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Lesson
36 Et qui metit, mercedem accipit, et congregat fructum in vitam aeternam: ut et qui seminat, simul gaudeat, et qui metit. 37 In hoc enim est verbum verum: quia alius est qui seminat, et alius est qui metit. 38 Ego misi vos metere quod vos non laborastis: alii laboraverunt, et vos in labores eorum introistis.” 39 Ex civitate autem illa multi crediderunt in eum Samaritanorum, propter verbum mulieris testimonium perhibentis: Quia dixit mihi omnia quaecumque feci. 40 Cum venissent ergo ad illum Samaritani, rogaverunt eum ut ibi maneret. Et mansit ibi duos dies.
John 4:36-40
Exposition
Study the Exposition below until you know the translation of every word in the Latin text and can complete the translation from memory. The part of speech is given for each word, which should be studied but not memorized.
36a Et qui metit, mercedem accipit, et congregat fructum in vitam aeternam:
- et: conjunction, “and”
- qui: pronoun, “who”
- metit: verb, “(he) reaps”
- mercedem: substantive noun, “reward”
- accipit: verb, “(he) receives”
- congregat: verb, “(he) gathers”
- fructum: substantive noun, “fruit”
- in: preposition (+acc.), “unto”
- vitam: substantive noun, “life”
- aeternam: adjective noun, “eternal”
Translation: And (he) who reaps, (a) reward receives, and gathers fruit unto life eternal:
36b ut et qui seminat, simul gaudeat, et qui metit.
- ut: conjunction, “so that”
- et…et…: conjunction, “both…and”
- qui: pronoun, “who”
- seminat: verb, “(he) sows”
- simul: adverb, “at the same time”
- gaudeat: verb, “(he) may rejoice”
- metit: verb, “(he) reaps”
Translation: …so that both (he) who sows, at the same time may rejoice, and (he) who reaps.
37 In hoc enim est verbum verum: quia alius est qui seminat, et alius est qui metit.
- in: preposition, “in”
- hoc: pronoun, “this”
- enim: conjunction, “for”
- verbum: substantive noun, “saying”
- verum: adjective noun, “true”
- quia: conjunction, “that”
- alius…alius…: pronoun, “one…the other…”
- est: verb, “(there) is”
- seminat: verb, “(he) sows”
- metit: verb, “(he) reaps”
Translation: For in this is (the) saying true that one (there) is who sows, and another (there) is who reaps.
38 Ego misi vos metere quod vos non laborastis: alii laboraverunt, et vos in labores eorum introistis.”
- ego: pronoun, “I”
- misi: verb, “(I) have sent”
- vos: pronoun, “you” (plural)
- metere: verb, “to reap”
- quod: pronoun, “what”
- non: adverb, “not”
- laborastis: verb, “(you) have worked”
- alii: pronoun, “others”
- laboraverunt: verb, “(they) have worked”
- in: preposition, “into”
- labores: substantive noun, “labors”
- eorum: pronoun, “of them” or “their”
- introistis: verb, “(you) have entered”
Translation: I have sent you to reap what you have not worked; others have worked and you into their labors have entered.
39a Ex civitate autem illa multi crediderunt in eum Samaritanorum, propter verbum mulieris testimonium perhibentis:
- ex: preposition (+abl.), “out of”
- civitate: substantive noun, “city”
- autem: conjunction, “however”
- illa: pronoun, “that”
- multi: adjective noun, “many”
- crediderunt: verb, “(they) believed”
- in: preposition (+acc.), “in”
- eum: pronoun, “him”
- Samaritanorum: adjective noun, “of (the) Samaritans”
- propter: preposition (+acc.), “on account of”
- verbum: substantive noun, “word”
- mulieris: substantive noun, “of (the) woman”
- testimonium: substantive noun, “testimony”
- perhibentis: participle, “giving”
Translation: “Out of that city however many believed in him of (the) Samaritans, on account of (the) word of (the) woman giving testimony…”
39b quia dixit mihi omnia quaecumque feci.
- quia: conjunction, “that”
- dixit: verb, “(he) said”
- mihi: pronoun, “to me”
- omnia: adjective noun, “everything”
- quaecumque: pronoun, “whatsoever”
- feci: verb, “(I) have done”
Translation: “..that he spoke to me everything whatsoever I have done.”
40a Cum venissent ergo ad illum Samaritani, rogaverunt eum ut ibi maneret.
- cum: conjunction, “when”
- venissent: verb, “they had come”
- ergo: conjunction, “therefore”
- ad: preposition (+acc.), “to”
- illum: pronoun, “him”
- Samaritani: adjective noun, “Samaritans”
- rogaverunt: verb, “(they) asked”
- eum: pronoun, “him”
- ut: conjunction, “that”
- ibi: adverb, “there”
- maneret: verb, “(he) might remain”
Translation: When had come therefore to Him (the) Samaritans, they asked Him that there (He) might remain.
40b Et mansit ibi duos dies.
- et: conjunction, “and”
- mansit: verb, “(he) remained”
- ibi: adverb, “there”
- duos: adjective noun, “two”
- dies: substantive noun, “days”
Translation: “…and (He) remained there two days.”
Translation
Below, I have provided the Douay-Rheims translation of the verses above. Compare them to the grammatical translations we have made and note any differences.
[36] And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life everlasting: that both he that soweth, and he that reapeth, may rejoice together. [37] For in this is the saying true: That it is one man that soweth, and it is another that reapeth. [38] I have sent you to reap that in which you did not labour: others have laboured, and you have entered into their labours. [39] Now of that city many of the Samaritans believed in him, for the word of the woman giving testimony: He told me all things whatsoever I have done. [40] So when the Samaritans were come to him, they desired that he would tarry there. And he abode there two days.
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