ΙΕΖΕΚΙΗΛ - Ezechiele - Ezekiel 15

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Και εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς εμε, λεγων,	1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 Υιε ανθρωπου, τι ηθελεν εισθαι το ξυλον της αμπελου προς παν αλλο ξυλον, τα κληματα προς παν ο, τι ειναι εν τοις ξυλοις του δρυμου;	2 “Son of man, what can be made from the stalk of a vine, compared to all the plants of the woods that are among the trees of the forests?
3 Ηθελον λαβει απ' αυτης ξυλον δια να μεταχειρισθωσιν εις εργασιαν; η ηθελον λαβει απ' αυτης πασσαλον, δια να κρεμασωσιν εις αυτον σκευος τι;	3 Can any wood be taken from it, so that it may be made into a work, or formed into a peg so as to hang some kind of vessel upon it?
4 Ιδου, ριπτεται εις το πυρ δια να καταναλωθη? το πυρ κατατρωγει και τα δυο ακρα αυτου και το μεσον αυτου κατακαιεται. θελει εισθαι χρησιμον εις εργασιαν;	4 Behold, it is used in the fire as fuel. The fire consumes both its ends; and its middle is reduced to ashes. So how can it be useful for any work?
5 Ιδου, οτε ητο ακεραιον, δεν εχρησιμευεν εις εργασιαν? ποσον ολιγωτερον θελει εισθαι χρησιμον εις εργασιαν, αφου το πυρ κατεφαγεν αυτο και εκαη;	5 Even when it was whole, it was unsuitable for a work. How much more so, when fire has devoured it and burned it up, will nothing of it be useful?
6 Δια τουτο ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος? Καθως ειναι το ξυλον της αμπελου εν τοις ξυλοις του δρυμου, το οποιον παρεδωκα εις το πυρ δια να καταναλωθη, ουτω θελω παραδωσει τους κατοικουντας την Ιερουσαλημ.	6 Therefore, thus says the Lord God: Like the stalk of the vine among the trees of the forests, which I have given to be devoured by fire, so will I deliver the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
7 Και θελω στησει το προσωπον μου εναντιον αυτων? εκ του πυρος θελουσιν εξελθει και το πυρ θελει καταφαγει αυτους? και οταν στησω το προσωπον μου εναντιον αυτων, θελετε γνωρισει οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος.	7 And I will set my face against them. They will go away from fire, and yet fire will consume them. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have set my face against them,
8 Και θελω παραδωσει την γην εις αφανισμον, διοτι εγειναν παραβαται, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.	8 and when I will have made their land impassable and desolate. For they have stood forth as transgressors, says the Lord God.”