Testament of Benjamin 2

1AND do ye, my children, flee evil-doing, envy, and hatred of , and cleave to goodness and love.

Ὑμεῖς δέ, τέκνα μου, ἀπόδρατε τὴν κακίαν, τὸν φθόνον καὶ τὴν μισαδελφίαν, καὶ προσκολλᾶσθε τῇ ἀγαθότητι καὶ τῇ ἀγάπῃ. (7268)

2He that hath a pure mind in love, looketh not after a woman with a view to fornication; for he hath no defilement in his heart, because the Spirit of God resteth upon him.

Ὁ ἔχων διάνοιαν καθαρὰν ἐν ἀγάπῃ οὐχ ὁρᾷ γυναῖκα εἰς πορνείαν· οὐ γὰρ ἔχει μιασμόν ἐν καρδίᾳ, ὅτι ἀναπαύεται ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ Θεοῦ. (10489)

3For as the sun is not defiled by shining on dung and mire, but rather drieth up both and driveth away the evil smell; so also the pure mind, though encompassed by the defilements of earth, rather cleanseth them and is not itself defiled.

Ὥσπερ γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος οὐ μιαίνεται προσέχων ἐπὶ κόπρον καὶ βόρβορον, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον ἀμφότερα ψύγει καὶ ἀπελαύνει τὴν δυσωδίαν, οὕτω καὶ ὁ καθαρὸς νοῦς ἐν τοῖς μιασμοῖς τῆς γῆς συνεχόμενος μᾶλλον οἰκοδομεῖ, αὐτὸς δὲ οὐ μιαίνεται. (19121)

4And I believe that there will be also evil-doings among you, from the words of Enoch the righteous: that ye shall commit fornication with the fornication of Sodom, and shall perish, all save a few, and shall renew wanton deeds with women; and the kingdom of the Lord shall not be among you, for straightway He shall take it away.

Ὑπονοῶ δὲ καὶ πράξεις οὐ καλὰς ἐν ὑμῖν ἔσεσθαι ἀπὸ λόγων Ἐνὼχ τοῦ δικαίου. πορνεύσετε γὰρ πορνείαν Σοδόμων καὶ ἀπολεῖσθε ἕως βραχύ, καὶ ἀνανεώσησθε ἐν γυναιξὶν στρίνους. καὶ ἡ βασιλεία Κυρίου οὐκ ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν ὅτι εὐθὺς αὐτὸς λήψεται αὐτήν. (23351)

5Nevertheless the temple of God shall be in your portion, and the last temple shall be more glorious than the first.

Πλὴν ἐν μερίδι ὑμῶν γενήσεται ναὸς Θεοῦ, καὶ ἔσται ὁ ἔσχατος ἔνδοξος ὑπὲρ τὸν πρῶτον, (7926)

6And the twelve tribes shall be gathered together there, and all the Gentiles, until the Most High shall send forth His salvation in the visitation of an only-begotten prophet.

καὶ συναχθήσονται ἐκεῖ αἱ δώδεκα φυλαί, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἕως οὗ ὁ ὕψιστος ἀποστείλῃ τὸ σωτήριον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐπισκοπῇ μονογενοῦς προφήτου. (14814)

7And He shall enter into the first temple, and there shall the Lord be treated with outrage, and He shall be lifted up upon a tree.

Καὶ εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὸν πρῶτον ναόν, καὶ ἐκεῖ Κύριος ὑβρισθήσεται καὶ ἐπὶ ξύλου ὑψωθήσεται. (9043)

See also: Ephesians 4:10

10And I know how lowly He shall be upon earth, and how glorious in heaven.

Ἔγνων δὲ οἷος ἔσται ταπεινὸς ἐπὶ γῆς, καὶ οἷος ἔνδοξος ἐν οὐρανῷ. (5121)

11Now when Joseph was in Egypt, I longed to see his figure and the form of his countenance; and through the prayers of Jacob my father I saw him, while awake in the daytime, even his entire figure exactly as he was.

Ὅτε δὲ ἦν Ἰωσὴφ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ, ἐπεθύμουν ἰδεῖν τὴν εἰδέαν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν μόρφωσιν τῆς ὄψεως αὐτοῦ· καὶ δι᾽ εὐχῶν Ἰακὼβ τοῦ πατρός μου εἶδον αὐτόν, ἐν ἡμέρᾳ γρηγορῶν, καθ᾽ ὃ ἦν πᾶσα ἡ εἰδέα αὐτοῦ. (20675)

12And when he had said these things, he said unto them: Know ye, therefore, my children, that I am dying.

Καὶ ταῦτα εἰπὼν λέγει αὐτοῖς· Γινώσκετε οὖν, τέκνα μου, ὅτι ἀποθνήσκω. (7429)

13Do ye, therefore, truth each one to his neighbour, and keep the law of the Lord and His commandments.

Ποιήσατε οὖν ἀλήθειαν ἕκαστος πρὸς τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸν νόμον Κυρίου, καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ φυλάξατε. (9980)

14For these things do I leave you instead of inheritance.

Ταῦτα γὰρ ὑμῖν ἀντὶ πάσης κληρονομίας καταλειμπάνω. (4393)

15Do ye also, therefore, give them to your children for an everlasting possession; for so did both Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob.

καὶ ὑμεῖς οὖν δότε αὐτὰ τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν εἰς κατάσχεσιν αἰώνιον· οὕτω γὰρ ἐποίησεν Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακώβ. (10779)

16For all these things they gave us for an inheritance, saying: Keep the commandments of God, until the Lord shall reveal His salvation to all Gentiles.

Ταῦτα γὰρ πάντα δέδωκαν ἡμῖν εἰς κληρονομίαν εἰπόντες· Φυλάξατε τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἕως ὅτου ἀποκαλύψει Κύριος τὸ σωτήριον αὐτοῦ πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσιν. (15863)

17And then shall ye see Enoch, Noah, and Shem, and Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, rising on the right hand in gladness,

Καὶ τότε ὄψεσθε Ἐνὼχ καὶ Σήθ, καὶ Ἀβραάμ, καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ ἀνασταμένους ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει. (8490)

18Then shall we also rise, each one over our tribe, worshipping the King of heaven, who appeared upon earth in the form of a man in humility.

Τότε καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀναστήσομεθα ἕκαστος ἐπὶ σκήπτρον ἡμῶν προσκυνοῦντες τὸν βασιλέα τῶν οὐρανῶν τὸν ἐπὶ γῆς φανέντα ἐν μορφῇ ἀνθρώπου ἐν ταπεινώσει, (15138)

19And as many as believe on Him on the earth shall rejoice with Him.

καὶ ὅσοι πιστεύσωσιν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς χαρίσονται σὺν αὐτῷ. (8444)

20Then also all men shall rise, some unto glory and some unto shame.

Καὶ οἱ πάντες ἀναστήσονται, οἱ μὲν εἰς δόξαν, οἱ δὲ εἰς ἀτιμίαν, (3229)

21And the Lord shall judge Israel first, for their unrighteousness; for when He appeared as God in the flesh to deliver them they believed Him not.

καὶ κρινεῖ Κύριος ἐν πρώτοις τὸν Ἰσραὴλ περὶ τῆς ἀδικίας αὐτῶν ὅτι παραγενόμενον Θεὸν ἐν σαρκί, οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν αὐτῷ. (10577)

22And then shall He judge all the Gentiles, as many as believed Him not when He appeared upon earth.

Καὶ τότε κρινεῖ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ὅσα οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς φανέντι. (6949)

23And He shall convict Israel through the chosen ones of the Gentiles, even as He reproved Esau through the Midianites, who deceived their brethren, so that they fell into fornication, and idolatry; and they were alienated from God, becoming therefore children in the portion of them that fear the Lord.

Καὶ ἐλέγξει ἐν τοῖς ἐκλεκτοῖς τῶν ἐθνῶν τὸν Ἰσραήλ, ὥσπερ ἤλεγξεν τὸν Ἡσαῦ ἐν τοῖς Μαδιναίοις τοῖς ἀπατήσασιν ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν γενέσθαι διὰ τῆς πορνείας καὶ τῆς εἰδωλολατρείας, καὶ ἀπηλλοτριώθησαν Θεοῦ, γενόμενοι οὖν τέκνα ἐν μερίδι φοβουμένων Κύριον. (21574)

24If ye therefore, my children, walk in holiness according to the commandments of the Lord, ye shall again dwell securely with me, and all Israel shall be gathered unto the Lord.

Ὑμεῖς οὖν, τέκνα μου, ἐὰν πορευθῆτε ἐν ἁγιασμῷ ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς Κυρίου, πάλιν κατοικήσετε ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι ἐν ἐμοί, καὶ συναχθήσεται πρὸς Κύριον πᾶς Ἰσραήλ. (11495)

25And I shall no longer be called a ravening wolf on account of your ravages, but a worker of the Lord distributing food to them that work what is good.

Καὶ οὐκέτι κληθήσομαι λύκος ἅρπαξ διὰ τὰς ἁρπαγὰς ὑμῶν ἀλλὰ ἐργάτης Κυρίου διαδιδῶν τροφὴν τοῖς ἐργαζομένοις τὸ ἀγαθόν. (9621)

26And there shall arise in the latter days one beloved of the Lord, of the tribe of Judah and Levi, a doer of His good pleasure in his mouth, with new knowledge enlightening the Gentiles.

Καὶ ἀναστήσεται ἐν ὑστέροις ἀγαπητὸς Κυρίου ἐκ σπέρματος Ἰούδα καὶ Λευὶ ποιῶν εὐδοκίαν ἐν στόματι αὐτοῦ, γνῶσιν καινὴν φωτίζων πάντα τὰ ἔθνη. (14333)

27Until the consummation of the age shall he be in the synagogues of the Gentiles, and among their rulers, as a strain of music in the mouth of all.

Ἕως συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος ἔσται ἐν συναγωγαῖς ἐθνῶν καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν αὐτῶν, ὡς μουσικὸν μέλος ἐν στόματι πάντων. (15370)

28And he shall be inscribed in the holy books, both his work and his word, and he shall be a chosen one of God for ever.

Καὶ ἐν βίβλοις ἁγίαις ἔσται ἀναγραφόμενος, καὶ τὸ ἔργον καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἔσται ἐκλεκτὸς Θεοῦ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος. (9103)

29And through them he shall go to and fro as Jacob my father, saying: He shall fill up that which lacketh of thy tribe.

Καὶ δι᾽ αὐτῶν φοιτήσει ὡς Ἰακὼβ ὁ πατήρ μου, λέγων· Αὐτὸς ἀναπληρώσει τὰ ὑστερήματα τῆς φυλῆς σου. (12717)

30And when he had said these things he stretched out his feet.

Καὶ ταῦτα εἰπὼν ἐκτείνας τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ (5065)

31And died in a beautiful and good sleep.

ἐκοιμήθη ὕπνῳ καλῷ καὶ ἀγαθῷ. (3196)

32And his sons did as he had enjoined them, and they took up his body and buried it in Hebron with his fathers.

Οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐποίησαν ὡς προσέταξεν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἄραντες τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ἔθαψαν αὐτὸ ἐν Χεβρὼν μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ. (15448)

33And the number of the days of his life was a hundred and twenty-five years.

Ὁ δὲ ἀριθμὸς τῆς ζωῆς αὐτοῦ ἔτη ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι πέντε. (4717)