Deuteronomy 4
Commentary from 9 fathers
And now, Israel, hear the ordinances and judgments, all that I teach you this day to do: that ye may live, and be multiplied, and that ye may go in and inherit the land, which the Lord God of your fathers gives you.
ΚΑΙ νῦν, ᾿Ισραήλ, ἄκουε τῶν δικαιωμάτων καὶ τῶν κριμάτων, ὅσα ἐγὼ διδάσκω ὑμᾶς σήμερον ποιεῖν, ἵνα ζῆτε καὶ πολυπλασιασθῆτε καὶ εἰσελθόντες κληρονομήσητε τὴν γῆν, ἣν Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν δίδωσιν ὑμῖν.
И҆ нн҃ѣ, і҆и҃лю, послꙋ́шай ѡ҆правда́нїй и҆ сꙋдѡ́въ, є҆ли̑ка а҆́зъ ᲂу҆чꙋ̀ ва́съ дне́сь дѣ́лати, да поживетѐ и҆ ᲂу҆мно́житесѧ, и҆ вше́дше наслѣ́дите зе́млю, ю҆́же гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ ѻ҆тє́цъ ва́шихъ дае́тъ ва́мъ въ наслѣ́дїе:
Ye shall not add to the word which I command you, and ye shall not take from it: keep the commandments of the Lord our God, all that I command you this day.
οὐ προσθήσετε πρὸς τὸ ῥῆμα ὃ ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν, καὶ οὐκ ἀφελεῖτε ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ· φυλάσσεσθε τὰς ἐντολὰς Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν, ὅσα ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν σήμερον.
да не приложитѐ къ словесѝ, є҆́же а҆́зъ заповѣ́даю ва́мъ, нижѐ да ѿи́мете ѿ негѡ̀: сохрани́те за́пѡвѣди гдⷭ҇а бг҃а на́шего, є҆ли̑ка а҆́зъ заповѣ́даю ва́мъ дне́сь.
Your eyes have seen all that the Lord our God did in [the case of] Beel-phegor; for every man that went after Beel-phegor, the Lord your God has utterly destroyed him from among you.
οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ὑμῶν ἑωράκασι πάντα, ὅσα ἐποίησε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν τῷ Βεελφεγώρ, ὅτι πᾶς ἄνθρωπος, ὅστις ἐπορεύθη ὀπίσω Βεελφεγώρ, ἐξέτριψεν αὐτὸν Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν ἐξ ὑμῶν.
Ѻ҆́чи ва́ши ви́дѣша всѧ̑, є҆ли̑ка сотворѝ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ на́шъ веельфегѡ́рꙋ: ꙗ҆́кѡ всѧ́къ человѣ́къ и҆́же и҆́де в̾слѣ́дъ веельфегѡ́ра, потребѝ є҆го̀ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ на́шъ ѿ ва́съ:
But ye that kept close to the Lord your God are all alive to-day.
ὑμεῖς δὲ οἱ προσκείμενοι Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ὑμῶν ζῆτε πάντες ἐν τῇ σήμερον.
вы́ же, прилѣжа́щїи гдⷭ҇еви бг҃ꙋ ва́шемꙋ, живетѐ всѝ до дне́сь:
Behold, I have shewn you ordinances and judgments as the Lord commanded me, that ye should do so in the land into which ye go to inherit it.
ἴδετε, δέδειχα ὑμῖν δικαιώματα καὶ κρίσεις, καθὰ ἐνετείλατό μοι Κύριος, ποιῆσαι οὕτως ἐν τῇ γῇ, εἰς ἣν ὑμεῖς εἰσπορεύεσθε ἐκεῖ κληρονομεῖν αὐτήν·
ви́дите, показа́хъ ва́мъ ѡ҆правда̑нїѧ и҆ сꙋды̀, ꙗ҆́коже заповѣ́да мнѣ̀ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ мо́й сотвори́ти си́це на землѝ, въ ню́же вы̀ и҆́дете та́мѡ, наслѣ́дити ю҆̀:
And ye shall keep and do them: for this is your wisdom and understanding before all nations, as many as shall hear all these ordinances; and they shall say, Behold, this great nation [is] a wise and understanding people.
καὶ φυλάξεσθε καὶ ποιήσετε, ὅτι αὕτη ἡ σοφία καὶ ἡ σύνεσις ὑμῶν ἐναντίον πάντων τῶν ἐθνῶν, ὅσοι ἐὰν ἀκούσωσι πάντα τὰ δικαιώματα ταῦτα καὶ ἐροῦσιν· ἰδοὺ λαὸς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιστήμων τὸ ἔθνος τὸ μέγα τοῦτο.
и҆ сохрани́те, и҆ сотвори́те, ꙗ҆́кѡ сїѧ̀ премꙋ́дрость ва́ша и҆ смышле́нїе пред̾ всѣ́ми ꙗ҆зы̑ки, є҆ли́цы а҆́ще ᲂу҆слы́шатъ всѧ̑ ѡ҆правда̑нїѧ сїѧ̑ и҆ рекꙋ́тъ: сѐ, лю́дїе премꙋ́дрїи и҆ ᲂу҆мѣ́тєльны: ꙗ҆зы́къ вели́кїй се́й.
For what manner of nation [is so] great, which has God so near to them as the Lord our God [is] in all things in whatsoever we may call upon him?
ὅτι ποῖον ἔθνος μέγα, ᾧ ἐστιν αὐτῷ Θεὸς ἐγγίζων αὐτοῖς, ὡς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐν πᾶσιν, οἷς ἐὰν αὐτὸν ἐπικαλεσώμεθα;
Кі́й бо ꙗ҆зы́къ та́кѡ ве́лїй, є҆мꙋ́же є҆́сть бо́гъ, приближа́ѧйсѧ є҆мꙋ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ на́шъ во всѣ́хъ, въ ни́хже а҆́ще призове́мъ є҆го̀;
And what manner of nation [is so] great, which has righteous ordinances and judgments according to all this law, which I set before you this day?
καὶ ποῖον ἔθνος μέγα, ᾧ ἐστιν αὐτῷ δικαιώματα καὶ κρίματα δίκαια κατὰ πάντα τὸν νόμον τοῦτον, ὃν ἐγὼ δίδωμι ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν σήμερον;
и҆ кі́й ꙗ҆зы́къ вели́къ, є҆мꙋ́же сꙋ́ть ѡ҆правда̑нїѧ и҆ сꙋды̀ пра̑вы по всемꙋ̀ зако́нꙋ семꙋ̀, є҆го́же а҆́зъ даю̀ пред̾ ва́ми дне́сь;
Take heed to thyself, and keep thy heart diligently: forget not any of the things, which thine eyes have seen, and let them not depart from thine heart all the days of thy life; and thou shalt teach thy sons and thy sons’ sons,
πρόσεχε σεαυτῷ καὶ φύλαξον τὴν ψυχήν σου σφόδρα, μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ πάντας τοὺς λόγους, οὓς ἑωράκασιν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου· καὶ μὴ ἀποστήτωσαν ἀπὸ τῆς καρδίας σου πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς σου, καὶ συμβιβάσεις τοὺς υἱούς σου καὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν υἱῶν σου
Вонмѝ себѣ̀ и҆ снабдѝ дꙋ́шꙋ твою̀ ѕѣлѡ̀, и҆ не забꙋ́ди всѣ́хъ слове́съ, ꙗ҆̀же ви́дѣста ѻ҆́чи твоѝ, и҆ да не ѿстꙋ́пѧтъ ѿ се́рдца твоегѡ̀ всѧ̑ дни̑ живота̀ твоегѡ̀: и҆ да наста́виши сы́ны твоѧ̑ и҆ сы́ны сынѡ́въ твои́хъ,
[even the things that happened in] the day in which ye stood before the Lord our God in Choreb in the day of the assembly; for the Lord said to me, Gather the people to me, and let them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days which they live upon the earth, and they shall teach their sons.
ἡμέραν, ἣν ἔστητε ἐνώπιον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐν Χωρὴβ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, ὅτι εἶπε Κύριος πρός με· ἐκκλησίασον πρός με τὸν λαόν, καὶ ἀκουσάτωσαν τὰ ρήματά μου, ὅπως μάθωσι φοβεῖσθαί με πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας, ἃς αὐτοὶ ζῶσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτῶν διδάξουσι.
въ де́нь во́ньже стоѧ́сте пред̾ гдⷭ҇емъ бг҃омъ ва́шимъ въ хѡри́вѣ въ де́нь собра́нїѧ, є҆гда̀ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь ко мнѣ̀: соберѝ ко мнѣ̀ лю́ди, и҆ да слы́шатъ словеса̀ моѧ̑, да наꙋча́тсѧ боѧ́тисѧ менє̀ всѧ̑ дни̑, въ нѧ́же сі́и живꙋ́тъ на землѝ, и҆ сы́ны своѧ̑ да наꙋча́тъ.
And ye drew nigh and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire up to heaven: [there was] darkness, blackness, [and] tempest.
καὶ προσήλθετε καὶ ἔστητε ὑπὸ τὸ ὄρος, καὶ τὸ ὄρος ἐκαίετο πυρὶ ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, σκότος, γνόφος, θύελλα, φωνὴ μεγάλη.
И҆ прїидо́сте, и҆ ста́сте под̾ горо́ю: и҆ гора̀ горѧ́ше ѻ҆гне́мъ да́же до небесѐ, тьма̀, мра́къ, и҆ ви́хръ.
And the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire a voice of words, which ye heard: and ye saw no likeness, only [ye heard] a voice.
καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐκ μέσου τοῦ πυρὸς φωνὴν ρημάτων, ἣν ὑμεῖς ἠκούσατε, καὶ ὁμοίωμα οὐκ εἴδετε, ἀλλ᾿ ἢ φωνήν·
И҆ гл҃а гдⷭ҇ь къ ва́мъ на горѣ̀ и҆з̾ среды̀ ѻ҆гнѧ̀: гла́съ слове́съ є҆гѡ̀ вы̀ слы́шасте, и҆ ѡ҆́браза не ви́дѣсте, то́кмѡ гла́съ:
And he announced to you his covenant, which he commanded you to keep, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them on two tables of stone.
καὶ ἀνήγγειλεν ὑμῖν τὴν διαθήκην αὐτοῦ, ἣν ἐνετείλατο ὑμῖν ποιεῖν, τὰ δέκα ρήματα, καὶ ἔγραψεν αὐτὰ ἐπὶ δύο πλάκας λιθίνας.
и҆ возвѣстѝ ва́мъ завѣ́тъ сво́й, є҆го́же заповѣ́да ва́мъ твори́ти, де́сѧть слове́съ, и҆ написа̀ ѧ҆̀ на двои́хъ скрижа́лехъ ка́менныхъ:
And the Lord commanded me at that time, to teach you ordinances and judgments, that ye should do them on the land, into which ye go to inherit it.
καὶ ἐμοὶ ἐνετείλατο Κύριος ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ διδάξαι ὑμᾶς δικαιώματα καὶ κρίσεις, ποιεῖν ὑμᾶς αὐτά ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, εἰς ἣν ὑμεῖς εἰσπορεύεσθε ἐκεῖ κληρονομῆσαι αὐτήν.
и҆ мнѣ̀ заповѣ́да гдⷭ҇ь во вре́мѧ ѻ҆́но, наꙋчи́ти ва́съ ѡ҆правда́нїємъ и҆ сꙋда́мъ, твори́ти ва́мъ ѧ҆̀ на землѝ, въ ню́же вы̀ вхо́дите та́мѡ наслѣ́дити ю҆̀.
And take good heed to your hearts, for ye saw no similitude in the day in which the Lord spoke to you in Choreb in the mountain out of the midst of the fire:
καὶ φυλάξεσθε σφόδρα τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν, ὅτι οὐκ εἴδετε ὁμοίωμα ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ᾗ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν Χωρὴβ ἐν τῷ ὄρει ἐκ μέσου τοῦ πυρός.
И҆ снабди́те дꙋ́шы своѧ̑ ѕѣлѡ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ не ви́дѣсте всѧ́кагѡ подо́бїѧ въ де́нь, во́ньже гл҃а гдⷭ҇ь къ ва́мъ въ горѣ̀ хѡри́вѣ и҆з̾ среды̀ ѻ҆гнѧ̀:
the likeness of any beast of those that are on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird which flies under heaven,
ὁμοίωμα παντὸς κτήνους τῶν ὄντων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὁμοίωμα παντὸς ὀρνέου πτερωτοῦ, ὃ πέταται ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν,
и҆ подо́бїѧ всѧ́кагѡ скота̀, и҆́же є҆́сть на землѝ, подо́бїѧ всѧ́кїѧ пти́цы перна́тыѧ, под̾ небесе́мъ парѧ́щїѧ:
the likeness of any reptile which creeps on the earth, the likeness of any fish of those which are in the waters under the earth;
ὁμοίωμα παντὸς ἑρπετοῦ, ὃ ἕρπει ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὁμοίωμα παντὸς ἰχθύος, ὅσα ἐστὶν ἐν τοῖς ὕδασιν ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς.
подо́бїѧ всѧ́кагѡ га́да, и҆́же плѣ́жетъ по землѝ: подо́бїѧ всѧ́кїѧ ры́бы, є҆ли̑ки сꙋ́ть въ вода́хъ под̾ земле́ю:
and lest having looked up to the sky, and having seen the sun and the moon and the stars, and all the heavenly bodies, thou shouldest go astray and worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God has distributed to all the nations under heaven.
καὶ μὴ ἀναβλέψας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν ἥλιον καὶ τὴν σελήνην καὶ τοὺς ἀστέρας καὶ πάντα τὸν κόσμον τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, πλανηθεὶς προσκυνήσῃς αὐτοῖς καὶ λατρεύσῃς αὐτοῖς, ἃ ἀπένειμε Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου αὐτὰ πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσι τοῖς ὑποκάτω τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.
да не когда̀ воззрѣ́въ на не́бо и҆ ви́дѣвъ со́лнце и҆ лꙋнꙋ̀ и҆ ѕвѣ́зды, и҆ всю̀ красотꙋ̀ небе́снꙋю, прельсти́всѧ поклони́шисѧ и҆̀мъ и҆ послꙋ́жиши и҆̀мъ, ꙗ҆̀же раздѣлѝ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й всѣ̑мъ ꙗ҆зы́кѡмъ, и҆̀же под̾ небесе́мъ.
19–20Some have supposed that the sun and moon and the other stars were gods with absolute powers and ascribed to them the causation of all events. But Moses held that the universe was created and is in a sense the greatest of commonwealths, having magistrates and subjects. For magistrates, all the heavenly bodies fixed and wandering. For subjects, such beings as exist below the moon, in the air or on the earth. These magistrates, however, in his view do not have unconditional powers but are lieutenants of the one Father of all. And it is by mimicking the example of his governance exercised according to law and justice over all created beings that they acquit themselves aright... So all the gods which the senses know in the heavens must not be supposed to possess absolute power but to have received the rank of subordinate rulers, naturally liable to correction... let us proceed to give honor to the immaterial, invisible, understood by the intellect alone, who is not only the God of gods, whether perceived by sense or by mind, but also the maker of all.
Special Laws, 1.3
It is clear then that since those who live according to the law reverence the One who made the heaven, they do not reverence the heaven as if God. Furthermore, none of those who serve the Mosaic law worship the angels in heaven. And in the same way that they do not worship the sun, moon, and stars and “the world of heaven.” They avoid worshiping heaven as such or the angels in it.
Against Celsus 5.6
It is quite likely that the enemy will want to induce us by every possible trick down to “the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven.” But we shall reply that the Word of God did not command us to do so. For in no way may we bow down to the creature in the presence of the Creator who sustains all and anticipates their prayer. Not even the sun would wish that any friend of God or anyone else, it would seem, should bow down to it. It imitates him who says, “Why do you call me good? None is good but one, that is God” the Father.
Exhortation to Martyrdom 7
But God took you, and led you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as at this day.
ὑμᾶς δὲ ἔλαβεν ὁ Θεὸς καὶ ἐξήγαγεν ὑμᾶς ἐκ τῆς καμίνου τῆς σιδηρᾶς, ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, εἶναι αὐτῷ λαὸν ἔγκληρον ὡς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ.
Ва́съ же взѧ̀ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ и҆ и҆зведѐ ва́съ ѿ пе́щи желѣ́зны и҆з̾ є҆гѵ́пта, да бꙋ́дете є҆мꙋ̀ лю́дїе въ жре́бїй, ꙗ҆́коже въ дне́шнїй де́нь.
And the Lord God was angry with me for the things said by you, and sware that I should not go over this Jordan, and that I should not enter into the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
καὶ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἐθυμώθη μοι περὶ τῶν λεγομένων ὑφ᾿ ὑμῶν καὶ ὤμοσεν ἵνα μὴ διαβῶ τὸν ᾿Ιορδάνην τοῦτον καὶ ἵνα μὴ εἰσέλθω εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἣν Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου δίδωσί σοι ἐν κλήρῳ·
И҆ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ разгнѣ́васѧ на мѧ̀ ѡ҆ словесѣ́хъ ва́шихъ, и҆ клѧ́тсѧ, да не прейдꙋ̀ і҆ѻрда́на сегѡ̀ и҆ да не вни́дꙋ въ зе́млю, ю҆́же гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й дае́тъ тебѣ̀ въ наслѣ́дїе:
For I am to die in this land, and shall not pass over this Jordan; but ye are to pass over, and shall inherit this good land.
ἐγὼ γὰρ ἀποθνήσκω ἐν τῇ γῇ ταύτῃ καὶ οὐ διαβαίνω τὸν ᾿Ιορδάνην τοῦτον, ὑμεῖς δὲ διαβαίνετε καὶ κληρονομήσετε τὴν γῆν τὴν ἀγαθὴν ταύτην.
а҆́зъ бо ᲂу҆мрꙋ̀ въ се́й землѝ, и҆ не прейдꙋ̀ і҆ѻрда́на сегѡ̀, вы́ же пре́йдете и҆ наслѣ́дите зе́млю благꙋ́ю сїю̀.
Take heed to yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord our God, which he made with you, and ye transgress, and make to yourselves a graven image of any of the things concerning which the Lord thy God commanded thee.
προσέχετε ὑμεῖς, μὴ ἐπιλάθησθε τὴν διαθήκην Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν, ἣν διέθετο πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἀνομήσητε, καὶ ποιήσητε ὑμῖν ἑαυτοῖς γλυπτὸν ὁμοίωμα πάντων, ὧν συνέταξέ σοι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου·
Вонми́те вы̀, да не когда̀ забꙋ́дете завѣ́та гдⷭ҇а бг҃а ва́шегѡ, є҆го́же завѣща̀ къ ва́мъ, и҆ да не сотворитѐ са́ми себѣ̀ и҆зва́ѧнна подо́бїѧ всѣ́хъ, ꙗ҆̀же заповѣ́да тебѣ̀ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й,
For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
ὅτι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου πῦρ καταναλίσκον ἐστί, Θεὸς ζηλωτής.
ꙗ҆́кѡ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й ѻ҆́гнь потреблѧ́ѧй є҆́сть, бг҃ъ ревни́тель.
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:) But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire. [Deuteronomy 4:24]
“God is spirit, and those who worship him should worship in spirit and in truth.” Our God is also “a consuming fire.” Therefore God is called by two names: “spirit” and “fire.” To the just he is spirit; to sinners he is fire.
Homilies on the Gospel of Luke 26.1
Hear what is written: “Our God is a consuming fire.” What does the God of fire consume? Will we be so senseless as to think that God consumes the firewood or straw or hay? But the God of fire consumes human sins. He consumes them, devours them, purges them, as he says in another place, “I will purge you with fire for purity.”
Homilies on Leviticus 5.3
So the prophets called him a burning fire, because in those three points we see more intensely the majesty of the Godhead. Since to sanctify is of the Godhead, to illuminate is the property of fire and light, and the Godhead is frequently pointed out or seen in the appearance of fire: “For our God is a consuming fire,” as Moses said.
On the Holy Spirit 1.14.140
[Daniel 7:9] "I beheld until thrones were set up, and the Ancient of days took His seat. His garment was as white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was composed of fiery flames and its wheels were set on fire. From before His presence there issued forth a rushing, fiery stream." We read something similar in John's Apocalypse: "After these things I was immediately in the Spirit, and lo, a throne was set up in heaven, and one was seated upon the throne; and He who sat upon it had the likeness of jasper and sardine stone, and there was a rainbow round about the throne like the appearance of emerald. Around the throne there were twenty-four other thrones, and upon the twenty-four thrones there sat twenty-four elders, clothed in shining garments; upon their heads was a golden crown, and lightning flashes issued from the throne, and voices and thunder. And in front of the throne there were seven torches of burning fire, which were the seven spirits of God. And in front of the throne lay a glassy sea like unto crystal." (Revelation 4:2-6) And so the many thrones which Daniel saw seem to me to be what John called the twenty-four thrones. And the Ancient of days is the One who, according to John sits alone upon His throne. Likewise the Son of man, who came unto the Ancient of days, is the same as He who, according to John, is called the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, and the titles of that sort (Revelation 5:5). I imagine that these thrones are the ones of which the Apostle Paul says, "Whether thrones or dominions..." (Colossians 1:16). And in the Gospel we read, "Ye yourselves shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Matthew 19:28). And God is called the One who sits and who is the Ancient of days, in order that His character as eternal Judge might be indicated. His garment is shining white like the snow, and the hair of His head is like pure wool. The Savior also, when He was transfigured on the mount and assumed the glory of His divine majesty, appeared in shining white garments (Matthew 17:2). And as for the fact that His hair is compared to perfectly pure wool, the even-handedness and uprightness of His judgment is shown forth, a judgment which shows no partiality in its exercise. Moreover He is described as an elderly man, in order that the ripeness of His judgment may be established. His throne consists of fiery flames, in order that sinners may tremble before the severity of the torments, and also that the just may be saved, but so as by fire. The wheels of the throne are set aflame, or else it is the wheels of His chariot which are aflame. In Ezekiel also God is ushered on the scene seated in a four-horse chariot (Ezekiel 1:4-28), and everything pertaining to God is of a fiery consistency. In another place also a statement is made on this subject: "God is a consuming fire" (Deuteronomy 4:24), that we might know that wood, hay and stubble are going to burn up in the day of judgment. And in the Psalms we read: "Fire goeth before Him, and He shall set aflame all His enemies round about Him" (Psalm 97:3). A rushing, fiery stream proceeded from before Him in order that it might carry sinners to hell (Gehenna).
St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER SEVEN
If God is fire, he is fire in order to drive out the cold of the devil.
Homilies on the Psalms 57
And the Holy Spirit descended upon the holy apostles in the form of fire, because he is God, and “God is a consuming fire.”
On the Orthodox Faith 4.9
And when thou shalt have begotten sons, and shalt have sons’ sons, and ye shall have dwelt a long time on the land, and shall have transgressed, and made a graven image of any thing, and shall have done wickedly before the Lord your God to provoke him;
᾿Εὰν δὲ γεννήσῃς υἱοὺς καὶ υἱοὺς τῶν υἱῶν σου καὶ χρονίσητε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἀνομήσητε καὶ ποιήσητε γλυπτὸν ὁμοίωμα παντὸς καὶ ποιήσητε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν παροργίσαι αὐτόν,
А҆́ще же роди́ши сы́ны и҆ сы́ны сынѡ́въ твои́хъ, и҆ ᲂу҆ме́длите на землѝ, и҆ возбеззако́ннꙋете, и҆ сотворитѐ и҆зва́ѧнно подо́бїе всѧ́кагѡ, и҆ сотворитѐ ѕло́е пред̾ гдⷭ҇емъ бг҃омъ ва́шимъ, є҆́же раздражи́ти є҆го̀,
I call heaven and earth this day to witness against you, that ye shall surely perish from off the land, into which ye go across Jordan to inherit it there; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall be utterly cut off.
διαμαρτύρομαι ὑμῖν σήμερον τόν τε οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν, ὅτι ἀπωλείᾳ ἀπολεῖσθε ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, εἰς ἣν ὑμεῖς διαβαίνετε τὸν ᾿Ιορδάνην ἐκεῖ κληρονομῆσαι αὐτήν. οὐχὶ πολυχρονιεῖτε ἡμέρας ἐπ᾿ αὐτῆς, ἀλλ᾿ ἢ ἐκτριβῇ ἐκτριβήσεσθε.
засвидѣ́тельствꙋю ва́мъ дне́сь небесе́мъ и҆ земле́ю, ꙗ҆́кѡ па́гꙋбою поги́бнете ѿ землѝ, на ню́же вы̀ прехо́дите чрез̾ і҆ѻрда́нъ та́мѡ наслѣ́дити ю҆̀: не пребꙋ́дете мно́гѡ дні́й на не́й, но потребле́нїемъ потребите́сѧ:
Not only Paul but generally all those to whom is committed any ministry of the word never cease to testify but call heaven and earth to witness, on the grounds that now every deed is done within them, and they will be present with the judged in the examination of all of life. So it is said, “He shall call to the heavens above and to earth, that he may judge his people.” And so Moses, when about to deliver his oracles to the people, says, “I call heaven and earth to witness this day”; and again in his song he says, “Give ear, O you heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.”
On the Spirit 13.30
And the Lord shall scatter you among all nations, and ye shall be left few in number among all the nations, among which the Lord shall bring you.
καὶ διασπερεῖ Κύριος ὑμᾶς ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσι καὶ καταλειφθήσεσθε ὀλίγοι ἀριθμῷ ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εἰς οὓς εἰσάξει Κύριος ὑμᾶς ἐκεῖ.
и҆ разсы́плетъ вы̀ гдⷭ҇ь во всѣ́хъ ꙗ҆зы́цѣхъ, и҆ ѡ҆ста́нетесѧ ма́ли число́мъ во ꙗ҆зы́цѣхъ, въ нѧ́же введе́тъ вы̀ гдⷭ҇ь та́мѡ,
And ye shall there serve other gods, the works of the hands of men, wood and stones, which cannot see, nor can they hear, nor eat, nor smell.
καὶ λατρεύσετε ἐκεῖ θεοῖς ἑτέροις, ἔργοις χειρῶν ἀνθρώπων, ξύλοις καὶ λίθοις, οἳ οὐκ ὄψονται οὐδὲ μὴ ἀκούσωσιν οὔτε μὴ φάγωσιν οὔτε μὴ ὀσφρανθῶσι.
и҆ послꙋ́жите та́мѡ богѡ́мъ и҆ны̑мъ, дѣлѡ́мъ рꙋ́къ человѣ́ческихъ, дре́вꙋ и҆ ка́менїю, и҆̀же не ᲂу҆́зрѧтъ и҆ не ᲂу҆слы́шатъ, ни ꙗ҆дѧ́тъ, ни ѡ҆бонѧ́ютъ:
And there ye shall seek the Lord your God, and ye shall find him whenever ye shall seek him with all your heart, and with all your soul in your affliction.
καὶ ζητήσετε ἐκεῖ Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ὑμῶν καὶ εὑρήσετε αὐτόν, ὅταν ἐκζητήσητε αὐτὸν ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου ἐν τῇ θλίψει σου·
и҆ взы́щете та́мѡ гдⷭ҇а бг҃а ва́шего, и҆ ѡ҆брѧ́щете є҆го̀, є҆гда̀ взы́щете є҆го̀ ѿ всегѡ̀ ва́шегѡ се́рдца и҆ ѿ всеѧ̀ дꙋшѝ ва́шеѧ въ ско́рби ва́шей.
And all these things shall come upon thee in the last days, and thou shalt turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt hearken to his voice.
καὶ εὑρήσουσί σε πάντες οἱ λόγοι οὗτοι ἐπ᾿ ἐσχάτῳ τῶν ἡμερῶν, καὶ ἐπιστραφήσῃ πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου καὶ εἰσακούσῃ τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ·
И҆ пости́гнꙋтъ тѧ̀ всѧ̑ сїѧ̑ словеса̀ въ послѣ̑днѧѧ дни̑, и҆ ѡ҆брати́шисѧ къ гдⷭ҇еви бг҃ꙋ твоемꙋ̀, и҆ ᲂу҆слы́шиши гла́съ є҆гѡ̀,
Because the Lord thy God [is] a God of pity: he will not forsake thee, nor destroy thee; he will not forget the covenant of thy fathers, which the Lord sware to them.
ὅτι Θεὸς οἰκτίρμων Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου, οὐκ ἐγκαταλείψει σε οὐδὲ μὴ ἐκτρίψῃ σε, οὐκ ἐπιλήσεται τὴν διαθήκην τῶν πατέρων σου, ἣν ὤμοσεν αὐτοῖς Κύριος.
ꙗ҆́кѡ бг҃ъ ще́дръ и҆ млⷭ҇рдъ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й, не ѡ҆ста́витъ тебѐ, нижѐ потреби́тъ тебѐ, не забꙋ́детъ завѣ́та ѻ҆тє́цъ твои́хъ, и҆́мже клѧ́тсѧ и҆̀мъ.
Ask of the former days which were before thee, from the day when God created man upon the earth, and [beginning] at the [one] end of heaven to the other end of heaven, if there has happened any thing like to this great event, if such a thing has been heard:
ἐπερωτήσατε ἡμέρας προτέρας τὰς γενομένας προτέρας σου ἀπὸ τῆς ἡμέρας, ἧς ἔκτισεν ὁ Θεὸς ἄνθρωπον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἕως τοῦ ἄκρου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, εἰ γέγονε κατὰ τὸ ρῆμα τὸ μέγα τοῦτο, εἰ ἤκουσται τοιοῦτο·
Вопроси́те дні́й пе́рвыхъ, бы́вшихъ пре́жде ва́съ, ѿ днѐ во́ньже сотворѝ бг҃ъ человѣ́ка на землѝ, и҆ ѿ кра́ѧ небесѐ да́же до кра́ѧ небесѐ, а҆́ще бы́сть по словесѝ вели́комꙋ семꙋ̀, а҆́ще слы́шано бы́сть сицево̀:
if a nation have heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard and hast lived;
εἰ ἀκήκοεν ἔθνος φωνὴν Θεοῦ ζῶντος λαλοῦντος ἐκ μέσου τοῦ πυρός, ὃν τρόπον ἀκήκοας σὺ καὶ ἔζησας·
а҆́ще (кі́й) ꙗ҆зы́къ слы́ша гла́съ бг҃а жива́гѡ гл҃юща ѿ среды̀ ѻ҆гнѧ̀, и҆́мже ѡ҆́бразомъ слы́шалъ є҆сѝ ты̀, и҆ жи́въ бы́лъ є҆сѝ:
“You have never seen his face.” Yet Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and many others say that they have seen him. What is it, therefore, that Christ meant here? He was introducing them to a philosophical teaching, showing gradually that with regard to God there is neither voice nor outward appearance; he is superior to such forms and sounds. Just as by saying, “You have never heard his voice,” he did not mean that God utters sound but is not heard, so by saying, “You have never seen his face,” he did not mean that God has outward form but cannot be seen. Neither sound nor form exists with regard to God. Indeed, in order that they might not say, “You are making a display of knowledge in vain, since God spoke only to Moses” (they actually did say, “We know that God spoke to Moses; but as for this man, we do not know where he is from”), he spoke in this way to show that with regard to God there is neither voice nor outward appearance.
Homilies on the Gospel of John 40
if God has assayed to go and take to himself a nation out of the midst of [another] nation with trial, and with signs, and with wonders, and with war, and with a mighty hand, and with a high arm, and with great sights, according to all the things which the Lord our God did in Egypt in thy sight.
εἰ ἐπείρασεν ὁ Θεὸς εἰσελθὼν λαβεῖν ἑαυτῷ ἔθνος ἐκ μέσου ἔθνους ἐν πειρασμῷ καὶ ἐν σημείοις καὶ ἐν τέρασι καί ἐν πολέμῳ καὶ ἐν χειρὶ κραταιᾷ καὶ ἐν βραχίονι ὑψηλῷ καὶ ἐν ὁράμασι μεγάλοις κατὰ πάντα, ὅσα ἐποίησε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ ἐνώπιόν σου βλέποντος·
а҆́ще и҆скꙋсѝ бг҃ъ вше́дъ взѧ́ти себѣ̀ ꙗ҆зы́къ ѿ среды̀ ꙗ҆зы́ка и҆скꙋше́нїемъ, и҆ зна́мєнїи и҆ чꙋдесы̀, и҆ бра́нїю и҆ рꙋко́ю си́льною, и҆ мы́шцею высо́кою и҆ видѣ̑нїи вели́кими, по всемꙋ̀ є҆ли́кѡ сотворѝ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ на́шъ во є҆гѵ́птѣ пред̾ тобо́ю зрѧ́щимъ,
So that thou shouldest know that the Lord thy God he is God, and there is none beside him.
ὥστε εἰδῆσαί σε ὅτι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου, οὗτος Θεός ἐστι, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι πλὴν αὐτοῦ.
ꙗ҆́кѡ да разꙋмѣ́еши ты̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й се́й бг҃ъ є҆́сть, и҆ нѣ́сть ра́звѣ є҆гѡ̀.
His voice was made audible from heaven to instruct thee, and he shewed thee upon the earth his great fire, and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀκουστὴ ἐγένετο ἡ φωνὴ αὐτοῦ παιδεῦσαί σε, καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἔδειξέ σοι τὸ πῦρ αὐτοῦ τὸ μέγα, καὶ τὰ ρήματα αὐτοῦ ἤκουσας ἐκ μέσου τοῦ πυρός.
Ѿ нб҃сѐ слы́шанъ сотворѝ тебѣ̀ гла́съ сво́й, є҆́же наꙋчи́ти тѧ̀, и҆ на землѝ показа̀ тебѣ̀ ѻ҆́гнь сво́й вели́кїй, и҆ гл҃го́лы є҆гѡ̀ слы́шалъ є҆сѝ и҆з̾ среды̀ ѻ҆гнѧ̀:
Because he loved thy fathers, he also chose you their seed after them, and he brought thee himself with his great strength out of Egypt,
διὰ τὸ ἀγαπῆσαι αὐτὸν τοὺς πατέρας σου καὶ ἐξελέξατο τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν μετ᾿ αὐτοὺς ὑμᾶς καὶ ἐξήγαγέ σε αὐτὸς ἐν τῇ ἰσχύϊ αὐτοῦ τῇ μεγάλῃ ἐξ Αἰγύπτου
зане́же возлюбѝ ѻ҆тцы̀ твоѧ̑, и҆збра̀ сѣ́мѧ и҆́хъ по ни́хъ ва́съ, и҆ и҆зведе́ тѧ са́мъ си́лою свое́ю вели́кою и҆з̾ є҆гѵ́пта
to destroy nations great and stronger than thou before thy face, to bring thee in, to give thee their land to inherit, as thou hast it this day.
ἐξολοθρεῦσαι ἔθνη μεγάλα καὶ ἰσχυρότερά σου πρὸ προσώπου σου, εἰσαγαγεῖν σε δοῦναί σοι τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν κληρονομεῖν, καθὼς ἔχεις σήμερον.
потреби́ти ꙗ҆зы́ки вели̑кїѧ и҆ крѣпча́йшыѧ тебє̀ пред̾ лице́мъ твои́мъ, ввести́ тѧ, да́ти тебѣ̀ зе́млю и҆́хъ въ наслѣ́дїе, ꙗ҆́коже и҆́маши дне́сь.
If we rightly understand the matter, this is the statement of Moses at the beginning of his book: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” For this is the beginning of all creation; to this beginning the end and consummation of all things must be recalled, in order that this heaven and this earth may be the habitation and resting place of the pious. So all the holy ones and the meek obtain an inheritance in that land, since this is the teaching of the Law and the Prophets and the Gospels.
On First Principles 3.6.8
And thou shalt know this day, and shalt consider in thine heart, that the Lord thy God he [is] God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath, and there is none else but he.
καὶ γνώσῃ σήμερον καὶ ἐπιστραφήσῃ τῇ διανοίᾳ ὅτι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου οὗτος Θεὸς ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἄνω καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς κάτω, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι πλὴν αὐτοῦ·
И҆ ᲂу҆вѣ́си дне́сь, и҆ ѡ҆брати́шисѧ ᲂу҆мо́мъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й се́й бг҃ъ на нб҃сѝ горѣ̀ и҆ на землѝ до́лꙋ, и҆ нѣ́сть ра́звѣ є҆гѡ̀,
See how by some ineffable virtue the Scripture, opposing the future errors of those who affirm that either in heaven or on earth there is any god besides the God of the Jews, decides thus: “The Lord your God is one God, in heaven above, and in the earth beneath, and besides him there is none else.” How then have you dared to say that there is any god besides him who is God of the Jews?
Recognitions 2.43
And keep ye his commandments, and his ordinances, all that I command you this day; that it may be well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, that ye may be long-lived upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for ever.
καὶ φυλάξασθε τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ δικαιώματα αὐτοῦ, ὅσα ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαί σοι σήμερον, ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς σου μετὰ σέ, ὅπως μακροήμεροι γένησθε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἧς Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου δίδωσί σοι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας.
и҆ да сохрани́ши за́пѡвѣди є҆гѡ̀ и҆ ѡ҆правда̑нїѧ є҆гѡ̀, є҆ли̑ка а҆́зъ заповѣ́даю тебѣ̀ дне́сь, да бла́го тебѣ̀ бꙋ́детъ и҆ сынѡ́мъ твои̑мъ по тебѣ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ да бꙋ́дете долголѣ́тни на землѝ, ю҆́же гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й дае́тъ тебѣ̀ всѧ̑ дни̑.
Then Moses separated three cities beyond Jordan on the east,
Τότε ἀφώρισε Μωυσῆς τρεῖς πόλεις πέραν τοῦ ᾿Ιορδάνου ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ἡλίου
Тогда̀ ѿдѣлѝ мѡѷсе́й трѝ гра́ды ѡ҆б̾ ѻ҆нꙋ̀ странꙋ̀ і҆ѻрда́на на восто́къ со́лнца,
that the slayer might flee thither, who should have slain his neighbour unintentionally, and should not have hated him in times past, and he shall flee to one of these cities and live:
φυγεῖν ἐκεῖ τὸν φονευτήν, ὃς ἂν φονεύσῃ τὸν πλησίον οὐκ εἰδώς, καὶ οὗτος οὐ μισῶν αὐτὸν πρὸ τῆς χθὲς καὶ τῆς τρίτης, καὶ καταφεύξεται εἰς μίαν τῶν πόλεων τούτων καὶ ζήσεται·
є҆́же ᲂу҆бѣга́ти та́мѡ ᲂу҆бі́йцѣ, и҆́же а҆́ще ᲂу҆бїе́тъ бли́жнѧго не вѣ́дый, и҆ се́й не ненави́дѧ є҆го̀ пре́жде вчера̀ и҆ тре́тїѧгѡ днѐ, и҆ да вбѣ́гнетъ во є҆ди́нъ гра́дъ ѿ си́хъ и҆ жи́въ бꙋ́детъ:
Bosor in the wilderness, in the plain country of Ruben, and Ramoth in Galaad [belonging to] Gad, and Gaulon in Basan [belonging to] Manasse.
τὴν Βοσὸρ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἐν τῇ γῇ τῇ πεδινῇ τῷ Ῥουβὴν καὶ τὴν Ῥαμὼθ ἐν Γαλαὰδ τῷ Γαδδὶ καὶ τὴν Γαυλὼν ἐν Βασὰν τῷ Μανασσῇ.
восо́ръ въ пꙋсты́ни въ землѝ се́льнѣй рꙋви́мꙋ, и҆ раммѡ́ѳъ въ галаа́дѣ га́ддꙋ, и҆ гаѵлѡ́нъ въ васа́нѣ манассі́и.
This [is] the law which Moses set before the children of Israel.
Οὗτος ὁ νόμος, ὃν παρέθετο Μωυσῆς ἐνώπιον υἱῶν ᾿Ισραήλ·
Се́й зако́нъ, є҆го́же предложѝ мѡѷсе́й пред̾ сы̑ны і҆и҃льтескими:
These [are] the testimonies, and the ordinances and the judgments, which Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt:
ταῦτα τὰ μαρτύρια καὶ τὰ δικαιώματα καὶ τὰ κρίματα, ὅσα ἐλάλησε Μωυσῆς τοῖς υἱοῖς ᾿Ισραήλ, ἐξελθόντων αὐτῶν ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου
сїѧ̑ свидѣ̑нїѧ и҆ ѡ҆правда̑нїѧ и҆ сꙋды̀, є҆ли̑ка глаго́ла мѡѷсе́й сынѡ́мъ і҆и҃лєвымъ въ пꙋсты́ни, и҆зше́дшымъ и҆̀мъ и҆з̾ землѝ є҆гѵ́петскїѧ,
on the other side of Jordan, in the valley near the house of Phogor, in the land of Seon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Esebon, whom Moses and the sons of Israel smote when they came out of the land of Egypt.
ἐν τῷ πέραν τοῦ ᾿Ιορδάνου, ἐν φάραγγι, ἐγγὺς οἴκου Φογώρ, ἐν γῇ Σηὼν βασιλέως τῶν ᾿Αμορραίων, ὃς κατῴκει ἐν ᾿Εσεβών, ὃν ἐπάταξε Μωυσῆς καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραήλ, ἐξελθόντων αὐτῶν ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου
ѡ҆б̾ ѡ҆́нъ по́лъ і҆ѻрда́на, въ де́бри, бли́з̾ до́мꙋ фогѡ́рова, въ землѝ сиѡ́на царѧ̀ а҆морре́йска, и҆́же живѧ́ше во є҆севѡ́нѣ, є҆го́же и҆збѝ мѡѷсе́й и҆ сы́нове і҆и҃лєвы, и҆зше́дшымъ и҆̀мъ и҆з̾ землѝ є҆гѵ́петскїѧ.
And they inherited his land, and the land of Og king of Basan, two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan eastward.
καὶ ἐκληρονόμησαν τὴν γῆν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν γῆν ῍Ωγ βασιλέως τῆς Βασάν, δύο βασιλέων τῶν ᾿Αμορραίων, οἳ ἦσαν πέραν τοῦ ᾿Ιορδάνου κατὰ ἀνατολὰς ἡλίου,
И҆ наслѣ́диша зе́млю є҆гѡ̀ и҆ зе́млю ѡ҆́га царѧ̀ васа́нска, двꙋ̀ царе́й а҆морре́йскихъ, и҆̀же бѧ́хꙋ ѡ҆б̾ ѡ҆́нъ по́лъ і҆ѻрда́на на восто́къ со́лнца,
From Aroer, which is on the border of the brook Arnon, even to the mount of Seon, which is Aermon.
ἀπὸ ᾿Αροήρ, ἥ ἐστιν ἐπὶ τοῦ χείλους χειμάρρου ᾿Αρνῶν, καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρους τοῦ Σηὼν ὅ ἐστιν ᾿Αερμών,
ѿ а҆рои́ра, и҆́же є҆́сть во ᲂу҆́стїи водоте́чи а҆рнѡ́ни и҆ ᲂу҆ горы̀ сїѡ́на, ꙗ҆́же є҆́сть а҆ермѡ́нъ,
All Araba beyond Jordan eastward under Asedoth hewn in the rock.
πᾶσαν τὴν ῎Αραβα πέραν τοῦ ᾿Ιορδάνου κατὰ ἀνατολὰς ἡλίου ὑπὸ ᾿Ασηδὼθ τὴν λαξευτήν.
всю̀ а҆́равꙋ ѡ҆б̾ ѻ҆нꙋ̀ странꙋ̀ і҆ѻрда́на, на восто́къ со́лнца под̾ а҆сидѡ́ѳомъ те́санымъ.
lest ye transgress, and make to yourselves a carved image, any kind of figure, the likeness of male or female,
μὴ ἀνομήσητε καὶ ποιήσητε ὑμῖν ἑαυτοῖς γλυπτὸν ὁμοίωμα πᾶσαν εἰκόνα ὁμοίωμα ἀρσενικοῦ ἢ θηλυκοῦ,
не беззако́ннꙋйте, и҆ не сотвори́те себѣ̀ сами̑мъ подо́бїѧ ва́ѧнна, всѧ́кагѡ ѡ҆́браза подо́бїѧ мꙋ́жеска по́ла и҆лѝ же́нска: