@ Titel: Ps.-Chrysostomus, In adorationem venerandae crucis Ausgabe: Patrologiae Cursus Completus Series Graeca ed. J.-P. Migne Tomus LXII. Paris 1862, cols. 747-754 Bearbeiter: Wolfram Kinzig Heilbronner Str. 6 D-68OO Mannheim 51 West Germany Datum: 23. 6. 1986 Bearbeitungshinweise: Die folgende Homilie wurde als Vergleichsmaterial im Rahmen von stilistischen Untersuchungen der Psalmenhomiliesn des Asterius Sophistes am Oxford University Computing Service herangezogen. Zu den verwendeten Sonderzeichen innerhalb des Textes vgl. das Vorwort zur Computerfassung von: Asterii Sophistae Commentariorum in Psalmos quae supersunt accedunt aliquot homiliae anonymae ed. Marcel Richard Oslo 1956, SO suppl. 16. Der Bearbeiter waere fuer eine Benachrichtigung an die oben angegebene Adresse dankbar, falls die Texte zu weiteren Analysen herangezogen werden. @

Eis taen proskynaesin toy timioy xyloy. Asma kainon asohmen, laoi, tae dikaiosynae toy basi- leohs Kyrioy, kai exomologaesohmetha, mallon de ymnae- sohmen kai doxasohmen, kai ainesohmen, proskynaesohmen, kai megalynohmen taen paroysian toy Kyrioy kai Theoy kai Sohtaeros aemohn /Iaesoy /Christoy, kai en ymnois pros- kynaesohmen kai egkohmiasohmen to sebasmion kai tris- olbion xylon toy Despotoy. Deyte, oh agapaetoi, en ainesei choreyontes kai pistei gerairontes, meta toy prophaetoy /Dayid psallontes eipohmen: % Esaemeiohthae eph' aemas to phohs toy prosohpoy soy, Kyrie [Ps4,7] %. Poion ara phohs ei mae o stayros toy Kyrioy kai Theoy kai Sohtaeros aemohn /Iaesoy /Christoy, di' oy o kosmos esohthae, kai oi pisteysantes aeleytherohthaemen apo taes aichmalohsias toy /Beliar, kai o chartaes tohn anomiohn aemohn dierragae; Prosohpon toy Patros o /Christos: % O eohrakohs me %, phaesin, % eohrake ton Patera [Ioh14,9!] %. Phohs de toy prosohpoy, toytesti toy Kyrioy, o stayros: en aytoh gar, ohs en lychnia lychnos, taen oikoymenaen ephohtise, kai taen gaen klonoymenaen estaese, kai tas petras dierraexe, kai toys nekroys diaegeire, kai ton aelion phygadeysas, sakkon anti skotoys ton oyranon enedysas, deixai thelohn tois acharistois kai agnohmosi kai arnaesitheois /Ioydaiois, oti Despotaes kai daemioyrgos ypaerchen o tae sarki stayroy- menos. Toytoy charin, oh agapaetoi, zaetoh kai pothoh pros- enegkai ymas toh stayroh, kai epaxiohs egkohmiasai: kai dedoika anaxios ohn: tremei gar moy ae sarx, kai narka ae glohssa, kai ta cheilae moy pepaegasi, kai o logismos endon sigan diamartyretai. Pohs oyn egoh, o chthamalos, ischysoh epaxiohs diaegaesasthai kai peri taes dynameohs toy timioy kai zohpoioy stayroy; Eipoh de dia taes charitos toy Theoy ek meroys, o kai katalam- banoh: oyte gar aggeloi ischyoysin epaxiohs egkohmiasai taen toytoy dynamin. Toyto gar to orohmenon saemeion toy stayroy aggeloi proskynoysin, oy dia to eidos toy xyloy, alla dia ton stayrohthenta en aytoh ekoysiohs /Christon en sarki. O /Adam dia toy xyloy taes broh- seohs katekrithae, kai o neos /Adam /Christos o Theos aemohn dia toy xyloy toy stayroy aemas enischyse. Kai eplae- rohthae o logos toy prophaetoy legontos: % Edohkas tois phoboymenois se saemeiohsin toy phygein apo pros- ohpoy toxoy [Ps59,6] %. Saemeion o stayros en metohpoh kai cheiri toy pistoy, toxon de ae planae, toxotaes o diabolos, belae oi aischroi logismoi, plaegai ai amartiai. Deyte oi pi- stoi, apolaysohmen taes proskynaeseohs toy timioy kai achrantoy stayroy. Dioti thambos kateiche pasan empsychon ktisin, /Christon blepoysan ikrioh peparmenon, ton poiae- taen te kai medonta tohn olohn, logchae nygenta pleyran aegiasmenaen, ydohr te kai aima reoysan ek paegaes aennaoy, akanthinon phoroynta to plaken stephos, oxos pionta kai cholaen memigmenaen, klaeron lachontas chersi tais miaiphonois, ypaeretas skotoys te kai gnophoy philoys opohs ekastos taen prosaekoysan laboi moiran. Ephrixan taxeis aggelohn asohmatohn: stygnos, kataephaes oyranos katestathae, tohn asterohn esbesto phohs kai lamprotaes: gigas megistos aelios tas lampadas esteile, kai skotos kateichen aithera: ae aemera te metaelthen eis batheian esperan, naoy te stolisma phaidron erragae palin: bra- smois edoneito ae gae, kai tohn taphohn tachos nekroi pro- aelthon tohn desmohn lelymenoi. Laestaes katoikei paradei-

son en pistei te kai logoh, plaegeis d' /Ioydas agchonae diephtharae: /Petros phobaetheis omnyei ton Despotaen oyk eidenai ton ek planaes sesohkota, eohs alektohr exeleg- chei kraygasas: klaysas de pikrohs eplynen amartian. Tayta theorohn o katachthonios drakohn, thraenohn apohdy- reto legohn: Oh leitoyrgoi kai dynameis moy, oi toy skotoys archontes, tis o empaexas aelon tae kardia moy; xylinae me logchae ekentaese, kai diarraessomai, ta splag- chna ponoh, taen kardian moy algoh, ta aisthaetaeria moy diaphtheirontai, to pneyma moy maimassei. Eithe mae etagae eis arithmon mathaetohn o /Ioydas, eithe mae epagae kat' emoy to xylon taes stayrohseohs. On gar enomizon kratein en chersi, nyn kratoymai yp' aytoy ohs aichm- alohtos, kai pantas, osoys eichon apo toy prohtoplastoy, anagkazomai emesai. Deyte, agapaetoi, skepasohmetha ypokatoh tohn pterygohn toy timioy kai zohopoioy stay- roy. O gar stayros eis ta tessara peratoymenos akra, saemainei oti o stayrohtheis Theos esti dia pantohn chohrohn, kai panta perilambanohn ta perata. Ypsohthae de en aytoh o /Christos kai Theos, ina kai toys en toh aeri daimonas emphilochohroyntas katalysae, kai taen oyranion aemin poreian eyepibaton poiaesae: ohs kai aytos o Soh- taer aemohn ephae: % En toh me ypsohthaenai pantas el- kysoh pros me [Ioh12,32] %. Kai ti soi polla legoh; akoye toy prophaetoy legontos: % Rabdon dynameohs exapostelei soi Kyrios ek /Siohn [Ps109,2] %. Kai epeidae rabdos estin o /Christos, ohs kai /Aesaias eipen, % Exeleysetai rabdos ek taes rizaes /Iessai [Ies11,1] %. Ayton katechohn /Mohysaes, dieile taen /Erythran thalassan, eschise to ydohr, kai errapsen: eschi- sen ina parelthae o laos toy Theoy: errapsen, ina endysae- tai taen tohn bythohn thalassan o /Aigyptios laos. Kai eteros tohn prophaetohn legei: Eylogaetheiae to xylon, di' oy egeneto sohtaeria en mesoh taes gaes. Theohraeson ta astra toy oyranoy, kai kath' ekastaen aemeran theohrae- seis metaxy aytohn to saemeion toy stayroy apo astrohn ektypoymenon. Dia toyto kagoh prin ae ton zohopoion stayron ypsohsoh, mikra tina egkohmiasas chairetisoh, kai ypsohsas proskynaesoh. Chairois stay- re, archae sohtaerias, kai ochyrohma basileias: chai- rois, stayre, problaeptohr apostolohn, kai kaerygma prophaetohn: chairois, stayre, kaychaema martyrohn kai kaerygma osiohn: chairois, stayre, galaenae tohn cheimazo- menohn, kai anarrysis tohn aichmalohtizomenohn: chairois, stayre, dikaiohn kai osiohn agalliasma: chairois, stayre, iereohn stolista, kai presbyterohn semnotaes: chairois, stayre, diakonohn aglaisma, kai anagnohstohn phaidrotaes: chairois, stayre, monazontohn kaychaema, kai penthoyntohn paraklaesis: chairois, stayre, phylax Ekklaesiohn, kai po- leohn eynomia: chairois, stayre, orphanohn pater, kai chaerohn prostata: chairois, stayre, polemoymenohn sohtaeria, kai planohmenohn odaegos: chairois, stayre, adikoymenohn yper- machos, kai adikoyntohn antidikos: chairois, stayre, odynohmenohn psychagohgia, kai kindyneyontohn paramy- thia: chairois, stayre, tohn phaylohn epitaedeymatohn diorthohta, kai tohn kreittonohn spoydasmatohn boaethe: chairois, stayre, polemoymenohn oplon aaettaeton, kai piptontohn egersis: chairois, stayre, asthenoyntohn dynamis, kai adynatohn baktaeria: chairois, stayre, partheneyontohn stephanos, kai chaereyontohn sohphro-

synae: chairois, endyma tohn neophohtistohn, kai phylax naepiohn: chairois, doylohn eleytheria, kai apothnaeskontohn entaphion: chairois, stayre, tohn psychohn o agiasmos, kai tohn daimonohn katakardios aelos: chairois, stayre, o tohn oidoporohn synodoipo- ros, kai tohn pleontohn eydios limaen: chairois, stayre, tohn pistohn asphaleia, kai agrypnoyntohn paramythion: chairois, stayre, to aemerinon oplon, kai nykterinon phylaktaerion: chairois, stayre, asthenoyntohn baktae- ria, kai poimenohn rabdos: chairois, stayre, epistre- phontohn cheiragohgia, kai prokoptontohn teleiohsis: chairois, stayre, tohn psychohn ae sohtaeria, kai sohma- tohn pantohn kakohn apotropaion: chairois, stayre, pantohn agathohn proxenos, kai amartiohn anairesis: chairois, stayre, phyton anastaseohs, kai xylon zohaes aiohnioy: chairois, stayre, pisteohs kraepis, kai ieroh- synaes teleiohsis: chairois, stayre, anomiohn apolytroh- sis, kai Ekklaesiohn themelios kai staerigma: chairois, stayre, nosohn kathairesis, kai odoiporoyntohn anapay- sis: chairois, stayre, epikoyria tohn deomenohn, kai agohnistohn symmachia: chairois, stayre, odynohmenohn anaktaesis, kai eythyporoyntohn ereisma: chairois, stay- re, eleaemosynaes aitios, kai asplagchnias timohria: chairois, stayre, pantohn boaetheia krataia, kai be- baioysaes elpidos asphaleia. Saemeron stayros prosky- neitai, kai toy /Christoy ae anastasis egkainizetai: sae- meron stayros proskyneitai, kai ae polis toy Theoy, ae anoh /Ieroysalaem, syn tois epigeiois eyphrainetai: sae- meron stayros proskyneitai, kai /Siohn ae maetaer pa- sohn tohn Ekklaesiohn epaggelletai: saemeron stayros proskyneitai, kai ta perata taes gaes eis proskynae- sin toytoy synathroizontai: saemeron stayros prosky- neitai, kai basilei /Rohmaiohn kata barbarohn nikae dedohraetai: saemeron stayros proskyneitai, ae sohtae- ria tohn pistohn kai antilaepsis tohn eysebohn: saemeron stayros proskyneitai, kai o tetraperatos kosmos agalletai: saemeron stayros proskyneitai, kai pa- sai ai phylai, laoi te kai glohssai eortazoysi: sae- meron stayros proskyneitai, kai ae ktisis anakaini- zetai: saemeron stayros proskyneitai, kai o /Adam ananeoytai: saemeron stayros proskyneitai, kai ae /Eya maetaer tohn zohntohn anadeiknytai boaethos, oyk epiboylos genomenae kata to proteron, anti xyloy taes gnohseohs to xylon taes zohaes trygohsa, anti taes pa- rakoaes ypakoaen ekteloysa, anti taes kataras taen eylogian lambanoysa, anti toy, En lypais texeis tekna, taen en chara polyteknian komizomenae, anti taes phthoras taen aphtharsian sophizomenae. Alla tis aytae tohn zohntohn ae maetaer, kai tis to xylon kar- peyetai taes zohaes, all' ae ae toy Theoy Ekklae- sia; kai to xylon o stayros toy Kyrioy toy kaloy taes Ekklaesias nymphioy. Toyto nyn proskyneitai, kai paradeimatizetai taes kakias o archohn, kai stae- liteyontai daimones, kai ta pneymatika taes ponaerias phygadeyontai stiphae, kai skyleyetai adaes, kai ae toytoy phalagx drapeteyetai, kai o /Beliar katape- pataetai, kai taes amartias o symboylos oyketi pa- rakalei tae maetri pantohn aemohn: all' epi to staethos erpei, taerohn men pternan, patoymenos de taen ke- phalaen. Kai gaen men esthiei taen katadikastheisan akan- thas kai triboloys ekpherein: blepei de taen yp' aytoy prohaen patoymenaen to xylon taes zohaes tryphohsan, ay- tos de enapomeinas tae protera katara: blepei de maete taes pternaes exoysiazohn, aytoy de apasas syn- thlohmenas tas kephalas toh stayroh: theohrei parestoh- san ek dexiohn ohs basilissan taen prohaen katakriton, kai taen phylla sykaes taen gymnohsin skepoysan, en imatismoh diachrysoh peribeblaemenaen, pepoikilmenaen, kai taen oikeian akosmian thraenei. Blepei toh basilikoh skaeptroh staerizomenaen, kai pros ayton ypsoymenaen ton oyranon, kai taen eaytoy ptohsin odyretai: blepei syg- kaloysan ta tekna meta ypsaeloy kaerygmatos pros taen proskynaesin toy timioy stayroy, kai taen ypakoaen phrissei, kai prothymian thaymazei, kai to plaethos ek- plaettetai: blepei taen sympasan ktisin eortazoysan, kai eayton ohs diploida aischynaen endedymenon: kai to logion to phaskon plaeroymenon: % Enteinon kai katey- odoy, kai basileye [Ps44,5] %: Enteinon to toxon toy stayroy, kentaeson ton diabolon, basileyson taes ktiseohs, kateyodohson ton anthrohpon. Kai palin, % Ypsoyte Ky-

rion ton Theon ymohn, kai proskyneite toh ypopodioh tohn podohn aytoy [Ps98,5] %. Ta gar teichae taes amartias, kai tas poleis toy adoy exaedaphisen o stayros toy /Christoy. Alla deyte, proskynaesohmen ton stayron. Deyte, kar- pologaesohmen kai trygaesohmen to xylon toy stayroy, to para tas diexodoys tohn ek taes pleyras ydatohn estohs,o kai ton karpon aytoy edohken en kairoh aytoy. O gar stayros toy /Christoy dendron estin athanasias, phyton aphtharsias, riza dikaiosynaes, sohphrosynaes bla- staema, parthenias anthos, chaereias rodon. Stauros, andreas oplon, kai egkrateias staerigma: stayros themelios pisteohs, kai eysebeias ypobathra: stayros theognohsias phohtismos, kai apophaseohs lysis: stayros exorias anaklaesis, kai aichmalohtohn lytrohsis: stayros planohmenohn epistrophae, kai piptontohn egersis: stay- ros sohzomenohn dynamis, kai arrohstoyntohn iasis: stayros prokopae dikaiohn, kai parraesia martyrohn: stayros apostolohn kaerygma kai prophaetohn agalliama: stayros kaerygma didaskalohn, kai monazontohn epainos: stayros brabeion eiraenaes, kai omonoias klaetohr: stayros oyraniohn kai epigeiohn syndesmos, kai tohn katachthoniohn eksyleytaes: stayros ktiseohs agiasmos, kai oyraniohn agathohn parochos: stayros eortazontohn panaegyris, kai arrabohn yiothesias, kai basileias oyranohn klae- ronomos. Kai to dae thaymastoteron, agapaes toy Theoy kai Patros peri aemas symbolon megiston endeixis te toy Yioy mechri thanatoy theioteras ypakoaes kai sophias toy Pneymatos. % Oytoh % gar % aegapaesen o Theos ton kosmon, ohste ton monogenae aytoy Yion edohken, ina pas o pisteyohn ep' ayton, mae apolaetai, all' echae zohaen aiohnion [Ioh3,16!] %. O de yios genomenos ypaekoos me- chri thanatoy, thanatoy de stayroy, dedohken aemin taes kata toy thanatoy nikaes tropaion , ina syn aytoh dia taes sophias toy Pneymatos prokathelontos archas te kai exoysias, cheirohsohmetha ton echthron, kai daesohmen ton ischyron, kai diarpasohmen aytoy ta skeyae, kai loipon aphobohs ergasohmetha ton paradeison toy Theoy, kai ton thaesayron anoryxohmen toy agroy, kai ton polytimon emporeysohmetha margaritaen, emprepein taen sphragida mellonta toy stayroy, kai taen aemeran taes ktiseohs. Ohsper gar toy /Christoy tote kremamenoy, erragaesan oi taphoi, kai o adaes aeneohchthae, kai ai petrai dierrae- gnynto, mochloi synetribonto, edonoynto stoicheia, kai anistanto oi nekroi, kai exaellonto ai psychai: oytoh kai saemeron stayroy prokeimenoy, phygadeyetai o diabolos, drapeteyoysi daimones. Epi gar stayroy ypsohse taen sarka, ina phanae ae sarx ypsoymenae, kai thanatos peptoh- kohs. Saemeron stayros proskyneitai, kai tohn prophae- tikohn phohnohn ae sphragis tetelestai. Dia stayroy gar elythae desmohn, aper echalkeysen o ophis en paradeisoh, kai estomohsen o /Adam, kai ohxynen ae /Eya: dia stay- roy o laestaes etymbohrychaese ton paradeison. Poios gar oikos, o mae echohn ton stayron themelion; poion ploion, to mae paedalioychoymenon ypo toy stayroy; poia po- lis, ae mae echoysa ton stayron phroyrion; poios basi- leys, o mae anadesmoymenos toy stayroy baktaerian, poia Ekklaesia, ae mae echoysa ton stayron tropeg- gyon, kai toytoh teteichismenae; poia chaera, ae mae echoysa ton stayron baktaerian; poios orphanos, o mae echohn arohgon ton stayron; Stayros en nykti phohtizei, taen aemeran lampadoychei, tas psychas lamprynei, chei- mohnas symphorohn payei, syzygian sysphiggei, orpha- noys anatrephei. Toyto taes oikonomias to peras, toyto toy stayroy to katorthohma, toyto toy pathoys to tropaion, toyto tohn eortohn to kephalaion. Oytos taes Palaia Diathaekaes o thaesayros, oytos tohn Eyaggeliohn o timios margaritaes, oytos taes basileias o polyti- maetos stephanos, panta logon kai diaegaesin yperai- rohn. % Tote % gar, phaesi, % phanaesetai to saemeion toy Yioy toy anthrohpoy en toh oyranoh [Matth24,30!] %. Tote, pote; Ote ai dynameis tohn oyranohn saleythaesontai, ote meta tohn aggelohn aytoy o monogenaes Yios toy Patros eleyse- tai krinai zohntas kai nekroys. Tote gar oi toh sae- meioh diaprepontes toh basilikoh, kai ton polytimon eaytois ktaesamenoi margaritaen, kai to kat' eikona kai kath' omoiohsin kallos diasohsantes, en nephelais eis oyranon arpagaesontai. O gar Kyrios kai Theos % Apostellei toys aggeloys aytoy meta salpiggos phohnaes megalaes, kai synaxoysi toys eklektoys ek tohn tessarohn anemohn, ap' akroy toy oyranoy eohs

akroy aytoy [Matth24,31] %. Tayta o eyaggelistaes /Matthaios peri taes esomenaes toy Yioy toy Theoy deyteras eleyseohs, kai toy proaegoymenoy stayroy. To de nyn teloymenon typos esti toy mellontos enargaes. Idoy gar protithetai stayros epi taes gaes, kai pasai ai patriai tohn ethnohn kai genos anthrohpohn, kai aelikia pasa toh saemeioh toy stayroy katasphragizetai, archontes te kai archome- noi, despotai kai doyloi, adoxoi te kai endoxoi, sophoi te kai idiohtai, dysgeneis te kai eygeneis. Deyte, proskynaesohmen ton agion blaston, kai gnaesiodida- kton kai dikaioeyreton stayron: deyte, eylogaesohmen ton zohoparochon kai zohaeeiraeneyton kai agion stay- ron: deyte, proskynaesohmen ton akymastotheioisokri- ton, ikanokosmaeton kai kyriolekton stayron: deyte, doxasohmen ton aggelomartyraeton kai monosebaston kai oyranoproblaeton kai agion stayron: deyte, me- galynohmen ton panagioriston, rizosyneton, kai sophi- stotakton, kai teleioymnaeton stayron: deyte, eycha- ristaesohmen ton ypsistophraston, kai phoberochariton, kai psychohphelimon, kai ohraiokosmaeton stayron: deyte, proskynaesohmen meta phoboy kai pothoy kai pisteohs, kai agiasthohmen tae prospsaysei toy timioy kai zoho- poioy stayroy. All' oi boylomenoi noynechohs kai nae- phontohs toh stayroh toy Kyrioy kai Theoy kai Sohtaeros aemohn /Iaesoy /Christoy proselthein, kai sygchohraesin amartiohn labein, pro men pantohn alaetheian agapae- sate, kai asebeian diohxate, allotriohn pragmatohn epithymaetai mae ginesthe. Oi boylomenoi toh stayroh proselthein, boylas ponaeras aph' ymohn aporripsate, epi orkian theiohs poreyesthe, eis bothron amartias eay- toys mae ripsate, epiorkian kai blasphaemian porroh aph' ymohn apohsasthe. Oi boylomenoi toh stayroh prosel- thein, gnophon amartias mae endysaesthe, alla gnaesiohs tas entolas toy Theoy phylaxate. Oi boylomenoi toh stayroh proselthein, dolon apo kardiohn ymohn apor- ripsate, kai dyssebeian diohxate, daneisai en tokoh ae en pleonasmoh mae thelaesaete, toys goneis aemohn olopsy- chohs timaesate kai doxasate kai agapaesate kai po- thaesate. Oi boylomenoi toh stayroh proselthein, ekri- zohsate aph' eaytohn boylas ponaeras, oplisate eaytoys ennoias agathais, etoimasate eaytoys eis pan ergon agathon. Oi boylomenoi toh stayroh proselthein, zaelon apo kardiohn ymohn aporripsate, zaemiohsai ton plae- sion mae pothaesaete, zygia kai metra laepsa tohn epithe- tohn mae poiaesaete, zygoh andros, toytestin, allotria gynaiki, mae sygginesthe, kai allaeloys agapohntes pothaesate, aedynthaenai en kakoh mae thelaesaete, ethos po- naeron apelasate. Oi boylomenoi toh stayroh prosel- thein, theas mataias kataleipsate, thymon kai orgaen katasbesate, thlipsai tina mae pothaesate, phonon apo kataplokaes kai dialogon pseydae mae poiaesate. Oi boylomenoi toh stayroh proselthein, eis pseydos mae aylisthaete, kai eis epithymias aischras kai psychobla- beis mae trepesthe, all' olopsychohs tas entolas toy Theoy phylaxate. Oi boylomenoi toh stayroh prosel- thein, krisin kai dikaiosynaen poiaesate, to kalon kai agathon pothaesate, kai eis machas kai ybreis mae tre- pesthe. Oi boylomenoi toh stayroh proselthein, logoys alaetheias lalaesae ekastos pros ton plaesion aytoy, lagneian pasan bdelyxasthe, kai aselgeian diohxate. Oi boylomenoi toh stayroh proselthein, taen athemiton praxin, taen blaberan kai psychooikophthoron amartian taes moicheias mae poiaesate: gymnopoios gar kai psychaes kai sohmatos yparchei ae moicheia. Mae oyn moicheysaes, ina mae notheysaes, kai to sohma soy aphanisaes, kai seay- ton aschaemonaesaes, kai taen psychaen soy kolasaes, kai to genos kataischynaes, kai ton Theon parorgisaes. Maed' ay palin porneysaete: ae gar porneia aitios gegone taes polykosmoy katastrophaes, ohs blabera kai psy- choanakalyptos oysa amartia. Oi boylomenoi toh stay- roh prospsaysai, kai taen ex aytoy ohpheleian karpoh- sasthai, mae ripsohmen eaytoys eis ton skoteinon lak- kon taes porneias, kai eis to zopheron phrear taes moicheias: ta gar xiphaephora prothyra taes paranomoy porneias, kai ta pepyrohmena belae taes moicheias gennohsi ton akoimaeton skohlaeka, kai to asbeston pyr abrothymoegkayston orgaen, kai rizotaexokardion kai neyrosymphoron tiktei ae porneia kai moicheia. Oi oyn toh stayroh kataphronaetikohs kai aphobohs plaesiazon- tes, brontobrastoi, brimobrychoi, astrapophriktoi,

belobythothamboseismophonoi genaesontai. Oi boylome- noi toh stayroh proselthein, katalalian misaesate, mnaesikakian bdelyxasthe, eleein ptohchoys mae paysae- sthe, episkeptesthai arrohstoys mae oknaesaete, philar- gyrian mae pothaesaete, toys en phylakae episkeptomenoi mae paysaesthe. En tais ekklaesiais synathroizomenoi, phoboh kai tromoh kai chara toh stayroh proselthohmen, kai toys iereis timohntes mae paysohmetha. Ennoaesoh- men, oh agapaetoi, taen toy stayroy dynamin. Toy gar stayroy pagentos, kai /Christoy en aytoh tanysthen- tos, kai taen achranton koryphaen ep' ayton klinantos, kai tae logchae pleyran nygentos, kai pasan men taen yp' oyranon ypo toy phoboy pteryssomenaen, kai eis ekdikae- sin toy en stayroh sarki kremamenoy etoimazomenaen, yp' aytoy de toy sarki stayrohthentos kohlyomenaen, idohn o diabolos ta stoicheia tarassomena, taen oplaen tohn anomohn, kai ton stathmon aytohn, aechon brontohn kai bom- boys aytohn, aiglaen astrapohn kai dromon aytohn, stasin belohn kai to koyphon aytohn, thrasos seismoy kai to kratos aytoy, plaethos aggelohn kai tas taxeis aytohn, stilbotaeta pyros kai taen phloga aytoy, kataigida orgaes kai ton thymon aytaes, stratiohn ypsistolohn kai tas parembolas aytohn, zohohn agiohn dynameis kai to sthenos aytohn, ypotagaen nephelohn kai taen apostolaen aytohn: tayta theohrohn o diabolos, speysas pros ton adaen kataelthe, kai pylas kai mochloys asphalizesthai prosetatten. Atenisas de eiden astrapohn lampodo- phorohn oysias pros ayton katioysas, kai brontohn o baryktypos aechos pros ayton ethroaese, gnophos ayton periekyklohse, tromos stoicheiohn eayton etaraxen, eyzohnohn taxis proephthanen, ae gae esaleyeto, ai petrai erraegnynto, mochloi synetribonto, edonoynto stoicheia, o thanatos ekloneito, lampades pyros noaetoy proaegoynto: tartareios bythos etromopoieito, ae thalassa eborboroyto, ta katachthonia taes abyssoy anemochleyonto, phohnai taes keratinaes enischyonto. Aelios eskotizeto, kai aen idesthai ton oyranon kai to phainomenon stereohma, ton toy kosmoy peribolon, ton taes ktiseohs orophon, taen taes pandaemoy oikias keramohsin, taen apalaiohton stegaen, taen ydatopagae kamaran, taen krystallinon phialaen, taen omalaen ypochar- tohsin, taen chrysogrammaton biblon, taen argyrohnaeton tois astrois, ton kyanobaphae thalamon, ton pyrsophoron paston, en oh aelios kai selaenae, ohs nymphios kai nym- phae, prokathaentai. Kai o men oyranos anti aiglaes skotos perieballeto, potamoi de kai ai paegai kai limnai to nama systellein aepeigonto, neymati de toy stayrohthentos /Christoy ta reithra proballein ekeley- onto: zophera de phalagx kai parataxis tohn daimonohn ephygadeyeto. Pasa de taxis aggelohn kai archaggelohn kai tohn leitoyrgikohn dynameohn phoboh kai tromoh eklo- noynto, theohroysai ton achronon kai aphtharton kai athana- ton Theon toys oyranoys mae liponta, kai ypo gaen pros ton /Adam kationta. Kai o men adaes ohdynato, kai o /Beliar karohtheis toh phoboh nenekrohto, kai o thanatos kapnistheis kai brontobolistheis tae astrapae taes theotaetos pantas, osoys eiche, dikaioys exaemese. Toytohn oytoh ginomenohn, idoy phohnae exaercheto ek stomatos toy agioy kai achrantoy kai athanatoy kai aoratoy, zohodotoysa, kai oy thanatophoroysa, alla charan kai tromon poioysa: charan men tois dikaois, tromon de tois toy skotoys archoysin: Ymin legoh tois en desmois, exelthete, kai tois en toh skotoh, anakalyphthaete. Tayta akoysasai ai psychai tohn dikaiohn aegalliasanto, kai o choros tohn prophaetohn gegaethotes epsallon: % O Theos aemohn em- phanohs aexei, o Theos aemohn, kai oy parasiohpaesetai. Pyr enohpion aytoy proporeysetai, kai kykloh aytoy kataigis sphodra [Ps49,5] %. Kai tohn osiohn ai psychai tohn desmohn lytheisai syn toh /Adam synexaeesan, oi men prophaetai ton diabolon katapaiontes, kai oi dikaioi rapizontes, oi de osioi emptyontes ayton kategelohn: ae de phalagx tohn daimonohn karas gonasi themenoi, tas en chersi tohn prophaetohn kinnyras kai phormiggas, kai tympanohn ohdas enaechoynto, adoysas ton nikaephoron. Tis oyn mae thaymasae taen dynamin toy timioy kai zohopoioy stayroy; Oh ono- ma stayroy, to apokryphon mystaerion: oh charis anekphrastos, kai dynamis anexichniastos. Alla kairos loipon tae phriktae trapezae proselthein, kai tae anai- maktoh thysia prosienai. Dia toyto kagoh meta taes prosaekoysaes sohphrosynaes kai naepseohs aythis mikra tina

egkohmia prosthaesas toh zohopoioh stayroh, katapaysoh ton logon. Chairois, pamphrikte kai zohodota stayre, pheggos glykeron, kai aeiphanaes aelios: chairois, timie kai sebasmie stayre, o tas tohn thelgomenohn psychas epi- strephohn, tas de tohn anomohn psychas olothreyohn: chairois, axiagaste stayre, o odoys dikaiohn phainohn, triboys de asebohn phlegohn: chairois, trisolbie stayre, agathohn choraege, kai tohn eis se elpizontohn antilaeptohr: chai- rois, panolbie stayre, o tohn eis se prospheygontohn tei- chos kai sohtaeria: chairois, pamphaestate stayre, kin- dyneyontohn lytrohta, kai asthenoyntohn iatre: chairois, pammegiste stayre, paschontohn boaethos, kai katapo- noymenohn ekdikos: chairois, pamphohtiste stayre, ape- ristatohn antilaeptohr, planohmenohn odaege, thlibomenohn boaethe: chairois, nikopoie stayre, deomenohn dotaer, kai boohntohn epakoysta: chairois, aaettaete stayre, pro- stata aprodote, kosmoy synochey kai prytani: chairois, zohopyrseyte stayre, oikoymenaes eyergeta, eypoioyn- tohn antapodota: chairois, ypsopoie stayre, kai doylohn soy nikopoie: chairois, zohaephore stayre, philohn eyer- geta, /Ioydaiohn likmaetohr, asebohn kolasta, dikaiohn misthapodota: chairois, axiothaymaste stayre, iereohn stolista, monazontohn kaychaema, diohkomenohn epizaetaeta, tetapeinohmenohn aneohkta: chairois, zohoparoche stayre, ptohchohn ypsopoie, peptohkotohn egersis, amartanontohn makrothymia, metanooyntohn ypodekta: chairois, pan- agie stayre, exomologoymenohn ilasmos, epistrephontohn oikteiraeta, osiohn soy epilekta, echthrohn soy olothreyta, /Christianohn agchisteyta, kai tohn Ekklaesiohn oikodome, kai ypo pasaes ktiseohs proskynoymene. Toyto to ti- mion kai sebasmion xylon ypo pantohn timohmenon pros- kyneitai: /Ellaenes te kai barbaroi, /Makedones kai /Thettaloi, /Paiones, kai /Illyrioi, /Athaenaioi kai /Argeioi kai /Lakohnes, /Parthoi kai /Maedoi kai /Elamitai, kai oi katoikoyntes taen /Mesopotamian, /Ioydaian te kai /Kap- padokian, /Ponton kai /Asian, Aigypton kai ta merae taes /Libyaes taes kata /Kyraenaen, /Kraetes kai /Arabes, /Indoi kai /Aithiopes, kai /Omaeritai, kai pantes oi loi- poi tohn ethnohn, osoys o aelios ephora, taen eaytohn kata- lipontes apataen, toh stayroh saemeioymenoi prosky- noysi, pheygontes tas polyplokoys seiras toy diaboloy. Dia stayroy gar anerraexen o /Christos taen toy /Beliar achortaston koilian, kai synelysen aytoy toys sarko- boroys odontas, toh steremnioh aytoy stayroh sygkla- sas parelysen aytoy ta neyra, kai synethlasen aytoy ta osta: perieschisen aytoy taen stolaen, kai kateti- len aytoy taen komaen, thraenon kai penthos skoteinon kai

ateleytaeton aperripsen aytoh: exesbesen aytoy toys anaides ophthalmoys, kataeschynen aytoy to atimon prosohpon, zibynais oxesin elogchobolaesen ayton, tri- stomoh romphaia katekentaesen ayton, dieskorpisen ay- toy tas elpidas, exaereynaese tas kekrymmenas nossias aytoy, kai eklimaese panti anemoh tas enthaekas aytoy. Aedaphise ta anaeleae tohn daimonohn aytoy tekna kai ekgona, katesbese pyri asbestoh ta cheiropoiaeta aytoy xoana, ebarathrohse taen strohmnaen aytoy, anemochley- sen aytoy ta skoteina tameia, exaedaphisen aytoy tas poleis, katheile ta teichae taes anomias, anepetase tas pylas toy adoy, synetripse toys adamantinoys mochloys, kai pantas toys eis ayton pisteysantas lysas, kai meth' eaytoy labohn eis oyranoys pros ton Patera, ohs gigas, anedrame, katha phaesin o prophaetaes: % Agal- liasetai, ohs gigas, dramein odon [Ps18,6] %. Toytoh toh saemeioh echthroi phygadeyontai, toytoh toh saemeioh teichae tohn ype- nantiohn piptoysi, daimones oleskontai, panta ypotas- sontai toh xyloh toy stayroy dia taen dynamin toy en aytoh stayrohthentos. Kai oy monon nyn nika o typos toy stayroy toys ypenantioys, alla kai pro toytoy enika kai yperischye. Kai gnohthi toy typoy taen dynamin. Ae rabdos /Mohyseohs typon ephere toy stayroy: ae de rabdos aen o stayros. Ora de moi ton typon toy stayroy, posa terata kai saemeia eirgasato, tois men ypenantiois kaka, tois de pistois kala. Kai toys men potamoys tohn /Aigyptiohn o /Mohysaes dia taes rabdoy eis aima metebale, kai akrida kai broychon kai chalazan, skotos psaelaphae- ton kai thyellan, kai thina tohn prohtotokohn dia taes rabdoy aytaes epaegagen: opoy gar epeneysen ae rabdos, ekei kai tropaion istato. Dia taes rabdoy anekalesato o Theos o genos tohn /Ebraiohn ek pikras doyleias, kai stayroy typos aen aytoys o sohzohn. Egnohs, oh agapaete, toy typoy toy stayroy taen ischyn kai taen dynamin: proskynaeson taen alaetheian toy /Christoy, akoysas taes protypohseohs taen daelohsin: sebasthaeti taes alaetheias taen phanerohsin. Polys oyn o toy stayroy logos, kai anekphrastos ae toytoy dynamis. Oi proskynoyntes ton stayron pothoh kai pistei, egnohsan taen en aytoh ischyn, kai tropoyntai ton diabolon. Pantodynamos gar o stay- ros toys pantas eyergetohn, ypo pantohn proskyneitai. Kyrios gar estin o alaethinos Theos kai sohtaer tohn psy- chohn aemohn en aytoh prosaelohtheis, kai sohsas ton kosmon: oh par aemohn pasa prepei kai epopheiletai timae, doxa kai eycharistia syn toh anarchoh Patri, ama toh panagioh kai zohopoioh Pneymati, nyn kai aei, kai eis toys aioh- nas tohn aiohnohn. Amaen.