| Chapter 18 |
1 | [] O logoV o genomenoV proV Ieremian para Kuriou, legwn, |
2 | Shkwqhti kai katabhqi eiV ton oikon tou keramewV, kai ekei qelw se kamei na akoushV touV logouV mou. |
3 | Tote katebhn eiV ton oikon tou keramewV, kai idou, eirgazeto ergon epi touV trocouV. |
4 | Kai ecalasqh to aggeion, to opoion ekamnen ek phlou, en th ceiri tou keramewV, kai palin ekamen auto allo aggeion, kaqwV hresen eiV ton keramea na kamh. |
5 | Tote egeine logoV Kuriou proV eme, legwn, |
6 | OikoV Israhl, den dunamai na kamw eiV esaV, kaqwV outoV o kerameuV; legei KurioV. Idou, wV o phloV en th ceiri tou keramewV, outw seiV, oikoV Israhl, eisqe en th ceiri mou. |
7 | En th stigmh, kaq' hn hqelon lalhsei kata eqnouV h kata basileiaV, dia na ekrizwsw kai na kataskayw kai na katastreyw, |
8 | ean to eqnoV ekeino, kata tou opoiou elalhsa, epistreyh apo thV kakiaV autou, qelw metanohsei peri tou kakou, to opoion ebouleuqhn na kamw eiV auto. |
9 | Kai en th stigmh, kaq' hn hqelon lalhsei peri eqnouV h peri basileiaV, na oikodomhsw kai na futeusw, |
10 | ean kamh kakon enwpion mou, wste na mh upakouh thV fwnhV mou, tote qelw metanohsei peri tou kalou, me to opoion eipa oti qelw agaqopoihsei auto. |
11 | [] Kai twra eipe proV touV andraV Iouda kai proV touV katoikouV thV Ierousalhm, legwn, Outw legei KurioV× Idou, egw etoimazw kakon kaq' umwn kai bouleuomai boulhn kaq' umwn× epistreyate loipon ekastoV apo thV ponhraV odou autou kai diorqwsate taV odouV umwn kai taV praxeiV umwn. |
12 | Oi de eipon, EiV mathn× dioti opisw twn diabouliwn hmwn qelomen peripatei kai ekastoV taV orexeiV thV kardiaV autou thV ponhraV qelomen prattei. |
13 | Dia touto outw legei KurioV× Erwthsate twra metaxu twn eqnwn, tiV hkouse toiauta; h parqenoV tou Israhl ekame frikta sfodra. |
14 | Qelei tiV afhsei ton cionwdh Libanon dia ton bracon thV pediadoV; h qelousin egkatalipei ta drosera ekreonta udata dia ta makroqen ercomena; |
15 | All' o laoV mou elhsmonhsen eme, equmiasen eiV thn mataiothta kai prosekoyan en taiV odoiV autwn, taiV aiwnioiV triboiV, dia na peripatwsin en triboiV odou mh exwmalismenhV× |
16 | dia na katasthswsi thn ghn autwn erhmwsin kai cleuasmon aiwnion× paV o diabainwn di' authV qelei menei ekqamboV kai seiei thn kefalhn autou. |
17 | Qelw diaskorpisei autouV emprosqen tou ecqrou wV kaustikoV anemoV× qelw deixei eiV autouV nwta kai ouci proswpon en th hmera thV sumforaV autwn. |
18 | [] Tote eipon, Elqete kai aV sumbouleuqwmen boulaV kata tou Ieremiou× dioti nomoV den qelei caqh apo ierewV oude boulh apo sofou oude logoV apo profhtou× elqete kai aV pataxwmen auton me thn glwssan kai aV mh prosexwmen eiV mhdena twn logwn autou. |
19 | Prosexon eiV eme, Kurie, kai akouson thn fwnhn twn diafiloneikountwn me eme. |
20 | Qelei antapodoqh kakon anti kalou; dioti eskayan lakkon dia thn yuchn mou. Enqumhqhti oti estaqhn enwpion sou dia na lalhsw uper autwn agaqa, dia na apostreyw ton qumon sou ap' autwn. |
21 | Dia touto paradoV touV uiouV autwn eiV thn peinan kai doV autouV eiV ceiraV macairaV, kai aV geinwsin ai gunaikeV autwn ateknoi kai chrai× kai oi andreV autwn aV qanatwqwsin× oi neaniskoi autwn aV peswsi dia macairaV en th mach. |
22 | AV akousqh kraugh ek twn oikiwn autwn, otan ferhV exaifnhV ep' autouV lehlataV× dioti eskayan lakkon dia na me piaswsi kai ekruyan pagidaV dia touV podaV mou. |
23 | Su de, Kurie, gnwrizeiV pasan thn kat' emou boulhn autwn eiV to na me qanatwswsi× mh sugcwrhshV thn anomian autwn, kai thn amartian autwn mh exaleiyhV ap' emprosqen sou× alla aV katastrafwsin enwpion sou× energhson kat' autwn en tw kairw tou qumou sou. |