Deuteronomy · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Deuteronomy 19 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Αφού Κύριος ο Θεός σου αφανίση τα έθνη, των οποίων την γην δίδει εις σε Κύριος ο Θεός σου, και κατακληρονομήσης αυτά και κατοικήσης εις τας πόλεις αυτών και εις τας οικίας αυτών,
1 When Yahweh your God cuts off the nations whose land Yahweh your God gives you, and you succeed them and dwell in their cities and in their houses,
2 θέλεις χωρίσει τρεις πόλεις εις σεαυτόν εν τω μέσω της γης σου, την οποίαν Κύριος ο Θεός σου δίδει εις σε να κληρονομήσης αυτήν.
2 you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the middle of your land, which Yahweh your God gives you to possess.
3 Θέλεις ετοιμάσει εις σεαυτόν την οδόν· και θέλεις διαιρέσει εις τρία τα όρια της γης σου, την οποίαν δίδει εις σε Κύριος ο Θεός σου να κληρονομήσης, διά να φεύγη εκεί πας φονεύς.
3 You shall prepare the way, and divide the borders of your land which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit into three parts, that every man slayer may flee there.
4 Και αύτη είναι η διάταξις περί του φονέως, όστις φύγη εκεί, διά να ζήση· Όστις κτυπήση τον πλησίον αυτού εξ αγνοίας, τον οποίον πρότερον δεν εμίσει,
4 This is the case of the man slayer who shall flee there and live: Whoever kills his neighbor unintentionally, and didn’t hate him in time past—
5 καθώς όταν υπάγη τις μετά του πλησίον αυτού εις το δάσος διά να κόψη ξύλα, και ενώ η χειρ αυτού καταβιβάζη κτύπημα με τον πέλεκυν διά να κόψη το δένδρον, εκβή το σιδήριον από του ξύλου και τύχη τον πλησίον αυτού και αυτός αποθάνη, ούτος θέλει φύγει εις μίαν εκ των πόλεων εκείνων και θέλει ζήσει·
5 as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to chop wood and his hand swings the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and hits his neighbor so that he dies—he shall flee to one of these cities and live.
6 μήποτε καταδιώξη τον φονέα ο εκδικητής του αίματος, ενώ είναι εις έξαψιν η καρδία αυτού, και προφθάση αυτόν, εάν η οδός ήναι μακρά, και φονεύση αυτόν, καίτοι μη όντα άξιον θανάτου, επειδή δεν εμίσει αυτόν πρότερον.
6 Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the man slayer while hot anger is in his heart and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally, even though he was not worthy of death, because he didn’t hate him in time past.
7 Διά τούτο εγώ προστάζω εις σε λέγων, τρεις πόλεις θέλεις χωρίσει εις σεαυτόν.
7 Therefore I command you to set apart three cities for yourselves.
8 Και εάν Κύριος ο Θεός σου πλατύνη τα όριά σου, καθώς ώμοσε προς τους πατέρας σου, και δώση εις σε πάσαν την γην, την οποίαν υπεσχέθη να δώση εις τους πατέρας σου,
8 If Yahweh your God enlarges your border, as he has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land which he promised to give to your fathers;
9 εάν φυλάττης πάσας τας εντολάς ταύτας, ώστε να εκτελής αυτάς, τας οποίας εγώ προστάζω εις σε σήμερον, να αγαπάς Κύριον τον Θεόν σου και να περιπατής πάντοτε εις τας οδούς αυτού, τότε θέλεις προσθέσει εις σεαυτόν έτι τρεις πόλεις προς τας τρεις εκείνας·
9 and if you keep all this commandment to do it, which I command you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to walk ever in his ways, then you shall add three cities more for yourselves, in addition to these three.
10 διά να μη χυθή αίμα αθώον εν μέσω της γης σου, την οποίαν Κύριος ο Θεός σου δίδει εις σε κληρονομίαν, και να ήναι αίμα επάνω σου.
10 This is so that innocent blood will not be shed in the middle of your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, leaving blood guilt on you.
11 Εάν δε τις έχη μίσος κατά του πλησίον αυτού, και παραμονεύσας αυτόν εφορμήση επ' αυτόν και πατάξη αυτόν, και αποθάνη, και φύγη εις μίαν των πόλεων τούτων,
11 But if any man hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, strikes him mortally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities;
12 τότε θέλουσιν αποστείλει οι πρεσβύτεροι της πόλεως αυτού και θέλουσι λάβει αυτόν εκείθεν, και θέλουσι παραδώσει αυτόν εις την χείρα του εκδικητού του αίματος, διά να αποθάνη.
12 then the elders of his city shall send and bring him there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
13 Ο οφθαλμός σου δεν θέλει φεισθή αυτόν, αλλά θέλεις εξαλείψει από του Ισραήλ το αθώον αίμα, διά να ευημερής.
13 Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with you.
14 Δεν θέλεις μετακινήσει τα όρια του πλησίον σου, όσα οι πατέρες σου έστησαν εις την κληρονομίαν σου, την οποίαν θέλεις κατακληρονομήσει, εν τη γη την οποίαν Κύριος ο Θεός σου δίδει εις σε διά να κατακληρονομήσης αυτήν.
14 You shall not remove your neighbor’s landmark, which they of old time have set, in your inheritance which you shall inherit, in the land that Yahweh your God gives you to possess.
15 Εις μάρτυς δεν θέλει σηκωθή εναντίον τινός ανθρώπου, δι' οποιανδήποτε ανομίαν ή δι' οποιονδήποτε αμάρτημα, ό,τι αμάρτημα αμαρτήση· επί στόματος δύο μαρτύρων ή επί στόματος τριών μαρτύρων θέλει βεβαιούσθαι πας λόγος.
15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.
16 Εάν ψευδής μάρτυς σηκωθή εναντίον ανθρώπου, διά να μαρτυρήση κατ' αυτού αδίκως,
16 If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,
17 τότε και οι δύο άνθρωποι, μεταξύ των οποίων είναι η διαφορά, θέλουσι σταθή ενώπιον του Κυρίου, ενώπιον των ιερέων και των κριτών των όντων κατ' εκείνας τας ημέρας·
17 then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days;
18 και οι κριταί θέλουσιν εξετάσει ακριβώς, και ιδού, εάν ο μάρτυς ήναι ψευδομάρτυς και εμαρτύρησε ψευδώς κατά του αδελφού αυτού,
18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition; and behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother,
19 τότε θέλετε κάμει εις αυτόν, καθώς αυτός εστοχάσθη να κάμη εις τον αδελφόν αυτού· και θέλεις εκβάλει το κακόν εκ μέσου σου.
19 then you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother. So you shall remove the evil from among you.
20 Και οι λοιποί θέλουσιν ακούσει και φοβηθή, και δεν θέλουσιν εις το εξής πράξει τοιούτον κακόν εν μέσω σου.
20 Those who remain shall hear, and fear, and will never again commit any such evil among you.
21 Και ο οφθαλμός σου δεν θέλει φεισθή· θέλει δοθή ζωή αντί ζωής, οφθαλμός αντί οφθαλμού, οδούς αντί οδόντος, χειρ αντί χειρός, πους αντί ποδός.
21 Your eyes shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Deuteronomy 12:29; Deuteronomy 6:10; Deuteronomy 7:1–2; Deuteronomy 17:14; Deuteronomy 12:1
- 2 Exodus 21:13; Hebrews 6:18; Deuteronomy 4:41–43; Joshua 20:2–7; Numbers 35:10–15
- 3 Isaiah 57:14; Hebrews 12:13; Isaiah 62:10; Isaiah 35:8
- 4 Numbers 35:15–24; Deuteronomy 4:42; 1 Chronicles 11:2; Deuteronomy 19:6; Genesis 31:2
- 5 Proverbs 27:12; 2 Kings 6:5–7; Isaiah 32:2; Numbers 35:25
- 6 Numbers 35:12; 2 Samuel 14:7; Joshua 20:5; Deuteronomy 21:22; Jeremiah 26:15–16
- 8 Genesis 15:18–21; Exodus 34:24; Exodus 23:31; Deuteronomy 12:20; Ezra 4:20
- 9 Joshua 20:7–8; Deuteronomy 12:32; Deuteronomy 11:22–25
- 10 Isaiah 59:7; Proverbs 6:17; Matthew 27:4–5; Jonah 1:14; 1 Kings 2:31
- 11 Deuteronomy 27:24; Numbers 35:16–21; Numbers 35:24; Exodus 21:12–14; Proverbs 28:17
- 12 1 Kings 2:28–34; 1 Kings 2:5–6
- 13 1 Kings 2:31; Deuteronomy 7:2; Deuteronomy 21:9; Deuteronomy 7:16; 2 Samuel 21:1
- 14 Proverbs 22:28; Deuteronomy 27:17; Hosea 5:10; Job 24:2; Proverbs 23:10
- 15 Numbers 35:30; 2 Corinthians 13:1; Deuteronomy 17:6; Matthew 18:16; Hebrews 10:28
- 16 Psalm 27:12; Psalm 35:11; Exodus 23:1–7; 1 Kings 21:10–13; Acts 6:13
- 17 Deuteronomy 17:9; Deuteronomy 21:5; Malachi 2:7
- 18 Deuteronomy 17:4; Deuteronomy 13:14; Job 19:16; 2 Chronicles 19:6–7
- 19 Proverbs 19:5; Proverbs 19:9; Deuteronomy 22:24; Daniel 6:24; Deuteronomy 17:7
- 20 Deuteronomy 21:21; Deuteronomy 17:13; Deuteronomy 13:11; 1 Timothy 5:20; Romans 13:3–4
- 21 Matthew 5:38–39; Exodus 21:23–25; Deuteronomy 19:13; Leviticus 24:17–21
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For it is a great question, my brethren, and to me it certainly appears to have been ordained in a mystery, where God said, "In the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall stand." Is truth sought by two witnesses?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
What then, shall every word be established at the mouth of two of three witnesses, according to the Scripture, and, though twelve bear witness to the Resurrection of Christ, art thou still incredulous in regard to His Resurrection?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
I think so; for "at the mouth of two or three witnesses shall the matter be established." And if we could prove clearly to you that a long period of time was in our favour, should we not have seemed to you to urge with reason that this suit ought not to be brought into court against us?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
For who speaketh in secret, that speaketh before so many persons; as it is written, "At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established:" especially if that be spoken to a few which he wisheth to become known to many through them; as the Lord Himself said to the few whom He had as yet, "What …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
… there was in that place a Title inscribed in Hebrew, in Greek, and in Latin, "The King of the Jews;" in three tongues as though by three witnesses the Title was confirmed: because "in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall stand every word."...
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)