September 14, 2012, Πρώτη Ανάγνωση

The Book of Numbers 21: 4-9

21:4 Then they set out from mount Hor, by the way that leads to the Red Sea, to circle around the land of Edom. And the people began to tire of their journey and hardships.
21:5 And speaking against God and Moses, αυτοι ειπαν: “Why did you lead us away from Egypt, so as to die in the wilderness? Bread is lacking; there are no waters. Our soul is now nauseous over this very light food.”
21:6 Γι 'αυτό το λόγο, the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, which wounded or killed many of them.
21:7 And so they went to Moses, και είπαν: “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray, so that he may take away these serpents from us.” And Moses prayed for the people.
21:8 Και ο Κύριος του είπε: “Make a bronze serpent, and place it as a sign. Whoever, having been struck, gazes upon it, shall live.”
21:9 Επομένως, Moses made a bronze serpent, and he placed it as a sign. When those who had been struck gazed upon it, they were healed.