¹[] Και εν τη εικοστη τεταρτη ημερα τουτου του μηνος συνηχθησαν οι υιοι Ισραηλ με νηστειαν και με σακκους και με χωμα εφ' εαυτους.

¹Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth on them.

²Και εχωρισθη το σπερμα του Ισραηλ απο παντων των ξενων· και σταθεντες εξωμολογηθησαν τας αμαρτιας αυτων και τας ανομιας των πατερων αυτων.

²The seed of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

³Και σταθεντες εν τω τοπω αυτων, ανεγνωσαν εν τω βιβλιω του νομου Κυριου του Θεου αυτων, εν τεταρτον της ημερας· και εν τεταρτον, εξωμολογουντο και προσεκυνουν Κυριον τον Θεον αυτων.

³They stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Yahweh their God a fourth part of the day; and a fourth part they confessed, and worshiped Yahweh their God.

⁴[] Τοτε εσηκωθη επι το βημα των Λευιτων Ιησους και Βανι, Καδμιηλ, Σεβανιας, Βουννι, Σερεβιας, Βανι και Χανανι, και ανεβοησαν μετα φωνης μεγαλης προς Κυριον τον Θεον αυτων.

⁴Then Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani of the Levites stood up on the stairs, and cried with a loud voice to Yahweh their God.

⁵Και οι Λευιται, Ιησους και Καδμιηλ, Βανι, Ασαβνιας, Σερεβιας, Ωδιας, Σεβανιας και Πεθαια, ειπον, Σηκωθητε, ευλογησατε Κυριον τον Θεον υμων απο του αιωνος εως του αιωνος· και ας ηναι, Θεε, ευλογημενον το ενδοξον σου ονομα, το υπερτερον πασης ευλογιας και αινεσεως.

⁵Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting! Bessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise!

⁶Συ αυτος εισαι Κυριος μονος· συ εποιησας τον ουρανον, τους ουρανους των ουρανων, και πασαν την στρατιαν αυτων, την γην και παντα τα επ' αυτης, τας θαλασσας και παντα τα εν αυταις, και συ ζωοποιεις παντα ταυτα· και σε προσκυνουσιν αι στρατιαι των ουρανων.

⁶You are Yahweh, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you.

⁷Συ εισαι Κυριος ο Θεος, οστις εξελεξας τον Αβραμ και εξηγαγες αυτον απο της Ουρ των Χαλδαιων, και εδωκας εις αυτον το ονομα Αβρααμ·

⁷You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram, and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham,

⁸και ευρηκας την καρδιαν αυτου πιστην ενωπιον σου, και εκαμες προς αυτον διαθηκην, οτι θελεις δωσει την γην των Χαναναιων, των Χετταιων, των Αμορραιων και των Φερεζαιων και των Ιεβουσαιων και των Γεργεσαιων, οτι θελεις δωσει αυτην εις το σπερμα αυτου· και εξετελεσας τους λογους σου· διοτι δικαιος εισαι συ.

⁸and found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it to his seed, and have performed your words; for you are righteous.

⁹Και ειδες την θλιψιν των πατερων ημων εν Αιγυπτω, και ηκουσας την κραυγην αυτων επι την Ερυθραν θαλασσαν·

⁹“You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds ,

¹⁰και εδειξας σημεια και τερατα επι τον Φαραω και επι παντας τους δουλους αυτου και επι παντα τον λαον της γης αυτου· επειδη εγνωρισας οτι υπερηφανευθησαν εναντιον αυτων. Και εκαμες εις σεαυτον ονομα, ως την ημεραν ταυτην.

¹⁰and showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, and against all his servants, and against all the people of his land; for you knew that they dealt proudly against them, and made a name for yourself, as it is this day.

¹¹Και διεσχισας την θαλασσαν ενωπιον αυτων, και διεβησαν δια ξηρας εν μεσω της θαλασσης· τους δε καταδιωκοντας αυτους ερριψας εις τα βαθη, ως λιθον εις υδατα ισχυρα·

¹¹You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.

¹²και ωδηγησας αυτους την ημεραν δια στυλου νεφελης, την δε νυκτα δια στυλου πυρος, δια να φωτιζης εις αυτους την οδον δι' ης εμελλον να διελθωσι.

¹²Moreover, in a pillar of cloud you led them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go.

¹³Και κατεβης επι το ορος Σινα, και ελαλησας μετ' αυτων εξ ουρανου, και εδωκας εις αυτους ευθειας κρισεις και αληθινους νομους, διαταγματα και εντολας αγαθας·

¹³“You came down also on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,

¹⁴και το αγιον σου σαββατον εκαμες γνωστον εις αυτους, και προσεταξας εις αυτους εντολας και διαταγματα και νομους, δια χειρος Μωυσεως του δουλου σου.

¹⁴and made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses your servant,

¹⁵Και αρτον εξ ουρανου εδωκας εις αυτους εις την πειναν αυτων, και υδωρ εκ πετρας εξηγαγες εις αυτους εις την διψαν αυτων· και ειπας προς αυτους να εισελθωσι δια να κληρονομησωσι την γην, περι ης υψωσας την χειρα σου οτι θελεις δωσει αυτην εις αυτους.

¹⁵and gave them bread from the sky for their hunger, and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commanded them that they should go in to possess the land which you had sworn to give them.

¹⁶Εκεινοι δε και οι πατερες ημων υπερηφανευθησαν και εσκληρυναν τον τραχηλον αυτων και δεν υπηκουσαν εις τας εντολας σου·

¹⁶“But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their neck, didn’t listen to your commandments,

¹⁷και ηρνηθησαν να υπακουσωσι και δεν ενεθυμηθησαν τα θαυμασια σου τα οποια εκαμες εις αυτους· αλλ' εσκληρυναν τον τραχηλον αυτων, και εν τη αποστασια αυτων διωρισαν αρχηγον δια να επιστρεψωσιν εις την δουλειαν αυτων. Αλλα συ εισαι Θεος συγχωρητικος, ελεημων και οικτιρμων, μακροθυμος και πολυελεος, και δεν εγκατελιπες αυτους.

¹⁷and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them.

¹⁸Μαλιστα, οτε εκαμον εις εαυτους χωνευτον μοσχον και ειπον, Ουτος ειναι ο Θεος σου οστις σε ανηγαγεν εξ Αιγυπτου, και επραξαν μεγαλους παροργισμους·

¹⁸Yes, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and had committed awful blasphemies;

¹⁹συ ομως, εν τοις οικτιρμοις σου τοις μεγαλοις, δεν εγκατελιπες αυτους εν τη ερημω· ο στυλος της νεφελης δεν εξεκλινεν απ' αυτων την ημεραν, δια να οδηγη αυτους εν τη οδω, ουδε ο στυλος του πυρος την νυκτα, δια να φωτιζη εις αυτους και την οδον δι' ης εμελλον να διελθωσι.

¹⁹yet you in your manifold mercies didn’t forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud didn’t depart from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way in which they should go.

²⁰Και εδωκας εις αυτους το αγαθον σου πνευμα, δια να συνετιζη αυτους· και δεν εστερησας το μαννα σου απο του στοματος αυτων, και υδωρ εδωκας εις αυτους εις την διψαν αυτων.

²⁰You gave also your good Spirit to instruct them, and didn’t withhold your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.

²¹Και τεσσαρακοντα ετη εθρεψας αυτους εν τη ερημω· δεν ελειψεν εις αυτους ουδεν· τα ιματια αυτων δεν επαλαιωθησαν και οι ποδες αυτων δεν επρησθησαν.

²¹“Yes, forty years you sustained them in the wilderness. They lacked nothing. Their clothes didn’t grow old, and their feet didn’t swell.

²²Και εδωκας εις αυτους βασιλεια και λαους, και διεμερισας εις αυτους δια μεριδας· και εκληρονομησαν την γην του Σηων και την γην του βασιλεως της Εσεβων και την γην του Ωγ βασιλεως της Βασαν.

²²Moreover you gave them kingdoms and peoples, which you allotted according to their portions. So they possessed the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.

²³Και τους υιους αυτων επληθυνας ως τα αστρα του ουρανου· και εφερες αυτους εις την γην, εις την οποιαν ειπας προς τους πατερας αυτων να εισελθωσι, δια να κληρονομησωσιν αυτην.

²³You also multiplied their children as the stars of the sky, and brought them into the land concerning which you said to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.

²⁴Και εισηλθον οι υιοι αυτων και εκληρονομησαν την γην· και υπεταξας εμπροσθεν αυτων τους κατοικους της γης, τους Χαναναιους, και παρεδωκας αυτους εις τας χειρας αυτων, και τους βασιλεις αυτων και τους λαους της γης, δια να καμωσιν εις αυτους κατα την θελησιν αυτων.

²⁴“So the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they pleased.

²⁵Και εκυριευσαν πολεις ισχυρας και γην παχειαν, και εκληρονομησαν οικους πληρεις παντων των αγαθων, φρεατα ωρυγμενα, αμπελωνας και ελαιωνας και δενδρα καρπιμα εν αφθονια· και εφαγον και εχορτασθησαν και επαχυνθησαν και ενετρυφησαν, εν τη μεγαλη σου αγαθοτητι.

²⁵They took fortified cities, and a rich land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug out, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled, became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

²⁶Και ηπειθησαν και επανεστατησαν εναντιον σου, και ερριψαν τον νομον σου οπισω των νωτων αυτων, και τους προφητας σου εφονευσαν, οιτινες διεμαρτυροντο εναντιον αυτων δια να επιστρεψωσιν αυτους προς σε, και επραξαν μεγαλους παροργισμους.

²⁶“Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, and cast your law behind their back, and killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you, and they committed awful blasphemies.

²⁷Δια τουτο παρεδωκας αυτους εις την χειρα των θλιβοντων αυτους, και κατεθλιψαν αυτους· και εν τω καιρω της θλιψεως αυτων ανεβοησαν προς σε, και συ εισηκουσας εξ ουρανου· και κατα τους πολλους οικτιρμους σου εδωκας σωτηρας εις αυτους, και εσωσαν αυτους εκ της χειρος των θλιβοντων αυτους.

²⁷Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them. In the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries.

²⁸Αλλ' αφου ανεπαυθησαν, εστραφησαν εις το να πραττωσι πονηρα ενωπιον σου· οθεν εγκατελιπες αυτους εις την χειρα των εχθρων αυτων, και εξουσιασαν αυτους· οτε ομως επεστρεψαν και ανεβοησαν προς σε, συ εισηκουσας εξ ουρανου· και πολλακις ηλευθερωσας αυτους κατα τους οικτιρμους σου.

²⁸But after they had rest, they did evil again before you; therefore left you them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them; yet when they returned, and cried to you, you heard from heaven; and many times you delivered them according to your mercies,

²⁹Και διεμαρτυρηθης εναντιον αυτων, δια να επιστρεψης αυτους εις τον νομον σου· πλην αυτοι υπερηφανευθησαν και δεν υπηκουσαν εις τας εντολας σου, αλλ' ημαρτησαν εις τας κρισεις σου, τας οποιας εαν τις εκτελη, θελει ζησει δι' αυτων· και εδωκαν νωτον απειθη και εσκληρυναν τον τραχηλον αυτων και δεν ηκουσαν.

²⁹and testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law. Yet they dealt proudly, and didn’t listen to your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances, (which if a man does, he shall live in them), turned their backs, stiffened their neck, and would not hear.

³⁰Και ομως ετη πολλα παρεκτεινας επ' αυτους, και διεμαρτυρηθης εναντιον αυτων δια του πνευματος σου δια των προφητων σου· αλλα δεν εδωκαν ακροασιν· δια τουτο παρεδωκας αυτους εις την χειρα των λαων των τοπων.

³⁰Yet many years you put up with them, and testified against them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet would they not give ear. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

³¹Πλην δια τους πολλους οικτιρμους σου δεν συνετελεσας αυτους, ουδε εγκατελιπες αυτους· διοτι Θεος οικτιρμων και ελεημων εισαι.

³¹“Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you did not make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.

³²Τωρα λοιπον, Θεε ημων, ο μεγας, ο ισχυρος και φοβερος Θεος, ο φυλαττων την διαθηκην και το ελεος, ας μη λογισθη μικρα ενωπιον σου πασα η θλιψις ητις ευρηκεν ημας, τους βασιλεις ημων, τους αρχοντας ημων και τους ιερεις ημων και τους προφητας ημων και τους πατερας ημων και παντα τον λαον σου, απο των ημερων των βασιλεων της Ασσυριας μεχρι της ημερας ταυτης.

³²Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness, don’t let all the travail seem little before you, that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.

³³Δικαιος βεβαιως εισαι εις παντα τα επελθοντα εφ' ημας· διοτι συ μεν αληθειαν εκαμες, ημεις δε ησεβησαμεν.

³³However you are just in all that has come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;

³⁴Και οι βασιλεις ημων, οι αρχοντες ημων, οι ιερεις ημων και οι πατερες ημων, δεν εφυλαξαν τον νομον σου και δεν εδωκαν προσοχην εις τας εντολας σου και εις τα μαρτυρια σου, με τα οποια διεμαρτυρηθης εναντιον αυτων.

³⁴neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept your law, nor listened to your commandments and your testimonies with which you testified against them.

³⁵Διοτι αυτοι, εν τη βασιλεια αυτων και εν τη μεγαλη σου αγαθωσυνη την οποιαν εδωκας εις αυτους, και εν τη γη τη πλατεια και παχεια, την οποιαν εδωκας ενωπιον αυτων, δεν σε εδουλευσαν ουδε εστραφησαν απο των πονηρων εργων αυτων.

³⁵For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land which you gave before them, neither did they turn from their wicked works.

³⁶Ιδου, δουλοι ειμεθα την ημεραν ταυτην· και εν τη γη, την οποιαν εδωκας εις τους πατερας ημων, δια να τρωγωσι τον καρπον αυτης και τα αγαθα αυτης, ιδου, δουλοι ειμεθα επ' αυτης·

³⁶“Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good, behold, we are servants in it.

³⁷και αυτη διδει πολλην αφθονιαν εις τους βασιλεις, τους οποιους επεβαλες εφ' ημας δια τας αμαρτιας ημων· και κατεξουσιαζουσιν επι των σωματων ημων και επι των κτηνων ημων κατα την αρεσκειαν αυτων· και ειμεθα εν θλιψει μεγαλη.

³⁷It yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our livestock, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

³⁸Οθεν δια παντα ταυτα ημεις καμνομεν διαθηκην πιστην και γραφομεν αυτην· και επισφραγιζουσιν αυτην οι αρχοντες ημων, οι Λευιται ημων και οι ιερεις ημων.

³⁸Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal it.”