1. hkousen de iakwb ta rhmata twn uiwn laban legontwn eilhfen iakwb panta ta tou patroV hmwn kai ek twn tou patroV hmwn pepoihken pasan thn doxan tauthn

2. kai eiden iakwb to proswpon tou laban kai idou ouk hn proV auton wV ecqeV kai trithn hmeran

3. eipen de kurioV proV iakwb apostrefou eiV thn ghn tou patroV sou kai eiV thn genean sou kai esomai meta sou

4. aposteilaV de iakwb ekalesen rachl kai leian eiV to pedion ou ta poimnia

5. kai eipen autaiV orw egw to proswpon tou patroV umwn oti ouk estin proV emou wV ecqeV kai trithn hmeran o de qeoV tou patroV mou hn met' emou

6. kai autai de oidate oti en pash th iscui mou dedouleuka tw patri umwn

7. o de pathr umwn parekrousato me kai hllaxen ton misqon mou twn deka amnwn kai ouk edwken autw o qeoV kakopoihsai me

8. ean outwV eiph ta poikila estai sou misqoV kai texetai panta ta probata poikila ean de eiph ta leuka estai sou misqoV kai texetai panta ta probata leuka

9. kai afeilato o qeoV panta ta kthnh tou patroV umwn kai edwken moi auta

10. kai egeneto hnika enekisswn ta probata kai eidon toiV ofqalmoiV auta en tw upnw kai idou oi tragoi kai oi krioi anabainonteV hsan epi ta probata kai taV aigaV dialeukoi kai poikiloi kai spodoeideiV rantoi

11. kai eipen moi o aggeloV tou qeou kaq' upnon iakwb egw de eipa ti estin

12. kai eipen anableyon toiV ofqalmoiV sou kai ide touV tragouV kai touV kriouV anabainontaV epi ta probata kai taV aigaV dialeukouV kai poikilouV kai spodoeideiV rantouV ewraka gar osa soi laban poiei

13. egw eimi o qeoV o ofqeiV soi en topw qeou ou hleiyaV moi ekei sthlhn kai huxw moi ekei euchn nun oun anasthqi kai exelqe ek thV ghV tauthV kai apelqe eiV thn ghn thV genesewV sou kai esomai meta sou

14. kai apokriqeisa rachl kai leia eipan autw mh estin hmin eti meriV h klhronomia en tw oikw tou patroV hmwn

15. ouc wV ai allotriai lelogismeqa autw pepraken gar hmaV kai katefagen katabrwsei to argurion hmwn

16. panta ton plouton kai thn doxan hn afeilato o qeoV tou patroV hmwn hmin estai kai toiV teknoiV hmwn nun oun osa eirhken soi o qeoV poiei

17. anastaV de iakwb elaben taV gunaikaV autou kai ta paidia autou epi taV kamhlouV

18. kai aphgagen panta ta uparconta autou kai pasan thn aposkeuhn autou hn periepoihsato en th mesopotamia kai panta ta autou apelqein proV isaak ton patera autou eiV ghn canaan

19. laban de wceto keirai ta probata autou ekleyen de rachl ta eidwla tou patroV authV

20. ekruyen de iakwb laban ton suron tou mh anaggeilai autw oti apodidraskei

21. kai apedra autoV kai panta ta autou kai diebh ton potamon kai wrmhsen eiV to oroV galaad

22. anhggelh de laban tw surw th trith hmera oti apedra iakwb

23. kai paralabwn pantaV touV adelfouV autou meq' eautou ediwxen opisw autou odon hmerwn epta kai katelaben auton en tw orei tw galaad

24. hlqen de o qeoV proV laban ton suron kaq' upnon thn nukta kai eipen autw fulaxai seauton mhpote lalhshV meta iakwb ponhra

25. kai katelaben laban ton iakwb iakwb de ephxen thn skhnhn autou en tw orei laban de esthsen touV adelfouV autou en tw orei galaad

26. eipen de laban tw iakwb ti epoihsaV ina ti krufh apedraV kai eklopoforhsaV me kai aphgageV taV qugateraV mou wV aicmalwtidaV macaira

27. kai ei anhggeilaV moi exapesteila an se met' eufrosunhV kai meta mousikwn tumpanwn kai kiqaraV

28. ouk hxiwqhn katafilhsai ta paidia mou kai taV qugateraV mou nun de afronwV epraxaV

29. kai nun iscuei h ceir mou kakopoihsai se o de qeoV tou patroV sou ecqeV eipen proV me legwn fulaxai seauton mhpote lalhshV meta iakwb ponhra

30. nun oun peporeusai epiqumia gar epequmhsaV apelqein eiV ton oikon tou patroV sou ina ti ekleyaV touV qeouV mou

31. apokriqeiV de iakwb eipen tw laban eipa gar mhpote afelhV taV qugateraV sou ap' emou kai panta ta ema

32. epignwqi ti estin twn swn par' emoi kai labe kai ouk epegnw par' autw ouqen kai eipen autw iakwb par' w ean eurhV touV qeouV sou ou zhsetai enantion twn adelfwn hmwn ouk hdei de iakwb oti rachl h gunh autou ekleyen autouV

33. eiselqwn de laban hreunhsen eiV ton oikon leiaV kai ouc euren kai exelqwn ek tou oikou leiaV hreunhsen ton oikon iakwb kai en tw oikw twn duo paidiskwn kai ouc euren eishlqen de kai eiV ton oikon rachl

34. rachl de elaben ta eidwla kai enebalen auta eiV ta sagmata thV kamhlou kai epekaqisen autoiV

35. kai eipen tw patri authV mh barewV 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 eidwla

36. wrgisqh de iakwb kai emacesato tw laban apokriqeiV de iakwb eipen tw laban ti to adikhma mou kai ti to amarthma mou oti katediwxaV opisw mou

37. kai oti hreunhsaV panta ta skeuh mou ti eureV apo pantwn twn skeuwn tou oikou sou qeV wde enantion twn adelfwn mou kai twn adelfwn sou kai elegxatwsan ana meson twn duo hmwn

38. tauta moi eikosi eth egw eimi meta sou ta probata sou kai ai aigeV sou ouk hteknwqhsan kriouV twn probatwn sou ou katefagon

39. qhrialwton ouk anenhnoca soi egw apetinnuon par' emautou klemmata hmeraV kai klemmata nuktoV

40. eginomhn thV hmeraV sugkaiomenoV tw kaumati kai pagetw thV nuktoV kai afistato o upnoV apo twn ofqalmwn mou

41. tauta moi eikosi eth egw eimi en th oikia sou edouleusa soi deka tessara eth anti twn duo qugaterwn sou kai ex eth en toiV probatoiV sou kai parelogisw ton misqon mou deka amnasin

42. ei mh o qeoV tou patroV mou abraam kai o foboV isaak hn moi nun an kenon me exapesteilaV thn tapeinwsin mou kai ton kopon twn ceirwn mou eiden o qeoV kai hlegxen se ecqeV

43. apokriqeiV de laban eipen tw iakwb ai qugatereV qugatereV mou kai oi uioi uioi mou kai ta kthnh kthnh mou kai panta osa su oraV ema estin kai twn qugaterwn mou ti poihsw tautaiV shmeron h toiV teknoiV autwn oiV etekon

44. nun oun deuro diaqwmeqa diaqhkhn egw kai su kai estai eiV marturion ana meson emou kai sou eipen de autw idou ouqeiV meq' hmwn estin ide o qeoV martuV ana meson emou kai sou

45. labwn de iakwb liqon esthsen auton sthlhn

46. eipen de iakwb toiV adelfoiV autou sullegete liqouV kai sunelexan liqouV kai epoihsan bounon kai efagon kai epion ekei epi tou bounou kai eipen autw laban o bounoV outoV marturei ana meson emou kai sou shmeron

47. kai ekalesen auton laban bounoV thV marturiaV iakwb de ekalesen auton bounoV martuV

48. eipen de laban tw iakwb idou o bounoV outoV kai h sthlh auth hn esthsa ana meson emou kai sou marturei o bounoV outoV kai marturei h sthlh auth dia touto eklhqh to onoma autou bounoV marturei

49. kai h orasiV hn eipen epidoi o qeoV ana meson emou kai sou oti aposthsomeqa eteroV apo tou eterou

50. ei tapeinwseiV taV qugateraV mou ei lhmyh gunaikaV epi taiV qugatrasin mou ora ouqeiV meq' hmwn estin

52. ean te gar egw mh diabw proV se mhde su diabhV proV me ton bounon touton kai thn sthlhn tauthn epi kakia

53. o qeoV abraam kai o qeoV nacwr krinei ana meson hmwn kai wmosen iakwb kata tou fobou tou patroV autou isaak

54. kai equsen iakwb qusian en tw orei kai ekalesen touV adelfouV autou kai efagon kai epion kai ekoimhqhsan en tw orei





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