§5## Ι Sam. 15, 11.
## I Sam. 15, 11.
Ἐκ τούτων δείκνυται ὂ προεῖπον, ὅτι μεταμέλεια θεοῦ λέγεται τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ οἰκονομίας ἀπὸ πράγματος εἰς πρᾶγμα μετάθεσις.
From these things is shown what I said before, namely that "repentance of God" is said to be a transition of God's dispensation from one state of affairs to another.
{Δείκνυσιν ὁ λόγος, ὅτι κἂν προφήτης καὶ δίκαιος ἄνθρωπος ὑπὲρ ἄλλων δεόμενος, οὐκ ἄλλως ἀκούεται, εἰ μὴ ἐκεῖνος ἔργῳ δείξῃ τὴν μετάνοιαν.
The discourse shows that even if a prophet and righteous man prays on behalf of others, he is not heard otherwise than if that person shows repentance in deed.
οὕτω γὰρ ἠ δέησις ἰσχύει τοῦ δικαίου ἐνεργουμένη διὰ τοῦ ἀμαρτήσαντος.
For in this way the prayer of the righteous man, being made effective through the sinner, has power.
ἴνα οὖν εἰς πέρας ἀχθῇ τὸ πρᾶγμα, δεῖ ἀμφότερα συνδραμεῖν, καὶ τὴν τοῦ δικαίου εὐχὴν καὶ τὸ ἔργον τοῦ μετανοοῦντος.
Therefore, in order that the matter may be brought to completion, both must concur: the prayer of the righteous man and the deed of the repenting one.
§6## Ι Sam. 16, 12.
## I Sam. 16, 12.
Ὀ μὲν Ἠσαῦ πυρράκης ἦν ὡσεὶ δορὰ <, τὴν ἐξ ἔχων νεκρότητα καὶ φονῶν κατὰ τοῦ Ἰακώβ.
Esau was ruddy like a hide, having the deadness therefrom and harboring murderous intent against Jacob.
ὁ δὲ Δαβὶδ πυρράκης ἦν μετὰ κάλλους ὀφθαλμῶν, ἵνα τὸ διορατικὸν διορατικὸν τοῦ Δαβίδ.
But David was ruddy with beauty of eyes, so that the discernment of David [might be shown].
§7## Ι Sam. 16, 18.
## I Sam. 16, 18.
Πῶς ἀνήρ, καὶ πῶς συνετὸς ἐν λόγῳ, πῶς δὲ καὶ πολεμιστὴς ὀ ἔτι πρόβατα ποιμαίνων;
How could one who was still shepherding sheep be a man, and how prudent in speech, and how also a warrior?
οὐκ ἄρα ἀφ ἑαυτοῦ ἐλάλησεν εἰπών, ἀλλὰ τὰ ἐσόμενα προειπὼν ὡς παρόντα, καὶ μαρτυρεῖ τῷ Δαβὶδ ἄπερ ἔμελλεν εἶναι, πλὴν τοῦ κύριος μετ’ αὐτοῦ τοῦ τε ἀγαθὸς τῷ εἴδει, ἃπερ ἐκ παιδικῆς ἡλικίας προσῆν παρέμενε, τὸ μὲν φύσει, τὸ δὲ χάριτι.
Therefore, he did not speak of himself when he said this, but foretold the future as present, and testified of David those things which were to be, except for "the Lord is with him" and "goodly in appearance," which belonged to him from childhood and remained, the one by nature, the other by grace.
§8## Ι Sam. 19, 23. 24.
## I Sam. 19, 23. 24.
Ἐπειδὴ δυνατὸς ἦν ὀ Σαοὺλ πλῆθος ἔχων βοηθοῦν αὐτῷ κακῶς κατὰ τοῦ Δαβίδ, οἱ δὲ δύο μόνοι μόνοι ἐδιώκοντο ὁ Σαμουὴλ καὶ ὁ Δαβίδ, ἡ τοῦ θεοῦ χάρις ποιεῖ προφητεύειν τὸν Σαοὺλ οὐ μόνον ὄσα κατ᾿ αὐτοῦ ἦν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ ὑπὲρ τοῦ Δαβίδ, καὶ ῥίπτει γυμνόν, προσημαίνουσα ὅτι γυμνωθήσεται τῆς βασιλείας.
Since Saul was powerful, having a multitude helping him in evil against David, while the two of them, Samuel and David, were pursued all alone, the grace of God made Saul prophesy not only what was against himself but also what was in favor of David, and cast him down naked, foreshadowing that he would be stripped of the kingdom.
§9## Ι Sam. 21, 4.
## I Sam. 21, 4.
Βεβήλους λέγει νῦν οὐ τοὺς ἀκαθάρτους, ἀλλὰ τοὺς οὐχ ἁγίους, πρὸς ἀντιδιαστολὴν τῶν ἀγίων ἄρτων τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης παρατιθεμένων.
He calls "profane" here not those who are unclean, but those who are not holy, in contrast to the holy bread set on the table.
ἒξ γὰρ εἶχεν ἄρτους ἡ τράπεζα διαπαντὸς ἀλλασσομένους ὑπὲρ τῶν δώδεκα φυλῶν τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, οὓς ἐνωπίους ἐκάλουν, ὡς εἶναι ἕκαστον τῶν ἄρτων ὑπὲρ δύο φυλῶν προσφερόμενον, τοὺς δὲ ὑπὲρ τῶν δώδεκα φυλῶν.
For the table had six loaves continually changed on behalf of the twelve tribes of Israel, which they called "showbread", so that each of the loaves was offered on behalf of two tribes, and [together] on behalf of the twelve tribes.
τί οὖν ἐκ τούτου καλὸν ἐγίνετο;
What good thing, then, resulted from this?
τὰς φυλὰς τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ πρὸς ὀμόνοιαν συνάπτεσθαι.
That the tribes of Israel were joined together in concord.
τί δὲ κρεῖττον προεσημαίνετο;
And what greater thing was foreshadowed?
τοὺς μακαρίους ἀποστόλους ἀνὰ δύο δύο πέμπεσθαι ὑπὸ τοῦ σωτῆρος τὰ πρώτα κηρύττειν ἐν ταῖς φυλαῖς τοῦ Ἰσραηλ, ὡς εἶναι ἓξ ἄμα τῶν δώδεκα μαθητῶν τὸν ἀριθμόν.
That the blessed apostles were sent two by two by the Savior to preach first among the tribes of Israel, so that the number of the twelve disciples together was six [pairs].
{Ἂρτος λαϊκὸς οὐχ ὅτι οἱ μὴ ἅγιοι βέβηλοι, ἀλλ᾿ ὅτι πρὸς τὸ συγκρινόμενοι.
"Common bread" does not mean that those who are not holy are profane, but that they are so called in comparison.
§10## Ι Sam. 21, 5. 6.
## I Sam. 21, 5. 6.
Σήμερον ἀγιασθήσεται διὰ τὰ σκεύη ἀσαφέστερον μὲν εἶπε, σημαίνει δὲ τοῦτο. τὰ μὲν παιδία μου ἠγίασται καὶ ἀπέσχηται γυναικὸς καὶ χθὲς καὶ τρίτην ἡμέραν· τοῦτο γὰρ τὸ φάναι αὐτὸν καὶ τὰ παιδία ἠγνισμένα. εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἠν, πάντως ἠγιάζετο διὰ τοῦ φαγεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῆς προθέσεως.
"Today it will be sanctified because of the vessels" was spoken somewhat obscurely, but it means this: "My young men are sanctified and have abstained from women both yesterday and the third day"; for this is what he meant by saying "and the young men are purified." And even if it were not so, they would certainly have been sanctified through eating the bread of presentation.
πεισθεὶς ὀ ἱερεὺς τοῖς εἰρημένοις δίδωσι τῷ Δαβὶδ τῶν ἄρτων, οὓς οὐκ ἐχρῆν ἑτέρους φαγεῖν ἢ μόνους τοὺς ἱερέας.
The priest, persuaded by these words, gives to David of the loaves, which it was not lawful for others to eat except the priests alone.
τοῦτο δὲ τῆς προφητείας ἐστὶ τῆς δι᾿ ἔργων δηλούσης, ὅτι μήποτε ἄλλης οὔσης τῆς βασιλικῆς φυλῆς, τουτέστι τῆς Ἰούδα, καὶ ἄλλης τῆς ἱερατικῆς φυλῆς, λέγω δὴ τῆς ἔμελλον συνάπτεσθαι καὶ ἓν ἀποτελεῖσθαι τό τε ἱερατικὸν ἀξίωμα καὶ τὸ βασιλικὸν ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ τοῦ ἐκ Δαβὶδ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν τε ὁ μοῦ καὶ βασιλέως, τοῦ κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισεδέκ«.
And this belongs to the prophecy which declares through deeds that, although the royal tribe was one, namely Judah, and the priestly tribe was another, they were to be joined together and to form one single thing, both the priestly dignity and the royal, in the coming of our Savior and King from David, who is "after the order of Melchizedek."