Jeremiah 12

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1 You would be in the right, O LORD, if I should dispute with you; even so, I must discuss the case with you. Why does the way of the godless prosper, why live all the treacherous in contentment?	1 Δικαιος εισαι Κυριε, οταν δικολογωμαι μετα σου? πλην ας διαλεχθω μετα σου περι των κρισεων σου? διατι η οδος των ασεβων ευοδουται; δια τι ευημερουσι παντες οι φερομενοι απιστως;
2 You planted them; they have taken root, they keep on growing and bearing fruit. You are upon their lips, but far from their inmost thoughts.	2 Εφυτευσας αυτους, μαλιστα ερριζωθησαν? αυξανουσι, μαλιστα καρποφορουσι? συ εισαι πλησιον του στοματος αυτων και μακραν απο των νεφρων αυτων.
3 You, O Lord, know me, you see me, you have found that at heart I am with you. Pick them out like sheep for the slaughter, set them apart for the day of carnage.	3 Αλλα συ, Κυριε, με γνωριζεις? με ειδες και εδοκιμασας την καρδιαν μου ενωπιον σου? συρε αυτους ως προβατα δια σφαγην και ετοιμασον αυτους δια την ημεραν της σφαγης.
4 How long must the earth mourn, the green of the whole countryside wither? For the wickedness of those who dwell in it beasts and birds disappear, because they say, "God does not see our ways."	4 Εως ποτε θελει πενθει η γη, και ο χορτος παντος αγρου θελει ξηραινεσθαι δια την κακιαν των κατοιουντων εν αυτη; Ηφανισθησαν τα κτηνη και τα πτηνα, διοτι ειπον, δεν θελει ιδει τα εσχατα ημων.
5 If running against men has wearied you, how will you race against horses? And if in a land of peace you fall headlong, what will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?	5 Εαν τρεξης μετα των πεζων και σε καμωσι να ατονησης, τοτε πως θελεις αντιπαραταχθη προς τους ιππους; και εαν απεκαμες εν τη γη της ειρηνης, εφ' ην ηλπιζες, τοτε πως θελεις καμει εις το φρυαγμα του Ιορδανου;
6 For even your own brothers, the members of your father's house, betray you; they have recruited a force against you. Do not believe them, even if they are friendly to you in their words.	6 Διοτι και οι αδελφοι σου και ο οικος του πατρος σου και αυτοι εφερθησαν απιστως προς σε? ναι, αυτοι εβοησαν οπισθεν σου μεγαλοφωνως? μη πιστευσης αυτους, και αν λαλησωσι καλα προς σε.
7 I abandon my house, cast off my heritage; The beloved of my soul I deliver into the hand of her foes.	7 Εγκατελιπον τον οικον μου, αφηκα την κληρονομιαν μου, εδωκα την ηγαπημενην της ψυχης μου εις τας χειρας των εχθρων αυτης.
8 My heritage has turned on me like a lion in the jungle; Because she has roared against me, I treat her as an enemy.	8 Η κληρονομια μου εγεινεν εις εμε ως λεων εν δρυμω? εξεπεμψε την φωνην αυτης εναντιον μου? δια τουτο εμισησα αυτην.
9 My heritage is a prey for hyenas, is surrounded by vultures; Come, gather together, all you beasts of the field, come and eat!	9 Η κληρονομια μου ειναι εις εμε ορνεον αρπακτικον, τα ορνεα κυκλω ειναι εναντιον αυτης? ελθετε, συναχθητε, παντα τα θηρια του αγρου, ελθετε να καταφαγητε αυτην.
10 Many shepherds have ravaged my vineyard, have trodden my heritage underfoot; The portion that delighted me they have turned into a desert waste.	10 Ποιμενες πολλοι διεφθειραν τον αμπελωνα μου, κατεπατησαν την μεριδα μου, κατεστησαν την μεριδα την επιθυμητην μου ερημον αβατον.
11 They have made it a mournful waste, desolate it lies before me, Desolate, all the land, because no one takes it to heart.	11 Παρεδωκαν αυτην εις ερημωσιν? ερημωθεισα πενθει ενωπιον μου? πασα η γη ηρημωθη, διοτι δεν υπαρχει ο φροντιζων.
12 Upon every desert height brigands have come up. The LORD has a sword which consumes the land, from end to end: no peace for all mankind.	12 Επι πασας τας υψηλας θεσεις της ερημου ηλθον οι λεηλαται? διοτι η μαχαιρα του Κυριου θελει καταφαγει απ' ακρου της γης εως ακρου της γης? εις ουδεμιαν σαρκα δεν θελει εισθαι ειρηνη.
13 They have sown wheat and reaped thorns, they have tired themselves out to no purpose; They recoil before their harvest, the flaming anger of the LORD.	13 Εσπειραν σιτον αλλα θελουσι θερισει ακανθας? εκοπιασαν αλλα δεν θελουσιν ωφεληθη? και θελετε αισχυνθη δια τα προιοντα σας απο του φλογερου θυμου του Κυριου.
14 Thus says the LORD against all my evil neighbors who plunder the heritage which I gave my people Israel as their own: See, I will pluck them up from their land; the house of Judah I will pluck up in their midst.	14 Ουτω λεγει ο Κυριος κατα παντων των κακων γειτονων μου, οιτινες εγγιζουσι την κληρονομιαν την οποιαν κληροδοτησα εις τον λαον μου τον Ισραηλ? Ιδου, θελω αποσπασει αυτους απο της γης αυτων, και θελω αποσπασει τον οικον Ιουδα εκ μεσου αυτων.
15 But after plucking them up, I will pity them again and bring them back, each to his heritage, each to his land.	15 Και αφου αποσπασω αυτους, θελω επιστρεψει και ελεησει αυτους, και θελω επαναφερει εκαστον εις την κληρονομιαν αυτου και εκαστον εις την γην αυτου.
16 And if they carefully learn my people's custom of swearing by my name, "As the LORD lives," they who formerly taught my people to swear by Baal shall be built up in the midst of my people.	16 Και εαν μαθωσι καλως τας οδους του λαου μου, να ομνυωσιν εις το ονομα μου, Ζη Κυριος, καθως εδιδαξαν τον λαον μου να ομνυη εις τον Βααλ, τοτε θελουσιν οικοδομηθη εν τω μεσω του λαου μου.
17 But if they do not obey, I will uproot and destroy that nation entirely, says the LORD.	17 Αλλ' εαν δεν υπακουσωσι, θελω αποσπασει ολοτελως και εξολοθρευσει το εθνος εκεινο, λεγει Κυριος.
19 Yet I, like a trusting lamb led to slaughter, had not realized that they were hatching plots against me: "Let us destroy the tree in its vigor; let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will be spoken no more."
20 But, you, O LORD of hosts, O just Judge, searcher of mind and heart, Let me witness the vengeance you take on them, for to you I have entrusted my cause!
21 Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the men of Anathoth who seek your life, saying, "Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD; else you shall die by our hand."
22 Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: I am going to punish them. The young men shall die by the sword; their sons and daughters shall die by famine.