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Pope Leo the Great

Sermons & Letters 108

Latin original · 4 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

← ch. 107ch. 109 →
108:1
Dum in ipso ingressu civitatis antiquæ hanc curam habuissemus ut cultum beatissimo Petro apostolo redderemus, in ipso adorando altari martyris reverendissimus LEo episcopus, paululum se post orationem retinens, propter catholicam fidem apud noe deflevit, ipsum similiter 966 summum apostolorum, quemn adieramus, testem objiciens, episcoporum mi titudine circumseptus, quos ex innumerabilibus civitatibus Italiae pro principatu proprii loci seu dignitate collegit;
While, at the very entrance into the ancient city, we had taken this care to render worship to the most blessed apostle Peter, at the very altar of the martyr, to be adored, the most reverend bishop Leo, restraining himself a little after the prayer, wept before us on behalf of the catholic faith, invoking likewise as witness that very highest of the apostles whom we had approached, surrounded by a multitude of bishops whom he had gathered from countless cities of Italy on account of the primacy of his own place or dignity;
當我們一進入這古城，就懷著這份關切，要向那最蒙福的使徒彼得獻上敬拜，就在那該受敬奉的殉道者祭壇前，那位最可敬的主教利奧，在禱告之後略微自持，為著大公信仰在我們面前哭泣，並同樣呼求我們所趨近的那位眾使徒之首為證，四周環繞著他為著自己座位的首位或尊榮、從義大利無數城市所召集來的眾主教；
108:2
et verbis permiscens lacrymas, ad communionem sui fletus nostros quoque gemitus provocavit.Non enim modicum detrimentum est ex his quæ gesta sunt, ut fides quæ tantis temporibus regulariter custodita est asacratissimo patre nostro Constantino, qui primus imperio splenduit Christianus, nuper turbata sit ad arbitrium unius hominis, qui in synodo Ephesinæ civitatis odium et contentiones potius exercuisse narratur, millitum præsentia et metu (djappetens ConstantinopolitanaB civitatis episcopum Flavianum, eo quod Ii.
and mingling tears with his words, by the fellowship of his weeping he provoked our groanings too. For no small loss has come from the things that have been done, in that the faith, which for so long a time has been kept according to rule from our most sacred father Constantine, who first shone as a Christian in the empire, has lately been disturbed at the whim of one man, who in the synod of the city of Ephesus is reported to have exercised hatred and contentions rather than anything else, by the presence and fear of soldiers assailing the bishop Flavian of the city of Constantinople, because he
他將淚水與言語交融，藉著他哭泣的同感，也激起了我們的哀嘆。因為從所行的那些事中，已生出不小的損害，以致那信仰——長久以來按規矩自我們至聖之父君士坦丁（他是帝國中最先作為基督徒而發光者）以來所持守的信仰——近來竟因一人的任意妄為而遭擾亂；此人在以弗所城的會議中，據稱所行的與其說是別的，不如說是仇恨與爭競，藉著士兵的在場與威嚇，攻擊君士坦丁堡城的主教弗拉維安，因為他……
108:3
bellum ad apostolicam sedem miserit, et ad omnes episcoposharum partium, per eos qui directi fuerant in concilio a reverendissimo episcopo Romæ, qui secundum definitiones Nicæni concilii consueti Bunt interesse, domine sacratissime fili, renerabilis imperator. Hac Itaque gratia, tua mansuetudo tantis turbis resistens, veritatem fidei catholicæ religionis immaculatam servari praecipiat:
had sent an appeal to the apostolic see and to all the bishops of these parts, through those who had been directed to the council by the most reverend bishop of Rome, who, according to the definitions of the Nicene council, are accustomed to be present, most sacred lord and son, venerable emperor. By this grace, therefore, may your mildness, resisting such great disturbances, command that the truth of the catholic religion of the faith be preserved unspotted:
曾向使徒的座位、並向這些地區的一切主教，透過那些由羅馬最可敬的主教所差往會議之人——他們按尼西亞會議的裁定慣常出席——上訴，至聖的主上、兒子，可敬的皇帝啊。因此，憑著這恩典，願陛下的溫良抵擋這般巨大的擾亂，下令使大公信仰宗教的真理被保守得潔白無瑕：
108:4
ut secundum formam et definitionem apostolicae sedis, quam etiam nos tamquam praecellentem similiter veneramur, in statu sacerdotii illaeso manente per omniaFlaviano, ad conciliietapostolicaesedisjudicium 968 transmittatur,in qua primus ille,qui caelestes claves dignus fuitaccipere, principatum episcopatus ordinavi;; quando scilicet decet nos huic maximæ civitati, quae domina omnium est terrarum, in omnibus reverentiam conservare. Diligentius autem etiam in hoc providete,nequod priscistemporibusnostrageneratio custodivit, sub nos imminui videatur, et per praesens exemplum schismata generentur interepiscopos et sanctas Ecclesias.
so that, according to the form and definition of the apostolic see, which we too likewise venerate as preeminent, the state of the priesthood remaining in all things unimpaired for Flavian, the matter may be transmitted to the judgment of the council and of the apostolic see, in which that first one, who was worthy to receive the heavenly keys, established the primacy of the episcopate; since indeed it befits us to preserve reverence in all things toward this greatest city, which is mistress of all lands. But provide more carefully also in this, that what our generation has preserved from ancient times may not seem to be diminished under us, and that through the present example schisms not be generated among the bishops and the holy Churches.
如此，按照使徒之座的形式與裁定——這我們也同樣尊為超群卓絕——使弗拉維安的司祭職地位在一切事上仍保全無損，好將此事移交予會議與使徒之座的審斷；正是在那座位上，那第一位、那配領受屬天鑰匙者，設立了主教職的首位；因為理當我們在一切事上向這最偉大的城——它是萬邦之主母——保存敬意。但也要在此更加審慎地留意，免得我們這一代自古以來所持守的，在我們手中顯得被削減，並免得因這眼前的先例，在眾主教與眾聖教會之間生出分裂。
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