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[1] The reasoning of our father Eleazar, like a first-rate pilot, steering the vessel of piety in the sea of emotions, [2] and flouted by the threats of the tyrant, and overwhelmed with the breakers of torture, [3] in no way shifted the rudder of piety until it sailed into the harbor of victory over death. [4] No besieged city has ever held out against many and various war machines as that holy man did when his pious soul was tried with the fiery trial of tortures and rackings and moved his besiegers through the religious reasoning that shielded him. [5] For father Eleazar, projecting his disposition, broke the raging waves of the emotions as with a jutting cliff. [6] O priest worthy of the priesthood! You didn’t pollute your sacred teeth, nor make your appetite, which had always embraced the clean and lawful, a partaker of profanity. [7] O harmonizer with the law, and sage devoted to a divine life! [8] Of such a character ought those to be who perform the duties of the law at the risk of their own blood, and defend it with generous sweat by sufferings even to death. [9] You, father, have gloriously established our right government by your endurance; and making of much account our past service, prevented its destruction, and by your deeds, have made credible the words of philosophy. [10] O aged man of more power than tortures, elder more vigorous than fire, greatest king over the emotions, Eleazar! [11] For as father Aaron, armed with a censer, hastening through the consuming fire, vanquished the flame-bearing angel, [12] so, Eleazar, the descendant of Aaron, wasted away by the fire, didn’t give up his reasoning. [13] What is most wonderful is that though he was an old man, though the labors of his body were now spent, his muscles were relaxed, and his sinews worn out, he recovered youth. [14] By the spirit of reasoning, and the reasoning of Isaac, he rendered powerless the many-headed rack. [15] O blessed old age, and reverend hoar head, and life obedient to the law, which the faithful seal of death perfected. [16] If, then, an old man, through religion, despised tortures even to death, then certainly religious reasoning is ruler of the emotions. [17] But perhaps some might say, “It is not all who conquer emotions, as not all possess wise reasoning.” [18] But those who have meditated upon religion with their whole heart, these alone can master the emotions of the flesh: [19] they who believe that to God they don’t die; for, as our forefathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, they live to God. [20] This circumstance, then, is by no means an objection, that some who have weak reasoning are governed by their emotions, [21] since what person, walking religiously by the whole rule of philosophy, and believing in God, [22] and knowing that it is a blessed thing to endure all kinds of hardships for virtue, would not, for the sake of religion, master his emotion? [23] For only the wise and brave man is lord over his emotions. [24] This is why even boys, trained with the philosophy of religious reasoning, have conquered still more bitter tortures; [25] for when the tyrant was manifestly vanquished in his first attempt, in being unable to force the old man to eat the unclean thing,
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[1] Ὥσπερ G5618 γὰρ G1063 ἄριστος κυβερνήτης G2942 ὁ G3588 τοῦ G3588 πατρὸς G3962 ἡμῶν G2257 Ελεαζαρου λογισμὸς G3053 πηδαλιουχῶν τὴν G3588 τῆς G3588 εὐσεβείας G2150 ναῦν G3491 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 τῶν G3588 παθῶν G3806 πελάγει G3989 [2] καὶ G2532 καταικιζόμενος ταῖς G3588 τοῦ G3588 τυράννου ἀπειλαῖς G547 καὶ G2532 καταντλούμενος ταῖς G3588 τῶν G3588 βασάνων G931 τρικυμίαις [3] κατ’ G2596 οὐδένα G3762 τρόπον G5158 ἔτρεψε τοὺς G3588 τῆς G3588 εὐσεβείας G2150 οἴακας, ἕως G2193 οὗ G3739 ἔπλευσεν G4126 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 τῆς G3588 ἀθανάτου νίκης G3529 λιμένα. G3040 [4] Οὐχ G3756 οὕτως G3779 πόλις G4172 πολλοῖς G4183 καὶ G2532 ποικίλοις G4164 μηχανήμασιν ἀντέσχε G472 ποτὲ G4218 πολιορκουμένη, ὡς G5613 ὁ G3588 πανάγιος ἐκεῖνος. G1565 Τὴν G3588 ἱερὰν G2413 ψυχὴν G5590 αἰκισμοῖς τε G5037 καὶ G2532 στρέβλαις πυρπολούμενος ἐνίκησεν G3528 τοὺς G3588 πολιορκοῦντας διὰ G1223 τὸν G3588 ὑπερασπίζοντα τῆς G3588 εὐσεβείας G2150 λογισμόν. G3053 [5] Ὥσπερ G5618 γὰρ G1063 πρόκρημνον ἄκραν τὴν G3588 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 διάνοιαν G1271 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 Ελεαζαρ G1648 ἐκτείνας G1614 περιέκλασεν τοὺς G3588 ἐπιμαινομένους τῶν G3588 παθῶν G3806 κλύδωνας. G2830 [6] Ὦ G5599 ἄξιε G514 τῆς G3588 ἱερωσύνης G2420 ἱερεῦ, G2409 οὐκ G3756 ἐμίανας G3392 τοὺς G3588 ἱεροὺς G2413 ὀδόντας G3599 οὐδὲ G3761 τὴν G3588 θεοσέβειαν G2317 καὶ G2532 καθαρισμὸν G2512 χωρήσασαν G5562 γαστέρα G1064 ἐκοίνωσας G2840 μιαροφαγίᾳ. [7] Ὦ G5599 σύμφωνε G4859 νόμου G3551 καὶ G2532 φιλόσοφε G5386 θείου G2304 βίου. G979 [8] Τοιούτους G5108 δεῖ G1163 εἶναι G1511 τοὺς G3588 δημιουργοῦντας τὸν G3588 νόμον G3551 ἰδίῳ G2398 αἵματι G129 καὶ G2532 γενναίῳ ἱδρῶτι G2402 τοῖς G3588 μέχρι G3360 θανάτου G2288 πάθεσιν G3806 ὑπερασπίζοντας. [9] Σύ, G4771 πάτερ, G3962 τὴν G3588 εὐνομίαν ἡμῶν G2257 διὰ G1223 τῶν G3588 ὑπομονῶν G5281 εἰς G1519 δόξαν G1391 ἐκύρωσας G2964 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 ἁγιαστίαν σεμνολογήσας οὐ G3756 κατέλυσας G2647 καὶ G2532 διὰ G1223 τῶν G3588 ἔργων G2041 ἐπιστοποίησας τοὺς G3588 τῆς G3588 θείας G2304 φιλοσοφίας G5385 σου G4675 λόγους, G3056 [10] ὦ G5599 βασάνων G931 βιαιότερε G972 γέρων G1088 καὶ G2532 πυρὸς G4442 εὐτονώτερε πρεσβῦτα G4246 καὶ G2532 παθῶν G3806 μέγιστε G3176 βασιλεῦ G935 Ελεαζαρ. G1648 [11] Ὥσπερ G5618 γὰρ G1063 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 Ααρων G2 τῷ G3588 θυμιατηρίῳ G2369 καθωπλισμένος G2528 διὰ G1223 τοῦ G3588 ἐθνοπλήθους ἐπιτρέχων τὸν G3588 ἐμπυριστὴν ἐνίκησεν G3528 ἄγγελον, G32 [12] οὕτως G3779 ὁ G3588 Ααρωνίδης Ελεαζαρ G1648 διὰ G1223 τοῦ G3588 πυρὸς G4442 ὑπερτηκόμενος οὐ G3756 μετετράπη τὸν G3588 λογισμόν. G3053 [13] Καίτοι G2543 τὸ G3588 θαυμασιώτατον, G2297 γέρων G1088 ὢν G5607 λελυμένων G3089 μὲν G3303 ἤδη G2235 τῶν G3588 τοῦ G3588 σώματος G4983 τόνων, περικεχαλασμένων δὲ G1161 τῶν G3588 σαρκῶν, G4561 κεκμηκότων G2577 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 τῶν G3588 νεύρων ἀνενέασεν [14] τῷ G3588 πνεύματι G4151 διὰ G1223 τοῦ G3588 λογισμοῦ G3053 καὶ G2532 τῷ G3588 Ισακίῳ λογισμῷ G3053 τὴν G3588 πολυκέφαλον στρέβλαν ἠκύρωσεν. G208 [15] Ὦ G5599 μακαρίου G3107 γήρως G1094 καὶ G2532 σεμνῆς G4586 πολιᾶς καὶ G2532 βίου G979 νομίμου, ὃν G3739 πιστὴ G4103 θανάτου G2288 σφραγὶς G4973 ἐτελείωσεν. G5048 [16] Εἰ G1487 δὴ G1211 τοίνυν G5106 γέρων G1088 ἀνὴρ G435 τῶν G3588 μέχρι G3360 θανάτου G2288 βασάνων G931 περιεφρόνει G4065 δι’ G1223 εὐσέβειαν, G2150 ὁμολογουμένως G3672 ἡγεμών G2232 ἐστιν G2076 τῶν G3588 παθῶν G3806 ὁ G3588 εὐσεβὴς G2152 λογισμός. G3053 [17] Ἴσως G2481 δ’ G1161 ἂν G302 εἴποιέν G2036 τινες G5100 Τῶν G3588 παθῶν G3806 οὐ G3756 πάντες G3956 περικρατοῦσιν, ὅτι G3754 οὐδὲ G3761 πάντες G3956 φρόνιμον G5429 ἔχουσιν G2192 τὸν G3588 λογισμόν. G3053 [18] Ἀλλ’ G235 ὅσοι G3745 τῆς G3588 εὐσεβείας G2150 προνοοῦσιν G4306 ἐξ G1537 ὅλης G3650 καρδίας, G2588 οὗτοι G3778 μόνοι G3441 δύνανται G1410 κρατεῖν G2902 τῶν G3588 τῆς G3588 σαρκὸς G4561 παθῶν G3806 [19] πιστεύοντες G4100 ὅτι G3754 θεῷ G2316 οὐκ G3756 ἀποθνῄσκουσιν, G599 ὥσπερ G5618 οὐδὲ G3761 οἱ G3588 πατριάρχαι G3966 ἡμῶν G2257 Αβρααμ G11 καὶ G2532 Ισαακ G2464 καὶ G2532 Ιακωβ, G2384 ἀλλὰ G235 ζῶσιν G2198 τῷ G3588 θεῷ. G2316 [20] Οὐδὲν G3762 οὖν G3767 ἐναντιοῦται τὸ G3588 φαίνεσθαί G5316 τινας G5100 παθοκρατεῖσθαι διὰ G1223 τὸν G3588 ἀσθενῆ G772 λογισμόν· G3053 [21] ἐπεὶ G1893 τίς G5101 πρὸς G4314 ὅλον G3650 τὸν G3588 τῆς G3588 φιλοσοφίας G5385 κανόνα G2583 φιλοσοφῶν καὶ G2532 πεπιστευκὼς G4100 θεῷ G2316 [22] καὶ G2532 εἰδὼς G1492 ὅτι G3754 διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 ἀρετὴν G703 πάντα G3956 πόνον G4192 ὑπομένειν G5278 μακάριόν G3107 ἐστιν, G2076 οὐκ G3756 ἂν G302 περικρατήσειεν τῶν G3588 παθῶν G3806 διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 θεοσέβειαν; G2317 [23] Μόνος G3441 γὰρ G1063 ὁ G3588 σοφὸς G4680 καὶ G2532 ἀνδρεῖός ἐστιν G2076 τῶν G3588 παθῶν G3806 κύριος. G2962
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