Homilies on Joshua, Homilia XXI
Jesus dismisses the eastern tribes§1
1Jesus calls Reubenites, Gadites, half-Manasseh — praises their obedience. Return to your tents with riches. Brotherly peace after shared war.
Latin · §1
Vocavit Iesus Rubenitas Gadditas dimidiam Manasse — laudavit oboedientiam. Revertimini ad tabernacula cum divitiis. Fraterna pax post commune bellum.
Altar of witness by the Jordan§2
2They build a great altar by the Jordan — a scandal. Phinehas is sent. Not rebellion but witness: The Lord is our God.
Latin · §2
Aedificant altare ingens iuxta Iordanen — scandalum. Phinees mittitur. Non in rebellionem sed testimonium: Dominus Deus noster.
Witness that the Lord is God§3
3They named the altar Witness. Peace restored. One God on both banks. Amen.
Latin · §3
Vocaverunt altare Witness — Testimonium. Pax restaurata. Unus Deus utriusque ripae. Amen.