Biblical Readings 12.1

Translate the following sentences, making use of the notes on the right as needed.

1. From a koine Greek translation of an ancient Jewish prayer:

καὶ πτωχοῦ καὶ πένητος ἡ ἐλπὶς τίς ἐστιν, εἰ μὴ σύ, κύριε;

Psalm of Solomon 5:11

The fifth book of Moses (the last of the collection called in Greek the Πεντάτευχος “Pentateuch,” which refers to its five volumes) is known in English as Deuteronomy (from Greek Δευτερονόμιον "second law“). It consists primarily of speeches by Moses to the Israelites, renewing and refining religious practice. Substantial portions consist of rules and regulations, and as such often have a repeated pattern and formula. The next several sentences give examples of slight variations on a phrase repeated often in Deuteronomy. 

2. Moses recalls that he said to the Israelites that they had come:

ἕως τοῦ ὄρους τοῦ Αμορραίου, ὃ ὁ κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν δίδωσιν ὑμῖν.

LXX Deut. 1:20 

3. Moses recalls the report of the Valley of Eshcol:

Ἀγαθὴ [ἐστιν] ἡ γῆ, ἣν κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν δίδωσιν ἡμῖν.

LXX Deut. 1:25

4. Moses relays the Lord’s promise that the Israelites will consume:

πάντα τὰ σκῦλα τῶν ἐθνῶν, ἃ κύριος ὁ θεός σου δίδωσίν σοι·

LXX Deut. 7:16

5. At Gerasa, Jesus meets a man possessed by a spirit (πνεῦμα). After he commands the spirit to exit the man, he asks:

Τί ὄνομά σοι;

to which the spirit replies:

Λεγιὼν ὄνομά μοι, ὅτι πολλοί ἐσμεν.

Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 5:9

6. At dinner, after Jesus forgives a woman’s sins, others sitting at the table ask:

Τίς οὗτός ἐστιν ὃς καὶ ἁμαρτίας ἀφίησιν;

Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 7:49

7. When the blind man reports that he was healed by Jesus, others ask him:

Ποῦ ἐστιν ἐκεῖνος;

Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 9:12

8. At Simon’s house, Peter answers a call from men sent by Cornelius:

Ἰδοὺ ἐγώ εἰμι ὃν ζητεῖτε· τίς ἡ αἰτία δι’ ἣν πάρεστε;

Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων 10:21

9. Paul says he is unfit to be called an apostle:

χάριτι δὲ θεοῦ εἰμι ὅ εἰμι.

Πρὸς Κορινθίους α’ 15:10

10. Paul warns that God destroys anyone who destroys his temple:

εἴ τις τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ φθείρει, φθερεῖ τοῦτον ὁ θεός· ὁ γὰρ ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἅγιός ἐστιν.

Πρὸς Κορινθίους α’ 3:17

11. Paul urges Christians to take the helmet of salvation and…

τὴν μάχαιραν τοῦ πνεύματος, ὅ ἐστιν ῥῆμα θεοῦ…

Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 6:17

12. From the Book of Revelation, a lamb that has:

…κέρατα ἑπτὰ καὶ ὀφθαλμοὺς ἑπτά, οἵ εἰσιν τὰ [ἑπτὰ] πνεύματα τοῦ θεοῦ...

Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰωάννου 5:6