Jeremiah 14 Brenton's Greek Septuagint

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OT: Septuagint (Greek)
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1851
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Ezra and Nehemiah form one book (2 Esdras) in this edition; the reader shows them as Ezra 1–10 and Nehemiah 1–13.

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1 ΚΑΙ ἘΓΕΝΕΤΟ ΛΟΓΟΣ ΚΥΡΙΟΥ ΠΡΟΣ ἹΕΡΕΜΙΑΝ ΠΕΡΙ ΤΗΣ ἈΒΡΟΧΙΑΣ.

1 This is Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

2 Ἐπένθησεν ἡ Ἰουδαία, καὶ αἱ πύλαι αὐτῆς ἐκενώθησαν, καὶ ἐσκοτώθησαν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἡ κραυγὴ τῆς Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἀνέβη·

2 “Judah mourns, and its gates languish. They sit in black on the ground. The cry of Jerusalem goes up.

3 Καὶ οἱ μεγιστᾶνες αὐτῆς ἀπέστειλαν τοὺς νεωτέρους αὐτῶν ἐφʼ ὕδωρ· ἤλθοσαν ἐπὶ τὰ φρέατα, καὶ οὐχ εὕροσαν ὕδωρ, καὶ ἀπέστρεψαν τὰ ἀγγεῖα αὐτῶν κενά.

3 Their nobles send their little ones to the waters. They come to the cisterns, and find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads.

4 Καὶ τὰ ἔργα τῆς γῆς ἐξέλιπεν, ὅτι οὐκ ἦν ὑετός· ᾐσχύνθησαν οἱ γεωργοὶ, ἐπεκάλυψαν τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν.

4 Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed. They cover their heads.

5 Καὶ ἔλαφοι ἐν ἀγρῷ ἔτεκον, καὶ ἐγκατέλιπον, ὅτι οὐκ ἦν βοτάνη.

5 Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.

6 Ὄνοι ἄγριοι ἔστησαν ἐπὶ νάπας, καὶ εἵλκυσαν ἄνεμον, ἐξέλιπον οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν, ὅτι οὐκ ἦν χόρτος.

6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyes fail, because there is no vegetation.

7 Αἱ ἁμαρτίαι ἡμῶν ἀντέστησαν ἡμῖν· Κύριε ποίησον ἡμῖν ἕνεκέν σου, ὅτι πολλαὶ αἱ ἁμαρτίαι ἡμῶν ἐναντίον σου, ὅτι σοι ἡμάρτομεν.

7 Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name’s sake, Yahweh; for our rebellions are many. We have sinned against you.

8 Ὑπομονὴ Ἰσραὴλ Κύριε, καὶ σώζεις ἐν καιρῷ κακῶν· ἱνατί ἑγενήθης ὡσεὶ πάροικος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ὡς αὐτόχθων ἐκκλίνων εἰς κατάλυμα;

8 You hope of Israel, its Savior in the time of trouble, why should you be as a foreigner in the land, and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night?

9 Μὴ ἔσῃ ὥσπερ ἄνθρωπος ὑπνῶν, ἢ ὡς ἀνὴρ οὐ δυνάμενος σώζειν; καὶ σὺ ἐν ἡμῖν εἶ Κύριε, καὶ τὸ ὄνομά σου ἐπικέκληται ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς· μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ ἡμῶν.

9 Why should you be like a scared man, as a mighty man who can’t save? Yet you, Yahweh, are in the middle of us, and we are called by your name. Don’t leave us.

10 Οὕτως λέγει Κύριος τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ, ἠγάπησαν κινεῖν πόδας αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἐφείσαντο, καὶ ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ εὐώδωσεν ἐν αὐτοῖς· νῦν μνησθήσεται τῆς ἀδικίας αὐτῶν.

10 Yahweh says to this people: “Even so they have loved to wander. They have not restrained their feet. Therefore Yahweh does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish them for their sins.”

11 Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς μὲ, μὴ προσεύχου περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου εἰς ἀγαθὰ,

11 Yahweh said to me, “Don’t pray for this people for their good.

12 ὅτι ἐὰν νηστεύσωσιν, οὐκ εἰσακούσομαι τῆς δεήσεως αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐὰν προσενέγκωσιν ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ θυσίας, οὐκ εὐδοκήσω ἐν αὐτοῖς, ὅτι ἐν μαχαίρᾳ καὶ ἐν λιμῷ καὶ ἐν θανάτῳ ἐγὼ συντελέσω αὐτούς.

12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”

13 Καὶ εἶπα, ὁ ὢν Κύριε, ἰδοὺ οἱ προφῆται αὐτῶν προφητεύουσι, καὶ λέγουσιν, οὐκ ὄψεσθε μάχαιραν, οὐδὲ λιμὸς ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν, ὅτι ἀλήθειαν καὶ εἰρήνην δώσω ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ.

13 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.’”

14 Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς μὲ, ψευδῆ οἱ προφῆται προφητεύουσιν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, οὐκ ἀπέστειλα αὐτοὺς, καὶ οὐκ ἐνετειλάμην αὐτοῖς, καὶ οὐκ ἐλάλησα πρὸς αὐτούς· ὅτι ὁράσεις ψευδεῖς, καὶ μαντείας, καὶ οἰωνίσματα, καὶ προαιρέσεις καρδίας αὐτῶν αὐτοὶ προφητεύουσιν ὑμῖν.

14 Then Yahweh said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in my name. I didn’t send them. I didn’t command them. I didn’t speak to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart.

15 Διατοῦτο τάδε λέγει Κύριος περὶ τῶν προφητῶν τῶν προφητευόντων ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου ψευδῆ, καὶ ἐγὼ οὐκ ἀπέστειλα αὐτοὺς, οἳ λέγουσι, μάχαιρα καὶ λιμὸς οὐκ ἔσται ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ταύτης· ἐν θανάτῳ νοσερῷ ἀποθανοῦνται, καὶ ἐν λιμῷ συντελεσθήσονται οἱ προφῆται,

15 Therefore Yahweh says concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, but I didn’t send them, yet they say, ‘Sword and famine will not be in this land.’ Those prophets will be consumed by sword and famine.

16 καὶ ὁ λαὸς, οἷς αὐτοὶ προφητεύουσιν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἔσονται ἐῤῥιμμένοι ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς Ἱερουσαλὴμ, ἀπὸ προσώπου μαχαίρας καὶ τοῦ λιμοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ θάπτων αὐτοὺς, καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν, καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκχεῶ ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς τὰ κακὰ αὐτῶν.

16 The people to whom they prophesy will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. They will have no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters, for I will pour their wickedness on them.

17 Καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὸν λόγον τοῦτον, καταγάγετε ἐπ ὀφθαλμοὺς ὑμῶν δάκρυα ἡμερας καὶ νυκτὸς, καὶ μὴ διαλιπέτωσαν, ὅτι συντρίμματι συνετρίβη θυγάτηρ λαοῦ μου, καὶ πληγὴ ὀδυνηρὰ σφόδρα.

17 “You shall say this word to them: “‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.

18 Ἐὰν ἐξέλθω εἰς τὸ πεδίον, καὶ ἰδοὺ τραυματίαι μαχαίρας· καὶ ἐὰν εἰσέλθω εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ ἰδοὺ πόνος λιμοῦ· ὅτι ἱερεὺς καὶ προφήτης ἐπορεύθησαν εἰς γῆν, ἣν οὐκ ᾔδεισαν.

18 If I go out into the field, then behold, the slain with the sword! If I enter into the city, then behold, those who are sick with famine! For both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.’”

19 Μὴ ἀποδοκιμάζων ἀπεδοκίμασας τὸν Ἰούδαν, καὶ ἀπὸ Σιὼν ἀπέστη ἡ ψυχή σου; ἱνατί ἔπαισας ἡμᾶς, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἡμῖν ἴασις; ὑπεμείναμεν εἰς εἰρήνην, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἀγαθὰ, εἰς καιρὸν ἰάσεως, καὶ ἰδοὺ ταραχή.

19 Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!

20 Ἔγνωμεν Κύριε ἁμαρτήματα ἡμῶν, ἀδικίας πατέρων ἡμῶν, ὅτι ἡμάρτομεν ἐναντίον σου.

20 We acknowledge, Yahweh, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you.

21 Κόπασον διὰ τὸ ὄνομά σου, μὴ ἀπολέσῃς θρόνον δόξης σου· μνήσθητι, μὴ διασκεδάσῃς τὴν διαθήκην σου τὴν μεθʼ ἡμῶν.

21 Do not abhor us, for your name’s sake. Do not disgrace the throne of your glory. Remember, and don’t break your covenant with us.

22 Μὴ ἔστιν ἐν εἰδώλοις τῶν ἐθνῶν ὑετίζων; καὶ εἰ ὁ οὐρανὸς δώσει πλησμονὴν αὐτοῦ, οὐχὶ σὺ εἶ αὐτός; καὶ ὑπομενοῦμέν σε Κύριε, ὅτι σὺ ἐποίησας πάντα ταῦτα.

22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, Yahweh our God? Therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.

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