EPISTOLH IEREMIOU 1

1 dia. ta.j a`marti,aj a]j h`marth,kate evnanti,on tou/ qeou/ avcqh,sesqe eivj Babulw/na aivcma,lwtoi u`po. Naboucodonosor basile,wj tw/n Babulwni,wn

2 eivselqo,ntej ou=n eivj Babulw/na e;sesqe evkei/ e;th plei,ona kai. cro,non makro.n e[wj genew/n e`pta, meta. tou/to de. evxa,xw u`ma/j evkei/qen metV eivrh,nhj

3 nuni. de. o;yesqe evn Babulw/ni qeou.j avrgurou/j kai. crusou/j kai. xuli,nouj evpV w;moij aivrome,nouj deiknu,ntaj fo,bon toi/j e;qnesin

4 euvlabh,qhte ou=n mh. kai. u`mei/j avfomoiwqe,ntej toi/j avllofu,loij avfomoiwqh/te kai. fo,boj u`ma/j la,bh| evpV auvtoi/j

5 ivdo,ntaj o;clon e;mprosqen kai. o;pisqen auvtw/n proskunou/ntaj auvta, ei;pate de. th/| dianoi,a| soi. dei/ proskunei/n de,spota

6 o` ga.r a;ggelo,j mou meqV u`mw/n evstin auvto,j te evkzhtw/n ta.j yuca.j u`mw/n

7 glw/ssa ga.r auvtw/n evstin katexusme,nh u`po. te,ktonoj auvta, te peri,crusa kai. peria,rgura yeudh/ dV evsti.n kai. ouv du,nantai lalei/n

8 kai. w[sper parqe,nw| filoko,smw| lamba,nontej crusi,on kataskeua,zousin stefa,nouj evpi. ta.j kefala.j tw/n qew/n auvtw/n

9 e;sti de. kai. o[te u`fairou,menoi oi` i`erei/j avpo. tw/n qew/n auvtw/n crusi,on kai. avrgu,rion eivj e`autou.j katanalw,sousin dw,sousin de. avpV auvtw/n kai. tai/j evpi. tou/ te,gouj po,rnaij

10 kosmou/si, te auvtou.j w`j avnqrw,pouj toi/j evndu,masin qeou.j avrgurou/j kai. crusou/j kai. xuli,nouj ou-toi de. ouv diasw,|zontai avpo. ivou/ kai. brwma,twn

11 peribeblhme,nwn auvtw/n i`matismo.n porfurou/n evkma,ssontai to. pro,swpon auvtw/n dia. to.n evk th/j oivki,aj koniorto,n o[j evstin plei,wn evpV auvtoi/j

12 kai. skh/ptron e;cei w`j a;nqrwpoj krith.j cw,raj o]j to.n eivj auvto.n a`marta,nonta ouvk avnelei/

13 e;cei de. evgceiri,dion evn dexia/| kai. pe,lekun e`auto.n de. evk pole,mou kai. lh|stw/n ouvk evxelei/tai

14 o[qen gnw,rimoi, eivsin ouvk o;ntej qeoi, mh. ou=n fobhqh/te auvtou,j

15 w[sper ga.r skeu/oj avnqrw,pou suntribe.n avcrei/on gi,netai toiou/toi u`pa,rcousin oi` qeoi. auvtw/n kaqidrume,nwn auvtw/n evn toi/j oi;koij

16 oi` ovfqalmoi. auvtw/n plh,reij eivsi.n koniortou/ avpo. tw/n podw/n tw/n eivsporeuome,nwn

17 kai. w[sper tini. hvdikhko,ti basile,a peripefragme,nai eivsi.n ai` auvlai. w`j evpi. qana,tw| avphgme,nw| tou.j oi;kouj auvtw/n ovcurou/sin oi` i`erei/j qurw,masi,n te kai. klei,qroij kai. mocloi/j o[pwj u`po. tw/n lh|stw/n mh. sulhqw/si

18 lu,cnouj kai,ousin kai. plei,ouj h' e`autoi/j w-n ouvde,na du,nantai ivdei/n

19 e;stin me.n w[sper doko.j tw/n evk th/j oivki,aj ta.j de. kardi,aj auvtw/n fasin evklei,cesqai tw/n avpo. th/j gh/j e`rpetw/n katesqo,ntwn auvtou,j te kai. to.n i`matismo.n auvtw/n ouvk aivsqa,nontai

20 memelanwme,noi to. pro,swpon auvtw/n avpo. tou/ kapnou/ tou/ evk th/j oivki,aj

21 evpi. to. sw/ma auvtw/n kai. evpi. th.n kefalh.n evfi,ptantai nukteri,dej celido,nej kai. ta. o;rnea w`sau,twj de. kai. oi` ai;louroi

22 o[qen gnw,sesqe o[ti ou;k eivsin qeoi, mh. ou=n fobei/sqe auvta,

23 to. ga.r crusi,on o] peri,keintai eivj ka,lloj eva.n mh, tij evkma,xh| to.n ivo,n ouv mh. sti,lywsin ouvde. ga,r o[te evcwneu,onto hv|sqa,nonto

24 evk pa,shj timh/j hvgorasme,na evsti,n evn oi-j ouvk e;stin pneu/ma

25 a;neu podw/n evpV w;moij fe,rontai evndeiknu,menoi th.n e`autw/n avtimi,an toi/j avnqrw,poij aivscu,nontai, te kai. oi` qerapeu,ontej auvta. dia. to, mh,pote evpi. th.n gh/n pe,sh| diV auvtw/n avni,stasqai

26 mh,te eva,n tij auvto. ovrqo.n sth,sh| diV e`autou/ kinhqh,setai mh,te eva.n kliqh/| ouv mh. ovrqwqh/| avllV w[sper nekroi/j ta. dw/ra auvtoi/j parati,qetai

27 ta.j de. qusi,aj auvtw/n avpodo,menoi oi` i`erei/j auvtw/n katacrw/ntai w`sau,twj de. kai. ai` gunai/kej auvtw/n avpV auvtw/n tariceu,ousai ou;te ptwcw/| ou;te avduna,tw| metadido,asin tw/n qusiw/n auvtw/n avpokaqhme,nh kai. lecw. a[ptontai

28 gno,ntej ou=n avpo. tou,twn o[ti ou;k eivsin qeoi, mh. fobhqh/te auvtou,j

29 po,qen ga.r klhqei,hsan qeoi, o[ti gunai/kej paratiqe,asin qeoi/j avrguroi/j kai. crusoi/j kai. xuli,noij

30 kai. evn toi/j oi;koij auvtw/n oi` i`erei/j difreu,ousin e;contej tou.j citw/naj dierrwgo,taj kai. ta.j kefala.j kai. tou.j pw,gwnaj evxurhme,nouj w-n ai` kefalai. avka,luptoi, eivsin

31 wvru,ontai de. bow/ntej evnanti,on tw/n qew/n auvtw/n w[sper tine.j evn peridei,pnw| nekrou/

32 avpo. tou/ i`matismou/ auvtw/n avfelo,menoi oi` i`erei/j evndu,ousin ta.j gunai/kaj auvtw/n kai. ta. paidi,a

33 ou;te eva.n kako.n pa,qwsin u`po, tinoj ou;te eva.n avgaqo,n dunh,sontai avntapodou/nai ou;te katasth/sai basile,a du,nantai ou;te avfele,sqai

34 w`sau,twj ou;te plou/ton ou;te calko.n ouv mh. du,nwntai dido,nai eva,n tij auvtoi/j euvch.n euvxa,menoj mh. avpodw/| ouv mh. evpizhth,swsin

35 evk qana,tou a;nqrwpon ouv mh. r`u,swntai ou;te h[ttona avpo. ivscurou/ ouv mh. evxe,lwntai

36 a;nqrwpon tuflo.n eivj o[rasin ouv mh. peristh,swsin evn avna,gkh| a;nqrwpon o;nta ouv mh. evxe,lwntai

37 ch,ran ouv mh. evleh,swsin ou;te ovrfano.n eu= poih,sousin

38 toi/j avpo. tou/ o;rouj li,qoij w`moiwme,noi eivsi.n ta. xu,lina kai. ta. peri,crusa kai. ta. peria,rgura oi` de. qerapeu,ontej auvta. kataiscunqh,sontai

39 pw/j ou=n nomiste,on h' klhte,on auvtou.j u`pa,rcein qeou,j

40 e;ti de. kai. auvtw/n tw/n Caldai,wn avtimazo,ntwn auvta, oi[ o[tan i;dwsin evneo.n ouv duna,menon lalh/sai prosenegka,menoi to.n Bh/lon avxiou/sin fwnh/sai w`j dunatou/ o;ntoj auvtou/ aivsqe,sqai

41 kai. ouv du,nantai auvtoi. noh,santej katalipei/n auvta, ai;sqhsin ga.r ouvk e;cousin

42 ai` de. gunai/kej periqe,menai scoini,a evn tai/j o`doi/j evgka,qhntai qumiw/sai ta. pi,tura

43 o[tan de, tij auvtw/n evfelkusqei/sa u`po, tinoj tw/n paraporeuome,nwn koimhqh/| th.n plhsi,on ovneidi,zei o[ti ouvk hvxi,wtai w[sper kai. auvth. ou;te to. scoini,on auvth/j dierra,gh

44 pa,nta ta. gino,mena auvtoi/j evstin yeudh/ pw/j ou=n nomiste,on h' klhte,on w[ste qeou.j auvtou.j u`pa,rcein

45 u`po. tekto,nwn kai. crusoco,wn kateskeuasme,na eivsi,n ouvqe.n a;llo mh. ge,nwntai h' o] bou,lontai oi` tecni/tai auvta. gene,sqai

46 auvtoi, te oi` kataskeua,zontej auvta. ouv mh. ge,nwntai polucro,nioi pw/j te dh. me,llei ta. u`pV auvtw/n kataskeuasqe,nta ei=nai qeoi,

47 kate,lipon ga.r yeu,dh kai. o;neidoj toi/j evpiginome,noij

48 o[tan ga.r evpe,lqh| evpV auvta. po,lemoj kai. kaka, bouleu,ontai pro.j e`autou.j oi` i`erei/j pou/ sunapokrubw/si metV auvtw/n

49 pw/j ou=n ouvk e;stin aivsqe,sqai o[ti ou;k eivsin qeoi, oi] ou;te sw,|zousin e`autou.j evk pole,mou ou;te evk kakw/n

50 u`pa,rconta ga.r xu,lina kai. peri,crusa kai. peria,rgura gnwsqh,setai meta. tau/ta o[ti evsti.n yeudh/ toi/j e;qnesi pa/si toi/j te basileu/si fanero.n e;stai o[ti ou;k eivsi qeoi. avlla. e;rga ceirw/n avnqrw,pwn kai. ouvde.n qeou/ e;rgon evn auvtoi/j evstin

51 ti,ni ou=n gnwste,on evsti.n o[ti ou;k eivsin qeoi,

52 basile,a ga.r cw,raj ouv mh. avnasth,swsin ou;te u`eto.n avnqrw,poij ouv mh. dw/sin

53 kri,sin te ouv mh. diakri,nwsin auvtw/n ouvde. mh. r`u,swntai avdikou,menon avdu,natoi o;ntej w[sper ga.r korw/nai avna. me,son tou/ ouvranou/ kai. th/j gh/j

54 kai. ga.r o[tan evmpe,sh| eivj oivki,an qew/n xuli,nwn h' pericru,swn h' periargu,rwn pu/r oi` me.n i`erei/j auvtw/n feu,xontai kai. diaswqh,sontai auvtoi. de. w[sper dokoi. me,soi katakauqh,sontai

55 basilei/ de. kai. polemi,oij ouv mh. avntistw/sin

56 pw/j ou=n evkdekte,on h' nomiste,on o[ti eivsi.n qeoi,

57 ou;te avpo. kleptw/n ou;te avpo. lh|stw/n ouv mh. diaswqw/sin qeoi. xu,linoi kai. peria,rguroi kai. peri,crusoi w-n oi` ivscu,ontej perielou/ntai to. crusi,on kai. to. avrgu,rion kai. to.n i`matismo.n to.n perikei,menon auvtoi/j avpeleu,sontai e;contej ou;te e`autoi/j ouv mh. bohqh,swsin

58 w[ste krei/sson ei=nai basile,a evpideiknu,menon th.n e`autou/ avndrei,an h' skeu/oj evn oivki,a| crh,simon evfV w-| crh,setai o` kekthme,noj h' oi` yeudei/j qeoi, h' kai. qu,ra evn oivki,a| diasw,|zousa ta. evn auvth/| o;nta h' oi` yeudei/j qeoi, kai. xu,linoj stu/loj evn basilei,oij h' oi` yeudei/j qeoi,

59 h[lioj me.n ga.r kai. selh,nh kai. a;stra o;nta lampra. kai. avpostello,mena evpi. crei,aj euvh,koa, eivsin

60 w`sau,twj kai. avstraph, o[tan evpifanh/| eu;opto,j evstin to. dV auvto. kai. pneu/ma evn pa,sh| cw,ra| pnei/

61 kai. nefe,laij o[tan evpitagh/| u`po. tou/ qeou/ evpiporeu,esqai evfV o[lhn th.n oivkoume,nhn suntelou/si to. tacqe,n to, te pu/r evxapostale.n a;nwqen evxanalw/sai o;rh kai. drumou.j poiei/ to. suntacqe,n

62 tau/ta de. ou;te tai/j ivde,aij ou;te tai/j duna,mesin auvtw/n avfwmoiwme,na evsti,n

63 o[qen ou;te nomiste,on ou;te klhte,on u`pa,rcein auvtou.j qeou,j ouv dunatw/n o;ntwn auvtw/n ou;te kri,sin kri/nai ou;te eu= poiei/n avnqrw,poij

64 gno,ntej ou=n o[ti ou;k eivsin qeoi, mh. fobhqh/te auvtou,j

65 ou;te ga.r basileu/sin ouv mh. katara,swntai ou;te mh. euvlogh,swsi

66 shmei/a, te evn e;qnesin evn ouvranw/| ouv mh. dei,xwsin ouvde. w`j o` h[lioj la,myousin ouvde. fwti,sousin w`j selh,nh

67 ta. qhri,a evsti.n krei,ttw auvtw/n a] du,nantai evkfugo,nta eivj ske,phn e`auta. wvfelh/sai

68 katV ouvde,na ou=n tro,pon evsti.n h`mi/n fanero.n o[ti eivsi.n qeoi, dio. mh. fobhqh/te auvtou,j

69 w[sper ga.r evn sikuhra,tw| probaska,nion ouvde.n fula,sson ou[twj oi` qeoi. auvtw/n eivsin xu,linoi kai. peri,crusoi kai. peria,rguroi

70 to.n auvto.n tro,pon kai. th/| evn kh,pw| r`a,mnw| evfV h-j pa/n o;rneon evpika,qhtai w`sau,twj de. kai. nekrw/| evrrimme,nw| evn sko,tei avfwmoi,wntai oi` qeoi. auvtw/n xu,linoi kai. peri,crusoi kai. peria,rguroi

71 avpo, te th/j porfu,raj kai. th/j marma,rou th/j evpV auvtoi/j shpome,nhj gnw,sesqe o[ti ou;k eivsin qeoi, auvta, te evx u`ste,rou brwqh,sontai kai. e;stai o;neidoj evn th/| cw,ra|

72 krei,sswn ou=n a;nqrwpoj di,kaioj ouvk e;cwn ei;dwla e;stai ga.r makra.n avpo. ovneidismou/