Protevangelium Jacobi

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Editions used:

E. Strycker "La forme la plus ancienne du Protevangile de Jaques", Bruxelles 1961;
H. R. Smid "Protevangelium Jacobi", Groningen 1965

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GENESIS MARIAS, APOKALUYIS IAKWB.

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1 jEn tai~v iJstori>aiv tw~n dw>deka fulw~n tou~ jIsrahsiov sfo>dra, kai< prose>fere kuri>w| ta< dw~ra aujtou~ dipla~ le>gwn ejn eJautw~|: ]Estai to< th~v perissei>av mou a[panti tw~| law~| kai< to< th~v ajfe>sewv kuri>w| tw~| qew~| eijv iJlasmo.

2 ejnh]ggisen de< hJ hJme>ra kuri>ou hJ mega>lh kai< prose>feron oiJ uiJoi< jIsrahpion aujtou~ kai< JRoubhgwn: oujk e]xesti>n soi prw>tw| prosenegkei~n ta< dw~ra> sou, kaqo>ti spe>rma oujk ejpoi>hsav ejn tw~| jIsrah>l.

3 kai< ejluph>qh jIwakeiei eijv tofulon tou~ laou~ le>gei: o]yomai, eij ejgw< mo>nov oujk ejpoi>hsa spe>rma ejn tw~| jIsrah>l. hjreu>nhse de< kai< eu=re pa>ntav tououv, o[ti spe>rma ajne>sthsan ejn tw~| jIsrahsqh tou~ patria>rcou jAbraa>m, o[ti ejn tai~v ejsca>taiv aujtou~ hJme>raiv e]dwken aujtw~| oJ qeok.

4 kai< ejlupei~to jIwakeidra kai< oujk ejfa>nh th~| gunaiki< aujtou~, ajlla< e]dwken eJautosteusen hJme>rav tessera>konta kai< nu>ktav tessera>konta le>gwn eJn eJautw~|: ouj katabh>somai ou]te ejpi< brwton, e[wv ejpiske>yhtai> me ku>riov oJ qeo>v mou, kai< e]stai moi hJ eujch< bro>mata kai< po>mata.

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1 JH de< gunh< de< aujtou~ ]Anna du>o qrh>nouv ejqrh>nei kai< du>o kopetoupteto le>gousa: ko>yomai than mou kai< ko>yomai than mou.

2 h]ggise de< hJ hJme>ra kuri>ou hJ mega>lh kai< ei+pen jIou苓hskh aujth~v pron: e[wv po>te tapeinoi~v thn sou; ijdou< gara kuri>ou hJ mega>lh kai< oujk e]xesti> soi penqei~n. ajlla< la>be tou~to to< kefalode>smion, o[ e]dwke>n moi hJ kuri>a tou~ e]rgou, kai< oujk e]xesti> moi ajnadh>sasqai aujto>, kaqo>ti paidi>skh sou> eijmi kai< carakth~ra e]cei basiliko>n.

3 kai< ei+pen ]Anna: ajpo>sthqi ajp' ejmou~: kai< tau~ta oujk ejpoi>hsa, kai< ku>riov oJ qeo要wse>n me sfo>dra. mh>pwv panou~rgov e]dwke>n soi tou~to kai< h+lqev koinwnh~sai> me th~| aJmarti>a| sou; ei+計en de< aujth~| jIoudhskh aujth~v: ti> ajra>swmai> soi, kaqo>ti oujk h]kousav th~v fwnh~v mou; ajpe>kleisen ku>riov oJ qeotran sou tou~ mh< dou~nai> soi karpol.p

4 kai< ejluph>qh ]Anna sfo>dra kai< periei>leto ta< iJma>tia aujth~v ta< penqika< kai< ejsmh>xato thsato ta< iJma>tia aujth~v ta< numfika< kai< peri< w[ran ejnna>thn kate>bh eijv todeison aujth~v (tou~ peripath~sai). kai< ei+苓en da>fnhn kai< ejka>qisen uJpoka>tw aujth~v kai< ejlita>neuse tw~| despo>th| le>gousa: oJ qeorwn mou, eujlo>ghso>n me kai< ejpa>kouson th~v deh>seo>v mou, kaqwkousav kai< eujlo>ghsav thran Sa>ran kai< e]dwkav aujth~| uiJok.

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1 Kai< ajteni>sasa ]Anna eijv oujranown ejn th~| da>fnh| kai< eujqe>wv ejpoi>hse qrh~non ejn eJauth~| le>gousa: oi]moi, ti>v me ejge>nnhsen, poi>a de< mh>tra ejxe>fuse>n me, o[ti kata>ra ejgennh>qhn ejnw>pion tw~n uiJw~n jIsrah>l kai< wjneidi>sqhn kai< ejxemukthri>sqhn ejkblhqei~sa ejk naou~ kuri>ou tou~ qeou~ mou;

2 oi]moi, ti>ni oJmoiw>qhn ejgw>; oujc oJmoiw>qhn ejgw< toi~v peteinoi~v tou~ oujranou~, o[ti kai< ta< peteina< go>nima> eijsin ejnw>pio>n sou, ku>rie. oi]moi, ti>ni oJmoiw>qhn ejgw>; oujc oJmoiw>qhn ejgw< toi~v ajlo>goiv zw>觔iv, kai< ta< a]loga zw~a go>nima> eijsin ejnw>pio>n sou, ku>rie.

3 oi]moi, ti>ni oJmoiw>qhn ejgw>; oujc oJmoiw>qhn ejgw< toi~v u[dasi tou>toiv, o[ti kai< ta< u[data go>nima> eijsin ejnw>pio>n sou, ku>rie. oi]moi, ti>ni oJmoiw>qhn ejgw>; oujc oJm限oiw>qhn ejgw< th~| gh~|, o[ti kai< hJ gh~ profe>rei tou se eujlogei~, ku>rie.

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1 Kai< ijdou< a]ggelov kuri>ou ejpe>sth le>gwn: ]Anna, ]Anna, eijsh>kouse ku>riov oJ qeoseo>v sou, kai< lh>yh| kai< lalhqh>setai to< spe>rma sou ejn o[lh| th~| oijkoume>nh|. ei+pen de< ]Anna: zh~| ku>riov oJ qeo>v mou: ejasw ei]te a]rren ei]te qh~lu, prosa>xw aujto< dw~ron kuri>w| tw~| qew~| mou kai< e]stai leitourgou~n aujtw~| pa>sav hJme>rav th~v zwh~v aujtou~.

2 kai< ijdou< h]lqosan a]ggeloi du>oi le>gontev aujth~|: ijdou< jIwakeir sou e]rcetai meta< tw~n poimni>wn aujtou~. a]ggelov gaou kate>bh progwn: jIwa虺ei>m, jIwakei>m, eijsh>kouse ku>riov oJ qeoseo>v sou. kata>bhqi ejnteu~qen. ijdou< ]Anna hJ gunh> sou ejn gastri< lh>yetai (ei]lhfen).

3 kai< eujqe>wv kate>bh jIwakeilesen tounav aujtou~ le>gwn: fe>rete> moi w=de dw>deka ajmna>dav ajspi>louv kai< ajmo>mouv eijv qusi>an kuri>w| tw~| qew~| mou, kai< fe>rete> moi dw>deka mo>scouv ajspi>louv kai< e]sontai toi~v iJereu~si kai< th~| gerousi>a|, kai< fe>rete> moi eJkatorouv kai< e]sontai aiJ eJkatomaroi panti< tw~| law~|.

4 kai< ijdou< h[kei jIwakeiwn aujtou~. kai< e]sth ]Anna prolh| tou~ oi]kou aujth~v kai< ei+den tomenon meta< tw~n poimni>wn aujtou~. kai< e]dramen ]Anna kai< ejkrema>sqh ejpi< tochlon aujtou~ le>gousa: nu~n oi+da, o[ti ku>riov oJ qeoghse> me sfo>dra: ijdou< gara oujke>ti ch>ra kai< hJ a]teknov ijdou< ejn gastri< lh>yomai ei]lhfa . kai< ajnepau>sato jIwakeithn hJme>ran eijv to

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1 Th~| de< ejpau>rion prose>fere ta< dw~ra aujtou~ le>gwn ejn eJautw~|: ejariov oJ qeotalon tou~ iJere>wv fanerw>n moi poih>sei. kai< prose>feren ta< dw~ra aujtou~ jIwakeilw| tou~ iJere>wv, wJv ejpe>bh ejpi< to< qusiasth>rion kuri>ou, kai< aJmarti>a oujc euJre>qh ejn aujtw~|. kai< ei+pen jIwakei>m: nu~n oi+da, o[ti ku>riov oJ qeosqh moi kai< ajfei~le>n mou pa>nta ta< aJmarth>mata. kai< kate>bh ejk naou~ kuri>ou dedikaiwme>nov kai< ajph~lqen eijv torwn kai< doxa>zwn ton.

2 ejplhrw>qhsan de< oiJ mh~nev aujth~v. ejn de< tw~| ejna>tw| mhni< ejge>nnhsen ]Anna kai< ei+pen th~| mai>a|: ti> ejge>nnhsa; hJ de< ei+pen: qh~lu. kai< ei+pen ]Anna: ejmega>lunen hJ yuch> mou thran tau>thn kai< ajne>klinen aujth>n. plhrwqeisw~n de< tw~n hJmerw~n ajpesmh>xato ]Anna kai< e]dwken masqo. ejka>lesen de< to< o]noma aujth~v Maria>m.

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1 JHme>ra| de< kai< hJme>ra| ejkrataiou~to hJ pai~v. genome>nhv de< aujth~v eJxamh>nou e]sthsen aujththr aujth~v camai< tou~ peira>sai, eij i[statai: kai< peripath>sasa eJpta< bh>mata h+lqen eijv tolpon th~v mhtrorpasen aujththr aujth~v le>gousa: zh~| ku>riov oJ qeo>v mou: ouj mh< peripath>sh|v ejn th~| gh~| tau>th|, e[wv ou= ajpa>xw se ejn tw~| naw~| kuri>ou. kai< ejpoi>hsen aJgi>asma ejn tw~| koitw~ni aujth~v kai< pa~n koinoqarton oujk ei]a die>rcesqai di' aujth~v. kai< ejka>lese tarav tw~n JEbrai>wn tantouv, kai< diepla>nwn aujth>n.

2 ejge>neto de< prw~tov ejniauto, kai< ejpoi>hsen jIwakeilhn kai< ejka>lesen touan kai< pa>nta tol. kai< prosh>negken jIwakeighsan aujthgontev: oJ qeorwn hJmw~n, eujlo>ghson ththn kai< donion ejn pa>saiv tai~v geneai~v. kai< ei+pen oJ lao>v: ge>noito, ge>noito, ajmh>n. kai< prosh>negken jIwakeighsan aujthgontev: oJ qeotwn, ejpi>bleyon ejpi< ththn kai< eujlo>ghson aujththn eujlogi>an, h[tiv diadoch 3 kai< ajp虐>gagon aujthsmati tou~ koitw~nov aujth~v: kai< labou~sa ]Anna e]dwke masqow| tw~| qew~| le>gousa: a]|sw wjdhw| tw~| qew~| mou, o[ti ejpeske>yato> me kai< ajfei~len ajp' ejmou~ to moi karponhv monoou>sion aujtw~| kai< poluplou>sion. ti>v ajnaggelei~ toi~v uiJoi~v JRoubi>m , o[ti ]Anna qhla>述ei; kai< ajne>pausen aujththr aujth~v ejn tw~| aJgia>smati tou~ koitw~nov aujth~v kai< ejxh~lqe kai< dihko>要ei aujtoi~v. telesqe>ntov de< tou~ dei>pnou kate>bhsan eujfraino>menoi kai< ejdo>xasan tol.

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1 Th~| de< paidi< proseti>qento oiJ mh~nev aujth~v. ejge>neto de< diethm: ajpa>xwmen aujthou kai< ajpodw~men than, h[n ejphggeila>meqa, mh>pwv ajpostei>lh| ku>riov oJ qeonhtai ajpro>sdekton to< dw~ron hJmw~n. kai< ei+pen ]Anna: ajnamei>nwmen to< tri>ton e]tov, o[pwv mh< zhth>sh| pate>ra h] mhte>ra. kai< ei+pen jIwakei>m: ajmh>n, ge>noito.

2 ejge>neto de< triethm: kale>swmen tarav tw~n JEbrai>wn tantouv, kai< labe>twsan ajna< lampa>da, kai< e]stwsan kaio>menai, i[na mh< ejpistrafh~| hJ pai~v eijv ta< ojpi>sw kai< aijcmalwtisqh~| hJ kardi>a aujth~v ejk naou~ kuri>ou. kai< ejpoi>hsan ou[twv, e[wv ou= ajne>bhsan ejn tw~| naw~| kuri>ou. kai< ejde>xato aujthsav eujlo>ghse kai< ei+pen: ejmega>lune ku>riov oJ qeo sou ejn pa>saiv tai~v geneai~v th~v gh~v: (ejpi< soi<) ejp' ejsca>tou tw~n hJmerw~n fanerw>sei ku>riov oJ qeotron tw~n uiJw~n jIsrah>l.

3 kai< ejka>qisen aujthtou baqmou~ tou~ qusiasthri>ou, kai< e]bale ku>riov oJ qeorin ejp' aujth>n, kai< kateco>reuse toi~v posiphsen aujthl.

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1 kate>bhsan de< oiJ gonei~v aujth~v qauma>zontev kai< ejpainou~ntev ton, o[ti oujk ejpestra>fh hJ pai~v eijv ta< ojpi>sw. h+n de< Marianh ejn tw~| naw~| kuri>ou kai< ejla>mbane trofhlou.

2 genome>nhv de< aujth~v dwdekaetou~v sumbou>lion ejge>neto tw~n iJere>wn lego>ntwn: ijdou< Mariagone dwdekae>thv ejn tw~| naw~| kuri>ou: ti> ou+n poih>swmen aujth>n, mh>pwv (ejpe>lqh| aujth~| ta< gunaikw~n kai<) mia>nh| to< aJgi>asma kuri>ou. kai< ei+pon tw~| ajrcierei~: su< e[sthkav ejpi< to< qusiasth>rion qeou~: ei]selqe kai< pro>seuxai peri< aujth~v, kai< o[ a]n fanerw>sh| soi ku>riov oJ qeo>v, tou~to poih>swmen.

3 kai< eijsh~lqen oJ iJereudwna (iJeroprepetion) eijv ta< a[gia tw~n aJgi>wn kai< hu]xato peri< aujth~v. kai< ijdou< a]ggelov kuri>ou ejpe>sth aujtw~| le>gwn: Zacari>a, Zacari>a, e]xelqe kai< ejkklhsi>ason touontav tou~ laou~, kai< ejnegka>twsan ajna< rJa>bdon, kai< eijv o[n ejaxh| ku>riov oJ qeotou e]stai gunh>. kai< ejxh~lqon oiJ kh>rukev kaq' o[lhv th~v pericw>rou th~v jIoudai>av, kai< h]chsen hJ sa>lpigx kuri>ou, kai< e]dramon pa>ntev.

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1 jIwshyav to< ske>parnon e]drame kai< aujton, kai< sunacqe>ntev oJmou~ ajph~lqan proa. e]labe de< pa>ntwn tabdouv oJ iJereusav de< thdwken eJni< eJka>stw| thbdon, kai< shmei~on oujk h+n ejn aujtoi~v. ththn rJa>bdon e]laben oJ jIwsh>f, kai< ijdou< peristera< ejxh~lqen ejk th~v rJa>bdou kai< ejpeta>sqh ejpi< thf. kai< ei+pen aujtw~| oJ iJereu>v: su< keklh>rwsai thnon kuri>ou paralabei~n. para>labe aujthrhsin seautw~|.

2 ajntei~pe de< jIwshgwn: uiJouthv eijmi>, au[th de< newte>ra. mh>pwv kata>gelwv ge>nwmai toi~v uiJoi~v jIsrah>l; ei+pen de< aujtw~| oJ iJereu>v: jIwsh>f, fobh>qhti ku>rion tohse Daqan, pw~v ejdica>sqh hJ gh~ kai< kateponti>sqhsan a[pantev dia< than aujtw~n. kai< nu~n fobh>qhti, jIwsh>f, mh>pwv e]stai tau~ta ejn tw~| oi]kw| sou.

3 kai< fobhqeilaben aujthrhsin. kai< ei+pen aujth~|: Mari>a, ijdou< pare>labo>n se ejk naou~ kuri>ou tou~ qeou~ mou kai< nu~n katalimpa>nw se ejn tw~| oi]kw| mou, ajpe>rcomai gav mou, kai< ejn ta>cei h[xw pro. ku>riov oJ qeoxei se.

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1 jEge>neto de< sumbou>lion tw~n iJere>wn lego>ntwn: poih>swmen katape>tasma tw~| naw~| kuri>ou. kai< ei+計en oJ iJereu>v: kale>sate> moi w=de eJpta< parqe>nouv ajmia>ntouv ejk fulh~v Daui>d. kai< ajph~lqon oiJ uJp虐re>tai kai< eu[rhsan eJpta> (eu=ron e[x). kai< ejmnh>sqh oJ iJereu>v, o[ti Mari>a ejk fulh~v Daui>d ejsti kai< ajmi>anto>v ejstin. kai< ajph~lqan oiJ uJphre>tai kai< h]gagon aujth>n. kai< eijsh>gagen aujtaou kai< ei+pen: la>cete> moi w=de, ti>v nh>sei to< crusi>on kai< to< ajmi>anton kai< to< bu>ssinon kai< to< shrikou~n kai< to< uJa>kinqon kai< to< ko>kkinon kai< thran. kai< e]lacen thkkinon kai< hJ ajlhqinh< porfu>ra. kai< labou~sa ajph~lqen eijv tonw| Zacari>av ejsi>ghsen. Mariakkinon e]klwsen.

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1 Kai< labou~sa ka>lpin ejxh~lqen gemi>sai u[dwr, kai< ijdou< fwnh< le>gousa: cai~re kecaritwme>nh, oJ ku>riov meta< sou~, eujloghme>nh su< ejn gunaixi>. kai< perieble>peto dexia< kai< ajristera>, po>qen au[th hJ fwnh< uJpa>rcei, kai< e]ntromov genome>nh ajph~lqen eijv tosasa thlphn e]labe pa>lin thran kai< ejka>qisen ejpi< tonon kai< ei=lken aujth>n.

2 kai< ijdou< a]ggelov kuri>ou ejpe>sth le>gwn aujth~|: mh< fobou~, Maria>m, eu=rev garin ejnw>pion tou~ qeou~ kai< sullh>yh| ejk lo>gou aujtou~. ajkou>sasa de< Mariaqh ejn eJauth~| le>gousa: ejgw< sullh>yomai, wJv pa~sa gunh< genna~|;

3 kai< le>gei prom: du>namiv gasei soi, dio< kai< to< genno>menon (ejk sou~) a[gion klhqh>setai uiJostou, kai< kale>seiv to< o]noma aujtou~ jIhsou~n: aujtosei tom: ijdou< hJ dou>lh kuri>ou: ge>noito> moi kata< to< rJh~ma> sou.

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1 Kai< ejpoi>hsen thran kai< to< ko>kkinon kai< ajph>negken aujta< tw~| iJerei~, kai< eujlo>ghsen aujthm, ejmega>lune ku>riov oJ qeo sou ejn pa>saiv tai~v geneai~v th~v gh~v kai< e]sh| eujloghme>nh uJpo< kuri>ou.

2 carada aujth~v jElisa>bet kai< e]krouse prora|. kai< ajkou>sasa jElisa>bet e]rriye to< ejn cersighsen aujthqen moi tou~to, i[na hJ mh>thr tou~ kuri>ou mou e]lqh| pro; ijdou< gafov ejski>rthse kai< eujlo>ghse>n se. Mariaqeto tw~n musthri>wn, w=n ei+pen prol, kai< ajteni>sasa eijv tov eijmi ejgw>, o[ti pa~sai aiJ gunai~kev makariou~si> me;

3 ejpoi>hse de< trei~v mh~nav probet kai< ajph~lqen eijv tora| de< ajf' hJme>rav hJ gasthl. h+n de< ejtw~n pentekai>deka, o[te ta< musth>ria tau~ta ejge>nonto.

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1 jEge>neto de< e[ktov mhnhn. kai< e]tuye to< pro>swpon aujtou~ kai< e]rriyen eJautogwn: poi>w| proso>pw| ajteni>sw prorion ton mou; ti> dh< ei]pw peri< th~v ko>rhv tau>thv, o[ti parqe>non aujthlabon ejk naou~ kuri>ou kai< oujk ejfu>laxa aujth>n; ti>v oJ qhreu>sav me; ti>v to< ponhrohsen ejn tw~| oi]kw| mou kai< ejmi>anen thnon; mh>ti eijv ejme< ajnekefalaio>qh hJ iJstori>a jAda>m; w[sper gaav aujtou~ kai< h+lqen oJ o]fiv kai< eu=ren thnhn kai< ejxhpa>thsen aujth>n, ou[twv kajmoi> sune>bh.

2 kai< ajne>sth jIwshkkou kai< ejka>lese thnh tw~| qew~|, ti> tou~to ejpoi>hsav; ti> ejtapei>nwsav thn sou; ejpela>qou kuri>ou tou~ qeou~ sou, hJ ajnatrafei~sa eijv ta< a[gia tw~n aJgi>wn kai< labou~sa trofhlou kai< coreu>sasa ejn aujtoi~v;

3 hJ de< e]klause pikrw~v le>gousa: zh~| ku>riov oJ qeo>v, kaqo>ti kaqara> eijmi ejgw< kai< a]ndra ouj ginw>skw. ei+pe de< aujth~| jIwsh>f: po>qen ou+n ejsti tou~to ejn th~| gastri> sou; ei+pe de< aujtw~|: zh~| ku>riov oJ qeo>v mou, kaqo>ti ouj ginw>skw, po>qen ejsti< tou~to to< ejn th~| gastri> mou.

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1 Kai< ejfobh>qh jIwshdra kai< hjre>mhsen ejx aujth~v kai< dielogi>zeto, ti> aujthsei, ei+pe de< ejn eJautw~|: ejayw to< aJma>rthma, euJreqh>somai maco>menov tw~| no>mw| kuri>ou: kai< ejasw toi~v uiJoi~v jIsrah>l, fobou~mai, mh>pwv ajggeliko>n ejsti to< ejn aujth~| kai< euJreqh>somai paradidouma qana>tou. ti> ou+n aujthsw; la>qra| aujthsw ajp' ejmou~. kai< tau~ta aujtou~ ejnqumoume>nou kate>laben aujtox.

2 kai< ijdou< a]ggelov kuri>ou fai>netai aujtw~| kat' o]nar le>gwn: jIwsh>f (uiJod), mh< fobhqh~|v ththn. to< gamato>v ejstin aJgi>ou, kai< kale>seiv to< o]noma aujtou~ jIhsou~n: aujtosei tosth jIwshxase tonta aujtw~| thrin tau>thn, kai< ejfu>lasse th -15-

1 jHlqen de< ]Annav oJ grammateu oujk ejfa>nhv ejn th~| sunagwgh~| (suno>dw|) hJmw~n; kai< ei+pen aujtw~| jIwsh>f: o[ti kekmhkwmhn hJme>ran mi>an . kai< ejstra>fh ]Annav kai< ei+den thnon ojgkwme>nhn.

2 kai< ajpelqwwv proa ei+計en aujtw~|: jIwsh>f, o[n su< marturei~v, hjno>mhse sfo>dra. kai< ei+pen oJ iJereu>v: ti> tou~to; kai< ei+pen ]Annav: thnon, h[n pare>laben ejk naou~ kuri>ou, ejmi>anen aujth>n. kai< ajpokriqeihsen; kai< ei+pen ]Annav: ajpo>steilon uJp虐re>tav kai< euJre>seiv thnon ojgkwme>nhn. kai< ajph~lqon oiJ uJphre>tai kai< eu=ron aujth>n, kaqwgagon a[ma tw~| jIwshrion.

3 kai< ei+pen oJ iJereu>v: Maria>m, ti> tou~to ejpoi>hsav kai< ejtapei>nwsav thn sou kai< ejpela>qou kuri>ou tou~ qeou~ sou, hJ ajnatrafei~sa eijv ta< a[gia tw~n aJgi>wn kai< labou~sa trofhlwn, su< hJ ajkou>sasa tosasa ejnw>pion aujtw~n; ti> tou~to ejpoi>hsav; hJ de< e]klause pikrw~v le>gousa: zh~| ku>riov oJ qeo>v, o[ti kaqara> eijmi ejgw< ejnw>pion aujtou~ kai< a]ndra ouj ginw>skw.

4 kai< ei+pen oJ ajrciereu>v: jIwsh>f, ti> tou~to ejpoi>hsav; kai< ei+pen jIwsh>f: zh~| ku>riov oJ qeo>v mou, o[ti kaqaro>v eijmi ejx aujth~v. kai< ei+pen oJ ajrciereu>v: mh< yeudomartu>rei, ajlla< le>ge to< ajlhqe>v: e]kleyav toumouv kai< oujk ejfane>rwsav toi~v uiJoi~v jIsrah>l, kai< oujk e]klinav thn sou uJpo< thrma sou. kai< jIwshghsen.

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1 Kai< ei+pen oJ iJereu>v: ajpo>dov thnon, h[n pare>labev ejk naou~ kuri>ou. kai< peri>dakruv geno>menov oJ jIwshv: potiw~ uJma~v to< u[dwr th~v ejle>gxewv kuri>ou kai< fanerw>sei ta< aJmarth>mata uJmw~n ejn ojfqalmoi~v uJmw~n.

2 kai< labwtise ton: kai< h+lqen oJlo>klhrov. ejpo>tisen de< kai< thnon kai< e]pemyen kai< aujthn: kai< h+lqen oJlo>klhrov, kai< ejqau>mase pa~v oJ lao>v, o[ti aJmarti>a oujc euJre>qh ejn aujtoi~v.

3 kai< ei+pen oJ iJereu>v: eij ku>riov oJ qeorwsen than uJmw~n, oujde< ejgw< kri>nw uJma~v kai< ajpe>lusen aujtou>v. kai< pare>laben jIwshei eijv torwn kai< doxa>zwn tol.

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1 Ke>leusiv de< ejge>neto ajpo< (tou~ jAo>stou) JHrw>dou tou~ basile>wv ajpogra>yasqai, o[soi eijsiav. (hjnagka>zeto de< jIwshf: ejgw< ajpogra>yomai touv mou. tau>thn de< th poih>sw; pw~v aujthyomai; gunai~ka ejmh>n; ejpaiscu>nomai. ajlla< qugate>ra; oi+dan oiJ uiJoi< jIsrah>l, o[ti oujk e]stin quga>thr mou. aujth< hJ hJme>ra Kuri>ou poih>sei, wJv bou>letai.

2 kai< e]strwsen toqisen aujthqhsen Samou虐>l (aujto>v). kai< h]ggisan ejpi< mi>lion tri>ton, kai< ejstra>fh jIwshzei aujth>n. kai< pa>lin ejstra>fh jIwshmmh, ti> ejsti>n soi tou~to, o[ti to< pro>swpo>n sou ble>pw pote< mezon; kai< ei+pen aujtw~|: jIwsh>f, o[ti du>o laoupw ejn toi~v ojfqalmoi~v mou, e]na klai>onta kai< kopto>menon kai< e]na cai>ronta kai< ajgalliw~nta.

3 kai< h]lqwsen ajna< me>son th~v oJdou~, kai< ei+pen aujtw~| Maria>mmh: kata>gage> me ajpo< tou~ o]nou, o[ti (t)o< ejn ejmoi< ejpei>gei me proelqei~n. kai< kath>gagen aujthxw kai< skepa>sw sou thnhn, o[ti oJ to>pov e]rhmo>v ejstin;

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1 Kai< eu=ren ejkei~ sph>laion kai< eijsh>gagen aujthsthsen aujth~| touan) ejn cw>ra| Bhqlee>m.

2 ejgw< de< jIwshtoun kai< ouj periepa>toun. kai< ajne>bleya eijv tolon tou~ oujranou~ kai< ei+don aujtora kai< ei+don aujtobleya ejpi< thfhn keime>nhn kai< ejrga>tav ajnakeime>nouv, kai< h+san aiJ cei~rev aujtw~n ejn th~| ska>fh|. kai< oiJ maso>menoi oujk ejmasw~nto, kai< oiJ ai]rontev oujk ajne>feron, kai< oiJ prosfe>rontev tw~| sto>mati aujtw~n ouj prose>feron. ajlla< pa>ntwn h+n ta< pro>swpa a]nw ble>ponta.

3 kai< ei+don ejlauno>mena pro>bata, kai< ta< pro>bata eJsth>kei: kai< ejph~ren oJ poimhxai aujta>, kai< hJ ceibleya ejpi< tomarron tou~ potamou~ kai< ei+don ejri>fouv kai< ta< sto>mata aujtw~n ejpikei>mena tw~| u[dati kai< mh< pi>nonta. kai< pa>nta uJpo< qh~xin (qh>zei, qi>zei, qri>zin, e]kplhxin) tw~| dro>mw| ajphlau>nonto.

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1 Kai< ei+don gunai~ka katabai>nousan ajpo< th~v ojreinh~v kai< ei+pe>n moi: a]nqrwpe, pou~ poreu>h|; kai< ei+計on aujth~|: mai~an zhtw~. kai< ajpokriqei~sa> moi ei+pen: ejx jIsrah>l; kai< ei+pon aujth~|: nai>, kuri>a. kai< ei+pe>n moi: ti>v ejstin hJ gennh>sasa ejn th~| sphlai>w|; kai< ei+pon ejgw>: hJ memnhsteume>nh moi. kai< ei+pe>n moi: oujk e]sti sou gunh>; kai< ei+pon aujth~|: Maria>m ejstin kai< ejklhrwsa>mhn aujthfh eijv ta< a[gia tw~n aJgi>wn: kai< oujk e]sti mou gunh>, ajlla< su>llhyin e]cei ejk pneu>matov aJgi>ou. kai< ei+pen: eijpe> moi to< ajlhqe>v. kai< ei+pon aujth~|: ejlqe< kai< i]de. kai< ajph~lqen met' aujtou~.

2 kai< e]sth ejn tw~| to>pw| tou~ sphlai>ou, kai< h+n nefe>lh ejpiskia>zousa ejpi< to< sph>laion: kai< ei+pen hJ mai~a: ejmegalu>nqh hJ yuch> mou th~| sh>meron hJme>ra|, o[ti ei+don kainoama kai< para>doxon: o[ti swthri>on tw~| jIsrahqh. kai< paracrh~ma hJ nefe>lh uJpeste>lleto ejk tou~ sphlai>ou, kai< ejfa>nh fw~v me>ga ejn tw~| sphlai>w|, w[ste tourein. kai< progon to< fw~v ejkei~no uJpeste>lleto, e[wv ejfa>nh to< bre>fov (kai< h+lqen) kai< e]laben masqoav. (kai< ajnebo>hsen hJ mai~a: wJv mega>lh hJ sh>meron hJme>ra, o[ti ei+don to< kainoama tou~to.)

3 kai< ejxh~lqen ejk tou~ sphlai>ou hJ mai~a kai< ajph>nthsen Salw>mhn, kai< ei+pen aujth~|: Salw>mh, Salw>mh, kaino>n soi e]cw dihgh>sasqai qe>ama: parqe>nov ejge>nnhsen, o[ ouj cwrei~ fu>siv ajnqrwpi>nh. kai< ei+pen Salw>mh: zh~| ku>riov oJ qeo>v, ejasw (ejalw th mou eijv aujth>n), ouj mh< pisteu>sw, o[ti parqe>nov ejge>nnhsen.

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1 Kai< eijsh~lqen Salw>mh kai< ei+pen: Mari>a, schma>tison seauth>n: ouj gakeitai peri< sou~. kai< kateno>hsen aujth>n. kai< hjla>laxen Salw>mh kai< ejkrau>gase le>gousa: oujai< th~| ajnomi>a| mou kai< oujai< th~| ajpisti>a| mou, o[ti ejxepei>rasa qeor mou ejn puri< fle>getai (ajpopi>ptei).

2 kai< e]klinen ta< go>nata aujth~v Salw>mh prothn le>gousa: oJ qeorwn mou, mnh>sqhti> mou, o[ti spe>rma eijmi< jAbraab: mh< paradeigmati>sh|v me toi~v uiJoi~v jIsrah>l, ajlla< ajpo>dov moi ejmhan.

3 kai< ijdou< a]ggelov kuri>ou e]sth promhn le>gwn: Salw>mh, Salw>mh, ejph>kouse ku>riov oJ qeoseo>v sou: e]ggison proon kai< ba>stason aujto>, kai< e]stai soi swthri>a mega>lh.

4 kai< prosh~lqen Salw>mh kai< ejba>stasen aujto>, kai< ei+pen: o]ntwv basileugav ejgennh>qh tw~| jIsrah>l. kai< eujqe>wv ija>qh Salw>mh kai< ejxh~lqen ejk tou~ sphlai>ou dedikaiwme>nh, kai< ijdou< fwnh< le>gousa aujth~|: Salw>mh, Salw>mh, mh< ajnaggei>lh|v, o[sa ei+dev para>doxa (e[wv e]lqh| eijv jIerousalh>m).

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1 Kai< ijdou< jIwshsqh ejxelqei~n eijv than, kai< qo>rubov ejge>neto ejn Bhqlee>m. h+lqan gagoi ajpo< ajnatolw~n (ejk Persi>dov) le>gontev: pou~ ejstin oJ tecqeiwn; ei]苓omen gara ejn th~| ajnatolh~| kai< h]lqomen proskunh~sai aujto>n.

2 kai< ajkou>sav JHrw>dhv ejtara>cqh kai< e]pemyen uJphre>tav pro<(v) tougouv, kai< ajpe>steilen prokrinen aujtougwn: pou~ oJ cristoav: ou[twv gagraptai. kai< ajpe>lusen aujtoukrine tougouv le>gwn aujtoi~v: ti> ei]dete shmei~on ejpi< tonta basile>a; kai< ei+pon oiJ ma>goi: ei]domen ajste>ra pammege>qh la>myanta ejn toi~v a]stroiv tou>toiv kai< ajmblu>nonta aujtounein kai< e]gnwmen, o[ti basileuqh tw~| jIsrah>l: kai< dia< tou~to h]lqomen proskunh~sai aujto>n. kai< ei+pen JHrw>dhv: poreuqe>ntev ajkribw~v ejkzhth>sate peri< tou~ paidi>ou: kai< ejpalate> moi, o[pwv kajgw< ejlqwsw aujto>n.

3 kai< ejxh~lqon oiJ ma>goi, kai< ijdou< oJ ajsth>r, o[n ei+don ejn th~| ajnatolh~|, proh~gen aujtw~n, e[wv ou= ejlqwlaion ejpi< th~v kefalh~v tou~ paidi>ou. kai< ijdo>ntev aujto< oiJ ma>goi meta< th~v mhtroav pros苟ku>nhsan aujto< kai< ajnoi>xantev tounegkan aujtw~n dw~ra, crusobanon kai< smu>rnan. kai< crhmatisqe>ntev uJpo< aJgi>ou ajgge>lou (mh< eijselqei~n eijv than prodhn) di' a]llhv oJdou~ ejporeu>qhsan eijv thran aujtw~n.

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1 Gnoudhv, o[ti ejnepai>cqh uJpo< tw~n ma>gwn, ojrgisqeisav aujtoi~v ajnelei~n ta< bre>fh ajpo< dietou~v kai< katwte>rw.

2 ajkou>sasa de< Maria>m, o[ti ta< bre>fh ajnairou~ntai, fobhqei~sa e]laben to< paidi>on meta< jIwshmhsen eijv Ai]gupton, kaqwsqh aujtoi~v.

3 hJ de< jElisa>bet labou~sa tonnhn ajne>bh eijv thpeto, pou~ aujtoyei: kai< oujk h+n aujtoi~v to>pov ajpokrubh~v. to>te stena>xasa le>gei: o]rov, o]rov, de>xai mhte>ra meta< te>knou . ouj ganato poreu>esqai. kai< paracrh~ma ejdica>sqh to< o]rov kai< ejde>xato aujth>n. kai< h+n to< o]rov ejkei~no diafai~non aujtoi~v kai< a]ggelov kuri>ou oJdhgw~n aujtou>v.

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1 JO de< JHrw>dhv ejzh>tei tonnhn kai< ajpe>steilen uJphre>tav eijv to< qusiasth>rion kuri>ou proan le>gwn: pou~ ajpe>kruyav ton sou; oJ de< ei+pen aujtoi~v: ejgw< leitourgorcw kuri>ou tou~ qeou~ kai< paredreu>w tw~| naw~| aujtou~ kai< ouj ginw>skw, pou~ ejstin oJ uiJo>v mou.

2 oiJ de< uJphre>tai poreuqe>ntev ajnh>ggeilan tw~| JHrw>dh|. kai< ojrgisqeidhv ajpe>steilen ejk deute>rou proan le>gwn: eijpe> moi to< ajlhqe>v, pou~ ejstin oJ uiJo>v sou: oi+dav ga>r, o[ti to< ai=ma> sou uJpo< th mou> ejstin. oiJ de< uJphre>tai ajph~lqon kai< ajnh>ggeilan tw~| Sacari>a| tau~ta.

3 kai< ei+pen aujtoi~v oJ Sacari>av: ei]pate tw~| JHrw>dh|: eij kai< to< ai=ma> mou ejkce>eiv, to< pneu~ma> mou oJ despo>thv lh>yetai, plhneiv para< ta< pro>qura tou~ naou~ kuri>ou. ouj gaskw, pou~ ejstin oJ uiJo>v mou. kai< peri< to< dia>fauma ejfoneu>qh Sacari>av. kai< oujk h]|deisan oiJ uiJoi< jIsrah>l, pw~v ejfoneu>qh.

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1 jAlla< th~| w[ra| tou~ ajspasmou~ ajph~lqon oiJ iJerei~v, kai< oujk ajph>nthsen aujtoi~v oJ Sacari>av kata< to< eijwqo>v, kai< e]sthsan oiJ iJerei~v prosdokw~ntev toan tou~ ajspa>sasqai aujtosai ton.

2 croni>santov de< aujtou~ ejfobh>qhsan a[pantev. ajpotolmh>sav de< ei=v ejx aujtw~n eijsh~lqen kai< ei+den para< to< qusiasth>rion kuri>ou ai=ma pephgo>v. kai< ijdou< fwnh< le>gousa: Sacari>av pefo>neutai kai< oujk ejxaleifqh>setai to< ai=ma aujtou~, e[wv ou= e]lqh| oJ e]kdikov aujtou~. oJ de< ajkou>sav togon tou~ton ejfobh>qh kai< ejlqwggeile toi~v iJereu~sin, a[ ei+den kai< h]kousen.

3 kai< tolmh>santev eijsh~lqon kai< ei+don to< gegono>v. kai< ta< de< fatnw>mata tou~ naou~ ojlo>luxan, kai< aujtoi< diesci>santo ta< iJma>tia aujtw~n ajpo< a]nwqen e[wv ka>tw. to< de< sw~ma aujtou~ oujc eu=ron, ajll' eu=ron to< ai=ma aujtou~ wJsei< li>qon gegenhme>non. ejxelqo>ntev de< ajnh>ggeilan tw~| law~| o[ti Sacari>av pefo>neutai. kai< h]kousan pa~sai aiJ fulai< tou~ laou~ kai< ejpe>nqhsan aujtorav kai< trei~v nu>ktav.

4 meta< de< tarav ejkei>nav ejbouleu>santo oiJ iJerei~v, ti>na ajnasth>swsin eijv topon Sacari>ou, kai< e]balon klh>rouv: kai< e]pesen oJ klh~rov ejpi< Sumew~na. aujtoou pneu>matov tou~ mh< ijdei~n qa>naton, e[wv a]n i]dh| toou (ejn sarki>).

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1 jEgw< de< jIa>kwbov e]graya than tau>thn ejn JIerousalh>m, kai< ejdo>xasa tothn qeoyanta hJmi~n ta< musth>ria tau~ta.

2 o[ti aujtw~| pre>pei do>xa, kra>tov eijv tounwn, ajmh>n.

( jEgw< de< jIa>kwbov oJ gra>yav than tau>thn, ejn JIerosolu>moiv qoru>bou genome>nou, o[te ejteleu>thsen JHrw>dhv, sune>stellen eJautomw|, e[wv pau>shtai oJ qo>rubov: doxa>sw de< tothn tonta moi than tou~ gra>yai than tau>thn. kai< e]stai hJ ca>riv meta< pa>ntwn tw~n foboume>nwn torion, ajmh>n.)

GENESIS MARIAS, APOKALUYIS IAKWB.

Eijrh>nh tw~| gra>yanti kai< tw~| ajnaginw>skonti.