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[1] If then, the seven kindred despised troubles even to death, it is admitted on all sides that righteous reasoning is absolute master over the emotions. [2] For just as if they had eaten of the unholy as slaves to the emotions, we would have said that they had been conquered by them. [3] Now it is not so. But by means of the reasoning which is praised by God, they mastered their emotions. [4] It is impossible to overlook the leadership of reflection, for it gained the victory over both emotions and troubles. [5] How, then, can we avoid according to these men mastery of emotion through right reasoning, since they didn’t withdraw from the pains of fire? [6] For just as by means of towers projecting in front of harbors men break the threatening waves, and thus assure a still course to vessels entering port, [7] so that seven-towered right-reasoning of the young men, securing the harbour of religion, conquered the tempest of emotions. [8] For having arranged a holy choir of piety, they encouraged one another, saying, [9] “Brothers, may we die brotherly for the law. Let us imitate the three young men in Assyria who despised the equally afflicting furnace. [10] Let’s not be cowards in the manifestation of piety.” [11] One said, “Courage, brother!” and another, “Nobly endure!” [12] Another said, “Remember of what stock you are;” and by the hand of our father Isaac endured to be slain for the sake of piety. [13] One and all, looking at each other serene and confident, said, “Let’s sacrifice with all our heart our souls to God who gave them, and employ our bodies for the keeping of the law. [14] Let’s not fear him who thinks he kills; [15] for great is the trial of soul and danger of eternal torment laid up for those who transgress the commandment of God. [16] Let’s arm ourselves, therefore, in the self-control, which is divine reasoning. [17] If we suffer like this, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will receive us, and all the fathers will commend us. [18] As each one of the kindred was hauled away, the rest exclaimed, “Don’t disgrace us, O brother, nor falsify those who died before you!” [19] Now you are not ignorant of the charm of brotherhood, which the Divine and all wise Providence has imparted through fathers to children, and has engendered through the mother’s womb. [20] These brothers remained an equal time in their mother’s womb, and were formed for the same period, and nourished by the same blood, and were perfected through the same principle of life. [21] They were brought forth at equal intervals, and sucked milk from the same fountains. Their brotherly souls were reared up lovingly together, [22] and increase more powerfully by reason of this simultaneous rearing, and by daily companionship, and by other education, and exercise in the law of God. [23] Brotherly love being thus sympathetically constituted, the seven kindred had a more sympathetic mutual harmony. [24] For being educated in the same law, and practicing the same virtues, and reared up in a just course of life, they increased this harmony with each other. [25] For the same ardor for what is right and honorable increased their goodwill and harmony toward each other. [26] For it acting along with religion, made their brotherly feeling more desirable to them. [27] And yet, although nature, companionship, and virtuous morals increased their brotherly love, those who were left endured to see their kindred, who were mistreated for their religion, tortured even to death.
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[1] Εἰ G1487 δὲ G1161 τοίνυν G5106 τῶν G3588 μέχρι G3360 θανάτου G2288 πόνων G4192 ὑπερεφρόνησαν G5252 οἱ G3588 ἑπτὰ G2033 ἀδελφοί, G80 συνομολογεῖται πανταχόθεν G3836 ὅτι G3754 αὐτοδέσποτός ἐστιν G2076 τῶν G3588 παθῶν G3806 ὁ G3588 εὐσεβὴς G2152 λογισμός. G3053 [2] Εἰ G1487 γὰρ G1063 τοῖς G3588 πάθεσι G3806 δουλωθέντες G1402 ἐμιαροφάγησαν, ἐλέγομεν G3004 ἂν G302 τούτοις G5125 αὐτοὺς G846 νενικῆσθαι· G3528 [3] νυνὶ G3570 δὲ G1161 οὐχ G3756 οὕτως, G3779 ἀλλὰ G235 τῷ G3588 ἐπαινουμένῳ G1867 παρὰ G3844 θεῷ G2316 λογισμῷ G3053 περιεγένοντο τῶν G3588 παθῶν, G3806 [4] ὧν G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 παριδεῖν τὴν G3588 ἡγεμονίαν G2231 τῆς G3588 διανοίας, G1271 ἐπεκράτησαν γὰρ G1063 καὶ G2532 πάθους G3806 καὶ G2532 πόνων. G4192 [5] Πῶς G4459 οὖν G3767 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 τούτοις G5125 τὴν G3588 τῆς G3588 εὐλογιστίας παθοκράτειαν ὁμολογεῖν, G3670 οἳ G3739 τῶν G3588 μὲν G3303 διὰ G1223 πυρὸς G4442 ἀλγηδόνων οὐκ G3756 ἐπεστράφησαν; G1994 [6] Καθάπερ G2509 γὰρ G1063 προβλῆτες λιμένων G3040 πύργοι G4444 τὰς G3588 τῶν G3588 κυμάτων G2949 ἀπειλὰς G547 ἀνακόπτοντες G348 γαληνὸν παρέχουσι G3930 τοῖς G3588 εἰσπλέουσι τὸν G3588 ὅρμον, [7] οὕτως G3779 ἡ G3588 ἑπτάπυργος τῶν G3588 νεανίσκων G3495 εὐλογιστία τὸν G3588 τῆς G3588 εὐσεβείας G2150 ὀχυρώσασα λιμένα G3040 τὴν G3588 τῶν G3588 παθῶν G3806 ἐνίκησεν G3528 ἀκολασίαν. [8] Ἱερὸν G2413 γὰρ G1063 εὐσεβείας G2150 στήσαντες G2476 χορὸν G5525 παρεθάρσυνον ἀλλήλους G240 λέγοντες G3004 [9] Ἀδελφικῶς ἀποθάνωμεν, G599 ἀδελφοί, G80 περὶ G4012 τοῦ G3588 νόμου· G3551 μιμησώμεθα G3401 τοὺς G3588 τρεῖς G5140 τοὺς G3588 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 Ἀσσυρίας νεανίσκους, G3495 οἳ G3739 τῆς G3588 ἰσοπολίτιδος καμίνου G2575 κατεφρόνησαν. G2706 [10] Μὴ G3361 δειλανδρήσωμεν πρὸς G4314 τὴν G3588 τῆς G3588 εὐσεβείας G2150 ἐπίδειξιν. [11] Καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 μέν G3303 Θάρρει, G2292 ἀδελφέ G80 ἔλεγεν, G3004 ὁ G3588 δέ G1161 Εὐγενῶς καρτέρησον, G2594 [12] ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 καταμνησθεὶς ἔλεγεν G3004 Μνήσθητε G3415 πόθεν G4159 ἐστέ, G2075 ἢ G2228 τίνος G5101 πατρὸς G3962 χειρὶ G5495 σφαγιασθῆναι διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 εὐσέβειαν G2150 ὑπέμεινεν G5278 Ισαακ. G2464 [13] Εἷς G1520 δὲ G1161 ἕκαστος G1538 ἀλλήλους G240 ὁμοῦ G3674 πάντες G3956 ἐφορῶντες G1896 φαιδροὶ καὶ G2532 μάλα θαρραλέοι Ἑαυτούς, G1438 ἔλεγον, G3004 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 ἀφιερώσωμεν ἐξ G1537 ὅλης G3650 τῆς G3588 καρδίας G2588 τῷ G3588 δόντι G1325 τὰς G3588 ψυχὰς G5590 καὶ G2532 χρήσωμεν G5531 τῇ G3588 περὶ G4012 τὸν G3588 νόμον G3551 φυλακῇ G5438 τὰ G3588 σώματα. G4983 [14] Μὴ G3361 φοβηθῶμεν G5399 τὸν G3588 δοκοῦντα G1380 ἀποκτέννειν· G615 [15] μέγας G3173 γὰρ G1063 ψυχῆς G5590 ἀγὼν G73 καὶ G2532 κίνδυνος G2794 ἐν G1722 αἰωνίῳ G166 βασάνῳ G931 κείμενος G2749 τοῖς G3588 παραβᾶσι G3845 τὴν G3588 ἐντολὴν G1785 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ. G2316 [16] Καθοπλισώμεθα G2528 τοιγαροῦν G5105 τὴν G3588 τοῦ G3588 θείου G2304 λογισμοῦ G3053 παθοκράτειαν.‡ [17] Οὕτω G3779 γὰρ G1063 θανόντας G2348 ἡμᾶς G2248 Αβρααμ G11 καὶ G2532 Ισαακ G2464 καὶ G2532 Ιακωβ G2384 ὑποδέξονται G5264 καὶ G2532 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 πατέρες G3962 ἐπαινέσουσιν. G1867 [18] Καὶ G2532 ἑνὶ G1520 ἑκάστῳ G1538 τῶν G3588 ἀποσπωμένων G645 αὐτῶν G846 ἀδελφῶν G80 ἔλεγον G3004 οἱ G3588 περιλειπόμενοι G4035 Μὴ G3361 καταισχύνῃς G2617 ἡμᾶς, G2248 ἀδελφέ, G80 μηδὲ G3366 ψεύσῃ G5574 τοὺς G3588 προαποθανόντας ἡμῶν G2257 ἀδελφούς. G80 [19] Οὐκ G3756 ἀγνοεῖτε G50 δὲ G1161 τὰ G3588 τῆς G3588 ἀδελφότητος G81 φίλτρα, ἅπερ G3746 ἡ G3588 θεία G2304 καὶ G2532 πάνσοφος πρόνοια G4307 διὰ G1223 πατέρων G3962 τοῖς G3588 γεννωμένοις G1080 ἐμέρισεν G3307 καὶ G2532 διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 μητρῴας φυτεύσασα G5452 γαστρός, G1064 [20] ἐν G1722 ᾗ G3739 τὸν G3588 ἴσον G2470 ἀδελφοὶ G80 κατοικήσαντες G2730 χρόνον G5550 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 αὐτῷ G846 χρόνῳ G5550 πλασθέντες G4111 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 αὐτοῦ G846 αἵματος G129 αὐξηθέντες G837 καὶ G2532 διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 αὐτῆς G846 ψυχῆς G5590 τελεσφορηθέντες G5052 [21] καὶ G2532 διὰ G1223 τῶν G3588 ἴσων G2470 ἀποτεχθέντες χρόνων G5550 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 αὐτῶν G846 γαλακτοποτοῦντες πηγῶν, G4077 ἀφ’ G575 ὧν G3739 συντρέφονται ἐναγκαλισμάτων φιλάδελφοι G5361 ψυχαί· G5590 [22] καὶ G2532 αὔξονται G837 σφοδρότερον διὰ G1223 συντροφίας καὶ G2532 τῆς G3588 καθ’ G2596 ἡμέραν G2250 συνηθείας G4914 καὶ G2532 τῆς G3588 ἄλλης G243 παιδείας G3809 καὶ G2532 τῆς G3588 ἡμετέρας G2251 ἐν G1722 νόμῳ G3551 θεοῦ G2316 ἀσκήσεως. [23] Οὕτως G3779 δὴ G1211 τοίνυν G5106 καθεστηκυίης G2525 συμπαθοῦς G4835 τῆς G3588 φιλαδελφίας G5360 οἱ G3588 ἑπτὰ G2033 ἀδελφοὶ G80 συμπαθέστερον G4835 ἔσχον G2192 πρὸς G4314 ἀλλήλους. G240 [24] Νόμῳ G3551 γὰρ G1063 τῷ G3588 αὐτῷ G846 παιδευθέντες G3811 καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 αὐτὰς G846 ἐξασκήσαντες ἀρετὰς G703 καὶ G2532 τῷ G3588 δικαίῳ G1342 συντραφέντες βίῳ G979 μᾶλλον G3123 ἑαυτοὺς G1438 ἠγάπων. G25 [25] Ἡ G3588 γὰρ G1063 ὁμοζηλία τῆς G3588 καλοκἀγαθίας ἐπέτεινεν αὐτῶν G846 τὴν G3588 πρὸς G4314 ἀλλήλους G240 εὔνοιαν G2133 καὶ G2532 ὁμόνοιαν· [26] σὺν G4862 γὰρ G1063 τῇ G3588 εὐσεβείᾳ G2150 ποθεινοτέραν αὑτοῖς G846 κατεσκεύαζον G2680 τὴν G3588 φιλαδελφίαν. G5360 [27] Ἀλλ’ G235 ὅμως G3676 καίπερ G2539 τῆς G3588 φύσεως G5449 καὶ G2532 τῆς G3588 συνηθείας G4914 καὶ G2532 τῶν G3588 τῆς G3588 ἀρετῆς G703 ἠθῶν G2239 τὰ G3588 τῆς G3588 ἀδελφότητος G81 αὐτοῖς G846 φίλτρα συναυξόντων G4885 ἀνέσχοντο G430 διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 εὐσέβειαν G2150 τοὺς G3588 ἀδελφοὺς G80 οἱ G3588 ὑπολειπόμενοι, G5275 τοὺς G3588 καταικιζομένους ὁρῶντες G3708 μέχρι G3360 θανάτου G2288 βασανιζομένους, G928
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 13:16 Corrected from παθοκρατείαν, as seen in RH. Nouns in κράτεια end in a short α and are accented on the third syllable from the end, as this edition prints παθοκράτειαν at and ἐγκράτεια at .