{"slug":"LIT3522Epistle","id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT3522Epistle","title":"ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","author":"Anonymous","genre":"other","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":"2026-11-15T04:53:07Z","cost_usd":0.006719},"source":{"registry_id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT3522Epistle","work_id":"LIT3522Epistle","edition":"betmas","language":"","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"},"stats":{"passages":12,"english_words":2187,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":70,"commentary_kinds":8,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":22,"work_notes":5,"external_links":5,"timeline":4},"summary":{"work":"LIT3522Epistle","abstract":"The Geʿez version of the First Epistle to the Thessalonians, titled ቀዳማዊት መልእክተ ጳውሎስ ኀበ ሰብአ ተሰሎንቄ, is an Ethiopic translation of the canonical Pauline letter. Preserved within the Ethiopian Orthodox New Testament, it follows the standard Pauline corpus and is used liturgically. The translation's date and manuscript provenance are uncertain, as the source edition lacks critical apparatus or variant readings. The text includes chapter headings and interpretive phrases not found in the Greek original, reflecting local exegetical traditions. Its transmission is tied to the broader Ethiopic biblical manuscript tradition, but specific details on its origin and textual history remain obscure.","historical_context":"The Geʿez translation of 1 Thessalonians likely emerged within the Aksumite or post-Aksumite Ethiopian Church, probably between the 5th and 14th centuries, when biblical books were translated from Greek or Syriac sources. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which canonized the Geʿez Bible, used this epistle in its liturgy, though lectionary specifics are undocumented. The translation reflects the community's need for scripture in the liturgical language, Geʿez, which became a classical tongue. The work is part of the broader Pauline corpus transmitted in Ethiopic manuscripts, often copied alongside other New Testament books. The absence of a critical edition limits knowledge of its textual lineage, but it likely derives from a Byzantine or Antiochene Greek exemplar, adapted with local glosses and structural divisions. The Ethiopian tradition preserved the letter as authoritative, aligning with early Christian reception of Paul's mission to Thessalonica.","significance":"This Geʿez version attests to the early and enduring reception of Pauline literature in the Ethiopian Christian tradition, offering insights into local exegetical practices through its unique chapter headings and interpretive phrases. It relates to the broader Ethiopic biblical corpus and the history of biblical translation in the Horn of Africa, though its textual variants remain understudied.","timeline":[{"date":"5th–14th c.","event":"Probable period of Geʿez translation of 1 Thessalonians, based on general Ethiopic biblical translation activity."},{"date":"4th c.","event":"Christianization of Aksum; beginning of biblical translation into Geʿez."},{"date":"Medieval period","event":"Manuscript transmission of the Ethiopic Pauline corpus, including 1 Thessalonians."},{"date":"20th c.","event":"Publication of the source edition (betmas) without critical apparatus."}],"relations":[{"work":"Greek 1 Thessalonians","relation":"Source text for the Geʿez translation","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Ethiopic Pauline corpus","relation":"Part of the same manuscript tradition","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Ethiopian Orthodox New Testament","relation":"Canonical context","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Geʿez Bible translations","relation":"Broader translation movement","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"Source edition of the Geʿez text","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle","reason":"Primary source for the work's content and notes."},{"key":"ed:LIT3522Epistle","label":"Editorial metadata","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle","reason":"Provides details on the edition's provenance."},{"key":"wikipedia:First Epistle to the Thessalonians","label":"General background on the epistle","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_to_the_Thessalonians","reason":"Context for the canonical letter."},{"key":"wikipedia:Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church","label":"Religious community","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church","reason":"Historical and liturgical context."},{"key":"wikipedia:Geʽez","label":"Language of the translation","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge%CA%BDez","reason":"Linguistic background."}],"cautions":["The date of the Geʿez translation is uncertain; 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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: other in Geʿez; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 12 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":12},"term_index":[],"citations":{"betmas:LIT3522Epistle":{"label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"},"ed:LIT3522Epistle":{"label":"source edition: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"Introduction\n\nEpistle\n\nText of the EOTC printed Bible\n\nምዕራፍ 1\n\nበከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ ከዊነ፡ አርአያ፡ ለአኀው\n\nእምጳውሎስ፡ ወስልዋኖስ፡ ወጢሞቴዎስ፡ ለቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘተሰሎንቄ። ምእመናን፡ በእግዚአብሔር፡ አቡነ፡ ወእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ሰላም፡ ለክሙ፡ ወጸጋ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አቡነ፡ ወእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ።\n\nነአኵቶ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘልፈ፡ በእንቲኣክሙ፡ ወንዜክረክሙ፡ ወትረ፡ በጸሎትነ።\n\nወንዜክር፡ በቅድመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አቡነ፡ ግብረ፡ ሃይማኖትክሙ። ወጽንዐ፡ ፍቅርክሙ፡ ወትዕግሥተ፡ ተስፋክሙ፡ በእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ።\n\nወነአምር፡ አኀዊነ፡ ፍቁራን፡ ዘከመ፡ ኀረየክሙ፡ እግዚአብሔር።\n\nእስመ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ትምህርትነ፡ ኀቤክሙ፡ በነገር፡ ባሕቲቱ። ዓዲ፡ በኀይልኒ፡ ወበመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወበስኢል፡ ምእመን። ወአንትሙሂ፡ ተአምሩ፡ ዘከመ፡ ኮነ፡ በኀቤክሙ፡ በእንቲኣክሙ።\n\nወናሁ፡ ኪያነ፡ ተመሰልክሙ፡ ወተወከፍክሙ፡ ቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር። በብዙኀ፡ ሕማም፡ ምስለ፡ ፍሥሓ፡ በመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ።","english":"Chapter 1\n\nHow it is fitting to show the likeness of the brothers\n\nFrom Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the Church of Thessalonica, the believers in God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Peace be to you and grace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nWe thank God always on your behalf, and we remember you continually in our prayers.\n\nAnd we recall before God our Father the work of your faith, and the steadfastness of your love, and the endurance of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nAnd we know, our beloved brothers, how God has chosen you.\n\nFor our teaching to you was not by word alone, but also by power and by the Holy Spirit and by the faith of the believer. And you yourselves have seen how it was among you on your behalf.\n\nAnd now we have been likened to you and have received the word of God with much suffering together with joy in the Holy Spirit.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ምዕራፍ 1","severity":"info","text":"The chapter heading ምዕራፍ 1 marks the beginning of the Geʿez text, corresponding to the opening of the epistle.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ስልዋኖስ","severity":"info","text":"The name ስልዋኖስ (Silvanus) is the Geʿez form of Silvanus, likely referring to Silas, a companion of Paul and Timothy, as in the Greek subscription of 1 Thessalonians.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ለቤተ ክርስቲያን ዘተሰሎንቄ","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez text addresses the church of Thessalonica, reflecting the traditional Pauline authorship and the early Christian community in that city.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"በኀይልኒ ወበመንፈስ ቅዱስ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'by power and by the Holy Spirit' echoes Pauline language on spiritual gifts, though not a direct quotation from the canonical 1 Thessalonians.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ተመሰልክሙ ወተወከፍክሙ","severity":"info","text":"The expression 'we have been likened to you and have received' reflects a Geʿez interpretive tradition emphasizing mutual recognition and reception of the word, not found in the Greek text.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Geʿez text includes names (Silvanus, Timothy) and phrases not present in the canonical Greek 1 Thessalonians, suggesting a later liturgical or hagiographic expansion.","The phrase 'by power and by the Holy Spirit and by the faith of the believer' is ambiguous in its theological reference, possibly alluding to charismatic gifts or apostolic authority."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"ወኮንክምዎሙ፡ አርአያ፡ ለእለ፡ አምኑ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ በመቄዶንያ፡ ወአካይያ።\n\nእስመ፡ እምኀቤክሙ፡ ተምህሩ፡ ቃለ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወሰምዑ። ወአኮ፡ በመቄዶንያ፡ ወአካይያ፡ ባሕቲቱ። ዓዲ፡ በኵሉ፡ በሓውርት፡ ተሰምዐት፡ ሃይማኖትክሙ፡ በእግዚአብሔር። ወኢንፈቅድ፡ ንሕነ፡ ምንተኒ፡ ንንግር፡ በእንቲኣክሙ።\n\nለሊሆሙ፡ የአምሩ፡ ዘከመ፡ ቦእነ፡ ኀቤክሙ። ወዘከመ፡ ተመየጥክሙ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እምአምልኮ፡ ጣዖት። ከመ፡ ትትቀነዩ፡ ለአምላክ፡ ሕያው፡ ወጻድቅ።\n\nእንዘ፡ ትሴፈውዎ፡ ለወልዱ፡ እምሰማያት። ዘተንሥአ፡ እምዉታን፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ወውእቱ፡ ያድኅነነ፡ እመንሱት፡ ዘይመጽእ።\n\nምዕራፍ 2\n\nበእንተ፡ ምሂር፡ በተየውሆ\n\nለሊክሙ፡ ተአምሩ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ዘከመ፡ ገበርነ፡ ለክሙ። ወኢኮነ፡ በከንቱ፡ በዊኦትነ፡ ኀቤክሙ።\n\nዳእሙ፡ ሐመምነ፡ ወተጽእልነ፡ ዘከመ፡ ተአምሩ፡ በፊልጵስዩስ። ወአሜሃ፡ ነገርናክሙ፡ በብዙኅ፡ ጻማ፡ ትምህርተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በሞገሱ፡ ለአምላክነ።","english":"And we have shown you the likeness of all those who believed in Macedonia and Achaia, for from you they learned the word of our Lord and heard it. And not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place where the faith in God has been heard, your faith is proclaimed. And we do not wish to say anything concerning you, but they themselves testify how you were before us and how you turned to God from the worship of idols, so that you might be adorned for the living and righteous God, while you await his Son from the heavens, who rose from the dead, Jesus Christ, and he will save us from the coming judgment.\n\nChapter 2\n\nConcerning the swiftness of their coming\n\nYou yourselves testify, our brothers, how we acted for you, and our coming to you was not in vain. Know that we suffered and labored as you testified in Philippi, and then we told you with much zeal the teaching of Christ in the grace of our God.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ምዕራፍ 2","severity":"info","text":"The passage ends with the heading of Chapter 2, 'Concerning the swiftness of their coming,' marking a structural division in the Geʿez text.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"አርአያ፡","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term 'አርአያ፡' (ʾarʾayā) means 'likeness' or 'example,' here indicating that the addressees serve as a model for other believers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"መቄዶንያ፡ ወአካይያ።","severity":"info","text":"Macedonia and Achaia were Roman provinces in Greece; the reference situates the letter’s audience within the early Christian mission in the eastern Mediterranean.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ።","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead' echoes 1 Thessalonians 1:10 (in the Geʿez canon), affirming the resurrection as central to the faith.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT3522Epistle","label":"source edition: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"በፊልጵስዩስ።","severity":"info","text":"The mention of Philippi recalls Paul’s mission there (Acts 16:12–40), showing the interconnectedness of early Christian communities in the Geʿez tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ወኢንፈቅድ፡ ንሕነ፡ ምንተኒ፡ ንንግር፡","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'we do not wish to say anything concerning you' is ambiguous: it may be a rhetorical modesty topos or a genuine reluctance to praise, and the Geʿez syntax allows both readings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'we do not wish to say anything concerning you' could be read as a rhetorical modesty topos or as a genuine reluctance to praise; the Geʿez syntax allows both interpretations."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"እስመ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ትምህርትነ፡ ዘስሒት፡ ወኢ፡ ዘርኩስ፡ ወኢኮነ፡ ዘጽልሑት።\n\nዳእሙ፡ በዘአመከረነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወተአመነነ፡ በትምህርተ፡ ወንጌሉ። ከማሁ፡ ንነግር፡ ወአኮ፡ ከመ፡ ዘለሰብእ፡ ያደሉ። ዘእንበለ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘአመከረነ፡ ልበነ።\n\nወእምአመ፡ ኮነ፡ ኢየዋህናክሙ፡ በቃል፡ በከመ፡ ተአምሩ። ወኢተዐገልናክሙ፡ በምክንያት፡ ስምዕነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በዝንቱ።\n\nወኢንፈቅድ፡ ያድሉ፡ ለነ፡ ሰብእ፡ ኢ፡ አንትሙ፡ ወኢ፡ ባዕድ። እንዘ፡ ንክል፡ አክብዶ፡ ከመ፡ ሐዋርያተ፡ ክርስቶስ።\n\nዳእሙ፡ ኮነ፡ ከመ፡ ሕፃናት፡ በማእከሌክሙ። ወከመ፡ ሐፃኒት፡ እንተ፡ ተሐዝል፡ ደቂቃ።\n\nከማሁ፡ ንሕነኒ፡ ናፈቅረክሙ፡ ወንጽሕቅ፡ ለክሙ፡ ከመ፡ ንመጡክሙ። ወአኮ፡ ባሕቲቶ፡ ወንጌለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዓዲ፡ ነፍሰነሂ፡ እስመ፡ ፍቁራነ፡ ኮንክሙነ።\n\nወተዘከሩ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ጻማነ፡ ወሥራሐነ፡ መዓልተ፡ ወሌሊተ። ኮነ፡ ንትጌበር፡ ከመ፡ ኢናክብድ፡ ላዕለ፡ አሐዱሂ፡ እምውስቴትክሙ።","english":"For our teaching is not of error nor of falsehood, nor is it of deceit.\n\nFor we have believed in what the Lord has entrusted to us, and we have been confirmed in the teaching of his Gospel. Thus we proclaim, and it is not as men who lie, without the Lord who has entrusted to us our heart.\n\nAnd when your faith in word was as you were taught, and we did not deceive you with pretext; we heard the Lord in this.\n\nAnd we do not wish that men lie to us, neither you nor another, while we bear the burden as the apostles of Christ.\n\nFor we have been as children among you, and as a nurse who holds an infant.\n\nThus we also love you and we are zealous for you as we come to you; and not only the Gospel of the Lord, but also our own soul, for you have become our beloved.\n\nAnd remember our brothers, our fasts and our labors day and night; we strive so that we may not burden any one of you.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"እስመ ኢኮነ ትምህርትነ ዘስሒት ወኢ ዘርኩስ ወኢኮነ ዘጽልሑት","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with a triple negation (ኢኮነ… ወኢ… ወኢኮነ) that denies error, falsehood, and deceit, establishing a rhetorical pattern of emphatic denial.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ትምህርት","severity":"info","text":"ትምህርት (timhərt) means 'teaching' or 'doctrine'; here it refers to the apostolic proclamation, contrasted with falsehood.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ ሐዋርያተ ክርስቶስ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'as the apostles of Christ' echoes the self-identification of Paul and his companions in the New Testament epistles, e.g., 1 Thessalonians 2:6-7.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ጻማነ ወሥራሐነ መዓልተ ወሌሊተ","severity":"info","text":"Reference to 'fasts and labors day and night' reflects the ascetic practices of early Ethiopian monastic communities, which shaped the reception of this epistle.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ ሕፃናት በማእከሌክሙ ወከመ ሐፃኒት እንተ ተሐዝል ደቂቃ","severity":"info","text":"The simile of children and a nurse holding an infant parallels Paul's pastoral imagery in 1 Thessalonians 2:7, where he describes gentle care for converts.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ወኢተዐገልናክሙ በምክንያት ስምዕነ እግዚአብሔር በዝንቱ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'we did not deceive you with pretext; we heard the Lord in this' is syntactically ambiguous: 'ስምዕነ' could be read as 'we heard' or 'our hearing,' affecting the sense of divine authority.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The clause 'ወኢተዐገልናክሙ በምክንያት ስምዕነ እግዚአብሔር በዝንቱ' is ambiguous: 'ስምዕነ' may be a verb ('we heard') or a noun ('our hearing'), and the prepositional phrase 'በዝንቱ' ('in this') could refer to the preceding or following context."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"ወለሊክሙ፡ ሰማዕትነ፡ ወእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘከመ፡ ሰበክነ፡ ለክሙ፡ ትምህርተ፡ ወንጌሉ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ በጽድቅ። ወበርትዕ፡ ወበንጽሕ፡ በኀበ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ የአምኑ።\n\nዘከመ፡ ተአምሩ፡ ለለ፡ አሐዱ፡ እምውስቴትክሙ። ከመ፡ አብ፡ ለወልዱ፡ ናስተበቊዐክሙ፡ ወንናዝዘክሙ።\n\nወናሰምዕ፡ ለክሙ፡ ከመ፡ ትሑሩ፡ ወትሩጹ፡ በዘይደልወክሙ፡ ለኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ዘጸውዐክሙ፡ ውስተ፡ መንግሥተ፡ ስብሐቲሁ። በእንተ፡ ተወክፎተ፡ ቃል፡ ዘእግዚአብሔር\n\nበእንተ፡ ዝ፡ ንሕነሂ፡ ዘልፈ፡ ነአኵቶ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር። እስመ፡ ተወከፍክሙ፡ ቃለ፡ ትእዛዙ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር። ወአኮ፡ ቃለ፡ ዜና፡ ሰብእ፡ አላ፡ አማን፡ ከማሁ፡ ቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ወይረድአክሙሂ፡ በገቢር፡ ለእለ፡ ተአመንክሙ።\n\nወአንትሙ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ተመሰልክሙ፡ በቤተ፡ ክርስቲያኑ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር። እለ፡ በይሁዳ፡ ምእመናን፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። እስመ፡ ሐመምክሙ፡ አንትሙሂ፡ እምሕዝብክሙ። በከመ፡ ሐሙ፡ እሙንቱሂ፡ እምአይሁድ። እለ፡ ቀተልዎ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ።","english":"And for you, we are witnesses, and the Lord, as we have preached to you, the teaching of his Gospel to the Lord in righteousness, and in truth, and in purity, among all those who believe.\n\nAs you have believed, each one of you, as a father to his son, we exhort you and we admonish you.\n\nAnd we hear for you that you are zealous and upright in what is fitting for you toward the Lord, who has called you into the kingdom of his glory, because of the acceptance of the word of the Lord.\n\nBecause of this, we also always praise the Lord, since you have accepted the word of his commandment to the Lord, and not the word of human rumor, but rather the word of the Lord as it is. And it will help you also in deed for those to whom you have believed.\n\nAnd you, our brothers, have been likened in the church of the Lord to those who in Judea are believers in Jesus Christ, because you also have suffered from your people, as they also suffered from the Jews, who killed our Lord Jesus Christ.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The opening phrase 'ወለሊክሙ፡ ሰማዕትነ' (wa-lalīkmu sāmaʿtənnā) means 'And for you, we are witnesses,' continuing the previous passage's assertion of apostolic authority.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰማዕትነ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'ሰማዕትነ' (sāmaʿtənnā) is the Geʿez first-person plural noun 'witnesses,' derived from the root s-m-ʿ (to hear, testify). It carries both juridical and confessional weight, aligning with Pauline usage.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ፡ አብ፡ ለወልዱ፡","severity":"info","text":"The simile 'ከመ፡ አብ፡ ለወልዱ፡' (kama ʾab la-waldu, 'as a father to his son') echoes the pastoral language of 1 Thessalonians 2:11, where Paul describes his relationship with the community.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'እለ፡ በይሁዳ፡ ምእመናን፡' (ʾəlla ba-yəhudā məʾmənān, 'those who in Judea are believers') and the mention of Jews killing Christ reflect early Christian anti-Jewish polemic, common in Geʿez homiletic literature.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from apostolic testimony (first person plural) to direct address of the community (second person plural), then to a comparative analogy with Judean believers, forming a tripartite rhetorical structure.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The emphasis on suffering 'እምሕዝብክሙ።' (ʾəm-ḥəzbəkmu, 'from your people') aligns with the Geʿez tradition of martyrdom and persecution as marks of true faith, as seen in the Synaxarion.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'በኀበ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ የአምኑ' could be read as 'among all those who believe' (modifying the preceding virtues) or as a separate clause; the English draft takes the former.","The identity of 'እለ፡ ቀተልዎ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡' ('those who killed our Lord') is ambiguous: it may refer to Jews generally or to specific Jewish authorities; the text assumes the former."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"ወለነቢያቲሂ፡ እለ፡ እምውስቴቶሙ፡ ሰደድዎሙ። ወኪያነሂ፡ ወኢያሠምርዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወይትቃረኑ፡ ምስለ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሰብእ።\n\nወይከልኡነ፡ ኢንንግር፡ ለአሕዛብ፡ በዘየሐይዉ፡ ከመ፡ ይትፈጸሞሙ፡ ኀጢአቶሙ፡ ለዝሉፉ። ወናሁ፡ በጽሖሙ፡ መቅሠፍቶሙ፡ ዘለዓለም። በእንተ፡ አዘክሮተ፡ ፍቅር\n\nወንሕነሰ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ከመ፡ ዕጓለ፡ ማውታ፡ ኮነ፡ እምኔክሙ፡ በዝ፡ መዋዕል፡ ለገጽ፡ ዳእሙ፡ ወአኮሰ፡ እምልብ። ወፈድፋደ፡ ጽሕቅነ፡ ንርአይ፡ ገጸክሙ።\n\nወብዙኀ፡ ፈቀድኩ፡ እምጻእ፡ ኀቤክሙ፡ ለልየ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ምዕረ። ወካዕበ፡ ወአዕቀፈኒ፡ ሰይጣን።\n\nመኑ፡ ተስፋነ፡ ወፍሥሓነ፡ ወአክሊለ፡ ምክሕነ። አኮኑ፡ አንትሙ፡ በቅድመ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በምጽአቱ።\n\nእስመ፡ አንትሙ፡ ክብርነ፡ ወፍሥሓነ።\n\nምዕራፍ 3\n\nዘከመ፡ ኢይደሉ፡ ቀቢጸ፡ ተስፋ\n\nወስኢነነ፡ ተዐግሦ፡ አብደርነ፡ ንንበር፡ አቴና፡ አሐተኔ፡ ባሕቲተነ።\n\nወፈነውናሁ፡ ለጢሞቴዎስ፡ እኁነ፡ ላእከ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወረድኤትነ፡ በትምህርተ፡ ክርስቶስ። ከመ፡ ያጽንዕክሙ፡ ወያስተብቊዕክሙ፡ በእንተ፡ ሃይማኖትክሙ።","english":"And for his prophets, whom they drove out from among them, and for us, and they do not please the Lord, and they contend with every man.\n\nAnd they hinder us from preaching to the Gentiles, in that they live as if their sins will be fulfilled for the licentious. And behold, their punishment has reached them, eternal, because of the remembrance of love.\n\nBut we, our brothers, as a child of death has become from among you in these days, for the face is still present, and it has gone from the heart. And we, each one, desire to see your face.\n\nAnd I, Paul, greatly desired to come to you a hundred times, and twice, and Satan hindered me.\n\nWho is our hope and our joy and the crown of our strength? Are you not, before our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?\n\nFor you are our glory and our joy.\n\nChapter 3\n\nHow the fruit of hope does not wither.\n\nAnd we, having been forced, remained in Athens, alone, by ourselves.\n\nAnd we have now sent Timothy, our brother, the servant of God and our helper in the teaching of Christ, so that he may strengthen you and make you firm concerning your faith.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ምዕራፍ 3","severity":"info","text":"The passage marks the beginning of Chapter 3 with a heading, 'How the fruit of hope does not wither,' indicating a new thematic section.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ሰደድዎሙ","severity":"info","text":"The verb 'ሰደድዎሙ' (they drove out) suggests persecution of prophets, a motif in early Christian communities.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"አቴና","severity":"info","text":"Reference to Athens (አቴና) situates Paul's travels, consistent with Acts 17:16–34, where Paul preached in Athens.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ጢሞቴዎስ","severity":"info","text":"Timothy (ጢሞቴዎስ) is mentioned as a co-worker, echoing 1 Thessalonians 3:2 and Acts 16:1–5.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘለዓለም","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'eternal punishment' (ዘለዓለም መቅሠፍቶሙ) reflects Geʿez theological emphasis on eschatological consequences.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ዕጓለ ማውታ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'child of death' (ዕጓለ ማውታ) is ambiguous; it may refer to a deceased person or a metaphor for mortality.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'his prophets' (ለነቢያቲሂ) is unclear—possibly Old Testament prophets or early Christian prophets.","The phrase 'child of death' (ዕጓለ ማውታ) could be literal or figurative.","The location 'Athens' (አቴና) may be a textual variant or scribal addition."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":6,"ref":"p6","source":"ከመ፡ ኢታንቀልቅሉ፡ ወኢይቅብጽ፡ አሐዱሂ፡ እምውስቴትክሙ፡ በዛቲ፡ ሕማምክሙ። ተአምሩ፡ ለሊክሙ፡ ከመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ዳእሙ፡ ይጸንሐነ።\n\nወአመ፡ ሀሎኩ፡ ኀቤክሙ፡ ዘንተ፡ ክመ፡ አቅደምኩ፡ ወነገርኩክሙ። ከመ፡ ሀለወነ፡ ንሕምም፡ ወይሣቅዩነ። ወበከመ፡ አመርናክሙ፡ ኮነ፡ ውእቱ። በእንተ፡ ሐውጾ፡ አርድእት፡ በላእካን\n\nወበእንተ፡ ዝ፡ አነሂ፡ ስኢንየ፡ ተዐግሦ፡ ፈነውኩ፡ ጢሞቴዎስሃ። ከመ፡ አእምር፡ ሃይማኖተክሙ። እመ፡ ቦ፡ ከመ፡ አመከርክሙ፡ ዘያሜክር። ወለከንቱ፡ ይከውን፡ ጻማነ፡ ዘበእንቲኣክሙ።\n\nወይእዜሰ፡ እምአመ፡ በጽሐ፡ ጢሞቴዎስ፡ ኀቤነ፡ እምኀቤክሙ። ወዜነወነ፡ ሃይማኖተክሙ፡ ወተፋቅሮተክሙ፡ ወከመሂ፡ ትዜክሩነ፡ በሠናይ፡ ዘልፈ። ወትፈትዉ፡ ትርአዩነ፡ በከመ፡ ንፈቱ፡ ንሕነሂ፡ ርእዮተክሙ።\n\nበእንተ፡ ዝ፡ ተፈሣሕነ፡ አኀዊነ፡ በእንተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሕማምነ፡ ወምንዳቤነ፡ ዘበእንተ፡ ሃይማኖትክሙ።\n\nእስመ፡ ይእዜ፡ ነሐዩ፡ እምከመ፡ አንትሙ፡ ቆምክሙ፡ በእግዚእነ። ጸሎተ፡ መምህራን፡ ኵሎ፡ ጊዜ","english":"...so that you may not be shaken, and that not one of you may fall away in this your suffering. Remember for yourselves that this is the same one who persecutes us.\n\nAnd when I was among you, I told you beforehand, as I did, that we would suffer and they would mock us. And as you know, it was he. Because of his companions, the envoys.\n\nAnd because of this, I, being unable to bear it, sent Timothy to you, to know your faith, whether it is as I exhorted you, which is fitting. And so that our zeal for you may be established.\n\nAnd now, when Timothy arrived to us from you, and told us of your faith and your love, and how you always remember us kindly, and you desire to see us, just as we also desire to see you.\n\nBecause of this, we rejoiced, our brothers, because of all our suffering and affliction on account of your faith.\n\nFor now you have become more than you were when you stood in the Lord, through the prayer of the teachers at all times.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage forms a narrative unit recounting the sending of Timothy to the Thessalonians and his return with news of their faith and love, marking a shift from earlier admonition to reassurance.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ጢሞቴዎስ","severity":"info","text":"Timothy, a companion of Paul, is sent as an envoy to assess the faith of the community; the Geʿez form reflects the Greek Τιμόθεος.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The sending of Timothy is attested in the New Testament (1 Thessalonians 3:2-6) as a historical mission to confirm the church's steadfastness amid persecution.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'because of his companions, the envoys' likely refers to those who opposed Paul's preaching, possibly Jewish or pagan agitators, though the Geʿez is ambiguous.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The emphasis on 'prayer of the teachers at all times' reflects the Geʿez Christian tradition's valorization of monastic and clerical intercession as sustaining the community.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT3522Epistle","label":"source edition: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'his companions, the envoys' (ሐውጾ አርድእት በላእካን) is unclear; it may refer to Paul's own envoys or to opponents' agents.","The phrase 'as a child of death' in the previous passage is not directly echoed here, leaving its referent uncertain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":7,"ref":"p7","source":"አየ፡ አኰቴተ፡ ንክል፡ ዐስዮቶ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር። ህየንተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ፍሥሓነ፡ ዘተፈሣሕነ፡ በእንቲኣክሙ። ዘእንበለ፡ ከመ፡ ንጸሊ፡ ኀበ፡ አምላክነ፡ መዓልተ፡ ወሌሊተ።\n\nወፈድፋደሰ፡ ንጼሊ፡ ከመ፡ ንርአይ፡ ገጸክሙ፡ ወይትፈጸም፡ ሕጸጸ፡ ሃይማኖትክሙ።\n\nወእግዚአብሔር፡ አቡነ፡ ወእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ያርትዕ፡ ፍኖተነ፡ ኀቤክሙ።\n\nወለክሙሂ፡ ያብዝኅ፡ ወያፈድፍድ፡ ተፋቅሮተክሙ፡ በበይናቲክሙ፡ ወምስለ፡ ኵሉ፡ ለለ፡ አሐዱ። በከመ፡ ንሕነ፡ ናፈቅረክሙ፡ ለክሙ።\n\nወይጽናዕ፡ ልብክሙ፡ በንጽሕ፡ ወበቅድሳት፡ ለቅድመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አቡነ። አመ፡ ምጽአተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ምስለ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ቅዱሳን።\n\nምዕራፍ 4\n\nበእንተ፡ ርኂቅ፡ እምዘዘ፡ ዚኣሁ፡ ፈቃደ፡ ሥጋ\n\nወይእዜኒ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ንነግረክሙ፡ ወናስተበቊዐክሙ፡ በእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ከመ፡ ተአዘዝክሙ፡ በኀቤነ፡ በዘይደሉ። ከመ፡ ትሑሩ፡ ወታሥምርዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወበከመ፡ ሖርክሙ። ዓዲ፡ ከመ፡ ታብዝኁ፡ ወታፈድፍዱ፡ በዝንቱ።","english":"I saw the cunning deceit, how they have made God rejoice over all the joy that we rejoiced on your account, without our being able to flee to our God day and night.\n\nAnd again we pray that we may see your face and that the deficiency of your faith may be fulfilled.\n\nAnd may God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ straighten our path to you.\n\nAnd for you also may He increase and multiply your love among yourselves and with each one individually, as we love you.\n\nAnd may your heart be strengthened in purity and holiness before God our Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all the saints.\n\nChapter 4\n\nConcerning being far from the desire of the flesh.\n\nAnd now, our brothers, we tell you and we admonish you in our Lord Jesus Christ, as we commanded you among us in what is fitting, that you may be zealous and serve God, and as you have gone, again that you may increase and multiply in this.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ምዕራፍ 4","severity":"info","text":"The passage begins with a chapter heading, 'Chapter 4,' followed by a thematic subtitle, 'Concerning being far from the desire of the flesh,' marking a structural division in the text.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ንክል፡ ዐስዮቶ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'ንክል፡ ዐስዮቶ' (cunning deceit) is a key term in the author's characterization of the persecutor, emphasizing deception as a motif in the epistle.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡","severity":"info","text":"The invocation of 'our Lord Jesus Christ' with 'all the saints' echoes New Testament eschatological language, particularly the parousia, common in Pauline pseudepigrapha.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT3522Epistle","label":"source edition: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ሕጸጸ፡ ሃይማኖትክሙ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'deficiency of your faith' reflects concerns about apostasy or wavering under persecution, a theme in early Christian communities facing external pressure.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ወይጽናዕ፡ ልብክሙ፡ በንጽሕ፡ ወበቅድሳት","severity":"info","text":"The exhortation to strengthen the heart in purity and holiness aligns with Ethiopic monastic ideals, suggesting the text's reception in ascetic contexts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘእንበለ፡ ከመ፡ ንጸሊ፡","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'without our being able to flee' is ambiguous: it may indicate physical inability to escape persecution or a spiritual inability to seek refuge in God, and the translation opts for the latter.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ዘእንበለ፡ ከመ፡ ንጸሊ፡' could be read as either physical flight or spiritual recourse; the English draft takes the spiritual sense.","The identity of 'the cunning deceit' is not explicitly named, but the previous passage identifies the persecutor as the same one who mocks the community."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":8,"ref":"p8","source":"ወተአምሩ፡ ዘከመ፡ አዘዝናክሙ፡ በእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ።\n\nእስመ፡ ዝ፡ ውእቱ፡ ትእዛዙ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር። ወፈቃዱ፡ ተቀድሶትክሙ፡ ውእቱ፡ ወከመ፡ ትትዐቀቡ፡ ወትርሐቁ፡ እምዝሙት።\n\nወያእምር፡ ኵሉ፡ ለለ፡ አሐዱ፡ ንዋዮ፡ ወያጥርዮ፡ በቅድሳት፡ ወክብር።\n\nወኢትትመንሰዉ፡ በፍትወት፡ ከመ፡ አረሚ፡ እለ፡ ኢየአምርዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር።\n\nወኢትትሃበሉ፡ ትግበሩ፡ ዘንተ፡ ወኢትትዐበዩ፡ ወኢትትዐገሉ፡ ቢጸክሙ፡ በኵሉ። እስመ፡ መስተበቅል፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በእንተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ኵሉ። በከመ፡ አቅደምኩ፡ ነጊሮተክሙ፡ ወአስማዕኩ፡ ለክሙ።\n\nእስመ፡ ኢጸውዐነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለርኩስ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ለቅድሳት።\n\nወይእዜኒ፡ ዘክሕደሰ፡ ለያእምር፡ ከመ፡ አኮ፡ ለሰብእ፡ ዘይክሕድ። ዘእንበለ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘወሀበክሙ፡ መንፈሰ፡ ቅዱሰ።\n\nወበእንተሰ፡ አፍቅሮ፡ ቢጽክሙ፡ ኢትፈቅዱ፡ ንጽሐፍ፡ ለክሙ። ለሊክሙ፡ ምሁራን፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ከመ፡ ትትፋቀሩ፡ በበይናቲክሙ።\n\nወከማሁ፡ ትግበሩ፡ ዓዲ፡ ምስለ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ አኀዊክሙ፡ እለ፡ በኵሉ፡ መቄዶንያ።","english":"And be amazed, as we commanded you in our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nFor this is the commandment of God, and His will is your preordination, and that you may beware and keep away from fornication.\n\nAnd let each one know his own vessel and purify it in holiness and honor.\n\nAnd do not be defiled by lust, like those who do not know God.\n\nAnd do not give yourselves to do this, and do not be proud, and do not let your anger be kindled in everything. For God is the avenger concerning all this, as I previously told you and made you hear.\n\nFor God has called us to impurity rather than to holiness.\n\nAnd now, who would deny that it is not for a person to deny, but for God who gave you the Holy Spirit?\n\nAnd because of the love of your anger, you wish to write to you. For you yourselves are learned before God, so that you may be loved among yourselves.\n\nAnd likewise, do also with all your brothers who are in all Macedonia.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ትእዛዙ","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term ትእዛዙ (tiʾzāzu) means 'his commandment' and is used here to equate the apostolic command with the divine will, reinforcing the authority of the instruction.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ዝሙት","severity":"info","text":"ዝሙት (zəmūt) is translated as 'fornication' in the English draft, but in Geʿez it can denote sexual immorality broadly, including adultery and prostitution, reflecting a common Pauline concern.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ንዋዮ","severity":"info","text":"ንዋዮ (nəwāyo) means 'his vessel' and is a metaphor for the body, echoing Pauline language of the body as a vessel (cf. 1 Thess 4:4). The instruction to purify it in holiness aligns with ascetic exhortations.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢጸውዐነ እግዚአብሔር ለርኩስ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'God has called us to impurity rather than to holiness' is paradoxical and likely a textual corruption or rhetorical inversion. It may reflect a scribal error or a deliberate contrast to emphasize the gravity of sin.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT3522Epistle","label":"source edition: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"መቄዶንያ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'all Macedonia' situates the letter within the broader Pauline mission field, consistent with the traditional destination of 1 Thessalonians. This geographical note anchors the exhortation in a real community context.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ወከማሁ ትግበሩ ዓዲ","severity":"info","text":"The concluding exhortation 'And likewise, do also' mirrors the parametric style of Pauline epistles, summarizing the preceding commands and extending them to the broader Macedonian church, marking a structural closure.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'God has called us to impurity rather than to holiness' is ambiguous: it may be a scribal error (inverting 'holiness' and 'impurity') or a deliberate rhetorical device to shock the reader into recognizing the danger of sin. The reading taken follows the Geʿez text as given, noting the paradox.","The term 'preordination' (ተቀድሶትክሙ) is ambiguous: it could mean 'predestination' or simply 'prior arrangement'. The English draft opts for 'preordination', but the Geʿez root suggests a sense of being set before or predetermined."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":9,"ref":"p9","source":"ወናስተበቊዐክሙ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ትብዝኁ፡ ወትፈድፍዱ፡ ከመ፡ ትኩኑ፡ የዋሃነ። ወትትገበሩ፡ ተግባረክሙ፡ ወትትቀነዩ፡ በእደዊክሙ፡ ዘከመ፡ አዘዝናክሙ።\n\nከመ፡ ትሑሩ፡ በኂሩት፡ ለቅድመ፡ እለ፡ አፍኣ። ወኢ፡ ትጽሐቁ፡ ወኢ፡ ኀበ፡ መኑሂ። ዘከመ፡ ኢይደሉ፡ ሐዘን፡ ዘቀቢጸ፡ ተስፋ\n\nወንፈቅድ፡ ታእምሩ፡ አኀዊነ፡ በእንተ፡ እለ፡ ኖሙ። ከመ፡ ኢይደሉ፡ ትተክዙ፡ በላዕሌሆሙ፡ ከመ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሰብእ፡ እለ፡ ቅቡጻን፡ ተስፋሆሙ።\n\nወእምከመሰ፡ ንትአመን፡ ከመ፡ ሞተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወተንሥአ። ከማሁ፡ ያነሥኦሙ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለምዉታን፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ወያመጽኦሙ፡ ምስሌሁ።\n\nወዘንተ፡ ንነግረክሙ፡ በቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ንሕነ፡ ሕያዋን። እለ፡ ንተርፍ፡ አመ፡ ምጽአተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢንበጽሖሙ፡ ለምዉታን።\n\nእስመ፡ ይኤዝዝ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ምስለ፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት። ወንፍኀተ፡ ቀርን፡ ዘእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘይወርድ፡ እምሰማይ። ወይትነሥኡ፡ ምዉታን፡ መቅድመ፡ እለ፡ ሞቱ፡ በሃይማኖተ፡ ክርስቶስ።","english":"And we admonish you, our brothers, to multiply and increase, so that you may be the first, and perform your deeds, and be girded with your hands, as we commanded you.\n\nSo that you may be free before those who are perverse, and not be deceived, and not go to anyone, as those who have lost hope, who have cut off hope.\n\nAnd we desire that you know, our brothers, concerning those who have died, that they are not lost, that you should not grieve over them, as all people whose hope is cut off.\n\nAnd since we believe that just as Christ died and rose, so also God will raise the dead in Jesus and bring them with Him.\n\nAnd this we tell you by the word of God, we the living, who remain until the coming of our Lord, and we will meet the dead.\n\nFor our Lord will command with the chief of angels, and the trumpet of God will be blown, which will descend from heaven, and the dead will rise before those who died in the faith of Christ.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from moral exhortation to eschatological instruction, urging the living to prepare for the resurrection of the dead.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ትትቀነዩ","severity":"info","text":"The verb ትትቀነዩ (from ተቀነየ) means 'be girded' or 'be armed,' here metaphorically for spiritual readiness, not literal girding.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Christ's death and resurrection (ከመ፡ ሞተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወተንሥአ) echoes 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, a standard Pauline resurrection proof-text.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The trumpet of God (ቀርን፡ ዘእግዚአብሔር) descending from heaven is an apocalyptic motif found in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and later Ethiopian tradition.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT3522Epistle","label":"source edition: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is structured as a series of hortatory subjunctives (ትኩኑ, ትሑሩ, ትጽሐቁ) followed by a creedal statement on resurrection, then a promise of reunion.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is read in Ethiopian Orthodox funerary contexts, emphasizing hope for the dead and the role of the living in awaiting the resurrection.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT3522Epistle","label":"source edition: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ኢይደሉ ሐዘን' could mean 'they are not lost' or 'they are not in grief'; the translation takes it as 'not lost' based on context.","The identity of 'እለ አፍኣ' (those who are perverse) is ambiguous; it may refer to heretics or the morally corrupt."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":10,"ref":"p10","source":"ወእምዝ፡ ንሕነ፡ እለ፡ ሕያዋን፡ እለ፡ ንተርፍ፡ ንትመሠጥ፡ በደመና፡ ምስሌሆሙ፡ ኅቡረ። ከመ፡ ንትቀበሎ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ውስተ፡ አየር። ወንሄሉ፡ እንከ፡ ዘልፈ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚእነ።\n\nወይእዜኒ፡ መሀሩ፡ ቢጸክሙ፡ ዘንተ፡ ነገረ።\n\nምዕራፍ 5\n\nበእንተ፡ ነገረ፡ ምጽአት\n\nወበእንተሰ፡ ዕድሜሁ፡ ወዕለቱ፡ ወጊዜሁ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ኢትፈቅዱ፡ ንጽሐፍ፡ ለክሙ።\n\nለሊክሙ፡ ተአምሩ፡ ጥዩቀ፡ ከመ፡ ዕለተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ከመ፡ ምጽአተ፡ ሰራቂ፡ ሌሊተ። ከማሁ፡ ይከውን፡ ምጽአቱ።\n\nአመ፡ ይብሉ፡ እለ፡ ይክሕዱ፡ ኪያሁ፡ ከመ፡ ውስተ፡ ዳኅን፡ ወሰላም፡ እሙንቱ። ወህየ፡ ግብተ፡ ይመጽኦሙ፡ ተሠርዎ። ከመ፡ ፅንስት፡ እንተ፡ ይመጽኣ፡ ማሕምም፡ ወኢይክሉ፡ አምስጦ።\n\nወአንትሙሰ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ኢሀለውክሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ጽልመት። ከመ፡ ይርከብክሙ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዕለት፡ ከመ፡ ሰራቂ።\n\nእስመ፡ ኵልክሙ፡ ውሉደ፡ ብርሃን፡ አንትሙ፡ ወውሉደ፡ መዓልት። ወኢኮንክሙ፡ ውሉደ፡ ሌሊት፡ ወኢ፡ ውሉደ፡ ጽልመት።","english":"And then we, who are alive, who remain, we shall be mixed with them in a cloud together, as we shall receive our Lord in the air, and we shall go indeed forever to our Lord.\n\nAnd now learn this matter.\n\nChapter 5\n\nConcerning the matter of the coming.\n\nAnd concerning his age, his day, and his time, our brothers, if you wish, we shall write to you.\n\nFor you, marvel at the subtlety, that the day of our Lord is like the coming of a thief in the night; like that his coming will be.\n\nWhen those who deny him say that he is in peace and tranquility, then suddenly the deed will come upon them, as a woman who comes in pregnancy, and they cannot hide it.\n\nAnd you, our brothers, are in darkness, so that the day may find you like a thief.\n\nFor all of you are children of light, and children of the day, and you are not children of the night, nor children of darkness.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ምዕራፍ 5","severity":"info","text":"The passage begins with a transitional sentence, then introduces Chapter 5 with a heading that signals a new thematic unit on the coming of the Lord.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ምጽአት","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term ምጽአት (məṣʾat) means 'coming' or 'arrival' and here refers to the eschatological coming of the Lord, a key concept in this chapter.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ፡ ዕለተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ከመ፡ ምጽአተ፡ ሰራቂ፡ ሌሊተ","severity":"info","text":"This passage echoes Matthew 24:43-44 and 1 Thessalonians 5:2, where the day of the Lord is compared to a thief in the night, emphasizing suddenness.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ውሉደ፡ ብርሃን፡ ወውሉደ፡ መዓልት","severity":"info","text":"The contrast between 'children of light/day' and 'children of night/darkness' reflects a dualistic theme common in early Christian paraenesis, possibly influenced by the Qumran or Johannine traditions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ፡ ፅንስት፡ እንተ፡ ይመጽኣ፡ ማሕምም","severity":"info","text":"The simile of a pregnant woman unable to hide her condition parallels a similar image in the Shepherd of Hermas (Similitude 9), suggesting a shared early Christian trope.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢትፈቅዱ፡ ንጽሐፍ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'if you wish, we shall write' introduces a conditional that may indicate a textual variant or a rhetorical pause; the Geʿez here is ambiguous about whether the writing actually occurs.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Geʿez phrase 'ኢትፈቅዱ፡ ንጽሐፍ' (if you wish, we shall write) leaves open whether the author proceeds to write about the age, day, and time; the following text does not clearly fulfill this promise.","The identity of 'those who deny him' (እለ፡ ይክሕዱ፡ ኪያሁ) is ambiguous—could refer to heretics, non-believers, or those who deny the imminence of the coming."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":11,"ref":"p11","source":"ወኢንኑም፡ እንከ፡ ከመ፡ እልኩ። አላ፡ ንንቃሕ፡ በኅሊናነ፡ ወንትጋህ፡ ወንጥበብ።\n\nእስመ፡ እለ፡ ይነውሙ፡ ሌሊተ፡ ይነውሙ። ወእለሂ፡ ይሰክሩ፡ ሌሊተ፡ ይሰክሩ።\n\nወንሕነሰ፡ እንዘ፡ ውሉደ፡ መዓልት፡ ንሕነ። ንንቃሕ፡ ወንልበስ፡ ልብሰ፡ ኀጺን፡ ዘሃይማኖት፡ ወዘተፋቅሮ። ወንትቀጸል፡ ጌራ፡ ተስፋ፡ መድኀኒት።\n\nእስመ፡ ኢረሰየነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለመንሱት፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ለሕይወት፡ ወለመድኀኒት። በእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘሞተ፡ ለነ፡ ቤዛነ።\n\nእመኒ፡ ንቁሓን፡ ንሕነ፡ ወእመኒ፡ ንዉማን፡ ምስሌሁ፡ ነሐዩ፡ ኵልነ። በእንተ፡ ናዝዞተ፡ ቢጽ\n\nወይእዜኒ፡ አስተፍሥሑ፡ ቢጸክሙ፡ በእንተ፡ ዝ። ወይሕንጽ፡ አሐዱ፡ ካልኦ፡ ዘከመ፡ ትገብሩ፡ ዓዲ።\n\nወናስተበቊዐክሙ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ዑቅዎሙ፡ ለእለ፡ ይጻምዉ፡ በውስቴትክሙ። ወለእለ፡ ይቀውሙ፡ ለክሙ፡ በእንተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወይሜህሩክሙ።\n\nአክብርዎሙ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ ወአፍቅርዎሙ፡ በእንተ፡ ምግባሮሙ፡ ወተአምኅዎሙ።\n\nወናስተበቊዐክሙ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ገሥጽዎሙ፡ ለዝሉፋን፡ ናዝዝዎሙ፡ ለሕዙናን። ጹርዎሙ፡ ለድኩማን፡ ወተዐገሡ፡ ላዕለ፡ ኵሉ።","english":"And we, however, as I said, we shall not awaken in our consciousness and be troubled and wander, for those who sleep at night sleep, and those who get drunk at night get drunk. But we, as children of the day, we awaken and put on the garment of zeal of faith and of love, and we gird on the sword of hope of salvation. For God has prepared us for death rather than for life and for salvation in our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us as a ransom. Whether we are awake or whether we are asleep, all of us live with him through the endurance of the end. And now, rejoice in your end because of this, and let one build up another, as you do again. And we beseech you, our brothers, to visit those who are sick among you, and those who stand for you on behalf of our Lord and teach you. Honor them greatly and love them for their deeds, and trust them. And we beseech you, our brothers, to rebuke the perverse, to comfort the sorrowful, to correct the weak, and to be patient over all.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ንንቃሕ","severity":"info","text":"The verb 'we awaken' (ንንቃሕ) is used here in a spiritual sense, contrasting with physical sleep and drunkenness, a common Pauline metaphor for spiritual vigilance.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘሞተ ለነ ቤዛነ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'who died for us as a ransom' echoes 1 Timothy 2:6 and reflects the Geʿez theological emphasis on Christ's redemptive death as a ransom (ቤዛ).","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ወኢንኑም እንከ","severity":"info","text":"The passage begins with a contrastive particle (ወኢንኑም) linking to the previous narrative, then shifts to exhortation, marking a structural transition from eschatological vision to paraenesis.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ልብሰ ኀጺን ዘሃይማኖት","severity":"info","text":"The 'garment of zeal of faith' (ልብሰ ኀጺን ዘሃይማኖት) is a metaphor for spiritual armor, common in Ethiopic homiletic literature, drawing on military imagery from the Pauline tradition.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ናስተበቊዐክሙ","severity":"info","text":"The repeated exhortation 'we beseech you' (ናስተበቊዐክሙ) reflects the liturgical and pastoral tone of the Geʿez tradition, where such epistles were read aloud to congregations.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ቢጽ","severity":"caution","text":"The term 'ቢጽ' (end) appears twice; its meaning here is ambiguous—it may refer to eschatological 'end' or to 'death,' and the translation opts for 'end' in line with the context of endurance.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'በእንተ ናዝዞተ ቢጽ' is ambiguous: 'ናዝዞተ' may mean 'endurance' or 'patience,' and 'ቢጽ' could be 'end' or 'death.' The translation takes 'endurance of the end,' but a reading 'patience in death' is also possible."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":12,"ref":"p12","source":"ዑቁ፡ ኢትግበሩ፡ እኩየ፡ ህየንተ፡ እኪት። አላ፡ ተባደሩ፡ ዘልፈ፡ ለሠናይ፡ በበይናቲክሙ፡ ወለኵሉሂ። ዘከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ ጸልዮ፡ ለአኀው\n\nተፈሥሑ፡ በኵሉ፡ ጊዜ፡ ወጸልዩ፡ ወትረ።\n\nአእኵትዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ በእንተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ግብር።\n\nእስመ፡ ዝ፡ ውእቱ፡ ፈቃዱ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ እምውስቴትክሙ፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ።\n\nመንፈሰ፡ ኢታጥፍኡ።\n\nወተነብዮ፡ ኢትመንኑ።\n\nወኵሎ፡ አመክሩ፡ ወዘሠናይ፡ አጽንዑ።\n\nወተገሐሡ፡ እምኵሉ፡ ምግባር፡ እኩይ።\n\nወእግዚአብሔር፡ አምላከ፡ ሰላም፡ ይቀድስክሙ፡ ፍጹመ። ወያጥዒክሙ፡ ነፍሰክሙ፡ ወመንፈሰክሙ፡ ወሥጋክሙ፡ በንጽሕ። እስከ፡ ምጽአተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ።\n\nወዘጸውዐክሙ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ውእቱ፡ ይግበር፡ ለክሙ፡ ዘንተ።\n\nኦ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ጸልዩ፡ ለነ።\n\nአምኁ፡ ኵሎ፡ አኀዊነ፡ በአምኃ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ወተአምኁ፡ በበይናቲክሙ።\n\nአምሕለክሙ፡ በእግዚእነ፡ ታንብብዋ፡ ለዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ላዕለ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ አኀዊነ፡ ቅዱሳን።\n\nጸጋሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ምስሌክሙ፡ አሜን።","english":"Now, do not do evil deeds of wickedness. But rather, always strive for good among yourselves, and for everyone, as is fitting, pray for the brothers.\n\nRejoice at all times, and pray continually.\n\nThank the Lord God the Father for every deed.\n\nFor this is the will of God, from among you, in Jesus Christ.\n\nDo not extinguish the Spirit.\n\nAnd do not be shaken by prophecy.\n\nAnd counsel all, and strengthen what is good.\n\nAnd be ashamed of every evil deed.\n\nAnd may the Lord God of peace sanctify you completely, and purify your soul, your spirit, and your flesh in purity until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.\n\nAnd the righteous one who called you, he will do this for you.\n\nO our brothers, pray for us.\n\nGreet all our brothers with holy greetings, and greet one another.\n\nI adjure you by our Lord to read this book before all our holy brothers.\n\nMay the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢትግበሩ፡ እኩየ፡ ህየንተ፡ እኪት","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'do not do evil deeds of wickedness' is a doublet reinforcing the prohibition, typical of Geʿez paraenetic style.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"መንፈስ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'Spirit' (መንፈስ) here likely refers to the Holy Spirit, not the human spirit, as the context of not extinguishing it aligns with Pauline exhortations to preserve spiritual gifts.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢትመንኑ፡ ወኵሎ፡ አመክሩ","severity":"info","text":"The exhortation 'do not be shaken by prophecy' echoes 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21, where Paul warns against false prophecies and encourages discernment.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ጸልዩ፡ ለአኀው","severity":"info","text":"The call to 'pray for the brothers' reflects the communal prayer practices in early Ethiopian monastic communities, where intercessory prayer was a central duty.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT3522Epistle","label":"source edition: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ወእግዚአብሔር፡ አምላከ፡ ሰላም፡ ይቀድስክሙ","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from exhortation to a benedictory formula, concluding the epistle with a prayer for sanctification and purity until the Parousia.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3522Epistle","label":"betmas: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"አምሕለክሙ፡ በእግዚእነ፡ ታንብብዋ፡ ለዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ","severity":"info","text":"The adjuration to read this book before all holy brothers indicates the epistle's liturgical use in Ethiopian Orthodox readings, possibly as a communal exhortation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT3522Epistle","label":"source edition: ቀዳማዊት፡ መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ተሰሎንቄ፡","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3522Epistle"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the righteous one who called you' is ambiguous; it may refer to Paul, a local leader, or Christ.","The phrase 'do not be shaken by prophecy' could be interpreted as a warning against false prophets or against being disturbed by true prophecy."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}