Ὁ

The

ἀποστέλλων

sending

ἐν

in

θαλάσσῃ

sea

ὅμηρα

hostages

 

,

 

καὶ

and

ἐπιστολὰς

letters

βιβλίνας

papyrus

of papyrus

ἐπάνω

above

τοῦ

of the

the

ὕδατος

water

of water

 

·

 

πορεύσονται

they will go

γὰρ

for

ἄγγελοι

angels

messengers

κοῦφοι

light

swift

πρὸς

to

toward

ἔθνος

nation

μετέωρον

aloft

suspended

 

,

 

καὶ

and

ξένον

stranger

foreign

λαὸν

people

καὶ

and

χαλεπόν

difficult

 

·

 

τίς

someone

who

αὐτοῦ

of him

his

ἐπέκεινα

beyond

 

;

 

ἔθνος

nation

ἀνέλπιστον

unexpected

καὶ

and

καταπεπατημένον

trampled down

 

·

 

νῦν

now

οἱ

the

ποταμοὶ

rivers

τῆς

of the

the

γῆς

earth

land