ΙΕΡΕΜΙΑΣ - Geremia - Jeremiah 4

LXX	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 εαν επιστραφη ισραηλ λεγει κυριος προς με επιστραφησεται εαν περιελη τα βδελυγματα αυτου εκ στοματος αυτου και απο του προσωπου μου ευλαβηθη	1 “O Israel, if you would return, says the Lord, then be converted to me. If you remove your offense from before my face, then you will not be shaken.
2 και ομοση ζη κυριος μετα αληθειας και εν κρισει και εν δικαιοσυνη και ευλογησουσιν εν αυτη εθνη και εν αυτω αινεσουσιν τω θεω εν ιερουσαλημ	2 And you will swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth and in judgment and in justice.” And the Gentiles will bless him, and they will praise him.
3 οτι ταδε λεγει κυριος τοις ανδρασιν ιουδα και τοις κατοικουσιν ιερουσαλημ νεωσατε εαυτοις νεωματα και μη σπειρητε επ' ακανθαις	3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and of Jerusalem: “Break new ground, and do not choose to sow upon thorns.
4 περιτμηθητε τω θεω υμων και περιτεμεσθε την σκληροκαρδιαν υμων ανδρες ιουδα και οι κατοικουντες ιερουσαλημ μη εξελθη ως πυρ ο θυμος μου και εκκαυθησεται και ουκ εσται ο σβεσων απο προσωπου πονηριας επιτηδευματων υμων	4 Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins from your hearts, O men of Judah, O inhabitants of Jerusalem. Otherwise my indignation may burst forth and flare up like a fire. And then there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the wickedness of your thoughts.
5 αναγγειλατε εν τω ιουδα και ακουσθητω εν ιερουσαλημ ειπατε σημανατε επι της γης σαλπιγγι και κεκραξατε μεγα ειπατε συναχθητε και εισελθωμεν εις τας πολεις τας τειχηρεις	5 Declare it in Judah, and make it known in Jerusalem! Speak out and sound the trumpet in the land! Cry out strongly and say: ‘Gather yourselves! And let us go forth to fortified cities!’
6 αναλαβοντες φευγετε εις σιων σπευσατε μη στητε οτι κακα εγω επαγω απο βορρα και συντριβην μεγαλην	6 Lift up a standard in Zion. Be strengthened! Do not choose to stand still. For I am bringing an evil from the north, with great destruction.
7 ανεβη λεων εκ της μανδρας αυτου εξολεθρευων εθνη εξηρεν και εξηλθεν εκ του τοπου αυτου του θειναι την γην εις ερημωσιν και πολεις καθαιρεθησονται παρα το μη κατοικεισθαι αυτας	7 The lion has ascended from his den, and the pillager of the nations has lifted himself up. He has gone forth from his place, so that he may set your land in desolation. Your cities will be laid waste, remaining without an inhabitant.
8 επι τουτοις περιζωσασθε σακκους και κοπτεσθε και αλαλαξατε διοτι ουκ απεστραφη ο θυμος κυριου αφ' υμων	8 Concerning this, wrap yourselves in haircloth, mourn and wail: ‘For the wrath of the fury of the Lord has not been turned away from us.’
9 και εσται εν εκεινη τη ημερα λεγει κυριος απολειται η καρδια του βασιλεως και η καρδια των αρχοντων και οι ιερεις εκστησονται και οι προφηται θαυμασονται	9 And this shall be in that day, says the Lord: The heart of the king will perish, with the heart of the princes. And the priests will be stupefied, and the prophets will be in consternation.”
10 και ειπα ω δεσποτα κυριε αρα γε απατων ηπατησας τον λαον τουτον και την ιερουσαλημ λεγων ειρηνη εσται υμιν και ιδου ηψατο η μαχαιρα εως της ψυχης αυτων	10 And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! Could it be that you have deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying: ‘Peace shall be yours,’ while, behold, the sword reaches even to the soul?”
11 εν τω καιρω εκεινω ερουσιν τω λαω τουτω και τη ιερουσαλημ πνευμα πλανησεως εν τη ερημω οδος της θυγατρος του λαου μου ουκ εις καθαρον ουδ' εις αγιον	11 “In that time, it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem: ‘A burning wind is in the ways that are in the desert, along the way of the daughter of my people, but not to winnow and not to cleanse.’
12 πνευμα πληρωσεως ηξει μοι νυν δε εγω λαλω κριματα προς αυτους	12 A full spirit from these places will come to me. And now I will speak my judgments over them.
13 ιδου ως νεφελη αναβησεται και ως καταιγις τα αρματα αυτου κουφοτεροι αετων οι ιπποι αυτου ουαι ημιν οτι ταλαιπωρουμεν	13 Behold, he will ascend like a cloud, and his chariot will ascend like a tempest. His horses are swifter than eagles. ‘Woe to us! For we are being devastated!’
14 αποπλυνε απο κακιας την καρδιαν σου ιερουσαλημ ινα σωθης εως ποτε υπαρξουσιν εν σοι διαλογισμοι πονων σου	14 Wash your heart from malice, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will harmful thoughts abide in you?
15 διοτι φωνη αναγγελλοντος εκ δαν ηξει και ακουσθησεται πονος εξ ορους εφραιμ	15 For there is a voice, of someone announcing from Dan, and he is making known the idol from mount Ephraim.
16 αναμνησατε εθνη ιδου ηκασιν αναγγειλατε εν ιερουσαλημ συστροφαι ερχονται εκ γης μακροθεν και εδωκαν επι τας πολεις ιουδα φωνην αυτων	16 Say to the nations: ‘Behold, it has been heard in Jerusalem! Guardians are coming from a far away land, to utter their voice against the cities of Judah.’
17 ως φυλασσοντες αγρον εγενοντο επ' αυτην κυκλω οτι εμου ημελησας λεγει κυριος	17 They have been stationed over her, like the guardians of fields, all around. For she has provoked me to wrath, says the Lord.
18 αι οδοι σου και τα επιτηδευματα σου εποιησαν ταυτα σοι αυτη η κακια σου οτι πικρα οτι ηψατο εως της καρδιας σου	18 Your ways and your thoughts have brought these things upon you. This is your own wickedness. And it is bitter, because it has touched your heart.
19 την κοιλιαν μου την κοιλιαν μου αλγω και τα αισθητηρια της καρδιας μου μαιμασσει η ψυχη μου σπαρασσεται η καρδια μου ου σιωπησομαι οτι φωνην σαλπιγγος ηκουσεν η ψυχη μου κραυγην πολεμου	19 I am afflicted in my heart, in my heart. The senses of my heart have been stirred up within me. I will not remain silent. For my soul has heard the voice of the trumpet, the clamor of the battle.
20 και ταλαιπωριαν συντριμμον επικαλειται οτι τεταλαιπωρηκεν πασα η γη αφνω τεταλαιπωρηκεν η σκηνη διεσπασθησαν αι δερρεις μου	20 Destruction upon destruction has been called forth. And the entire earth has been devastated. My tabernacles have been destroyed suddenly, and my tents in an instant.
21 εως ποτε οψομαι φευγοντας ακουων φωνην σαλπιγγων	21 How long shall I watch those who are fleeing, and listen to the voice of the trumpet?
22 διοτι οι ηγουμενοι του λαου μου εμε ουκ ηδεισαν υιοι αφρονες εισιν και ου συνετοι σοφοι εισιν του κακοποιησαι το δε καλως ποιησαι ουκ επεγνωσαν	22 For my foolish people have not known me. They are foolish and mad sons. They are clever in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.
23 επεβλεψα επι την γην και ιδου ουθεν και εις τον ουρανον και ουκ ην τα φωτα αυτου	23 I gazed upon the earth, and behold, it was empty and brought to nothing. And I gazed upon the heavens, but there was no light in them.
24 ειδον τα ορη και ην τρεμοντα και παντας τους βουνους ταρασσομενους	24 I watched the mountains, and behold, they trembled, and all the hills were shaken.
25 επεβλεψα και ιδου ουκ ην ανθρωπος και παντα τα πετεινα του ουρανου επτοειτο	25 I looked, and there was no man. And all the flying things of the air had gone away.
26 ειδον και ιδου ο καρμηλος ερημος και πασαι αι πολεις εμπεπυρισμεναι πυρι απο προσωπου κυριου και απο προσωπου οργης θυμου αυτου ηφανισθησαν	26 I gazed, and behold, Carmel was a desert, and all its cities were destroyed before the face of the Lord, and before the face of the wrath of his fury.”
27 ταδε λεγει κυριος ερημος εσται πασα η γη συντελειαν δε ου μη ποιησω	27 For thus says the Lord: “All the earth will be desolate, but I will not yet bring about its consummation.
28 επι τουτοις πενθειτω η γη και συσκοτασατω ο ουρανος ανωθεν διοτι ελαλησα και ου μετανοησω ωρμησα και ουκ αποστρεψω απ' αυτης	28 The earth will mourn, and the heavens will lament from above. For I have spoken, I have decided, and I have not regretted. Neither will I be turned away from it.
29 απο φωνης ιππεως και εντεταμενου τοξου ανεχωρησεν πασα χωρα εισεδυσαν εις τα σπηλαια και εις τα αλση εκρυβησαν και επι τας πετρας ανεβησαν πασα πολις εγκατελειφθη ου κατοικει εν αυταις ανθρωπος	29 Before the voice of the horsemen and of those who send forth arrows, the entire city has fled. They have entered steep places, and they have ascended the cliffs. All of the cities have been abandoned, and no man lives within them.
30 και συ τι ποιησεις εαν περιβαλη κοκκινον και κοσμηση κοσμω χρυσω και εαν εγχριση στιβι τους οφθαλμους σου εις ματην ο ωραισμος σου απωσαντο σε οι ερασται σου την ψυχην σου ζητουσιν	30 So then, when you have been devastated, what will you do? Though you will clothe yourself with scarlet, though you will adorn yourself with a gold necklace and tint your eyes with cosmetics, you will be dressing yourself up in vain. Your lovers have spurned you; they will be seeking your life.
31 οτι φωνην ως ωδινουσης ηκουσα του στεναγμου σου ως πρωτοτοκουσης φωνη θυγατρος σιων εκλυθησεται και παρησει τας χειρας αυτης οιμμοι εγω οτι εκλειπει η ψυχη μου επι τοις ανηρημενοις	31 For I have heard a voice, like that of a woman giving birth, during the difficulties of labor. It is the voice of the daughter of Zion, dying, extending her hands: ‘Woe to me! For my soul is failing because of those who have been slain!’ ”