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e¦poi£hse Ky£riow o¥ Ueo£w kai¤ ei¬pen o¥ o©fiw t‚° gynaiki£% ti£ o¨ti ei¬pen o¥ Ueo£w, oy¦ mh¤ fa£ghte a¦po¤ panto¤w jy£loy toy° paradei£soy; 2 kai¤ ei¬pen h¥ gynh¤ tƒ° o©fei% a¦po¤ karpoy° toy° jy£loy toy° paradei£soy fagoy£meua, 3 a¦po¤ de¤ toy° karpoy° toy° jy£loy, o¨ e¦stin e¦n me£sƒ toy° paradei£soy, ei¬pen o¥ Ueo£w, oy¦ fa£gesue a¦p ¦ ay¦toy°, oy¦ de¤ mh¤ a¨chsue ay¦toy°, i¨na mh¤ a¦poua£nhte 4 kai¤ ei¬pen o¥ o©fiw t‚° gynaiki£% oy¦ uana£tƒ a¦pouanei°sue% 5 ‚©dei ga¤r o¥ Ueo£w, o¨ti ‚- a«n h¥me£r• fa£ghte a¦p ¦ ay¦toy°, dianoixuh£sontai y¥mv°n oi¥ o¦fualmoi¤ kai¤ e©sesue v¥w ueoi£,

ginv£skontew kalo¤n kai¤ ponhro£n 6 kai¤ ei¬den h¥ gynh£, o¨ti kalo¤n to¤ jy£lon ei¦w brv°sin kai¤ o¨ti a¦resto¤n toi°w o¦fualmoi°w i¦dei°n kai¤ v¥rai°o£n e¦sti toy° katanoh°sai, kai¤ laboy°sa a¦po¤ toy° karpoy° ay¦toy° e©fage% kai¤ e©dvke kai¤ tƒ° a¦ndri¤ ay¦th°w met

¦ ay¦th°w, kai¤ e©fagon 7 kai¤ dihnoi£xuhsan oi¥ o¦fualmoi¤ tv°n dy£o, kai¤ e©gnvsan o¨ti gymnoi¤ h¬san, kai¤ e©rracan fy£lla sykh°w kai¤ e¦poi£hsan e¥aytoi°w perizv£mata

8 Kai¤ h©koysan th°w fvnh°w Kyri£oy toy° Ueoy° peripatoy°ntow e¦n tƒ° paradei£sƒ to¤ deilino£n, kai¤ e¦kry£bhsan o¨ te ¦Ada¤m kai¤ h¥ gynh¤ ay¦toy° a¦po¤ prosv£poy Kyri£oy toy° Ueoy° e¦n me£sƒ toy° jy£loy toy° paradei£soy 9 kai¤ e¦ka£lese Ky£riow o¥ Ueo¤w to¤n ¦Ada¤m kai¤ ei¬pen ay¦tƒ°% ¦Ada£m, poy° ei¬; 10 kai¤ ei¬pen ay¦tƒ°% th°w fvnh°w soy h©koysa peripatoy°ntow e¦n tƒ° paradei£sƒ kai¤ e¦fobh£uhn, o¨ti gymno£w ei¦mi, kai¤ e¦kry£bhn 11 kai¤ ei¬pen ay¦tƒ° o¥ Ueo£w% ti£w a¦nh£ggeile£ soi o¨ti gymno¤w ei¬, ei¦ mh¤ a¦po¤ toy° jy£loy, oy- e¦neteila£mhn soi toy£toy mo£noy mh¤ fagei°n, a¦p ¦ ay¦toy° e©fagew; 12 kai¤ ei¬pen o¥ ¦Ada£m% h¥ gynh£, h§n e©dvkaw met ¦ e¦moy°, ay¨th moi e©dvken a¦po¤ toy° jy£loy, kai¤ e©fagon 13 kai¤ ei¬pe Ky£riow o¥ Ueo¤w t‚° gynaiki£% ti£ toy°to e¦poi£hsaw; kai¤ ei¬pen h¥ gynh£% o¥ o©fiw h¦pa£thse£ me, kai¤ e©fagon 14 kai¤ ei¬pe Ky£riow o¥ Ueo¤w tƒ° o©fei% o¨ti e¦poi£hsaw toy°to, e¦pikata£ratow sy¤ a¦po¤ pa£ntvn tv°n kthnv°n kai¤ a¦po¤ pa£ntvn tv°n uhri£vn tv°n e¦pi¤ th°w gh°w% e¦pi¤ tƒ° sth£uei soy kai¤ t‚° koili£• porey£s‚ kai¤ gh°n fag‚° pa£saw ta¤w h¥me£raw th°w zvh°w soy 15 kai¤ e©xuran uh£sv a¦na¤ me£son soy° kai¤ a¦na¤ me£son th°w gynaiko¤w kai¤ a¦na¤ me£son toy° spe£rmato£w soy kai¤ a¦na¤ me£son toy° spe£rmatow ay¦th°w% ay¦to£w soy thrh£sei kefalh£n, kai¤ sy¤ thrh£seiw ay¦toy° pte£rnan 16 kai¤ t‚° gynaiki¤ ei¬pe% plhuy£nvn plhuynv° ta¤w ly£paw soy kai¤ to¤n stenagmo£n soy% e¦n ly£paiw te£j‚ te£kna, kai¤ pro¤w to¤n a©ndra soy h¥ a¦postrofh£ soy, kai¤ ay¦to£w soy kyriey£sei 17 tƒ° de¤

¦Ada¤m ei¬pen% o¨ti h©koysaw th°w fvnh°w th°w gynaiko£w soy kai¤ e©fagew a¦po¤ toy° jy£loy, oy- e¦neteila£mhn soi toy£toy mo£noy mh¤ fagei°n, a¦p ¦ ay¦toy° e©fagew,

e¦pikata£ratow h¥ gh° e¦n toi°w e©rgoiw soy% e¦n ly£paiw fag‚° ay¦th¤n pa£saw ta¤w h¥me£raw th°w zvh°w soy% 18 a¦ka£nuaw kai¤ tribo£loyw a¦natelei° soi, kai¤ fag‚° to¤n xo£rton toy° a¦groy° 19 e¦n i¥drv°ti toy° prosv£poy soy fag‚° to¤n a©rton soy, e¨vw toy° a¦postre£cai se ei¦w gh¤n gh°n, e¦j h-w e¦lh£fuhw, o¨ti gh° ei¬ kai¤ ei¦w gh°n

a¦peley£s‚% 20 kai¤ e¦ka£lesen ¦Ada¤m to¤ o©noma th°w gynaiko¤w ay¦toy° Zvh£, o¨ti ay¨th mh£thr pa£ntvn tv°n zv£ntvn

21 Kai¤ e¦poi£hse Ky£riow o¥ Ueo¤w tƒ° ¦Ada¤m kai¤ t‚° gynaiki¤ ay¦toy° xitv°naw dermati£noyw kai¤ e¦ne£dysen ay¦toy£w 22 kai¤ ei¬pen o¥ Ueo£w% i¦doy¤ ¦Ada¤m ge£gonen v¥w ei-w e¦j h¥mv°n, toy° ginv£skein kalo¤n kai¤ ponhro£n% kai¤ ny°n mh£ pote e¦ktei£n‚ th¤n xei°ra ay¦toy° kai¤ la£b‚ a¦po¤ toy° jy£loy th°w zvh°w kai¤ fa£g‚ kai¤ zh£setai ei¦w to¤n ai¦v°na 23 kai¤ e¦jape£steilen ay¦to¤n Ky£riow o¥ Ueo¤w e¦k toy° paradei£soy th°w tryfh°w e¦rga£zesuai th¤n gh°n, e¦j h-w e¦lh£fuh 24 kai¤ e¦je£bale to¤n ¦Ada¤m kai¤ katƒ£kisen ay¦to¤n a¦pe£nanti toy° paradei£soy th°w tryfh°w kai¤ e©taje ta¤ Xeroybi¤m kai¤ th¤n flogi£nhn romfai£an th¤n strefome£nhn fyla£ssein th¤n o¥do¤n toy° jy£loy th°w zvh°w

KEFALAION D

1 ADAM de¤ e©gnv Ey©an th¤n gynai°ka ay¦toy°, kai¤ syllaboy°sa e©teke to¤n Ka£i¶n kai¤ ei¬pen% e¦kthsa£mhn a©nurvpon dia£ toy° Ueoy° 2 kai¤ prose£uhke tekei°n to¤

a¦delfo¤n ay¦toy°, to¤n ©Abel kai¤ e¦ge£neto ©Ab el poimh¤n proba£tvn, Ka£i¶n de¤ h¬n e¦rgazo£menow th¤n gh°n 3 kai¤ e¦ge£neto meu ¦ h¥me£raw h©negke Ka£i¶n a¦po¤ tv°n

karpv°n th°w gh°w uysi£an tƒ° Kyri£ƒ, 4 kai¤ ©Abel h©negke kai¤ ay¦to¤w a¦po¤ tv°n prvtoto£kvn tv°n proba£tvn ay¦toy° kai¤ a¦po¤ tv°n stea£tvn ay¦tv°n kai¤ e¦pei°den o¥ Ueo¤w e¦pi£ ©Abel kai¤ e¦pi¤ toi°w dv£roiw ay¦toy°, 5 e¦pi¤ de¤ Ka£i¶n kai¤ e¦pi¤ tai°w

uysi£aiw ay¦toy° oy¦ prose£sxe kai¤ e¦lyph£uh Ka£i¶n li£an, kai¤ syne£pese tƒ°

prosv£pƒ ay¦toy° 6 kai¤ ei¬pe Ky£riow o¥ Ueo¤w tƒ° Ka£i¶n% i¨na ti£ peri£lypow e¦ge£noy, kai¤ i¨na ti£ syne£pese to¤ pro£svpo£n soy; 7 oy¦k e¦a¤n o¦ruv°w prosene£gk‚w, o¦ruv°w de¤ mh¤ die£l‚w, h¨martew; h¥sy£xason% pro¤w se¤ h¥ a¦postrofh¤ ay¦toy°, kai¤ sy¤ a©rjeiw ay¦toy° 8 kai¤ ei¬pe Ka£i¶n pro¤w ©Abel to¤n a¦delfo¤n ay¦toy°% die£luvmen ei¦w to¤

pedi£on kai¤ e¦ge£neto e¦n tƒ° ei¬nai ay¦toy¤w e¦n tƒ° pedi£ƒ, a¦ne£sth Ka£i¶n e¦pi¤ ©Abel to¤n a¦delfo¤n ay¦toy° kai¤ a¦pe£kteinen ay¦to£n 9 kai¤ ei¬pe Ky£riow o¥ Ueo¤w pro¤w

Ka£i¶n% poy° e©stin ©Abel o¥ a¦delfo£w soy; kai¤ ei¬pen% oy¦ ginv£skv% mh¤ fy£laj toy° a¦delfoy° moy ei¦mi¤ e¦gv£; 10 kai£ ei¬pe Ky£riow% ti£ pepoi£hkaw; fvnh¤ ai¨matow toy° a¦delfoy° soy bo•° pro£w me e¦k th°w gh°w 11 kai¤ ny°n e¦pikata£ratow sy¤ a¦po¤ th°w gh°w, h§ e©xane to¤ sto£ma ay¦th°w de£jasuai to¤ ai-ma toy° a¦delfoy° soy e¦k th°w

xeiro£w soy% 12 o¨te e¦rg •° th¤n gh°n, kai¤ oy¦ prosuh£sei th¤n i¦sxy¤n ay¦th°w doy°nai£ soi% ste£nvn kai¤ tre£mvn e©s‚ e¦pi¤ th°w gh°w 13 kai¤ ei¬pe Ka£i¶n pro¤w Ky£rion to¤n Ueo£n% mei£zvn h¥ ai¦ti£a moy toy° a¦feuh°nai£ me% 14 ei¦ e¦kba£lleiw me sh£meron a¦po¤ prosv£poy th°w gh°w kai¤ a¦po¤ toy° prosv£poy soy krybh£somai, kai¤ e©somai ste£nvn kai¤ tre£mvn e¦pi¤ th°w gh°w, kai¤ e©stai pa°w o¥ ey¥ri£skvn me, a¦poktenei° me 15 kai¤ ei¬pen ay¦tƒ° Ky£riow o¥ Ueo£w% oy¦x oy¨tvw, pa°w o¥ a¦poktei£naw Ka£i¶n e¥pta¤

e¦kdikoy£mena paraly£sei kai¤ e©ueto Ky£riow o¥ Ueo¤w shmei°on tƒ° Ka£i¶n toy° mh¤ a¦nelei°n ay¦to¤n pa£nta to¤n ey¥ri£skonta ay¦to£n 16 e¦jh°lue de¤ Ka£i¶n a¦po¤ prosv£poy toy° Ueoy° kai¤ ƒ©khsen e¦n g‚° Nai¤d kate£nanti ¦Ede£m

17 Kai¤ e©gnv Ka£i¶n th¤n gynai°ka ay¦toy°, kai¤ syllaboy°sa e©teke to¤n ¦Env£x kai¤ h¬n oi¦kodomv°n po£lin kai¤ e¦pvno£mase th¤n po£lin e¦pi¤ tƒ° o¦no£mati toy° yi¥oy° ay¦toy°,

¦Env£x 18 e¦gennh£uh de¤ tƒ° ¦Env¤x Gai¶da£d, kai¤ Gai¶da¤d e¦ge£nnhse to¤n Maleleh£l, kai¤ Maleleh¤l e¦ge£nnhse to¤n Mauoysa£la, kai¤ Mauoysa£la e¦ge£nnhse to¤n La£mex

19 kai¤ e©laben e¥aytƒ° La£mex dy£o gynai°kaw, o©noma t‚° mi•° ¦Ada£, kai¤ o©noma t‚° deyte£r• Sella£ 20 kai¤ e©teken ¦Ada¤ to¤n ¦Ivbh£l% oy-tow h¬n path¤r oi¦koy£ntvn e¦n skhnai°w kthnotroy¥fvn 21 kai¤ o©noma tƒ° a¦delfƒ° ay¦toy° ¦Ioyba£l% oy-tow h¬n o¥ katadei£jaw calth£rion kai¤ kiua£ran 22 Sella¤ de¤ kai¤ ay¦th¤ e©teke to¤n Uo£bel, kai¤ h¬n sfyroko£pow xalkey¤w xalkoy° kai¤ sidh£roy% a¦delfh¤ de¤ Uo£bel Noema£ 23 ei¬pe de¤ La£mex tai°w e¥aytoy° gynaiji£n% ¦Ada¤ kai¤ Sella£, a¦koy£sate£ moy th°w fvnh°w, gynai°kew La£mex, e¦nvti£sasue£ moy toy¤w lo£goyw, o¨ti a©ndra a¦pe£kteina ei¦w

tray°ma e¦moi¤ kai¤ neani£skon ei¦w mv£lvpa e¦moi£% 24 o¨ti e¥pta£kiw e¦kdedi£khtai e¦k Ka£i¶n, e¦k de¤ La£mex e¥bdomhkonta£kiw e¥pta£

25 ©Egnv de¤ ¦Ada¤m Ey©an th¤n gynai°ka ay¦toy°, kai¤ syllaboy°sa e©teken yi¥o£n, kai¤ e¦pvno£mase to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° Sh£u, le£goysa% e¦jane£sthse ga£r moi o¥ Ueo¤w spe£rma e¨teron a¦nti¤ ©Abel, o§n a¦pe£kteine Ka£i¶n 26 kai¤ tƒ° Sh¤u e¦ge£neto yi¥o£w, e¦pvno£mase de¤ to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° ¦Env£w% oy-tow h©lpisen e¦pikalei°sua to¤ o©noma Kyri£oy toy° Ueoy°

KEFALAION E

1 AYTH h¥ bi£blow gene£sevw a¦nurv£pvn% ‚- h¥me£r• e¦poi£hsen o¥ Ueo¤w to¤n ¦Ada£m, kat ¦ ei¦ko£na Ueoy° e¦poi£hsen ay¦to£n% 2 a©rsen kai¤ uh°ly e¦poi£hsen ay¦toy¤w kai¤

ey¦lo£ghsen ay¦toy£w% kai¤ e¦pvno£mase to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° ¦Ada£m, ‚- h¥me£r• e¦poi£hsen ay¦toy£w% 3 e©zhse de¤ ¦Ada¤m tria£konta kai¤ diako£sia e©th, kai¤ e¦ge£nnhse kata¤ th¤n i¦de£an ay¦toy° kai¤ kata¤ th¤n ei¦ko£na ay¦toy° kai¤ e¦pvno£mase to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° Sh£u 4 e¦ge£nonto de¤ ai¥ h¥me£rai toy° ¦Ada£m, a§w e©zhse meta£ to¤ gennh°sai ay¦to¤n to¤n Sh£u, e©th e¥ptako£sia, kai¤ e¦ge£nnhsen yi¥oy¤w kai¤ uygate£raw 5 kai¤ e¦ge£nonto pa°sai ai¥ h¥me£rai ¦Ada£m, a§w e©zhse, tria£konta kai¤ e¦nnako£sia e©th, kai¤ a¦pe£uanen

6 ©Ezhse de¤ Sh¤u pe£nte kai¤ diako£sia e©th kai¤ e¦ge£nnhse to¤n ¦Env£w 7 kai¤ e©zhse Sh¤u meta¤ to¤ gennh°sai ay¦to¤n to¤n ¦Env¤w e¥pta¤ e©th kai¤ e¥ptako£sia kai¤ e¦ge£nnhsen yi¥oy¤w kai¤ uygate£raw 8 kai¤ e¦ge£nonto pa°sai ai¥ h¥me£rai Sh¤u dv£deka kai¤ e¦nnako£sia e©th, kai¤ a¦pe£uane

9 Kai¤ e©zhsen ¦Env¤w e©th e¥kato¤n e¦nenh£konta kai¤ e¦ge£nnhse to¤n Kai¶na°n 10 kai¤ e©zhsen ¦Env¤w meta¤ to¤ gennh°sai ay¦to¤n to¤n Kai¶na°n pentekai£deka e©th kai¤

e¥ptako£sia kai¤ e¦ge£nnhsen yi¥oy¤w kai¤ uygate£raw 11 kai¤ e¦ge£nonto pa°sai ai¥

h¥me£rai ¦Env¤w pe£nte e©th kai¤ e¦nnako£sia, kai¤ a¦pe£uane

12 Kai¤ e©zhse Kai¶na°n e¥bdomh£konta kai¤ e¥kato¤n e©th, kai¤ e¦ge£nnhse to¤n

Maleleh£l 13 kai¤ e©zhse Kai¶na°n meta¤ to¤ gennh°sai ay¦to¤n to¤n Maleleh¤l

tessara£konta kai¤ e¥ptako£sia e©th kai¤ e¦ge£nnhsen yi¥oy¤w kai¤ uygate£raw 14 kai¤ e¦ge£nonto pa°sai ai¥ h¥me£ra Kai¶na°n de£ka e©th kai¤ e¦nnako£sia, kai¤ a¦pe£uane

15 Kai¤ e©zhse Maleleh¤l pe£nte kai¤ e¥jh£konta kai¤ e¥kato¤n e©th kai¤ e¦ge£nnhse to¤n

¦Ia£red 16 kai¤ e©zhse Maleleh¤l meta¤ to¤ gennh°sai ay¦to¤n to¤n ¦Ia£red e©th

tria£konta kai¤ e¥ptako£sia kai¤ e¦ge£nnhsen yi¥oy¤w kai¤ uygate£raw 17 kai¤ e¦ge£nonto pa°sai ai¥ h¥me£rai Maleleh£l, e©th pe£nte kai¤ e¦nenh£konta kai¤ o¦ktako£sia, kai¤ a¦pe£uane

18 Kai¤ e©zhsen ¦Ia£red dy£o kai¤ e¥jh£konta e©th kai¤ e¥kato¤n kai¤ e¦ge£nnhse to¤n

¦Env£x 19 kai¤ e©zhsen ¦Ia£red meta¤ to¤ gennh°sai ay¦to¤n to¤n ¦Env¤x o¦ktako£sia e©th kai¤ e¦ge£nnhsen yi¥oy¤w kai¤ uygate£raw 20 kai¤ e¦ge£nonto pa°sai ai¥ h¥me£rai ¦Ia£red dy£o kai¤ e¥jh£konta kai¤ e¦nnako£sia e©th, kai¤ a¦pe£uane

21 Kai¤ e©zhsen ¦Env¤x pe£nte kai¤ e¥jh£konta kai¤ e¥kato¤n e©th kai¤ e¦ge£nnhse to¤n Mauoysa£la 22 ey¦hre£sthse de¤ ¦Env¤x tƒ° Ueƒ° meta¤ to¤ gennh°sai ay¦to¤n to¤n Mauoysa£la diako£sia e©th kai¤ e¦ge£nnhsen yi¥oy¤w kai¤ uygate£raw 23 kai¤ e¦ge£nonto pa°sai ai¥ h¥me£rai ¦Env¤x pe£nte kai¤ e¥jh£konta kai¤ triako£sia e©th 24 kai¤

ey¦hre£sthsen ¦Env¤x tƒ° Ueƒ° kai¤ oy¦x ey¥ri£sketo, o¨ti mete£uhken ay¦to¤n o¥ Ueo£w

25 Kai¤ e©zhse Mauoysa£la e¥pta¤ e©th kai¤ e¥jh£konta kai¤ e¥kato¤n kai¤ e¦ge£nnhse to¤n La£mex 26 kai¤ e©zhse Mauoysa£la meta¤ to¤ gennh°sai ay¦to¤n to¤n La£mex dy£o kai¤ o¦ktako£sia e©th kai¤ e¦ge£nnhsen yi¥oy¤w kai¤ uygate£raw 27 kai¤ e¦ge£nonto pa°sai ai¥ h¥me£rai Mauoysa£la, a§w e©zhsen, e¦nne£a kai¤ e¥jh£konta kai¤ e¦nnako£s ia e©th, kai¤ a¦pe£uane

28 Kai¤ e©zhse La£mex o¦ktv¤ kai¤ o¦gdoh£konta kai¤ e¥kato¤n e©th kai¤ e¦ge£nnhsen yi¥o£n

29 kai¤ e¦pvno£mase to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° Nv°e le£gvn% oy-tow dianapay£sei h¥ma°w a¦po£ tv°n e©rgvn h¥mv°n kai¤ a¦po¤ tv°n lypv°n tv°n xeirv°n h¥mv°n kai¤ a¦po¤ th°w gh°w, h-w kathra£sato Ky£riow o¥ Ueo£w 30 kai¤ e©zhse La£mex meta¤ to¤ gennh°sai ay¦to¤n to¤n Nv°e pentako£sia kai¤ e¥jh£konta kai¤ pe£nte e©th kai¤ e¦ge£nnhsen yi¥oy¤w kai¤

uygate£raw 31 kai¤ e¦ge£nonto pa°sai ai¥ h¥me£rai La£mex e¥ptako£sia kai¤

penth£konta tri£a e©th, kai¤ a¦pe£uane

32 Kai¤ h¬n Nv°e e¦tv°n pentakosi£vn kai¤ e¦ge£nnhse trei°w yi¥oy£w, to¤n Sh£m, to¤n Xa£m, kai¤ to¤n ¦Ia£feu

KEFALAION ST

1 KAI e¦ge£neto h¥ni£ka h©rjanto oi¥ a©nurvpoi polloi¤ gi£nesuai e¦pi¤ th°w gh°w, kai¤ uygate£rew e¦gennh£uhsan ay¦toi°w 2 i¦do£ntew de¤ oi¥ yi¥oi¤ toy° Ueoy° ta¤w uygate£raw

tv°n a¦nurv£pvn o¨ti kalai£ ei¦sin, e©labon e¥aytoi°w gynai°kaw a¦po¤ pasv°n, v-n

e¦jele£janto 3 kai¤ ei¬pe Ky£riow o¥ Ueo£w% oy¦ mh¤ katamei£n‚ to¤ pney°ma£ moy e¦n toi°w a¦nurv£poiw toy£toiw ei¦w to¤n ai¦v°na dia¤ to¤ ei¬nai ay¦toy¤w sa£rkaw, e©sontai de¤ ai¥ h¥me£rai ay¦tv°n e¥kato¤n ei©kosin e©th 4 oi¥ de¤ gi£gantew h¬san e¦pi¤ th°w gh°w e¦n tai°w h¥me£raiw e¦kei£naiw% kai¤ met ¦ e¦kei°no, v¥w a«n ei¦seporey£onto oi¥ yi¥oi¤ toy° Ueoy° pro¤w ta¤w uygate£raw tv°n a¦nurv£pvn, kai¤ e¦gennv°san e¥aytoi°w% e¦kei°noi h¬san oi¥ gi£gantew oi¥ a¦p ¦ ai¦v°now, oi¥ a©nurvpoi oi¥ o¦nomastoi£

5 ¦Idv¤n de¤ Ky£riow o¥ Ueo£w, o¨ti e¦plhuy£nuhsan ai¥ kaki£ai tv°n a¦nurv£pvn e¦pi¤ th°w gh°w kai¤ pa°w tiw dianoei°tai e¦n t‚° kardi£• ay¦toy° e¦pimelv°w e¦pi¤ ta¤ ponhra¤ pa£saw ta¤w h¥me£raw, 6 kai¤ e¦neuymh£uh o¥ Ueo¤w o¨ti e¦poi£hse to¤n a©nurvpon e¦pi¤ th°w gh°w, kai¤ dienoh£uh 7 kai¤ ei¬pen o¥ Ueo£w% a¦palei £cv to¤n a©nurvpon, o§n e¦poi£hsa a¦po¤ prosv£poy th°w gh°w, a¦po¤ a¦nurv£poy e¨vw kth£noyw kai¤ a¦po£ e¥rpetv°n e¨vw peteinv°n toy° oy¦ranoy°, o¨ti metemelh£uhn o¨ti e¦poi£hsa ay¦toy£w 8 Nv°e de¤ ey-re xa£rin e¦nanti£on Kyri£oy toy° Ueoy°

9 Ay-tai de¤ ai¥ gene£seiw Nv°e% Nv°e a©nurvpow di£kaiow, te£leiow v«n e¦n t‚° gene•° ay¦toy°% tƒ° Ueƒ° ey¦hre£sthse Nv°e 10 e¦ge£nnhse de¤ Nv°e trei°w yi¥oy£w, to¤n Sh£m, to¤n Xa£m, to¤n ¦Ia£feu 11 e¦fua£rh de¤ h¥ gh° e¦nanti£on toy° Ueoy°, kai¤ e¦plh£suh h¥ gh° a¦diki£aw 12 kai¤ ei¬de Ky£riow o¥ Ueo¤w th¤n gh°n, kai¤ h¬n katefuarme£nh, o¨ti

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KEFALAION Z

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KEFALAION H

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KEFALAION U

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12 Ei¬pan de¤ oi¥ a©ndrew h« pro¤w Lv£t% ei¦si£ soi v-de gambroi¤ h« yi¥oi¤ h« uygate£rew; h« ei©tiw soi a©llow e¦sti¤n e¦n t‚° po£lei, e¦ja£gage e¦k toy° to£poy toy£toy% 13 o¨ti h¥mei°w a¦po £llymen to¤n to£pon toy°ton, o¨ti y¥cv£uh h¥ kraygh¤ ay¦tv°n e©nanti Kyri£oy, kai¤ a¦pe£steilen h¥ma°w Ky£riow e¦ktri£cai ay¦th£n 14 e¦jh°lue de¤ Lv¤t kai¤ e¦la£lhse pro¤w toy¤w gambroy¤w ay¦toy° toy¤w ei¦lhfo£taw ta¤w uygate£raw ay¦toy° kai¤ ei¬pen% a¦na£sthte kai¤ e¦je£luete e¦k toy° to£poy toy£toy, o¨ti e¦ktri£bei Ky£riow th¤n po£lin e©doje de¤ geloia£zein e¦nanti£on tv°n gambrv°n ay¦toy° 15 h¥ni£ka de¤ o©rurow e¦gi£neto, e¦spoy£dazon oi¥ a©ggeloi to¤n Lv¤t le£gontew% a¦nasta¤w la£be th¤n gynai°ka£ soy kai¤ ta¤w dy£o uygate£raw soy, a§w e©xeiw, kai¤ e©jelue, i¨na mh¤ kai¤ sy¤ synapo£l‚ tai°w a¦nomi£aiw th°w po£levw 16 kai¤ e¦tara£xuhsan% kai¤ e¦kra£thsan oi¥ a©ggeloi th°w xeiro¤w ay¦toy° kai¤ th°w xeiro¤w th°w gynaiko¤w ay¦toy° kai¤ tv°n xeirv°n tv°n dy£o uygate£rvn ay¦toy°, e¦n tƒ° fei£sasuai Ky£rion ay¦toy° 17 kai¤ e¦ge£neto, h¥ni£ka

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e¦kei£nhw Shgv£r 23 o¥ h¨liow e¦jh°luen e¦pi¤ th¤n gh°n, kai¤ Lv¤t ei¦sh°luen ei¦w Shgv£r,

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27 ©Vrurise de¤ ¥Abraa¤m tƒ° prvi± ei¦w to¤n to£pon, oy- ei¥sth£kei e¦nanti£on Kyri£oy

28 kai¤ e¦pe£blecen e¦pi¤ pro£svpon Sodo£mvn kai¤ Gomo£rraw kai¤ e¦pi¤ pro£svpon th°w perixv£roy kai¤ ei¬de, kai¤ i¦doy¤ a¦ne£baine flo¤j e¦k th°w gh°w, v¥sei¤ a¦tmi¤w kami£noy 29 kai¤ e¦ge£neto e¦n tƒ° e¦ktri£cai Ky£rion pa£saw ta¤w po£leiw th°w perioi£koy, e¦mnh£suh o¥ Ueo¤w toy° ¥Abraa¤m kai¤ e¦jape£steile to¤n Lv¤t e¦k me£soy th°w katastrofh°w, e¦n tƒ° katastre£cai Ky£rion ta¤w po£leiw, e¦n ai-w katƒ£kei e¦n ay¦tai°w Lv£t

30 ¦Ane£bh de¤ Lv¤t e¦k Shgv¤r kai¤ e¦ka£uhto e¦n tƒ° o©rei ay¦to¤w kai¤ ai¥ dy£o

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36 kai¤ syne£labon ai¥ dy£o uygate£rew Lv¤t e¦k toy° patro¤w ay¦tv°n 37 kai¤ e©teken h¥ presbyte£ra yi¥o¤n kai¤ e¦ka£lese to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° Mva¤b le£goysa% e¦k toy° patro£w moy% oy-tow path¤r Mvabitv°n e¨vw th°w sh£meron h¥me£raw 38 e©teke de¤ kai¤ h¥

nevte£ra yi¥o¤n kai¤ e¦ka£lese to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° ¦Amma£n, le£goysa% yi¥o¤w ge£noyw moy% oy-tow path¤r ¦Ammanitv°n e¨vw th°w sh£meron h¥me£raw

KEFALAION K

1 KAI e¦ki£nhsen e¦kei°uen ¥Abraa¤m ei¦ gh°n pro¤w li£ba kai¤ ƒ©khsen a¦na¤ me£son Ka£dhw kai¤ a¦na¤ me£son Soy£r kai¤ parƒ£khsen e¦n Gera£roiw 2 ei¬pe de¤ ¥Abraa¤m peri¤ Sa£rraw th°w gynaiko¤w ay¦toy°, o¨ti a¦delfh£ moy e¦sti£n% e¦fobh£uh ga¤r ei¦pei°n o¨ti gynh£ moy e¦sti£, mh£ pote a¦poktei£nvsin ay¦to¤n oi¥ a©ndrew th°w po£levw di ¦ ay¦th£n a¦pe£steile de¤ ¦Abime£lex, basiley¤w Gera£rvn, kai¤ e©labe th¤n Sa£rran 3 kai¤ ei¦sh°luen o¥ Ueo¤w pro¤w ¦Abime£lex e¦n y¨pnƒ th¤n ny£kta kai¤ ei¬pen% i¦doy¤ sy¤ a¦pounh£skeiw peri¤ th°w gynaiko£w, h-w e©labew, ay¨th de£ e¦sti synƒkhyi°a a¦ndri£ 4

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¦Abime£lex to¤n ¥Abraa£m, kai¤ ei¬pen ay¦tƒ°% ti£ toy°to e¦poi£hsaw h¥mi°n; mh£ti

h¥ma£rtomen ei¦w se£, o¨ti e¦ph£gagew e¦p ¦ e¦me¤ kai¤ e¦pi¤ th¤n basilei£an moy

a¥marti£an mega£lhn; e©rgon, o§ oy¦dei¤w poih£sei, pepoi£hka£w moi 10 ei¬pe de¤

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proshy£jato de¤ ¥Abraa¤m pro¤w to¤n Ueo£n, kai¤ i¦a£sato o¥ Ueo¤w to¤n ¦Abime£lex kai¤ th¤n gynai°ka ay¦toy° kai¤ ta¤w paidi£skaw ay¦toy°, kai¤ e©tekon% 18 o¨ti sygklei£vn syne£kleise Ky£riow e©jvuen pa°san mh£tran e¦n tƒ° oi©kƒ ¦Abime£lex, e¨neken Sa£rraw th°w gynaiko¤w ¥Abraa£m

KEFALAION KA

1 KAI Ky£riow e¦peske£cato th¤n Sa£rran, kaua¤ ei¬pe, kai¤ e¦poi£hse Ky£riow t‚° Sa£rr• kaua¤ e¦la£lhse, 2 kai¤ syllaboy°sa e©teke tƒ° ¥Abraa¤m yi¥o¤n ei¦w to¤ gh°raw, ei¦w to¤n kairo£n, kaua¤ e¦la£lhsen ay¦tƒ° Ky£riow 3 kai¤ e¦ka£lesen ¥Abraa¤m to¤ o©noma toy° yi¥oy° ay¦toy° toy° genome£noy ay¦tƒ°, o§n e©teken ay¦tƒ° Sa£rra, ¦Isaa£k 4

perie£teme de¤ ¥Abraa¤m to¤n ¦Isaa¤k t‚° h¥me£r• t‚° o¦gdo£‚, kaua¤ e¦netei£lato ay¦tƒ° o¥ Ueo£w 5 kai¤ ¥Abraa¤m h¬n e¥kato¤n e¦tv°n, h¥ni£ka e¦ge£neto ay¦tƒ° ¦Isaa¤k o¥ yi¥o¤w ay¦toy° 6 ei¬pe de¤ Sa£rra% ge£lvta£ moi e¦poi£hse Ky£riow% o§w ga¤r a«n a¦koy£s‚,

sygxarei°tai£ moi 7 kai¤ ei¬pe% ti£w a¦naggelei° tƒ° ¥Abraa£m, o¨ti uhla£zei paidi£on Sa£rra; o¨ti e©tekon yi¥o¤n e¦n tƒ° gh£r• moy

8 Kai¤ hy¦jh£uh to¤ paidi£on kai¤ a¦pegalakti£suh, kai¤ e¦poi£hsen ¥Abraa¤m doxh¤n mega£lhn, ‚- h¥me£r• a¦pegalakti£suh ¦Isaa¤k o¥ yi¥o¤w ay¦toy° 9 i¦doy°sa de¤ Sa£rra to¤n yi¥o¤n ©Agar th°w Ai¦gypti£aw, o§w e¦ge£neto tƒ° ¥Abraa£m, pai£zonta meta¤ ¦Isaa¤k toy° yi¥oy° ay¦th°w% 10 kai¤ ei¬pe tƒ° ¥Abraa£m% e©kbale th¤n paidi£skhn tay£thn kai¤ to¤n yi¥o¤n ay¦th°w% oy¦ ga¤r mh¤ klhronomh£sei o¥ yi¥o¤w th°w paidi£skhw tay£thw meta¤ toy° yi¥oy° moy ¦Isaa£k 11 sklhro¤n de¤ e¦fa£nh to¤ rh°ma sfo£dra e¦nanti£on ¥Abraa¤m peri¤ toy° yi¥oy° ay¦toy° 12 ei¬pe de¤ o¥ Ueo¤w tƒ° ¥Abraa£m% mh¤ sklhro¤n e©stv

e¦nanti£on soy peri¤ toy° paidi£oy kai¤ peri¤ th°w paidi£skhw% pa£nta a«n o¨sa ei©p‚ soi Sa£rra, a©koye th°w fvnh°w ay¦th°w, o¨ti e¦n ¦Isaa¤k klhuh£setai£ soi spe£rma 13 kai¤ to¤n yi¥o¤n de¤ th°w paidi£skhw tay£thw ei¦w e©unow me£ga poih£sv ay¦to£n, o¨ti spe£rma so£n e¦stin 14 a¦ne£sth de¤ ¥Abraa¤m to¤ prvi± kai¤ e©laben a©rtoyw kai¤ a¦sko¤n y¨datow kai¤ e©dvke t‚° ©Agar kai¤ e¦pe£uhken e¦pi¤ tv°n v©mvn ay¦th°w to¤

paidi£on kai¤ a¦pe£steilen ay¦th£n a¦peluoy°sa de¤ e¦plana°to kata¤ th¤n e©rhmon, kata¤ to¤ fre£ar toy° o¨rkoy 15 e¦je£lipe de¤ to¤ y¨dvr e¦k toy° a¦skoy°, kai¤ e©rrice to¤

paidi£on y¥poka£tv mia°w e¦la£thw 16 a¦peluoy°sa de¤ e¦ka£uhto a¦pe£nanti ay¦toy°

makro£uen v¥sei¤ to£joy bolh£n% ei¬pe ga£r, oy¦ mh¤ i©dv to¤n ua£naton toy° paidi£oy moy kai¤ e¦ka£uisen a¦pe£nanti ay¦toy°, a¦naboh°san de¤ to¤ paidi£on e©klaysen 17

ei¦sh£koyse de¤ o¥ Ueo¤w th°w fvnh°w toy° paidi£oy e¦k toy° to£poy, oy- h¬n, kai¤

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23 ¦Ane£bh de¤ e¦kei°uen e¦pi¤ to¤ fre£ar toy° o¨rkoy 24 kai¤ v©fuh ay¦tƒ° Ky£riow e¦n t‚° nykti¤ e¦kei£n‚ kai¤ ei¬pen% e¦gv£ ei¦mi o¥ Ueo¤w ¥Abraa¤m toy° patro£w soy% mh¤ foboy°% meta¤ soy° ga£r ei¦mi kai¤ ey¦logh£sv se kai¤ plhuynv° to¤ spe£rma soy di ¦

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34 ¬Hn de¤ ¥Hsay° e¦tv°n tessara£konta kai¤ e©labe gynai°ka ¦Ioydi£u, uygate£ra Bev¤x toy° Xettai£oy kai¤ th¤n Basema£u, uygate£ra ¥Elv¤n Xettai£oy 35 kai¤ h¬san e¦ri£zoysai tƒ° ¦Isaa¤k kai¤ t‚° Rebe£kk•

KEFALAION KZ

1 EGENETO de¤ meta¤ to¤ ghra£sai to¤n ¦Isaa¤k kai¤ h¦mbly£nuhsan oi¥ o¦fualmoi¤ ay¦toy° toy° o¥ra°n, kai¤ e¦ka£lesen ¥Hsay° to¤n yi¥o¤n ay¦toy° to¤n presby£teron kai£ ei¬pen ay¦tƒ°% yi¥e£ moy% kai¤ ei¬pen% i¦doy¤ e¦gv£ 2 kai¤ ei¬pen% i¦doy¤ gegh£raka kai¤ oy¦ ginv£skv th¤n h¥me£ran th°w teleyth°w moy% 3 ny°n oy¬n labe¤ to¤ skey°o£w soy, th£n te

fare£tran kai¤ to¤ to£jon, kai¤ e©jelue ei¦w to¤ pedi£on kai¤ uh£reyso£n moi uh£ran 4 kai¤ poi£hso£n moi e¦de£smata, v¥w filv° e¦gv£, kai¤ e©negke£ moi, i¨na fa£gv, o¨pvw ey¦logh£s‚ se h¥ cyxh£ moy pri¤n a¦pouanei°n me 5 Rebe£kka de¤ h©koyse laloy°ntow

¦Isaa¤k pro¤w ¥Hsay° to¤n yi¥o¤n ay¦toy° e¦porey£uh de¤ ¥Hsay° ei¦w to¤ pedi£on uhrey°sai uh£ran tƒ° patri¤ ay¦toy°% 6 Rebe£kka de¤ ei¬pe pro¤w ¦Iakv¤b to¤n yi¥o¤n ay¦th°w, to¤n e¦la£ssv% i¦de£, h©koysa toy° patro£w soy laloy°ntow pro¤w ¥Hsay° to¤n a¦delfo£n soy le£gontow% 7 e©negko£n moi uh£ran kai¤ poi£hso£n moi e¦de£smata, i¨na fagv¤n

ey¦logh£sv se e¦nanti£on Kyri£oy pro¤ toy° a¦pouanei°n me 8 ny°n oy¬n, yi¥e£ moy,

a©koyso£n moy, kaua¤ e¦gv£ soi e¦nte£llomai 9 kai¤ poreyuei¤w ei¦w ta¤ pro£bata labe£ moi e¦kei°uen dy£o e¦ri£foyw a¥paloy¤w kai¤ kaloy£w, kai¤ poih£sv ay¦toy¤w e¦de£smata tƒ° patri£ soy, v¥w filei°, 10 kai¤ ei¦soi£seiw tƒ° patri£ soy kai¤ fa£getai, o¨pvw

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ey¦loghme£now

30 Kai¤ e¦ge£neto meta¤ to¤ pay£sasuai ¦Isaa¤k ey¦logoy°nta ¦Iakv¤b to¤n yi¥o¤n ay¦toy° kai¤ e¦ge£neto, v¥w e¦jh°luen ¦Iakv¤b a¦po¤ prosv£poy ¦Isaa¤k toy° patro¤w ay¦toy°, kai¤

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ey¦loghme£now e©stai 34 e¦ge£neto de£, h¥ni£ka h©koysen ¥Hsay° ta¤ y©rh£mata toy°

patro¤w ay¦toy° ¦Isaa£k, a¦nebo£hse fvnh¤n mega£lhn kai¤ pikra¤n sfo£dra kai¤ ei¬pen% ey¦lo£ghson dh£ ka¦me£, pa£ter 35 ei¬pe de¤ ay¦tƒ°% e¦luv¤n o¥ a¦delfo£w soy meta¤ do£loy e©labe th¤n ey¦logi£an soy 36 kai¤ ei¬pe% dikai£vw e¦klh£uh to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° ¦Iakv£b% e¦pte£rnike ga£r me i¦doy¤ dey£teron toy°to% ta£ te prvtoto£kia£ moy ei©lhfe kai¤ ny°n e©labe th¤n ey¦logi£an moy% kai¤ ei¬pen ¥Hsay° tƒ° patri¤ ay¦toy°% oy¦x y¥peli£poy moi ey¦logi£an, pa£ter; 37 a¦pokriuei¤w de¤ ¦Isaa¤k ei¬pe tƒ° ¥Hsay°% ei¦ ky£rion ay¦to¤n pepoi£hka£ soy kai¤ pa£ntaw toy¤w a¦delfoy£w ay¦toy° pepoi£hka ay¦toy° oi¦ke£taw, si£tƒ kai¤ oi©nƒ e¦sth£rija ay¦to£n, soi¤ de¤ ti£ poih£sv, te£knon; 38 ei¬pe de¤ ¥Hsay° pro¤w to¤n pate£ra ay¦toy°% mh¤ ey¦logi£a mi£a soi£ e¦sti, pa£ter; ey¦lo£ghson dh¤ ka¦me£, pa£ter katanyxue£ntow de¤ ¦Isaa¤k a¦nebo£hse fvn‚° ¥Hsay° kai¤ e©klaysen 39

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41 Kai¤ e¦neko£tei ¥Hsay° tƒ° ¦Iakv¤b peri¤ th°w ey¦logi£aw h-w ey¦lo£ghsen ay¦to¤n o¥ path¤r ay¦toy°% ei¬pe de¤ ¥Hsay° e¦n t‚° dianoi£• ay¦toy°% e¦ggisa£tvsan ai¥ h¥me£rai toy° pe£nuoyw toy° patro£w moy, i¨na a¦poktei£nv ¦Iakv¤b to¤n a¦delfo£n moy 42 a¦phgge£lh de¤ Rebe£kk• ta¤ rh£mata ¥Hsay° toy° yi¥oy° ay¦th°w toy° presbyte£roy, kai¤ pe£mcasa e¦ka£lesen ¦Iakv¤b to¤n yi¥o¤n ay¦th°w to¤n nev£teron kai¤ ei¬pen ay¦tƒ°% i¦doy¤ ¥Hsay° o¥ a¦delfo£w soy a¦peilei° soi toy° a¦poktei°nai£ se% 43 ny°n oy¬n, te£knon, a©koyso£n moy th°w fvnh°w kai¤ a¦nasta¤w a¦po£draui ei¦w th¤n Mesopotami£an pro¤w La£ban to¤n a¦delfo£n moy ei¦w Xarra£n 44 kai¤ oi©khson met ¦ ay¦toy° h¥me£raw tina£w, 45 e¨vw toy° a¦postre£cai to¤n uymo¤n kai¤ th¤n o¦rgh¤n toy° a¦delfoy° soy a¦po¤ soy°, kai¤

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46 Ei¬pe de¤ Rebe£kka pro¤w ¦Isaa£k% prosv£xuika t‚° zv‚° moy dia¤ ta¤w uygate£raw tv°n yi¥v°n Xe£t% ei¦ lh£cetai ¦Iakv¤b gynai°ka a¦po¤ tv°n uygate£rvn th°w gh°w

tay£thw, i¨na ti£ moi to¤ zh°n;

KEFALAION KH

1 PROSKALESAMENOS de¤ ¦Isaa¤k to¤n ¦Iakv¤b ey¦lo£ghsen ay¦to¤n kai¤

e¦netei£lato ay¦tƒ° le£gvn% oy¦ lh£c‚ gynai°ka e¦k tv°n uygate£rvn tv°n Xananai£vn% 2 a¦nasta¤w a¦po£draui ei¦w th¤n Mesopotami£an, ei¦w to¤n oi¬kon Bauoyh¤l toy° patro¤w th°w mhtro£w soy kai¤ la£be seaytƒ° e¦kei°uen gynai°ka e¦k tv°n uygate£rvn La£ban toy° a¦delfoy° th°w mhtro£w soy 3 o¥ de¤ Ueo£w moy ey¦logh£sai se kai¤ ay¦jh£sai se kai¤ plhuy£nai se, kai¤ e©s‚ ei¦w synagvga¤w e¦unv°n% 4 kai¤ dƒ£h soi th¤n ey¦logi£an

¥Abraa¤m toy° patro£w moy soi¤ kai¤ tƒ° spe£rmati£ soy meta¤ se£, klhronomh°sai th¤n gh°n th°w paroikh£sev£w soy, h§n e©dvken o¥ Ueo¤w tƒ° ¥Abraa£m 5 kai¤ a¦pe£steilen

¦Isaa¤k to¤n ¦Iakv¤b kai¤ e¦porey£uh ei¦w th¤n Messopotami£an pro¤w La£ban to¤n yi¥o¤n Bauoyh¤l toy° Sy£roy, a¦delfo¤n Rebe£kkaw th°w mhtro¤w ¦Iakv¤b kai¤ ¥Hsay°

6 Ei¬de de¤ ¥Hsay° o¨ti ey¦lo£ghsen ¦Isaa¤k to¤n ¦Iakv£b, kai¤ a¦pƒ£xeto ei¦w th¤n Mesopotami£an Syri£aw labei°n e¥aytƒ° gynai°ka e¦kei°uen e¦n tƒ° ey¦logei°n ay¦to¤n kai¤ e¦netei£lato ay¦tƒ° le£gvn% oy¦ lh£c‚ gynai°ka e¦k tv°n uygate£rvn tv°n Xananai£vn, 7 kai¤ h©koysen ¦Iakv¤b toy° patro¤w kai¤ th°w mhtro¤w ay¦toy° kai¤ e¦porey£uh ei¦w th¤n Mesopotami£an Syri£aw 8 i¦dv¤n de¤ kai¤ ¥Hsay° o¨ti ponhrai£ ei¦sin ai¥ uygate£rew Xanaa¤n e¦nanti£on ¦Isaa¤k toy° patro¤w ay¦toy°, 9 e¦porey£uh ¥Hsay° pro¤w ¦Ismah¤l kai¤ e©labe th¤n Maele¤u uygate£ra ¦Ismah¤l toy° yi¥oy° ¥Abraa£m, a¦delfh¤n Nabev£u, pro¤w tai°w gynaiji¤n ay¦toy° gynai°ka

10 Kai¤ e¦jh°luen ¦Iakv¤b a¦po¤ toy° fre£atow toy° o¨rkoy kai¤ e¦porey£uh ei¦w Xarra£n

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KEFALAION KU

1 KAI e¦ja£raw ¦Iakv¤b toy¤w po£daw e¦porey£uh ei¦w gh°n a¦natolv°n pro¤w La£ban to¤n yi¥o¤n Bauoyh¤l toy° Sy£roy, a¦delfo¤n de¤ Rebe£kkaw mhtro¤w ¦Iakv¤b kai¤ ¥Hsay° 2 kai¤ o¥r•° kai¤ i¦doy¤ fre£ar e¦n tƒ° pedi£ƒ, h¬san de¤ e¦kei° tri£a poi£mnia proba£tvn a¦napayo£mena e¦p ¦ ay¦toy°% e¦k ga¤r toy° fre£atow e¦kei£noy e¦po£tizon ta¤ poi£mnia, li£uow de¤ h¬n me£gaw e¦pi¤ tƒ° sto£mati toy° fre£atow, 3 kai¤ synh£gonto e¦kei° pa£nta ta¤ poi£mnia kai¤ a¦peky£lion to¤n li£uon a¦po¤ toy° sto£matow toy° fre£atow kai¤ e¦po£tizon ta¤ pro£bata kai¤ a¦pokaui£stvn to¤n li£uon e¦pi¤ to¤ sto£ma toy° fre£atow ei¦w to¤n to£pon ay¦toy° 4 ei¬pe de¤ ay¦toi°w ¦Iakv£b% a¦delfoi£, po£uen e¦ste¤ y¥mei°w; oi¥ de¤ ei¬pan% e¦k Xarra¤n e¦sme£n 5 ei¬pe de¤ ay¦toi°w% ginv£skete La£ban to¤n yi¥o¤n

Naxv£r; oi¥ de¤ ei¬pan% ginv£skomen 6 ei¬pe de¤ ay¦toi°w% y¥giai£nei; oi¥ de¤ ei¬pan%

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poti£santew ta¤ pro£bata a¦peluo£ntew bo£skete 8 oi¥ de¤ ei¬pan% oy¦ dynhso£meua e¨vw toy° synaxuh°nai pa£ntaw toy¤w poime£naw, kai¤ a¦pokyli£soysi to¤n li£uon a¦po¤ toy° sto£matow toy° fre£atow, kai¤ potioy°men ta¤ pro£bata 9 e©ti ay¦toy° laloy°ntow ay¦toi°w kai¤ i¦doy¤ Raxh¤l h¥ uyga£thr La£ban h©rxeto meta¤ tv°n proba£tvn toy° patro¤w ay¦th°w% ay¦th¤ ga¤r e©boske ta¤ pro£bata toy° patro¤w ay¦th°w 10 e¦ge£neto de£, v¥w ei¬den ¦Iakv¤b th¤n Raxh¤l th¤n uygate£ra La£ban toy° a¦delfoy° th°w mhtro¤w ay¦toy°, kai¤ ta¤ pro£bata La£ban toy° a¦delfoy° th°w mhtro¤w ay¦toy°, kai¤ proseluv¤n

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misoy°mai, kai¤ prose£dvke£ moi kai¤ toy°ton% e¦ka£lese de¤ to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° Symev£n%

34 kai¤ syne£laben e©ti kai¤ e©teken yi¥o¤n kai¤ ei¬pen% e¦n tƒ° ny°n kairƒ° pro¤w e¦moy° e©stai o¥ a¦nh£r moy, te£toka ga¤r ay¦tƒ° trei°w yi¥oy£w% dia¤ toy°to e¦ka£lese to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° Leyei£ 35 kai¤ syllaboy°sa e©ti e©teken yi¥o¤n kai¤ ei¬pe% ny°n e©ti toy°to

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KEFALAION L

1 IDOYSA de¤ Raxh¤l o¨ti oy¦ te£toke tƒ° ¦Iakv£b, kai¤ e¦zh£lvse Raxh¤l th¤n

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o©noma ay¦toy° Da£n 7 kai¤ syne£laben e©ti Balla¤ h¥ paidi£skh Raxh¤l kai¤ e©teken yi¥o¤n dey£teron tƒ° ¦Iakv£b 8 kai¤ ei¬pe Raxh£l% synantela£beto £ moy o¥ Ueo£w, kai¤ synanestra£fhn t‚° a¦delf‚° moy kai¤ h¦dyna£suhn% kai¤ e¦ka£lese to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° Nefualei£m

9 Ei¬de de¤ Lei£a o¨ti e©sth toy° ti£ktein, kai¤ e©labe Zelfa¤n th¤n paidi£skhn ay¦th°w kai¤ e©dvken ay¦th¤n tƒ° ¦Iakv¤b gynai°ka kai¤ ei¦sh°lue pro¤w ay¦th¤n 10 kai¤ syne£labe Zelfa¤ h¥ paidi£skh Lei£aw kai¤ e©teke tƒ° ¦Iakv¤b yi¥o£n 11 kai¤ ei¬pe Lei£a e¦n ty£x‚% kai¤ e¦pvno£mase to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° Ga£d 12 kai¤ syne£laben e©ti Zelfa¤ h¥ paidi£skh Lei£aw kai¤ e©teke tƒ° ¦Iakv¤b yi¥o¤n dey£teron 13 kai¤ ei¬pe Lei£a% makari£a e¦gv£, o¨ti makarioy°si£ me ai¥ gynai°kew% kai¤ e¦ka£lese to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° ¦Ash£r

14 ¦Eporey£uh de¤ Roybh¤n e¦n h¥me£r• uerismoy° pyrv°n kai¤ ey-re mh°la mandragorv°n e¦n tƒ° a¦grƒ° kai¤ h©negken ay¦ta¤ pro¤w Lei£an th¤n mhte£ra ay¦toy°% ei¬pe de¤ Raxh¤l Lei£• t‚° a¦delf‚° ay¦th°w% do£w moi tv°n mandragorv°n toy° yi¥oy° soy 15 ei¬pe de¤ Lei£a% oy¦x i¥kano£n soi o¨ti e©labew to¤n a©ndra moy; mh¤ kai¤ toy¤w mandrago£raw toy° yi¥oy° moy lh£c‚; ei¬pe de¤ Raxh£l% oy¦x oy¨tvw% koimhuh£tv meta¤ soy° th¤n ny£kta tay£thn a¦nti¤ tv°n mandragorv°n toy° yi¥oy° soy 16 ei¦sh°lue de¤ ¦Iakv¤b e¦j a¦groy° e¥spe£raw, kai¤ e¦jh°lue Lei£a ei¦w syna£nthsin ay¦tƒ° kai¤ ei¬pe% pro¤w e¦me¤ ei¦seley£s‚ sh£meron% memi£suvmai ga£r se a¦nti¤ tv°n mandragorv°n toy° yi¥oy° moy kai¤

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22 ¦Emnh£suh de¤ o¥ Ueo¤w th°w Raxh£l, kai¤ e¦ph£koysen ay¦th°w o¥ Ueo¤w kai¤ a¦ne£ƒjen ay¦th°w th¤n mh£tran, 23 kai¤ syllaboy°sa e©teke tƒ° ¦Iakv¤b yi¥o£n ei¬pe de¤ Raxh£l% a¦fei°len o¥ Ueo£w moy to¤ o©neidow% 24 kai¤ e¦ka£lese to¤ o©noma ay¦toy° ¦Ivsh¤f

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