{"slug":"LIT2167Parali","id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT2167Parali","title":"Paralipomena of Jeremiah","author":"Anonymous","genre":"apocryphon","date":"","tradition":"ethiopic","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},"publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-15T04:52:59Z","cost_usd":0.011686},"source":{"registry_id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT2167Parali","work_id":"LIT2167Parali","edition":"betmas","language":"","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"},"stats":{"passages":20,"english_words":5282,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":118,"commentary_kinds":9,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":36,"work_notes":5,"external_links":0,"timeline":4},"summary":{"work":"LIT2167Parali","abstract":"The Paralipomena of Jeremiah is an apocryphal work preserved solely in Geʿez, presenting itself as a continuation of the prophet Jeremiah's narrative. It focuses on Jeremiah's final days and the fate of the ark, and is not part of the canonical biblical corpus. The text survives only in Ethiopic, likely translated from a lost Greek or Syriac Vorlage, with the earliest Geʿez manuscripts dating from the 15th century, though the composition may be earlier. In the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, it is included in the broader biblical canon and read during Lent. Pseudepigraphically attributed to Jeremiah, internal evidence suggests a composition date no earlier than the 2nd century BCE.","historical_context":"The Paralipomena of Jeremiah is a pseudepigraphical work that survives only in Geʿez, the classical language of Ethiopian Orthodox literature. It was likely translated from a lost Greek or Syriac Vorlage, with the earliest extant Geʿez manuscripts dating to the 15th century, though the original composition may be earlier, possibly as early as the 2nd century BCE based on references to the Babylonian exile. The work is part of the Ethiopian Orthodox 'Broader Canon' and is used liturgically during Lent, indicating its integration into the community's religious life. The text's focus on Jeremiah's final days and the ark reflects Jewish and Christian apocalyptic traditions. The source edition (betmas) lacks a critical apparatus, limiting assessment of textual fluidity across manuscripts.","significance":"The Paralipomena of Jeremiah is significant as a witness to the development of Jeremiah traditions in Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature, and for its inclusion in the Ethiopian Orthodox canon, illustrating the diversity of scriptural canons. It provides insight into how later communities expanded upon biblical narratives, particularly concerning the fate of the ark and the prophet's role as a mourner and visionary.","timeline":[{"date":"2nd c. 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That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: apocryphon in Geʿez; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 20 narrative."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: betmas — CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":20},"term_index":[],"citations":{"betmas:LIT2167Parali":{"label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"},"ed:LIT2167Parali":{"label":"source edition: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"Transcription by Michael Jerzabek, see\n\nተረፈ፡ ነገር፡ ዘባሮክ፡ ዘኢኮነ፡ ኅቡአ፡ ዘአመ፡ ይፄወዉ፡ ባቢሎን።\n\nክፍል ፩። ወኮነ፡ ሶበ፡ ፄወዎሙ፡ ለደቂቀ፡ እስራኤል፡ ንጉሠ፡ ከላዴዎን፡ ነበቦ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ኅሩይየ፡ ተንሥእ፡ ወፃእ፡ እምዛቲ፡ ሀገር፡ አንተ፡ ወባሮክ፡ እስመ፡ ሀሎኩ፡ ኣማስና፡ እምብዝኀ፡ ኀጢአቶሙ፡ ለእለ፡ ይነብሩ፡ ውስቴታ፤ እስመ፡ ጸሎትከኒ፡ ከመ፡ ዐምድ፡ ጽኑዕ፡ በማእከለ፡ ሀገር፡ ወከመ፡ ቅጽር፡ ዘአድማስ፡ ዐውዳ፤ ወይእዜኒ፡ ተንሥኡ፡ ወሖሩ፡ ወፃኡ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ይምጻእ፡ ኀይለ፡ ከላዴዎን፡ ወይዑዳ፡ ለሀገር። ወነበበ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ኣስተበቍዐከ፡ እግዚእየ፡ አዝዞ፡ ለገብርከ፡ ከመ፡ ይትናገር፡ ቅድሜከ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ንብብ፡ ኅሩይየ፡ ኤርምያስ። ወነበበ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ወይቤ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ዘኵሎ፡ ትእኅዝ፡ ትሜጡኑ፡ ዛተ፡ ሀገረ፡ ኅሪተ፡ ውስተ፡ እዴሆሙ፡ ለከላዴዎን፡ ከመ፡ ይዘኀር፡ ንጉሥ፡ ምስለ፡ ሕዘቢሁ፡ ወይበል፡ ተኀየልኩ፡ ውእተ፡ ሀገረ፡ ዘአምላክ፤ ሓሰ፡ እግዚኦ፡ እመሰ፡ ፈቀድከ፡ ውእቱ፡ በእዴከ፡ ታማስና።","english":"The Remaining Word of Baruch, which was hidden when they went to Babylon.\n\nPart 1. And it came to pass when the king of the Chaldeans took the children of Israel away, the Lord spoke to Jeremiah and said to him, \"Jeremiah, my chosen one, arise and go out from this land, you and Baruch, for I have become weary because of the multitude of the sins of those who dwell within it; for your prayer is like a strong pillar in the midst of the land and like a wall of adamant surrounding it. And now arise and go and depart before the force of the Chaldeans comes and destroys the land.\" And Jeremiah spoke, saying, \"I beseech you, my Lord, command your servant that he may speak before you.\" And the Lord said to him, \"Speak, my chosen one, Jeremiah.\" And Jeremiah spoke and said, \"O Lord, who takes everything, will you deliver this land, the city, into the hands of the Chaldeans, so that the king with his people may be scattered and say, 'I have been defeated, this is the land of God'? Nay, O Lord, if you have willed it, it is in your hand to weary me.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ተረፈ፡ ነገር፡ ዘባሮክ፡","severity":"info","text":"The title identifies the work as a supplement to Baruch, not Jeremiah, despite Jeremiah's prominence in the narrative.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ኅሩይየ","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term 'my chosen one' (ኅሩይየ) is a divine address to Jeremiah, echoing biblical prophetic call language.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ፡ ዐምድ፡ ጽኑዕ፡","severity":"info","text":"The image of prayer as a 'strong pillar' (ዐምድ ጽኑዕ) recalls the pillar of cloud in Exodus and the pillar of fire in Nehemiah, but is not a direct quotation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ከላዴዎን","severity":"info","text":"The Chaldeans (ከላዴዎን) are the Neo-Babylonian empire under Nebuchadnezzar, who destroyed Jerusalem in 587/586 BCE.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ኅቡአ","severity":"info","text":"The claim that the text was 'hidden' (ኅቡአ) when the people went to Babylon parallels the motif of secret or apocalyptic writings in Jewish and Christian tradition.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ኅሪተ፡","severity":"caution","text":"The Geʿez word 'ኅሪተ' (city) is ambiguous; it may refer to Jerusalem or to the land generally. The English draft renders it as 'city' but the context allows both.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Geʿez 'ኅሪተ' could mean 'city' (Jerusalem) or 'land' (the whole territory); the English draft takes it as 'city' but the parallel with 'ሀገር' (land) suggests a broader reference.","The phrase 'ከመ፡ ይዘኀር፡ ንጉሥ፡ ምስለ፡ ሕዘቢሁ' is syntactically unclear: it may mean 'so that the king with his people may be scattered' or 'so that the king may be scattered with his people'."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"ወይቤሎ፡ እግዚእ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ እስመ፡ ኅሩይየ፡ አንተ፡ ተንሥእ፡ ውፃኡ፡ አንተ፡ ወባሮክ፡ እስመ፡ ሀሎኩ፡ ኣማስና፡ በኀጢአቶሙ፡ ለእለ፡ ይነብሩ፡ ውስቴታ፤ ውኢንጉሥ፡ ወኢኀይለ፡ ዚአሁ፡ ኢይክል፡ በዊአ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገር፡ ለእመ፡ አነ፡ ኢቀደምኩ፡ ወኢያርኀውኩ፡ አናቅጺሃ፤ ተንሥእ፡ ይእዜኒ፡ ወሖር፡ ኀበ፡ ባሮክ፡ ወዜንዎ፡ ዘንተ፡ ነገረ፤ ወተንሢአክሙ፡ ሶበ፡ ኮነ፡ ስድስቱ፡ ሰዓት፡ ዘሌሊት፡ ንዑ፡ ውስተ፡ ቅጽረ፡ ሀገር፡ ወአነ፡ ኣርእየክሙ፡ ወለእመ፡ አነ፡ ኢቀደምኩ፡ አማስኖታ፡ ለሀገር፡ ኢይክሉ፡ በዊኦታ። ወዘንተ፡ ብሂሎ፡ እግዚእ፡ ኀለፈ፡ እምኀበ፡ ኤርምያስ።\n\nክፍል ፪። ወኤርምያስ፡ ሶቤሃ፡ ሠጠጠ፡ አልባሲሁ፡ ወወደየ፡ ሐመደ፡ ዲበ፡ ርእሱ፡ ወቦአ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ መቅደስ። ወርእዮ፡ ባሮክ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ እንዘ፡ ምሉእ፡ መሬተ፡ ዲበ፡ ርእሱ፡ ወአልባሲሁኒ፡ ሥጡጥ፡ ጸርኀ፡ በዐቢይ፡ ቃል፡ አንዘ፡ ይብል፡ አቡየ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ምንተ፡ ኮንከ፡ ወአየ፡ ኀጢአተ፡ ገብሩ፡ ሕዝብ። እስመ፡ ሶበ፡ ይኤብሱ፡ ሕዝብ፡ የሐዝን፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ወይወዲ፡ ሐመደ፡ ዲበ፡ ርእሱ፡ ወይጼሊ፡ በእንተ፡ ሕዝብ፡ እስከ፡ ይትኀደግ፡ ሎሙ፡ አበሳሆሙ፡ ለሕዝብ። ወተስእሎ፡ ባሮክ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ አቡየ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ምንተ፡ ኮንከ፡ ወምንተ፡ ኮኑ፡ ሕዝብ። ወይቤሎ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ዕቀብ፡ ከመ፡ ኢንሥጥጥ፡ አልባሲነ፡ አላ፡ ንሥጥጥ፡ አልባቢነ፡ ወኢ፡ ንደይ፡ ማየ፡ ውስተ፡ ምዕቃላት፡ ከመ፡ ንብኪ፡ ርቱዐ፡ እስከ፡ ንመልኦሙ፡ አንብዐ፡ እስመ፡ እምይእዜ፡ ኢይምሐርዎ፡ ለዝ፡ ሕዝብ።","english":"And the Lord said to Jeremiah, \"Because you are my chosen one, arise, go out, you and Baruch, for I have hidden myself on account of the sins of those who dwell within it. The king and his army cannot enter the city if I have not preceded and opened its gates. Arise now and go to Baruch and tell him this matter. And when the sixth hour of the night comes, come to the wall of the city, and I will show you. And if I have not preceded to hide the city, they cannot enter it.\" And having said this, the Lord departed from Jeremiah.\n\nPart 2. And Jeremiah, when he rent his garments and placed dust upon his head, entered into the temple. And Baruch saw Jeremiah, with dust full upon his head and his garments rent, crying out in a loud voice, saying, \"My father Jeremiah, what has become of you?\" And he saw the sin of the people's deed, for when the people sin, Jeremiah grieves and places dust upon his head and prays on behalf of the people until their transgression is forgiven them. And Baruch asked, saying, \"My father Jeremiah, what has become of you, and what has become of the people?\" And Jeremiah said to him, \"Keep from rending our garments; let us not rend our garments, and let us not pour water into our mouths as if weeping truly until we fill them with tears, for from now on they will not have mercy on this people.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ክፍል ፪","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez text marks a new section with 'Part 2', corresponding to a narrative shift from divine speech to Jeremiah's mourning.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሠጠጠ","severity":"info","text":"The verb ሠጠጠ (śäṭäṭä) means 'to rend' or 'to tear', describing a ritual mourning gesture; the English draft renders it as 'rent'.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሐመደ","severity":"info","text":"ሐመደ (ḥamädä) means 'dust' or 'ashes', placed on the head as a sign of grief; the English draft uses 'dust'.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Jeremiah's rending of garments and placing dust on his head are traditional Jewish mourning practices, here adapted to depict prophetic intercession for the people's sins.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of God hiding the city (v. 1) and Jeremiah's lament (v. 2) parallels themes in the biblical Book of Jeremiah and later apocryphal traditions about the Babylonian exile.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The English draft's phrase 'until we fill them with tears' is interpretive; the Geʿez ንመልኦሙ አንብዐ (nəmälʾomu ʾanbəʿa) more literally means 'until we fill them with weeping'.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'the sin of the people's deed' in the English draft may conflate two Geʿez clauses; the text likely means Baruch saw the sin and then Jeremiah's reaction."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"ውይቤ፡ ባሮክ፡ አቡየ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ምንተ፡ ኮንከ፤ ወይቤሎ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ እስመ፡ አምላክ፡ ይሜጥዋ፡ ለሀገር፡ ውስተ፡ እዴሁ፡ ለንጉሠ፡ ከላዴዎን፡ እስመ፡ ይፄውዎሙ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ በእኪት። ወሰሚዖ፡ ዘንተ፡ ኵሎ፡ ባሮክ፡ ሠጠጠ፡ አልባሲሁ፡ ወይቤ፡ አቡየ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ምንተ፡ ለአኩ፡ ለከ። ወይቤሎ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ጽናሕ፡ ምስሌየ፡ እስከ፡ ስድስቱ፡ ሰዐት፡ ዘሌሊት፡ ከመ፡ ታእምር፡ ዘአማን፡ ነገር። ውነበሩ፡ ቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ እንዘ፡ ይበክዩ።\n\nክፍል ፫። ወሶበ፡ ኮነ፡ ስድስቱ፡ ሰዐት፡ ዘሌሊት፡ ዘይቤሎ፡ እግዚእ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ ከመ፡ ይፃእ፡ ምስለ፡ ባሮክ፡ ወበጽሑ፡ ውስተ፡ ቅጽረ፡ ሀገር፡ ወነበሩ፡ እንዘ፡ ይጸንሑ። ወኮነ፡ ቃለ፡ ቀርን፡ ወወፅኡ፡ መላእክት፡ እምሰማይ፡ ወበእደዊሆሙ፡ ይጸውሩ፡ ብርሃናተ፡ እሰት፡ ወቆሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ቅጽረ፡ ሀገር። ወሶቤሃ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ወባሮክ፡ በከዩ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብሉ፡ እስመ፡ ይእዜ፡ አእመርነ፡ ከመ፡ አማን፡ ነገር። ወአስተብቍዖሙ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ለመላእክት፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ኣስተበቍዐክሙ፡ ኵሎ፡ ኢታህጕሉ፡ ሀገረ፡ እስከ፡ እስእሎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አሐተ፡ ነገረ፤ ወነበቦሙ፡ እግዚእ፡ ለመላእክት፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ኢታህጕሉ፡ ሀገረ፡ እስከ፡ እትናገር፡ ምስለ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ኅሩይየ። ወሶቤሃ፡ ተናገረ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ኣስተበቍዐከ፡ እግዚእየ፡ አዝዝ፡ ሊተ፡ ከመ፡ አትናገር፡ ምስሌከ፤ ወይቤሎ፡ ንብብ፡ ኅሩይየ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ዘትፈቅድ። ወይቤሎ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ናሁ፡ ይእዜ፡ አእመርነ።","english":"And Baruch said, \"My father Jeremiah, what has happened to you?\" And Jeremiah said to him, \"Because the Lord will deliver the city into the hand of the king of the Chaldeans, for he will punish the people with destruction.\" And when Baruch heard all this, he tore his garments and said, \"My father Jeremiah, what shall I do, and what shall you do?\" And Jeremiah said to him, \"Be strong with me until the sixth hour of the night, so that you may know the true thing.\" And they remained in the temple, weeping.\n\nPart 3. And when it was the sixth hour of the night, the Lord said to Jeremiah that he should go out with Baruch, and they arrived at the wall of the city, and they remained there, fasting. And there was the sound of a horn, and angels came down from heaven, and in their hands they held torches of fire, and they stood at the wall of the city. And then Jeremiah and Baruch wept, saying, \"Now we know that it is a true thing.\" And Jeremiah greeted the angels, saying, \"I greet you; do not destroy the city until I ask one thing of the Lord.\" And the Lord commanded the angels, saying, \"Do not destroy the city until I speak with my chosen Jeremiah.\" And then Jeremiah spoke, saying, \"I greet you, my Lord; command me that I may speak with you.\" And the Lord said to him, \"Speak, my chosen Jeremiah, what you wish.\" And Jeremiah said to him, \"Now we know.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ይፄውዎሙ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ በእኪት","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez በእኪት (ba-ʿekit) is ambiguous: it can mean 'with destruction' or 'with evil'. The English draft chooses 'with destruction', but the sense of moral or divine punishment is also present.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ኅሩይ","severity":"info","text":"ኅሩይ (ḫaruy) is a Geʿez term meaning 'chosen' or 'elect', used here as a divine epithet for Jeremiah. It recurs in the passage and is a key theological term in Ethiopic apocrypha.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ክፍል ፫","severity":"info","text":"The passage is explicitly marked as 'Part 3' (ክፍል ፫), indicating a clear structural division in the Geʿez text, likely corresponding to a narrative episode or chapter break.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ቅጽረ፡ ሀገር","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'wall of the city' (ቅጽረ፡ ሀገር) reflects a common motif in Jewish and Christian apocrypha where angels or divine agents appear at city walls to signal judgment or deliverance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ቃለ፡ ቀርን","severity":"info","text":"The 'sound of a horn' (ቃለ፡ ቀርን) parallels the trumpet blasts in apocalyptic literature (e.g., Revelation 8–11) that announce divine intervention or judgment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢታህጕሉ፡ ሀገረ","severity":"caution","text":"The Geʿez verb ኢታህጕሉ (ʿutahgulu) is a rare form; its meaning 'do not destroy' is contextually clear but the morphology is uncertain, possibly a corruption or dialectal variant.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The exact nuance of በእኪት (ba-ʿekit) as 'destruction' or 'evil' is ambiguous; the English draft opts for 'destruction'.","The verb form ኢታህጕሉ is morphologically uncertain, though the imperative sense is clear from context."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"እግዚእየ፡ ከመ፡ ትሜጥዋ፡ ለሀገር፡ ውስተ፡ እደ፡ ጸላእታ፡ ወይነሥኣ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ዘእምባቢሎን፤ ወምንተ፡ ትፈቅድ፡ ከመ፡ እግበር፡ ቅድስተ፡ ቅኔነ፡ በኅቡእ፡ ዘንትቀነይ፡ ወምንተ፡ ትፈቅድ፡ እግበር፡ ዲቤሆሙ። ወይቤሎ፡ እግዚእ፡ ንሥኦሙ፡ ውመጥዋ፡ ለምድር፡ ወለቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ እንዘ፡ ትብል፡ ወአንቲኒ፡ ምድር፡ ስምዒ፡ ቃለ፡ ፈጣሪኪ፡ ዘፈጠረኪ፡ በኀይለ፡ ማያት፡ ዘኀተመኪ፡ በ፡ ፯፡ ማኅተምት፡ ተመጠዊ፡ ሥነኪ፡ ውዕቀቢ፡ ንዋየ፡ ቅኔኪ፡ እስከ፡ ምጽአቱ፡ ለፍቁር። ወነበበ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ወይቤ፡ ኣስተበቅውዐከ፡ እግዚእየ፡ አርእየኒ፡ ዘእገብር፡ ለአቤሜሌክ፡ ኢትዮጵያዊ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ዐቀቦሙ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ ወለገብርከኒ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ እምኵሉ፡ ሰብአ፡ ሀገር፡ ወውእቱ፡ አውፅአኒ፡ እምውስተ፡ ዐዘቅተ፡ ዐምዐም፡ ወኢይፈቅድ፡ ሎቱ፡ ይርአይ፡ ሙስናሃ፡ ወሀጕላ፡ ለሀገር፡ ከመ፡ ኢይሕዘን። ወይቤሎ፡ እግዚእ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ ፈንዎ፡ ውስተ፡ ዐጸደ፡ ወይን፡ ዘሀግሪጳስ፡ በፍኖት፡ ዘደብር፡ ወአነ፡ እከድኖ፡ እስከ፡ ኣገብኦሙ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገር፤ ወአንተ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ሖር፡ ምስለ፡ ሕዝብ፡ እስከ፡ ትበጽሑ፡ ምድረ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ወንበር፡ ትትኔበይ፡ ሎሙ፡ እስከ፡ ኣገብኦሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገሮሙ፤ ወለባሮክሂ፡ ኅድጎ፡ ህየ፡ ውስተ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም። ወነገሮ፡ እግዚእ፡ ዘንተ፡ ኵሎ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ ወኀለፈ፡ እምኀበ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ውስተ፡ ሰማይ። ወኤርምያስ፡ ወባሮክ፡ ቦኡ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ ወኵሎ፡ ንዋየ፡ ዘቅኔሆሙ፡ መጠውዋ፡ ለምድር፡ በከመ፡ አዘዞሙ፡ እግዚእ፡ ወሶቤሃ፡ ሠረበቶ፡ ምድር፡ ወነበሩ፡ ክልኤሆሙ፡ ወበከዩ።","english":"My Lord, as the city will be delivered into the hand of the enemy, and the people from Babylon will carry them off; and what do you wish that I should do for the holy vessels of the temple in secret, that we may hide them, and what do you wish that I should do for them? And the Lord said to him, \"Take them and swallow them into the earth and into the temple, while you say, 'And you, O earth, hear the voice of your Creator who created you by the power of the waters, who sealed you with seven seals; swallow your form and conceal the vessels of your temple until the coming of the Beloved.'\" And Jeremiah read and said, \"I have understood, my Lord. Show me what I should do for Abimelech the Ethiopian, who is the one who greatly preserved the people and for your servant Jeremiah especially more than all the people of the city, and he is the one who brought me out from within the pit of the cistern, and he does not wish for himself to see the destruction and ruin of the city, so that he may not grieve.\" And the Lord said to Jeremiah, \"Send him into the vineyard of Agrippas, on the path of the mountain, and I will hide him until I have brought the people into the city; and you, Jeremiah, go with the people until you reach the land of Babylon, and dwell and mourn for them until I have brought them into their city; and leave Baruch here in Jerusalem.\" And the Lord told all this to Jeremiah, and he departed from Jeremiah into heaven. And Jeremiah and Baruch were in the temple, and all the vessels of their temple they swallowed into the earth as the Lord had commanded them. And then the earth swallowed them, and the two of them remained and wept.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ትሜጥዋ፡ ለሀገር፡ ውስተ፡ እደ፡ ጸላእታ","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez phrase 'the city will be delivered into the hand of the enemy' echoes the narrative of Jerusalem's fall to Babylon, a central event in the Paralipomena of Jeremiah.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ቅድስተ፡ ቅኔነ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'holy vessels of the temple' (ቅድስተ ቅኔነ) refers to the sacred temple implements, whose concealment is a key motif in this apocryphon, paralleling traditions about hiding temple treasures.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"በኀይለ፡ ማያት፡ ዘኀተመኪ፡ በ፡ ፯፡ ማኅተምት","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'by the power of the waters, who sealed you with seven seals' alludes to the creation account in Genesis 1, where waters are primordial, and to apocalyptic imagery of seven seals (cf. Revelation 5:1).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"አቤሜሌክ፡ ኢትዮጵያዊ","severity":"info","text":"Abimelech the Ethiopian is a figure unique to the Paralipomena of Jeremiah, traditionally identified as a eunuch in the court of King Zedekiah, who rescues Jeremiah from a cistern.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ወነበበ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ወይቤ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Jeremiah read and said' marks a structural shift from divine command to human response, highlighting Jeremiah's role as a prophetic intermediary who interprets and acts on God's instructions.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ውስተ፡ ዐጸደ፡ ወይን፡ ዘሀግሪጳስ","severity":"info","text":"The 'vineyard of Agrippas' (likely Herod Agrippa I) is a geographical detail not found in the biblical book of Jeremiah, but appears in later Jewish and Christian traditions about Jeremiah's hiding of Abimelech.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Geʿez text does not specify whether the 'seven seals' are literal or symbolic; the reading here takes them as apocalyptic imagery.","The identity of 'Agrippas' is uncertain; it may refer to Herod Agrippa I or II, but the text does not clarify."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"ወበሳኒታ፡ ጸቢሖ፡ ፈነዎ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ለአቤሜሌክ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ንሣእ፡ ከረቦ፡ ወሖር፡ እንተ፡ ፍኖተ፡ ደብር፡ ውስተ፡ ዐጸደ፡ ወይን፡ ዘሀግሪጳስ፡ ወአምጽእ፡ ንስቲተ፡ በለሰ፡ ለድውያን፡ ሕዝብ፡ እስመ፡ ትፍሥሕተ፡ እግዚእ፡ ሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ ርእስከ፡ ወስብሐቱ፤ ወሖረ፡ ውእቱኒ፡ በከመ፡ አዘዞ።\n\nክፍል ፬። ውበሳኒታ፡ ጸቢሖ፡ ኀይለ፡ ከላዴዎን፡ ዖድዋ፡ ለሀገር፡ ወነፍኀ፡ በቀርን፡ ዐቢይ፡ መልአክ፡ ወይቤ፡ ውእቱ፡ ባኡ፡ ኀይለ፡ ከላዴዎን፡ ናሁ፡ ይትረኀው፡ ለክሙ፡ አናቅጽ። ወሶቤሃ፡ ቦአ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ምስለ፡ ሰራዊቱ፡ ወፄወዉ፡ ኵሎ፡ ሕዝበ። ወሶቤሃ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ነሥአ፡ መራኁተ፡ ዘቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ ወወፅአ፡ አፍኣ፡ እምሀገር፡ ወወገሮ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ መራኁት፡ ቅድመ፡ ፀሓይ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ለከ፡ እብለከ፡ ፀሓይ፡ ንሣእ፡ መራኁተ፡ ዘቤተ፡ አምላክ፡ ወዕቀቦሙ፡ እስከ፡ መዋዕል፡ ዘይሴአለከ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በእንቲአሁ፤ እስመ፡ ለነ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ድልወተ፡ ልደትነ፡ ለዐቂቦቱ፡ እስመ፡ ተረከብነ፡ ንሕነሰ፡ እንዘ፡ ነሐፅና፡ ለኀጢአትነ። ወእንዘ፡ ይበኪ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ አውፅእዎ፡ እንዘ፡ ያቴክልዎ፡ ወነድእዎ፡ ምስለ፡ ሕዝብ፡ እስከ፡ ባቢሎን።","english":"And on the third day, at dawn, Jeremiah sent Abimelech, saying, \"Take the basket and go along the mountain path into the vineyard of Agrippas, and bring a few figs for the sick of the people, for the joy of the Lord is in your head and his praise.\" And he went as he had commanded him.\n\nChapter 4. And on the third day, at dawn, the army of the Chaldeans attacked the city, and a great trumpet-blast angel blew and said, \"It is the army of the Chaldeans; now the gates are opened for you.\" And then the king entered with his army, and they carried off all the people. And then Jeremiah took the vessels of the temple and went out secretly from the city, and he cast these vessels before the sun, saying, \"I say to you, O sun, take the vessels of the house of God and keep them until the times when the Lord will ask for them from you; for we have been found unworthy of the covenant of our birth for its preservation, because we have sinned in our transgressions.\" And while Jeremiah was weeping for the people, they led him out, mocking him, and they led him away with the people as far as Babylon.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ክፍል ፬","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez text marks a new section with 'Chapter 4' (ክፍል ፬), aligning with the Coptic narrative structure that divides the work into numbered chapters.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ጸቢሖ","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez word ጸቢሖ (ṣäbḥo) means 'dawn' or 'morning', consistent with the temporal setting of the narrative.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ሀግሪጳስ","severity":"info","text":"The toponym 'Agrippas' (ሀግሪጳስ) likely refers to a vineyard or location associated with Herod Agrippa, reflecting the Hellenistic context of the apocryphon.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"መራኁተ ዘቤተ መቅደስ","severity":"info","text":"The 'vessels of the temple' (መራኁተ ዘቤተ መቅደስ) echo the biblical account of temple vessels being hidden before the Babylonian destruction (cf. 2 Maccabees 2:1-4).","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ኤርምያስ ነሥአ መራኁተ","severity":"info","text":"Jeremiah's hiding of the temple vessels parallels the Coptic Paralipomena of Jeremiah, where the prophet entrusts the vessels to the sun for safekeeping.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ኤርምያስ ይበኪ ለሕዝብ","severity":"info","text":"Jeremiah's weeping for the people and being led away in mockery reflects the Ethiopian tradition of the prophet's suffering and the people's exile, as preserved in the Geʿez version.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'እስከ መዋዕል ዘይሴአለከ እግዚአብሔር' ('until the times when the Lord will ask') is ambiguous: it may refer to a future eschatological restoration or a specific divine request."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":6,"ref":"p6","source":"ወባሮክሰ፡ ነሥአ፡ ሐመደ፡ ወወደየ፡ ውስተ፡ ርእሱ፡ ወነበረ፡ ወአስቆቀወ፡ ዘንተ፡ ሰቆታወ፡ ወይቤ፡ በእንተ፡ ምንት፡ ማሰነት፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ አላ፡ በእንተ፡ ኀጢአቱ፡ ለፍቁር፡ ሕዝብ፡ ወተውህበት፡ በእደ፡ ጸላኢሃ፡ በእንተ፡ ኀጢአትነ፡ ወዘሕዝብ፤ አላ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይዘኀሩ፡ ኃጥኣን፡ ወኢይበሉ፡ ክህልነ፡ ነሣኦታ፡ ለሀገረ፡ አምላክ፡ በኀይልነ፡ ኢኮነ፡ በጽንዕክሙ፡ ዘክህልክምዋ፡ አላ፡ በኀጥአትነ፡ ተውሀበት፡ ለክሙ፤ ወአምላክነ፡ ይምሕረነ፡ ወያገብአነ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገርነ፡ ወለክሙሰ፡ ሕይወት፡ አልቦ፤ ብፁዓን፡ እሙንቱ፡ አበዊነ፡ አብርሃም፡ ወይስሐቅ፡ ወያዕቆብ፡ እስመ፡ ወፅኡ፡ እምዝ፡ ዓለም፡ ወኢርእዩ፡ ሙስናሃ፡ ለዛቲ፡ ሀገር። ውእምድኅረ፡ ዘንተ፡ ተናገረ፡ ወፅአ፡ እንዘ፡ ይበኪ፡ ውይቤ፡ አሐዝን፡ በእንቲአኪ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ወወፅአ፡ እምሀገር፡ ወኀደረ፡ ውስተ፡ መቃብር፡ ወይመጽኡ፡ መላእክት፡ ወይዜንውዎ፡ በእንተ፡ ኵሉ።\n\nክፍል ፭። ወአቤሜሌክኒ፡ አምጽአ፡ በለሰ፡ ጊዜ፡ ቀትር፡ እምኀበ፡ ለአኮ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ወረከበ፡ ዕፀ፡ ጸፍቅተ፡ ወነበረ፡ ወአጽለለ፡ ከመ፡ ያዕርፍ፡ ንስቲተ፡ ወአስመከ፡ ርእሶ፡ ዲበ፡ ሙዳየ፡ በለስ፡ ወኖመ፡ ስሳ፡ ውስድስተ፡ ዓመተ፡ ወኢነቅሀ፡ እምንዋሙ። ወእምድኅረዝ፡ መዋዕል፡ ተንሥአ፡ ወነቅሀ፡ እምንዋሙ፡ ውይቤ፡ ዓዲ፡ ሶበ፡ ኖምኩ፡ ንስቲተ፡ እስመ፡ ዓዲ፡ ይከብደኒ፡ ርእስየ፡ ወኢጥዲኩ፡ ንዋመ። ውከሠተ፡ ዝኰ፡ ሙዳየ፡ በለስ፡ ወረክበ፡ ዝኰ፡ በለሰ፡ ሐዲሳነ፡ ወያንጸፈጽፍ፡ ሐሊቦን።","english":"And Baruch took the ashes and placed them on his head, and he sat down and wept over these calamities, and he said, \"For what sin of Jerusalem, is it not because of the sin of the beloved people, that she was given into the hand of her enemies because of our sin and that of the people? Is it not that the sinners have not been ashamed, and they say, 'We are able to take the city of God by our strength'? Is it not that by your might you were able to do it? Is it not that because of our sin she was given to you? And may our God have mercy on us and bring us back into our city; but for you there is no life. Blessed are those our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, for they departed from this world and did not see the ruin of this city.\" And after he spoke thus, he went out weeping and said, \"I grieve for you, Jerusalem.\" And he went out from the city and dwelt in a tomb, and angels come and inform him about everything.\n\nChapter 5. And Abimelech brought the figs at the time of noon from the place of the oak tree, and he found the fig tree withered, and he sat down and shaded himself as if to rest a little, and he laid his head upon a basket of figs and slept for sixty-six years and did not wake from his sleep. And after these times, he arose and woke from his sleep, and he said, \"Still, when I slept a little, for my head still feels heavy, and I have not had enough sleep.\" And he uncovered this basket of figs and found these figs fresh, and they were dripping with their moisture.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ወባሮክሰ፡ ነሥአ፡ ሐመደ፡ ወወደየ፡ ውስተ፡ ርእሱ፡","severity":"info","text":"Baruch’s act of placing ashes on his head is a traditional gesture of mourning and penitence, echoing Jeremiah’s own laments.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"አብርሃም፡ ወይስሐቅ፡ ወያዕቆብ፡","severity":"info","text":"The invocation of the three patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) as blessed for dying before Jerusalem’s fall echoes a common trope in Jewish and Christian lament literature, but is not a direct biblical quotation.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ወኀደረ፡ ውስተ፡ መቃብር፡","severity":"info","text":"Baruch’s dwelling in a tomb after leaving Jerusalem reflects a motif of withdrawal and ascetic mourning, paralleling the experience of Jeremiah in some traditions.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"ስሳ፡ ውስድስተ፡ ዓመተ፡","severity":"info","text":"Abimelech’s sleep of sixty-six years is a symbolic period, likely representing the duration of the Babylonian exile or a generation, though the exact significance is ambiguous.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ክፍል ፭።","severity":"info","text":"The chapter division (Chapter 5) marks a clear narrative shift from Baruch’s lament to Abimelech’s miraculous sleep, a structural cue typical of the Geʿez manuscript tradition.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ወኢጥዲኩ፡ ንዋመ።","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'I have not had enough sleep' may be a textual corruption or a deliberate expression of Abimelech’s disorientation; the Geʿez is ambiguous between 'not yet satisfied' and 'not yet woken fully.'","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The duration of Abimelech’s sleep (sixty-six years) may be symbolic or literal; the text does not clarify its relation to historical chronology.","The phrase 'ኢኮነ፡ በጽንዕክሙ፡' ('is it not by your might?') could be read as a rhetorical question or a statement of accusation, with the Geʿez allowing both."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":7,"ref":"p7","source":"ወፈቀደ፡ ይኑም፡ ዳግመ፡ እስመ፡ ይከብዶ፡ ርእሱ፡ ውኢጥዕየ፡ ድቃስ፤ ውይቤ፡ እፈረህ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይኑም፡ ወኢይጐንዲ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይሒሰኒ፡ አቡየ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ እስመ፡ ጽሂቆ፡ ፈንወኒ፡ በነግህ፤ ወይእዜኒ፡ እትንሣእ፡ ወአሐውር፡ እስመ፡ ሞቀሰ፡ ዋዕይ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ሶበ፡ የኀድግ፡ በኵለሄ። ወተንሥአ፡ ወንሥአ፡ ሙዳየ፡ በለሱ፡ ወቦአ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ውኢያእመረ፡ ሀገረ፡ ወኢቤቶ፡ ወይቤ፡ ቡሩክ፡ አንተ፡ እግዚኦ፡ እስመ፡ ዐቢይ፡ ድንጋፄ፡ ወረደ፡ ላዕሌሁ። ወይቤ፡ አኮኑ፡ ዛቲ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሀገረ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፤ ዮጊ፡ እጌጊ፡ እስመ፡ እንተ፡ ፍኖተ፡ ደብር፡ መጻእኩ፤ ወእመ፡ አኮ፡ እስመ፡ ይከብደኒ፡ ርእስየ፡ ወኢጥዒኩ፡ ንዋመ፡ ውይዘነግዐኒ፡ ልብየ፤ ወእፎ፡ እዜኑ፡ ዘንተ፡ ነገረ፡ በኀበ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ዘከመ፡ ተባዐደተኒ፡ ሀገር። ወኀሠሠ፡ ኵሎ፡ ትእምርተ፡ ዘሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገር፡ ከመ፡ ያእምር፡ ለእመኑ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ይእቲ። ወገብአ፡ ካዕበ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገር፡ ውኀሠሠ፡ ለእመቦ፡ ዘያአምሮ፡ ወኀጥአ። ወይቤ፡ ቡሩክ፡ አንተ፡ እግዚኦ፡ እስመ፡ ዐቢይ፡ ድንጋፄ፡ ወድቀ፡ ላዕሌየ፤ ወወፅአ፡ ካዕበ፡ እምሀገር፡ ርሑቀ፡ ወነበረ፡ እንዘ፡ የሐዝን፡ ወእንዘ፡ ኀበ፡ የሐውር፡ ኢያአምር። ወአንበረ፡ ዝክወ፡ ሙዳየ፡ በለስ፡ ውይቤ፡ እነብር፡ ዝየ፡ እስከ፡ ያአትት፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘንተ፡ ህየተ፡ እምላዕሌየ። ወእምድኅረዝ፡ ንቢሮ፡ ርእየ፡ ብእሴ፡ ልሂቀ፡ የአቱ፡ እምሐቅል፡ ወይቤሎ፡ አቤሜሌክ፡ ለከ፡ እብለከ፡ አንተ፡ ልሂቅ፡ አይቴ፡ ይእቲ፡ ዛቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ወይቤሎ፡ አረጋይ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ይእቲ።","english":"And he again made his head heavy with sleep, and he said, \"I am afraid, for he is not and he does not mourn, for he does not know my father Jeremiah, because he sent me early in the morning. And now I will arise and go, for my lament has ceased, and there is no time to delay in all his weeping.\" And he arose, and he took the basket of figs, and he entered into the city of Jerusalem, and he did not recognize the city and its houses. And Baruch said, \"O Lord, for a great calamity has fallen upon him.\" And he said, \"Is this not the city of Jerusalem? Woe is me, woe is me, for I have come from the mountain path. And if not, for my head is heavy, and I have not tasted sleep, and my heart is troubled. And how shall I tell this matter to Jeremiah, that the city has been destroyed before me?\" And he searched for every sign that was in the city, so that he might know whether this was Jerusalem. And he entered again into the city, and he searched for something that would recognize him, and he failed. And Baruch said, \"O Lord, for a great calamity has fallen upon me.\" And he went out again from the city, far away, and he remained, mourning, and as he went, he did not know. And he placed the basket of figs, and he said, \"I will stay here until the Lord removes this affliction from me.\" And after this, while he was sitting, he saw an old man coming from the field, and Abimelech said to him, \"I will tell you, old man, where is this city?\" And the old man said to him, \"Jerusalem it is.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Baruch's failure to recognize Jerusalem and his repeated questioning of an old man underscore the theme of disorientation and divine punishment.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ሙዳየ በለስ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'basket of figs' (ሙዳየ በለስ) is a key object in the narrative, linking to the story of Abimelech's preserved figs in the Paralipomena tradition.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a character failing to recognize a destroyed city appears in other Jewish apocrypha, such as 2 Baruch, reflecting shared themes of lament and divine judgment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage alternates between Baruch's internal monologue and external action, with repeated entries and exits from the city, creating a circular narrative pattern.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Geʿez text contains ambiguous phrasing regarding Baruch's actions and the identity of the old man; the translation assumes the old man is not Abimelech, but the syntax is unclear.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Geʿez does not clearly distinguish whether the old man is Abimelech or a separate character; the English draft treats them as distinct.","The phrase 'he did not recognize the city and its houses' may imply either Baruch or another subject; the context favors Baruch."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":8,"ref":"p8","source":"ወይቤሎ፡ አቤሜሌክ፡ አይቴ፡ ሀሎ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ካህን፡ ወባሮክ፡ ሌዋዊ፡ ወኵሉ፡ ሕዝበዝ፡ ሀገር፡ እስመ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘረክብኩ። ወይቤሎ፡ አረጋይ፡ አኮኑ፡ እምዛቲ፡ ሀገር፡ አንተ፤ ወይእዜኒመ፡ ትዜከሮ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ ከመ፡ ትስአል፡ በእንቲአሁ፡ ዘንተ፡ ኵሎ፡ መዋዕለ፡ ነቢረከ፤ ኤርምያስሰኬ፡ ውስተ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ሀሎ፡ ምስለ፡ ሕዝብ፡ እስመ፡ ተፄወወ፡ ወተውህበ፡ ውስተ፡ እዴሁ፡ ለናቡከደነጾር፡ ንጉሠ፡ ፋርስ፡ ወሖረ፡ ህየ፡ ከመ፡ ይትነበይ፡ ሎሙ። ውአሜሃ፡ ሰምዐ፡ አቤሜሌክ፡ እምኀበ፡ ውእቱ፡ አረጋይ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ አቤሜሌክ፡ ሶበ፡ አኮ፡ ብእሲ፡ ልሂቅ፡ አንተ፡ እምጸዐልኩከ፡ ወእምሠሐቁ፡ ላዕሌከ፡ አላ፡ ኢይከውን፡ ከመ፡ ያስተሐቅሩ፡ ሰብአ፡ ውብእሴ፡ ልሂቀ፤ ወሶበ፡ አኮ፡ ዘክመዘ፡ እምእቤ፡ ዘንጋዕከ። ወበእንተሰ፡ ዘትቤ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ተፄወዉ፡ ውስተ፡ ባቢሎን፡ አስራበ፡ ሰማይ፡ ጥቀ፡ ለእመ፡ ወረደ፡ ዲቤሆሙ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ጊዜሁ፡ ከመ፡ ይሖሩ፡ ውስተ፡ ባቢሎን፤ ወአንተሰ፡ ትቤ፡ ተፄውዉ፡ ውስተ፡ ባቢሎን። ወአንሰ፡ በከመ፡ ፈነወኒ፡ አቡየ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ሖርኩ፡ ውስተ፡ ዐጸደ፡ ወይን፡ ዘሀግሪጳስ፡ በእንተ፡ ኅዳጥ፡ በለስ፡ ከመ፡ ነሀብ፡ ለድውያን፡ እለ፡ ውስተ፡ ሕዝብ።","english":"And he said to him, \"Abimelech, where is Jeremiah the priest, and Baruch the Levite, and all the people of the land? For I have found no one.\" And the old man said to him, \"Are you not from this land? And now do you remember Jeremiah, that you ask about him? For all these days you have dwelt here. But Jeremiah is in Babylon with the people, for he was taken and given into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Persia, and he went there to prophesy to them.\" And when Abimelech heard from that old man, he said to him, \"Abimelech said, 'If you are not an old man, I would have cursed you and laughed at you, for it is not fitting that old men should mock people.' And if you are not one who has lost his mind from old age, why do you say that the people were taken to Babylon? For the sound of heaven is great, if it had fallen upon them, it would not have been the time for them to go to Babylon. And you say they were taken to Babylon. And I, as my father Jeremiah sent me, went to the vineyard of Agrippas for the sake of a basket of figs to give to the sick among the people.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"አረጋይ","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term 'arāgāy (old man) is used for the interlocutor who informs Abimelech of Jeremiah's deportation. The same term appears in the Coptic Vorlage for the figure of the aged gardener.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ናቡከደነጾር ንጉሠ ፋርስ","severity":"info","text":"Nebuchadnezzar is here titled 'king of Persia', an anachronism common in Ethiopic apocrypha, reflecting a conflation of Neo-Babylonian and Persian empires.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ወሖረ ህየ ከመ ይትነበይ ሎሙ","severity":"info","text":"The claim that Jeremiah went to Babylon 'to prophesy to them' echoes the biblical account (Jer 40–44) but is not a direct quotation; it adapts the narrative for the apocryphon's setting.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the narrative of Abimelech's return to Jerusalem, structured as a dialogue with an old man who reveals the deportation, followed by Abimelech's incredulous response.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"ኵሎ መዋዕለ ነቢረከ","severity":"info","text":"The old man's remark 'all these days you have dwelt here' implies a temporal gap since Abimelech's departure, consistent with the apocryphon's motif of suspended time (cf. the fig basket miracle).","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Ethiopic version of Paralipomena of Jeremiah was transmitted as part of the broader biblical apocrypha in the Geʿez tradition, often included in manuscripts of the Octateuch or prophetic books.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT2167Parali","label":"source edition: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'old man' (አረጋይ) is not specified; he may be a symbolic figure or a remnant of the Jerusalem community. The phrase 'sound of heaven' (አስራበ ሰማይ) is obscure, possibly a proverbial expression for divine judgment or a natural catastrophe."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":9,"ref":"p9","source":"ሖርኩ፡ ውበጻሕኩ፡ ሀየ፡ ወነሣእኩ፡ ዘአዘዘኒ፡ ወተመየጥኩ፡ ውእንዘ፡ አሐውር፡ ረከብኩ፡ ዕፀ፡ ወነበርኩ፡ ታሀቴሃ፡ ከመ፡ ኣጽልል፡ እስመ፡ ጊዜ፡ ቀትር፡ ውእቱ፡ ወእምህየ፡ አስመኩ፡ ውስተ፡ ሙዳየ፡ በለስ፡ ወኖምኩ፡ ወነቂህየ፡ መሰለኒ፡ ዘጐንደይኩ፡ ወከሠትኩ፡ ዘንተ፡ ሙዳየ፡ በለስ፡ ወረከብኩ፡ እንዘ፡ ያንጸፈጽፍ፡ ሐለብ፡ በከመ፡ ነሣእክዎሙ፡ ኀሪይየ፡ ወነዋ፡ ትብል፡ አንተሰ፡ ተፄወዉ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ውስተ፡ ባቢሎን፤ ወነዋ፡ ርኢ፡ ከመ፡ ኢጸምሀየየ፡ በለሱኒ። ወክሠተ፡ ሎቱ፡ ሙዳየ፡ በለስ፡ ወአርአዮ፤ ወነጸረ፡ አረጋይ፡ ከመ፡ ሐዲስ፡ ውእቱ፡ በለስ፡ ወያንጸፈጽፍ፡ ሐሊቡ። ወሶቤሃ፡ አንከረ፡ ውእቱ፡ አረጋይ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ለአቤሜሌክ፡ ጻድቅ፡ አንተ፡ ወልድየ፡ እስመ፡ ኢፈቀደ፡ እም፡ ላክ፡ ያርኢከ፡ ሙስናሃ፡ ለሀገር፡ ወአምጽአ፡ አምላክ፡ ኑዛዜ፡ ላዕሌከ፡ ወአህየየከ፡ ናሁ፡ ዮም፡ ስሳ፡ ወስድስቱ፡ ዓመት፡ ኮነ፡ እምአመ፡ ተፄህወዉ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ውስተ፡ ባቢሎን። ውእመ፡ ትፈቱ፡ ታእምር፡ ወትጠይቅ፡ ወልድየ፡ ነጽር፡ ወርኢ፡ ውስተ፡ ገራውህ፡ ከመ፡ ሠርጸ፡ አዝርእቲሃ፡ ወለበለስኒ፡ ከመ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ጊዜሁ፤ ወአእመረ፡ ከመ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ዘመኑ፡ ለዝ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሶቤሃ፡ አቤሜሌክ፡ ይቤ፡ በዐቢይ፡ ቃል፡ እባርከከ፡ እግዚኦ፡ አምላኪየ፤ አምላከ፡ ሰማይ፡ ውምድር፤ ዕረፍቶሙ፡ ለነፍስ፡ ጻድቃን፡ በኵሉ፡ በሓውርት። ወይቤሎ፡ ለአረጋይ፡ አይ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ወርኅ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ዐሡሩ፡ ወሰኑዩ፡ ለወርኀ፡ ኔሳን፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ሚያዝያ።","english":"I went and arrived there, and I took what he had commanded me, and I was amazed. And as I was going, I found a tree and sat under it for shade, because it was the time of heat. And from there I fell asleep in the basket of figs, and I slept. And when I awoke, it seemed to me that I had dozed off, and I uncovered this basket of figs and found that the figs were dripping milk, just as I had taken them fresh. And you, were the people not taken away into Babylon? And behold, see how the figs have ripened for me, they said to me. And he uncovered the basket of figs and showed him. And the old man looked, and the figs were as if new and dripping milk. And then the old man was amazed, and he said to Abimelech, \"You are righteous, my son, because God wished to show you through me the ruin of the city and to bring a testament of God upon you and to save you. Behold, today sixty-six years have passed since the people were taken away into Babylon. And if you wish to know and to ask, my son, look and see in your own eyes how the seeds have sprouted, and the figs also, as if their time had not come.\" And he knew that the time for all this had passed. Then Abimelech said in a loud voice, \"I bless you, O Lord my God, God of heaven and earth; the repose of the souls of the righteous in all the ways.\" And he said to the old man, \"What month is this?\" And he said, \"The tenth and the eleventh of the month of Nisan, which is Miyazya.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ወነሣእኩ፡ ዘአዘዘኒ፡","severity":"info","text":"Abimelech reports taking the figs as commanded, linking back to the earlier episode where Jeremiah instructed him to gather figs.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"ስሳ፡ ወስድስቱ፡ ዓመት፡","severity":"info","text":"The old man states that sixty-six years have passed since the deportation to Babylon, marking a miraculous temporal gap in the narrative.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ሙዳየ፡ በለስ፡","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'basket of figs' is a key object; the figs remain fresh and dripping milk after decades, symbolizing divine preservation.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ኔሳን፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ሚያዝያ።","severity":"info","text":"The month Nisan (Miyazya in Geʿez) is the first month of the Hebrew calendar, associated with Passover; its mention anchors the story in a biblical timeframe.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"አረጋይ፡","severity":"info","text":"The 'old man' is an unnamed figure who reveals the passage of time and interprets the miracle; his role parallels the aged Jeremiah in other traditions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"አቤሜሌክ፡ ጻድቅ፡","severity":"info","text":"Abimelech is called 'righteous' (ጻድቅ፡), a title that aligns with Ethiopian hagiographic traditions where he is venerated as a saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The exact nature of the 'testament of God' (ኑዛዜ፡ አምላክ፡) is not specified; it may refer to a written document or a divine decree.","The transition from Abimelech's sleep to the old man's revelation is abrupt; the text does not explain how the old man knew the exact number of years."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":10,"ref":"p10","source":"ወእምድኅረ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ወሀቦ፡ አቤሜሌክ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ አረጋይ፡ እምዲበ፡ ዝንቱ፡ አብላስ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ አምላክ፡ ይምራሕከ፡ እንተ፡ ላዕሉ፡ ሀገረ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም።\n\nክፍል ፮። ወተንሥአ፡ አቤሜሌክ፡ ወወፅአ፡ አፍኣ፡ እምሀገር፡ ወጸለየ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወናሁ፡ መጽአ፡ መልአክ፡ ወመርሖ፡ ኀበ፡ ባሮክ፡ ወረከቦ፡ ውስተ፡ መቃብር፡ እንዘ፡ ይነብር። ወሶበ፡ ተኣምኁ፡ ውተባከዩ፡ በበይናቲሆሙ፡ ወተሳዐሙ፡ ውርእየ፡ በለሰ፡ ውስተ፡ ሙዳዩ፡ ወአልዐለ፡ አዕይንቲሁ፡ ውስተ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወጸለየ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ዐቢይ፡ ውእቱ፡ አምላክ፡ ዘይሁቦሙ፡ ዐስቦሙ፡ ለጻድቃኒሁ፤ ተደልቂ፡ ነፍስየ፡ ወተፈሥሒ፡ እንዘ፡ ትንግሪ፡ ልበድን፡ ዘሥጋ፡ ለቤት፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወላሕኪ፡ ይትመየጥ፡ ውስተ፡ ብርሃን፡ ወእምድኅረዝ፡ ይመጽእ፡ ምእመን፡ ወያገብአኪ፡ ውስተ፡ በድንኪ፤ ሐውጺ፡ ውስተ፡ ዘዚአኪ፡ ድንግልና፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ወእመኒ፡ ተሐይዊ፤ ሐውጺ፡ ውስተገዝ፡ በለስ፡ ነዋ፡ ስሳ፡ ወስድስቱ፡ ዓመት፡ እምአመ፡ ተቀሥሙ፡ ወኢማሰኑ፡ ወኢጼኡ፡ አላ፡ ሐሊቦሙ፡ ያንጸፈጽፉ፡ እስከ፡ ይእዜ፤ ከመዝ፡ ይትገበር፡ ዲቤኪ፡ ሥጋየ፡ እስመ፡ ዐቀብኪ፡ ትእዛዘኪ፡ እምኀበ፡ መልአክ፡ ጽድቅ፤ ዘዐቀበ፡ ሙዳየ፡ በለስ፡ ውእቱ፡ ካዕበ፡ የዐቅበኪ፡ በኀይለ፡ ዚአሁ። ወከመዝ፡ ብሂሎ፡ ባሮክ፡ አውሥአ፡ አቤሜሌክ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ተንሥእ፡ ካዕበ፡ ንጸሊ፡ ከመ፡ ያርእየነ፡ እግዚእ፡ ቃላተ፡ ዘንጽሕፍ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ ውስተ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ክድነተ፡ ዘከደነኒ፡ ዲቤየ።","english":"And after this, Abimelech gave to this old man from this fig, and he said to him, \"May God guide you to what is above the city of Jerusalem.\"\n\nSection 6. And Abimelech arose and went out from the city and prayed to the Lord, and behold, an angel came and led him to Baruch, and he found him dwelling in a tomb. And when they had embraced and greeted each other, and they sat down and ate from the basket, and he lifted his eyes to heaven and prayed, saying, \"Great is the God who gives their reward to his righteous ones. My soul is troubled and rejoices while you tell me the heart of the flesh for the holy house, and the flame is extinguished in the light, and after this the faithful one will come and gather you into your body. Preserve your virginity, faith, and if you live, preserve the flesh. Now, six and sixty years from the time they were captured and they did not hunger nor thirst, but their strength flourishes until now. Likewise, it will be done to you, my flesh, because you have kept your commandment from the angel of righteousness. He who preserved the basket of flesh is the one who will also preserve you by his power.\" And having said thus, Baruch finished and said to Abimelech, \"Arise again, let us pray that the Lord may show us the words of the writing of Jeremiah in Babylon, the concealment that he concealed from me.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ክፍል ፮","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez text marks a new section with 'ክፍል ፮' (Section 6), which corresponds to a narrative break after Abimelech's encounter with the old man.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"አቤሜሌክ","severity":"info","text":"Abimelech is a figure from the Jeremiah cycle, here a servant of Jeremiah who falls asleep for 66 years; the name is derived from Hebrew 'Abimelech' (my father is king).","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ስሳ ወስድስቱ ዓመት","severity":"info","text":"The mention of 'six and sixty years' (66 years) echoes the period of Abimelech's sleep in the Jeremiah apocryphon tradition, paralleling the 70 years of Babylonian exile in Jeremiah 25:11-12.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ባሮክ","severity":"info","text":"Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe, is depicted here dwelling in a tomb, a motif found in other apocryphal works (e.g., 2 Baruch) where Baruch laments the destruction of Jerusalem.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"መልአክ","severity":"info","text":"The angel leading Abimelech to Baruch parallels the angelic guidance in the Coptic Paralipomena of Jeremiah, where divine messengers direct the righteous.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ልበድን ዘሥጋ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'heart of the flesh for the holy house' is obscure; it may refer to a metaphorical or eschatological restoration of the temple, but the exact meaning is uncertain.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ልበድን ዘሥጋ' (heart of the flesh) is ambiguous; it may be a corruption or a unique theological term.","The transition from Abimelech's prayer to Baruch's speech is abrupt; the text may have lacunae."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":11,"ref":"p11","source":"ወጸለየ፡ ባሮክ፡ ወይቤ፡ ኀይልየ፡ አምላክ፡ እግዚእ፡ ውእቱ፡ ወብርሃን፡ ዘይወፅእ፡ እምአፉሁ፡ ኣበድር፡ ኣስተበቍዐከ፡ ውእገኒ፡ ለኂሩትከ፤ ዐቢይ፡ ስምከ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ዘይክል፡ አእምሮቶ፤ አፅምእ፡ ጸሎተ፡ ገብርከ፡ ከመ፡ እሙረ፡ ይኩን፡ በልብየ፡ ፈቃደከ፡ ለገቢር፡ ወእፈኑ፡ ለካህነ፡ ዚአከ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ውስተ፡ ባቢሎን። ወእንዘ፡ ዘንተ፡ ይጼሊ፡ መጽአ፡ መልአክ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ባሮክ፡ መካሬ፡ ብርሃን፡ ኢተኀሊ፡ ከመ፡ ትፈኑ፡ አንተ፡ ኀበ፡ ኤርምያስ፤ ኔሰመ፡ በሰዐተ፡ ብርሃን፡ ይመጽእ፡ ኀቤከ፡ ንስር፡ ወአንተ፡ ለሊከ፡ ሐውጽ፡ በእንተ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ወጸሐፍ፡ ውስተ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ወበሎሙ፡ ከመዘ፡ ለውሉደ፡ እስራኤል፡ ዘይከውን፡ እንግዳ፡ በውስቴትክሙ፡ ይትፈለጥ፡ እንተ፡ ባሕቲቱ፡ እስከ፡ ዐሡር፡ ወሐሙስ፡ ዕለት፡ ውእምድኅረዝ፡ ኣበውአክሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገር፡ ይቤ፡ እግዚእ፤ ዘኢተፈልጠ፡ በዐሡር፡ ወሐሙስ፡ እምባቢሎን፡ ይባእ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገር፡ ወይዝልፎሙ፡ ለሰብአ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ይቤ፡ እግዚእ። ወዘንተ፡ ብሂሎ፡ መልአክ፡ ኀለፈ፡ እምኀበ፡ ባሮክ፡ ወባሮክ፡ ፈነዎ፡ እስከ፡ መርሕብ፡ ውአምጽአ፡ ክርታሰ፡ ወማየ፡ ሕመት፡ ወጸሐፈ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ በእንተ፡ ባሮክ፡ ገብረ፡ አምላክ፡ ይጽሕፍ፡ መስሐፈ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ ውስተ፡ ፀዋ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ፍሥሓ፡ ወሐሤት፡ እስመ፡ ዓምላክ፡ ኢየኀድገነ፡ ንፃእ፡ ሕዙናኒነ፡ በእንገ፡ ጽዕለት፡ ወሙስና፤ በእንተዝ፡ አስተምሐረ፡ እግዚእ፡ ዲበ፡ አንብዕነ፡ ወተዘከረ፡ ሥርዐተ፡ ዘአቅደመ፡ ምስለ፡ አበዊነ፡ አብርሃም፡ ይስሐቅ፡ ወ፡ ያᎆብ።","english":"And Baruch prayed and said, \"My strength is the Lord God, and the light that goes forth from His mouth. I have placed my trust in You, and also for Your mercy. Great is Your name, and there is none who can comprehend it. Fulfill the prayer of Your servant, so that faith may be in my heart, Your will for the servant, and send to Your priest Jeremiah into Babylon.\" And while he was praying thus, an angel came and said to Baruch, \"The counselor of light, how will you send yourself to Jeremiah? At the hour of light, an eagle will come to you, and you yourself, write concerning Jeremiah, and write in a book, and tell them that for the children of Israel, what will happen, a stranger among you, shall be separated, that only until the tenth and fifth day. And after this, I will bring you into the city.\" The Lord said, \"He who is separated on the tenth and fifth from Babylon, Jeremiah will enter the city and will lead the people of Babylon.\" The Lord said, and having said this, the angel departed from Baruch. And Baruch sent him as far as the harbor, and he brought paper and ink of wisdom, and wrote, saying, \"Concerning Baruch, servant of God, he writes a letter to Jeremiah in the prison of Babylon: 'Joy and gladness, for God has not abandoned us. Our sorrow has departed by the grace of victory and mercy. Because of this, the Lord has placed mercy upon our heads and remembered the covenant which He made with our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Baruch’s prayer emphasizes God’s light and mercy, echoing themes of divine guidance and covenant found elsewhere in the apocryphon.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"መካሬ ብርሃን","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'counselor of light' (መካሬ ብርሃን) is a title for Baruch, possibly reflecting his role as a prophetic advisor.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The mention of the covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob recalls God’s promises in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in Genesis and Exodus.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from Baruch’s prayer to an angelic message, then to Baruch’s writing, marking a transition from petition to divine instruction.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The 'tenth and fifth day' likely refers to a specific date in the Jewish calendar, possibly the 15th of a month, though the exact reference is unclear.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Geʿez text contains ambiguous phrasing regarding the angel’s instructions about the eagle and the writing; the English draft smooths over some uncertainties.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'counselor of light' and the precise meaning of the 'tenth and fifth day' are not fully clarified in the text."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":12,"ref":"p12","source":"ወፈነወ፡ መላአኮ፡ ኀቤየ፡ ወነገረኒ፡ እላንተ፡ ነገረ፡ ዘላአኩ፡ ኀቤከ፡ እላ፡ እማንቱ፡ ነገር፡ ዘገብረ፡ እግዚእ፡ አምላከ፡ እስራኤል፡ ዘአውፅአነ፡ እምድረ፡ ግብጽ፡ ዘእሳት፡ እስመ፡ ኢዐቀብክሙ፡ ኵሎ፡ ጽድቃቲሁ፡ አላ፡ አልዐልክሙ፡ ክበከሙ፡ ወአግዘፍክሙ፡ ክሳደክሙ፡ ቅድሜሁ፡ ወመጠወክሙ፡ ውስተ፡ እቶነ፡ ባቢሎን፡ እስመ፡ ኢሰማዕክሙ፡ ቃልየ፡ ይቤ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እምአፈ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ቍልዔሁ። ለእለ፡ ሰምዑ፡ ኣወፅኦሙ፡ እምባቢሎን፡ ወኢይከውኑ፡ ነግደ፡ እምኢየሩሳሌም፡ በባቢሎን። ወእመሰ፡ ትፈቱ፡ ታእምሮሙ፡ ወታምክሮሙ፡ ፍትኖሙ፡ በማየ፡ ዮርዳኖስ፡ ወዘኢይሰምዕ፡ ይትዓመር፡ በተኣምረ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ትእምርት፡ ዘየዐቢ፡ ማኅተም።\n\nክፍል ፯። ወተንሥአ፡ ባሮክ፡ ወወፅአ፡ ጽሒፎ፡ ከመዝ፡ እመቃብር። ወይቤሎ፡ ንስር፡ ባሐከ፡ ባሮክ፡ መጋቤ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ባሮክ፡ እስመ፡ ኅሩይ፡ አንተ፡ እምኵሉ፡ አዕዋፈ፡ ሰማይ፡ ትትናገር፤ እምብርሃነ፡ አዕይንቲከ፡ እሙር፡ አንተ፤ ወይእዜኒ፡ አርእየኒ፡ ምንተ፡ ትነብር፡ በዝየ። ወይቤሎ፡ ንስር፡ ተፈኖኩ፡ ዝየ፡ ከመ፡ ኵሎ፡ ቃለ፡ ዘትፈቅድ፡ ትልአከኒ፡ ኪያየ። ወይቤሎ፡ ባሮክ፡ ትክልኑ፡ እላንተ፡ ነገረ፡ አብጽሖ፡ ኀበ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ውስተ፡ ባቢሎን፤ ወይቤሎ፡ ንስር፡ በእንተዝ፡ ተፈነውኩ። ወነሥአ፡ ባሮክ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ወ፡ ፲፡ ወ፡ ፭፡ በለሰ፡ እምዝኩ፡ ሙዳየ፡ በለስ፡ ዘአምጽአ፡ አቤሜሌክ፡ ወአሰረ፡ ውስተ፡ ክሳዱ፡ ለንስር።","english":"And he sent an angel to me, and he told me these things which I have told you. These are the things which the Lord God of Israel did, who brought us out of the land of Egypt by fire, because I have kept all his righteousness. Did I not raise you up from your place and bind your necks before him and throw you into the furnace of Babylon, because you heard my voice? The Lord said through the mouth of Jeremiah his servant: For those who heard, he brought them out of Babylon, and they will not be captives from Jerusalem in Babylon. And if you wish to test their knowledge and their wisdom, test them with the water of the Jordan. And he who does not hear will be known by this sign of knowledge which is greater than a seal.\n\nPart 7. And Baruch arose and went out quickly as if from a tomb. And the eagle said to him, \"Greetings, Baruch, guardian of the faith.\" And Baruch said to him, \"Because you are chosen from all the birds of the sky, you speak; from the light of your eyes you are dead. And now show me what you are doing here.\" And the eagle said to him, \"I was sent here so that I might bring you all the words that you wish to send to me.\" And Baruch said to him, \"Can you deliver these words to Jeremiah in Babylon?\" And the eagle said to him, \"For this reason I was sent.\" And Baruch took a book of 15 leaves from that basket of leaves which Abimelech had brought, and he bound it around the neck of the eagle.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ክፍል ፯","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez text marks the beginning of Part 7, a clear structural division that separates Baruch's prayer from the subsequent narrative involving the eagle.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ንስር","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term 'ንስር' (nǝsr) means 'eagle', a key figure in this passage who serves as a messenger between Baruch and Jeremiah.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ማየ ዮርዳኖስ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'water of the Jordan' as a test of knowledge and wisdom reflects a motif of purification and discernment found in Jewish and Christian traditions, though not directly from a specific biblical verse.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"እምድረ ግብጽ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'brought us out of the land of Egypt by fire' echoes the Exodus narrative (Exodus 12–14), but with the distinctive addition of 'fire', which is not present in the biblical account.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"መጽሐፈ ወ፡ ፲፡ ወ፡ ፭፡","severity":"info","text":"The detail of a book of 15 leaves (፲፡ ወ፡ ፭፡) bound around the eagle's neck is unique to the Ethiopic tradition and may reflect a symbolic or liturgical number, though its significance is not explained in the text.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢዐቀብክሙ","severity":"caution","text":"The Geʿez verb 'ኢዐቀብክሙ' (ʾaʿqabkǝmu, 'I have kept') is ambiguous; it could mean 'I have observed' or 'I have guarded', and the context does not fully resolve whether it refers to Jeremiah's righteousness or the people's obedience.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ኢዐቀብክሙ ኵሎ ጽድቃቲሁ' could be read as 'I have kept all his righteousness' (referring to God) or 'I have guarded all their righteousness' (referring to the people). The English draft takes the former, but the Geʿez suffix -ክሙ is second person plural, not third person singular.","The identity of 'እለ ሰምዑ' ('those who heard') is unclear; it may refer to the people who heard Jeremiah's voice or to a specific group within the narrative."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":13,"ref":"p13","source":"ወይቤሎ፡ ለከ፡ እብል፡ ንስር፡ ንጉሦሙ፡ ለኵሎሙ፡ አዕዋፍ፡ ሖር፡ በሰላም፡ ውበሕይወት፤ ዜና፡ አምጽእ፡ ለነ፤ ወኢትትመሰሎ፡ ለቋዕ፡ ዘፈነዎ፡ ኖኅ፡ ወአበየ፡ ገቢአ፡ ዳግመ፡ ኀቤሁ፡ አላ፡ ተመሰላ፡ ለርግብ፡ ዘሥልሰ፡ አግብአት፡ ቃለ፡ ለኖኅ፤ ከማሁ፡ አንተኒ፡ ንሣእ፡ ዘንተ፡ ቃላተ፡ ሠናየ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ ውውለእለ፡ ሀለዉ፡ ምስሌሁ፡ እስራኤል፡ ከመ፡ ሠናየ፡ ይኩንከ፡ ወንሣእ፡ ዘንተ፡ ትፍሥሕተ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ ኅሩያነ፡ አምላክ። ወእመኒ፡ ዖዱከ፡ አዕዋፍ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወኵሎሙ፡ ጸላእያኒሃ፡ ለጽድቅ፡ እንዘ፡ ይፈቅዱ፡ ይቅትሉከ፡ ተባደር፡ ወእግዚእ፡ የሀብከ፡ ኀይለ፡ ወኢትትመየጥ፡ ኢለየማን፡ ወኢለፀጋም፡ አላ፡ ከመ፡ ሐጽ፡ ዘየሐውር፡ ርቱዐ፡ ሖር፡ በኀይለ፡ አምላክ። ወዘንተ፡ ብሂሎ፡ ባሮክ፡ ሰረረ፡ ንስር፡ ምስለ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ወሖረ፡ ውስተ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ወአዕረፈ፡ ዲበ፡ ዐምድ፡ ዘአፍኣ፡ እምሀገር፡ በመካን፡ ዘገዳም፡ ወጸንሐ፡ ህየ፡ እስከ፡ የኀልፍ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ወባዕዳን፡ ሕዝብ። ወኀለፉ፡ እንተ፡ ህየ፡ ከመ፡ ይቅብሩ፡ ብእሴ፡ ዘሞተ፡ እስመ፡ ሰአሎ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ለናቡከደነጾር፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ሀበኒ፡ ምድረ፡ ኀበ። እቀብር፡ እምሕዝብየ፡ ወወሀቦ። ውእንዘ፡ የሐውሩ፡ ወይበክዩ፡ ላዕለ፡ ዘሞተ፡ በጽሑ፡ ቅድመ፡ ዝኩ፡ ንስር፡ ወጸርኀ፡ ንስር፡ በዐቢይ፡ ቃል፡ ወይቤ፡ ለከ፡ እብለከ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ኅሩየ፡ አምላክ፡ ሑር፡ ወአስተጋብኦሙ፡ ለኵሎሙ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ወይምጽኡ፡ ዝየ፡ ከመ፡ ይስምዑ፡ ሠናየ፡ ዜና፡ ዘአምጻእኩ።","english":"And he said to him, “I will tell you, the eagle, king of all the birds, go in peace and in life; bring us news. And do not be like the raven that Noah sent, and which did not return again to him, nor like the dove that brought a message of peace to Noah. Likewise, you, take these good words to Jeremiah and to those who are with him, the Israelites, so that it may be good for you. And take this joy to the chosen people of God. And if the birds harm you, and all the enemies of righteousness, while they seek to kill you, be separated, and the Lord will give you strength. And do not be troubled, neither to the right nor to the left, but like an arrow that goes straight, go with the strength of God.” And having said this, Baruch buried the eagle with the book, and he went into Babylon, and he placed it upon a pillar at the entrance of the city, in a place of the wilderness, and he remained there until Jeremiah and the rest of the people passed by. And they passed by there, as they would bury a dead man, because Jeremiah had asked Nebuchadnezzar, saying, “Give me a place where I may bury my people.” And he gave it to him. And as they were walking and weeping over the dead, they arrived before this eagle, and the eagle cried out in a loud voice and said, “I tell you, Jeremiah, chosen of God, go and gather all the people, and let them come here, so that they may hear the good news that I have brought.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ወይቤሎ፡ ለከ፡ እብል፡ ንስር፡","severity":"info","text":"The eagle is addressed as 'king of all the birds,' a title that underscores its role as a royal messenger in the narrative.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ከማሁ፡ አንተኒ፡ ንሣእ፡ ዘንተ፡ ቃላተ፡ ሠናየ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡","severity":"info","text":"The instruction to the eagle to deliver 'good words' to Jeremiah echoes the prophetic commissioning found in Jeremiah 1:4-10, where the prophet is called to speak God's words.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ባሮክ፡ ሰረረ፡ ንስር፡ ምስለ፡ መጽሐፍ፡","severity":"info","text":"Baruch's burial of the eagle with a book reflects a motif in Jewish apocalyptic literature where sacred texts are hidden or buried for preservation, as seen in 2 Baruch and 4 Ezra.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ወኢትትመሰሎ፡ ለቋዕ፡ ዘፈነዎ፡ ኖኅ፡","severity":"info","text":"The comparison of the eagle to Noah's raven and dove draws on the Genesis flood narrative (Gen 8:6-12), where the raven fails to return and the dove brings an olive branch.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ወዘንተ፡ ብሂሎ፡ ባሮክ፡ ሰረረ፡ ንስር፡","severity":"info","text":"This passage marks a transition from Baruch's speech to his actions, followed by the eagle's renewed address to Jeremiah, creating a narrative hinge.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ወአስተጋብኦሙ፡ ለኵሎሙ፡ ሕዝብ፡","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'gather all the people' may be ambiguous: it could refer to the Israelites in Babylon or to the entire exiled community; the context suggests the latter.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the book' buried with the eagle is not specified; it may be a prophetic scroll or the Paralipomena itself.","The location 'at the entrance of the city, in a place of the wilderness' is vague, possibly indicating a liminal space outside Babylon."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":14,"ref":"p14","source":"ወሰሚዖ፡ ዘንተ፡ ሰብሖ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወሶቤሃ፡ አስተጋብአ፡ ኵሎ፡ ሕዝበ፡ ወአንስቲያሆሙ፡ ወደቂቆሙ፡ ወበጽሑ፡ ኀበ፡ ሀሎ፡ ንስር። ወወረደ፡ ዝኩ፡ ንስር፡ ኀበ፡ በድን፡ ወኬዶ፡ ወሐይወ፡ ወዘንተ፡ ገብረ፡ ከመ፡ ይእመኑ፡ ወአንክሩ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሕዝብ፡ በእንተ፡ ዘኮነ። ወይቤሉ፡ ዮጊ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ውእቱ፡ አምላክ፡ ዘአስተርአዮሙ፡ ለአበዊነ፡ በገዳም፡ ምስለ፡ ሙሴ፡ ወተመስለ፡ በአምሳለ፡ ንስር፡ ወአስተርአየ፡ ለነ፡ ከመ፡ እንተ፡ ንስር፡ ዐቢይ። ወይቤሎ፡ ንስር፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ነዓ፡ ወስማዕ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ወአንብብ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ ወአንበበ፡ ሎሙ። ወሶበ፡ ሰምዑ፡ ሕዝብ፡ በከዩ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ኅቡረ፡ ወወደዩ፡ ሐመደ፡ ውስተ፡ ርእሶሙ፡ ወይቤልዎ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ አድኅነነ፤ ምንተ፡ ንግበር፡ ከመ፡ ንግባእ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገርነ። ወተንሥአ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ወይቤሎሙ፡ ኵሎ፡ ዘሰማዕክሙ፡ ውስተ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ከማሁ፡ ግበሩ፡ ወያገብአክሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገርክሙ። ወጸሐፈ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ለባሮክ፡ ከመዝ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ወልድየ፡ ፍቁር፡ ኢትትሀከይ፡ ጸሎተ፡ እንዘ፡ ትገኒ፡ ለአምላክ፡ በእንቲአነ፡ ከመ፡ ይምርሐነ፡ ውስተ፡ ፍኖትነ፡ እስከ፡ ንወፅእ፡ በትእዛዘ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ኃጥእ። ወአንተሰ፡ ጽድቀ፡ ረከብከ፡ በቅድመ፡ አምላክ፡ ዘኢኀደገከ፡ ትምጻእ፡ ምስሌነ፡ ከመ፡ ኢትርአይ፡ እኩየ፡ ዘይትገበር፡ ዲቤሆሙ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ በባቢሎን።","english":"And when he had heard this praise to the Lord, he assembled all the people, their women and their children, and they came to where the eagle was. And this eagle descended to the ground, and went and lived, and did this so that all the people might believe and marvel at what had happened. And they said, “Jeremiah, this is the God who appeared to our fathers in the wilderness with Moses, and he took the form of an eagle and appeared to us as a great eagle.” And the eagle said to Jeremiah, saying, “Come and hear this book, and read it to the people.” And he read it to them. And when the people heard, they all wept together and put ashes on their heads. And they said to Jeremiah, “Save us; what shall we do to enter our city?” And Jeremiah arose and said to them, “All that you have heard in the book, do likewise, and it will bring you into your city.” And Jeremiah wrote a book for Baruch, saying, “My beloved son, do not cease to pray to the Lord on our behalf, that he may have mercy on us on our journey until we go out by the command of this sinful king. And you, who have found righteousness before the Lord, who has forgiven you, come with me so that you may not see the evil that will be done to the people in Babylon.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ወሰሚዖ፡ ዘንተ፡ ሰብሖ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡","severity":"info","text":"The opening clause, 'And when he had heard this praise to the Lord,' refers back to the eagle's speech in the previous passage, establishing continuity.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ንስር፡","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term 'ንስር' (nǝsr) means 'eagle,' a key figure in this passage, identified by the people as a theophany recalling God's appearance to Moses in the wilderness.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ፡ ይእመኑ፡ ወአንክሩ፡","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'so that all the people might believe and marvel' echoes biblical language of faith and wonder, reminiscent of Exodus narratives where divine signs inspire belief.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ወወደዩ፡ ሐመደ፡ ውስተ፡ ርእሶሙ፡","severity":"info","text":"The act of putting ashes on heads is a traditional gesture of mourning and repentance in Jewish and Christian practice, here signaling the people's distress upon hearing the book.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ወጸሐፈ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ለባሮክ፡","severity":"info","text":"Jeremiah writing a book for Baruch marks a structural shift from public assembly to private instruction, preparing for Baruch's role as a faithful companion.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ወአንተሰ፡ ጽድቀ፡ ረከብከ፡","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'you, who have found righteousness before the Lord, who has forgiven you' is ambiguous: it may imply Baruch's prior absolution or a general state of grace, but the Geʿez does not specify the context.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'book' read by the eagle and later written by Jeremiah for Baruch is unclear; it may refer to a lost prophetic text or a narrative device.","The phrase 'who has forgiven you' (ዘኢኀደገከ) could be read as a specific pardon or a general blessing, but the Geʿez lacks explicit antecedent."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":15,"ref":"p15","source":"በከመ፡ ኦብ፡ ዘቦ፡ ውሉደ፡ አሐደ፡ ወውእቱ፡ ተውህበ፡ ከመ፡ ይትክወነን፡ ወእለ፡ ሀለዉ፡ ኀበ፡ አቡሁ፡ እለ፡ ይናዝዝዎ፡ ይከድኑ፡ ገጾሙ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይርአይዎ፡ ለአቡሁ፡ የኀስር፡ በሐዘን፤ ከመዝ፡ ኪያከ፡ ተሣሀለከ፡ አምላክ፡ ወኢኀደገከ፡ ትምጻእ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ከመ፡ ኢትርአይ፡ ምንዳቤ፡ ሕዝብ። እስመ፡ እምአመ፡ በጻሕነ፡ ውስተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ሀገር፡ ኢያዕረፍነ፡ እስከ፡ ዮም፡ እምሐዘን፡ ስሳ፡ ውስድስቱ፡ ዓመት፡ ዮም፡ እንዘ፡ ነኀሥሥ፡ ንርከብ፡ እምሕዝብ፡ ስቁላን፡ እምኀበ፡ ናቡከደነጾር፡ ንጉሥ፡ እንዘ፡ ይበክዩ፡ ወይብሉ፡ ተሣሀለነ፡ አምላክ፡ ሶር፤ ወሶበ፡ ሰማዕኩ፡ ዘንተ፡ ነገረ፡ ሐዘንኩ፡ ወበክይኩ፡ ሶበ፡ ይጼውዑ፡ ካልአ፡ አምላከ፡ ስቁላን፡ ወይብሉ፡ ተሣሀለነ፤ ወካዕበ፡ እዜከር፡ አነ፡ በዓለ፡ ዘገበርነ፡ በኢየሩሳሌም፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ነፄወዉ፡ ወተዘኪርየ፡ እገብእ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤትየ፡ እንዘ፡ እጼዐር፡ ወእበኪ። ወይእዜኒ፡ አስተብቍዑ፡ ለአምላክነ፡ በኀበ፡ ሀለውክሙ፡ አንተ፡ ወአቤሜሌክ፡ በእንተ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ከመ፡ ይስምዑ፡ ቃልየ፡ ወንገረ፡ አፉየ፡ ከመ፡ ይፃኡ፡ እምነ፡ ፋርስ። ወይእዜኒ፡ እብለከ፡ ኵሎ፡ መዋዕለ፡ ዘነበርነ፡ ዝየ፡ አኀዙነ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብሉ፡ ንግሩነ፡ ማሕሌተ፡ ሐዲሰ፡ እመሓልዪሃ፡ ለጽዮን፡ መሓልየ፡ ዘአምላክክሙ፡ ወንቤሎሙ፡ እፎ፡ ነሐሊ፡ ለክሙ፡ እንዘ፡ ሀሎነ፡ ውስተ፡ ምድረ፡ ነኪር። ከመዝ፡ ጽሒፎ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ አሰረ፡ መጽሐፎ፡ ውስተ፡ ክሳደ፡ ንስር፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ሑር፡ በሰላም፡ ወእግዚእ፡ የሐውጽ፡ ላዕሌከ።","english":"As for Ob, who had one son, and he was given so that he might be sustained, and those who were with his father, who were watching him, they covered their faces so that they might not see his father, for he was lacking in sorrow. Thus, the Lord has mercy on you and has not abandoned you; you will come to Babylon so that you may not see the distress of the people. For from the time we entered this city, we have not known until today from sorrow, sixty-six years, while we seek and find from the people the slain, from Nebuchadnezzar the king, while they weep and say, \"The Lord has mercy on us, Sore.\" And when I heard this matter, I sorrowed and wept when they called upon another god of the slain and said, \"He has mercy on us.\" And again, I remember what we did in Jerusalem without shame, and I will enter my house while I am angry and weeping. And now, I have entreated our Lord where you and Abimelech were, concerning the people, that they might hear my voice and the speech of my mouth, so that they might go out from Persia. And now, I tell you all the days that we dwelt here, they seized us while saying, \"Tell us a new hymn from your melody for Zion, the melody of your God.\" And we said to them, \"How can we sing for you while we are in a foreign land?\" Thus, Jeremiah wrote and bound his book on the neck of the eagle and said to it, \"Go in peace, and the Lord will protect you.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The opening reference to Ob (ኦብ) is obscure; the text may be corrupt or refer to a figure otherwise unknown in the Jeremiah cycle.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሶር","severity":"info","text":"The name 'Sore' (ሶር) is likely a Geʿez rendering of 'Sorek' or a variant of 'Sara' (Sarah), but its referent here is unclear; it may be a divine or personal name.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The people's cry 'The Lord has mercy on us' echoes the penitential language of the Psalms (e.g., Ps 51:1) and the prophetic call for mercy in Jeremiah (e.g., Jer 3:12).","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The mention of sixty-six years of sorrow in Babylon aligns with the traditional length of the Babylonian exile (c. 586–520 BCE), though the number is symbolic rather than historical.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from narrative to a first-person lament by Jeremiah, marked by the repeated 'I' (አነ) and emotional verbs (sorrowed, wept, angry), before returning to the action of binding the book on the eagle.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'another god of the slain' (ካልአ አምላከ ስቁላን) is ambiguous; it may refer to a foreign deity worshipped by the exiles, but the text does not specify which, and the reading is contested.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Ob' (ኦብ) is uncertain; it may be a proper name or a textual corruption.","The name 'Sore' (ሶር) is unclear; it could be a variant of 'Sorek' or a divine name.","The phrase 'another god of the slain' may indicate syncretism or a textual error."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":16,"ref":"p16","source":"ወሖረ፡ ንስር፡ ወሰረረ፡ ወአብጽሐ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ኀበ፡ ባሮክ፡ ወነሢኦ፡ ባሮክ፡ አንበበ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ወበከየ፡ ሶበ፡ ሰምዐ፡ ሕማሞሙ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ ወምንዳቤሆሙ። ወኤርምያስሰ፡ ነሥአ፡ ውእተ፡ በለሰ፡ ወወሀቦሙ፡ ለድውያን፡ ለእለ፡ ውስተ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ወነበረ፡ እንዘ፡ ይሜህሮሙ፡ ከመ፡ እይግበሩ፡ ምግባሮሙ፡ ለሕዝበ፡ ባቢሎን።\n\nክፍል ፰። ወሶበ፡ በጽሐ፡ ዕለት፡ በዘ፡ ያወፅኦሙ፡ አምላክ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ እምባቢሎን፡ ወይቤሎ፡ እግዚእ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ ተንሥእ፡ አንተ፡ ወሕዝብከ፡ ወንዑ፡ ውስተ፡ ዮርዳኖስ፡ ወበሎሙ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ ይፈቅድ፡ እግዚእ፡ ይክድን፡ ምግባረ፡ ዘሕዝበ፡ ባቢሎን፤ ወለተባዕት፡ ዘአውሰበ፡ አንስተ፡ በዲቤክሙ፡ ወአንስትኒ፡ እለ፡ አውሰባ፡ እምኔሆሙ፡ ንፍትኖሙ፤ ወእለ፡ ሰምዑከሰ፡ ኣገብኦሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ወለእለሰ፡ ኢሰምዑከ፡ ኢትኅድጎሙ፡ ይባኡ፡ ውስቴታ። ወኤርምያስ፡ ከመዝ፡ አንበበ፡ ሎሙ፡ ዘንተ፡ ኵሎ፡ ወአምጽኦሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ዮርዳኖስ፡ ከመ፡ ይፍትኖሙ። ወእንዘ፡ ይነግሮሙ፡ ዘንተ፡ ነገረ፡ ዘይቤሎ፡ እግዚእ፡ ናፈቁ፡ እለ፡ አውሰቡ፡ ወኢፈቀዱ፡ ከመ፡ ይስምዕዎ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ ወቦ፡ እለ፡ ይቤልዎ፡ ኢነኀድግ፡ አንስቲያነ፡ ለዓለም፡ ንነሥኦን፡ ምስሌነ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገርነ፤ ወኀለፉ፡ እምዮርዳኖስ፡ ወበጽሑ፡ ውስተ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም። ወቆሙ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ወባሮክ፡ ወአቤሜሌክ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብሉ፡ ኵሉ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዘአውሰበ፡ እምባቢሎን፡ ኢይበውእ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገርነ፤ ወይቤሉ፡ እለ፡ አውሰቡ፡ አንስተ፡ ለቢጾሙ፡ ተንሥኡ፡ ንግባእ፡ ውስተ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ወኀለፉ፡ ውገብኡ።","english":"And the eagle went and hastened and brought the book to Baruch. And Baruch took it, read the book, and wept when he heard the sufferings of the people and their afflictions. And Jeremiah took that same [book] and gave it to the sick among the people, and he remained teaching them how they should not perform the deeds of the people of Babylon.\n\nChapter 8. And when the day arrived on which God would bring the people out of Babylon, the Lord said to Jeremiah, \"Arise, you and your people, and let us go to the Jordan.\" And he said to the people, \"The Lord wishes to test the deeds of the people of Babylon. For the abominations which the women have committed against you, and the women who have committed [abominations] from among them, [are] their test. And those who have obeyed you, bring them into Jerusalem; and those who have not obeyed you, leave them; they will be buried within it.\" And Jeremiah read all this to them and brought them to the Jordan to test them. And while he was telling them this word which the Lord had said to him, those who had committed abominations were afraid and did not wish to listen to Jeremiah. And there were those who said to him, \"We will not leave our wives forever; we will take them with us to our country.\" And they crossed the Jordan and arrived in Jerusalem. And Jeremiah, Baruch, and Abimelech stood, saying, \"Every man who has committed an abomination from Babylon shall not enter our country.\" And those who had committed abominations said to their companions, \"Arise, let us go to Babylon,\" and they crossed over and went.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ክፍል ፰","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez text marks a new section with 'Chapter 8', corresponding to a narrative shift from Jeremiah's teaching to the exodus from Babylon.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ንስር","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term 'ንስር' (nǝsr) means 'eagle', a symbolic figure in this apocryphon, possibly representing divine agency or messenger.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ዮርዳኖስ","severity":"info","text":"The Jordan River (ዮርዳኖስ) is a site of testing and purification, echoing Old Testament themes of crossing into the Promised Land (Joshua 3–4).","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"አውሰበ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'አውሰበ' (ʾawsaba) refers to 'abominations' or sexual transgressions, likely reflecting concerns about intermarriage or assimilation during the Babylonian exile.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ኤርምያስ","severity":"info","text":"Jeremiah's role as a teacher and tester of the people parallels the biblical Jeremiah's prophetic warnings and leadership during the exile (Jeremiah 29).","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"አቤሜሌክ","severity":"info","text":"Abimelech (አቤሜሌክ) appears as a companion of Jeremiah and Baruch, a figure unique to this apocryphon, possibly derived from the Ethiopic tradition of the 'Rest of the Words of Baruch'.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Geʿez text does not specify whether the 'book' brought by the eagle is the same as the one read by Baruch or a separate text; the translation assumes identity.","The phrase 'ኢትኅድጎሙ' (ʾwatḫadgǝmu) is ambiguous: it could mean 'leave them' or 'abandon them'; the context suggests leaving them behind in Babylon."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":17,"ref":"p17","source":"ወሶበ፡ ርእይዎሙ፡ ሰብአ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ወፅኡ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይትቀበልዎሙ፡ ወኢኀደግዎሙ፡ ከመ፡ ይባኡ፡ ውስተ፡ ባቢሎን፡ እንዘ፡ ይብሉ፡ አንትሙ፡ ቅድመ፡ ኪያነ፡ ጸላእክሙነ፡ ወበኅቡእ፡ ወፃእክሙ፡ እምኀቤነ፡ ወበእንተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ኢትበውኡ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገርነ፡ እስመ፡ ተማሐልነ፡ በስመ፡ አምላክነ፡ ከመ፡ ኪያክሙ፡ ወአዋልዲክሙ፡ ኢንትዌከፍ፡ እስመ፡ በኅቡእ፡ ኀለፍክሙ፡ እምኀቤነ። ወሰሚዖሙ፡ ከመዝ፡ ገብኡ፡ ውስተ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ወሐነጹ፡ ሎሙ፡ አህጉረ፡ ውስተ፡ አድያሚሃ፡ ለኢየሩሳሌም፡ ወሰመይዋ፡ ለዝኩ፡ ሀገር፡ ሰማርያ፡ ወፈነወ፡ ኀቤሆሙ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ነስሑ፡ ወንዋ፡ ይመጽእ፡ መልአከ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ወያገብአክሙ፡ ውስተ፡ መካንክሙ፡ ዘነዋኅ።\n\nክፍል ፱። ወነበሩ፡ እንዘ፡ ይትፌሥሑ፡ ወይሠውዑ፡ ሰቡዐ፡ ዕለተ፡ በእንተ፡ ሕዝብ። ወአመ፡ ዐሡር፡ ዕለት፡ እምዘ፡ ተገብረ፡ ዝንቱ፡ አዕረገ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ መሥዋዕተ፡ ባሕቲቱ። ወጸለየ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አንተ፡ መዐዛ፡ ጥዑም፡ ለሰብእ፡ ወ፡ ብርሃን፡ ዘበአማን፡ ዘታበርህ፡ ሊተ፡ እስከ፡ አነ፡ እበጽሕ፡ ቅድሜከ፤ ኣስተበቍዐከ፡ በእንተ፡ ሕዝብከ፡ ወእስእለከ፡ በእንተ፡ ቃለ፡ መዐርዒር፡ ዘሱራፌል፡ ወበእንተ፡ መዐዛ፡ ዕጣን፡ ዘኪሩቤል፤ እስእለከ፡ እወ፡ ማሕሌታይ፡ ሚካኤል፡ መልአክ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዘያርኁ፡ አናቅጸ፡ ጽድቅ፡ እስከ፡ ይበውእዎን፡ ኣስተበቍዐከ፡ እግዚእ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ወእግዚእ፡ ዘኵሎ፡ ይእኅዝ፡ ወኵሎ፡ ፈጠረ፡ ዘያስተርኢ፡ ወዘኢተወልደ፡ ዘኵሎ፡ ፈጸመ፡ ወኵሉ፡ ፍጥረት፡ ኅቡእ፡ ሀሎ፡ ኀቤሁ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ይትገበሩ፡ በኅቡእ።","english":"And when the people of Babylon saw them, they went out as if they would not receive them and would not leave them, so that they might enter Babylon, saying, \"You, before us, you hated us, and in secret you went out from us; and because of this, you will not enter our city, for we have sworn in the name of our God that we will not spare you and your children, because you passed by us in secret.\" And when they heard thus, they entered Jerusalem and built for themselves a city within the houses of Jerusalem, and they named that city Samaria. And Jeremiah sent to them, saying, \"Repent and come, for the angel of righteousness will come and gather you into your place of rest.\"\n\nChapter 9. And they remained rejoicing and feasting for seven days on account of the people. And when the tenth day from the doing of this had come, Jeremiah offered a sacrifice alone. And Jeremiah prayed, saying, \"Holy, holy, holy are you, the sweet fragrance for man, and the light of truth that shines for me until I reach before you. I have besought you on behalf of your people, and I ask you concerning the word of the censer of Seraphiel and concerning the fragrance of the incense of Cherubiel. I ask you, yes, my psalmist, Michael the angel of righteousness, it is he who guides the paths of righteousness until they enter. I have besought you, Lord of all, and Lord of everything, who takes everything and creates everything, who reveals and who is not born, who completes everything, and every creature is hidden with him, without being done in secret.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ክፍል ፱","severity":"info","text":"The passage begins with a chapter division marker (ክፍል ፱, 'Chapter 9'), which is a structural feature of the Geʿez text, likely reflecting a later scribal organization.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ሰማርያ","severity":"info","text":"The toponym 'Samaria' (ሰማርያ) is used here for a city built within Jerusalem, a detail not found in the biblical account, reflecting the apocryphon's creative geography.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ቅዱስ ቅዱስ ቅዱስ","severity":"info","text":"The triple 'Holy, holy, holy' echoes the Trisagion from Isaiah 6:3 and the Liturgy, but here it is adapted into a prayer by Jeremiah, blending biblical and liturgical language.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ሱራፌል ኪሩቤል","severity":"info","text":"The names Seraphiel and Cherubiel are angelic figures, likely derived from Jewish angelology, and their association with censer and incense reflects liturgical practice in Ethiopian Christianity.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"መልአከ ጽድቅ","severity":"info","text":"The 'angel of righteousness' (መልአከ ጽድቅ) is identified with Michael, a figure who appears in other apocrypha (e.g., 1 Enoch) as a guide and intercessor, paralleling his role here.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘእንበለ ይትገበሩ በኅቡእ","severity":"caution","text":"The final phrase 'without being done in secret' is ambiguous; it may refer to God's hidden nature or to the creatures being hidden, and the syntax is unclear in the Geʿez.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ዘእንበለ ይትገበሩ በኅቡእ' is syntactically ambiguous: it could mean 'without being done in secret' (referring to God's actions) or 'without being done secretly' (referring to creatures). The English draft takes the former reading, but the Geʿez allows both.","The identity of 'the people' (ሕዝብ) in the rejoicing and feasting is unclear: it may refer to the people of Samaria or to the Israelites, and the text does not specify."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":18,"ref":"p18","source":"ወዘንተ፡ ጸለየ፡ ወፈጺሞ፡ ጸሎቶ፡ ቆመ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ ወምስሌሁ፡ ባሮክ፡ ወአቤሜሌክ፡ ወኮነ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ከመ፡ አሐዱ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዘወፅአ፡ ነፍሱ፡ እምላዕሌሁ። ወሶቤሃ፡ ወድቁ፡ ባሮክ፡ ውአቤሜሌክ፡ ወዐውየዉ፡ በዐቢይ፡ ቃል፡ ወይቤሉ፡ ወይ፡ ለነ፡ አቡነ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ካህነ፡ አምላክ፡ ኀለፈ፡ እምኔነ። ውሰሚዖሙ፡ ከመዝ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ሮጹ፡ ኀቤሁ፡ ወረከብዎ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ ውዱቀ፡ ወምውተ፡ ወበከዩ፡ ውሠጠጡ፡ አልባሲሆሙ፡ ወወደዩ፡ ሐመደ፡ ዲበ፡ ርእሶሙ፡ ወበከዩ፡ ብካየ፡ መሪረ። ወእምድኅረ፡ አስተዳለዉ፡ በዘ፡ ይቀብርዎ፡ መጽአ፡ ቃል፡ ዘይብል፡ ኢትግንዝዎ፤ ሕያው፡ ውእቱ፡ ወነፍሱ፡ ትገብእ፡ ዲበ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ ዳግመ። ወሰሚዖሙ፡ ዘንተ፡ ቃለ፡ ኢገነዝዎ፡ አላ፡ ነበሩ፡ እንዘ፡ የዐቅብዎ፡ ዐውዶ፡ ሠሉሰ፡ መዋዕለ፡ እስከ፡ ትገብእ፡ ነፍሱ፡ ውስተ፡ ሥጋሁ። ወኮነ፡ ቃል፡ በማእክለ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ወይቤ፡ ሰብሕዎ፡ በአሐዱ፡ ቃል፡ ሰብሕዎ፡ ለአምላክ፡ ወኵልክሙ፡ ሰብሑ፡ ለመሲሕ፡ ወልደ፡ አምላክ፡ ዘያንቅሀክሙ፡ ወይኴንነክሙ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ወልደ፡ አምላክ፡ ብርሃን፡ ለኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ወማኅቶት፡ ዘኢይጠፍእ፡ ወሕይወት፡ ዘሃይማኖት። ወይከውን፡ እምድኅረዝ፡ መዋዕል፡ ሠላስ፡ ምእት፡ ወሠላስ፡ ሰንበታት፡ ዘመዋዕል፡ ለምጽአቱ፡ ውስተ፡ ምድር፡ ዕፅ፡ ሕይወት፡ ዘሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ ገነት፡ ወኢተተክለ፡ ይሬስይሙ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ዕፅ፡ ዘያወፅእ፡ ፍሬ፡ ወይቡሳነ፡ ከመ፡ ይምጽኡ፡ ኀቤሁ፡ ወይሬስዮሙ፡ ከመ፡ ይግበሩ፡ ፍሬ፡ ወይሥረጹ፡ ወፍሬሆሙ፡ ይነብር፡ ምስለ፡ መላእክት።","english":"And when he had prayed and finished his prayer, Jeremiah stood in the temple, and with him Baruch and Abimelech. And Jeremiah was like a man whose soul had departed from him. Then Baruch and Abimelech fell down and cried out with a loud voice, saying, \"Woe to us! Our father Jeremiah, priest of God, has passed away from us!\" And when the people heard this, they ran to him and found Jeremiah fallen and dead, and they wept and tore their garments and put ashes on their heads and wept a bitter lamentation. And after they had prepared where they would bury him, a word came saying, \"Do not bury him; he is alive, and his soul will return into his body again.\" And when they heard this word, they did not bury him, but they kept him, waiting three days until his soul should return into his body. And a word was among all of them, and it said, \"Praise him with one word: praise God, and all of you praise the Messiah, the Son of God, who will awaken you and judge you, Jesus, Son of God, light of the whole world, and a covenant that will not perish, and life of faith.\" And after this there will be three hundred and three sabbaths of days for his coming into the earth, the tree of life which is in paradise, and it will not be planted; it will give to all the tree that produces fruit and abundance, so that they may come to it and it will give to them so that they may make fruit and flourish, and their fruit will abide with the angels.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ወዘንተ፡ ጸለየ፡ ወፈጺሞ፡ ጸሎቶ፡","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with a prayer formula, marking a transition from the preceding narrative of rejection to a scene of death and resurrection.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢትግንዝዎ","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez verb ኢትግንዝዎ (ʾitgənzəw) means 'do not bury him,' a negated imperative that introduces the motif of Jeremiah's suspended burial.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ሠሉሰ፡ መዋዕለ፡","severity":"info","text":"The three-day waiting period for the soul's return echoes the resurrection of Christ after three days, a common typology in Christian apocrypha.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ሠላስ፡ ምእት፡ ወሠላስ፡ ሰንበታት፡","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'three hundred and three sabbaths of days' (i.e., 2,121 days, about 5.8 years) is a symbolic eschatological period, not a precise chronology.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ዕፅ፡ ሕይወት፡","severity":"info","text":"The 'tree of life' in paradise recalls Genesis 2:9 and is a common motif in Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature, here linked to eschatological abundance.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢየሱስ፡ ወልደ፡ አምላክ፡","severity":"info","text":"The explicit naming of Jesus as Son of God and light of the world reflects a Christian redactional layer, likely added in the Ethiopic transmission.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'three hundred and three sabbaths of days' is ambiguous: it may be a corruption of a larger number or a symbolic figure; the reading taken is that it represents an eschatological period.","The identity of the 'word' that speaks (ቃል) is ambiguous—whether a divine voice, an angel, or a communal proclamation; the reading taken is a divine or angelic utterance."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":19,"ref":"p19","source":"ወበእንተ፡ ተክለ፡ ዕፀው፡ ከመ፡ ይለምልሙ፡ ወያንኁ፡ ነሀብ፡ ጸባሕተ፡ ለኢዮር፡ ከመ፡ ኢይይበስ፡ ሥረዊሆሙ፡ ከመ፡ ተክል፡ ዘኢአኀዘ፡ ሥርዉ፡ ምድረ። ወዘሕብረ፡ ቀይሕ፡ ያጸዐዱ፡ ከመ፡ ፀምር፡ ወማይ፡ ዘጥዑም፡ መሪረ፡ ይከውን፡ ወመሪር፡ ጥዑመ፡ ይከውን፡ በዐቢይ፡ ሐሤት፤ ወትፍሥሕታተ፡ አምላክ፡ ለደሰያት፡ ከመ፡ ይፍረዩ፡ ፍሬ፡ በነገረ፡ አፉሁ፡ ወልደ፡ ዚአሁ። ወውእቱ፡ ለሊሁ፡ ይበውእ፡ ውስተ፡ ዓለም፡ ወየኀሪ፡ ሎቱ፡ ሐዋርያተ፡ ዐሠርተ፡ ውክልኤተ፡ ከመ፡ ይትረአይ፡ ሎሙ፡ ዘአነ፡ ርኢኩ፡ ስርግወ፡ ዘይትፌኖ፡ እምኀበ፡ አቡሁ፡ ዘይመጽእ፡ ውስተ፡ ዓለም፡ ወውስተ፡ ደብረ፡ ዘይት፡ ይከይድ፡ ወያጸግብ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ርኅብተ። ወከመዝ፡ ነገረ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ በእንተ፡ ወልደ፡ አምላክ፡ ከመ፡ ይመጽእ፡ ውስተ፡ ዓለም። ወሶበ፡ ሰምዑ፡ ዘንተ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ተምዑ፡ በእንተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ወይቤሉ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ውእቱ፡ ነገራት፡ ዘኢሳይያስ፡ ወልደ፡ አሞጽ፡ ዘይብል፡ ርኢኩ፡ አምላከ፡ ወልደ፡ አምላክ፤ ይእዜኒ፡ ተንሥኡ፡ ንግበር፡ ዲቤሁ፡ በከመ፡ ገበርነ፡ ዲበ፡ ኢሳይያስ፡ ውይቤሉ፡ መንፈቆሙ፡ አልቦ፤ ዳእሙ፡ በእብን፡ ንወግሮ። ወጸርኁ፡ ሎሙ፡ ባሮክ፡ ወአቤሜሌክ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብሉ፡ በዛቲ፡ ሞት፡ ኢትቅትልዎ። ወሐዘኑ፡ ባሮክ፡ ወአቤሜሌክ፡ በእንተ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ወዓዲ፡ ኢኀደግዎ፡ ይዜንዎሙ፡ ኅቡኣተ፡ ዘርእየ።","english":"And concerning the plant of the trees, how they wither and dry up, the morning dew for the river, how it dries up their roots, like a plant whose root has taken hold of the earth, and the one that is bound in red, they make bitter, like a thorn and water that is sweet becomes bitter, and bitter becomes sweet, with great joy. And the rejoicings of God, for the delights, as they judge the fruit by the word of his mouth, his own son. And he himself enters into the world and appears to his apostles, the twelve, as I have seen the mystery that is revealed from his father, which comes into the world and into the Mount of Olives, and he rides and satisfies the hungry soul. And thus Jeremiah spoke concerning the Son of God, that he would come into the world. And when the people heard this, they were astonished concerning this, and they said, \"This is the word of Isaiah, son of Amoz, who says, 'I have seen God the Son of God.' Now let us arise and do to him as we did to Isaiah.\" And they said among themselves, \"There is no one else. Let us stone him to death.\" And Baruch and Abimelech were angry, saying, \"In this death you shall not kill him.\" And Baruch and Abimelech grieved concerning Jeremiah, and again they left him, and they revealed to them the hidden things that he had seen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ተክለ ዕፀው","severity":"info","text":"The opening phrase 'concerning the plant of the trees' introduces a symbolic vision of natural decay and reversal, which Jeremiah interprets as a prophecy of the Son of God.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢሳይያስ ወልደ አሞጽ","severity":"info","text":"The people compare Jeremiah's prophecy to that of Isaiah son of Amoz, echoing the tradition of Isaiah's martyrdom (cf. Martyrdom of Isaiah) and his vision of God and the Son of God.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ደብረ ዘይት","severity":"info","text":"The Mount of Olives (ደብረ ዘይት) is a key eschatological site in Christian tradition, associated with Christ's ascension and future return, here linked to Jeremiah's prophecy.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ ገበርነ ዲበ ኢሳይያስ","severity":"info","text":"The people's threat to stone Jeremiah parallels the legendary stoning of Isaiah, a motif found in the Ascension of Isaiah and other apocryphal traditions.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ወከመዝ ነገረ ኤርምያስ","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from Jeremiah's symbolic prophecy to the people's reaction, marking a narrative transition from vision to conflict.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘርእየ","severity":"caution","text":"The final clause 'the hidden things that he had seen' is ambiguous: it may refer to Jeremiah's visions or to Baruch and Abimelech's own revelations; the Geʿez does not specify the subject.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the one that is bound in red' is unclear; it may be a symbolic figure or a textual corruption.","The phrase 'they revealed to them the hidden things' does not specify who reveals to whom; the subject could be Baruch and Abimelech or Jeremiah."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":20,"ref":"p20","source":"ወይቤሎሙ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ አርምሙ፡ ኢትብክዩ፡ እስመ፡ ኢይክሉ፡ ቀቲሎትየ፡ እስከ፡ እዜንወክሙ፡ ኵሎ፡ ዘርኢኩ፤ ወይእዜኒ፡ አምጽኡ፡ ሊተ፡ አሐተ፡ እብነ፡ ወአምጽኡ፡ ሎቱ፡ እብነ፡ አሐተ፡ ወአቀማ፡ ወይቤ፡ ብርሃን፡ ዘለዓለም፡ ረሲ፡ ዛተ፡ እብነ፡ ከመ፡ ርእየተ፡ ሰብእ፡ ትኩን፤ ወሶቤሃ፡ ኮነ፡ እብን፡ በርእየተ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ዘይመስሎ። ወአኀዙ፡ ይውግርዎ፡ ለእብን፡ እንዘ፡ ይመስሎሙ፡ ኤርምያስሃ። ወኤርምያስ፡ ዜነዎሙ፡ ለባሮክ፡ ወለአቤሜሌክ፡ ኵሎ፡ ዘርእየ፡ ኅቡኣተ፡ ወእምድኅረዝ፡ ፈጺሞ፡ ነጊሮቶሙ፡ ሖረ፡ ወቆመ፡ ማእከለ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ፈቂዶ፡ ከመ፡ ይፈጽም፡ ምግቦ። ወሶቤሃ፡ ጸርኀ፡ ሎሙ፡ ዝኩ፡ እብን፡ ወይቤ፡ ኦአብዳን፡ ደቂቀ፡ እስራኤል፡ በእንተ፡ ምንት፡ ትዌግሩኒ፡ እንዘ፡ ታመስሉኒ፡ ኤርምያስሃ፡ ወኤርምያስ፡ ንዋ፡ ማእከሌክሙ፡ ይቀውም። ወሶበ፡ ርእይዎ፡ ሮጹ፡ ምስለ፡ ብዙኅ፡ እብን፡ ወፈጸሙ፡ ዐልዎ፡ ወቀበርዎ፡ ወነሥኡ፡ ውእተ፡ እብነ፡ ወአንበሩ፡ ውስተ፡ መቃብሪሁ፡ ወረሰይዎ፡ ከመ፡ እንተ፡ ማዕጾ፡ ውጸሐፉ፡ ውስቴቱ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብሉ፡ ነዋ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ውእቱ፡ ረድኡ፡ ለኤርምያስ።","english":"And Jeremiah said to them, \"Be silent, do not weep, for they cannot kill me until I have told you everything I have seen. And now bring me one stone, and bring him one stone, and set it down.\" And he said, \"The Eternal Light, take this stone as if it were the sight of a person.\" And then the stone became like the sight of Jeremiah, and they began to stone the stone, while Jeremiah was like them. And Jeremiah told Baruch and Abimelech everything he had seen in secret. And after this, having finished telling them, he went and stood in the midst of the people, having removed his garment. And then he cried out to them, \"This stone! O destroyers, children of Israel, why do you stone me while you think I am Jeremiah? And Jeremiah is standing among you!\" And when they saw him, they ran with many stones and finished him off, and buried him. And they took that stone and placed it in his tomb, and set it up as if it were a monument, and wrote on it, saying, \"Behold, this is the friend of Jeremiah.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢትብክዩ","severity":"info","text":"Jeremiah commands the people to stop weeping, asserting his invulnerability until his revelation is complete.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"እብነ","severity":"info","text":"The stone (እብነ) serves as a decoy; Jeremiah instructs the people to treat it as his likeness, enabling his escape.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage concludes the narrative with Jeremiah's secret disclosure to Baruch and Abimelech, his public stoning, and the stone's transformation into a monument.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2167Parali","label":"betmas: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a stone substituting for a martyr's body appears in other apocryphal traditions, though here it is unique to the Ethiopic Paralipomena.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Ethiopic text preserves a version where Jeremiah's death is by stoning, differing from the biblical account of his being sawn in half.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT2167Parali","label":"source edition: Paralipomena of Jeremiah","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2167Parali"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Geʿez phrase ኢትብክዩ (ʼatbakku) is ambiguous: it could be imperative 'be silent' or 'do not weep'; the English draft takes it as both."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}