Jeremiah 21

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	LXX
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to him, saying:	1 ο λογος ο γενομενος παρα κυριου προς ιερεμιαν οτε απεστειλεν προς αυτον ο βασιλευς σεδεκιας τον πασχωρ υιον μελχιου και σοφονιαν υιον μαασαιου τον ιερεα λεγων
2 “Question the Lord on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, is fighting against us. Perhaps it may be that the Lord will act toward us according to all his wonders, and he may withdraw from us.”	2 επερωτησον περι ημων τον κυριον οτι βασιλευς βαβυλωνος εφεστηκεν εφ' ημας ει ποιησει κυριος κατα παντα τα θαυμασια αυτου και απελευσεται αφ' ημων
3 And Jeremiah said to them: “This is what you shall say to Zedekiah:	3 και ειπεν προς αυτους ιερεμιας ουτως ερειτε προς σεδεκιαν βασιλεα ιουδα
4 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans, who besiege you at the surrounding walls. And I will gather these things together in the midst of this city.	4 ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω μεταστρεφω τα οπλα τα πολεμικα εν οις υμεις πολεμειτε εν αυτοις προς τους χαλδαιους τους συγκεκλεικοτας υμας εξωθεν του τειχους εις το μεσον της πολεως ταυτης
5 And I myself will make war against you: with an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, and in fury, and in indignation, and in great wrath.	5 και πολεμησω εγω υμας εν χειρι εκτεταμενη και εν βραχιονι κραταιω μετα θυμου και οργης και παροργισμου μεγαλου
6 And I will strike the inhabitants of this city; men and beasts will die from a great pestilence.	6 και παταξω παντας τους κατοικουντας εν τη πολει ταυτη τους ανθρωπους και τα κτηνη εν θανατω μεγαλω και αποθανουνται
7 And afterward, thus says the Lord: I will give Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his servants, and his people, and those who have been left behind in this city after pestilence and the sword and famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their lives. And he will strike them with the edge of the sword. And he will not waver, and he will not be lenient, and he will not take pity.	7 και μετα ταυτα ουτως λεγει κυριος δωσω τον σεδεκιαν βασιλεα ιουδα και τους παιδας αυτου και τον λαον τον καταλειφθεντα εν τη πολει ταυτη απο του θανατου και απο του λιμου και απο της μαχαιρας εις χειρας εχθρων αυτων των ζητουντων τας ψυχας αυτων και κατακοψουσιν αυτους εν στοματι μαχαιρας ου φεισομαι επ' αυτοις και ου μη οικτιρησω αυτους
8 And to this people, you shall say: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.	8 και προς τον λαον τουτον ερεις ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω δεδωκα προ προσωπου υμων την οδον της ζωης και την οδον του θανατου
9 Whoever lives in this city will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. But whoever will have departed and fled away to the Chaldeans, who besiege you, will live, and his life will be to him like a spoil.	9 ο καθημενος εν τη πολει ταυτη αποθανειται εν μαχαιρα και εν λιμω και ο εκπορευομενος προσχωρησαι προς τους χαλδαιους τους συγκεκλεικοτας υμας ζησεται και εσται η ψυχη αυτου εις σκυλα και ζησεται
10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says the Lord. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.	10 διοτι εστηρικα το προσωπον μου επι την πολιν ταυτην εις κακα και ουκ εις αγαθα εις χειρας βασιλεως βαβυλωνος παραδοθησεται και κατακαυσει αυτην εν πυρι
11 And to the house of the king of Judah, you shall say: Listen to the word of the Lord,	11 ο οικος βασιλεως ιουδα ακουσατε λογον κυριου
12 O house of David! Thus says the Lord: Judge with judgment from early morning, and rescue anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser. Otherwise, my indignation may go forth like a fire, and may flare up, and there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the evil of your intentions.	12 οικος δαυιδ ταδε λεγει κυριος κρινατε το πρωι κριμα και κατευθυνατε και εξελεσθε διηρπασμενον εκ χειρος αδικουντος αυτον οπως μη αναφθη ως πυρ η οργη μου και καυθησεται και ουκ εσται ο σβεσων
13 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitants of a valley with firm and level ground, says the Lord. And you say: ‘Who can strike us? And who can enter into our houses?’	13 ιδου εγω προς σε τον κατοικουντα την κοιλαδα σορ την πεδινην τους λεγοντας τις πτοησει ημας η τις εισελευσεται προς το κατοικητηριον ημων
14 But I will visit against you according to the fruit of your intentions, says the Lord. And I will kindle a fire in its forest. And it shall devour everything around it.”	14 και αναψω πυρ εν τω δρυμω αυτης και εδεται παντα τα κυκλω αυτης