Nehemiah 1

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	GREEK BIBLE
1 The words of Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah. And it happened that, in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, I was in the capital city of Susa.	1 Λογοι Νεεμια υιου του Αχαλια. Και εν τω μηνι Χισλευ, εν τω εικοστω ετει, οτε ημην εν Σουσοις τη βασιλευουση,
2 And Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived, he and some men of Judah. And I questioned them about the Jews who had remained and were left behind from the captivity, and about Jerusalem.	2 ο Ανανι, εις εκ των αδελφων μου, ηλθεν, αυτος και τινες εκ του Ιουδα, και ηρωτησα αυτους περι των διασωθεντων Ιουδαιων, οιτινες εναπελειφθησαν εκ της αιχμαλωσιας, και περι Ιερουσαλημ.
3 And they said to me: “Those who have remained and have been left behind from the captivity, there in the province, are in great affliction and in disgrace. And the wall of Jerusalem has been broken apart, and its gates have been burned with fire.”	3 Και ειπον προς εμε, Οι υπολοιποι, οι εναπολειφθεντες εκ της αιχμαλωσιας εκει εν τη επαρχια, ειναι εν θλιψει μεγαλη, και ονειδισμω? και το τειχος της Ιερουσαλημ καθηρεθη, και αι πυλαι αυτης κατεκαυθησαν εν πυρι.
4 And when I had heard this manner of words, I sat down, and I wept and mourned for many days. I fasted and prayed before the face of the God of heaven.	4 Και οτε ηκουσα τους λογους τουτους, εκαθησα και εκλαυσα και επενθησα ημερας και ενηστευον, και προσηυχομην ενωπιον του Θεου του ουρανου,
5 And I said: “I beg you, O Lord, God of heaven, strong, great, and terrible, who keeps covenant and mercy with those who love you and who keep your commandments:	5 και ειπα, Δεομαι, Κυριε, Θεε του ουρανου, ο μεγας και φοβερος Θεος, ο φυλαττων την διαθηκην και το ελεος προς τους αγαπωντας αυτον και τηρουντας τας εντολας αυτου,
6 may your ears be attentive, and may your eyes be open, so that you may hear the prayer of your servant, which I am praying before you today, night and day, for the sons of Israel, your servants. And I am confessing the sins of the sons of Israel, which they have sinned against you. We have sinned, I and my father’s house.	6 ας ηναι τωρα το ους σου προσεκτικον και οι οφθαλμοι σου ανεωγμενοι, δια να ακουσης την προσευχην του δουλου σου, την οποιαν ηδη προσευχομαι ενωπιον σου ημεραν και νυκτα υπερ των υιων Ισραηλ των δουλων σου, και εξομολογουμαι τα αμαρτηματα των υιων Ισραηλ, τα οποια ημαρτησαμεν εις σε? και εγω και ο οικος του πατρος μου ημαρτησαμεν.
7 We have been seduced by vanity. And we have not kept your commandments and ceremonies and judgments, which you have instructed to your servant Moses.	7 Ολως διεφθαρημεν ενωπιον σου, και δεν εφυλαξαμεν τας εντολας και τα διαταγματα και τας κρισεις, τας οποιας προσεταξας εις τον δουλον σου τον Μωυσην.
8 Remember the word which you commanded to your servant Moses, saying: ‘When you will have transgressed, I will disperse you among the nations.	8 Ενθυμηθητι, δεομαι, τον λογον, τον οποιον προσεταξας εις τον δουλον σου τον Μωυσην, λεγων, Εαν γεινητε παραβαται, εγω θελω σας διασκορπισει μεταξυ των εθνων?
9 But if you will return to me, and keep my precepts, and do them, even if you will have been led away to the furthest reaches of the heavens, I will gather you from there, and I will lead you back to the place that I have chosen so that my name would dwell there.’	9 αλλ' εαν επιστρεψητε προς εμε και φυλαξητε τας εντολας μου και εκτελητε αυτας, και αν ηναι απο σας απερριμμενοι εως των εσχατων του ουρανου, και εκειθεν θελω συναξει αυτους και θελω φερει αυτους εις τον τοπον, τον οποιον εξελεξα δια να κατοικισω το ονομα μου εκει.
10 And these same are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great strength and by your powerful hand.	10 Ουτοι δε ειναι δουλοι σου και λαος σου, τους οποιους ελυτρωσας δια της δυναμεως σου της μεγαλης και δια της χειρος σου της κραταιας.
11 I beg you, O Lord, may your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who are willing to fear your name. And so, guide your servant today, and grant to him mercy before this man.” For I was the cupbearer of the king.	11 Δεομαι, Κυριε, ας ηναι ηδη το ους σου προσεκτικον εις την προσευχην του δουλου σου και εις την προσευχην των δουλων σου, των θελοντων να φοβωνται το ονομα σου? και ευοδωσον, δεομαι, τον δουλον σου την ημεραν ταυτην, και χαρισον εις αυτον ελεος ενωπιον του ανδρος τουτου. Διοτι εγω ημην οινοχοος του βασιλεως.