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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading

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Orthodox Reading

GreekἘν ἔτει δὲ πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ τῆς ἡγεμονίας Τιβερίου Καίσαρος, ἡγεμονεύοντος Ποντίου Πιλάτου τῆς Ἰουδαίας, καὶ τετρααρχοῦντος τῆς Γαλιλαίας Ἡρῴδου, Φιλίππου δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ τετρααρχοῦντος τῆς Ἰτουραίας καὶ Τραχωνίτιδος χώρας, καὶ Λυσανίου τῆς Ἀβιληνῆς τετρααρχοῦντος,

Orthodox ReadingIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesarⓘ, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

Greekἐπὶ ἀρχιερέως Ἅννα καὶ Καϊάφα, ἐγένετο ῥῆμα θεοῦ ἐπὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν Ζαχαρίου υἱὸν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.

Orthodox Readingunder the archiereis (the kohanim at the summit of the Temple, the bet ha-miqdash) Annas and Caiaphasⓘ, a word of God came upon John, son of Zechariah, in the wildernessⓘ.

Greekκαὶ ἦλθεν εἰς ⸀πᾶσαν περίχωρον τοῦ Ἰορδάνου κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν,

Orthodox ReadingAnd he went through all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a tevilah (the ritual immersion that restores the taharah, the purity) of teshuvah (conversion, the return to the covenant) tevilahⓘ teshuvahⓘ for the forgiveness of sins,

Greekὡς γέγραπται ἐν βίβλῳ λόγων Ἠσαΐου τοῦ ⸀προφήτου· Φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ· Ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ.

Orthodox Readingas it is written in the book of the oracles of Isaiah, among the Neviim (the Prophets): «A voice of one crying in the wildernessⓘ: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Greekπᾶσα φάραγξ πληρωθήσεται καὶ πᾶν ὄρος καὶ βουνὸς ταπεινωθήσεται, καὶ ἔσται τὰ σκολιὰ εἰς ⸀εὐθείαν καὶ αἱ τραχεῖαι εἰς ὁδοὺς λείας·

Orthodox ReadingEvery ravine shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be lowered, and the crooked ways shall become straight and the rough ones, level roads;

Greekκαὶ ὄψεται πᾶσα σὰρξ τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ θεοῦ.

Orthodox Readingand all flesh shall see the salvation of Godⓘ».

GreekἜλεγεν οὖν τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ὄχλοις βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ· Γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς;

Orthodox ReadingHe therefore said to the crowds of am ha-aretz (the common folk, not the observant haverim) am ha-aretzⓘ who came out to receive the tevilah from him: «Brood of vipersⓘ, who has shown you how to flee from the wrath to comeⓘ?

Greekποιήσατε οὖν καρποὺς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας· καὶ μὴ ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς· Πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ, λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.

Orthodox ReadingBear therefore fruits worthy of teshuvah (of conversion), and do not begin to say within yourselves, trusting in zekhut avot (the merit of the fathers, mere descent as a guarantee): We have Abraham as our fatherⓘ zekhut avotⓘ; for I tell you that God is able, from these stonesⓘ, to raise up children to Abraham.

Greekἤδη δὲ καὶ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται· πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.

Orthodox ReadingAnd already the axeⓘ is laid to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire».

GreekΚαὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ ὄχλοι λέγοντες· Τί οὖν ⸀ποιήσωμεν;

Orthodox ReadingAnd the crowds of am ha-aretz questioned him, saying: «What then shall we do?».

Greekἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ⸀ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· Ὁ ἔχων δύο χιτῶνας μεταδότω τῷ μὴ ἔχοντι, καὶ ὁ ἔχων βρώματα ὁμοίως ποιείτω.

Orthodox ReadingHe answered and said to them: «Whoever has two tunicsⓘ, let him give to the one who has none — it is tzedakah (the redistributive justice), the concrete mitzvah of the return tzedakahⓘ — and whoever has food, let him do likewise».

Greekἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι βαπτισθῆναι καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτόν· Διδάσκαλε, τί ⸀ποιήσωμεν;

Orthodox ReadingThere came also some mokhesin (the tax-collectors-publicans), held to be in a state of ritual impurity (tum'at ha-goyim) because of contact with the pagans mokhesinⓘ to receive the tevilah, and they said to him: «Teacher, what shall we do?».

Greekὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Μηδὲν πλέον παρὰ τὸ διατεταγμένον ὑμῖν πράσσετε.

Orthodox ReadingAnd he said to them: «Exact nothing more than what has been prescribed for you».

Greekἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ στρατευόμενοι λέγοντες· ⸂Τί ποιήσωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς⸃; καὶ εἶπεν ⸀αὐτοῖς· Μηδένα διασείσητε μηδὲ συκοφαντήσητε, καὶ ἀρκεῖσθε τοῖς ὀψωνίοις ὑμῶν.

Orthodox ReadingSome soldiersⓘ also questioned him, saying: «And we, what shall we do?». And he said to them: «Extort nothing from anyone nor lay false accusation, and be content with your wages».

GreekΠροσδοκῶντος δὲ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ διαλογιζομένων πάντων ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν περὶ τοῦ Ἰωάννου, μήποτε αὐτὸς εἴη ὁ χριστός,

Orthodox ReadingNow while the people (the ʿam of Israel, distinct from the am ha-aretz) were in expectation and all, concerning John, were asking in their hearts whether he might not be the Mašiaḥ, the Messiah (the awaited Anointed One) Mašiaḥⓘ,

Greekἀπεκρίνατο ⸂λέγων πᾶσιν ὁ Ἰωάννης⸃· Ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς· ἔρχεται δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί·

Orthodox ReadingJohn answered, saying to all: «I immerse you in water for the tevilah; but there comes one who is mightier than Iⓘ, of whom I am not worthy to loose the strap of his sandalsⓘ; he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fireⓘ.

Greekοὗ τὸ πτύον ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ ⸀διακαθᾶραι τὴν ἅλωνα αὐτοῦ καὶ ⸀συναγαγεῖν τὸν σῖτον εἰς τὴν ἀποθήκην αὐτοῦ, τὸ δὲ ἄχυρον κατακαύσει πυρὶ ἀσβέστῳ.

Orthodox ReadingHis winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floorⓘ and to gather the wheat into his granary, but the chaff he will burn with the fire of the Gehinnom (the fire of the judgment, unquenchable) Gehinnomⓘ».

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GreekΠολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἕτερα παρακαλῶν εὐηγγελίζετο τὸν λαόν·

Orthodox ReadingThus, exhorting with many other words, he announced the besorah (the good news) besorahⓘ to the people (to the ʿam of Israel).

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Greekὁ δὲ Ἡρῴδης ὁ τετραάρχης, ἐλεγχόμενος ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ περὶ Ἡρῳδιάδος τῆς γυναικὸς τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν πονηρῶν ὁ Ἡρῴδης,

Orthodox ReadingBut Herod the tetrarch, rebuked by him on account of Herodiasⓘ, his brother's wife — a union that violates the Torah (Lv 18:16; 20:21) — and for all the wicked deeds Herod had committed,

Greekπροσέθηκεν καὶ τοῦτο ἐπὶ πᾶσιν, ⸀καὶ κατέκλεισεν τὸν Ἰωάννην ⸀ἐν φυλακῇ.

Orthodox Readingadded this also to all the rest: he shut John up in prison.

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