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Protoevangelium DI GIACOMO
Nativity of Mary Holy Mother of God and glorious mother of Jesus Christ.
[1, 1] According to the stories of the twelve tribes of Israel there was a certain Joachim, very rich man. His offer was the double, saying: "As for me it's unnecessary, it will be for all the people, and what is due to the forgiveness of my sins, will be for the Lord, as atonement in my favor." [2] came the great day of God and the children of Israel offered their bids. Ruben appeared before him, saying: "It's up to you to offer your first offer, because in Israel you have not had any descendants." [3] Joachim remained deeply saddened and went to the records of the twelve tribes of the people, saying: "I want to see the records of the twelve tribes of Israel to see if I am only that I had no seed in Israel." He tried, and found that, in Israel, all the righteous had posterity. He remembered the patriarch Abraham to which, his last days, God had given him a son, Isaac.
[4] Joachim remained very sad and do not ever came from his wife. He retired in the wilderness, planted the tent, and fasted forty days and forty nights, saying to, "Those are not going to go n, for food, n, to drink, until the Lord would not have visited: my prayer will be my food and drink. "
[2, 1] But his wife raise two lamentations, and vented in two tears, saying," I'll cry and cry my widowhood my sterility. "[2] Then came the great day of the Lord, and Judith, her maid told her: "As long as you debase your soul, Behold, now is the great day of the Lord and you are not allowed to be in mourning. Get this instead headband that I gave the lady in the workplace is not lawful to encircle me because I am a royal servant and because it has a footprint. "[3] But Anna replied," Depart from me. I do not do these things. God has humbled me a lot. Maybe it's a sad fact that you gave it, and you came to me to join your sin. "Judith replied," What swear I will never send you to the Lord that shut your belly, do not bear fruit in Israel. "Anna was very grieved. [4] He undressed of his garments of mourning, washed his head, put on his clothes as a wife and about the ninth hour went for a walk in the garden. Seeing a laurel, he sat at his feet and begged the Lord, saying: "O God of our fathers, bless me and hear my prayer, as you have blessed the womb of Sarah, giving her a son, Isaac.
[3, 1] Looking up to heaven, he saw, in what was a nest of sparrows, and wrote in itself a lament, saying: "Alas, those who bore me? Which I gave birth belly? Are in fact become a curse before the children of Israel, I was insulted and chased me with scorn from the temple of the Lord. [2] Alas, I never look like who? Do not look like the birds of the sky as the birds of heaven are fruitful before thee, O Lord. Alas, I never look like who? does not resemble the beasts of the earth, because even the beasts of the earth are fruitful before thee, O Lord. Alas, I never look like who? [3] does not look like these waters, for even these waters are fruitful before thee, O Lord. Alas, I never look like who? certainly does not look to this land because this land port its fruit in season and I thank you, Lord. "
[4, 1] is an angel of the Lord appeared to her, telling her:" Anna, Anna! The Lord has heard your prayer, you will conceive and give birth. Will be discussed throughout the land to your descendants. "Anna said," (How true that) the Lord my God lives, if I give birth, whether male or female, will offer in my vow to God God and serve him all the days of his life. "[2] And behold two angels came to tell her:" Your husband Joachim is coming with his flocks. "An angel of the Lord was in fact descended from him, saying, "Joachim, Joachim! The Lord has heard your urgent prayer. Get out of here.
is, in fact, that Anna your wife shall conceive in her womb. "[3] Joachim went down, and he sent his shepherds, saying:" Bring here ten lambs without blemish or defect: it will be for the Lord, Bring me my God even twelve tender calves: they will be for the priests and the council of elders, and a hundred kids for all the people. "[4] And so Joachim came with his flocks. Anna stood in the doorway, coming and seeing Joachim, ran up and hung around his neck, exclaiming: "Now I know that the Lord God has blessed me a lot. Here, in fact, the widow no longer a widow, and the barren shall conceive in the womb. "The first day Joachim rested in her house.
[5, 1] \u200b\u200bThe following day he presented his offer, saying to s, "If the Lord God is gracious to me, I will indicate the lamina of the priest." In presenting its offerings, Joachim looked at the plate of the priest. When they went up on the altar of the Lord, Richard saw not in s, no sin, and exclaimed: "Now I know that the Lord is propitious to me and put me all the sins." Came down from the temple of the Lord justified, and went home. [2] Meanwhile, the months of her time came. In the ninth month Anna brought forth to the midwife and asked: "What have I given birth?". This said: "A girl." "On this day," said Anna, "was magnified my soul", and put the baby to lie. When they made the day, Anna was purified, then gave the stern of the child and gave the name Maria.
[6, 1] The child grew strong day by day, and when he reached the age of six months, his mother put it on the ground to try if he was straight. And it made seven steps, returned to her womb in the shooting, saying: "(How true it is) lives the Lord my God, do not walk this earth until I bring her into the house of the Lord." Thus, in his room a shrine made by his hands and not let anything pass profane and impure. A toy called the undefiled daughters of Jews. [2] When the infant reaches a year, Joachim made a great feast, invited the priests, the scribes, the council of elders and all the people of Israel. Joachim then presented the child to the priests who bless you, saying: "O God of our fathers, bless this child and give her a name famous for ever in all generations." And all the people cried: "Amen, so be it, amen." This is also the chief priests, whom they blessed, saying: "O God of sublimity, look at this child and bless him with the final blessing, one that has no other after s,. [3] Then the mother took her away in the sanctuary of her room, and gave the stern. Anna then raised a hymn to the Lord God, saying: "I will sing a hymn to the Lord, my God, because I visited and took away from me as for my enemies was a shame the Lord, in fact, gave me a fruit of Justice, unique and manifold before him. Who would declare to the sons of Reuben that Anna breastfeeding? Hear, hear, ye twelve tribes of Israel: Anna breastfeeding. " Put it to lie in the sanctuary of his room and went out to serve them at table. After the banquet, he went full of joy, glorifying the God of Israel.
[7, 1] for the child while the months passed. Board that it was the age of two years, Richard said to Anna: "To maintain the promise, conduciamola the temple of the Lord, that the Lord does not send out against us and our services will be able unwelcome. "Anna said," We wait for the third year, so the child does not try then the father and mother. "Joachim said, "Wait." [2] When the child completed his three years, Joachim said, "Call the undefiled daughters of the Hebrews, each take a lighted torch and keep it turned on so that the child did not look back and his heart is not attracted out of the temple of the Lord. "Those who did so were to go up in the temple of the Lord. The priest received her and kissed, blessed her saying," The Lord has magnified thy name in all generations. In the last day the Lord will manifest yourself to the children of Israel in its redemption. "[3] Then he sat on the third step of the altar, and the Lord God clothed with grace, and she danced with her feet and the whole house Israel began to love her.
[8, 1] His parents came down admired and praised the Lord God that the girl had not looked back. Mary was raised in the temple of the Lord as a dove and received food for the hand of an angel.
[2] When he was twelve years old, held a council of priests, saying, "Behold, Mary has reached the age of twelve in the temple of the Lord. Now that we will do so she does not contaminate the temple of the Lord? ". They said therefore to the high priest: "You're at the altar of the Lord comes in and pray to him. We will do what the Lord will manifest itself" [3] put on her mantle from the twelve bells, the high priest entered the Holy of Holies and asked about Mary. And then an angel appeared to the Lord, saying, "Zechariah, Zechariah, and come out and gather all the widows of the people. Each brings a stick will be the wife of one whom the Lord will designate by means of a sign." They left the auctioneers for the whole region of Judea, echoed the trumpet of the Lord and all ran.
[9, 1] cast the ax, Joseph went to meet them. Meeting, they went to the high priest, carrying sticks. I took all the sticks, entered the temple to pray. After the prayer, took the sticks, they went out and returned them, but there was no sign in them. Joseph took the last stick, and behold, a dove was released by his staff and flew over the head of Joseph. The priest then said to Joseph: "You have been elected to receive custody of the virgin of the Lord." [2] But Joseph objected, saying: "I am old and young, and she is a girl. I would not become an object of fun for the children of Israel." But the priest said to Joseph: "Fear the Lord your God, and remember what God did to Dathan and Abiron to Core, as it is cracked and the land were swallowed up because of their opposition. Now, themes, Joseph, who just should not happen in your house. "[3] Joseph, intimidated, received her into custody. Joseph said to Mary:" I have received from the temple of the Lord and now I leave my house. I'm going to run my building and then come back to you: the Lord will protect you. "
[10, 1] There was a council of priests, and said:" We make a curtain for the temple of the Lord. "The priest said: "Call of the spotless virgins of the tribe of David." The ministers went, tried, and found seven virgins. The priest remembered the girl Mary, as he was of the tribe of David, and undefiled before God ministers went and led.
Introduced them into the Temple of the Lord, the priest said, "Come on, pull lots to see who will spin the gold, asbestos, fine linen, silk, hyacinth, scarlet and purple genuine." A genuine Mary touched the purple and scarlet took them and went back to his house. At that time Zacharias became mute until riparlò Zaccaria, his place was taken by Samuel. Mary took the scarlet, the spinning.
[11, 1] Taking the pitcher, went out to draw water. And behold a voice saying: "Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women." She looked around, left and right, where the voice came. Trembling went home, put the jug and taking the purple, sat on his perch and spinning. [2] And behold, an angel of the Lord appeared before her, saying: "Do not be afraid, Mary, for thou hast found grace before the Lord of all things, and conceive of his word." But she, on hearing this was puzzled, thinking: "I imagine I'll have to work for the Lord God living and give birth and then as each woman is giving birth?". [3] The angel of the Lord, said: "Not so, Mary will cover you, in fact, with its shadow, the power of the Lord. Therefore be a saint to be born of thee shall be called the Son of the Most High. The imporrai the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. " Maria said: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord before him. Me according to your word."
[12, 1] He worked in purple and scarlet, and took them to the priest. And the priest blessed her, saying: "The Lord God has magnified your name, Maria, and you will be blessed in all generations of the earth." [2] Mary rejoiced and went to her cousin Elizabeth: knocked at the door. He had heard, Elizabeth threw away the scarlet, and ran to the door opened: view Mary, the blessed, saying: "Where me this gift, which comes to me the mother of my Lord?" Here, in fact, that he who is in he skipped me and has blessed you. " Now Mary had forgotten the mysteries which had been talking to the archangel Gabriel, and stared at the sky saying: "Who am I, Lord, that all generations of the earth shall bless me?". He spent three months with Elizabeth, and day by day her belly swelled, Mary, then, impauritasi, returned to her home and hid the children of Israel. Occurred when these mysteries, she was sixteen.
[13, 1] When he reached the sixth month for her, that's Joseph returned from his building and entered the house, he found her pregnant. Then he beat his face, he fell to the ground on sackcloth and wept bitterly, saying: "With what face will look to the Lord, my God? What I will raise prayer for this girl? I received it from virgin temple of the Lord, and I have not kept. Who is it that I was threatened? Who has committed this dishonesty in my home, contaminating the virgin? It is perhaps for me to repeat the story of Adam? In fact, when Adam was at the hour of the doxology, it was the snake, he found Eve alone and deceived: this has happened to me. "[2] Joseph got the sack, he called Mary and said:" A favorite God, why did you do this and you have forgotten the Lord your God? Why have you humiliated your soul, you who were raised in the holy of holies and receive food from the hand of an angel? ". [3] She wept bitterly, saying:" I am pure and I know no man. "Giuseppe asked: "Where then is what is in your belly?". She replied: "(How true that is) lives to the Lord, my God, this is in me I do not know whence it is."
[14, 1] Joseph was greatly afraid. It is apart from her thinking what he should do with her. Joseph thought, "If you hide his mistake, I will be fighting with the law of the Lord, the denunciation of the children of Israel, but I fear that what is in it comes from an angel, and in this case I find it to be delivered to a review of the death of innocent blood. So, I'll do to her? postpone the way in secret. " And so he was surprised the night. [2] And then appeared in a dream an angel of the Lord, saying: "Do not fear for this girl. That, in fact, that she is from the Holy Spirit. Imporrai bear a child to whom the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." Joseph arose from sleep, and they praised the God of Israel had granted him this privilege, and kept it.
[15, 1] \u200b\u200bAnnas the scribe came to him and said, "Why did not you see on our board?". Joseph replied, "Because I was tired of traveling, and the first day I rested." It turned and saw that Maria is pregnant. [2] He then went running to the priest and said: "Joseph, of which you are a guarantor, has seriously violated the law." The answer the priest: "What do you mean?". "The virgin who has taken from the temple, he said the other in the contaminated area. He grabbed her marriage by fraud, and he did not know the children of Israel." The priest replied: "Joseph has done this?". Annas the scribe said: "Send and of the ministers, and you will find that the virgin is pregnant" The ministers went and found everything as he had said, and led him away to the court with Joseph. [3] The priest said, "Why did you do this, Mary?" Why have you humiliated your soul and you have forgotten the Lord your God, you who were raised in the holy of holies and receive food from the hand of an angel, You've heard the hymns and danced before him? Why have you done? ". But she wept bitterly, saying:" (How true that is) lives to the Lord, my God, I am pure before him and I know no man. "[4] Joseph said the priest:" Why have you done? ". Joseph said:" (How true that is) lives to the Lord, my God, I'm pure about it. "Said the priest:" Do not tell lies, tell the truth: you have fraudulently taken away his wedding and you did not know the children of Israel have not bowed his head under the mighty hand that thy seed be blessed. "
[16, 1] The priest said," Return the virgin that you received from the temple of the Lord. "Joseph then poured hot tears. The priest went on: "I will give to drink water from the evidence that the Lord will manifest your sins before your eyes." [2] And took her, the priest said to Joseph drink and sent him to the hill and then came back safe and sound. He made Mary also drink and sent her to the hill and returned unharmed. And all the people were amazed that they had not appeared in any sin. [3] Then said the priest: "The Lord has not revealed your sins. Neither do I judge you." And sent them back. Giuseppe Maria shooting and returned full of joy at his house, glorifying the God of Israel.
[17, 1] was an order from the emperor Augustus that a census should be for all residents Bethlehem of Judea. Joseph thought, "I will review all my children, but I'll do with this girl? Review how it? As my wife?" I am ashamed. As my daughter? "But, everyone knows that Israel is not my daughter. This is the day of the Lord and the Lord will do according to his good pleasure. "
[2] saddled the donkey and made him sit there Mary, his son pulled the Beast and Joseph followed them. Once in three miles, Joseph turned and saw her sad, she said to, "Those are probably what is in her troubles." Turned back, he saw that he laughed. Then he asked: "What are you, Mary, I see your smiling face now and now saddened?". Maria Joseph said: "It 's because I see with my eyes, two peoples: one weeping and mourning, the other is full of joy and cheers." [3] When they reached halfway, Maria said: "calamity down the ass, because that is me in a hurry to come out." The dropped down the ass and said, "Where can I take you to put away your modesty? The site, in fact, is desert."
[18, 1] He found there a cave you brought her, left her children with her and went to seek a Hebrew midwife in the region of Bethlehem. [2] I, Joseph, walked and walked. I looked and saw the air in the air hit by surprise, looked toward the time the sky and saw her still, and still the birds of heaven on earth I looked and saw a vessel lying and lying down with the workers' hands in the pot, but those who chewed gum, not those who took up the food raised by the pot, those who were not put in the mouth took him, the faces of all were turned to look up. [3] is pushed forward instead of the sheep stood still: the shepherd raised his hand to strike, but his hand remained in the air. I looked at the current of the river and saw the mouths of the kids resting on the water, but did not drink. Then, in an instant, all things resumed their course.
[19, 1] I saw a woman descending the hill and said, "Where are you going, man?". I replied: "I want a Jewish midwife." She said, 'Are you Israeli? ". "Yes," I said. And she continued: "And who is giving birth in the cave?". "My bride," I said. I asked, "Is not your wife?". I replied: "It 'Maria, bred in the temple of the Lord. I had allotted for the wife and not my wife, but she had conceived by the Holy Spirit." The midwife asked him: 'It is true that? ". Joseph said: "Come and see." And the midwife went with him. [2] stopped at the site of the cave, and behold a bright cloud covered the cave. The midwife said: "Today was magnified my soul, for mine eyes have seen the wonders and because she was born for the salvation of Israel. "Immediately after the cloud withdrew from the cave, and in the cave appeared a great light that the eyes could not endure. Shortly after the lights went disappearing until there appeared the child was taken and the stern of Mary, his mother. The midwife said: "Today is a great day for me, because I have seen this new miracle."
[3] Out from the cave, he met with the midwife Salome, and said, " Salome, Salome! I have to tell you a great miracle: a virgin has given birth, what its nature is not capable. "Salome said:" (How true that is) the Lord liveth, if we do not put my finger and examine its nature, I will not believe ever that a virgin has given birth. "
[20, 1] by the midwives and said to her:" Get well. Around you, there is, in fact, not a slight contrast. "Salome put his finger in the nature of her, and cried out, saying:" Woe to my iniquity and mine unbelief, because I tried the living God and here is that now my hand is detached from me, burned. "[2] And he knelt down before the Lord, saying," God of my fathers, remember me who are descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Do not make me an example for the children of Israel, but to make me poor. You, Sir, you know, in fact, that in your name I do my treatments, and my reward was received by you. "[3] There appeared an angel of the Lord, saying: "Salome, Salome, the Lord has granted you: your hand approaches the child and take it up, and you will be healthy and happy." [4] Salome came and took him up, saying: "I will worship because Israel was born a great king." And immediately Salome was healed and left the cave justified. And a voice that said: "Salome, Salome Do not ye say wonderful things you have seen, until the boy has not entered into Jerusalem."
[21, 1] And Joseph made ready to go to Judea. In Bethlehem of Judea there was a big fuss because they came of the Magi who said: "Where is born King of the Jews?" We have seen His star in the East and have come to worship him. "[2] Upon hearing this, Herod was troubled and sent ministers to the magi and sent also to call the chief priests and asked them, saying:" As it is written on the subject of Christ where to be born? ". They said:" In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written. "And then sent them away. He questioned the wise men also, saying," What sign have you seen about the king who was born? ". I Magi answered, "We saw a great star shining among those stars and the dark, so that the stars were no longer. It 's so we knew that a king was born in Israel, and are come to worship him. "" Go and search ", Herod said, "and if you will let me know that I come to worship him."
The magi then went away. [3] And now the star they had seen in the east went before them until they came to the cave, and stopped at the top of the cave. The magi saw the child with Mary his mother, drew out from their bag of gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh.
[4] Having been warned by an angel not to go into Judaea, they returned to their country by another way.
[22, 1] Realizing that he was played by the Magi, Herod was wroth, and sent murderers, saying: "Kill the children aged two years and under."
[2] Mary, having heard that massacred the children, took the child, bandaged and put him in a manger of oxen. [3] Elizabeth too, heard that John was looking, took it and went up the mountain, looking around, where to hide, but there was no hiding place. Elizabeth, then, wailing, said with a loud voice: "Mountain of God, receive a mother with her son." And the mountain split open and welcomed. It appeared to them a light, because an angel of the Lord was with them to keep them.
[23, 1] Herod, meanwhile, searched for John, and sent ministers to Zechariah, saying: "Where have you hidden your son?". Replied, "I am a public official of God and dwell constantly in the temple of Lord, I do not know where my son. "[2] The ministers they returned to report everything to Herod. Became angry, Herod said to them," 'his son who will reign over Israel. "He sent therefore again by him, saying, "Tell your truth: where is your son? You know that your blood is in my hand. "[3] Zacharias said:" If you shed my blood, I will be a witness of God My spirit will be welcomed by the Lord, for you shed innocent blood in the vestibule of temple of the Lord. "At daybreak, Zechariah was killed. The children of Israel did not know who had been killed.
[24, 1] the hour of salutation the priests went out, but Zechariah not met them, as usual, with the blessing. The priests stood waiting for Zacharias to salute him in prayer and praise the Most High. [2] But, as was late, everyone is afraid. One of them took courage and went to the altar he saw blood clotted and he heard a voice saying, "Zacharias was killed! His blood will not be deleted until his avenger come." On hearing these words was afraid, and went to report to the priests. [3] They braced themselves, came in and saw what had happened: groaned the truss of the temple, and they tore their clothes from top to bottom. They found his body, but found his blood turned to stone. Full of fear, they went out and preached to all the people that Zacharias had been killed. I came to know all the tribes of the people, who wept and mourned for three days and three nights. [4] After three days, the priests who resolved to put in its place, and the lot fell upon Simeon. This, indeed, was the one who had been warned by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he had seen Christ in the flesh.
[25, 1] \u200b\u200bthe death of Herod, being built in Jerusalem, a commotion, I James, I wrote this story, I retreated into the wilderness until the commotion in Jerusalem ceased, glorifying the Lord God who granted me the gift and the wisdom to write this story. [2] Grace will be those who fear our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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