Psalms, Chapter 49
Introduction
This entry meets the strict three-criteria standard of the Theosis Library, with the manuscript text drawn directly from the same source as the scan:
- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 100.
- Original text: The verbatim transcription of the Sinaiticus manuscript from the Codex Sinaiticus Project, preserving uncial forms, lunate sigma, nomina sacra (e.g. ⟨θϲ⟩ = θεός), and scribal marks. Nomina sacra are shown in angle brackets to indicate the manuscript's sacred-name abbreviations.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
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1ψαλμοϲ τω αϲαφʼ θϲ θεων κϲ ελαληϲεν και εκαλεϲεν την γη απ ανατολων ηλιου και μεχρι δυϲμω 2εκ ϲιων η ευπρεπεια τηϲ ωραιοτητοϲ αυτου ο θϲ εμφανωϲ ηξει 3ο θϲ ημων και ου παραϲιωπηϲεται πυρ εναντιον αυτου καυθηϲεται και κυκλω αυτου καταιγιϲ ϲφοδρα 4προϲκαλεϲεται τον ουρανον ανω και την γην διακριναι τον λαον αυτου 5ϲυναγαγετε αυτω τουϲ οϲιουϲ αυτου τουϲ διατιθεμενουϲ την διαθηκην αυτου επι θυϲιαιϲ 6και αναγγελουϲιν οι ουρανοι την δικαιοϲυνην αυτου οτι ο θϲ κριτηϲ εϲτιν διαψαλμα 7ακουϲον λαοϲ μου και λαληϲω ϲοι ϊϲραηλ και διαμαρτυρομαι ϲοι ο θϲ ο θϲ ϲου ειμι εγω 8ουκ επι ταιϲ θυϲιαιϲ ϲου ελεγξω ϲε τα δε ολοκαυτωματα ϲου ενωπιον μου εϲτιν δια παντοϲ
1Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: 2Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. 4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. 5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? 6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
9ου δεξομαι εκ του οικου ϲου μοϲχουϲ ουδε εκ των ποιμνιων ϲου χιμαρρουϲ 10οτι εμα εϲτιν παντα τα θηρια του δρυμου κτηνη εν τοιϲ ορεϲιν και βοεϲ 11εγνωκα παντα τα πετεινα του ουρανου και ωραιοτηϲ αγρου μετ εμου εϲτιν 12εαν πιναϲω ου μη ϲοι ειπω εμη γαρ εϲτιν η οικουμενη και το πληρωμα αυτηϲ 13μη φαγομαι κρεα ταυρων η αιμα τραγων πιομαι 14θυϲον τω θω θυϲιαν αινεϲεωϲ και αποδοϲ τω ϋψιϲτω ταϲ ευχαϲ ϲου 15και επικαλεϲαι με εν ημερα θλιψεωϲ και εξελουμαι ϲε και δοξαϲειϲ με διαψαλμα 16διηγη τα δικαιωματα μου και αναλαμβανειϲ την διαθηκην μου δια ϲτοματοϲ ϲου
9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. 12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. 13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. 14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. 16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17ϲυ δε εμειϲηϲαϲ παιδιαν και εξεβαλεϲ τουϲ λογουϲ μου ειϲ τα οπιϲω 18ει εθεωρειϲ κλεπτην ϲυνετρεχεϲ αυτω και μετα μοιχων την μεριδα ϲου ετιθειϲ 19το ϲτομα ϲου επλεοναϲεν κακιαν και η γλωϲϲα ϲου περιεπλεκεν δολιοτητα 20καθημενοϲ κατα του αδελφου ϲου κατελαλειϲ και κατα του ϋιου τηϲ μητροϲ ϲου ετιθειϲ ϲκανδαλον 21ταυτα εποιηϲαϲ και εϲιγηϲα ϋπελαβεϲ ανομε οτι εϲομαι ϲοι ομοιοϲ ελεγξω ϲε και παραϲτηϲω κατα προϲωπον ϲου 22ϲυνετε δη ταυτα οι επιλανθανομενοι του θυ μηποτε αρπαϲη και μη η ο ρυομενοϲ 23θυϲια αινεϲεωϲ δοξαϲει με και εκει οδοϲ η δειξω αυτω το ϲωτηριον του θυ
17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. 20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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Source & Cross-References
- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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