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Jeremiah 18

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The word that came from the Lord to

Ο λόγος ὁ γενόμενος παρὰ Κυρίου πρὸς ῾Ιερεμίαν λέγων·

Сло́во, є҆́же бы́сть ко і҆еремі́и ѿ гдⷭ҇а, рекꙋ́щее:

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Jeremias, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there thou shalt hear my words.

ἀνάστηθι, καὶ κατάβηθι εἰς οἶκον τοῦ κεραμέως, καὶ ἐκεῖ ἀκούσῃ τοὺς λόγους μου.

востанѝ и҆ сни́ди въ до́мъ скꙋде́льничь, и҆ та́мѡ ᲂу҆слы́шиши словеса̀ моѧ̑.

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So I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was making a vessel on the stones.

καὶ κατέβην εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ κεραμέως, καὶ ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς ἐποίει ἔργον ἐπὶ τῶν λίθων·

И҆ снидо́хъ въ до́мъ скꙋде́льничь, и҆ сѐ, то́й творѧ́ше дѣ́ло на ка́менехъ.

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And the vessel which he was making with his hands fell: so he made it again another vessel, as it seemed good to him to make [it].

καὶ ἔπεσε τὸ ἀγγεῖον, ὃ αὐτὸς ἐποίει ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ πάλιν αὐτὸς ἐποίησεν αὐτὸ ἀγγεῖον ἕτερον, καθὼς ἤρεσεν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ τοῦ ποιῆσαι.

И҆ разби́сѧ сосꙋ́дъ, є҆го́же то́й творѧ́ше ѿ гли́ны рꙋка́ма свои́ма: и҆ па́ки то́й сотворѝ и҆з̾ негѡ̀ и҆́ный сосꙋ́дъ, ꙗ҆́коже ᲂу҆го́дно во ѻ҆́чїю є҆гѡ̀ твори́ти.

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And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

καὶ ἐγένετο λόγος Κυρίου πρός με λέγων·

И҆ бы́сть сло́во гдⷭ҇не ко мнѣ̀, рекꙋ́щее:

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Shall I not be able, O house of Israel, to do to you as this potter? behold, as the clay of the potter are ye in my hands.

εἰ καθὼς ὁ κεραμεὺς οὗτος οὐ δυνήσομαι τοῦ ποιῆσαι ὑμᾶς, οἶκος ᾿Ισραήλ; ἰδοὺ ὡς ὁ πηλὸς τοῦ κεραμέως ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν ταῖς χερσί μου.

є҆да̀, ꙗ҆́коже скꙋде́льникъ се́й, не возмогꙋ̀ сотвори́ти ва́съ, до́ме і҆и҃левъ; речѐ гдⷭ҇ь: сѐ, ꙗ҆́коже бре́нїе въ рꙋкꙋ̀ скꙋде́льника, та́кѡ вы̀ є҆стѐ, до́ме і҆и҃левъ, въ рꙋкꙋ̀ моє́ю:

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[If] I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation, or upon a kingdom, to cut them off, and to destroy [them];

πέρας λαλήσω ἐπὶ ἔθνος ἢ ἐπὶ βασιλείαν τοῦ ἐξᾶραι αὐτοὺς καὶ τοῦ ἀπολλύειν,

наконе́цъ возгл҃ю на ꙗ҆зы́къ и҆ на ца́рство, да и҆скореню̀ и҆̀хъ и҆ разорю̀ и҆ расточꙋ̀ ѧ҆̀:

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and that nation turn from all their sins, then will I repent of the evils which I purposed to do to them.

καὶ ἐπιστραφῇ τὸ ἔθνος ἐκεῖνο ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν κακῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ μετανοήσω περὶ τῶν κακῶν, ὧν ἐλογισάμην τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτοῖς.

и҆ а҆́ще ѡ҆брати́тсѧ ꙗ҆зы́къ то́й ѿ всѣ́хъ лꙋка́вствъ свои́хъ, то̀ раска́юсѧ ѡ҆ ѡ҆ѕлобле́нїихъ, ꙗ҆̀же помы́слихъ сотвори́ти и҆̀мъ:

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And [if] I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation and kingdom, to rebuild and to plant [it];

καὶ πέρας λαλήσω ἐπὶ ἔθνος καὶ βασιλείαν τοῦ ἀνοικοδομεῖσθαι καὶ τοῦ καταφυτεύεσθαι,

и҆ наконе́цъ рекꙋ̀ на ꙗ҆зы́къ и҆ ца́рство, да возсози́ждꙋ и҆ насаждꙋ̀ ѧ҆̀,

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and they do evil before me, so as not to hearken to my voice, then will I repent of the good which I spoke of, to do it to them.

καὶ ποιήσωσι τὰ πονηρὰ ἐναντίον μου τοῦ μὴ ἀκούειν τῆς φωνῆς μου, καὶ μετανοήσω περὶ τῶν ἀγαθῶν, ὧν ἐλάλησα τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτοῖς.

и҆ а҆́ще сотворѧ́тъ лꙋка̑ваѧ пред̾ ѻ҆чи́ма мои́ма, є҆́же не послꙋ́шати гла́са моегѡ̀, то̀ раска́юсѧ ѡ҆ благи́хъ, ꙗ҆̀же гл҃ахъ сотвори́ти и҆̀мъ.

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And now say to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Behold, I prepare evils against you, and devise a device against you: let every one turn now from his evil way, and amend your practices.

καὶ νῦν εἰπὸν πρὸς ἄνδρας ᾿Ιούδα καὶ πρὸς τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ῾Ιερουσαλήμ· ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ πλάσσω ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς κακὰ καὶ λογίζομαι ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς λογισμόν· ἀποστραφήτω δὴ ἕκαστος ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ αὐτοῦ τῆς πονηρᾶς, καὶ καλλίονα ποιήσατε τά ἐπιτηδεύματα ὑμῶν.

И҆ нн҃ѣ рцы̀ ко мꙋжє́мъ і҆ꙋ̑динымъ и҆ ѡ҆бита́телємъ і҆ерⷭ҇ли́ма, рекі́й: сїѧ̑ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь: сѐ, а҆́зъ творю̀ на ва́съ ѕла̑ѧ и҆ мы́шлю на ва́съ ᲂу҆мышле́нїе: да ѡ҆брати́тсѧ ᲂу҆́бѡ кі́йждо ѿ пꙋтѝ своегѡ̀ лꙋка́вагѡ, и҆ и҆спра́вите пꙋти̑ ва́шѧ и҆ ᲂу҆мышлє́нїѧ ва̑ша.

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And they said, We will quit ourselves like men, for we will pursue our perverse ways, and we will perform each the lusts of his evil heart.

καὶ εἶπαν· ἀνδριούμεθα, ὅτι ὀπίσω τῶν ἀποστροφῶν ἡμῶν πορευσόμεθα καὶ ἕκαστος τὰ ἀρεστά τῆς καρδίας αὐτοῦ τῆς πονηρᾶς ποιήσομεν.

И҆ реко́ша: ᲂу҆крѣпи́мсѧ, и҆́бо по развраще́нїємъ на́шымъ по́йдемъ, и҆ кі́йждо ᲂу҆го́дное се́рдца своегѡ̀ лꙋка́вагѡ сотвори́мъ.

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Therefore thus saith the Lord; Enquire now among the nations, who has heard such very horrible things as the virgin of Israel has done?

διὰ τοῦτο τάδε λέγει Κύριος· ἐρωτήσατε δὴ ἐν ἔθνεσι· τίς ἤκουσε τοιαῦτα φρικτά, ἃ ἐποίησε σφόδρα παρθένος ᾿Ισραήλ;

Сегѡ̀ ра́ди сїѧ̑ гл҃етъ гдⷭ҇ь: вопроси́те нн҃ѣ ꙗ҆зы́кѡвъ, кто̀ слы́ша сицева̑ѧ стра̑шнаѧ, ꙗ҆̀же сотворѝ ѕѣлѡ̀ дѣ́ва і҆и҃лева;

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Will fertilising streams fail [to flow] from a rock, or snow [fail] from Libanus? will water violently impelled by the wind turn aside?

μὴ ἐκλείψουσιν ἀπὸ πέτρας μαστοὶ ἢ χιὼν ἀπὸ τοῦ Λιβάνου; μὴ ἐκκλινῇ ὕδωρ βιαίως ἀνέμῳ φερόμενον;

є҆да̀ ѡ҆скꙋдѣ́ютъ ѿ ка́мене сосцы̀, и҆лѝ снѣ́гъ ѿ лїва́на; є҆да̀ ᲂу҆клони́тсѧ вода̀ ѕѣ́льнѡ вѣ́тромъ носи́маѧ;

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For my people have forgotten me, they have offered incense in vain, and they fail in their ways, [leaving] the ancient tracks, to enter upon impassable paths;

ὅτι ἐπελάθοντό μου ὁ λαός μου, εἰς κενὸν ἐθυμίασαν· καὶ ἀσθενήσουσιν ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν σχοίνους αἰωνίους τοῦ ἐπιβῆναι τρίβους οὐκ ἔχοντας ὁδὸν εἰς πορείαν

поне́же забы́ша менѐ лю́дїе моѝ всꙋ́е жрꙋ́ще, и҆ и҆знемо́гꙋтъ на пꙋте́хъ свои́хъ и҆ на стезѧ́хъ вѣ́чныхъ, є҆́же взы́ти на стєзѝ не и҆мꙋ́щыѧ пꙋтѝ на хожде́нїе,

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to make their land a desolation, and a perpetual hissing; all that go through it shall be amazed, and shall shake their heads.

τοῦ τάξαι τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν εἰς ἀφανισμὸν καὶ σύριγμα αἰώνιον· πάντες οἱ διαπορευόμενοι δι’ αὐτῆς ἐκστήσονται καὶ κινήσουσι τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν.

є҆́же положи́ти зе́млю свою̀ въ запꙋстѣ́нїе и҆ во звизда́нїе вѣ́чное: всѧ́къ, и҆́же пре́йдетъ по не́й, почꙋди́тсѧ и҆ покива́етъ главо́ю свое́ю:

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I will scatter them before their enemies like an east wind; I will shew them the day of their destruction.

ὡς ἄνεμον καύσωνα διασπερῶ αὐτοὺς κατὰ πρόσωπον ἐχθρῶν αὐτῶν, δείξω αὐτοῖς ἡμέραν ἀπωλείας αὐτῶν.

ꙗ҆́коже вѣ́тръ палѧ́щь разсѣ́ю и҆̀хъ пред̾ враги̑ и҆́хъ, хребе́тъ, а҆ не лицѐ покажꙋ̀ и҆̀мъ въ де́нь поги́бели и҆́хъ.

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Then they said, Come, and let us devise a device against Jeremias; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and we will hear all his words.

Καὶ εἶπαν· δεῦτε καὶ λογισώμεθα ἐπὶ ῾Ιερεμίαν λογισμόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἀπολεῖται νόμος ἀπὸ ἱερέως καὶ βουλὴ ἀπὸ συνετοῦ καὶ λόγος ἀπὸ προφήτου· δεῦτε καὶ πατάξωμεν αὐτὸν ἐν γλώσσῃ καὶ ἀκουσόμεθα πάντας τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ.

И҆ реко́ша: прїиди́те и҆ ᲂу҆мы́слимъ на і҆еремі́ю совѣ́тъ, и҆́бо не поги́бнетъ зако́нъ ѿ свѧще́нника, ни совѣ́тъ ѿ премꙋ́драгѡ, ни сло́во ѿ проро́ка: прїиди́те и҆ порази́мъ є҆го̀ ѧ҆зы́комъ, и҆ не во́нмемъ всѣ̑мъ словесє́мъ є҆гѡ̀.

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Hear me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my pleading.

εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε, καὶ εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ δικαιώματός μου.

Вонмѝ, гдⷭ҇и, мнѣ̀ и҆ ᲂу҆слы́ши гла́съ ѡ҆правда́нїѧ моегѡ̀.

20

Forasmuch as evil is rewarded for good; for they have spoken words against my soul, and they have hidden the punishment they [meant] for me; remember that I stood before thy face, to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.

εἰ ἀνταποδίδοται ἀντὶ ἀγαθῶν κακά; ὅτι συνελάλησαν ῥήματα κακὰ τῆς ψυχῆς μου καὶ τὴν κόλασιν αὐτῶν ἔκρυψάν μοι· μνήσθητι ἑστηκότος μου κατὰ πρόσωπόν σου τοῦ λαλῆσαι ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν ἀγαθά, τοῦ ἀποστρέψαι τὸν θυμόν σου ἀπ’ αὐτῶν.

Є҆да̀ воздаю́тсѧ ѕла̑ѧ за блага̑ѧ; ꙗ҆́кѡ глаго́лаша словеса̀ на дꙋ́шꙋ мою̀ и҆ мꙋчи́тельство своѐ сокры́ша мѝ. Помѧнѝ стоѧ́вшаго мѧ̀ пред̾ тобо́ю, є҆́же глаго́лати за ни́хъ блага̑ѧ, да ѿвращꙋ̀ гнѣ́въ тво́й ѿ ни́хъ.

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Therefore do thou deliver their sons to famine, and gather them to the power of the sword: let their women be childless and widows; and let their men be cut off by death, and their young men fall by the sword in war.

διὰ τοῦτο δὸς τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτῶν εἰς λιμὸν καὶ ἄθροισον αὐτοὺς εἰς χεῖρας μαχαίρας· γενέσθωσαν αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν ἄτεκνοι καὶ χῆραι, καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτῶν γενέσθωσαν ἀνῃρημένοι θανάτῳ καὶ οἱ νεανίσκοι αὐτῶν πεπτωκότες μαχαίρᾳ ἐν πολέμῳ.

Сегѡ̀ ра́ди да́ждь сы́ны и҆́хъ въ гла́дъ и҆ соберѝ и҆̀хъ въ рꙋ́цѣ меча̀: да бꙋ́дꙋтъ жєны̀ и҆́хъ безча̑дны и҆ вдѡвы̀, и҆ мꙋ́жїе и҆́хъ да бꙋ́дꙋтъ ᲂу҆бїе́ни сме́ртїю, и҆ ю҆́нѡши и҆́хъ да падꙋ́тъ мече́мъ на ра́ти:

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Let there be a cry in their houses: thou shalt bring upon them robbers suddenly: for they have formed a plan to take me, and have hidden snares for me.

γενηθήτω κραυγὴ ἐν ταῖς οἰκίαις αὐτῶν, ἐπάξεις ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ληστὰς ἄφνω, ὅτι ἐνεχείρησαν λόγον εἰς σύλληψίν μου, καὶ παγίδας ἔκρυψαν ἐπ’ ἐμέ.

да бꙋ́детъ во́пль въ домѣ́хъ и҆́хъ: наведѝ на ни́хъ разбо́йники внеза́пꙋ, поне́же совѣща́ша сло́во, да и҆́мꙋтъ мѧ̀, и҆ сѣ̑ти скры́ша на мѧ̀.

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And thou, Lord, knowest all their deadly counsel against me: account not their iniquities guiltless, and blot not out their sins from before thee: let their weakness come before thee; deal with them in the time of thy wrath.

καὶ σύ, Κύριε, ἔγνως ἅπασαν τὴν βουλὴν αὐτῶν ἐπ’ ἐμὲ εἰς θάνατον· μὴ ἀθῳώσῃς τὰς ἀδικίας αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν ἀπὸ προσώπου σου μὴ ἐξαλείψῃς· γενέσθω ἡ ἀσθένεια αὐτῶν ἐναντίον σου, ἐν καιρῷ θυμοῦ σου ποίησον ἐν αὐτοῖς.

Ты́ же, гдⷭ҇и, вѣ́си ве́сь совѣ́тъ и҆́хъ на мѧ̀ въ сме́рть: да не ѡ҆чⷭ҇тиши беззакѡ́нїѧ и҆́хъ и҆ грѣхѡ́въ и҆́хъ ѿ лица̀ твоегѡ̀ да не и҆згла́диши: да бꙋ́детъ болѣ́знь и҆́хъ пред̾ тобо́ю, и҆ во вре́мѧ ꙗ҆́рости твоеѧ̀ сотворѝ и҆̀мъ.