Author Archives: ΓΕΝΕΣΙΣ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ Genesis

Σκύμνος λέοντος Ἰούδα· ἐκ βλαστοῦ, υἱέ μου, ἀνέβης· ἀναπεσὼν ἐκοιμήθης ὡς λέων καὶ ὡς σκύμνος· τίς ἐγερεῖ αὐτόν; Iouda is a lion’s cub; from a bud, my son, you went up; lying down you slept like a lion and like … Continue reading →

Ἰούδα, σὲ αἰνέσαισαν οἱ ἀδελφοί σου· αἱ χεῖρές σου ἐπὶ νώτου τῶν ἐχθρῶν σου· προσκυνήσουσίν σοι οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ πατρός σου. Iouda, let your brothers praise you; your hands shall be on the back of your enemies; the sons of … Continue reading →

Ἐπικατάρατος ὁ θυμὸς αὐτῶν, ὅτι αὐθάδης, καὶ ἡ μῆνις αὐτῶν, ὅτι ἐσκληρύνθη· διαμεριῶ αὐτοὺς ἐν Ἰακώβ καὶ διασπερῶ αὐτοὺς ἐν Ἰσραήλ. Cursed be their anger, because it is self-willed, and their rage, because it was hardened; I will divide them … Continue reading →

Εἰς βουλὴν αὐτῶν μὴ ἔλθοι ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ συστάσει αὐτῶν μὴ ἐρίσαι τὰ ἥπατά μου, ὅτι ἐν τῷ θυμῷ αὐτῶν ἀπέκτειναν ἀνθρώπους καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ αὐτῶν ἐνευροκόπησαν ταῦρον. Let not my soul come into their counsel, … Continue reading →

Συμεὼν καὶ Λευὶ ἀδελφοί· συνετέλεσαν ἀδικίαν ἐξ αἱρέσεως αὐτῶν. Symeon and Levi are brothers; they perpetrated injustice by their choice. שׁמעון ולוי אחים כלי חמס מכרתיהם׃   *   injustice OR unrighteousness

Ἐξύβρισας ὡς ὕδωρ, μὴ ἐκζέσῃς· ἀνέβης γὰρ ἐπὶ τὴν κοίτην τοῦ πατρός σου· τότε ἐμίανας τὴν στρωμνήν, οὗ ἀνέβης. You are insolent like water, do not boil over; for you went up on the marriage-bed of your father; then you … Continue reading →

Ῥουβὴν, πρωτότοκός μου σύ, ἰσχύς μου καὶ ἀρχὴ τέκνων μου, σκληρὸς φέρεσθαι καὶ σκληρὸς αὐθάδης. Rhouben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the first of my children, hard to bear and stubborn self-willed. ראובן בכרי אתה כחי וראשׁית אוני … Continue reading →

Ἀθροίσθητε καὶ ἀκούσατε, υἱοὶ Ἰακώβ, ἀκούσατε Ἰσραήλ, τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν. Gather together and hear, sons of Iakob, hear Israel, your father. הקבצו ושׁמעו בני יעקב ושׁמעו אל־ישׂראל אביכם׃   *   other MSS συνάχθητε καὶ ἀκούσατε μου, υἱοὶ Ἰακώβ, ἀκούσατε Ἰσραήλ, ἀκούσατε … Continue reading →

Ἐκάλεσεν δὲ Ἰακὼβ τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν· Συνάχθητε, ἵνα ἀναγγείλω ὑμῖν, τί ἀπαντήσει ὑμῖν ἐπ᾿ ἐσχάτων τῶν ἡμερῶν. Then Iakob called his sons and said, “Assemble, so that I may announce to you what will happen to you in … Continue reading →

Ἐγὼ δὲ δίδωμί σοι Σίκιμα ἐξαίρετον ὑπὲρ τοὺς ἀδελφούς σου, ἣν ἔλαβον ἐκ χειρὸς Ἀμοῤῥαίων ἐν μαχαίρᾳ μου καὶ τόξῳ. But I give to you Sikima, a special (honor) above your brother, which I took out of the hand of … Continue reading →