabaiwq⁴eteken de ada tw hsau ton elifas kai basemmaq eteken ton ragouhl⁵kai elibema eteken ton ieous kai ton ieglom kai ton kore outoi uioi hsau oi egenonto autw en gh canaan⁶elaben de hsau tas gunaikas autou kai tous uious kai tas qugateras kai panta ta swmata tou oikou autou kai panta ta uparconta kai panta ta kthnh kai panta osa ekthsato kai osa periepoihsato en gh canaan kai eporeuqh ek ghs canaan apo proswpou iakwb tou adelfou autou⁷hn gar autwn ta uparconta polla tou oikein ama kai ouk edunato h gh ths paroikhsews autwn ferein autous apo tou plhqous twn uparcontwn autwn⁸wkhsen de hsau en tw orei shir hsau autos estin edwm⁹autai de ai geneseis hsau patros edwm en tw orei shir¹⁰kai tauta ta onomata twn uiwn hsau elifas uios adas gunaikos hsau kai ragouhl uios basemmaq gunaikos hsau¹¹egenonto de uioi elifas qaiman wmar swfar goqom kai kenez¹²qamna de hn pallakh elifas tou uiou hsau kai eteken tw elifas ton amalhk outoi uioi adas gunaikos hsau¹³outoi de uioi ragouhl nacoq zare some kai moze outoi hsan uioi basemmaq gunaikos hsau¹⁴outoi de hsan uioi elibemas qugatros ana tou uiou sebegwn gunaikos hsau eteken de tw hsau ton ieous kai ton ieglom kai ton kore¹⁵outoi hgemones uioi hsau uioi elifas prwtotokou hsau hgemwn qaiman hgemwn wmar hgemwn swfar hgemwn kenez¹⁶hgemwn kore hgemwn goqom hgemwn amalhk outoi hgemones elifas en gh idoumaia outoi uioi adas¹⁷kai outoi uioi ragouhl uiou hsau hgemwn nacoq hgemwn zare hgemwn some hgemwn moze outoi hgemones ragouhl en gh edwm outoi uioi basemmaq gunaikos hsau¹⁸outoi de uioi elibemas gunaikos hsau hgemwn ieous hgemwn ieglom hgemwn kore outoi hgemones elibemas¹⁹outoi uioi hsau kai outoi hgemones autwn outoi eisin uioi edwm²⁰outoi de uioi shir tou corraiou tou katoikountos thn ghn lwtan swbal sebegwn ana²¹kai dhswn kai asar kai riswn outoi hgemones tou corraiou tou uiou shir en th gh edwm²²egenonto de uioi lwtan corri kai aiman adelfh de lwtan qamna²³outoi de uioi swbal gwlwn kai manacaq kai gaibhl swf kai wman²⁴kai outoi uioi sebegwn aie kai wnan outos estin o wnas os euren ton iamin en th erhmw ote enemen ta upozugia sebegwn tou patros autou²⁵outoi de uioi ana dhswn kai elibema qugathr ana²⁶outoi de uioi dhswn amada kai asban kai ieqran kai carran²⁷outoi de uioi asar balaan kai zoukam kai iwukam kai oukan²⁸outoi de uioi riswn ws kai aram²⁹outoi hgemones corri hgemwn lwtan hgemwn swbal hgemwn sebegwn hgemwn ana³⁰hgemwn dhswn hgemwn asar hgemwn riswn outoi hgemones corri en tais hgemoniais autwn en gh edwm³¹kai outoi oi basileis oi basileusantes en edwm pro tou basileusai basilea en israhl³²kai ebasileusen en edwm balak uios tou bewr kai onoma th polei autou dennaba³³apeqanen de balak kai ebasileusen ant� autou iwbab uios zara ek bosorras³⁴apeqanen de iwbab kai ebasileusen ant� autou asom ek ths ghs qaimanwn³⁵apeqanen de asom kai ebasileusen ant� autou adad uios barad o ekkoyas madiam en tw pediw mwab kai onoma th polei autou geqqaim³⁶apeqanen de adad kai ebasileusen ant� autou samala ek masekkas³⁷apeqanen de samala kai ebasileusen ant� autou saoul ek rowbwq ths para potamon³⁸apeqanen de saoul kai ebasileusen ant� autou balaennwn uios acobwr³⁹apeqanen de balaennwn uios acobwr kai ebasileusen ant� autou arad uios barad kai onoma th polei autou fogwr onoma de th gunaiki autou maitebehl qugathr matraiq uiou maizoob⁴⁰tauta ta onomata twn hgemonwn hsau en tais fulais autwn kata topon autwn en tais cwrais autwn kai en tois eqnesin autwn hgemwn qamna hgemwn gwla hgemwn ieqer⁴¹hgemwn elibemas hgemwn hlas hgemwn finwn⁴²hgemwn kenez hgemwn qaiman hgemwn mazar⁴³hgemwn megedihl hgemwn zafwim outoi hgemones edwm en tais katwkodomhmenais en th gh ths kthsews autwn outos hsau pathr edwm

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¹katwkei de iakwb en th gh ou parwkhsen o pathr autou en gh canaan²autai de ai geneseis iakwb iwshf deka epta etwn hn poimainwn meta twn adelfwn autou ta probata wn neos meta twn uiwn ballas kai meta twn uiwn zelfas twn gunaikwn tou patros autou kathnegken de iwshf yogon ponhron pros israhl ton patera autwn³iakwb de hgapa ton iwshf para pantas tous uious autou oti uios ghrous hn autw epoihsen de autw citwna poikilon⁴idontes de oi adelfoi autou oti auton o pathr filei ek pantwn twn uiwn autou emishsan auton kai ouk edunanto lalein autw ouden eirhnikon⁵enupniasqeis de iwshf enupnion aphggeilen auto tois adelfois autou⁶kai eipen autois akousate tou enupniou toutou ou enupniasqhn⁷wmhn hmas desmeuein dragmata en mesw tw pediw kai anesth to emon dragma kai wrqwqh peristrafenta de ta dragmata umwn prosekunhsan to emon dragma⁸eipan de autw oi adelfoi mh basileuwn basileuseis ef� hmas h kurieuwn kurieuseis hmwn kai proseqento eti misein auton eneken twn enupniwn autou kai eneken twn rhmatwn autou⁹eiden de enupnion eteron kai dihghsato auto tw patri autou kai tois adelfois autou kai eipen idou enupniasamhn enupnion eteron wsper o hlios kai h selhnh kai endeka asteres prosekunoun me¹⁰kai epetimhsen autw o pathr autou kai eipen autw ti to enupnion touto o enupniasqhs ara ge elqontes eleusomeqa egw te kai h mhthr sou kai oi adelfoi sou proskunhsai soi epi thn ghn¹¹ezhlwsan de auton oi adelfoi autou o de pathr autou diethrhsen to rhma¹²eporeuqhsan de oi adelfoi autou boskein ta probata tou patros autwn eis sucem¹³kai eipen israhl pros iwshf ouc oi adelfoi sou poimainousin en sucem deuro aposteilw se pros autous eipen de autw idou egw¹⁴eipen de autw israhl poreuqeis ide ei ugiainousin oi adelfoi sou kai ta probata kai anaggeilon moi kai apesteilen auton ek ths koilados ths cebrwn kai hlqen eis sucem¹⁵kai euren auton anqrwpos planwmenon en tw pediw hrwthsen de auton o anqrwpos legwn ti zhteis¹⁶o de eipen tous adelfous mou zhtw anaggeilon moi pou boskousin¹⁷eipen de autw o anqrwpos aphrkasin enteuqen hkousa gar autwn legontwn poreuqwmen eis dwqai+m kai eporeuqh iwshf katopisqen twn adelfwn autou kai euren autous en dwqai+m¹⁸proeidon de auton makroqen pro tou eggisai auton pros autous kai eponhreuonto tou apokteinai auton¹⁹eipan de ekastos pros ton adelfon autou idou o enupniasths ekeinos ercetai²⁰nun oun deute apokteinwmen auton kai riywmen auton eis ena twn lakkwn kai eroumen qhrion ponhron katefagen auton kai oyomeqa ti estai ta enupnia autou²¹akousas de roubhn exeilato auton ek twn ceirwn autwn kai eipen ou pataxomen auton eis yuchn²²eipen de autois roubhn mh ekcehte aima embalete auton eis ton lakkon touton ton en th erhmw ceira de mh epenegkhte autw opws exelhtai auton ek twn ceirwn autwn kai apodw auton tw patri autou²³egeneto de hnika hlqen iwshf pros tous adelfous autou exedusan ton iwshf ton citwna ton poikilon ton peri auton²⁴kai labontes auton erriyan eis ton lakkon o de lakkos kenos udwr ouk eicen²⁵ekaqisan de fagein arton kai anableyantes tois ofqalmois eidon kai idou odoiporoi ismahlitai hrconto ek galaad kai ai kamhloi autwn egemon qumiamatwn kai rhtinhs kai stakths eporeuonto de katagagein eis aigupton²⁶eipen de ioudas pros tous adelfous autou ti crhsimon ean apokteinwmen ton adelfon hmwn kai kruywmen to aima autou²⁷deute apodwmeqa auton tois ismahlitais toutois ai de ceires hmwn mh estwsan ep� auton oti adelfos hmwn kai sarx hmwn estin hkousan de oi adelfoi autou²⁸kai pareporeuonto oi anqrwpoi oi madihnaioi oi emporoi kai exeilkusan kai anebibasan ton iwshf ek tou lakkou kai apedonto ton iwshf tois ismahlitais eikosi cruswn kai kathgagon ton iwshf eis aigupton²⁹anestreyen de roubhn epi ton lakkon kai ouc ora ton iwshf en tw lakkw kai dierrhxen ta imatia autou³⁰kai anestreyen pros tous adelfous autou kai eipen to paidarion ouk estin egw de pou poreuomai eti³¹labontes de ton citwna tou iwshf esfaxan erifon aigwn kai emolunan ton citwna tw aimati³²kai apesteilan ton citwna ton poikilon kai eishnegkan tw patri autwn kai eipan touton euromen epignwqi ei citwn tou uiou sou estin h ou³³kai epegnw auton kai eipen citwn tou uiou mou estin qhrion ponhron katefagen auton qhrion hrpasen ton iwshf³⁴dierrhxen de iakwb ta imatia autou kai epeqeto sakkon epi thn osfun autou kai epenqei ton uion autou hmeras pollas³⁵sunhcqhsan de pantes oi uioi autou kai ai qugateres kai hlqon parakalesai auton kai ouk hqelen parakaleisqai legwn oti katabhsomai pros ton uion mou penqwn eis adou kai eklausen auton o pathr autou³⁶oi de madihnaioi apedonto ton iwshf eis aigupton tw petefrh tw spadonti faraw arcimageirw

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¹egeneto de en tw kairw ekeinw katebh ioudas apo twn adelfwn autou kai afiketo ews pros anqrwpon tina odollamithn w onoma iras²kai eiden ekei ioudas qugatera anqrwpou cananaiou h onoma saua kai elaben authn kai eishlqen pros authn³kai sullabousa eteken uion kai ekalesen to onoma autou hr⁴kai sullabousa eti eteken uion kai ekalesen to onoma autou aunan⁵kai prosqeisa eti eteken uion kai ekalesen to onoma autou shlwm auth de hn en casbi hnika eteken autous⁶kai elaben ioudas gunaika hr tw prwtotokw autou h onoma qamar⁷egeneto de hr prwtotokos iouda ponhros enantion kuriou kai apekteinen auton o qeos⁸eipen de ioudas tw aunan eiselqe pros thn gunaika tou adelfou sou kai gambreusai authn kai anasthson sperma tw adelfw sou⁹gnous de aunan oti ouk autw estai to sperma egineto otan eishrceto pros thn gunaika tou adelfou autou execeen epi thn ghn tou mh dounai sperma tw adelfw autou¹⁰ponhron de efanh enantion tou qeou oti epoihsen touto kai eqanatwsen kai touton¹¹eipen de ioudas qamar th numfh autou kaqou chra en tw oikw tou patros sou ews megas genhtai shlwm o uios mou eipen gar mhpote apoqanh kai outos wsper oi adelfoi autou apelqousa de qamar ekaqhto en tw oikw tou patros auths¹²eplhqunqhsan de ai hmerai kai apeqanen saua h gunh iouda kai paraklhqeis ioudas anebh epi tous keirontas ta probata autou autos kai iras o poimhn autou o odollamiths eis qamna¹³kai aphggelh qamar th numfh autou legontes idou o penqeros sou anabainei eis qamna keirai ta probata autou¹⁴kai perielomenh ta imatia ths chreusews af� eauths periebaleto qeristron kai ekallwpisato kai ekaqisen pros tais pulais ainan h estin en parodw qamna eiden gar oti megas gegonen shlwm autos de ouk edwken authn autw gunaika¹⁵kai idwn authn ioudas edoxen authn pornhn einai katekaluyato gar to proswpon auths kai ouk epegnw authn¹⁶exeklinen de pros authn thn odon kai eipen auth eason me eiselqein pros se ou gar egnw oti h numfh autou estin h de eipen ti moi dwseis ean eiselqhs pros me¹⁷o de eipen egw soi apostelw erifon aigwn ek twn probatwn h de eipen ean dws arrabwna ews tou aposteilai se¹⁸o de eipen tina ton arrabwna soi dwsw h de eipen ton daktulion sou kai ton ormiskon kai thn rabdon thn en th ceiri sou kai edwken auth kai eishlqen pros authn kai en gastri elaben ex autou¹⁹kai anastasa aphlqen kai perieilato to qeristron af� eauths kai enedusato ta imatia ths chreusews auths²⁰apesteilen de ioudas ton erifon ex aigwn en ceiri tou poimenos autou tou odollamitou komisasqai ton arrabwna para ths gunaikos kai ouc euren authn²¹ephrwthsen de tous andras tous ek tou topou pou estin h pornh h genomenh en ainan epi ths odou kai eipan ouk hn entauqa pornh²²kai apestrafh pros ioudan kai eipen ouc euron kai oi anqrwpoi oi ek tou topou legousin mh einai wde pornhn²³eipen de ioudas ecetw auta alla mhpote katagelasqwmen egw men apestalka ton erifon touton su de ouc eurhkas²⁴egeneto de meta trimhnon aphggelh tw iouda legontes ekpeporneuken qamar h numfh sou kai idou en gastri ecei ek porneias eipen de ioudas exagagete authn kai katakauqhtw²⁵auth de agomenh apesteilen pros ton penqeron auths legousa ek tou anqrwpou tinos tauta estin egw en gastri ecw kai eipen epignwqi tinos o daktulios kai o ormiskos kai h rabdos auth²⁶epegnw de ioudas kai eipen dedikaiwtai qamar h egw ou eineken ouk edwka authn shlwm tw uiw mou kai ou proseqeto eti tou gnwnai authn²⁷egeneto de hnika etikten kai thde hn diduma en th gastri auths²⁸egeneto de en tw tiktein authn o eis proexhnegken thn ceira labousa de h maia edhsen epi thn ceira autou kokkinon legousa outos exeleusetai proteros²⁹ws de episunhgagen thn ceira kai euqus exhlqen o adelfos autou h de eipen ti diekoph dia se fragmos kai ekalesen to onoma autou fares³⁰kai meta touto exhlqen o adelfos autou ef� w hn epi th ceiri autou to kokkinon kai ekalesen to onoma autou zara

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¹iwshf de kathcqh eis aigupton kai ekthsato auton petefrhs o eunoucos faraw arcimageiros anhr aiguptios ek ceiros ismahlitwn oi kathgagon auton ekei²kai hn kurios meta iwshf kai hn anhr epitugcanwn kai egeneto en tw oikw para tw kuriw tw aiguptiw³hdei de o kurios autou oti kurios met� autou kai osa an poih kurios euodoi en tais cersin autou⁴kai euren iwshf carin enantion tou kuriou autou euhrestei de autw kai katesthsen auton epi tou oikou autou kai panta osa hn autw edwken dia ceiros iwshf⁵egeneto de meta to katastaqhnai auton epi tou oikou autou kai epi panta osa hn autw kai huloghsen kurios ton oikon tou aiguptiou dia iwshf kai egenhqh eulogia kuriou en pasin tois uparcousin autw en tw oikw kai en tw agrw⁶kai epetreyen panta osa hn autw eis ceiras iwshf kai ouk hdei twn kaq� eauton ouden plhn tou artou ou hsqien autos kai hn iwshf kalos tw eidei kai wraios th oyei sfodra⁷kai egeneto meta ta rhmata tauta kai epebalen h gunh tou kuriou autou tous ofqalmous auths epi iwshf kai eipen koimhqhti met� emou⁸o de ouk hqelen eipen de th gunaiki tou kuriou autou ei o kurios mou ou ginwskei di� eme ouden en tw oikw autou kai panta osa estin autw edwken eis tas ceiras mou⁹kai ouc uperecei en th oikia tauth ouqen emou oude upexhrhtai ap� emou ouden plhn sou dia to se gunaika autou einai kai pws poihsw to rhma to ponhron touto kai amarthsomai enantion tou qeou¹⁰hnika de elalei tw iwshf hmeran ex hmeras kai ouc uphkousen auth kaqeudein met� auths tou suggenesqai auth¹¹egeneto de toiauth tis hmera eishlqen iwshf eis thn oikian poiein ta erga autou kai ouqeis hn twn en th oikia esw¹²kai epespasato auton twn imatiwn legousa koimhqhti met� emou kai katalipwn ta imatia autou en tais cersin auths efugen kai exhlqen exw¹³kai egeneto ws eiden oti katelipen ta imatia autou en tais cersin auths kai efugen kai exhlqen exw¹⁴kai ekalesen tous ontas en th oikia kai eipen autois legousa idete eishgagen hmin paida ebraion empaizein hmin eishlqen pros me legwn koimhqhti met� emou kai ebohsa fwnh megalh¹⁵en de tw akousai auton oti uywsa thn fwnhn mou kai ebohsa katalipwn ta imatia autou par� emoi efugen kai exhlqen exw¹⁶kai katalimpanei ta imatia par� eauth ews hlqen o kurios eis ton oikon autou¹⁷kai elalhsen autw kata ta rhmata tauta legousa eishlqen pros me o pais o ebraios on eishgages pros hmas empaixai moi kai eipen moi koimhqhsomai meta sou¹⁸ws de hkousen oti uywsa thn fwnhn mou kai ebohsa katelipen ta imatia autou par� emoi kai efugen kai exhlqen exw¹⁹egeneto de ws hkousen o kurios autou ta rhmata ths gunaikos autou osa elalhsen pros auton legousa outws epoihsen moi o pais sou kai equmwqh orgh²⁰kai labwn o kurios iwshf enebalen auton eis to ocurwma eis ton topon en w oi desmwtai tou basilews katecontai ekei en tw ocurwmati²¹kai hn kurios meta iwshf kai kateceen autou eleos kai edwken autw carin enantion tou arcidesmofulakos²²kai edwken o arcidesmofulax to desmwthrion dia ceiros iwshf kai pantas tous aphgmenous osoi en tw desmwthriw kai panta osa poiousin ekei²³ouk hn o arcidesmofulax tou desmwthriou ginwskwn di� auton ouqen panta gar hn dia ceiros iwshf dia to ton kurion met� autou einai kai osa autos epoiei kurios euwdou en tais cersin autou

Chapter 40
¹egeneto de meta ta rhmata tauta hmarten o arcioinocoos tou basilews aiguptou kai o arcisitopoios tw kuriw autwn basilei aiguptou²kai wrgisqh faraw epi tois dusin eunoucois autou epi tw arcioinocow kai epi tw arcisitopoiw³kai eqeto autous en fulakh para tw desmofulaki eis to desmwthrion eis ton topon ou iwshf aphkto ekei⁴kai sunesthsen o arcidesmwths tw iwshf autous kai paresth autois hsan de hmeras en th fulakh⁵kai eidon amfoteroi enupnion ekateros enupnion en mia nukti orasis tou enupniou autou o arcioinocoos kai o arcisitopoios oi hsan tw basilei aiguptou oi ontes en tw desmwthriw⁶eishlqen de pros autous iwshf to prwi kai eiden autous kai hsan tetaragmenoi⁷kai hrwta tous eunoucous faraw oi hsan met� autou en th fulakh para tw kuriw autou legwn ti oti ta proswpa umwn skuqrwpa shmeron⁸oi de eipan autw enupnion eidomen kai o sugkrinwn ouk estin auto eipen de autois iwshf ouci dia tou qeou h diasafhsis autwn estin dihghsasqe oun moi⁹kai dihghsato o arcioinocoos to enupnion autou tw iwshf kai eipen en tw upnw mou hn ampelos enantion mou¹⁰en de th ampelw treis puqmenes kai auth qallousa anenhnocuia blastous pepeiroi oi botrues stafulhs¹¹kai to pothrion faraw en th ceiri mou kai elabon thn stafulhn kai exeqliya authn eis to pothrion kai edwka to pothrion eis tas ceiras faraw¹²kai eipen autw iwshf touto h sugkrisis autou oi treis puqmenes treis hmerai eisin¹³eti treis hmerai kai mnhsqhsetai faraw ths archs sou kai apokatasthsei se epi thn arcioinocoi+an sou kai dwseis to pothrion faraw eis thn ceira autou kata thn archn sou thn proteran ws hsqa oinocown¹⁴alla mnhsqhti mou dia seautou otan eu soi genhtai kai poihseis en emoi eleos kai mnhsqhsh peri emou faraw kai exaxeis me ek tou ocurwmatos toutou¹⁵oti kloph eklaphn ek ghs ebraiwn kai wde ouk epoihsa ouden all� enebalon me eis ton lakkon touton¹⁶kai eiden o arcisitopoios oti orqws sunekrinen kai eipen tw iwshf kagw eidon enupnion kai wmhn tria kana condritwn airein epi ths kefalhs mou¹⁷en de tw kanw tw epanw apo pantwn twn genwn wn o basileus faraw esqiei ergon sitopoiou kai ta peteina tou ouranou kathsqien auta apo tou kanou tou epanw ths kefalhs mou¹⁸apokriqeis de iwshf eipen autw auth h sugkrisis autou ta tria kana treis hmerai eisin¹⁹eti triwn hmerwn afelei faraw thn kefalhn sou apo sou kai kremasei se epi xulou kai fagetai ta ornea tou ouranou tas sarkas sou apo sou²⁰egeneto de en th hmera th trith hmera genesews hn faraw kai epoiei poton pasi tois paisin autou kai emnhsqh ths archs tou arcioinocoou kai ths archs tou arcisitopoiou en mesw twn paidwn autou²¹kai apekatesthsen ton arcioinocoon epi thn archn autou kai edwken to pothrion eis thn ceira faraw²²ton de arcisitopoion ekremasen kaqa sunekrinen autois iwshf²³ouk emnhsqh de o arcioinocoos tou iwshf alla epelaqeto autou

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¹egeneto de meta duo eth hmerwn faraw eiden enupnion weto estanai epi tou potamou²kai idou wsper ek tou potamou anebainon epta boes kalai tw eidei kai eklektai tais sarxin kai eboskonto en tw acei³allai de epta boes anebainon meta tautas ek tou potamou aiscrai tw eidei kai leptai tais sarxin kai enemonto para tas boas para to ceilos tou potamou⁴kai katefagon ai epta boes ai aiscrai kai leptai tais sarxin tas epta boas tas kalas tw eidei kai tas eklektas hgerqh de faraw⁵kai enupniasqh to deuteron kai idou epta stacues anebainon en puqmeni eni eklektoi kai kaloi⁶alloi de epta stacues leptoi kai anemofqoroi anefuonto met� autous⁷kai katepion oi epta stacues oi leptoi kai anemofqoroi tous epta stacuas tous eklektous kai tous plhreis hgerqh de faraw kai hn enupnion⁸egeneto de prwi kai etaracqh h yuch autou kai aposteilas ekalesen pantas tous exhghtas aiguptou kai pantas tous sofous auths kai dihghsato autois faraw to enupnion kai ouk hn o apaggellwn auto tw faraw⁹kai elalhsen o arcioinocoos pros faraw legwn thn amartian mou anamimnhskw shmeron¹⁰faraw wrgisqh tois paisin autou kai eqeto hmas en fulakh en tw oikw tou arcimageirou eme te kai ton arcisitopoion¹¹kai eidomen enupnion en nukti mia egw te kai autos ekastos kata to autou enupnion eidomen¹²hn de ekei meq� hmwn neaniskos pais ebraios tou arcimageirou kai dihghsameqa autw kai sunekrinen hmin¹³egenhqh de kaqws sunekrinen hmin outws kai sunebh eme te apokatastaqhnai epi thn archn mou ekeinon de kremasqhnai¹⁴aposteilas de faraw ekalesen ton iwshf kai exhgagon auton ek tou ocurwmatos kai exurhsan auton kai hllaxan thn stolhn autou kai hlqen pros faraw¹⁵eipen de faraw tw iwshf enupnion ewraka kai o sugkrinwn ouk estin auto egw de akhkoa peri sou legontwn akousanta se enupnia sugkrinai auta¹⁶apokriqeis de iwshf tw faraw eipen aneu tou qeou ouk apokriqhsetai to swthrion faraw¹⁷elalhsen de faraw tw iwshf legwn en tw upnw mou wmhn estanai para to ceilos tou potamou¹⁸kai wsper ek tou potamou anebainon epta boes kalai tw eidei kai eklektai tais sarxin kai enemonto en tw acei¹⁹kai idou epta boes eterai anebainon opisw autwn ek tou potamou ponhrai kai aiscrai tw eidei kai leptai tais sarxin oias ouk eidon toiautas en olh gh aiguptw aiscroteras²⁰kai katefagon ai epta boes ai aiscrai kai leptai tas epta boas tas prwtas tas kalas kai eklektas²¹kai eishlqon eis tas koilias autwn kai ou diadhloi egenonto oti eishlqon eis tas koilias autwn kai ai oyeis autwn aiscrai kaqa kai thn archn exegerqeis de ekoimhqhn²²kai eidon palin en tw upnw mou kai wsper epta stacues anebainon en puqmeni eni plhreis kai kaloi²³alloi de epta stacues leptoi kai anemofqoroi anefuonto ecomenoi autwn²⁴kai katepion oi epta stacues oi leptoi kai anemofqoroi tous epta stacuas tous kalous kai tous plhreis eipa oun tois exhghtais kai ouk hn o apaggellwn moi²⁵kai eipen iwshf tw faraw to enupnion faraw en estin osa o qeos poiei edeixen tw faraw²⁶ai epta boes ai kalai epta eth estin kai oi epta stacues oi kaloi epta eth estin to enupnion faraw en estin²⁷kai ai epta boes ai leptai ai anabainousai opisw autwn epta eth estin kai oi epta stacues oi leptoi kai anemofqoroi esontai epta eth limou²⁸to de rhma o eirhka faraw osa o qeos poiei edeixen tw faraw²⁹idou epta eth ercetai euqhnia pollh en pash gh aiguptw³⁰hxei de epta eth limou meta tauta kai epilhsontai ths plhsmonhs en olh gh aiguptw kai analwsei o limos thn ghn³¹kai ouk epignwsqhsetai h euqhnia epi ths ghs apo tou limou tou esomenou meta tauta iscuros gar estai sfodra³²peri de tou deuterwsai to enupnion faraw dis oti alhqes estai to rhma to para tou qeou kai tacunei o qeos tou poihsai auto³³nun oun skeyai anqrwpon fronimon kai suneton kai katasthson auton epi ghs aiguptou³⁴kai poihsatw faraw kai katasthsatw toparcas epi ths ghs kai apopemptwsatwsan panta ta genhmata ths ghs aiguptou twn epta etwn ths euqhnias³⁵kai sunagagetwsan panta ta brwmata twn epta etwn twn ercomenwn twn kalwn toutwn kai sunacqhtw o sitos upo ceira faraw brwmata en tais polesin fulacqhtw³⁶kai estai ta brwmata pefulagmena th gh eis ta epta eth tou limou a esontai en gh aiguptw kai ouk ektribhsetai h gh en tw limw³⁷hresen de ta rhmata enantion faraw kai enantion pantwn twn paidwn autou³⁸kai eipen faraw pasin tois paisin autou mh eurhsomen anqrwpon toiouton os ecei pneuma qeou en autw³⁹eipen de faraw tw iwshf epeidh edeixen o qeos soi panta tauta ouk estin anqrwpos fronimwteros kai sunetwteros sou⁴⁰su esh epi tw oikw mou kai epi tw stomati sou upakousetai pas o laos mou plhn ton qronon uperexw sou egw⁴¹eipen de faraw tw iwshf idou kaqisthmi se shmeron epi pashs ghs aiguptou⁴²kai perielomenos faraw ton daktulion apo ths ceiros autou perieqhken auton epi thn ceira iwshf kai enedusen auton stolhn bussinhn kai perieqhken kloion crusoun peri ton trachlon autou⁴³kai anebibasen auton epi to arma to deuteron twn autou kai ekhruxen emprosqen autou khrux kai katesthsen auton ef� olhs ghs aiguptou⁴⁴eipen de faraw tw iwshf egw faraw aneu sou ouk exarei ouqeis thn ceira autou epi pash gh aiguptou⁴⁵kai ekalesen faraw to onoma iwshf yonqomfanhc kai edwken autw thn asenneq qugatera petefrh ierews hliou polews autw gunaika⁴⁶iwshf de hn etwn triakonta ote esth enantion faraw basilews aiguptou exhlqen de iwshf ek proswpou faraw kai dihlqen pasan ghn aiguptou⁴⁷kai epoihsen h gh en tois epta etesin ths euqhnias dragmata⁴⁸kai sunhgagen panta ta brwmata twn epta etwn en ois hn h euqhnia en gh aiguptou kai eqhken ta brwmata en tais polesin brwmata twn pediwn ths polews twn kuklw auths eqhken en auth⁴⁹kai sunhgagen iwshf siton wsei thn ammon ths qalasshs polun sfodra ews ouk hdunanto ariqmhsai ou gar hn ariqmos⁵⁰tw de iwshf egenonto uioi duo pro tou elqein ta epta eth tou limou ous eteken autw asenneq qugathr petefrh ierews hliou polews⁵¹ekalesen de iwshf to onoma tou prwtotokou manassh oti epilaqesqai me epoihsen o qeos pantwn twn ponwn mou kai pantwn twn tou patros mou⁵²to de onoma tou deuterou ekalesen efraim oti huxhsen me o qeos en gh tapeinwsews mou⁵³parhlqon de ta epta eth ths euqhnias a egenonto en gh aiguptw⁵⁴kai hrxanto ta epta eth tou limou ercesqai kaqa eipen iwshf kai egeneto limos en pash th gh en de pash gh aiguptou hsan artoi⁵⁵kai epeinasen pasa h gh aiguptou ekekraxen de o laos pros faraw peri artwn eipen de faraw pasi tois aiguptiois poreuesqe pros iwshf kai o ean eiph umin poihsate⁵⁶kai o limos hn epi proswpou pashs ths ghs anewxen de iwshf pantas tous sitobolwnas kai epwlei pasi tois aiguptiois⁵⁷kai pasai ai cwrai hlqon eis aigupton agorazein pros iwshf epekrathsen gar o limos en pash th gh

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¹idwn de iakwb oti estin prasis en aiguptw eipen tois uiois autou ina ti raqumeite²idou akhkoa oti estin sitos en aiguptw katabhte ekei kai priasqe hmin mikra brwmata ina zwmen kai mh apoqanwmen³katebhsan de oi adelfoi iwshf oi deka priasqai siton ex aiguptou⁴ton de beniamin ton adelfon iwshf ouk apesteilen meta twn adelfwn autou eipen gar mhpote sumbh autw malakia⁵hlqon de oi uioi israhl agorazein meta twn ercomenwn hn gar o limos en gh canaan⁶iwshf de hn arcwn ths ghs outos epwlei panti tw law ths ghs elqontes de oi adelfoi iwshf prosekunhsan autw epi proswpon epi thn ghn⁷idwn de iwshf tous adelfous autou epegnw kai hllotriouto ap� autwn kai elalhsen autois sklhra kai eipen autois poqen hkate oi de eipan ek ghs canaan agorasai brwmata⁸epegnw de iwshf tous adelfous autou autoi de ouk epegnwsan auton⁹kai emnhsqh iwshf twn enupniwn wn eiden autos kai eipen autois kataskopoi este katanohsai ta icnh ths cwras hkate¹⁰oi de eipan ouci kurie oi paides sou hlqomen priasqai brwmata¹¹pantes esmen uioi enos anqrwpou eirhnikoi esmen ouk eisin oi paides sou kataskopoi¹²eipen de autois ouci alla ta icnh ths ghs hlqate idein¹³oi de eipan dwdeka esmen oi paides sou adelfoi en gh canaan kai idou o newteros meta tou patros hmwn shmeron o de eteros ouc uparcei¹⁴eipen de autois iwshf touto estin o eirhka umin legwn oti kataskopoi este¹⁵en toutw faneisqe nh thn ugieian faraw ou mh exelqhte enteuqen ean mh o adelfos umwn o newteros elqh wde¹⁶aposteilate ex umwn ena kai labete ton adelfon umwn umeis de apacqhte ews tou fanera genesqai ta rhmata umwn ei alhqeuete h ou ei de mh nh thn ugieian faraw h mhn kataskopoi este¹⁷kai eqeto autous en fulakh hmeras treis¹⁸eipen de autois th hmera th trith touto poihsate kai zhsesqe ton qeon gar egw foboumai¹⁹ei eirhnikoi este adelfos umwn eis katasceqhtw en th fulakh autoi de badisate kai apagagete ton agorasmon ths sitodosias umwn²⁰kai ton adelfon umwn ton newteron agagete pros me kai pisteuqhsontai ta rhmata umwn ei de mh apoqaneisqe epoihsan de outws²¹kai eipen ekastos pros ton adelfon autou nai en amartia gar esmen peri tou adelfou hmwn oti upereidomen thn qliyin ths yuchs autou ote katedeeto hmwn kai ouk eishkousamen autou eneken toutou ephlqen ef� hmas h qliyis auth²²apokriqeis de roubhn eipen autois ouk elalhsa umin legwn mh adikhshte to paidarion kai ouk eishkousate mou kai idou to aima autou ekzhteitai²³autoi de ouk hdeisan oti akouei iwshf o gar ermhneuths ana meson autwn hn²⁴apostrafeis de ap� autwn eklausen iwshf kai palin proshlqen pros autous kai eipen autois kai elaben ton sumewn ap� autwn kai edhsen auton enantion autwn²⁵eneteilato de iwshf emplhsai ta aggeia autwn sitou kai apodounai to argurion ekastou eis ton sakkon autou kai dounai autois episitismon eis thn odon kai egenhqh autois outws²⁶kai epiqentes ton siton epi tous onous autwn aphlqon ekeiqen²⁷lusas de eis ton marsippon autou dounai cortasmata tois onois autou ou katelusan eiden ton desmon tou arguriou autou kai hn epanw tou stomatos tou marsippou²⁸kai eipen tois adelfois autou apedoqh moi to argurion kai idou touto en tw marsippw mou kai exesth h kardia autwn kai etaracqhsan pros allhlous legontes ti touto epoihsen o qeos hmin²⁹hlqon de pros iakwb ton patera autwn eis ghn canaan kai aphggeilan autw panta ta sumbanta autois legontes³⁰lelalhken o anqrwpos o kurios ths ghs pros hmas sklhra kai eqeto hmas en fulakh ws kataskopeuontas thn ghn³¹eipamen de autw eirhnikoi esmen ouk esmen kataskopoi³²dwdeka adelfoi esmen uioi tou patros hmwn o eis ouc uparcei o de mikroteros meta tou patros hmwn shmeron en gh canaan³³eipen de hmin o anqrwpos o kurios ths ghs en toutw gnwsomai oti eirhnikoi este adelfon ena afete wde met� emou ton de agorasmon ths sitodosias tou oikou umwn labontes apelqate³⁴kai agagete pros me ton adelfon umwn ton newteron kai gnwsomai oti ou kataskopoi este all� oti eirhnikoi este kai ton adelfon umwn apodwsw umin kai th gh emporeuesqe³⁵egeneto de en tw katakenoun autous tous sakkous autwn kai hn ekastou o desmos tou arguriou en tw sakkw autwn kai eidon tous desmous tou arguriou autwn autoi kai o pathr autwn kai efobhqhsan³⁶eipen de autois iakwb o pathr autwn eme hteknwsate iwshf ouk estin sumewn ouk estin kai ton beniamin lhmyesqe ep� eme egeneto panta tauta³⁷eipen de roubhn tw patri autou legwn tous duo uious mou apokteinon ean mh agagw auton pros se dos auton eis thn ceira mou kagw anaxw auton pros se³⁸o de eipen ou katabhsetai o uios mou meq� umwn oti o adelfos autou apeqanen kai autos monos kataleleiptai kai sumbhsetai auton malakisqhnai en th odw h an poreuhsqe kai kataxete mou to ghras meta luphs eis adou

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¹o de limos eniscusen epi ths ghs²egeneto de hnika sunetelesan katafagein ton siton on hnegkan ex aiguptou kai eipen autois o pathr autwn palin poreuqentes priasqe hmin mikra brwmata³eipen de autw ioudas legwn diamarturia diamemarturhtai hmin o anqrwpos legwn ouk oyesqe to proswpon mou ean mh o adelfos umwn o newteros meq� umwn h⁴ei men oun apostelleis ton adelfon hmwn meq� hmwn katabhsomeqa kai agoraswmen soi brwmata⁵ei de mh apostelleis ton adelfon hmwn meq� hmwn ou poreusomeqa o gar anqrwpos eipen hmin legwn ouk oyesqe mou to proswpon ean mh o adelfos umwn o newteros meq� umwn h⁶eipen de israhl ti ekakopoihsate me anaggeilantes tw anqrwpw ei estin umin adelfos⁷oi de eipan erwtwn ephrwthsen hmas o anqrwpos kai thn genean hmwn legwn ei eti o pathr umwn zh ei estin umin adelfos kai aphggeilamen autw kata thn eperwthsin tauthn mh hdeimen ei erei hmin agagete ton adelfon umwn⁸eipen de ioudas pros israhl ton patera autou aposteilon to paidarion met� emou kai anastantes poreusomeqa ina zwmen kai mh apoqanwmen kai hmeis kai su kai h aposkeuh hmwn⁹egw de ekdecomai auton ek ceiros mou zhthson auton ean mh agagw auton pros se kai sthsw auton enantion sou hmarthkws esomai pros se pasas tas hmeras¹⁰ei mh gar ebradunamen hdh an upestreyamen dis¹¹eipen de autois israhl o pathr autwn ei outws estin touto poihsate labete apo twn karpwn ths ghs en tois aggeiois umwn kai katagagete tw anqrwpw dwra ths rhtinhs kai tou melitos qumiama kai stakthn kai tereminqon kai karua¹²kai to argurion disson labete en tais cersin umwn to argurion to apostrafen en tois marsippois umwn apostreyate meq� umwn mhpote agnohma estin¹³kai ton adelfon umwn labete kai anastantes katabhte pros ton anqrwpon¹⁴o de qeos mou dwh umin carin enantion tou anqrwpou kai aposteilai ton adelfon umwn ton ena kai ton beniamin egw men gar kaqa hteknwmai hteknwmai¹⁵labontes de oi andres ta dwra tauta kai to argurion diploun elabon en tais cersin autwn kai ton beniamin kai anastantes katebhsan eis aigupton kai esthsan enantion iwshf¹⁶eiden de iwshf autous kai ton beniamin ton adelfon autou ton omomhtrion kai eipen tw epi ths oikias autou eisagage tous anqrwpous eis thn oikian kai sfaxon qumata kai etoimason met� emou gar fagontai oi anqrwpoi artous thn meshmbrian¹⁷epoihsen de o anqrwpos kaqa eipen iwshf kai eishgagen tous anqrwpous eis ton oikon iwshf¹⁸idontes de oi anqrwpoi oti eishcqhsan eis ton oikon iwshf eipan dia to argurion to apostrafen en tois marsippois hmwn thn archn hmeis eisagomeqa tou sukofanthsai hmas kai epiqesqai hmin tou labein hmas eis paidas kai tous onous hmwn¹⁹proselqontes de pros ton anqrwpon ton epi tou oikou iwshf elalhsan autw en tw pulwni tou oikou²⁰legontes deomeqa kurie katebhmen thn archn priasqai brwmata²¹egeneto de hnika hlqomen eis to katalusai kai hnoixamen tous marsippous hmwn kai tode to argurion ekastou en tw marsippw autou to argurion hmwn en staqmw apestreyamen nun en tais cersin hmwn²²kai argurion eteron hnegkamen meq� eautwn agorasai brwmata ouk oidamen tis enebalen to argurion eis tous marsippous hmwn²³eipen de autois ilews umin mh fobeisqe o qeos umwn kai o qeos twn paterwn umwn edwken umin qhsaurous en tois marsippois umwn to de argurion umwn eudokimoun apecw kai exhgagen pros autous ton sumewn²⁴kai hnegken udwr niyai tous podas autwn kai edwken cortasmata tois onois autwn²⁵htoimasan de ta dwra ews tou elqein iwshf meshmbrias hkousan gar oti ekei mellei aristan²⁶eishlqen de iwshf eis thn oikian kai proshnegkan autw ta dwra a eicon en tais cersin autwn eis ton oikon kai prosekunhsan autw epi proswpon epi thn ghn²⁷hrwthsen de autous pws ecete kai eipen autois ei ugiainei o pathr umwn o presbuteros on eipate eti zh²⁸oi de eipan ugiainei o pais sou o pathr hmwn eti zh kai eipen euloghtos o anqrwpos ekeinos tw qew kai kuyantes prosekunhsan autw²⁹anableyas de tois ofqalmois iwshf eiden beniamin ton adelfon autou ton omomhtrion kai eipen outos o adelfos umwn o newteros on eipate pros me agagein kai eipen o qeos elehsai se teknon³⁰etaracqh de iwshf sunestrefeto gar ta entera autou epi tw adelfw autou kai ezhtei klausai eiselqwn de eis to tamieion eklausen ekei³¹kai niyamenos to proswpon exelqwn enekrateusato kai eipen paraqete artous³²kai pareqhkan autw monw kai autois kaq� eautous kai tois aiguptiois tois sundeipnousin met� autou kaq� eautous ou gar edunanto oi aiguptioi sunesqiein meta twn ebraiwn artous bdelugma gar estin tois aiguptiois³³ekaqisan de enantion autou o prwtotokos kata ta presbeia autou kai o newteros kata thn neothta autou existanto de oi anqrwpoi ekastos pros ton adelfon autou³⁴hran de meridas par� autou pros autous emegalunqh de h meris beniamin para tas meridas pantwn pentaplasiws pros tas ekeinwn epion de kai emequsqhsan met� autou

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¹kai eneteilato iwshf tw onti epi ths oikias autou legwn plhsate tous marsippous twn anqrwpwn brwmatwn osa ean dunwntai arai kai embalate ekastou to argurion epi tou stomatos tou marsippou²kai to kondu mou to arguroun embalate eis ton marsippon tou newterou kai thn timhn tou sitou autou egenhqh de kata to rhma iwshf kaqws eipen³to prwi diefausen kai oi anqrwpoi apestalhsan autoi kai oi onoi autwn⁴exelqontwn de autwn thn polin ouk apescon makran kai iwshf eipen tw epi ths oikias autou anastas epidiwxon opisw twn anqrwpwn kai katalhmyh autous kai ereis autois ti oti antapedwkate ponhra anti kalwn⁵ina ti ekleyate mou to kondu to arguroun ou touto estin en w pinei o kurios mou autos de oiwnismw oiwnizetai en autw ponhra suntetelesqe a pepoihkate⁶eurwn de autous eipen autois kata ta rhmata tauta⁷oi de eipon autw ina ti lalei o kurios kata ta rhmata tauta mh genoito tois paisin sou poihsai kata to rhma touto⁸ei to men argurion o euromen en tois marsippois hmwn apestreyamen pros se ek ghs canaan pws an kleyaimen ek tou oikou tou kuriou sou argurion h crusion⁹par� w an eureqh to kondu twn paidwn sou apoqnhsketw kai hmeis de esomeqa paides tw kuriw hmwn¹⁰o de eipen kai nun ws legete outws estai o anqrwpos par� w an eureqh to kondu autos estai mou pais umeis de esesqe kaqaroi¹¹kai espeusan kai kaqeilan ekastos ton marsippon autou epi thn ghn kai hnoixan ekastos ton marsippon autou¹²hreuna de apo tou presbuterou arxamenos ews hlqen epi ton newteron kai euren to kondu en tw marsippw tw beniamin¹³kai dierrhxan ta imatia autwn kai epeqhkan ekastos ton marsippon autou epi ton onon autou kai epestreyan eis thn polin¹⁴eishlqen de ioudas kai oi adelfoi autou pros iwshf eti autou ontos ekei kai epeson enantion autou epi thn ghn¹⁵eipen de autois iwshf ti to pragma touto o epoihsate ouk oidate oti oiwnismw oiwnieitai anqrwpos oios egw¹⁶eipen de ioudas ti anteroumen tw kuriw h ti lalhswmen h ti dikaiwqwmen o de qeos euren thn adikian twn paidwn sou idou esmen oiketai tw kuriw hmwn kai hmeis kai par� w eureqh to kondu¹⁷eipen de iwshf mh moi genoito poihsai to rhma touto o anqrwpos par� w eureqh to kondu autos estai mou pais umeis de anabhte meta swthrias pros ton patera umwn¹⁸eggisas de autw ioudas eipen deomai kurie lalhsatw o pais sou rhma enantion sou kai mh qumwqhs tw paidi sou oti su ei meta faraw¹⁹kurie su hrwthsas tous paidas sou legwn ei ecete patera h adelfon²⁰kai eipamen tw kuriw estin hmin pathr presbuteros kai paidion ghrws newteron autw kai o adelfos autou apeqanen autos de monos upeleifqh th mhtri autou o de pathr auton hgaphsen²¹eipas de tois paisin sou katagagete auton pros me kai epimeloumai autou²²kai eipamen tw kuriw ou dunhsetai to paidion katalipein ton patera ean de kataliph ton patera apoqaneitai²³su de eipas tois paisin sou ean mh katabh o adelfos umwn o newteros meq� umwn ou prosqhsesqe eti idein to proswpon mou²⁴egeneto de hnika anebhmen pros ton paida sou patera de hmwn aphggeilamen autw ta rhmata tou kuriou²⁵eipen de hmin o pathr hmwn badisate palin agorasate hmin mikra brwmata²⁶hmeis de eipamen ou dunhsomeqa katabhnai all� ei men o adelfos hmwn o newteros katabainei meq� hmwn katabhsomeqa ou gar dunhsomeqa idein to proswpon tou anqrwpou tou adelfou tou newterou mh ontos meq� hmwn²⁷eipen de o pais sou o pathr hmwn pros hmas umeis ginwskete oti duo eteken moi h gunh²⁸kai exhlqen o eis ap� emou kai eipate oti qhriobrwtos gegonen kai ouk eidon auton eti kai nun²⁹ean oun labhte kai touton ek proswpou mou kai sumbh autw malakia en th odw kai kataxete mou to ghras meta luphs eis adou³⁰nun oun ean eisporeuwmai pros ton paida sou patera de hmwn kai to paidarion mh h meq� hmwn h de yuch autou ekkrematai ek ths toutou yuchs³¹kai estai en tw idein auton mh on to paidarion meq� hmwn teleuthsei kai kataxousin oi paides sou to ghras tou paidos sou patros de hmwn met� odunhs eis adou³²o gar pais sou ekdedektai to paidion para tou patros legwn ean mh agagw auton pros se kai sthsw auton enantion sou hmarthkws esomai pros ton patera pasas tas hmeras³³nun oun paramenw soi pais anti tou paidiou oikeths tou kuriou to de paidion anabhtw meta twn adelfwn³⁴pws gar anabhsomai pros ton patera tou paidiou mh ontos meq� hmwn ina mh idw ta kaka a eurhsei ton patera mou

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¹kai ouk hdunato iwshf anecesqai pantwn twn paresthkotwn autw all� eipen exaposteilate pantas ap� emou kai ou pareisthkei oudeis eti tw iwshf hnika anegnwrizeto tois adelfois autou²kai afhken fwnhn meta klauqmou hkousan de pantes oi aiguptioi kai akouston egeneto eis ton oikon faraw³eipen de iwshf pros tous adelfous autou egw eimi iwshf eti o pathr mou zh kai ouk edunanto oi adelfoi apokriqhnai autw etaracqhsan gar⁴eipen de iwshf pros tous adelfous autou eggisate pros me kai hggisan kai eipen egw eimi iwshf o adelfos umwn on apedosqe eis aigupton⁵nun oun mh lupeisqe mhde sklhron umin fanhtw oti apedosqe me wde eis gar zwhn apesteilen me o qeos emprosqen umwn⁶touto gar deuteron etos limos epi ths ghs kai eti loipa pente eth en ois ouk estai arotriasis oude amhtos⁷apesteilen gar me o qeos emprosqen umwn upoleipesqai umwn kataleimma epi ths ghs kai ekqreyai umwn kataleiyin megalhn⁸nun oun ouc umeis me apestalkate wde all� h o qeos kai epoihsen me ws patera faraw kai kurion pantos tou oikou autou kai arconta pashs ghs aiguptou⁹speusantes oun anabhte pros ton patera mou kai eipate autw tade legei o uios sou iwshf epoihsen me o qeos kurion pashs ghs aiguptou katabhqi oun pros me kai mh meinhs¹⁰kai katoikhseis en gh gesem arabias kai esh eggus mou su kai oi uioi sou kai oi uioi twn uiwn sou ta probata sou kai ai boes sou kai osa soi estin¹¹kai ekqreyw se ekei eti gar pente eth limos ina mh ektribhs su kai oi uioi sou kai panta ta uparconta sou¹²idou oi ofqalmoi umwn blepousin kai oi ofqalmoi beniamin tou adelfou mou oti to stoma mou to laloun pros umas¹³apaggeilate oun tw patri mou pasan thn doxan mou thn en aiguptw kai osa eidete kai tacunantes katagagete ton patera mou wde¹⁴kai epipeswn epi ton trachlon beniamin tou adelfou autou eklausen ep� autw kai beniamin eklausen epi tw trachlw autou¹⁵kai katafilhsas pantas tous adelfous autou eklausen ep� autois kai meta tauta elalhsan oi adelfoi autou pros auton¹⁶kai diebohqh h fwnh eis ton oikon faraw legontes hkasin oi adelfoi iwshf ecarh de faraw kai h qerapeia autou¹⁷eipen de faraw pros iwshf eipon tois adelfois sou touto poihsate gemisate ta poreia umwn kai apelqate eis ghn canaan¹⁸kai paralabontes ton patera umwn kai ta uparconta umwn hkete pros me kai dwsw umin pantwn twn agaqwn aiguptou kai fagesqe ton muelon ths ghs¹⁹su de enteilai tauta labein autois amaxas ek ghs aiguptou tois paidiois umwn kai tais gunaixin kai analabontes ton patera umwn paraginesqe²⁰kai mh feishsqe tois ofqalmois twn skeuwn umwn ta gar panta agaqa aiguptou umin estai²¹epoihsan de outws oi uioi israhl edwken de iwshf autois amaxas kata ta eirhmena upo faraw tou basilews kai edwken autois episitismon eis thn odon²²kai pasin edwken dissas stolas tw de beniamin edwken triakosious crusous kai pente exallassousas stolas²³kai tw patri autou apesteilen kata ta auta kai deka onous airontas apo pantwn twn agaqwn aiguptou kai deka hmionous airousas artous tw patri autou eis odon²⁴exapesteilen de tous adelfous autou kai eporeuqhsan kai eipen autois mh orgizesqe en th odw²⁵kai anebhsan ex aiguptou kai hlqon eis ghn canaan pros iakwb ton patera autwn²⁶kai anhggeilan autw legontes oti o uios sou iwshf zh kai autos arcei pashs ghs aiguptou kai exesth h dianoia iakwb ou gar episteusen autois²⁷elalhsan de autw panta ta rhqenta upo iwshf osa eipen autois idwn de tas amaxas as apesteilen iwshf wste analabein auton anezwpurhsen to pneuma iakwb tou patros autwn²⁸eipen de israhl mega moi estin ei eti iwshf o uios mou zh poreuqeis oyomai auton pro tou apoqanein me

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¹aparas de israhl autos kai panta ta autou hlqen epi to frear tou orkou kai equsen qusian tw qew tou patros autou isaak²eipen de o qeos israhl en oramati ths nuktos eipas iakwb iakwb o de eipen ti estin³legwn egw eimi o qeos twn paterwn sou mh fobou katabhnai eis aigupton eis gar eqnos mega poihsw se ekei⁴kai egw katabhsomai meta sou eis aigupton kai egw anabibasw se eis telos kai iwshf epibalei tas ceiras epi tous ofqalmous sou⁵anesth de iakwb apo tou freatos tou orkou kai anelabon oi uioi israhl ton patera autwn kai thn aposkeuhn kai tas gunaikas autwn epi tas amaxas as apesteilen iwshf arai auton⁶kai analabontes ta uparconta autwn kai pasan thn kthsin hn ekthsanto en gh canaan eishlqon eis aigupton iakwb kai pan to sperma autou met� autou⁷uioi kai oi uioi twn uiwn autou met� autou qugateres kai qugateres twn uiwn autou kai pan to sperma autou hgagen eis aigupton⁸tauta de ta onomata twn uiwn israhl twn eiselqontwn eis aigupton iakwb kai oi uioi autou prwtotokos iakwb roubhn⁹uioi de roubhn enwc kai fallous asrwn kai carmi¹⁰uioi de sumewn iemouhl kai iamin kai awd kai iacin kai saar kai saoul uios ths cananitidos¹¹uioi de leui ghrswn kaaq kai merari¹²uioi de iouda hr kai aunan kai shlwm kai fares kai zara apeqanen de hr kai aunan en gh canaan egenonto de uioi fares asrwn kai iemouhl¹³uioi de issacar qwla kai foua kai iasoub kai zambram¹⁴uioi de zaboulwn sered kai allwn kai alohl¹⁵outoi uioi leias ous eteken tw iakwb en mesopotamia ths surias kai dinan thn qugatera autou pasai ai yucai uioi kai qugateres triakonta treis¹⁶uioi de gad safwn kai aggis kai saunis kai qasoban kai ahdis kai arohdis kai arohlis¹⁷uioi de ashr iemna kai iesoua kai ieoul kai baria kai sara adelfh autwn uioi de baria cobor kai melcihl¹⁸outoi uioi zelfas hn edwken laban leia th qugatri autou h eteken toutous tw iakwb deka ex yucas¹⁹uioi de rachl gunaikos iakwb iwshf kai beniamin²⁰egenonto de uioi iwshf en gh aiguptw ous eteken autw asenneq qugathr petefrh ierews hliou polews ton manassh kai ton efraim egenonto de uioi manassh ous eteken autw h pallakh h sura ton macir macir de egennhsen ton galaad uioi de efraim adelfou manassh soutalaam kai taam uioi de soutalaam edem²¹uioi de beniamin bala kai cobwr kai asbhl egenonto de uioi bala ghra kai noeman kai agcis kai rws kai mamfin kai ofimin ghra de egennhsen ton arad²²outoi uioi rachl ous eteken tw iakwb pasai yucai deka oktw²³uioi de dan asom²⁴kai uioi nefqali asihl kai gwuni kai issaar kai sullhm²⁵outoi uioi ballas hn edwken laban rachl th qugatri autou h eteken toutous tw iakwb pasai yucai epta²⁶pasai de yucai ai eiselqousai meta iakwb eis aigupton oi exelqontes ek twn mhrwn autou cwris twn gunaikwn uiwn iakwb pasai yucai exhkonta ex²⁷uioi de iwshf oi genomenoi autw en gh aiguptw yucai ennea pasai yucai oikou iakwb ai eiselqousai eis aigupton ebdomhkonta pente²⁸ton de ioudan apesteilen emprosqen autou pros iwshf sunanthsai autw kaq� hrwwn polin eis ghn ramessh²⁹zeuxas de iwshf ta armata autou anebh eis sunanthsin israhl tw patri autou kaq� hrwwn polin kai ofqeis autw epepesen epi ton trachlon autou kai eklausen klauqmw pleioni³⁰kai eipen israhl pros iwshf apoqanoumai apo tou nun epei ewraka to proswpon sou eti gar su zhs³¹eipen de iwshf pros tous adelfous autou anabas apaggelw tw faraw kai erw autw oi adelfoi mou kai o oikos tou patros mou oi hsan en gh canaan hkasin pros me³²oi de andres eisin poimenes andres gar kthnotrofoi hsan kai ta kthnh kai tous boas kai panta ta autwn ageiocasin³³ean oun kalesh umas faraw kai eiph umin ti to ergon umwn estin³⁴ereite andres kthnotrofoi esmen oi paides sou ek paidos ews tou nun kai hmeis kai oi pateres hmwn ina katoikhshte en gh gesem arabia bdelugma gar estin aiguptiois pas poimhn probatwn

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¹elqwn de iwshf aphggeilen tw faraw legwn o pathr mou kai oi adelfoi mou kai ta kthnh kai oi boes autwn kai panta ta autwn hlqon ek ghs canaan kai idou eisin en gh gesem²apo de twn adelfwn autou parelaben pente andras kai esthsen autous enantion faraw³kai eipen faraw tois adelfois iwshf ti to ergon umwn oi de eipan tw faraw poimenes probatwn oi paides sou kai hmeis kai oi pateres hmwn⁴eipan de tw faraw paroikein en th gh hkamen ou gar estin nomh tois kthnesin twn paidwn sou eniscusen gar o limos en gh canaan nun oun katoikhsomen oi paides sou en gh gesem⁵eipen de faraw tw iwsfh katoikeitwsan en gh gesem ei de episth oti eisin en autois andres dunatoi katasthson autous arcontas twn emwn kthnwn hlqon de eis aigupton pros iwshf iakwb kai oi uioi autou kai hkousen faraw basileus aiguptou kai eipen faraw pros iwshf legwn o pathr sou kai oi adelfoi sou hkasi pros se⁶idou h gh aiguptou enantion sou estin en th beltisth gh katoikison ton patera sou kai tous adelfous sou⁷eishgagen de iwshf iakwb ton patera autou kai esthsen auton enantion faraw kai euloghsen iakwb ton faraw⁸eipen de faraw tw iakwb posa eth hmerwn ths zwhs sou⁹kai eipen iakwb tw faraw ai hmerai twn etwn ths zwhs mou as paroikw ekaton triakonta eth mikrai kai ponhrai gegonasin ai hmerai twn etwn ths zwhs mou ouk afikonto eis tas hmeras twn etwn ths zwhs twn paterwn mou as hmeras parwkhsan¹⁰kai euloghsas iakwb ton faraw exhlqen ap� autou¹¹kai katwkisen iwshf ton patera kai tous adelfous autou kai edwken autois katascesin en gh aiguptou en th beltisth gh en gh ramessh kaqa prosetaxen faraw¹²kai esitometrei iwshf tw patri kai tois adelfois autou kai panti tw oikw tou patros autou siton kata swma¹³sitos de ouk hn en pash th gh eniscusen gar o limos sfodra exelipen de h gh aiguptou kai h gh canaan apo tou limou¹⁴sunhgagen de iwshf pan to argurion to eureqen en gh aiguptou kai en gh canaan tou sitou ou hgorazon kai esitometrei autois kai eishnegken iwshf pan to argurion eis ton oikon faraw¹⁵kai exelipen pan to argurion ek ghs aiguptou kai ek ghs canaan hlqon de pantes oi aiguptioi pros iwshf legontes dos hmin artous kai ina ti apoqnhskomen enantion sou ekleloipen gar to argurion hmwn¹⁶eipen de autois iwshf ferete ta kthnh umwn kai dwsw umin artous anti twn kthnwn umwn ei ekleloipen to argurion¹⁷hgagon de ta kthnh pros iwshf kai edwken autois iwshf artous anti twn ippwn kai anti twn probatwn kai anti twn bown kai anti twn onwn kai exeqreyen autous en artois anti pantwn twn kthnwn autwn en tw eniautw ekeinw¹⁸exhlqen de to etos ekeino kai hlqon pros auton en tw etei tw deuterw kai eipan autw mhpote ektribwmen apo tou kuriou hmwn ei gar ekleloipen to argurion kai ta uparconta kai ta kthnh pros se ton kurion kai ouc upoleipetai hmin enantion tou kuriou hmwn all� h to idion swma kai h gh hmwn¹⁹ina oun mh apoqanwmen enantion sou kai h gh erhmwqh kthsai hmas kai thn ghn hmwn anti artwn kai esomeqa hmeis kai h gh hmwn paides faraw dos sperma ina speirwmen kai zwmen kai mh apoqanwmen kai h gh ouk erhmwqhsetai²⁰kai ekthsato iwshf pasan thn ghn twn aiguptiwn tw faraw apedonto gar oi aiguptioi thn ghn autwn tw faraw epekrathsen gar autwn o limos kai egeneto h gh faraw²¹kai ton laon katedoulwsato autw eis paidas ap� akrwn oriwn aiguptou ews twn akrwn²²cwris ths ghs twn ierewn monon ouk ekthsato tauthn iwshf en dosei gar edwken doma tois iereusin faraw kai hsqion thn dosin hn edwken autois faraw dia touto ouk apedonto thn ghn autwn²³eipen de iwshf pasi tois aiguptiois idou kekthmai umas kai thn ghn umwn shmeron tw faraw labete eautois sperma kai speirate thn ghn²⁴kai estai ta genhmata auths dwsete to pempton meros tw faraw ta de tessara merh estai umin autois eis sperma th gh kai eis brwsin umin kai pasin tois en tois oikois umwn²⁵kai eipan seswkas hmas euromen carin enantion tou kuriou hmwn kai esomeqa paides faraw²⁶kai eqeto autois iwshf eis prostagma ews ths hmeras tauths epi ghn aiguptou tw faraw apopemptoun cwris ths ghs twn ierewn monon ouk hn tw faraw²⁷katwkhsen de israhl en gh aiguptw epi ths ghs gesem kai eklhronomhsan ep� auths kai huxhqhsan kai eplhqunqhsan sfodra²⁸epezhsen de iakwb en gh aiguptw deka epta eth egenonto de ai hmerai iakwb eniautwn ths zwhs autou ekaton tessarakonta epta eth²⁹hggisan de ai hmerai israhl tou apoqanein kai ekalesen ton uion autou iwshf kai eipen autw ei eurhka carin enantion sou upoqes thn ceira sou upo ton mhron mou kai poihseis ep� eme elehmosunhn kai alhqeian tou mh me qayai en aiguptw³⁰alla koimhqhsomai meta twn paterwn mou kai areis me ex aiguptou kai qayeis me en tw tafw autwn o de eipen egw poihsw kata to rhma sou³¹eipen de omoson moi kai wmosen autw kai prosekunhsen israhl epi to akron ths rabdou autou

Chapter 48
¹egeneto de meta ta rhmata tauta kai aphggelh tw iwshf oti o pathr sou enocleitai kai analabwn tous duo uious autou ton manassh kai ton efraim hlqen pros iakwb²aphggelh de tw iakwb legontes idou o uios sou iwshf ercetai pros se kai eniscusas israhl ekaqisen epi thn klinhn³kai eipen iakwb tw iwshf o qeos mou wfqh moi en louza en gh canaan kai euloghsen me⁴kai eipen moi idou egw auxanw se kai plhqunw se kai poihsw se eis sunagwgas eqnwn kai dwsw soi thn ghn tauthn kai tw spermati sou meta se eis katascesin aiwnion⁵nun oun oi duo uioi sou oi genomenoi soi en aiguptw pro tou me elqein pros se eis aigupton emoi eisin efraim kai manassh ws roubhn kai sumewn esontai moi⁶ta de ekgona a ean gennhshs meta tauta soi esontai epi tw onomati twn adelfwn autwn klhqhsontai en tois ekeinwn klhrois⁷egw de hnika hrcomhn ek mesopotamias ths surias apeqanen rachl h mhthr sou en gh canaan eggizontos mou kata ton ippodromon cabraqa ths ghs tou elqein efraqa kai katwruxa authn en th odw tou ippodromou auth estin baiqleem⁸idwn de israhl tous uious iwshf eipen tines soi outoi⁹eipen de iwshf tw patri autou uioi mou eisin ous edwken moi o qeos entauqa kai eipen iakwb prosagage moi autous ina euloghsw autous¹⁰oi de ofqalmoi israhl ebaruwphsan apo tou ghrous kai ouk hdunato blepein kai hggisen autous pros auton kai efilhsen autous kai perielaben autous¹¹kai eipen israhl pros iwshf idou tou proswpou sou ouk esterhqhn kai idou edeixen moi o qeos kai to sperma sou¹²kai exhgagen iwshf autous apo twn gonatwn autou kai prosekunhsan autw epi proswpon epi ths ghs¹³labwn de iwshf tous duo uious autou ton te efraim en th dexia ex aristerwn de israhl ton de manassh en th aristera ek dexiwn de israhl hggisen autous autw¹⁴ekteinas de israhl thn ceira thn dexian epebalen epi thn kefalhn efraim outos de hn o newteros kai thn aristeran epi thn kefalhn manassh enallax tas ceiras¹⁵kai huloghsen autous kai eipen o qeos w euhresthsan oi pateres mou enantion autou abraam kai isaak o qeos o trefwn me ek neothtos ews ths hmeras tauths¹⁶o aggelos o ruomenos me ek pantwn twn kakwn euloghsai ta paidia tauta kai epiklhqhsetai en autois to onoma mou kai to onoma twn paterwn mou abraam kai isaak kai plhqunqeihsan eis plhqos polu epi ths ghs¹⁷idwn de iwshf oti epebalen o pathr thn dexian autou epi thn kefalhn efraim baru autw katefanh kai antelabeto iwshf ths ceiros tou patros autou afelein authn apo ths kefalhs efraim epi thn kefalhn manassh¹⁸eipen de iwshf tw patri autou ouc outws pater outos gar o prwtotokos epiqes thn dexian sou epi thn kefalhn autou¹⁹kai ouk hqelhsen alla eipen oida teknon oida kai outos estai eis laon kai outos uywqhsetai alla o adelfos autou o newteros meizwn autou estai kai to sperma autou estai eis plhqos eqnwn²⁰kai euloghsen autous en th hmera ekeinh legwn en umin euloghqhsetai israhl legontes poihsai se o qeos ws efraim kai ws manassh kai eqhken ton efraim emprosqen tou manassh²¹eipen de israhl tw iwshf idou egw apoqnhskw kai estai o qeos meq� umwn kai apostreyei umas eis thn ghn twn paterwn umwn²²egw de didwmi soi sikima exaireton uper tous adelfous sou hn elabon ek ceiros amorraiwn en macaira mou kai toxw

Chapter 49
¹ekalesen de iakwb tous uious autou kai eipen sunacqhte ina anaggeilw umin ti apanthsei umin ep� escatwn twn hmerwn²aqroisqhte kai akousate uioi iakwb akousate israhl tou patros umwn³roubhn prwtotokos mou su iscus mou kai arch teknwn mou sklhros feresqai kai sklhros auqadhs⁴exubrisas ws udwr mh ekzeshs anebhs gar epi thn koithn tou patros sou tote emianas thn strwmnhn ou anebhs⁵sumewn kai leui adelfoi sunetelesan adikian ex airesews autwn⁶eis boulhn autwn mh elqoi h yuch mou kai epi th sustasei autwn mh ereisai ta hpata mou oti en tw qumw autwn apekteinan anqrwpous kai en th epiqumia autwn eneurokophsan tauron⁷epikataratos o qumos autwn oti auqadhs kai h mhnis autwn oti esklhrunqh diameriw autous en iakwb kai diasperw autous en israhl⁸iouda se ainesaisan oi adelfoi sou ai ceires sou epi nwtou twn ecqrwn sou proskunhsousin soi oi uioi tou patros sou⁹skumnos leontos iouda ek blastou uie mou anebhs anapeswn ekoimhqhs ws lewn kai ws skumnos tis egerei auton¹⁰ouk ekleiyei arcwn ex iouda kai hgoumenos ek twn mhrwn autou ews an elqh ta apokeimena autw kai autos prosdokia eqnwn¹¹desmeuwn pros ampelon ton pwlon autou kai th eliki ton pwlon ths onou autou plunei en oinw thn stolhn autou kai en aimati stafulhs thn peribolhn autou¹²caropoi oi ofqalmoi autou apo oinou kai leukoi oi odontes autou h gala¹³zaboulwn paralios katoikhsei kai autos par� ormon ploiwn kai paratenei ews sidwnos¹⁴issacar to kalon epequmhsen anapauomenos ana meson twn klhrwn¹⁵kai idwn thn anapausin oti kalh kai thn ghn oti piwn upeqhken ton wmon autou eis to ponein kai egenhqh anhr gewrgos¹⁶dan krinei ton eautou laon wsei kai mia fulh en israhl¹⁷kai genhqhtw dan ofis ef� odou egkaqhmenos epi tribou daknwn pternan ippou kai peseitai o ippeus eis ta opisw¹⁸thn swthrian perimenw kuriou¹⁹gad peirathrion peirateusei auton autos de peirateusei autwn kata podas²⁰ashr piwn autou o artos kai autos dwsei trufhn arcousin²¹nefqali stelecos aneimenon epididous en tw genhmati kallos²²uios huxhmenos iwshf uios huxhmenos zhlwtos uios mou newtatos pros me anastreyon²³eis on diabouleuomenoi eloidoroun kai eneicon autw kurioi toxeumatwn²⁴kai sunetribh meta kratous ta toxa autwn kai exeluqh ta neura bracionwn ceirwn autwn dia ceira dunastou iakwb ekeiqen o katiscusas israhl²⁵para qeou tou patros sou kai ebohqhsen soi o qeos o emos kai euloghsen se eulogian ouranou anwqen kai eulogian ghs ecoushs panta eneken eulogias mastwn kai mhtras²⁶eulogias patros sou kai mhtros sou uperiscusen ep� eulogiais orewn monimwn kai ep� eulogiais qinwn aenawn esontai epi kefalhn iwshf kai epi korufhs wn hghsato adelfwn²⁷beniamin lukos arpax to prwinon edetai eti kai eis to esperas diadwsei trofhn²⁸pantes outoi uioi iakwb dwdeka kai tauta elalhsen autois o pathr autwn kai euloghsen autous ekaston kata thn eulogian autou euloghsen autous²⁹kai eipen autois egw prostiqemai pros ton emon laon qayate me meta twn paterwn mou en tw sphlaiw o estin en tw agrw efrwn tou cettaiou³⁰en tw sphlaiw tw diplw tw apenanti mambrh en th gh canaan o ekthsato abraam to sphlaion para efrwn tou cettaiou en kthsei mnhmeiou³¹ekei eqayan abraam kai sarran thn gunaika autou ekei eqayan isaak kai rebekkan thn gunaika autou kai ekei eqaya leian³²en kthsei tou agrou kai tou sphlaiou tou ontos en autw para twn uiwn cet³³kai katepausen iakwb epitasswn tois uiois autou kai exaras tous podas autou epi thn klinhn exelipen kai proseteqh pros ton laon autou

Chapter 50
¹kai epipeswn iwshf epi to proswpon tou patros autou eklausen ep� auton kai efilhsen auton²kai prosetaxen iwshf tois paisin autou tois entafiastais entafiasai ton patera autou kai enetafiasan oi entafiastai ton israhl³kai eplhrwsan autou tessarakonta hmeras outws gar katariqmountai ai hmerai ths tafhs kai epenqhsen auton aiguptos ebdomhkonta hmeras⁴epeidh de parhlqon ai hmerai tou penqous elalhsen iwshf pros tous dunastas faraw legwn ei euron carin enantion umwn lalhsate peri emou eis ta wta faraw legontes⁵o pathr mou wrkisen me legwn en tw mnhmeiw w wruxa emautw en gh canaan ekei me qayeis nun oun anabas qayw ton patera mou kai epaneleusomai⁶kai eipen faraw anabhqi qayon ton patera sou kaqaper wrkisen se⁷kai anebh iwshf qayai ton patera autou kai sunanebhsan met� autou pantes oi paides faraw kai oi presbuteroi tou oikou autou kai pantes oi presbuteroi ths ghs aiguptou⁸kai pasa h panoikia iwshf kai oi adelfoi autou kai pasa h oikia h patrikh autou kai thn suggeneian kai ta probata kai tous boas upeliponto en gh gesem⁹kai sunanebhsan met� autou kai armata kai ippeis kai egeneto h parembolh megalh sfodra¹⁰kai paregenonto ef� alwna atad o estin peran tou iordanou kai ekoyanto auton kopeton megan kai iscuron sfodra kai epoihsen to penqos tw patri autou epta hmeras¹¹kai eidon oi katoikoi ths ghs canaan to penqos en alwni atad kai eipan penqos mega touto estin tois aiguptiois dia touto ekalesen to onoma autou penqos aiguptou o estin peran tou iordanou¹²kai epoihsan autw outws oi uioi autou kai eqayan auton ekei¹³kai anelabon auton oi uioi autou eis ghn canaan kai eqayan auton eis to sphlaion to diploun o ekthsato abraam to sphlaion en kthsei mnhmeiou para efrwn tou cettaiou katenanti mambrh¹⁴kai apestreyen iwshf eis aigupton autos kai oi adelfoi autou kai oi sunanabantes qayai ton patera autou¹⁵idontes de oi adelfoi iwshf oti teqnhken o pathr autwn eipan mhpote mnhsikakhsh hmin iwshf kai antapodoma antapodw hmin panta ta kaka a enedeixameqa autw¹⁶kai paregenonto pros iwshf legontes o pathr sou wrkisen pro tou teleuthsai auton legwn¹⁷outws eipate iwshf afes autois thn adikian kai thn amartian autwn oti ponhra soi enedeixanto kai nun dexai thn adikian twn qerapontwn tou qeou tou patros sou kai eklausen iwshf lalountwn autwn pros auton¹⁸kai elqontes pros auton eipan oide hmeis soi oiketai¹⁹kai eipen autois iwshf mh fobeisqe tou gar qeou eimi egw²⁰umeis ebouleusasqe kat� emou eis ponhra o de qeos ebouleusato peri emou eis agaqa opws an genhqh ws shmeron ina diatrafh laos polus²¹kai eipen autois mh fobeisqe egw diaqreyw umas kai tas oikias umwn kai parekalesen autous kai elalhsen autwn eis thn kardian²²kai katwkhsen iwshf en aiguptw autos kai oi adelfoi autou kai pasa h panoikia tou patros autou kai ezhsen iwshf eth ekaton deka²³kai eiden iwshf efraim paidia ews triths geneas kai uioi macir tou uiou manassh etecqhsan epi mhrwn iwshf²⁴kai eipen iwshf tois adelfois autou legwn egw apoqnhskw episkoph de episkeyetai umas o qeos kai anaxei umas ek ths ghs tauths eis thn ghn hn wmosen o qeos tois patrasin hmwn abraam kai isaak kai iakwb²⁵kai wrkisen iwshf tous uious israhl legwn en th episkoph h episkeyetai umas o qeos kai sunanoisete ta osta mou enteuqen meq� umwn²⁶kai eteleuthsen iwshf etwn ekaton deka kai eqayan auton kai eqhkan en th sorw en aiguptw