The Two Peoples and the Divine Throne
They shall be spread out, and one people shall surpass another, and the greater shall serve the lesser. For indeed there are many nations and many peoples that happen to be, but these two alone are called peoples, who were honored to have the doctrine of piety handed to them—and he mentions neither schisms, nor heresies, nor sects—but indeed they are two peoples spread out over much of the earth, both Christians and Jews.
And the greater, being older in time but lacking in virtue, shall serve the newer; for the foolish shall serve the wise, he said. Therefore, from this, he beforehand wrote of him sitting upon a throne, indicating that he has been shown to be co-throned with the most divine Spirit through the God dwelling in him continually.
Greek
διασταλήσονται, καὶ λαὸς λαοῦ ὑπερέξει, καὶ ὁ μείζων δουλεύσει τῷ ἐλάσσονι. Πολλὰ μὲν γὰρ ἔθνη καὶ πολλοὶ τυγχάνουσι λαοὶ, δύο δὲ τούτους ἐξαιρέτως ὀνομάζουσι λαοὺς, οἳ τὸ δόγμα τῆς εὐσεβείας ἐγχειρισθῆναι κατηξιώθησαν, –οὔτε δὲ σχισμάτων, οὔτε αἱρέσεων, οὔτε ἐναριθμίων μέμνηται–ἀλλὰ δύο μέν εἰσι λαοὶ πολλαχοῦ γῆς ἐκτεταμένοι, Χριστιανῶν τε καὶ Ἰουδαίων. Ὁ δὲ μείζων τοῖς χρόνοις αὐχῶν εἶναι, λειπόμενος ἀρετῇ δουλεύσει τῷ νεωτέρῳ· δουλεύσεται γὰρ ἄφρων, ἔφη, φρονίμῳ. 9 Ἐντεῦθεν τοίνυν ἐπὶ θρόνου προὔγραφεν αὐτὸν τοῦ ἁγίου καθέζεσθαι, δηλῶν ὅτι σύνθρονος ἀποδέδεικται τῷ θειοτάτῳ Πνεύματι διὰ τὸν οἰκοῦντα Θεὸν ἐν αὐτῷ διηνεκῶς.