Apocalypse of Peter (Akhmim fragment)
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Apocalypse of Peter (Akhmim fragment) (title)
Chapter 1
1Harnack 1893, 16–20
Πολλοὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἔσονται ψευδοπροφῆται καὶ ὁδοὺς καὶ δόγματα ποικίλα τῆς ἀπωλείας διδάξουσιν.
Polloi ex autōn esontai pseudoprophētai kai hodous kai dogmata poikila tēs apōleias didaxousin.
'Many of them will be false prophets, and will teach ways and various doctrines of destruction.
Chapter 2
2Harnack 1893, 16–20
ἐκεῖνοι δὲ υἱοὶ τῆς ἀπωλείας γενήσονται,
ekeinoi de huioi tēs apōleias genēsontai,
And they will become sons of destruction.
Chapter 3
3Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ τότε ἐλεύσεται ὁ ϑεὸς ἐπὶ τοὺς πιστούς μου τοὺς πεινῶντας καὶ διψῶντας καὶ θλιβομένους καὶ ἐν τούτῳ τῷ βίῳ τὰς ψυχὰς ἑαυτῶν δοκιμάζοντας καὶ κρινεῖ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς ἀνομίας.
kai tote eleusetai ho ϑeos epi tous pistous mou tous peinōntas kai dipsōntas kai thlibomenous kai en toutǭ tǭ biǭ tas psychas heautōn dokimazontas kai krinei tous huious tēs anomias.
And then God will come to my faithful ones who hunger and thirst and are afflicted and prove their souls in this life, and he will judge the sons of lawlessness.'
Chapter 4
4Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ προσϑεὶς κύριος ἔφη" ἄγωμεν εἰς τὸ ὄρος, εὐξώμεϑα.
kai prosϑeis kyrios ephē" agōmen eis to oros, euxōmeϑa.
And the Lord added and said: 'Let us go to the mountain; let us pray.'
Chapter 5
5Harnack 1893, 16–20
ἀπερχόμενοι δὲ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἡμεῖς οἱ δώδεχα μαϑηταὶ ἐδεήϑημεν, ὅπως δείξῃ ἡμῖν ἕνα τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν τῶν δικαίων τῶν ἐξελϑόντων ἀπὸ τοῦ κόσμου, ἵνα ἴδωμεν ποταποί εἰσι τὴν μορφὴν καὶ ϑαρσήσαντες παραϑαρσύνωμεν καὶ τοὺς ἀκούοντας ἡμῶν ἀνϑρώπους.
aperchomenoi de met᾽ autou hēmeis hoi dōdecha maϑētai edeēϑēmen, hopōs deixę̄ hēmin hena tōn adelphōn hēmōn tōn dikaiōn tōn exelϑontōn apo tou kosmou, hina idōmen potapoi eisi tēn morphēn kai ϑarsēsantes paraϑarsynōmen kai tous akouontas hēmōn anϑrōpous.
And as we, the twelve disciples, went with him, we asked him to show us one of our righteous brothers who had gone out of the world, so that we might see what they are like in form, and take courage, and give courage also to the people who hear us.
Chapter 6
6Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ εὐχομένων ἡμῶν ἄφνω φαίνονται δύο ἄνδρες ἑστῶτες ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ κυρίου πρὸς εολ οὐχ ἐδυνήϑημεν. ἀντιβλέψαι,
kai euchomenōn hēmōn aphnō phainontai dyo andres hestōtes emprosthen tou kyriou pros eol ouch edynēϑēmen. antiblepsai,
And as we were praying, suddenly two men appear standing before the Lord, toward …, at whom we could not look;
Chapter 7
7Harnack 1893, 16–20
ἐξήρχετο ἀπὸ τῆς ὄψεως αὐτῶν ἀκτὶν ὡς ἡλίου καὶ φωτεινὸν ἣν αὐτῶν τὸ ἔνδυμα ὁποῖον οὐδέποτε ὀφθαλμὸς ἀνθρώπου εἶδεν" οὐ γὰρ στόμα δύναται ἐξηγήσασϑαι ἢ καρδία γνῶναι τὴν δόξαν ἣν ἐνεδέδυντο καὶ τὸ κάλλος τῆς ὄψεως αὐτῶν,
exērcheto apo tēs opseōs autōn aktin hōs hēliou kai phōteinon hēn autōn to endyma hopoion oudepote ophthalmos anthrōpou eiden" ou gar stoma dynatai exēgēsasϑai ē kardia gnōnai tēn doxan hēn enededynto kai to kallos tēs opseōs autōn,
for a ray as of the sun came out from their face, and their clothing was shining, such as the eye of man has never seen; for no mouth can describe, nor heart conceive, the glory with which they were clothed and the beauty of their face.
Chapter 8
8Harnack 1893, 16–20
οὓς ἰδόντες ἐϑαμβώϑημεν᾽ τὰ μὲν γὰρ σώματα αὐτῶν ἦν λευκότερα πάσης χιόνος καὶ ἐρυϑρότερα παντὸς ῥόδου"
hous idontes eϑambōϑēmen᾽ ta men gar sōmata autōn ēn leukotera pasēs chionos kai eryϑrotera pantos rhodou"
When we saw them we were astonished; for their bodies were whiter than any snow and redder than any rose.
Chapter 9
9Harnack 1893, 16–20
συνεκέκρατο δὲ τὸ ἐρυϑρὸν αὐτῶν τῷ λευκῷ καὶ ἁπλῶς οὐ δύναμαι ἐξηγήσασϑαι τὸ κάλλος αὐτῶν᾽
synekekrato de to eryϑron autōn tǭ leukǭ kai haplōs ou dynamai exēgēsasϑai to kallos autōn᾽
And the red of them was mingled with the white; and I simply cannot describe their beauty.
Chapter 10
10Harnack 1893, 16–20
ἥ τε γὰρ κόμη αὐτῶν οὐλὴ ἦν καὶ ἀνϑηρὰ καὶ ἐπιπρέπουσα αὐτῶν τῷ τε προσώπῳ καὶ τοῖς ὦμοις ὡσπερεὶ στέφανος ἐκ ναρδοστάχυος πεπλεγμένος καὶ ποικίλων ἀνϑῶν ἢ ὥσπερ ἶρις ἐν ἀέρι" τοιαύτη ἦν αὐτῶν ἡ εὐπρέπεια.
hē te gar komē autōn oulē ēn kai anϑēra kai epiprepousa autōn tǭ te prosōpǭ kai tois ōmois hōsperei stephanos ek nardostachyos peplegmenos kai poikilōn anϑōn ē hōsper iris en aeri" toiautē ēn autōn hē euprepeia.
For their hair was curly and bright, and became both their face and their shoulders, like a garland woven of spikenard and many-coloured flowers, or like a rainbow in the air; such was their comeliness.
Chapter 11
11Harnack 1893, 16–20
ἰδόντες οὖν αὐτῶν τὸ κάλλος ἔκθαμβοι γεγόναμεν πρὸς αὐτούς, ἐπειδὴ ἄφνω ἐφάνησαν.
idontes oun autōn to kallos ekthamboi gegonamen pros autous, epeidē aphnō ephanēsan.
So when we saw their beauty we were utterly amazed at them, since they had appeared suddenly.
Chapter 12
12Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ προσελϑὼν τῷ κυρίῳ εἶπον" τίνες εἰσὶν οὗτοι;
kai proselϑōn tǭ kyriǭ eipon" tines eisin houtoi?
And I went up to the Lord and said: 'Who are these?'
Chapter 13
13Harnack 1893, 16–20
λέγει μοι" οὗτοί εἶσιν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ὑμῶν οἱ δίκαιοι, ὧν ἠϑελήσατε τὰς μορφὰς ἰδεῖν.
legei moi" houtoi eisin hoi adelphoi hymōn hoi dikaioi, hōn ēϑelēsate tas morphas idein.
He says to me: 'These are your righteous brothers, whose forms you wished to see.'
Chapter 14
14Harnack 1893, 16–20
κἀγὼ ἔφην αὐτῷ" καὶ ποῦ εἶσι πάντες οἱ δίκαιοι ἢ ποῖός ἐστιν ὁ αἰὼν, ἐν ᾧ εἰσι ταύτην ἔχοντες τὴν δόξαν;
kagō ephēn autǭ" kai pou eisi pantes hoi dikaioi ē poios estin ho aiōn, en hǭ eisi tautēn echontes tēn doxan?
And I said to him: 'And where are all the righteous, or what is the world in which they are, possessing this glory?'
Chapter 15
15Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ ὃ κύριος ἔδειξέ μοι μέγιστον χῶρον ἐκτὸς τούτου τοῦ κόσμου ὑπέρλαμπρον τῷ φωτὶ, καὶ τὸν ἀέρα τὸν ἐκεῖ ἀκτῖσιν ἡλίου καταλαμπόμενον, καὶ τὴν γῆν αὐτὴν ἀνϑοῦσαν ἀμαράντοις ἄνϑεσι καὶ ἀρωμάτων πλήρη καὶ φυτῶν εὐανϑῶν καὶ ἀφϑάρτων καὶ καρπὸν εὐλογημένον φερόντων.
kai ho kyrios edeixe moi megiston chōron ektos toutou tou kosmou hyperlampron tǭ phōti, kai ton aera ton ekei aktisin hēliou katalampomenon, kai tēn gēn autēn anϑousan amarantois anϑesi kai arōmatōn plērē kai phytōn euanϑōn kai aphϑartōn kai karpon eulogēmenon pherontōn.
And the Lord showed me a very great region outside this world, exceedingly bright with light, and the air there lit by the rays of the sun, and the land itself blooming with unfading flowers and full of spices and of plants that flower beautifully and do not decay and bear blessed fruit.
Chapter 16
16Harnack 1893, 16–20
τοσοῦτον δὲ ἦν τὸ ἄνϑος ὡς καὶ ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς ἐκεῖθεν φέρεσϑαι.
tosouton de ēn to anϑos hōs kai eph᾽ hēmas ekeithen pheresϑai.
So strong was the fragrance of the blossom that it was carried even to us from there.
Chapter 17
17Harnack 1893, 16–20
οἱ δὲ οἰκήτορες τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου ἐνδεδυμένοι ἦσαν ἔνδυμα ἀγγέλων φωτεινῶν, καὶ ὅμοιον ἦν τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτῶν τῇ χώρᾳ αὐτῶν.
hoi de oikētores tou topou ekeinou endedymenoi ēsan endyma angelōn phōteinōn, kai homoion ēn to endyma autōn tę̄ chōrą autōn.
The dwellers in that place were clothed in the clothing of shining angels, and their clothing was like their land.
Chapter 18
18Harnack 1893, 16–20
ἄγγελοι δὲ περιέτρεχον αὐτοὺς ἐκεῖσε.
angeloi de perietrechon autous ekeise.
And angels ran about among them there.
Chapter 19
19Harnack 1893, 16–20
ἴση δὲ ἦν ἡ δόξα τῶν ἐκεῖ οἰκητόρων, καὶ μιᾷ φωνῇ τὸν κύριον ϑεὸν ἀντευφήμουν εὐφραινόμενοι ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ τόπῳ.
isē de ēn hē doxa tōn ekei oikētorōn, kai mią phōnę̄ ton kyrion ϑeon anteuphēmoun euphrainomenoi en ekeinǭ tǭ topǭ.
The glory of those who dwelt there was equal, and with one voice they praised the Lord God in turn, rejoicing in that place.
Chapter 20
20Harnack 1893, 16–20
λέγει ἡμῖν ὁ κύριος" οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τόπος τῶν ἀρχιερέων ὑμῶν τῶν δικαίων ἀνϑρώπων.
legei hēmin ho kyrios" houtos estin ho topos tōn archiereōn hymōn tōn dikaiōn anϑrōpōn.
The Lord says to us: 'This is the place of your high priests, the righteous men.'
Chapter 21
21Harnack 1893, 16–20
Εἶδον δὲ καὶ ἕτερον τόπον καταντικρὺς ἐκείνου αὐχμηρόν, καὶ ἦν τόπος κολάσεως, καὶ οἱ κολαζόμενοι ἐκεῖ καὶ οἱ κολάζοντες ἄγγελοι σκοτεινὸν εἶχον αὐτῶν τὸ ἔνδυμα κατὰ τὸν ἀέρα τοῦ τόπου.
Eidon de kai heteron topon katantikrys ekeinou auchmēron, kai ēn topos kolaseōs, kai hoi kolazomenoi ekei kai hoi kolazontes angeloi skoteinon eichon autōn to endyma kata ton aera tou topou.
And I saw also another place, over against that one, very squalid; and it was a place of punishment. Those who were being punished there, and the punishing angels, had dark clothing, in keeping with the air of the place.
Chapter 22
22Harnack 1893, 16–20
καί τινες ἦσαν ἐκεῖ ἐκ τῆς γλώσσης κρεμάμενοι, οὗτοι δὲ ἦσαν οἱ βλασφημοῦντες τὴν ὁδὸν τῆς δικαιοσύνης καὶ ὑπέκειτο αὐτοῖς πῦρ φλεγόμενον καὶ κολάζον αὐτούς.
kai tines ēsan ekei ek tēs glōssēs kremamenoi, houtoi de ēsan hoi blasphēmountes tēn hodon tēs dikaiosynēs kai hypekeito autois pyr phlegomenon kai kolazon autous.
And some there were hanging by the tongue; these were those who blaspheme the way of righteousness; and under them lay fire, burning and punishing them.
Chapter 23
23Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ λίμνη τις ἦν μεγάλη πεπληρωμένη βορβόρου φλεγομένου, ἐν ᾧ ἦσαν ἄνϑρωποί τίνες ἀποστρέφοντες τὴν δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἐπέκειντο αὐτοῖς ἄγγελοι βασανισταί.
kai limnē tis ēn megalē peplērōmenē borborou phlegomenou, en hǭ ēsan anϑrōpoi tines apostrephontes tēn dikaiosynēn kai epekeinto autois angeloi basanistai.
And there was a great lake full of burning mire, in which were certain men who turn aside from righteousness, and tormenting angels were set over them.
Chapter 24
24Harnack 1893, 16–20
ἦσαν δὲ καὶ ἄλλοι, γυναῖκες τῶν πλοκάμων ἐξηρτημέναι ἀνωτέρω τοῦ βορβόρου ἐκείνου τοῦ ἀναπαφλάζοντος, αὗται δὲ ἦσαν αἱ πρὸς μοιχείαν κοσμηϑεῖσαι, οἱ δὲ συμμιανθέντες αὐτῶν τῷ μιάσματι τῆς μοιχείας ἐκ τῶν ποδῶν ἀνακρεμάμενοι τὰς κεφαλὰς εἶχον ἐν τῷ βορβόρῳ ἐκείνῳ· καὶ ἔλεγον" οὐκ ἐπίστευον ἐνελεύσεσϑαι εἰς τοῦτον τὸν τόπον.
ēsan de kai alloi, gynaikes tōn plokamōn exērtēmenai anōterō tou borborou ekeinou tou anapaphlazontos, hautai de ēsan hai pros moicheian kosmēϑeisai, hoi de symmianthentes autōn tǭ miasmati tēs moicheias ek tōn podōn anakremamenoi tas kephalas eichon en tǭ borborǭ ekeinǭ; kai elegon" ouk episteuon eneleusesϑai eis touton ton topon.
And there were also others, women hanging by their hair above that mire that bubbled up; these were those who adorned themselves for adultery. And the men who joined with them in the defilement of adultery were hanging by their feet and had their heads in that mire; and they said: 'We did not believe that we would come into this place.'
Chapter 25
25Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ τοὺς φονεῖς ἔβλεπον καὶ τοὺς συνειδότας αὐτοῖς βεβλημένους ἔν τινι τόπῳ τεϑλιμμένῳ καὶ πεπληρωμένῳ ἑρπετῶν πονηρῶν καὶ πλησσομένους ὑπὸ τῶν ϑηρίων ἐκείνων καὶ οὕτω στρεφομένους ἐκεῖ ἐν τῇ κολάσει ἐκείνῃ, ἐπέκειντο δὲ αὐτοῖς σκώληκες ὥσπερ νεφέλαι σκότους, αἱ δὲ ψυχαὶ τῶν πεφονευμένων ἑστῶσαι καὶ ἐφορῶσαι τὴν κόλασιν ἐκείνων τῶν φονέων ἔλεγον" ὁ ϑεός, δικαία σου ἡ κρίσις.
kai tous phoneis eblepon kai tous syneidotas autois beblēmenous en tini topǭ teϑlimmenǭ kai peplērōmenǭ herpetōn ponērōn kai plēssomenous hypo tōn ϑēriōn ekeinōn kai houtō strephomenous ekei en tę̄ kolasei ekeinę̄, epekeinto de autois skōlēkes hōsper nephelai skotous, hai de psychai tōn pephoneumenōn hestōsai kai ephorōsai tēn kolasin ekeinōn tōn phoneōn elegon" ho ϑeos, dikaia sou hē krisis.
And I saw the murderers and those who were their accomplices cast into a narrow place full of evil reptiles, being struck by those beasts and writhing there in that punishment; and worms pressed upon them like clouds of darkness. And the souls of those who had been murdered stood and looked on the punishment of those murderers and said: 'O God, your judgement is just.'
Chapter 26
26Harnack 1893, 16–20
πλησίον δὲ τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου εἶδον ἕτερον τόπον τεϑλιμμένον, ἐν ᾧ ὁ ἰχὼρ καὶ ἡ δυσωδία τῶν κολαζομένων κατέρρεε καὶ ὥσπερ λίμνη ἐγίνετο ἐκεῖ, κἀκεῖ ἐκάθηντο γυναῖκες ἔχουσαι τὸν ἰχῶρα μέχρι τῶν τραχήλων καὶ ἀντικρὺς αὐτῶν πολλοὶ παῖδες, οἳ αὐταῖς ἄωροι ἐτίκτοντο, καθήμενοι ἔκλαιον᾽ καὶ προήρχοντο ἐξ αὐτῶν ἀκτῖνες πυρὸς καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας ἔπλησσον κατὰ τῶν ὀφϑαλμῶν. αὗται δὲ ἦσαν αἱ ἀραῖαι αἱ συλλαβοῦσαι καὶ ἐκτρώσασαι.
plēsion de tou topou ekeinou eidon heteron topon teϑlimmenon, en hǭ ho ichōr kai hē dysōdia tōn kolazomenōn katerree kai hōsper limnē egineto ekei, kakei ekathēnto gynaikes echousai ton ichōra mechri tōn trachēlōn kai antikrys autōn polloi paides, hoi autais aōroi etiktonto, kathēmenoi eklaion᾽ kai proērchonto ex autōn aktines pyros kai tas gynaikas eplēsson kata tōn ophϑalmōn. hautai de ēsan hai araiai hai syllabousai kai ektrōsasai.
And near that place I saw another narrow place, into which the discharge and the stench of those being punished flowed down, and it became like a lake there. And there sat women up to their necks in the discharge, and opposite them sat many children who had been born to them before their time, crying; and from them came rays of fire that struck the women in the eyes. These were the accursed women who conceived and procured abortions.
Chapter 27
27Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ ἕτεροι [ἄνδρες] καὶ γυναῖκες φλεγόμενοι ἦσαν μέχρι τοῦ ἡμίσους αὐτῶν καὶ βεβλημένοι ἐν τόπῳ σκοτεινῷ καὶ μαστιξόμενοι ὑπὸ πνευμάτων πονηρῶν καὶ ἐσϑιόμενοι τὰ σπλάγχνα ὑπὸ σκωλήκων ἀκοιμήτων, οὗτοι δὲ ἦσαν οἱ διώξαντες τοὺς δικαίους καὶ παραδόντες αὐτούς.
kai heteroi [andres] kai gynaikes phlegomenoi ēsan mechri tou hēmisous autōn kai beblēmenoi en topǭ skoteinǭ kai mastixomenoi hypo pneumatōn ponērōn kai esϑiomenoi ta splanchna hypo skōlēkōn akoimētōn, houtoi de ēsan hoi diōxantes tous dikaious kai paradontes autous.
And other men and women were burning up to their middle, cast into a dark place and scourged by evil spirits, and having their entrails eaten by sleepless worms; these were those who persecuted the righteous and handed them over.
Chapter 28
28Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ πλησίον ἐκείνων πάλιν γυναῖκες καὶ ἄνδρες μασώμενοι αὐτῶν τὰ χείλη καὶ κολαζόμενοι καὶ πεπυρωμένον σίδηρον κατὰ τῶν ὀφϑαλμῶν λαμβάνοντες, οὗτοι δὲ ἦσαν οἱ βλασφημήσαντες καὶ κακῶς εἰπόντες τὴν ὁδὸν τῆς δικαιοσύνης.
kai plēsion ekeinōn palin gynaikes kai andres masōmenoi autōn ta cheilē kai kolazomenoi kai pepyrōmenon sidēron kata tōn ophϑalmōn lambanontes, houtoi de ēsan hoi blasphēmēsantes kai kakōs eipontes tēn hodon tēs dikaiosynēs.
And near them again were women and men gnawing their lips and being punished, and receiving red-hot iron in their eyes; these were those who blasphemed and spoke evil of the way of righteousness.
Chapter 29
29Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ καταντικρὺ τούτων ἄλλοι πάλιν ἄνδρες καὶ γυναῖκες τὰς γλώσσας αὐτῶν μασώμενοι καὶ πῦρ φλεγόμενον ἔχοντες ἐν τῷ στόματι, οὗτοι δὲ ἦσαν οἱ ψευδομάρτυρες.
kai katantikry toutōn alloi palin andres kai gynaikes tas glōssas autōn masōmenoi kai pyr phlegomenon echontes en tǭ stomati, houtoi de ēsan hoi pseudomartyres.
And opposite these again were other men and women gnawing their tongues and having burning fire in their mouths; these were the false witnesses.
Chapter 30
30Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ τινὶ τόπῳ χάλικες ἦσαν ὀξύτεροι ξιφῶν καὶ παντὸς ὀβελίσκου, πεπυρωμένοι, καὶ γυναῖκες καὶ ἄνδρες ῥάχη ῥυπαρὰ ἐνδεδυμένοι ἐκυλίοντο ἐπ᾿ αὐτῶν κολαζόμενοι, οὗτοι δὲ ἦσαν οἱ πλουτοῦντες καὶ τῷ πλούτῳ αὐτῶν πεποιθότες καὶ μὴ ἐλεήσαντες ὀρφανοὺς καὶ χήρας ἀλλ᾽ ἀμελήσαντες τῆς ἐντολῆς τοῦ ϑεοῦ.
kai en heterǭ tini topǭ chalikes ēsan oxyteroi xiphōn kai pantos obeliskou, pepyrōmenoi, kai gynaikes kai andres rhachē rhypara endedymenoi ekylionto ep᾿ autōn kolazomenoi, houtoi de ēsan hoi ploutountes kai tǭ ploutǭ autōn pepoithotes kai mē eleēsantes orphanous kai chēras all᾽ amelēsantes tēs entolēs tou ϑeou.
And in another place there were pebbles sharper than swords or any spit, red-hot, and women and men clothed in filthy rags were rolling on them in punishment; these were the rich who trusted in their wealth and had no pity on orphans and widows, but neglected the commandment of God.
Chapter 31
31Harnack 1893, 16–20
ἐν δὲ ἑτέρᾳ λίμνῃ μεγάλῃ καὶ πεπληρωμένῃ πύου καὶ αἵματος καὶ βορβόρου ἀναζέοντος ἱστήκεισαν ἄνδρες καὶ γυναῖκες μέχρι γονάτων, οὗτοι δὲ ἦσαν οἱ δανείζοντες καὶ ἀπαιτοῦντες τόκους τόκων.
en de heterą limnę̄ megalę̄ kai peplērōmenę̄ pyou kai haimatos kai borborou anazeontos histēkeisan andres kai gynaikes mechri gonatōn, houtoi de ēsan hoi daneizontes kai apaitountes tokous tokōn.
And in another great lake, full of pus and blood and boiling mire, stood men and women up to their knees; these were those who lent money and demanded interest upon interest.
Chapter 32
32Harnack 1893, 16–20
ἄλλοι ἄνδρες καὶ γυναῖκες ἀπὸ κρημνοῦ μεγάλου καταστρεφόμενοι ἤρχοντο κάτω καὶ πάλιν ᾿ἠλαύνοντο ὑπὸ τῶν ἐπικειμένων ἀναβῆναι ἄνω ἐπὶ τοῦ κρημνοῦ καὶ κατεστρέφοντο ἐκεῖϑεν κάτω καὶ ἡσυχίαν οὐκ εἶχον ἀπὸ ταύτης τῆς κολάσεως, οὗτοι δὲ ἦσαν οἱ μιάναντες τὰ σώματα ἑαυτῶν ὡς γυναῖκες ἀναστρεφόμενοι, αἱ δὲ μετ᾽ αὐτῶν γυναῖκες αὗται ἦσαν αἱ συγκοιμηθεῖσαι ἀλλήλαις ὡς ἂν ἀνὴρ πρὸς γυναῖκα.
alloi andres kai gynaikes apo krēmnou megalou katastrephomenoi ērchonto katō kai palin ᾿ēlaunonto hypo tōn epikeimenōn anabēnai anō epi tou krēmnou kai katestrephonto ekeiϑen katō kai hēsychian ouk eichon apo tautēs tēs kolaseōs, houtoi de ēsan hoi mianantes ta sōmata heautōn hōs gynaikes anastrephomenoi, hai de met᾽ autōn gynaikes hautai ēsan hai synkoimētheisai allēlais hōs an anēr pros gynaika.
Other men and women were thrown down from a great cliff and came down, and again they were driven by those set over them to go up again onto the cliff, and were thrown down from there, and they had no rest from this punishment. These were men who defiled their bodies, behaving like women; and the women with them were those who lay with one another as a man with a woman.
Chapter 33
33Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ παρὰ τῷ κρημνῷ ἐκείνῳ τόπος ἦν πυρὸς πλείστου γέμων κἀκεῖ ἱστήκεισαν ἄνδρες οἵτινες ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσὶ ξόανα ἑαυτοῖς ἐποίησαν ἀντὶ ϑεοῦ, καὶ παρ᾽ ἐκείνοις ἄνδρες ἕτεροι καὶ γυναῖκες, ῥάβδους ἔχοντες, καὶ ἀλλήλους τύπτοντες καὶ μηδέποτε παυόμενοι τῆς τοιαύτης κολάσεως,
kai para tǭ krēmnǭ ekeinǭ topos ēn pyros pleistou gemōn kakei histēkeisan andres hoitines tais idiais chersi xoana heautois epoiēsan anti ϑeou, kai par᾽ ekeinois andres heteroi kai gynaikes, rhabdous echontes, kai allēlous typtontes kai mēdepote pauomenoi tēs toiautēs kolaseōs,
And beside that cliff was a place full of a great deal of fire, and there stood men who with their own hands had made images for themselves instead of God; and beside them other men and women holding rods and striking one another, and never ceasing from such punishment.
Chapter 34
34Harnack 1893, 16–20
καὶ ἕτεροι πάλιν ἐγγὺς ἐκείνων γυναῖκες καὶ ἄνδρες φλεγόμενοι καὶ στρεφόμενοι καὶ τηγανιζόμενοι, οὗτοι δὲ ἦσαν οἱ ἀφέντες τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ ϑεοῦ.
kai heteroi palin engys ekeinōn gynaikes kai andres phlegomenoi kai strephomenoi kai tēganizomenoi, houtoi de ēsan hoi aphentes tēn hodon tou ϑeou.
And others again near them, women and men, burning and turning and being roasted; these were those who had left the way of God.