1 o` de. Filopa,twr para. tw/n avnakomisqe,ntwn maqw.n th.n genome,nhn tw/n u`pV auvtou/ kratoume,nwn to,pwn avfai,resin u`po. VAntio,cou paraggei,laj tai/j pa,saij duna,mesin pezikai/j te kai. i`ppikai/j kai. th.n avdelfh.n VArsino,hn sumparalabw.n evxw,
2 Qeo,dotoj de, tij evkplhrw/sai th.n evpiboulh.n dianohqei.j paralabw.n tw/n prou?potetagme,nwn auvtw/| o[plwn Ptolemai?kw/n ta. kra,tista diekomi,sqh nu,ktwr evpi. th.n tou/ Ptolemai,ou skhnh.n w`j mo,noj ktei/nai auvto.n kai. evn tou,tw| dialu/sai to.n po,lemon
3 tou/ton de. diagagw.n Dosi,qeoj o` Drimu,lou lego,menoj to. ge,noj Ioudai/oj u[steron de. metabalw.n ta. no,mima kai. tw/n patri,wn dogma,twn avphllotriwme,noj a;shmo,n tina kate,klinen evn th/| skhnh/| o]n sune,bh komi,sasqai th.n evkei,nou ko,lasin
4 genome,nhj de. kartera/j ma,chj kai. tw/n pragma,twn ma/llon evrrwme,nwn tw/| VAntio,cw| i`kanw/j h` VArsino,h evpiporeusame,nh ta.j duna,meij pareka,lei meta. oi;ktou kai. dakru,wn tou.j ploka,mouj lelume,nh bohqei/n e`autoi/j te kai. toi/j te,knoij kai. gunaixi.n qarrale,wj evpaggellome,nh dw,sein nikh,sasin e`ka,stw| du,o mna/j crusi,ou
5 kai. ou[twj sune,bh tou.j avntipa,louj evn ceironomi,aij diafqarh/nai pollou.j de. kai. dorialw,touj sullhmfqh/nai
6 katakrath,saj de. th/j evpiboulh/j e;krinen ta.j plhsi,on po,leij evpelqw.n parakale,sai
7 poih,saj de. tou/to kai. toi/j teme,nesi dwrea.j avponei,maj euvqarsei/j tou.j u`potetagme,nouj kate,sthsen
8 tw/n de. Ioudai,wn diapemyame,nwn pro.j auvto.n avpo. th/j gerousi,aj kai. tw/n presbute,rwn tou.j avspasome,nouj auvto.n kai. xe,nia komiou/ntaj kai. evpi. toi/j sumbebhko,sin carisome,nouj sune,bh ma/llon auvto.n proqumhqh/nai w`j ta,cista pro.j auvtou.j paragene,sqai
9 diakomisqei.j de. eivj Ieroso,luma kai. qu,saj tw/| megi,stw| qew/| kai. ca,ritaj avpodou.j kai. tw/n e`xh/j ti tw/| to,pw| poih,saj kai. dh. parageno,menoj eivj to.n to,pon kai. th/| spoudaio,thti kai. euvprepei,a| kataplagei,j
10 qauma,saj de. kai. th.n tou/ i`erou/ euvtaxi,an evnequmh,qh bouleu,sasqai eivj to.n nao.n eivselqei/n
11 tw/n de. eivpo,ntwn mh. kaqh,kein gi,nesqai tou/to dia. to. mhde. toi/j evk tou/ e;qnouj evxei/nai eivsie,nai mhde. pa/sin toi/j i`ereu/sin avllV h' mo,nw| tw/| prohgoume,nw| pa,ntwn avrcierei/ kai. tou,tw| katV evniauto.n a[pax o` de. ouvdamw/j evpei,qeto
12 tou/ te no,mou paranagnwsqe,ntoj ouvdV w-j avpe,lipen profero,menoj e`auto.n dei/n eivselqei/n le,gwn kai. eiv evkei/noi evste,rhntai tau,thj th/j timh/j evme. de. ouv dei/
13 kai. evpunqa,neto dia. ti,na aivti,an eivserco,menon auvto.n eivj pa/n te,menoj ouvqei.j evkw,lusen tw/n paro,ntwn
14 kai, tij avpronoh,twj e;fh kakw/j auvto. tou/to terateu,esqai
15 genome,nou de, fhsin tou,tou dia, tina aivti,an ouvci. pa,ntwj eivseleu,sesqai kai. qelo,ntwn auvtw/n kai. mh,
16 tw/n de. i`ere,wn evn pa,saij tai/j evsqh,sesin prospeso,ntwn kai. deome,nwn tou/ megi,stou qeou/ bohqei/n toi/j evnestw/sin kai. th.n o`rmh.n tou/ kakw/j evpiballome,nou metaqei/nai kraugh/j te meta. dakru,wn to. i`ero.n evmplhsa,ntwn
17 oi` kata. th.n po,lin avpoleipo,menoi taracqe,ntej evxeph,dhsan a;dhlon tiqe,menoi to. gino,menon
18 ai[ te kata,kleistoi parqe,noi evn qala,moij su.n tai/j tekou,saij evxw,rmhsan kai. avpe,dwkan ko,nei ta.j ko,maj pasa,menai go,ou te kai. stenagmw/n evnepi,mplwn ta.j platei,aj
19 ai` de. kai. prosarti,wj evstalme,nai tou.j pro.j avpa,nthsin diatetagme,nouj pastou.j kai. th.n a`rmo,zousan aivdw. paralei,pousai dro,mon a;takton evn th/| po,lei suni,stanto
20 ta. de. neogna. tw/n te,knwn ai` pro.j tou,toij mhte,rej kai. tiqhnoi. paralei,pousai a;llwj kai. a;llwj ai` me.n katV oi;kouj ai` de. kata. ta.j avguia,j avnepistre,ptwj eivj to. panupe,rtaton i`ero.n hvqroi,zonto
21 poiki,lh de. h=n tw/n eivj tou/to sullege,ntwn h` de,hsij evpi. toi/j avnosi,wj u`pV evkei,nou kategceiroume,noij
22 su,n te tou,toij oi` peri. tw/n politw/n qrasunqe,ntej ouvk hvnei,conto te,leon auvtou/ evpikeime,nou kai. to. th/j proqe,sewj evkplhrou/n dianooume,nou
23 fwnh,santej de. th.n o`rmh.n evpi. ta. o[pla poih,sasqai kai. qarrale,wj u`pe.r tou/ patrw,|ou no,mou teleuta/n i`kanh.n evpoi,hsan evn tw/| to,pw| tracu,thta mo,lij de. u`po, te tw/n geraiw/n kai. tw/n presbute,rwn avpotrape,ntej evpi. th.n auvth.n th/j deh,sewj parh/san sta,sin
24 kai. to. me.n plh/qoj w`j e;mprosqen evn tou,toij avnestre,feto deo,menon
25 oi` de. peri. to.n basile,a presbu,teroi pollacw/j evpeirw/nto to.n avge,rwcon auvtou/ nou/n evxista,nein th/j evntequmhme,nhj evpiboulh/j
26 qrasunqei.j de. kai. pa,nta parape,myaj h;dh kai. pro,sbasin evpoiei/to te,loj evpiqh,sein dokw/n tw/| proeirhme,nw|
27 tau/ta ou=n kai. oi` peri. auvto.n o;ntej qewrou/ntej evtra,phsan eivj to. su.n toi/j h`mete,roij evpikalei/sqai to.n pa/n kra,toj e;conta toi/j parou/sin evpamu/nai mh. parido,nta th.n a;nomon kai. u`perh,fanon pra/xin
28 evk de. th/j puknota,thj te kai. evmpo,nou tw/n o;clwn sunagome,nhj kraugh/j avnei,kasto,j tij h=n boh,
29 dokei/n ga.r h=n mh. mo,non tou.j avnqrw,pouj avlla. kai. ta. tei,ch kai. to. pa/n e;dafoj hvcei/n a[te dh. tw/n pa,ntwn to,te qa,naton avllassome,nwn avnti. th/j tou/ to,pou bebhlw,sewj
1 o` me.n ou=n avrciereu.j Simwn evx evnanti,aj tou/ naou/ ka,myaj ta. go,nata kai. ta.j cei/raj protei,naj euvta,ktwj evpoih,sato th.n de,hsin toiau,thn
2 ku,rie ku,rie basileu/ tw/n ouvranw/n kai. de,spota pa,shj kti,sewj a[gie evn a`gi,oij mo,narce pantokra,twr pro,scej h`mi/n kataponoume,noij u`po. avnosi,ou kai. bebh,lou qra,sei kai. sqe,nei pefruagme,nou
3 su. ga.r o` kti,saj ta. pa,nta kai. tw/n o[lwn evpikratw/n duna,sthj di,kaioj ei= kai. tou.j u[brei kai. avgerwci,a| ti pra,ssontaj kri,neij
4 su. tou.j e;mprosqen avdiki,an poih,santaj evn oi-j kai. gi,gantej h=san r`w,mh| kai. qra,sei pepoiqo,tej die,fqeiraj evpagagw.n auvtoi/j avme,trhton u[dwr
5 su. tou.j u`perhfani,an evrgazome,nouj Sodomi,taj diadh,louj tai/j kaki,aij genome,nouj puri. kai. qei,w| kate,flexaj para,deigma toi/j evpiginome,noij katasth,saj
6 su. to.n qrasu.n Faraw katadoulwsa,menon to.n lao,n sou to.n a[gion Israhl poiki,laij kai. pollai/j dokima,saj timwri,aij evgnw,risaj th.n sh.n du,namin evfV oi-j evgnw,risaj to. me,ga sou kra,toj
7 kai. evpidiw,xanta auvto.n su.n a[rmasin kai. o;clwn plh,qei evpe,klusaj ba,qei qala,sshj tou.j de. evmpisteu,santaj evpi. soi. tw/| th/j a`pa,shj kti,sewj dunasteu,onti sw,ouj dieko,misaj
8 oi] kai. sunido,ntej e;rga sh/j ceiro.j h;|nesa,n se to.n pantokra,tora
9 su, basileu/ kti,saj th.n avpe,ranton kai. avme,trhton gh/n evxele,xw th.n po,lin tau,thn kai. h`gi,asaj to.n to,pon tou/ton eivj o;noma, soi tw/| tw/n a`pa,ntwn avprosdeei/ kai. paredo,xasaj evn evpifanei,a| megaloprepei/ su,stasin poihsa,menoj auvtou/ pro.j do,xan tou/ mega,lou kai. evnti,mou ovno,mato,j sou
10 kai. avgapw/n to.n oi=kon tou/ Israhl evphggei,lw dio,ti eva.n ge,nhtai h`mw/n avpostrofh. kai. katala,bh| h`ma/j stenocwri,a kai. evlqo,ntej eivj to.n to,pon tou/ton dehqw/men eivsakou,sh| th/j deh,sewj h`mw/n
11 kai. dh. pisto.j ei= kai. avlhqino,j
12 evpei. de. pleona,kij qlibe,ntwn tw/n pate,rwn h`mw/n evboh,qhsaj auvtoi/j evn th/| tapeinw,sei kai. evrru,sw auvtou.j evk mega,lwn kakw/n
13 ivdou. de. nu/n a[gie basileu/ dia. ta.j polla.j kai. mega,laj h`mw/n a`marti,aj kataponou,meqa kai. u`peta,ghmen toi/j evcqroi/j h`mw/n kai. parei,meqa evn avdunami,aij
14 evn de. th/| h`mete,ra| kataptw,sei o` qrasu.j kai. be,bhloj ou-toj evpithdeu,ei kaqubri,sai to.n evpi. th/j gh/j avnadedeigme,non tw/| ovno,mati th/j do,xhj sou a[gion to,pon
15 to. me.n ga.r katoikhth,rio,n sou ouvrano.j tou/ ouvranou/ avne,fiktoj avnqrw,poij evsti,n
16 avlla. evpei. euvdokh,saj th.n do,xan sou evn tw/| law/| sou Israhl h`gi,asaj to.n to,pon tou/ton
17 mh. evkdikh,sh|j h`ma/j evn th/| tou,twn avkaqarsi,a| mhde. euvqu,nh|j h`ma/j evn bebhlw,sei i[na mh. kauch,swntai oi` para,nomoi evn qumw/| auvtw/n mhde. avgallia,swntai evn u`perhfani,a| glw,sshj auvtw/n le,gontej
18 h`mei/j katepath,samen to.n oi=kon tou/ a`giasmou/ w`j katapatou/ntai oi` oi=koi tw/n prosocqisma,twn
19 avpa,leiyon ta.j a`marti,aj h`mw/n kai. diaske,dason ta.j avmblaki,aj h`mw/n kai. evpi,fanon to. e;leo,j sou kata. th.n w[ran tau,thn
20 tacu. prokatalabe,twsan h`ma/j oi` oivktirmoi, sou kai. do.j aivne,seij evn tw/| sto,mati tw/n katapeptwko,twn kai. suntetrimme,nwn ta.j yuca.j poih,saj h`mi/n eivrh,nhn
21 evntau/qa o` pa,ntwn evpo,pthj qeo.j kai. propa,twr a[gioj evn a`gi,oij eivsakou,saj th/j evnqe,smou litanei,aj to.n u[brei kai. qra,sei mega,lwj evphrme,non evma,stixen auvto.n
22 e;nqen kai. e;nqen krada,naj auvto.n w`j ka,lamon u`po. avne,mou w[ste katV evda,fouj a;prakton e;ti kai. toi/j me,lesin paralelume,non mhde. fwnh/sai du,nasqai dikai,a| peripeplhgme,non kri,sei
23 o[qen oi[ te fi,loi kai. swmatofu,lakej ovxei/an ivdo,ntej th.n katalabou/san auvto.n eu;qunan fobou,menoi mh. kai. to. zh/n evklei,ph| tace,wj auvto.n evxei,lkusan u`perba,llonti katapeplhgme,noi fo,bw|
24 evn cro,nw| de. u[steron avnalexa,menoj au`to.n ouvdamw/j eivj meta,melon h=lqen evpitimhqei,j avpeila.j de. pikra.j qe,menoj avne,lusen
25 diakomisqei.j de. eivj th.n :Aigupton kai. ta. th/j kaki,aj evpau,xwn dia, te tw/n proapodedeigme,nwn sumpotw/n kai. e`tai,rwn tou/ panto.j dikai,ou kecwrisme,nwn
26 ouv mo,non tai/j avnariqmh,toij avselgei,aij dihrke,sqh avlla. kai. evpi. tosou/ton qra,souj proh/lqen w[ste dusfhmi,aj evn toi/j to,poij suni,stasqai kai. pollou.j tw/n fi,lwn avteni,zontaj eivj th.n tou/ basile,wj pro,qesin kai. auvtou.j e[pesqai th/| evkei,nou qelh,sei
27 proe,qeto dhmosi,a| kata. tou/ e;qnouj diadou/nai yo,gon evpi. tou/ kata. th.n auvlh.n pu,rgou sth,lhn avnasth,saj evko,layen grafh.n
28 mhde,na tw/n mh. quo,ntwn eivj ta. i`era. auvtw/n eivsie,nai pa,ntaj de. tou.j Ioudai,ouj eivj laografi,an kai. oivketikh.n dia,qesin avcqh/nai tou.j de. avntile,gontaj bi,a| ferome,nouj tou/ zh/n metasth/sai
29 tou,j te avpografome,nouj cara,ssesqai kai. dia. puro.j eivj to. sw/ma parash,mw| Dionu,sou kissofu,llw| ou]j kai. katacwri,sai eivj th.n prosunestalme,nhn auvqenti,an
30 i[na de. mh. toi/j pa/sin avpecqo,menoj fai,nhtai u`pe,grayen eva.n de, tinej evx auvtw/n proairw/ntai evn toi/j kata. ta.j teleta.j memuhme,noij avnastre,fesqai tou,touj ivsopoli,taj VAlexandreu/sin ei=nai
31 e;nioi me.n ou=n evpipolai,wj ta.j th/j po,lewj euvsebei,aj evpiba,qraj stugou/ntej euvcerw/j e`autou.j evdi,dosan w`j mega,lhj tino.j koinwnh,sontej euvklei,aj avpo. th/j evsome,nhj tw/| basilei/ sunanastrofh/j
32 oi` de. plei/stoi gennai,a| yuch/| evni,scusan kai. ouv die,sthsan th/j euvsebei,aj ta, te crh,mata peri. tou/ zh/n avntikatallasso,menoi avdew/j evpeirw/nto e`autou.j r`u,sasqai evk tw/n avpografw/n
33 euve,lpide,j te kaqeisth,keisan avntilh,myewj teu,xasqai kai. tou.j avpocwrou/ntaj evx auvtw/n evbdelu,ssonto kai. w`j polemi,ouj tou/ e;qnouj e;krinon kai. th/j koinh/j sunanastrofh/j kai. euvcrhsti,aj evste,roun
1 a] kai. metalamba,nwn o` dussebh.j evpi. tosou/ton evxeco,lhsen w[ste ouv mo,non toi/j kata. VAlexa,ndreian diorgi,zesqai avlla. kai. toi/j evn th/| cw,ra| barute,rwj evnantiwqh/nai kai. prosta,xai speu,santaj sunagagei/n pa,ntaj evpi. to. auvto. kai. c
2 tou,twn de. oivkonomoume,nwn fh,mh dusmenh.j evxhcei/to kata. tou/ ge,nouj avnqrw,poij sumfronou/sin eivj kakopoi,hsin avformh/j didome,nhj eivj dia,qesin w`j a'n avpo. tw/n nomi,mwn auvtou.j kwluo,ntwn
3 oi` de. Ioudai/oi th.n me.n pro.j tou.j basilei/j eu;noian kai. pi,stin avdia,strofon h=san fula,ssontej
4 sebo,menoi de. to.n qeo.n kai. tw/| tou,tou no,mw| politeuo,menoi cwrismo.n evpoi,oun evpi. tw/| kata. ta.j trofa,j diV h]n aivti,an evni,oij avpecqei/j evfai,nonto
5 th/| de. tw/n dikai,wn euvpraxi,a| kosmou/ntej th.n sunanastrofh.n a[pasin avnqrw,poij euvdo,kimoi kaqeisth,keisan
6 th.n me.n ou=n peri. tou/ ge,nouj evn pa/sin qruloume,nhn euvpraxi,an oi` avllo,fuloi ouvdamw/j dihriqmh,santo
7 th.n de. peri. tw/n proskunh,sewn kai. trofw/n dia,stasin evqru,loun fa,skontej mh,te tw/| basilei/ mh,te tai/j duna,mesin o`mospo,ndouj tou.j avnqrw,pouj gi,nesqai dusmenei/j de. ei=nai kai. me,ga ti toi/j pra,gmasin evnantioume,nouj kai. ouv tw/| tuco,nti perih/yan yo,gw|
8 oi` de. kata. th.n po,lin {Ellhnej ouvde.n hvdikhme,noi tarach.n avprosdo,khton peri. tou.j avnqrw,pouj qewrou/ntej kai. sundroma.j avprosko,pouj ginome,naj bohqei/n me.n ouvk e;sqenon turannikh. ga.r h=n h` dia,qesij pareka,loun de. kai. dusfo,rwj ei=con kai. metapesei/sqai tau/ta u`pela,mbanon
9 mh. ga.r ou[tw paroraqh,sesqai thlikou/to su,stema mhde.n hvgnohko,j
10 h;dh de. kai, tinej gei,tone,j te kai. fi,loi kai. sumpragmateuo,menoi mustikw/j tinaj evpispw,menoi pi,steij evdi,doun sunaspiei/n kai. pa/n evktene.j prosoi,sesqai pro.j avnti,lhmyin
11 evkei/noj me.n ou=n th/| kata. to. paro.n euvhmeri,a| gegaurwme,noj kai. ouv kaqorw/n to. tou/ megi,stou qeou/ kra,toj u`polamba,nwn de. dihnekw/j evn th/| auvth/| diamenei/n boulh/| e;grayen katV auvtw/n evpistolh.n th,nde
12 basileu.j Ptolemai/oj Filopa,twr toi/j katV :Aigupton kai. kata. to,pon strathgoi/j kai. stratiw,taij cai,rein kai. evrrw/sqai
13 e;rrwmai de. kai. auvto.j evgw. kai. ta. pra,gmata h`mw/n
14 th/j eivj th.n VAsi,an genome,nhj h`mi/n evpistratei,aj h-j i;ste kai. auvtoi, th/| tw/n qew/n avproptw,tw| summaci,a| kata. lo,gon evpi. te,loj avcqei,shj
15 h`ghsa,meqa mh. bi,a| do,ratoj evpieikei,a| de. kai. pollh/| filanqrwpi,a| tiqhnh,sasqai ta. katoikou/nta Koi,lhn Suri,an kai. Foini,khn e;qnh eu= poih/sai, te avsme,nwj
16 kai. toi/j kata. po,lin i`eroi/j avponei,mantej proso,douj plei,staj proh,cqhmen kai. eivj ta. Ieroso,luma avnaba,ntej timh/sai to. i`ero.n tw/n avlithri,wn kai. mhde,pote lhgo,ntwn th/j avnoi,aj
17 oi` de. lo,gw| me.n th.n h`mete,ran avpodexa,menoi parousi,an tw/| de. pra,gmati no,qwj proqumhqe,ntwn h`mw/n eivselqei/n eivj to.n nao.n auvtw/n kai. toi/j evkprepe,sin kai. kalli,stoij avnaqh,masin timh/sai
18 tu,foij fero,menoi palaiote,roij ei=rxan h`ma/j th/j eivso,dou leipo,menoi th/j h`mete,raj avlkh/j diV h]n e;comen pro.j a[pantaj avnqrw,pouj filanqrwpi,an
19 th.n de. auvtw/n eivj h`ma/j dusme,neian e;kdhlon kaqista,ntej w`j monw,tatoi tw/n evqnw/n basileu/sin kai. toi/j e`autw/n euverge,taij u`yaucenou/ntej ouvde.n gnh,sion bou,lontai fe,rein
20 h`mei/j de. th/| tou,twn avnoi,a| sumperienecqe,ntej kai. meta. ni,khj diakomisqe,ntej eivj th.n :Aigupton toi/j pa/sin e;qnesin filanqrw,pwj avpanth,santej kaqw.j e;prepen evpoih,samen
21 evn de. tou,toij pro.j tou.j o`mofu,louj auvtw/n avmnhsikaki,an a[pasin gnwri,zontej dia, te th.n summaci,an kai. ta. pepisteume,na meta. a`plo,thtoj auvtoi/j avrch/qen mu,ria pra,gmata tolmh,santej evxalloiw/sai evboulh,qhmen kai. politei,aj auvtou.j VAlexandre,wn kataxiw/sai kai. meto,couj tw/n avei. i`erw/n katasth/sai
22 oi` de. touvnanti,on evkdeco,menoi kai. th/| sumfu,tw| kakohqei,a| to. kalo.n avpwsa,menoi dihnekw/j de. eivj to. fau/lon evkneu,ontej
23 ouv mo,non avpestre,yanto th.n avti,mhton politei,an avlla. kai. bdelu,ssontai lo,gw| te kai. sigh/| tou.j evn auvtoi/j ovli,gouj pro.j h`ma/j gnhsi,wj diakeime,nouj parV e[kasta u`forw,menoi meta. th/j duskleesta,thj evmbiw,sewj dia. ta,couj h`ma/j katastre,yai ta. pra,gmata
24 dio. kai. tekmhri,oij kalw/j pepeisme,noi tou,touj kata. pa,nta dusnoei/n h`mi/n tro,pon kai. pronoou,menoi mh,pote aivfnidi,ou mete,peita tarach/j evnsta,shj h`mi/n tou.j dussebei/j tou,touj kata. nw,tou prodo,taj kai. barba,rouj e;cwmen polemi,ouj
25 prosteta,camen a[ma tw/| prospesei/n th.n evpistolh.n th,nde auvqwri. tou.j evnnemome,nouj su.n gunaixi. kai. te,knoij meta. u[brewn kai. skulmw/n avpostei/lai pro.j h`ma/j evn desmoi/j sidhroi/j pa,ntoqen katakekleisme,nouj eivj avnh,keston kai. duskleh/ pre,ponta dusmene,si fo,non
26 tou,twn ga.r o`mou/ kolasqe,ntwn dieilh,famen eivj to.n evpi,loipon cro,non telei,wj h`mi/n ta. pra,gmata evn euvstaqei,a| kai. th/| belti,sth| diaqe,sei katastaqh,sesqai
27 o]j dV a'n skepa,sh| tina. tw/n Ioudai,wn avpo. geraiou/ me,cri nhpi,ou kai. me,cri tw/n u`pomastidi,wn aivsci,staij basa,noij avpotumpanisqh,setai panoiki,a|
28 mhnu,ein de. to.n boulo,menon evfV w-| th.n ouvsi,an tou/ evmpi,ptontoj u`po. th.n eu;qunan lh,myetai kai. evk tou/ basilikou/ avrguri,ou dracma.j discili,aj kai. th/| evleuqeri,a| stefanwqh,setai
29 pa/j de. to,poj ou- eva.n fwraqh/| to. su,nolon skepazo,menoj Ioudai/oj a;batoj kai. puriflegh.j gine,sqw kai. pa,sh| qnhth/| fu,sei kaqV a[pan a;crhstoj fanh,setai eivj to.n avei. cro,non
30 kai. o` me.n th/j evpistolh/j tu,poj ou[twj evge,grapto
1 pa,nth| de, o[pou prose,pipten tou/to to. pro,stagma dhmotelh.j suni,stato toi/j e;qnesin euvwci,a meta. avlalagmw/n kai. cara/j w`j a'n th/j prokateskirwme,nhj auvtoi/j pa,lai kata. dia,noian meta. parrhsi,aj nu/n evkfainome,nhj avpecqei,aj
2 toi/j de. Ioudai,oij a;lhkton pe,nqoj h=n kai. pano,durtoj meta. dakru,wn boh. stenagmoi/j pepurwme,nhj pa,ntoqen auvtw/n th/j kardi,aj ovlofurome,nwn th.n avprosdo,khton evxai,fnhj auvtoi/j evpikriqei/san ovleqri,an
3 ti,j nomo.j h' po,lij h' ti,j to. su,nolon oivkhto.j to,poj h' ti,nej avguiai. kopetou/ kai. go,wn evpV auvtoi/j ouvk evnepiplw/nto
4 ou[twj ga.r meta. pikri,aj avnoi,ktou yuch/j u`po. tw/n kata. po,lin strathgw/n o`moqumado.n evxapeste,llonto w[ste evpi. tai/j evxa,lloij timwri,aij kai, tinaj tw/n evcqrw/n lamba,nontaj pro. tw/n ovfqalmw/n to.n koino.n e;leon kai. logizome,nouj th.n a;dhlon tou/ bi,ou katastrofh.n dakru,ein auvtw/n th.n dusa,qlion evxapostolh,n
5 h;geto ga.r geraiw/n plh/qoj polia/| pepukasme,nwn th.n evk tou/ gh,rwj nwqro,thta podw/n evpi,kufon avnatroph/j o`rmh/| biai,aj a`pa,shj aivdou/j a;neu pro.j ovxei/an katacrwme,nwn porei,an
6 ai` de. a;rti pro.j bi,ou koinwni,an gamiko.n u`pelhluqui/ai pasto.n nea,nidej avnti. te,ryewj metalabou/sai go,ouj kai. ko,nei th.n murobrech/ pefurme,nai ko,mhn avkalu,ptwj de. avgo,menai qrh/non avnqV u`menai,wn o`moqumado.n evxh/rcon w`j evsparagme,nai skulmoi/j avlloeqne,sin
7 de,smiai de. dhmosi,a| me,cri th/j eivj to. ploi/on evmbolh/j ei[lkonto meta. bi,aj
8 oi[ te tou,twn sunzugei/j bro,coij avnti. stefe,wn tou.j auvce,naj peripeplegme,noi meta. avkmai,aj neanikh/j h`liki,aj avnti. euvwci,aj kai. newterikh/j r`a|qumi,aj ta.j evpiloi,pouj tw/n ga,mwn h`me,raj evn qrh,noij dih/gon para. po,daj h;dh to.n a[|dhn o`rw/ntej kei,menon
9 kath,cqhsan de. qhri,wn tro,pon avgo,menoi sidhrode,smoij avna,gkaij oi` me.n toi/j zugoi/j tw/n ploi,wn proshlwme,noi tou.j trach,louj oi` de. tou.j po,daj avrrh,ktoij kathsfalisme,noi pe,daij
10 e;ti kai. tw/| kaqu,perqe puknw/| sanidw,mati diakeime,nw| o[pwj pa,ntoqen evskotisme,noi tou.j ovfqalmou.j avgwgh.n evpibou,lwn evn panti. tw/| kata,plw| lamba,nwsin
11 tou,twn de. evpi. th.n legome,nhn Scedi,an avcqe,ntwn kai. tou/ para,plou peranqe,ntoj kaqw.j h=n dedogmatisme,non tw/| basilei/ prose,taxen auvtou.j evn tw/| pro. th/j po,lewj i`ppodro,mw| parembalei/n avpla,tw| kaqestw/ti perime,trw| kai. pro.j paradeigmatismo.n a;gan euvkairota,tw| kaqestw/ti pa/si toi/j kataporeuome,noij eivj th.n po,lin kai. toi/j evk tou,twn eivj th.n cw,ran stellome,noij pro.j evkdhmi,an pro.j to. mhde. tai/j duna,mesin auvtou/ koinwnei/n mhde. to. su,nolon kataxiw/sai peribo,lwn
12 w`j de. tou/to evgenh,qh avkou,saj tou.j evk th/j po,lewj o`moeqnei/j krubh/| evkporeuome,nouj pukno,teron avpodu,resqai th.n avkleh/ tw/n avdelfw/n talaipwri,an
13 diorgisqei.j prose,taxen kai. tou,toij o`mou/ to.n auvto.n tro,pon evpimelw/j w`j evkei,noij poih/sai mh. leipome,noij kata. mhde,na tro,pon th/j evkei,nwn timwri,aj
14 avpografh/nai de. pa/n to. fu/lon evx ovno,matoj ouvk eivj th.n e;mprosqen bracei/ prodedhlwme,nhn tw/n e;rgwn kata,ponon latrei,an streblwqe,ntaj de. tai/j parhggelme,naij aivki,aij to. te,loj avfani,sai mia/j u`po. kairo.n h`me,raj
15 evgi,neto me.n ou=n h` tou,twn avpografh. meta. pikra/j spoudh/j kai. filoti,mou prosedrei,aj avpo. avnatolw/n h`li,ou me,cri dusmw/n avnh,nuton lamba,nousa to. te,loj evpi. h`me,raj tessara,konta
16 mega,lwj de. kai. dihnekw/j o` basileu.j cara/| peplhrwme,noj sumpo,sia evpi. pa,ntwn tw/n eivdw,lwn sunista,menoj peplanhme,nh| po,rrw th/j avlhqei,aj freni. kai. bebh,lw| sto,mati ta. me.n kwfa. kai. mh. duna,mena auvtoi/j lalei/n h' avrh,gein evpainw/n eivj de. to.n me,giston qeo.n ta. mh. kaqh,konta lalw/n
17 meta. de. to. proeirhme,non tou/ cro,nou dia,sthma proshne,gkanto oi` grammatei/j tw/| basilei/ mhke,ti ivscu,ein th.n tw/n Ioudai,wn avpografh.n poiei/sqai dia. th.n avme,trhton auvtw/n plhqu.n
18 kai,per o;ntwn e;ti kata. th.n cw,ran tw/n pleio,nwn tw/n me.n kata. ta.j oivki,aj e;ti sunesthko,twn tw/n de. kai. kata. to,pon w`j avduna,tou kaqestw/toj pa/sin toi/j evpV :Aigupton strathgoi/j
19 avpeilh,santoj de. auvtoi/j sklhro,teron w`j dedwrokophme,noij eivj mhcanh.n th/j evkfugh/j sune,bh safw/j auvto.n peri. tou,tou pistwqh/nai
20 lego,ntwn meta. avpodei,xewj kai. th.n carthri,an h;dh kai. tou.j grafikou.j kala,mouj evn oi-j evcrw/nto evkleloipe,nai
21 tou/to de. h=n evne,rgeia th/j tou/ bohqou/ntoj toi/j Ioudai,oij evx ouvranou/ pronoi,aj avnikh,tou
1 to,te proskalesa,menoj {Ermwna to.n pro.j th/| tw/n evlefa,ntwn evpimelei,a| barei,a| memestwme,noj ovrgh/| kai. co,lw| kata. pa/n avmeta,qetoj
2 evke,leusen u`po. th.n evpercome,nhn h`me,ran dayile,si dra,kesi libanwtou/ kai. oi;nw| plei,oni avkra,tw| a[pantaj tou.j evle,fantaj poti,sai o;ntaj to.n avriqmo.n pentakosi,ouj kai. avgriwqe,ntaj th/| tou/ po,matoj avfqo,nw| corhgi,a| eivsagagei/n pro.j suna,nthsin tou/ mo,rou tw/n Ioudai,wn
3 o` me.n ta,de prosta,sswn evtre,peto pro.j th.n euvwci,an sunagagw.n tou.j ma,lista tw/n fi,lwn kai. th/j stratia/j avpecqw/j e;contaj pro.j tou.j Ioudai,ouj
4 o` de. evlefanta,rchj to. prostage.n avraro,twj {Ermwn sunete,lei
5 oi[ te pro.j tou,toij leitourgoi. kata. th.n e`spe,ran evxio,ntej ta.j tw/n talaipwrou,ntwn evde,smeuon cei/raj th,n te loiph.n evmhcanw/nto peri. auvtou.j avsfa,leian e;nnucon do,xantej o`mou/ lh,myesqai to. fu/lon pe,raj th/j ovleqri,aj
6 oi` de. pa,shj ske,phj e;rhmoi dokou/ntej ei=nai toi/j e;qnesin Ioudai/oi dia. th.n pa,ntoqen perie,cousan auvtou.j meta. desmw/n avna,gkhn
7 to.n pantokra,tora ku,rion kai. pa,shj duna,mewj dunasteu,onta evleh,mona qeo.n auvtw/n kai. pate,ra duskatapau,stw| boh/| pa,ntej meta. dakru,wn evpekale,santo deo,menoi
8 th.n katV auvtw/n metastre,yai boulh.n avnosi,an kai. r`u,sasqai auvtou.j meta. megalomerou/j evpifanei,aj evk tou/ para. po,daj evn e`toi,mw| mo,rou
9 tou,twn me.n ou=n evktenw/j h` litanei,a avne,bainen eivj to.n ouvrano,n
10 o` de. {Ermwn tou.j avnhleei/j evle,fantaj poti,saj peplhrwme,nouj th/j tou/ oi;nou pollh/j corhgi,aj kai. tou/ liba,nou memestwme,nouj o;rqrioj evpi. th.n auvlh.n parh/n peri. tou,twn prosaggei/lai tw/| basilei/
11 to. de. avpV aivw/noj cro,nou kti,sma kalo.n evn nukti. kai. h`me,ra| evpiballo,menon u`po. tou/ carizome,nou pa/sin oi-j a'n auvto.j qelh,sh| u[pnou me,roj avpe,steilen eivj to.n basile,a
12 kai. h`di,stw| kai. baqei/ katesce,qh th/| evnergei,a| tou/ despo,tou th/j avqe,smou me.n proqe,sewj polu. diesfalme,noj tou/ de. avmetaqe,tou logismou/ mega,lwj dieyeusme,noj
13 oi[ te Ioudai/oi th.n proshmanqei/san w[ran diafugo,ntej to.n a[gion h;|noun qeo.n auvtw/n kai. pa,lin hvxi,oun to.n euvkata,llakton dei/xai megalosqenou/j e`autou/ ceiro.j kra,toj e;qnesin u`perhfa,noij
14 mesou,shj de. h;dh deka,thj w[raj scedo.n o` pro.j tai/j klh,sesin tetagme,noj avqro,ouj tou.j klhtou.j ivdw.n e;nuxen proselqw.n to.n basile,a
15 kai. mo,lij diegei,raj u`pe,deixe to.n th/j sumposi,aj kairo.n h;dh paratre,conta to.n peri. tou,twn lo,gon poiou,menoj
16 o]n o` basileu.j logisa,menoj kai. trapei.j eivj to.n po,ton evke,leusen tou.j paragegono,taj evpi. th.n sumposi,an a;ntikruj avnakli/nai auvtou/
17 ou- kai. genome,nou parh,|nei eivj euvwci,an do,ntaj e`autou.j to. paro.n th/j sumposi,aj evpi. polu. gerairome,nouj eivj euvfrosu,nhn kataqe,sqai me,roj
18 evpi. plei/on de. probainou,shj th/j o`mili,aj to.n {Ermwna proskalesa,menoj o` basileu.j meta. pikra/j avpeilh/j evpunqa,neto ti,noj e[neken aivti,aj eiva,qhsan oi` Ioudai/oi th.n periou/san h`me,ran peribebiwko,tej
19 tou/ de. u`podei,xantoj e;ti nukto.j to. prostage.n evpi. te,loj avgeioce,nai kai. tw/n fi,lwn auvtw/| prosmarturhsa,ntwn
20 th.n wvmo,thta cei,rona Fala,ridoj evschkw.j e;fh tw/| th/j sh,meron u[pnw| ca,rin e;cein auvtou,j avnuperqe,twj de. eivj th.n evpitelou/san h`me,ran kata. to. o[moion e`toi,mason tou.j evle,fantaj evpi. to.n tw/n avqemi,twn Ioudai,wn avfanismo,n
21 eivpo,ntoj de. tou/ basile,wj avsme,nwj pa,ntej meta. cara/j oi` paro,ntej o`mou/ sunaine,santej eivj to.n i;dion oi=kon e[kastoj avne,lusen
22 kai. ouvc ou[twj eivj u[pnon katecrh,santo to.n cro,non th/j nukto,j w`j eivj to. pantoi,ouj mhcana/sqai toi/j talaipw,roij dokou/sin evmpaigmou,j
23 a;rti de. avlektruw.n evke,kragen o;rqrioj kai. ta. qhri,a kaqwplikw.j o` {Ermwn evn tw/| mega,lw| peristu,lw| dieki,nei
24 ta. de. kata. th.n po,lin plh,qh sunh,qroisto pro.j th.n oivktrota,thn qewri,an prosdokw/nta th.n prwi,an meta. spoudh/j
25 oi` de. Ioudai/oi kata. to.n avmerh/ yucoulkou,menoi cro,non polu,dakrun i`ketei,an evn me,lesin goeroi/j tei,nontej ta.j cei/raj eivj to.n ouvrano.n evde,onto tou/ megi,stou qeou/ pa,lin auvtoi/j bohqh/sai sunto,mwj
26 ou;pw de. h`li,ou bolai. katespei,ronto kai. tou/ basile,wj tou.j fi,louj evkdecome,nou o` {Ermwn parasta.j evka,lei pro.j th.n e;xodon u`podeiknu,wn to. pro,qumon tou/ basile,wj evn e`toi,mw| kei/sqai
27 tou/ de. avpodexame,nou kai. kataplage,ntoj evpi. th/| parano,mw| evxo,dw| kata. pa/n avgnwsi,a| kekrathme,noj evpunqa,neto ti, to. pra/gma evfV ou- tou/to auvtw/| meta. spoudh/j tete,lestai
28 tou/to de. h=n h` evne,rgeia tou/ pa,nta despoteu,ontoj qeou/ tw/n pri.n auvtw/| memhcanhme,nwn lh,qhn kata. dia,noian evnteqeiko,toj
29 u`pedei,knuen o` {Ermwn kai. pa,ntej oi` fi,loi ta. qhri,a kai. ta.j duna,meij h`toima,sqai basileu/ kata. th.n sh.n evktenh/ pro,qesin
30 o` de. evpi. toi/j r`hqei/sin plhrwqei.j barei/ co,lw| dia. to. peri. tou,twn pronoi,a| qeou/ dieskeda,sqai pa/n auvtou/ to. no,hma evnateni,saj meta. avpeilh/j ei=pen
31 o[soi gonei/j parh/san h' pai,dwn go,noi th,nde qhrsi.n avgri,oij evskeu,asa a'n dayilh/ qoi/nan avnti. tw/n avnegklh,twn evmoi. kai. progo,noij evmoi/j avpodedeigme,nwn o`loscerh/ bebai,an pi,stin evxo,cwj Ioudai,wn
32 kai,per eiv mh. dia. th.n th/j suntrofi,aj storgh.n kai. th/j crei,aj to. zh/n avnti. tou,twn evsterh,qhj
33 ou[twj o` {Ermwn avprosdo,khton evpiki,ndunon u`ph,negken avpeilh.n kai. th/| o`ra,sei kai. tw/| prosw,pw| sunesta,lh
34 o` kaqei/j de. tw/n fi,lwn skuqrwpw/j u`pekre,wn tou.j sunhqroisme,nouj avpe,lusan e[kaston evpi. th.n ivdi,an avscoli,an
35 oi[ te Ioudai/oi ta. para. tou/ basile,wj avkou,santej to.n evpifanh/ qeo.n ku,rion basile,a tw/n basile,wn h;|noun kai. th/sde th/j bohqei,aj auvtou/ teteuco,tej
36 kata. de. tou.j auvtou.j no,mouj o` basileu.j susthsa,menoj pa/n to. sumpo,sion eivj euvfrosu,nhn traph/nai pareka,lei
37 to.n de. {Ermwna proskalesa,menoj meta. avpeilh/j ei=pen posa,kij de. dei/ soi peri. tou,twn auvtw/n prosta,ttein avqliw,tate
38 tou.j evle,fantaj e;ti kai. nu/n kaqo,plison eivj th.n au;rion evpi. to.n tw/n Ioudai,wn avfanismo,n
39 oi` de. sunanakei,menoi suggenei/j th.n avstaqh/ dia,noian auvtou/ qauma,zontej proefe,ronto ta,de
40 basileu/ me,cri ti,noj w`j avlo,gouj h`ma/j diapeira,zeij prosta,sswn h;dh tri,ton auvtou.j avfani,sai kai. pa,lin evpi. tw/n pragma,twn evk metabolh/j avnalu,wn ta. soi. dedogme,na
41 w-n ca,rin h` po,lij dia. th.n prosdoki,an ovclei/ kai. plhqu,ousa sustrofai/j h;dh kai. kinduneu,ei polla,kij diarpasqh/nai
42 o[qen o` kata. pa,nta Fa,larij basileu.j evmplhqunqei.j avlogisti,aj kai. ta.j ginome,naj pro.j evpiskoph.n tw/n Ioudai,wn evn auvtw/| metabola.j th/j yuch/j parV ouvde.n h`gou,menoj avtele,staton bebai,wj o[rkon o`risa,menoj tou,touj me.n avnuperqe,twj pe,myein eivj a[|dhn evn go,nasin kai. posi.n qhri,wn hv|kisme,nouj
43 evpistrateu,santa de. evpi. th.n Ioudai,an ivso,pedon puri. kai. do,rati qh,sesqai dia. ta,couj kai. to.n a;baton h`mi/n auvtw/n nao.n puri. prhne,a evn ta,cei tw/n suntelou,ntwn evkei/ qusi,aj e;rhmon eivj to.n a[panta cro,non katasth,sein
44 to,te pericarei/j avnalu,santej oi` fi,loi kai. suggenei/j meta. pi,stewj die,tasson ta.j duna,meij evpi. tou.j euvkairota,touj to,pouj th/j po,lewj pro.j th.n th,rhsin
45 o` de. evlefanta,rchj ta. qhri,a scedo.n w`j eivpei/n eivj kata,stema maniw/dej avgeiocw.j euvwdesta,toij po,masin oi;nou lelibanwme,nou foberw/j kekosmhme,na kataskeuai/j
46 peri. th.n e[w th/j po,lewj h;dh plh,qesin avnariqmh,toij kata. tou/ i`ppodro,mou katamemestwme,nhj eivselqw.n eivj th.n auvlh.n evpi. to. prokei,menon w;trune to.n basile,a
47 o` de. ovrgh/| barei,a| gemi,saj dussebh/ fre,na panti. tw/| ba,rei su.n toi/j qhri,oij evxw,rmhse boulo,menoj avtrw,tw| kardi,a| kai. ko,raij ovfqalmw/n qea,sasqai th.n evpi,ponon kai. talai,pwron tw/n proseshmamme,nwn katastrofh,n
48 w`j de. tw/n evlefa,ntwn evxio,ntwn peri. pu,lhn kai. th/j sunepome,nhj evno,plou duna,mewj th/j te tou/ plh,qouj porei,aj koniorto.n ivdo,ntej kai. baruhch/ qo,rubon avkou,santej oi` Ioudai/oi
49 u`sta,thn bi,ou r`oph.n auvtoi/j evkei,nhn do,xantej ei=nai to. te,loj th/j avqliwta,thj prosdoki,aj eivj oi=kton kai. go,ouj trape,ntej katefi,loun avllh,louj peripleko,menoi toi/j suggene,sin evpi. tou.j trach,louj evpipi,ptontej gonei/j paisi.n kai. mhte,rej nea,nisin e[terai de. neogna. pro.j mastou.j e;cousai bre,fh teleutai/on e[lkonta ga,la
50 ouv mh.n de. avlla. kai. ta.j e;mprosqen auvtw/n gegenhme,naj avntilh,myeij evx ouvranou/ sunido,ntej prhnei/j o`moqumado.n r`i,yantej e`autou.j kai. ta. nh,pia cwri,santej tw/n mastw/n
51 avnebo,hsan fwnh/| mega,lh| sfo,dra to.n th/j a`pa,shj duna,mewj duna,sthn i`keteu,ontej oivkti/rai meta. evpifanei,aj auvtou.j h;dh pro.j pu,laij a[|dou kaqestw/taj
1 Eleazaroj de, tij avnh.r evpi,shmoj tw/n avpo. th/j cw,raj i`ere,wn evn presbei,w| th.n h`liki,an h;dh lelogcw.j kai. pa,sh| th/| kata. to.n bi,on avreth/| kekosmhme,noj tou.j peri. auvto.n katastei,laj presbute,rouj evpikalei/sqai to.n a[gion qeo.n pro
2 basileu/ megalokra,twr u[yiste pantokra,twr qee. th.n pa/san diakubernw/n evn oivktirmoi/j kti,sin
3 e;pide evpi. Abraam spe,rma evpi. h`giasme,nou te,kna Iakwb meri,doj h`giasme,nhj sou lao.n evn xe,nh| gh/| xe,non avdi,kwj avpollu,menon pa,ter
4 su. Faraw plhqu,nonta a[rmasin to.n pri.n VAigu,ptou tau,thj duna,sthn evparqe,nta avno,mw| qra,sei kai. glw,ssh| megalorrh,moni su.n th/| u`perhfa,nw| stratia/| pontobro,couj avpw,lesaj fe,ggoj evpifa,naj evle,ouj Israhl ge,nei
5 su. to.n avnariqmh,toij duna,mesin gaurwqe,nta Sennachrim baru.n VAssuri,wn basile,a do,rati th.n pa/san u`pocei,rion h;dh labo,nta gh/n kai. metewrisqe,nta evpi. th.n a`gi,an sou po,lin bare,a lalou/nta ko,mpw| kai. qra,sei su, de,spota e;qrausaj e;kdhlon deiknu.j e;qnesin polloi/j to. so.n kra,toj
6 su. tou.j kata. th.n Babulwni,an trei/j e`tai,rouj puri. th.n yuch.n auvqaire,twj dedwko,taj eivj to. mh. latreu/sai toi/j kenoi/j dia,puron drosi,saj ka,minon evrru,sw me,cri trico.j avphma,ntouj flo,ga pa/sin evpipe,myaj toi/j u`penanti,oij
7 su. to.n diabolai/j fqo,nou le,ousi kata. gh/j r`ife,nta qhrsi.n bora.n Danihl eivj fw/j avnh,gagej avsinh/
8 to,n te buqotrefou/j evn gastri. kh,touj Iwnan thko,menon avfidw.n avph,manton pa/sin oivkei,oij avne,deixaj pa,ter
9 kai. nu/n mi,subri polue,lee tw/n o[lwn skepasta, to. ta,coj evpifa,nhqi toi/j avpo. Israhl ge,nouj u`po. evbdelugme,nwn avno,mwn evqnw/n u`brizome,noij
10 eiv de. avsebei,aij kata. th.n avpoiki,an o` bi,oj h`mw/n evne,schtai r`usa,menoj h`ma/j avpo. evcqrw/n ceiro,j w-| proairh/| de,spota avpo,leson h`ma/j mo,rw|
11 mh. toi/j matai,oij oi` mataio,fronej euvloghsa,twsan evpi. th/| tw/n hvgaphme,nwn sou avpwlei,a| le,gontej ouvde. o` qeo.j auvtw/n evrru,sato auvtou,j
12 su. de, o` pa/san avlkh.n kai. dunastei,an e;cwn a[pasan aivw,nie nu/n e;pide evle,hson h`ma/j tou.j kaqV u[brin avno,mwn avlo,giston evk tou/ zh/n meqistame,nouj evn evpibou,lwn tro,pw|
13 pthxa,tw de. e;qnh sh.n du,namin avni,khton sh,meron e;ntime du,namin e;cwn evpi. swthri,a| Iakwb ge,nouj
14 i`keteu,ei se to. pa/n plh/qoj tw/n nhpi,wn kai. oi` tou,twn gonei/j meta. dakru,wn
15 deicqh,tw pa/sin e;qnesin o[ti meqV h`mw/n ei= ku,rie kai. ouvk avpe,streyaj to. pro,swpo,n sou avfV h`mw/n avlla. kaqw.j ei=paj o[ti ouvde. evn th/| gh/| tw/n evcqrw/n auvtw/n o;ntwn u`perei/don auvtou,j ou[twj evpite,leson ku,rie
16 tou/ de. Eleazarou lh,gontoj a;rti th/j proseuch/j o` basileu.j su.n toi/j qhri,oij kai. panti. tw/| th/j duna,mewj frua,gmati kata. to.n i`ppo,dromon parh/gen
17 kai. qewrh,santej oi` Ioudai/oi me,ga eivj ouvrano.n avne,kraxan w[ste kai. tou.j parakeime,nouj auvlw/naj sunhch,santaj avkata,sceton pto,hn poih/sai panti. tw/| stratope,dw|
18 to,te o` megalo,doxoj pantokra,twr kai. avlhqino.j qeo.j evpifa,naj to. a[gion auvtou/ pro,swpon hvne,w|xen ta.j ouvrani,ouj pu,laj evx w-n dedoxasme,noi du,o foberoeidei/j a;ggeloi kate,bhsan faneroi. pa/sin plh.n toi/j Ioudai,oij
19 kai. avnte,sthsan kai. th.n du,namin tw/n u`penanti,wn evplh,rwsan tarach/j kai. deili,aj kai. avkinh,toij e;dhsan pe,daij
20 kai. u`po,frikon kai. to. tou/ basile,wj sw/ma evgenh,qh kai. lh,qh to. qra,soj auvtou/ to. baru,qumon e;laben
21 kai. avpe,streyan ta. qhri,a evpi. ta.j sunepome,naj evno,plouj duna,meij kai. katepa,toun auvta.j kai. wvle,qreuon
22 kai. metestra,fh tou/ basile,wj h` ovrgh. eivj oi=kton kai. da,krua u`pe.r tw/n e;mprosqen auvtw/| memhcaneume,nwn
23 avkou,saj ga.r th/j kraugh/j kai. sunidw.n prhnei/j a[pantaj eivj th.n avpw,leian dakru,saj metV ovrgh/j toi/j fi,loij dihpeilei/to le,gwn
24 parabasileu,ete kai. tura,nnouj u`perbebh,kate wvmo,thti kai. evme. auvto.n to.n u`mw/n euverge,thn evpiceirei/te th/j avrch/j h;dh kai. tou/ pneu,matoj meqista/n la,qra| mhcanw,menoi ta. mh. sumfe,ronta th/| basilei,a|
25 ti,j tou.j krath,santaj h`mw/n evn pi,stei ta. th/j cw,raj ovcurw,mata th/j oivki,aj avposth,saj e[kaston avlo,gwj h;qroisen evnqa,de
26 ti,j tou.j evx avrch/j euvnoi,a| pro.j h`ma/j kata. pa,nta diafe,rontaj pa,ntwn evqnw/n kai. tou.j ceiri,stouj pleona,kij avnqrw,pwn evpidedegme,nouj kindu,nouj ou[twj avqe,smwj perie,balen aivki,aij
27 lu,sate evklu,sate a;dika desma, eivj ta. i;dia metV eivrh,nhj evxapostei,late ta. propepragme,na paraithsa,menoi
28 avpolu,sate tou.j ui`ou.j tou/ pantokra,toroj evpourani,ou qeou/ zw/ntoj o]j avfV h`mete,rwn me,cri tou/ nu/n progo,nwn avparapo,diston meta. do,xhj euvsta,qeian pare,cei toi/j h`mete,roij pra,gmasin
29 o` me.n ou=n tau/ta e;lexen oi` de. evn avmerei/ cro,nw| luqe,ntej to.n a[gion swth/ra qeo.n auvtw/n euvlo,goun a;rti to.n qa,naton evkpefeugo,tej
30 ei=ta o` basileu.j eivj th.n po,lin avpallagei.j to.n evpi. tw/n proso,dwn proskalesa,menoj evke,leusen oi;nouj te kai. ta. loipa. pro.j euvwci,an evpith,deia toi/j Ioudai,oij corhgei/n evpi. h`me,raj e`pta. kri,naj auvtou.j evn w-| to,pw| e;doxan to.n o;leqron avnalamba,nein evn tou,tw| evn euvfrosu,nh| pa,sh| swth,ria avgagei/n
31 to,te oi` to. pri.n evponei,distoi kai. plhsi,on tou/ a[|dou ma/llon de. evpV auvtw/| bebhko,tej avnti. pikrou/ kai. dusaia,ktou mo,rou kw,qwna swth,rion susthsa,menoi to.n eivj ptw/sin auvtoi/j kai. ta,fon h`toimasme,non to,pon klisi,aij katemeri,santo plh,reij carmonh/j
32 katalh,xantej de. qrh,nwn pano,durton me,loj avne,labon wv|dh.n pa,trion to.n swth/ra kai. teratopoio.n aivnou/ntej qeo,n oivmwgh,n te pa/san kai. kwkuto.n avpwsa,menoi corou.j suni,stanto euvfrosu,nhj eivrhnikh/j shmei/on
33 w`sau,twj de. kai. o` basileu.j peri. tou,twn sumpo,sion baru. sunagagw.n avdialei,ptwj eivj ouvrano.n avnqwmologei/to megalomerw/j evpi. th/| parado,xw| genhqei,sh| auvtw/| swthri,a|
34 oi[ te pri.n eivj o;leqron kai. oivwnobrw,touj auvtou.j e;sesqai tiqe,menoi kai. meta. cara/j avpograya,menoi kateste,naxan aivscu,nhn evfV e`autoi/j peribalo,menoi kai. th.n puro,pnoun to,lman avklew/j evsbesme,noi
35 oi[ te Ioudai/oi kaqw.j proeirh,kamen susthsa,menoi to.n proeirhme,non coro.n metV euvwci,aj evn evxomologh,sesin i`larai/j kai. yalmoi/j dih/gon
36 kai. koino.n o`risa,menoi peri. tou,twn qesmo.n evpi. pa/san th.n paroiki,an auvtw/n eivj genea.j ta.j proeirhme,naj h`me,raj a;gein e;sthsan euvfrosu,nouj ouv po,tou ca,rin kai. licnei,aj swthri,aj de. th/j dia. qeo.n genome,nhj auvtoi/j
37 evne,tucon de. tw/| basilei/ th.n avpo,lusin auvtw/n eivj ta. i;dia aivtou,menoi
38 avpogra,fontai de. auvtou.j avpo. pe,mpthj kai. eivka,doj tou/ Pacwn e[wj th/j teta,rthj tou/ Epifi evpi. h`me,raj tessara,konta suni,stantai de. auvtw/n th.n avpw,leian avpo. pe,mpthj tou/ Epifi e[wj e`bdo,mhj h`me,raij trisi,n
39 evn ai-j kai. megalodo,xwj evpifa,naj to. e;leoj auvtou/ o` tw/n pa,ntwn duna,sthj avptai,stouj auvtou.j evrru,sato o`moqumado,n
40 euvwcou/nto de. pa,nqV u`po. tou/ basile,wj corhgou,menoi me,cri th/j tessareskaideka,thj evn h-| kai. th.n evntuci,an evpoih,santo peri. th/j avpolu,sewj auvtw/n
41 sunaine,saj de. auvtoi/j o` basileu.j e;grayen auvtoi/j th.n u`pogegramme,nhn evpistolh.n pro.j tou.j kata. po,lin strathgou.j megaloyu,cwj th.n evkteni,an e;cousan
1 basileu.j Ptolemai/oj Filopa,twr toi/j katV :Aigupton strathgoi/j kai. pa/sin toi/j tetagme,noij evpi. pragma,twn cai,rein kai. evrrw/sqai
2 evrrw,meqa de. kai. auvtoi. kai. ta. te,kna h`mw/n kateuqu,nantoj h`mi/n tou/ mega,lou qeou/ ta. pra,gmata kaqw.j proairou,meqa
3 tw/n fi,lwn tine.j kata. kakoh,qeian pukno,teron h`mi/n parakei,menoi sune,peisan h`ma/j eivj to. tou.j u`po. th.n basilei,an Ioudai,ouj sunaqroi,santaj su,sthma kola,sasqai xenizou,saij avpostatw/n timwri,aij
4 profero,menoi mhde,pote euvstaqh,sein ta. pra,gmata h`mw/n diV h]n e;cousin ou-toi pro.j pa,nta ta. e;qnh dusme,neian me,cri a'n suntelesqh/| tou/to
5 oi] kai. desmi,ouj katagago,ntej auvtou.j meta. skulmw/n w`j avndra,poda ma/llon de. w`j evpibou,louj a;neu pa,shj avnakri,sewj kai. evxeta,sewj evpecei,rhsan avnelei/n no,mou Skuqw/n avgriwte,ran evmpeporphme,noi wvmo,thta
6 h`mei/j de. evpi. tou,toij sklhro,teron diapeilhsa,menoi kaqV h]n e;comen pro.j a[pantaj avnqrw,pouj evpiei,keian mo,gij to. zh/n auvtoi/j carisa,menoi kai. to.n evpoura,nion qeo.n evgnwko,tej avsfalw/j u`perhspiko,ta tw/n Ioudai,wn w`j pate,ra u`pe.r ui`w/n dia. panto.j summacou/nta
7 th,n te tou/ fi,lou h]n e;cousin bebai,an pro.j h`ma/j kai. tou.j progo,nouj h`mw/n eu;noian avnalogisa,menoi dikai,wj avpolelu,kamen pa,shj kaqV o`ntinou/n aivti,aj tro,pon
8 kai. prosteta,camen e`ka,stw| pa,ntaj eivj ta. i;dia evpistre,fein evn panti. to,pw| mhqeno.j auvtou.j to. su,nolon katabla,ptontoj mh,te ovneidi,zein peri. tw/n gegenhme,nwn para. lo,gon
9 ginw,skete ga.r o[ti kata. tou,twn eva,n ti kakotecnh,swmen ponhro.n h' evpiluph,swmen auvtou.j to. su,nolon ouvk a;nqrwpon avlla. to.n pa,shj despo,zonta duna,mewj qeo.n u[yiston avntikei,menon h`mi/n evpV evkdikh,sei tw/n pragma,twn kata. pa/n avfeu,ktwj dia. panto.j e[xomen e;rrwsqe
10 labo,ntej de. th.n evpistolh.n tau,thn ouvk evspou,dasan euvqe,wj gene,sqai peri. th.n a;fodon avlla. to.n basile,a proshxi,wsan tou.j evk tou/ ge,nouj tw/n Ioudai,wn to.n a[gion qeo.n auvqaire,twj parabebhko,taj kai. tou/ qeou/ to.n no,mon tucei/n diV auvtw/n th/j ovfeilome,nhj kola,sewj
11 profero,menoi tou.j gastro.j e[neken ta. qei/a parabebhko,taj prosta,gmata mhde,pote euvnoh,sein mhde. toi/j tou/ basile,wj pra,gmasin
12 o` de. tavlhqe.j auvtou.j le,gein paradexa,menoj kai. paraine,saj e;dwken auvtoi/j a;deian pa,ntwn o[pwj tou.j parabebhko,taj tou/ qeou/ to.n no,mon evxoleqreu,swsin kata. pa,nta to.n u`po. th.n basilei,an auvtou/ to,pon meta. parrhsi,aj a;neu pa,shj basilikh/j evxousi,aj kai. evpiske,yewj
13 to,te kateufhmh,santej auvto,n w`j pre,pon h=n oi` tou,twn i`erei/j kai. pa/n to. plh/qoj evpifwnh,santej to. allhlouia meta. cara/j avne,lusan
14 ou[twj te to.n evmpeso,nta tw/n memiamme,nwn o`moeqnh/ kata. th.n o`do.n evkola,zonto kai. meta. paradeigmatismw/n avnh,|roun
15 evkei,nh| de. th/| h`me,ra| avnei/lon u`pe.r tou.j triakosi,ouj a;ndraj h]n kai. h;gagon euvfrosu,nhn meta. cara/j bebh,louj ceirwsa,menoi
16 auvtoi. de. oi` me,cri qana,tou to.n qeo.n evschko,tej pantelh/ swthri,aj avpo,lausin eivlhfo,tej avne,zeuxan evk th/j po,lewj pantoi,oij euvwdesta,toij a;nqesin katestemme,noi metV euvfrosu,nhj kai. boh/j evn ai;noij kai. pammele,sin u[mnoij euvcaristou/ntej tw/| qew/| tw/n pate,rwn auvtw/n aivwni,w| swth/ri tou/ Israhl
17 paragenhqe,ntej de. eivj Ptolemai,da th.n ovnomazome,nhn dia. th.n tou/ to,pou ivdio,thta r`odofo,ron evn h-| prose,meinen auvtou.j o` sto,loj kata. koinh.n auvtw/n boulh.n h`me,raj e`pta,
18 evkei/ evpoi,hsan po,ton swth,rion tou/ basile,wj corhgh,santoj auvtoi/j euvyu,cwj ta. pro.j th.n a;fixin pa,nta e`ka,stw| e[wj eivj th.n ivdi,an oivki,an
19 katacqe,ntej de. metV eivrh,nhj evn tai/j prepou,saij evxomologh,sesin w`sau,twj kavkei/ e;sthsan kai. tau,taj a;gein ta.j h`me,raj evpi. to.n th/j paroiki,aj auvtw/n cro,non euvfrosu,nouj
20 a]j kai. avnierw,santej evn sth,lh| kata. to.n th/j sumposi,aj to,pon proseuch/j kaqidru,santej avne,lusan avsinei/j evleu,qeroi u`percarei/j dia, te gh/j kai. qala,sshj kai. potamou/ avnasw|zo,menoi th/| tou/ basile,wj evpitagh/| e[kastoj eivj th.n ivdi,an
21 kai. plei,sthn h' e;mprosqen evn toi/j evcqroi/j evxousi,an evschko,tej meta. do,xhj kai. fo,bou to. su,nolon u`po. mhdeno.j diaseisqe,ntej tw/n u`parco,ntwn
22 kai. pa,nta ta. e`autw/n pa,ntej evkomi,santo evx avpografh/j w[ste tou.j e;conta,j ti meta. fo,bou megi,stou avpodou/nai auvtoi/j ta. megalei/a tou/ megi,stou qeou/ poih,santoj telei,wj evpi. swthri,a| auvtw/n
23 euvloghto.j o` r`u,sthj Israhl eivj tou.j avei. cro,nouj amhn