Правило 15 Василия Великого

I am amazed that you demand literal accuracy from the scripture, and think that the speech of the translation is forced when it well expresses the object it signifies, but does not convey the actual meaning of the Hebrew word. However, the question proposed by the inquisitive husband should not be ignored. The birds of the air and the fish of the sea, even at the creation of the world, had the same origin: since both of these kinds of animals were brought out of the water: the reason for this is the same, since both have the same property. For some swim in the water, while others swim in the air. That is why they are mentioned collectively. The composition of the words of Psalm 50 is not precisely understood in relation to fish, but in relation to all creatures living in the waters, it is completely correct. For man is subject to the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, and not only these, but also all creatures that pass along the paths of the sea. For not everything that lives in the water is a fish, such as cetaceans, whales, sigenes, dolphins, seals, and also horses, dogs, saws, and sword fish, and sea crabs: and if you like, crimson and crabs, and all skull-skinned creatures, of which not a single one is a fish, are still the transitory paths of the sea. Thus, there are three kinds: the birds of the air, the fish of the sea, and those animals that live in the waters, which are different from the fish, but also pass through the paths of the sea. By the way, Amphilochius asked Basil the Great to explain how to understand the words of David (Ps. 8:9): θαλάσσης τά διαπορευόμενα τρίβους θαλασσών (birds of the air and fish of the sea, everything that passes on the paths of the sea); Saint Basil's answer to this question constitutes the present rule, which, however, does not contain any canonical decree. n. right: This refers to the Greek words of Psalm 8, verse 9: τά διαπορευόμενα τρίβους θαλασσών, in which the appearance of grammatical inconsistency gave rise to Saint Amphilochius to question, and Saint Basil to this explanation. Note You might be interested in: