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Lunedi, 29 aprile 2024 - Santa Caterina da Siena ( Letture di oggi)

Genesis 35


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NEW JERUSALEMLXX
1 God said to Jacob, 'Move on, go to Bethel and settle there. Make an altar there for the God whoappeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.'1 ειπεν δε ο θεος προς ιακωβ αναστας αναβηθι εις τον τοπον βαιθηλ και οικει εκει και ποιησον εκει θυσιαστηριον τω θεω τω οφθεντι σοι εν τω αποδιδρασκειν σε απο προσωπου ησαυ του αδελφου σου
2 Jacob said to his family and to all who were with him, 'Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you;cleanse yourselves, and change your clothes.2 ειπεν δε ιακωβ τω οικω αυτου και πασιν τοις μετ' αυτου αρατε τους θεους τους αλλοτριους τους μεθ' υμων εκ μεσου υμων και καθαρισασθε και αλλαξατε τας στολας υμων
3 We must move on and go to Bethel. There I shall make an altar for the God who heard me when I wasin distress, and gave me his help on the journey I made.'3 και ανασταντες αναβωμεν εις βαιθηλ και ποιησωμεν εκει θυσιαστηριον τω θεω τω επακουσαντι μοι εν ημερα θλιψεως ος ην μετ' εμου και διεσωσεν με εν τη οδω η επορευθην
4 They gave Jacob al the foreign gods in their possession, and the earrings that they were wearing.Jacob buried them under the oak tree near Shechem.4 και εδωκαν τω ιακωβ τους θεους τους αλλοτριους οι ησαν εν ταις χερσιν αυτων και τα ενωτια τα εν τοις ωσιν αυτων και κατεκρυψεν αυτα ιακωβ υπο την τερεμινθον την εν σικιμοις και απωλεσεν αυτα εως της σημερον ημερας
5 They broke camp; a divine terror struck the towns round about, and no one pursued the sons ofJacob.5 και εξηρεν ισραηλ εκ σικιμων και εγενετο φοβος θεου επι τας πολεις τας κυκλω αυτων και ου κατεδιωξαν οπισω των υιων ισραηλ
6 When Jacob arrived at Luz in Canaan -- that is, Bethel-and al the people with him,6 ηλθεν δε ιακωβ εις λουζα η εστιν εν γη χανααν η εστιν βαιθηλ αυτος και πας ο λαος ος ην μετ' αυτου
7 he built an altar there and named the place El-Bethel, since it was there that God had appeared to himwhen he was fleeing from his brother.7 και ωκοδομησεν εκει θυσιαστηριον και εκαλεσεν το ονομα του τοπου βαιθηλ εκει γαρ επεφανη αυτω ο θεος εν τω αποδιδρασκειν αυτον απο προσωπου ησαυ του αδελφου αυτου
8 Deborah, who had been Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried below Bethel, under the oak tree; sothey named it the Oak of Tears.8 απεθανεν δε δεββωρα η τροφος ρεβεκκας κατωτερον βαιθηλ υπο την βαλανον και εκαλεσεν ιακωβ το ονομα αυτης βαλανος πενθους
9 God again appeared to Jacob on his return from Paddan-Aram, and blessed him.9 ωφθη δε ο θεος ιακωβ ετι εν λουζα οτε παρεγενετο εκ μεσοποταμιας της συριας και ηυλογησεν αυτον ο θεος
10 God said to him, 'Your name is Jacob, but from now on you wil be cal ed not Jacob but Israel.' Thushe came by the name Israel.10 και ειπεν αυτω ο θεος το ονομα σου ιακωβ ου κληθησεται ετι ιακωβ αλλ' ισραηλ εσται το ονομα σου
11 God said to him, 'I am El Shaddai. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed an assembly of nations,wil descend from you, and kings will issue from your loins.11 ειπεν δε αυτω ο θεος εγω ο θεος σου αυξανου και πληθυνου εθνη και συναγωγαι εθνων εσονται εκ σου και βασιλεις εκ της οσφυος σου εξελευσονται
12 The country which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I now give to you; and this country I shal give toyour descendants after you.'12 και την γην ην δεδωκα αβρααμ και ισαακ σοι δεδωκα αυτην σοι εσται και τω σπερματι σου μετα σε δωσω την γην ταυτην
13 Then God went up from him.13 ανεβη δε ο θεος απ' αυτου εκ του τοπου ου ελαλησεν μετ' αυτου
14 Jacob raised a monument at the spot where he had spoken to him, a standing-stone, on which hemade a libation and poured oil.14 και εστησεν ιακωβ στηλην εν τω τοπω ω ελαλησεν μετ' αυτου στηλην λιθινην και εσπεισεν επ' αυτην σπονδην και επεχεεν επ' αυτην ελαιον
15 Jacob named the place Bethel where God had spoken to him.15 και εκαλεσεν ιακωβ το ονομα του τοπου εν ω ελαλησεν μετ' αυτου εκει ο θεος βαιθηλ
16 They left Bethel, and while they were stil some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labour, andher pains were severe.16 απαρας δε ιακωβ εκ βαιθηλ επηξεν την σκηνην αυτου επεκεινα του πυργου γαδερ εγενετο δε ηνικα ηγγισεν χαβραθα εις γην ελθειν εφραθα ετεκεν ραχηλ και εδυστοκησεν εν τω τοκετω
17 When her labour was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, 'Do not worry, this is going to be anotherboy.'17 εγενετο δε εν τω σκληρως αυτην τικτειν ειπεν αυτη η μαια θαρσει και γαρ ουτος σοι εστιν υιος
18 At the moment when she breathed her last, for she was dying, she named him Ben-Oni. His father,however, named him Benjamin.18 εγενετο δε εν τω αφιεναι αυτην την ψυχην απεθνησκεν γαρ εκαλεσεν το ονομα αυτου υιος οδυνης μου ο δε πατηρ εκαλεσεν αυτον βενιαμιν
19 So Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, now Bethlehem.19 απεθανεν δε ραχηλ και εταφη εν τη οδω εφραθα αυτη εστιν βηθλεεμ
20 Jacob raised a monument on her grave, that same monument of Rachel's Tomb which is theretoday.20 και εστησεν ιακωβ στηλην επι του μνημειου αυτης αυτη εστιν στηλη μνημειου ραχηλ εως της σημερον ημερας
21 Israel left and pitched his tent beyond Migdal-Eder.21 -
22 While Israel was living in that district, Reuben went and slept with Bilhah his father's concubine, andIsrael found out. The sons of Jacob were now twelve.22 εγενετο δε ηνικα κατωκησεν ισραηλ εν τη γη εκεινη επορευθη ρουβην και εκοιμηθη μετα βαλλας της παλλακης του πατρος αυτου και ηκουσεν ισραηλ και πονηρον εφανη εναντιον αυτου ησαν δε οι υιοι ιακωβ δωδεκα
23 The sons of Leah: Jacob's eldest son Reuben, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.23 υιοι λειας πρωτοτοκος ιακωβ ρουβην συμεων λευι ιουδας ισσαχαρ ζαβουλων
24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.24 υιοι δε ραχηλ ιωσηφ και βενιαμιν
25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's slave-girl: Dan and Naphtali.25 υιοι δε βαλλας παιδισκης ραχηλ δαν και νεφθαλι
26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah's slave-girl: Gad and Asher. These were the sons born to Jacob in Paddan-Aram.26 υιοι δε ζελφας παιδισκης λειας γαδ και ασηρ ουτοι υιοι ιακωβ οι εγενοντο αυτω εν μεσοποταμια της συριας
27 Jacob came home to his father Isaac at Mamre, at Kiriath-Arba -- now Hebron -- where Abraham andIsaac had stayed.27 ηλθεν δε ιακωβ προς ισαακ τον πατερα αυτου εις μαμβρη εις πολιν του πεδιου αυτη εστιν χεβρων εν γη χανααν ου παρωκησεν αβρααμ και ισαακ
28 Isaac was one hundred and eighty years old28 εγενοντο δε αι ημεραι ισαακ ας εζησεν ετη εκατον ογδοηκοντα
29 when he breathed his last. He died and was gathered to his people, an old man who had enjoyed hisful span of life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.29 και εκλιπων απεθανεν και προσετεθη προς το γενος αυτου πρεσβυτερος και πληρης ημερων και εθαψαν αυτον ησαυ και ιακωβ οι υιοι αυτου