ΙΕΡΕΜΙΑΣ - Geremia - Jeremiah 21

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ο λογος ο γενομενος προς Ιερεμιαν παρα Κυριου, οτε απεστειλε προς αυτον ο βασιλευς Σεδεκιας τον Πασχωρ υιον του Μελχιου και τον Σοφονιαν υιον του Μαασιου τον ιερεα, λεγων,	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:
2 Ερωτησον, παρακαλω, τον Κυριον περι ημων? διοτι Ναβουχοδονοσορ ο βασιλευς της Βαβυλωνος ηγειρε πολεμον καθ' ημων? ισως ο Κυριος ενεργηση εις ημας κατα παντα τα θαυμασια αυτου, ωστε να απελθη αφ' ημων.	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.”
3 Τοτε ειπε προς αυτους ο Ιερεμιας, Ουτω θελετε ειπει προς τον Σεδεκιαν.	3 And Jeremiah said to them: “This is what you shall say to Zedekiah:
4 Ουτω λεγει Κυριος, ο Θεος του Ισραηλ? Ιδου, εγω στρεφω εις τα οπισω τα οπλα του πολεμου τα εν ταις χερσιν υμων, με τα οποια σεις πολεμειτε κατα του βασιλεως της Βαβυλωνος και των Χαλδαιων, οιτινες σας πολιορκουσιν εξωθεν των τειχων? και θελω συναξει αυτους εις το μεσον της πολεως ταυτης.	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.
5 Και εγω θελω πολεμησει εναντιον σας με χειρα εξηπλωμενην και με βραχιονα κραταιον και θυμον και με αγανακτησιν και με οργην μεγαλην.	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.
6 Και θελω παταξει τους κατοικους της πολεως ταυτης και ανθρωπον και κτηνος? υπο λοιμου μεγαλου θελουσιν αποθανει.	6 And I will strike the inhabitants of this city; men and beasts will die from a great pestilence.
7 Και μετα ταυτα, λεγει Κυριος, θελω παραδωσει Σεδεκιαν τον βασιλεα του Ιουδα και τους δουλους αυτου και τον λαον και τους εναπολειφθεντας εν τη πολει ταυτη απο του λοιμου, απο της μαχαιρας και απο της πεινης, εις την χειρα του Ναβουχοδονοσορ, βασιλεως της Βαβυλωνος, και εις την χειρα των εχθρων αυτων και εις την χειρα των ζητουντων την ψυχην αυτων? και αυτος θελει παταξει αυτους εν στοματι μαχαιρας? δεν θελει φεισθη αυτους ουδε θελει οικτειρει ουδε θελει σπλαγχνισθη αυτους.	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.
8 Και προς τον λαον τουτον θελεις ειπει, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος? Ιδου, εθεσα ενωπιον σας την οδον της ζωης και την οδον του θανατου.	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.
9 Οστις καθηται εν τη πολει ταυτη, θελει αποθανει υπο μαχαιρας και υπο πεινης και υπο λοιμου? αλλ' οστις εξελθη και προχωρηση προς τους Χαλδαιους οιτινες σας πολιορκουσι, θελει ζησει και η ζωη αυτου θελει εισθαι ως λαφυρον εις αυτον.	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.
10 Διοτι εστησα το προσωπον μου εναντιον της πολεως ταυτης προς κακον και ουχι προς καλον, λεγει Κυριος? θελει παραδοθη εις την χειρα του βασιλεως της Βαβυλωνος και θελει κατακαυσει αυτην εν πυρι.	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.
11 Περι δε του οικου του βασιλεως του Ιουδα, ειπε, Ακουσατε τον λογον του Κυριου?	11 And to the house of the king of Judah, you shall say: Listen to the word of the Lord,
12 οικος Δαβιδ, ουτω λεγει Κυριος? Κρινετε κρισιν το πρωι και ελευθερονετε τον γεγυμνωμενον εκ της χειρος του δυναστου, μηποτε η οργη μου εξελθη ως πυρ και εκκαυθη, χωρις να υπαρχη ο σβεσων, εξ αιτιας της κακιας των εργων σας.	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.
13 Ιδου, εγω ειμαι εναντιον εις σε, λεγει Κυριος, την καθημενην εν τη κοιλαδι και εν τω βραχω της πεδιαδος, εναντιον εις εσας τους λεγοντας, Τις θελει καταβη εναντιον ημων, η τις θελει εισελθει εις τας κατοικιας ημων;	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?’
14 Και θελω σας τιμωρησει κατα τον καρπον των εργων σας, λεγει Κυριος? και θελω αναψει πυρ εν τω δασει αυτης και θελει καταφαγει παντα τα περιξ αυτης.	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.”