Chapter 18

Hkouse de o Ioqor, o iereuV thV Madiam, o penqeroV tou MwusewV, panta osa ekamen o QeoV eiV ton Mwushn kai eiV ton Israhl ton laon autou, oti exhgagen o KurioV ton Israhl ex Aiguptou.

Kai elaben o Ioqor, o penqeroV tou MwusewV, Sepfwran thn gunaika tou MwusewV, thn opoian eice pemyei opisw,

kai touV duo authV uiouV, ek twn opoiwn tou enoV to onoma hto Ghrswm, Dioti paroikoV, eipen, estaqhn en xenh gh×

tou de allou to onoma Eliezer, Dioti o QeoV, eipe, tou patroV mou estaqh bohqoV mou kai me eswsen ek thV macairaV tou Faraw×

kai hlqen o Ioqor o penqeroV tou MwusewV proV ton Mwushn meta twn uiwn autou kai meta thV gunaikoV autou eiV thn erhmon, opou hto estratopedeumenoV eiV to oroV tou Qeou×

kai anhggeile proV ton Mwushn, Egw Ioqor o penqeroV sou ercomai proV se kai h gunh sou kai oi duo uioi authV met' authV.

Kai exhlqen o MwushV eiV sunanthsin tou penqerou autou kai prosekunhsen auton kai efilhsen auton× kai hrwthsan o eiV ton allon peri thV ugeiaV autwn, kai eishlqon eiV thn skhnhn.

Kai dihghqh o MwushV proV ton penqeron autou panta osa o KurioV ekamen eiV ton Faraw kai eiV touV AiguptiouV uper tou Israhl, pantaV touV mocqouV oitineV sunebhsan eiV autouV kaq' odon, kai hleuqerwsen autouV o KurioV.

Uperecarh de o Ioqor dia panta ta agaqa osa o KurioV ekamen eiV ton Israhl, ton opoion hleuqerwsen ek ceiroV twn Aiguptiwn.

Kai eipen o Ioqor, EuloghtoV KurioV, ostiV saV hleuqerwsen ek ceiroV twn Aiguptiwn kai ek ceiroV tou Faraw× ostiV hleuqerwse ton laon upokatwqen thV ceiroV twn Aiguptiwn×

twra gnwrizw oti o KurioV einai megaV uper pantaV touV qeouV× dioti eiV to pragma, eiV to opoion uperhfaneuqhsan, estaqh anwteroV autwn.

Elaben epeita o Ioqor, o penqeroV tou MwusewV, olokautwmata kai qusiaV dia na prosferh eiV ton Qeon× kai hlqen o Aarwn, kai panteV oi presbuteroi tou Israhl, na fagwsin arton meta tou penqerou tou MwusewV, emprosqen tou Qeou.

Kai thn epaurion ekaqisen o MwushV dia na krinh ton laon. kai paristato o laoV emprosqen tou MwusewV apo prwiaV ewV esperaV.

Kai idwn o penqeroV tou MwusewV panta osa ekamnen eiV ton laon, eipe, Ti einai touto to pragma, to opoion kamneiV eiV ton laon; dia ti su kaqhsai monoV, apaV de o laoV paristatai emprosqen sou apo prwiaV ewV esperaV;

Kai eipen o MwushV proV ton penqeron autou, dioti o laoV ercetai proV eme dia na erwthsh ton Qeon×

otan ecwsin upoqesin tina, ercontai proV eme kai egw krinw metaxu tou enoV kai tou allou× kai deiknuw eiV autouV ta prostagmata tou Qeou kai touV nomouV autou.

Kai eipen o penqeroV tou MwusewV proV auton, Den einai kalon to pragma, to opoion kamneiV×

bebaiwV kai su qeleiV apokamei kai o laoV outoV o meta sou× dioti to pragma einai polu baru dia se× den dunasai monoV na kamnhV touto.

Akouson loipon thn fwnhn mou× qelw se sumbouleusei kai o QeoV qelei eisqai meta sou× su men eso enwpion tou Qeou uper tou laou, dia na anaferhV taV upoqeseiV proV ton Qeon×

kai didaske autouV ta prostagmata kai touV nomouV kai deiknue proV autouV thn odon eiV thn opoian prepei na peripatwsi, kai ta erga ta opoia prepei na prattwsi×

plhn eklexon ek pantoV tou laou andraV axiouV, foboumenouV ton Qeon, andraV filalhqeiV, misountaV thn filargurian× kai katasthson autouV ep' autwn ciliarcouV, ekatontarcouV, penthkontarcouV kai dekarcouV×

kai aV krinwsi ton laon pantote× kai pasan men megalhn upoqesin aV anaferwsi proV se× pasan de mikran upoqesin aV krinwsin autoi× outw qeleiV anakoufisqh, kai qelousi bastazei to baroV meta sou.

ean kamhV touto to pragma kai o QeoV se prostazh outw, tote qeleiV dunhqh na anqexhV, kai proseti paV o laoV outoV qelei fqasei eiV ton topon autou en eirhnh.

Kai hkousen o MwushV thn fwnhn tou penqerou autou kai ekame panta osa eipe.

Kai eklexen o MwushV ek pantoV tou Israhl andraV axiouV kai katesthsen autouV archgouV epi tou laou, ciliarcouV, ekatontarcouV, penthkontarcouV kai dekarcouV×

kai ekrinon ton laon en panti kairw× taV men upoqeseiV taV duskolouV aneferon proV ton Mwushn, pasan de mikran upoqesin ekrinon autoi.

Epeita proepemyen o MwushV ton penqeron autou kai aphlqen eiV thn ghn autou.