Ezra 9

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	GREEK BIBLE
1 Then, after these things were completed, the leaders came to me, saying: “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, have not been separated from the peoples of the lands and from their abominations, especially those of the Canaanites, and Hittites, and Perizzites, and Jebusites, and Ammonites, and Moabites, and Egyptians, and Amorites.	1 Και αφου ετελεσθησαν ταυτα, προσηλθον προς εμε οι αρχοντες, λεγοντες, Ο λαος του Ισραηλ και οι ιερεις και οι Λευιται, δεν εχωρισθησαν απο του λαου των τοπων τουτων, και πραττουσι κατα τα βδελυγματα αυτων, των Χαναναιων, των Χετταιων, των Φερεζαιων, των Ιεβουσαιων, των Αμμωνιτων, των Μωαβιτων, των Αιγυπτιων και των Αμορραιων?
2 For they have taken from their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and they have mixed a holy lineage with the peoples of the lands. And even the hand of the leaders and the magistrates has been first in this transgression.”	2 διοτι ελαβον εκ των θυγατερων αυτων εις εαυτους και εις τους υιους αυτων? ωστε το σπερμα το αγιον συνεμιχθη μετα του λαου των τοπων? και η χειρ των αρχοντων και των προεστωτων ητο πρωτη εις την παραβασιν ταυτην.
3 And when I had heard this word, I tore my cloak and my tunic, and I pulled out the hairs of my head and beard, and I sat in mourning.	3 Και ως ηκουσα το πραγμα τουτο, διεσχισα το ιματιον μου και το επενδυμα μου, και ανεσπασα τας τριχας της κεφαλης μου και του πωγωνος μου, και εκαθημην εκστατικος.
4 Then all those who feared the word of the God of Israel gathered to me, because of the transgression of those who had arrived from the captivity. And I sat in sorrow, until the evening sacrifice.	4 Τοτε συνηχθησαν προς εμε παντες οι τρεμοντες εις τους λογους του Θεου του Ισραηλ, δια την παραβασιν των μετοικισθεντων? και εκαθημην εκστατικος εως της εσπερινης προσφορας.
5 And at the evening sacrifice, I rose up from my affliction, and, having torn my cloak and my tunic, I fell to my knees, and I reached out my hands to the Lord, my God.	5 Και εν τη εσπερινη προσφορα εσηκωθην απο της ταπεινωσεως μου, και διασχισας το ιματιον μου και το επενδυμα μου, εκλινα επι τα γονατα μου και εξετεινα τας χειρας μου προς Κυριον τον Θεον μου,
6 And I said: “My God, I am confounded and ashamed to lift up my face to you. For our iniquities have been multiplied over our heads, and our offenses have increased, even up to heaven,	6 και ειπον, Θεε μου, αισχυνομαι και ερυθριω να υψωσω το προσωπον μου προς σε, Θεε μου? διοτι αι ανομιαι ημων ηυξηνθησαν υπερανω της κεφαλης, και αι παραβασεις ημων εμεγαλυνθησαν εως των ουρανων.
7 from the days of our fathers. But also, we ourselves have sinned gravely, even to this day. And for our iniquities, we ourselves, and our kings and our priests, have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the lands, and to the sword, and to captivity, and to plunder, and to confusion of face, just as it is also in this day.	7 Απο των ημερων των πατερων ημων ημεθα εν παραβασει μεγαλη μεχρι της ημερας ταυτης? και δια τας ανομιας ημων παρεδοθημεν, ημεις, οι βασιλεις ημων, οι ιερεις ημων, εις την χειρα των βασιλεων των τοπων, εις μαχαιραν, εις αιχμαλωσιαν και εις διαρπαγην και εις αισχυνην προσωπου, ως ειναι την ημεραν ταυτην.
8 And now, to a small extent and for a moment, our petition has been made with the Lord our God, so that they may leave us a remnant, and so that a secure place in his holy land may be given to us, and so that our God may illuminate our eyes, and may give us a little life in our servitude.	8 Και τωρα ως εν μια στιγμη εγεινεν ελεος παρα Κυριου του Θεου ημων, ωστε να διασωθη εις ημας υπολοιπον, και να δοθη εις ημας στερεωσις εν τω αγιω αυτου τοπω, δια να φωτιζη ο Θεος ημων τους οφθαλμους ημων, και να δωση εις ημας μικραν αναψυχην εν τη δουλεια ημων.
9 For we are servants, yet in our servitude our God has not forsaken us, but he has inclined mercy upon us in the sight of the king of the Persians, so that he may give us life, and may raise up the house of our God, and repair its desolations, and give us a hedge in Judah and Jerusalem.	9 Διοτι δουλοι ημεθα? και εν τη δουλεια ημων δεν εγκατελιπεν ημας ο Θεος ημων, αλλ' ηυδοκησε να ευρωμεν ελεος ενωπιον των βασιλεων της Περσιας, ωστε να δωση εις ημας αναψυχην, δια να ανεγειρωμεν τον οικον του Θεου ημων και να ανορθωσωμεν τας ερημωσεις αυτου, και να δωση εις ημας περιτειχισμα εν Ιουδα και εν Ιερουσαλημ.
10 And now, our God, what should we say after these things? For we abandoned your commandments,	10 Αλλα τωρα, Θεε ημων, τι θελομεν ειπει μετα ταυτα; διοτι εγκατελιπομεν τα προσταγματα σου,
11 which you instructed by the hand of your servants, the prophets, saying: ‘The land, which you shall enter so that you may possess it, is an unclean land, due to the uncleanness of the peoples and of the other lands, the abominations of those who have filled it, from mouth to mouth, with their filth.’	11 τα οποια προσεταξας δια χειρος των δουλων σου των προφητων, λεγων, Η γη, εις την οποιαν εισερχεσθε δια να κληρονομησητε αυτην, ειναι γη μεμολυσμενη με τον μολυσμον των λαων των τοπων, με τα βδελυγματα αυτων, οιτινες εγεμισαν αυτην, απ' ακρου εως ακρου, απο των ακαθαρσιων αυτων.
12 Now therefore, you should not give your daughters to their sons, nor should you receive their daughters for your sons. And you should not seek their peace, nor their prosperity, even forever. So shall you be strengthened, and so shall you eat the good things of the land, and have your sons as your heirs, even for all time.	12 Τωρα λοιπον τας θυγατερας σας μη διδετε εις τους υιους αυτων, και τας θυγατερας αυτων μη λαμβανετε εις τους υιους σας, και μη ζητειτε ποτε την ειρηνην αυτων η την ευτυχιαν αυτων, δια να κραταιωθητε και να τρωγητε τα αγαθα της γης, και να αφησητε αυτην κληρονομιαν εις τους υιους σας δια παντος.
13 And after all that has happened to us because of our very wicked works and our great offense, you, our God, have freed us from our iniquity, and you have given us salvation, just as it is this day,	13 Και μετα παντα τα επελθοντα εφ' ημας ενεκα των πραξεων των πονηρων ημων, και της παραβασεως ημων της μεγαλης, αφου συ, Θεε ημων, εκρατηθης κατω της αξιας των ανομιων ημων, και εδωκας εις ημας ελευθερωσιν τοιαυτην,
14 so that we would not turn away and make your commandments void, and so that we would not unite in marriage with the peoples of these abominations. Could you be angry with us even to the very end, so that you would not to leave us a remnant to be saved?	14 πρεπει ημεις να αθετησωμεν παλιν τα προσταγματα σου, και να συμπενθερευσωμεν με τον λαον των βδελυγματων τουτων; δεν ηθελες οργισθη καθ' ημων, εωσου συντελεσης ημας, ωστε να μη μεινη υπολοιπον η σεσωσμενον;
15 O Lord, the God of Israel, you are just. For we have been left behind to be saved, just as it is this day. Behold, we are before your sight in our offense. And it is not possible to withstand you in this matter.”	15 Κυριε Θεε του Ισραηλ, δικαιος εισαι διοτι εμειναμεν σεσωσμενοι, ως την ημεραν ταυτην? ιδου, ενωπιον σου ειμεθα με τας παραβασεις ημων διοτι δεν ητο δυνατον ενεκα τουτων να σταθωμεν ενωπιον σου.