Hermas, The Shepherd of Hermas, ed. Kirsopp Lake, 26.32

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[1] ρεμεδιατε εργο ϝος, δυμ αδηυξ τυρρις αεδιφιξατυρ.

[2] δομινυς ηαβιτατ ιν ϝιρις αμαντιβυς παξεμ; ει ενιμϝερο παχ ξαρα εστ ; α λιτιγιοσις ϝερο ετ περδιτις μαλιτιαε λονγε αβεστ. ρεδδιτε ιγιτυρ ει σπιριτυμ ιντεγρυμ, σιξυτ αξξεπιστις.

[3] σι ενιμ δεδερις φυλλονι ϝεστιμεντυμ νοϝυμ ιντεγρυμ ιδ#3υε ιντεγρυμ ιτερυμ ϝις ρεξιπερε, φυλλο αυτεμ σξισσυμ τιβι ιλλυδ ρεδδετ, ρεξιπιες ιλλυδ? νοννε στατιμ σξανδεσξες ¹ ετ ευμ ξονϝιξιο περσε#3υερις, διξενς: Ωεστιμεντυμ ιντεγρυμ τιβι δεδι; #3υαρε σξιδιστι ιλλυδ ετ ινυτιλε ρεδεγιστι? ετ προπτερ σξισσυραμ, #3υαμ ιν εο φεξιστι, ιν υσυ εσσε νον ποτεστ. νοννε ηαεξ ομνια ϝερβα διξες φυλλονι εργο ετ δε σξισσυρα, #3υαμ ιν ϝεστιμεντο τυο φεξεριτ? ²

[4] σι σιξ ιγιτυρ τυ δολες δε ϝεστιμεντο τυο ετ #3υερερις, #3υοδ νον ιλλυδ ιντεγρυμ ρεξιπιας, #3υιδ πυτας δομινυμ τιβι φαξτυρυμ, #3υι σπιριτυμ ιντεγρυμ τιβι δεδιτ, ετ τυ ευμ τοτυμ ινυτιλεμ ρεδεγιστι, ιτα υτ ιν νυλλο υσυ εσσε ποσσιτ δομινο συο? ινυτιλις ενιμ εσσε ξοεπιτ υσυς ειυς, ξυμ σιτ ξορρυπτυς α τε. νοννε ιγιτυρ δομινυς σπιριτυς ειυς προπτερ ηοξ φαξτυμ τυυμ μορτε τε αδφιξιετ?

[5] πλανε, ιν#3υαμ, ομνες εος, #3υοσξυμ#3υε ινϝενεριτ ιν μεμορια οφφενσαρυμ περνιανερε, αδφιξιετ. ξλενιεντιαμ, ιν#3υιτ, ειυς ξαλξαρε νολιτε, σεδ ποτιυς ηονοριφιξατε ευμ; #3υοδ ταρν πατιενς εστ αδ δελιξτα ϝεστρα ετ νον εστ σιξυτ ϝος. αγιτε ενιμ παενιτεντιαμ υτιλεμ ϝοβις.

The Shepherd of Hermas. Hermas. ed. Kirsopp Lake. London. 1917.

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Ποιμὴν (Greek) (Hermas. The Apostolic Fathers, Vol 2. Lake, Kirsopp, editor. London: William Heinemann; New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1917.)

Translations (1)

Hermas Perseus (Hermas. The Apostolic Fathers with an English translation by Kirsopp Lake. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1913) — 26.32 focus

[1] Therefore, amend yourselves while the tower is still being built.

[2] The Lord dwells among men who¹ love peace, for of a truth peace is dear to him, but he is far away from the contentious and those who are destroyed by malice. Give back then to him your spirit whole as you received it.

[3] For if you give to the dyer a new garment whole, and wish to receive it back from him whole, but the dyer gives it you back torn, will you accept it? Will you not at once grow hot² and pursue him with abuse, saying I gave you a whole garment, why have you torn it and given it me back useless? And because of the tear which you have made in it it cannot be used. Will you not say all these things to the dyer about the rent which he has made in your garment?

[4] If then you are grieved with your garment, and complain that you did not receive it back whole, what do you think the Lord will do to you, who gave you the spirit whole, and you have returned it altogether useless, so that it can be of no use to its Lord, for its use began to be useless when it had been corrupted by you. Will not therefore the Lord of that spirit punish you with death, because of this deed of yours?

[5] Certainly, said I, He will punish all those whom he finds keeping the memory of offences. Do not then, said he, trample on his mercy, but rather honour him that he is so patient to your offences and is not as you are. Repent therefore with the repentance that avails you.

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The Shepherd of Hermas

1. Scandescis L1, irasceris L2.

2. A great part of this paragraph is found in Greek in Antiochus, but he seems here to abbreviate and perhaps to paraphrase too much to render it sise to follos his text.

Hermas The Shepherd of Hermas 26.32

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