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Tatian: Diatessaron — Arabic Witness
Hope W. Hogg; ANF09 (1897) · Edition commentary
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Translator and historical edition notes (part 5)
Luke ix. 38a; Matt. xvii. 14b.
Luke ix. 38b.
Luke ix. 39a; Matt. xvii. 15b.
Lit. The son-of-the-roof, a Syriac phrase meaning a demon of lunacy.
Mark ix. 18a.
A word used in Arabic of the devil producing insanity; but here it reproduces the Peshitta.
Lit. becometh light; but a comparison with the Peshitta suggests that we should change one diacritical point and read withereth, as in Ibn-at-Tayyib’s Commentary. An equally easy emendation would be wasteth.
Matt. xvii. 15c; Luke ix. 39c.
Matt. xvii. 16.
Matt. xvii. 17.
Mark ix. 20.
Mark ix. 21.
Mark ix. 22b.
Mark ix. 23.
Mark ix. 24.
Mark ix. 25.
In Syriac, but not in Arabic, the word means deaf or dumb, according to the context.
Ciasca’s Arabic follows Vat. ms. in inserting a that (pronoun) after thee.
Mark ix. 26.
Doubtless alternative renderings of the same Syriac word (demon).
Mark ix. 27a; Luke ix. 42b.
Matt. xvii. 18b; Luke ix. 43a.
Mark ix. 28.
Lit. between themselves and him.
Matt. xvii. 20.
Mark ix. 29b.
Mark ix. 30.
Or, about him.
Mark ix. 31a; Luke ix. 44a.
Mark ix. 31b.
Luke ix. 45.
Matt. xvii. 23b.
Luke ix. 46.
Borg. ms. omits among them.
Mark ix. 33.
Mark ix. 34a.
Matt. xvii. 24b.
Matt. xvii. 25.
Matt. xvii. 26.
Matt. xvii. 27.
Matt. xviii. 1.
Luke ix. 47a; Mark ix. 36.
Lit. one (Syriac idiom).
Matt. xviii. 3.
Luke ix. 48.
Mark ix. 37b.
Luke ix. 48c.
In the present work this word frequently means synagogue.
Matt. xviii. 6.
Lit. millstone of an ass.
Luke ix. 49.
Mark ix. 39.
Luke ix. 50b.
Matt. xviii. 7a, c.
i.e., experiences that test one; or, seductions. The word is variously used.
Matt. xviii. 8.
Or, is kindled.
Mark ix. 44.
Matt. xviii. 9a.
See note to § 25, 17.
Mark ix. 47b.
Mark ix. 48.
Mark ix. 49.
Mark ix. 50a.
Luke xiv. 34b; Luke xiv. 35.
Mark ix. 50c.
Mark x. 1.
Mark x. 2.
Mark x. 3.
Mark x. 4.
Mark x. 5a.
Matt. xix. 4.
Matt. xix. 5.
Matt. xix. 6.
Matt. xix. 7.
So the Arabic; but the Syriac versions follow the Greek, and consent is doubtless a (very easy, and, in view of the succeeding context, natural) clerical error for an original Arabic charge.
Matt. xix. 8.
Matt. xix. 9a.
Or, leaveth.
Mark x. 10.
Mark x. 11.
Mark x. 12.
Matt. xix. 9b.
Matt. xix. 10.
Lit. blame, a mistranslation (found also in the Brit. Mus. text of Ibn-at-Tayyib’s Commentary) of the Syriac word, which is ambiguous (cf. even the Greek). For a somewhat similar case see § 50, 11, note.
Matt. xix. 11.
Matt. xix. 12.
Lit. wombs.
Matt. xix. 13a.
Mark x. 13b; Mark x. 14.
Mark x. 15.
Mark x. 16.
Luke xv. 1.
Luke xv. 2.
Luke xv. 3.
Luke xv. 4.
Matt. xviii. 13.
Luke xv. 5b.
Luke xv. 6.
Matt. xviii. 14.
Strictly, preferreth, but used also as in the text.
Luke xv. 7.
Luke xv. 8.
Luke xv. 9.
Luke xv. 10.
Luke xv. 11.
Luke xv. 12.
Luke xv. 13.
Luke xv. 14.
Luke xv. 15.
This word is regularly used throughout this work in this sense.
Luke xv. 16.
Luke xv. 17.
Luke xv. 18.
Luke xv. 19.
Luke xv. 20.
See above, § 24, 26, note.
Did not Ibn-at-Tayyib’s Commentary (Brit. Mus. text) also read breast, we might assume it to be a clerical error for a very similar (less common) word (same as the Syriac) for neck.
Luke xv. 21.
Luke xv. 22.
Luke xv. 23.
Luke xv. 24.
Luke xv. 25.
A different word.
cf. Peshitta.
Luke xv. 26.
Luke xv. 27.
One word.
Luke xv. 28.
Luke xv. 29.
Luke xv. 30.
Luke xv. 31.
Luke xv. 32.
Luke xvi. 1.
Luke xvi. 2.
Luke xvi. 3.
Vat. ms. (followed by Ciasca’s text) has and if I beg, by a common confusion of grammatical forms.
Luke xvi. 4.
Luke xvi. 5.
Luke xvi. 6.
Or (otherwise vocalised), farks, a measure variously estimated.
Or (otherwise vocalised), farks, a measure variously estimated.
Luke xvi. 7.
Luke xvi. 8.
cf. Peshitta.
Lit. steward of sin.
Luke xvi. 9.
Lit. injustice.
Luke xvi. 10.
Or, intrusted with.
Luke xvi. 11.
Or, true (wealth); but cf. Syriac.
Luke xvi. 12.
Matt. xviii. 23.
Matt. xviii. 24.
Lit. badras, an amount variously estimated.
Matt. xviii. 25.
Matt. xviii. 26.
Matt. xviii. 27.
Matt. xviii. 28.
Lit. dinars.
Matt. xviii. 29.
Matt. xviii. 30.
Matt. xviii. 31.
Matt. xviii. 32.
Matt. xviii. 33.
The interrogative particle is lacking in the Arabic.
Matt. xviii. 34.
Matt. xviii. 35.
Or, folly.
Luke xvii. 3.
A very close reproduction of the Syriac.
Luke xvii. 4.
Matt. xviii. 15.
Matt. xviii. 16.
Or, for.
Matt. xviii. 17.
This word usually means synagogue in this work.
Or, heathen.
Matt. xviii. 18.
Matt. xviii. 19.
Or, to ask everything, it shall.
Matt. xviii. 20.
Matt. xviii. 21.
Matt. xviii. 22.
So Vat. ms., following the Syriac versions; Borg. ms. has only one seven.
Luke xii. 47.
Luke xii. 48.
Luke xii. 49.
Lit. beforehand; and so often.
Luke xii. 50.
Matt. xviii. 10.
Or, repeating a letter, See that ye despise not.
Matt. xviii. 11.
John vii. 1.
Luke xiii. 1.
Luke xiii. 2.
Luke xiii. 3.
Borg. ms. omits now.
Luke xiii. 4.
See note, § 10, 13.
Luke xiii. 5.
Luke xiii. 6.
Luke xiii. 7.
Luke xiii. 8.
Luke xiii. 9.
Luke xiii. 10.
Luke xiii. 11.
Luke xiii. 12.
Luke xiii. 13.
Luke xiii. 14.
Lit. great (man).
Luke xiii. 15.
Luke xiii. 16.
Lit. calumniator.
Luke xiii. 17.
cf. Syriac versions.
On margin of Vat. ms., in another hand: “This is the beginning of the second part of Diatessaron, which means The Four.” See p. 467 of Ciasca’s Essay, mentioned above (Introduction, 5).
John vii. 2.
John vii. 3.
John vii. 4.
John vii. 5.
John vii. 6.
John vii. 7.
John vii. 8.
John vii. 9.
John vii. 10a; Matt. xix. 1b.
Matt. xix. 2.
John vii. 10b.
John vii. 11.
John vii. 12.
John vii. 13.
John vii. 14.
John vii. 15.
Or, the scripture.
John vii. 16.
This word ordinarily means knowledge, but is used in this work in the sense of doctrine. The commoner form occurs perhaps only in § 50, 2.
John vii. 17.
This word ordinarily means knowledge, but is used in this work in the sense of doctrine. The commoner form occurs perhaps only in § 50, 2.
John vii. 18.
John vii. 19.
John vii. 20.
cf. § 14, 12.
John vii. 21.
John vii. 22.
John vii. 23.
John vii. 24.
John vii. 25.
John vii. 26.
John vii. 27.
Or, will be.
John vii. 28.
John vii. 29.
John vii. 30.
John vii. 31.
Luke xii. 13.
Luke xii. 14.
Luke xii. 15.
Luke xii. 16.
Luke xii. 17.
Luke xii. 18.
Luke xii. 19.
Luke xii. 20.
Luke xii. 21.
Mark x. 17.
From Matthew.
From Luke.
Mark x. 18.
The scribe who wrote the Vat. ms. wrote first God, the one, and then reversed the order by writing the Coptic letters for B and A over the words. (See above, Introduction, 5.)
Mark x. 19a.
Different words.
Matt. xix. 17b; Matt. xix. 18a.
Different words.
The same word as in Mark x. 19a.
Mark x. 19b.
Matt. xix. 19b; Matt. xix. 20.
Mark x. 21a.
Matt. xix. 21b.
From Mark.
Matt. xix. 22a; Luke xviii. 23b.
Luke xviii. 24a; Mark x. 23.
Matt. xix. 23.
Matt. xix. 24.
Mark x. 24.
Mark x. 26.
cf. note, § 1, 14. Borg. MS, omits being agitated.
Mark x. 27.
Luke xviii. 28; Matt. xix. 27<b.
Matt. xix. 28.
Mark x. 29b.
Luke xviii. 30.
Lit. meet with; or, be recompensed with.
Mark x. 30b.
Mark x. 31.
The Arabic words are not so strong.
Luke xvi. 14.
Luke xvi. 15.
Luke xvi. 19.
Luke xvi. 20.
Luke xvi. 21.
Or, so that.
Luke xvi. 22.
Luke xvi. 23.
Or, and.
Luke xvi. 24.
Luke xvi. 25.
Luke xvi. 26.
Luke xvi. 27.
Luke xvi. 28.
The Syriac and Arabic versions here agree with the Greek. For a plausible suggestion as to the origin of the strange reading in the text, see Harris, The Diatessaron of Tatian, p. 21, who cites a parallel from Aphraates.
This may be simply a corruption of the Peshitta.
Luke xvi. 29.
Luke xvi. 30.
Or, Surely. The word is omitted by Borg. ms.
Luke xvi. 31.
Matt. xx. 1.
Matt. xx. 2.
Matt. xx. 3.
Matt. xx. 4.
Matt. xx. 5.
Matt. xx. 6.
Matt. xx. 7.
Matt. xx. 8.
Matt. xx. 9.
i.e., probably the eleventh hour (cf. § 21, 10).
Matt. xx. 10.
Matt. xx. 11.
Matt. xx. 12.
Matt. xx. 13.
Matt. xx. 14.
Matt. xx. 15.
Lit. my thing.
Matt. xx. 16.
Luke xiv. 1.
Luke xiv. 2.
Luke xiv. 3.
Luke xiv. 4.
Luke xiv. 5.
Luke xiv. 6.
Luke xiv. 7.
Luke xiv. 8.
Luke xiv. 9.
Lit. at thy rising and taking.
Luke xiv. 10.
Luke xiv. 11.
Luke xiv. 12.
Practically synonymous words.
Practically synonymous words.
Luke xiv. 13.
Luke xiv. 14.
Luke xiv. 15.
Matt. xxii. 1; Matt. xxii. 2.
Luke xiv. 16b.
Borg. ms., is like.
Used specially of a marriage feast.
Lit. bread, the Syriac word for which (not that in the versions) means also feast.
Luke xiv. 17; Matt. xxii. 3b.
Luke xiv. 18.
Luke xiv. 19.
Or, omit.
Luke xiv. 20.
Matt. xxii. 4.
Matt. xxii. 5.
Matt. xxii. 6.
Luke xiv. 21a.
Matt. xxii. 7.
Matt. xxii. 8.
Luke xiv. 21c.
Luke xiv. 22.
Luke xiv. 23a; Matt. xxii. 9b.
Or, that my house may be.
Luke xiv. 23b; Luke xiv. 24.
Matt. xxii. 10.
Matt. xxii. 11.
Matt. xxii. 12.
Matt. xxii. 13.
Matt. xxii. 14.
John v. 1a.
Luke xvii. 11; Luke xvii. 12.
Luke xvii. 13.
Luke xvii. 14.
Luke xvii. 15.
Luke xvii. 16.
Luke xvii. 17.
Luke xvii. 18.
Luke xvii. 19.
Or, saved thee.
Mark x. 32.
Lit. between himself and them.
Luke xviii. 31b.
Mark x. 33b.
i.e., Gentiles.
Mark x. 34a.
An obscure expression; perhaps it was originally a repetition of the preceding clause. It might be emended into point at him (the finger of scorn).
Luke xviii. 33.
Luke xviii. 34.
Matt. xx. 20.
Matt. xx. 21a.
Mark x. 35.
Mark x. 36.
Lit. of course the two of them, and so all through the conversation.
Mark x. 37.
Mark x. 38.
Mark x. 39.
Mark x. 40.
Mark x. 41.
Mark x. 42.
Mark x. 43.
Mark x. 44.
Lit. advanced.
Matt. xx. 28.
Luke xiii. 22.
Luke xiii. 23.
Luke xiii. 24.
Lit. find, like the Syriac.
Luke xiii. 25.
Luke xiii. 26.
Luke xiii. 27.
This rendering requires the omission of the diacritical point over the middle radical. The text as printed means perish.
Luke xiii. 28.
Luke xiii. 29.
Luke xiii. 30.
Luke xix. 1.
Luke xix. 2.
Luke xix. 3.
Luke xix. 4.
cf. the extract from Isho‘dad (Harris, Fragments, p. 19).
Luke xix. 5.
Luke xix. 6.
Luke xix. 7.
Luke xix. 8.
A diacritical point must be restored to the second letter of this word. As it stands it gives no sense.
Luke xix. 9.
Lit. the.
Luke xix. 10.
Luke xviii. 35a [rather, Matt. xx. 29a + Mark x. 46a.]; Matt. xx. 29b.