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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · translation · orthodox reading
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La lavanda dei piedi
Gv 13,1-20·NA28·53/84
εἰς τέλος ἠγάπησεν=fino alla fine amòτίθησιν τὰ ἱμάτια=depone le vesti (gesto sacerdotale)νίπτειν τοὺς πόδας=lavare i piedi (b.Ketubot 96a)οὐκ ἔχεις μέρος μετ' ἐμοῦ=non hai parte (cheleq olam ha-ba)חֵלֶק cheleqλελουμένος=bagnato (tevilah totale)טְבִילָה tevilahἐγώ εἰμι=Io Sono (Es 3,14)אֲנִי הוּא Ani Hu
Giovedì Santo (Messa in Cena Domini, Gv 13,1-15)
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Gnostic Translation
Orthodox Reading
1
GreekΠρὸ δὲ τῆς ἑορτῆς τοῦ πάσχα εἰδὼς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι ⸀ἦλθεν αὐτοῦ ἡ ὥρα ἵνα μεταβῇ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου πρὸς τὸν πατέρα ἀγαπήσας τοὺς ἰδίους τοὺς ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ εἰς τέλος ἠγάπησεν αὐτούς.
Gnostic TranslationPrima della festa di Pasqua, Gesù, sapendo che era venuta la sua ora di passare da questo mondo al Padre, avendo amato i suoi che erano nel mondo, li amò fino alla fine.
Orthodox ReadingBefore the feast of Pesachⓘ — the Jewish Passover — Jesus, knowingⓘ that his hourⓘ had come to pass from this world to the Father, having loved with covenant loveⓘ his own who were in the world, he loved them to the endⓘ.
2
Greekκαὶ δείπνου ⸀γινομένου, τοῦ διαβόλου ἤδη βεβληκότος εἰς τὴν καρδίαν ⸂ἵνα παραδοῖ αὐτὸν Ἰούδας Σίμωνος ⸀Ἰσκαριώτου⸃,
Gnostic TranslationDurante la cena, quando il diavolo aveva già messo in cuore a Giuda, figlio di Simone Iscariota, di tradirlo,
Orthodox ReadingAnd during the supperⓘ, when the devil had already put into the heartⓘ of Judas son of Simon Iscariotⓘ to betray him,
3
Greek⸀εἰδὼς ὅτι πάντα ⸀ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ πατὴρ εἰς τὰς χεῖρας, καὶ ὅτι ἀπὸ θεοῦ ἐξῆλθεν καὶ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ὑπάγει,
Gnostic TranslationGesù, sapendo che il Padre gli aveva dato tutto nelle mani e che era venuto da Dio e a Dio ritornava,
Orthodox Readingknowing that the Father had given all things into his hands and that he had come from God and was going to God,
4
Greekἐγείρεται ἐκ τοῦ δείπνου καὶ τίθησιν τὰ ἱμάτια καὶ λαβὼν λέντιον διέζωσεν ἑαυτόν·
Gnostic Translationsi alzò da tavola, depose le vesti, prese un asciugamano e se lo cinse attorno alla vita.
Orthodox Readinghe rises from the supper and lays aside his garmentsⓘ, and taking a linen clothⓘ he girded himselfⓘ.
5
Greekεἶτα βάλλει ὕδωρ εἰς τὸν νιπτῆρα, καὶ ἤρξατο νίπτειν τοὺς πόδας τῶν μαθητῶν καὶ ἐκμάσσειν τῷ λεντίῳ ᾧ ἦν διεζωσμένος.
Gnostic TranslationPoi versò dell'acqua nel catino e cominciò a lavare i piedi dei discepoli e ad asciugarli con l'asciugamano di cui si era cinto.
Orthodox ReadingThen he pours water into the basin — the vessel of the netilat yadayimⓘ, the ritual washing — and he began to wash the feetⓘ of the disciplesⓘ and to dry them with the cloth with which he was girded.
6
Greekἔρχεται οὖν πρὸς Σίμωνα Πέτρον. ⸀λέγει ⸀αὐτῷ· Κύριε, σύ μου νίπτεις τοὺς πόδας;
Gnostic TranslationVenne dunque da Simon Pietro, e Pietro gli disse: «Signore, tu lavi i piedi a me?».
Orthodox ReadingHe comes then to Simon Peter; he says to him: «Lordⓘ, do you wash my feet?».
7
Greekἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ὃ ἐγὼ ποιῶ σὺ οὐκ οἶδας ἄρτι, γνώσῃ δὲ μετὰ ταῦτα.
Gnostic TranslationRispose Gesù: «Quello che io faccio, tu ora non lo capisci; lo capirai dopo».
Orthodox ReadingJesus answered and said to him: «What I am doing you do not knowⓘ now, but you will come to knowⓘ after these things».
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Greekλέγει αὐτῷ Πέτρος· Οὐ μὴ νίψῃς ⸂μου τοὺς πόδας⸃ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. ἀπεκρίθη ⸂Ἰησοῦς αὐτῷ⸃· Ἐὰν μὴ νίψω σε, οὐκ ἔχεις μέρος μετ’ ἐμοῦ.
Gnostic TranslationGli disse Pietro: «Tu non mi laverai i piedi in eterno!». Gli rispose Gesù: «Se non ti laverò, non avrai parte con me».
Orthodox ReadingPeter says to him: «You shall never wash my feet!». Jesus answered: «If I do not wash you, you have no part with meⓘ».
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Greekλέγει αὐτῷ Σίμων Πέτρος· Κύριε, μὴ τοὺς πόδας μου μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν κεφαλήν.
Gnostic TranslationGli disse Simon Pietro: «Signore, non solo i miei piedi, ma anche le mani e il capo!».
Orthodox ReadingSimon Peter says to him: «Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!».
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GreekὍτε οὖν ἔνιψεν τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν ⸀καὶ ἔλαβεν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ⸂καὶ ἀνέπεσεν⸃, πάλιν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Γινώσκετε τί πεποίηκα ὑμῖν;
Gnostic TranslationQuando ebbe lavato loro i piedi, riprese le sue vesti, sedette di nuovo e disse loro: «Capite quello che ho fatto per voi?
Orthodox ReadingWhen therefore he had washed their feet and taken up his garments and reclined againⓘ, he said to them: «Do you know what I have done to you?
13
Greekὑμεῖς φωνεῖτέ με Ὁ διδάσκαλος καὶ Ὁ κύριος, καὶ καλῶς λέγετε, εἰμὶ γάρ.
Gnostic TranslationVoi mi chiamate il Maestro e il Signore, e dite bene, perché lo sono.
Orthodox ReadingYou call me the Teacher and the Lordⓘ, and you speak well, for so I am.
14
Greekεἰ οὖν ἐγὼ ἔνιψα ὑμῶν τοὺς πόδας ὁ κύριος καὶ ὁ διδάσκαλος, καὶ ὑμεῖς ὀφείλετε ἀλλήλων νίπτειν τοὺς πόδας·
Gnostic TranslationSe dunque io, il Signore e il Maestro, ho lavato i piedi a voi, anche voi dovete lavare i piedi gli uni agli altri.
Orthodox ReadingIf then I have washed your feet, the Lord and the Teacher, you also ought to wash one another's feetⓘ.
15
Greekὑπόδειγμα γὰρ ἔδωκα ὑμῖν ἵνα καθὼς ἐγὼ ἐποίησα ὑμῖν καὶ ὑμεῖς ποιῆτε.
Gnostic TranslationVi ho dato un esempio, infatti, perché anche voi facciate come io ho fatto a voi».
Orthodox ReadingFor I have given you an exampleⓘ that as I have done to you you also should do.