Thursday of the 27th week after Pentecost
Zephaniah
Holy Prophet Zephaniah (Sophonias) (7th c. BC) (Prophet Zephaniah)Our Venerable Father John the Silent, Bishop of Colonia (558)
Divine Liturgy
1 Timothy 6:17–21
§ 289
1 Timothy 6:17–21 § 289
My son Timothy, command them that are rich in this world not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. O Timothy! Keep that which is committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and vain babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge; which some, by professing it, have strayed from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.
Luke 20.9-18
§ 100
Luke 20.9-18 § 100
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
Ἤρξατο δὲ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν λέγειν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην· ἄνθρωπός τις ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ἐξέδοτο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς καὶ ἀπεδήμησε χρόνους ἱκανούς.
[Заⷱ҇ 100] Нача́тъ же къ лю́демъ гл҃ати при́тчꙋ сїю̀: человѣ́къ нѣ́кїй насадѝ вїногра́дъ, и҆ вдадѐ є҆го̀ дѣ́лателємъ, и҆ ѿи́де на лѣ̑та мнѡ́га:
And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
καὶ ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἀπέστειλε πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς δοῦλον ἵνα ἀπὸ τοῦ καρποῦ τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος δώσωσιν αὐτῷ· οἱ δὲ γεωργοὶ δείραντες αὐτὸν ἐξαπέστειλαν κενόν.
и҆ во вре́мѧ посла̀ къ дѣ́лателємъ раба̀, да ѿ плода̀ вїногра́да дадꙋ́тъ є҆мꙋ̀: дѣ́латєли же би́вше є҆го̀, посла́ша тща̀.
And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
καὶ προσέθετο αὐτοῖς πέμψαι ἕτερον δοῦλον. οἱ δὲ κἀκεῖνον δείραντες καὶ ἀτιμάσαντες ἐξαπέστειλαν κενόν.
И҆ приложѝ посла́ти дрꙋга́го раба̀: ѻ҆ни́ же и҆ того̀ би́вше и҆ досади́вше (є҆мꙋ̀), посла́ша тща̀.
And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
καὶ προσέθετο πέμψαι τρίτον. οἱ δὲ καὶ τοῦτον τραυματίσαντες ἐξέβαλον.
И҆ приложѝ посла́ти тре́тїѧго: ѻ҆ни́ же и҆ того̀ ᲂу҆ѧ́звльше и҆згна́ша.
Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.
εἶπε δὲ ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος· τί ποιήσω; πέμψω τὸν υἱόν μου τὸν ἀγαπητόν· ἴσως τοῦτον ἰδόντες ἐντραπήσονται.
Рече́ же господи́нъ вїногра́да: что̀ сотворю̀; послю̀ сы́на моего̀ возлю́бленнаго, є҆да̀ ка́кѡ, є҆го̀ ви́дѣвше, ᲂу҆срамѧ́тсѧ.
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
ἰδόντες δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ γεωργοὶ διελογίζοντο πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς λέγοντες· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος· δεῦτε ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτόν, ἵνα ἡμῶν γένηται ἡ κληρονομία.
Ви́дѣвше же є҆го̀ дѣ́лателє, мы́шлѧхꙋ въ себѣ̀, глаго́люще: се́й є҆́сть наслѣ́дникъ: прїиди́те, ᲂу҆бїе́мъ є҆го̀, да на́ше бꙋ́детъ достоѧ́нїе.
So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
καὶ ἐκβαλόντες αὐτὸν ἔξω τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος ἀπέκτειναν. τί οὖν ποιήσει αὐτοῖς ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος;
И҆ и҆зве́дше є҆го̀ во́нъ и҆з̾ вїногра́да, ᲂу҆би́ша. Что̀ ᲂу҆̀бо сотвори́тъ и҆̀мъ господи́нъ вїногра́да;
He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
ἐλεύσεται καὶ ἀπολέσει τοὺς γεωργοὺς τούτους, καὶ δώσει τὸν ἀμπελῶνα ἄλλοις. ἀκούσαντες δὲ εἶπον· μὴ γένοιτο.
Прїи́детъ и҆ погꙋби́тъ дѣ́латєли сїѧ̑ и҆ вда́стъ вїногра́дъ и҆нѣ̑мъ. Слы́шавше же реко́ша: да не бꙋ́детъ.
And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
ὁ δὲ ἐμβλέψας αὐτοῖς εἶπε· τί οὖν ἐστι τὸ γεγραμμένον τοῦτο, λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας;
Ѻ҆́нъ же воззрѣ́въ на ни́хъ, речѐ: что̀ ᲂу҆̀бо пи́саное сїѐ: ка́мень, є҆гѡ́же небрего́ша зи́ждꙋщїи, се́й бы́сть во главꙋ̀ ᲂу҆́гла;
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
πᾶς ὁ πεσὼν ἐπ᾿ ἐκεῖνον τὸν λίθον συνθλασθήσεται· ἐφ᾿ ὃν δ᾿ ἂν πέσῃ, λικμήσει αὐτόν.
всѧ́къ пады́й на ка́мени то́мъ, сокрꙋши́тсѧ: а҆ на не́мже паде́тъ, стры́етъ є҆го̀.
Reader's reference
Divine Liturgy
Prokeimena
Their proclamation has gone out into all the earth / and their words to the ends of the universe.
VThe heavens are telling the Glory of God, and the firmament proclaims His handiwork!
Alleluia
The heavens shall confess Thy wonders, O Lord, and Thy truth in the congregation of the Saints!
VGod is glorified in the council of the Saints!
Communion Hymn
Their proclamation has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the universe!