Reading Passages
Assignment
1. Read the entire passage aloud in Greek.
2. Vocabulary and commentary is provided for each verse. For words that do not appear in the vocabulary, please use your dictionary.
3. Translate the passage. As you translate the sentences, pay careful attention to words that go together, such as prepositional phrases and relative clauses. Breaking the sentences up into logical units is oftentimes a better first approach than attempting to translate all the words in succession.
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Biblical Readings
1. μακάριος ἀνήρ, ὃς οὐκ ἐπορεύθη ἐν βουλῇ ἀσεβῶν καὶ ἐν ὁδῷ ἁμαρτωλῶν οὐκ ἔστη καὶ ἐπὶ καθέδραν λοιμῶν οὐκ ἐκάθισεν,
2. ἀλλ’ ἢ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτοῦ μελετήσει ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός.
3. καὶ ἔσται ὡς τὸ ξύλον τὸ πεφυτευμένον παρὰ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὑδάτων, ὃ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ δώσει ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ φύλλον αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἀπορρυήσεται· καὶ πάντα, ὅσα ἂν ποιῇ, κατευοδωθήσεται.
4. οὐχ οὕτως οἱ ἀσεβεῖς, οὐχ οὕτως, ἀλλ’ ἢ ὡς ὁ χνοῦς, ὃν ἐκριπτεῖ ὁ ἄνεμος ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς γῆς.
5. διὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἀναστήσονται ἀσεβεῖς ἐν κρίσει οὐδὲ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἐν βουλῇ δικαίων·
6. ὅτι γινώσκει κύριος ὁδὸν δικαίων, καὶ ὁδὸς ἀσεβῶν ἀπολεῖται.
LXX Psalm 1
Verse One
μακάριος ἀνήρ, ὃς οὐκ ἐπορεύθη ἐν βουλῇ ἀσεβῶν καὶ ἐν ὁδῷ ἁμαρτωλῶν οὐκ ἔστη καὶ ἐπὶ καθέδραν λοιμῶν οὐκ ἐκάθισεν,
Vocabulary:
ἁμαρτωλός –οῦ ὁ sinner
ἀσεβής –οῦς ὁ impious
ἐκάθισεν (3rd sg) sits
ἐπορεύθη (3rd sg) moves
ἔστη ~ ἵστησι
καθέδρα –ας ἡ seat
λοιμός –οῦ ὁ plague
μακάριος –ου ὁ (adj.) blessed
Comments:
μακάριος ἀνήρ: The main verb is missing. In such cases, it is often a good idea to supply a form of the verb εἰμί.
ὃς: What type of pronoun is this? What type of clause does it introduce?
Verse Two
ἀλλ’ ἢ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτοῦ μελετήσει ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός.
Vocabulary:
μελετάω -ήσω care for, practice
Comments:
ἀλλ’ ἢ: “But rather…” Continue to supply a form of the verb εἰμί.
ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός: Genitive of time within which.
Verse Three
καὶ ἔσται ὡς τὸ ξύλον τὸ πεφυτευμένον παρὰ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὑδάτων, ὃ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ δώσει ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ φύλλον αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἀπορρυήσεται· καὶ πάντα, ὅσα ἂν ποιῇ, κατευοδωθήσεται.
Vocabulary:
ἄν makes a clause general or hypothetical
ἀπορρυήσεται (3rd sg) will flow away
διέξοδος –ου ἡ outlet (here, “stream”)
ἔσται (3rd sg) will be
κατευοδωθήσεται (3rd sg) will be well provided
ξύλον –ου τό wood
ὅσον –ου τό all that, all which
πάν, πάντος τό everything
πεφυτευμένον –ου τό (adj.) grown
ποιῇ ~ ποιεῖ
φύλλον –ου τό leaf
Comments:
ὃ: What type of pronoun is this? What type of clause does it introduce?
Verse Four
οὐχ οὕτως οἱ ἀσεβεῖς, οὐχ οὕτως, ἀλλ’ ἢ ὡς ὁ χνοῦς, ὃν ἐκριπτεῖ ὁ ἄνεμος ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς γῆς.
Vocabulary:
ἄνεμος –ου ὁ wind
ἐκριπτεῖ (3rd sing.) casts forth
οὕτως (adv.) in this way
χνοῦς –οῦ ὁ light crust, foam, chaff
Comments:
ὃν: What type of pronoun is this? What type of clause does it introduce?
Verse Five
διὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἀναστήσονται ἀσεβεῖς ἐν κρίσει οὐδὲ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἐν βουλῇ δικαίων·
Vocabulary:
ἁμαρτωλός –οῦ ὁ of bad character, sinner
ἀναστήσονται (3rd pl) will stand up
δίκαιος –ου ὁ just, righteous
κρίσις –εως ἡ judgment
τοῦτο (nom/acc sg) τό this
Verse Six
ὅτι γινώσκει κύριος ὁδὸν δικαίων, καὶ ὁδὸς ἀσεβῶν ἀπολεῖται.
Vocabulary:
ἀπολεῖται (3rd sg) will perish
γινώσκει ~ γιγνώσκει