se.m03.d15.pl2

Βιβλία - Πηγαί	Books - Sources
Τριῴδιον	Triodion
Τῇ Παρασκευῇ Βʹ Ἑβδομάδος εἰς τὸν Ἑσπερινόν.	On Friday of the Second Week at Vespers
Ἦχος δʹ. Τῇ Παρασκευῇ Ἑσπέρας	Mode 4. On Friday Evening
Μηναῖον - Τῌ ΙΕʹ ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ	Menaion - March 15
Μνήμη τῶν Ἁγίων Μαρτύρων, Ἀγαπίου καὶ τῶν σὺν αὐτῷ	Memory of the Holy Martyrs Agapius and those with him
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Η ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΗΓΙΑΣΜΕΝΩΝ	THE DIVINE LITURGY OF PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS
Τῇ Παρασκευῇ Ἑσπέρας Βʹ Ἑβδομάδος 2025	On Friday Evening of the Second Week 2025
Τοῦ Τριῳδίου.	From the Triodion.
Στιχηρὸν Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος δʹ.	Sticheron Idiomelon. Mode 4.
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Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν μου, τοῦ ἐξομολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόματί σου.	Bring my soul out of prison to give thanks to Your name, O Lord. [SAAS]
Νῦν καιρὸς εὐπρόσδεκτος, νῦν ἡμέρα σωτηρίας· ἐν τῷ πλήθει τοῦ ἐλέους σου, ἐπίσκεψαί μου τὴν ψυχήν, καὶ τὸ φορτίον τῶν ἀνομιῶν μου, ἄνες μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.	Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation. O Lord, in the abundance of your mercy, visit my soul, and remove the heavy burden of my iniquities, as the only One who is benevolent. [SD]
Ἐμὲ ὑπομενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὗ ἀνταποδῷς μοι.	The righteous shall wait for me, until You reward me. [SAAS]
Νῦν καιρὸς εὐπρόσδεκτος, νῦν ἡμέρα σωτηρίας· ἐν τῷ πλήθει τοῦ ἐλέους σου, ἐπίσκεψαί μου τὴν ψυχήν, καὶ τὸ φορτίον τῶν ἀνομιῶν μου, ἄνες μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.	Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation. O Lord, in the abundance of your mercy, visit my soul, and remove the heavy burden of my iniquities, as the only One who is benevolent. [SD]
Μαρτυρικά.	For the Martyrs.
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.

Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε· Κύριε, εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς μου.	Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. [SAAS]
Ὁ ἐνδοξαζόμενος ἐν ταῖς μνείαις τῶν Ἁγίων σου, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ὑπʼ αὐτῶν δυσωπούμενος, κατάπεμψον ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	O Christ our God, who are glorified in the memorials of Your Saints, being importuned by them, send down Your great mercy unto us. [SD]
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.

Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς μου.	Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. [SAAS]
Ὁ τῶν ἁγίων Μαρτύρων, δεξάμενος τὴν ὑπομονήν, καὶ παρʼ ἡμῶν δέχου τὴν ὑμνῳδίαν Φιλάνθρωπε, δωρούμενος ἡμῖν, ταῖς αὐτῶν ἱκεσίαις, τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	O benevolent Lord, who have accepted the holy Martyrs’ endurance, do also from us accept this hymnody; and by their supplications, grant to us the great mercy. [SD]
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.

Ἐὰν ἀνομίας παρατηρήσῃς, Κύριε Κύριε, τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασμός ἐστιν.	If You, O Lord, should mark transgression, O Lord, who would stand? For there is forgiveness with You. [SAAS]
Ἔχοντες παῤῥησίαν, πρὸς τὸν Σωτῆρα Ἅγιοι, πρεσβεύσατε ἀπαύστως, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν, ἄφεσιν πταισμάτων αἰτούμενοι, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	Since you have confidence before the Savior, O Saints, intercede unceasingly on behalf of us sinners, requesting the forgiveness of our transgressions and great mercy upon our souls. [SD]
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.
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Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου ὑπέμεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέμεινεν ἡ ψυχή μου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου. Ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή μου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.	Because of Your law, O Lord, I waited for You; my soul waited for Your word. My soul hopes in the Lord. [SAAS]
Ἱερεῖα ἔμψυχα, ὁλοκαυτώματα λογικά, Μάρτυρες Κυρίου, θύματα τέλεια Θεοῦ, Θεὸν γινώσκοντα, καὶ Θεῷ γινωσκόμενα, πρόβατα, ὧν ἡ μάνδρα, λύκοις ἀνεπίβατος, πρεσβεύσατε καὶ ἡμᾶς, συμποιμανθῆναι ὑμῖν, ἐπὶ ὕδατος ἀναπαύσεως.	O living sacrifices, rational whole-burnt offerings, O Martyrs of the Lord, and perfect sacrificial victims of God, who know God and are known by God, O lambs whose fold is inaccessible to wolves: intercede that together with you we also may be shepherded beside the still water of rest. [SD]
Στιχηρὰ τοῦ Μηναίου.	Stichera from the Menaion.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου.	Mode pl. 4. What a paradoxal.
	Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου.
Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας μέχρι νυκτός· ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.	From the morning watch until night; from the morning watch until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. [SAAS]
Μάρτυρες Χριστοῦ ἑπτάριθμοι, τῶν διωκτῶν τὰς ὁρμάς, καὶ τὸν βίαιον θάνατον, εἰς οὐδὲν ἡγήσασθε, ἀλλʼ ἑτοίμως ἐσπεύσατε, ἀνδρειοφρόνως πρὸς τὰ παλαίσματα, καὶ νίκης στέφος ἀναδησάμενοι, συνηριθμήθητε, τοῖς δικαίοις ἅπασι, μεθʼ ὧν ὑμᾶς, πάντοτε γεραίρομεν καὶ μακαρίζομεν.	Seven Martyr Saints of Christ our God, * counting as nothing the rage * of the men persecuting you, * and the thought of violent death, * you proceeded to martyrdom, * being prepared with a manful frame of mind. * Now you are wearing the crown of victory, * and you are numbered with * all the righteous, and with them you are extolled. * For all time we honor you and also call you blest. [SD]
Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρʼ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις, καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνομιῶν αὐτοῦ.	For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his transgressions. [SAAS]
Μάρτυρες Χριστοῦ ἑπτάριθμοι, τῶν διωκτῶν τὰς ὁρμάς, καὶ τὸν βίαιον θάνατον, εἰς οὐδὲν ἡγήσασθε, ἀλλʼ ἑτοίμως ἐσπεύσατε, ἀνδρειοφρόνως πρὸς τὰ παλαίσματα, καὶ νίκης στέφος ἀναδησάμενοι, συνηριθμήθητε, τοῖς δικαίοις ἅπασι, μεθʼ ὧν ὑμᾶς, πάντοτε γεραίρομεν καὶ μακαρίζομεν.	Seven Martyr Saints of Christ our God, * counting as nothing the rage * of the men persecuting you, * and the thought of violent death, * you proceeded to martyrdom, * being prepared with a manful frame of mind. * Now you are wearing the crown of victory, * and you are numbered with * all the righteous, and with them you are extolled. * For all time we honor you and also call you blest. [SD]
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί.	Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; praise Him, all you peoples. [SAAS]
Μάρτυς ἀθλητὰ Ἀγάπιε, τῶν ἀγαθῶν τὴν πηγήν, ὀρεκτῶν τὸ ἀκρότατον, ἀγαπήσας ἔσπευσας, τοῦ πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον, τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἐπικαλούμενος, Θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος τὸ θεῖον ὄνομα, Ὢ τῆς ἀνδρείας σου! ὢ τῆς καρτερίας σου! διʼ ἧς τυχεῖν, δόξης καὶ λαμπρότητος, σαφῶς ἠξίωσαι.	Martyr and athlete Agapius, * you loved the source of all good * and the highest of things desired; * you contested faithfully, * and you hastened to drink the cup * of holy martyrdom, calling all the while * on the divine Name of Christ, the Living God. * Great was you valiancy! * Great was your endurance! And for this you were * counted worthy to receive glory and splendor divine. [SD]
Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.	For His mercy rules over us; and the truth of the Lord endures forever. [SAAS]
Μάρτυρες ἀξιοθαύμαστοι, ἐθελουσίῳ σφαγῇ, ἑαυτοὺς ἐξεδώκατε, καὶ τὴν γῆν τοῖς αἵμασι, τοῖς ἡμῶν ἡγιάσατε, καὶ τὸν αἰθέρα κατελαμπρύνατε, τῇ διαβάσει, καὶ νῦν οἰκίζεσθε, εἰς τὰ οὐράνια, πρὸς φῶς τὸ ἀνέσπερον, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, πάντοτε δεόμενοι, θεοειδέστατοι.	Martyrs, admiration is your due, * for you presented yourselves * to be slaughtered of your own will, * and you sanctified the earth * with your blood that was shed for Christ, * and with your passage you brightened up the sky. * And now you dwell in the heavenly abodes, * where you are very close * to the Light that never sets, and you entreat * evermore on our behalf, O truly Godlike Saints. [SD]
Δόξα. Νεκρώσιμον.	Glory. For the Dead.
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.
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Ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ τοῦ κόσμου προσπάθεια; ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ τῶν προσκαίρων φαντασία; ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ χρυσὸς καὶ ὁ ἄργυρος; ποῦ ἐστι τῶν οἰκετῶν ἡ πλημμύρα καὶ ὁ θόρυβος; πάντα κόνις, πάντα τέφρα, πάντα σκιά. Ἀλλὰ δεῦτε βοήσωμεν τῷ ἀθανάτῳ Βασιλεῖ. Κύριε, τῶν αἰωνίων σου ἀγαθῶν ἀξίωσον, τοὺς μεταστάντας ἐξ ἡμῶν, καὶ ἀνάπαυσον αὐτούς, ἐν τῇ ἀγήρῳ μακαριότητι.	Where are all those worldly attachments? Where are the imaginings of things that do not last? Where is the gold, where the silver? Where is the flood and fuss of assistants and servants? All of this is dust and ashes, all just a shadow. Nevertheless, come let us say to the immortal King, “Lord, grant Your eternal good things to those departed from us, and give them rest in unending blessedness.” [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Ἦχος δʹ.	Both now. Mode 4.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Τὸ αʹ Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Ἦχου.	The First Theotokion of the Mode.

Ὁ διὰ σὲ θεοπάτωρ προφήτης Δαυΐδ, μελῳδικῶς περὶ σοῦ προανεφώνησε, τῷ μεγαλεῖά σοι ποιήσαντι· Παρέστη ἡ βασίλισσα ἐκ δεξιῶν σου. Σὲ γὰρ μητέρα πρόξενον ζωῆς ἀνέδειξεν, ὁ ἀπάτωρ ἐκ σοῦ ἐνανθρωπῆσαι εὐδοκήσας Θεός, ἵνα τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἀναπλάσῃ εἰκόνα, φθαρεῖσαν τοῖς πάθεσι, καὶ τὸ πλανηθὲν ὀρειάλωτον εὑρών, πρόβατον τοῖς ὤμοις ἀναλαβών, τῷ Πατρὶ προσαγάγῃ, καὶ τῷ ἰδίῳ θελήματι, ταῖς οὐρανίαις συνάψῃ δυνάμεσι, καὶ σώσῃ Θεοτόκε τὸν κόσμον, Χριστὸς ὁ ἔχων, τὸ μέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος.	By you, O Lady, the Prophet David became an ancestor of God. Long ago, he sang a Psalm to Him, who would do great things for you: “The Queen stood at Your right hand.” God chose you to be the mother who would engender Life. For it was His good pleasure to become human from you without father, so that He could refashion His image, which had become distorted by the passions, and so that He could find the lost sheep that had gone astray on the mountains, and carry it on His shoulders, and bring it to His Father, and reunite it with the heavenly hosts, as He willed, and so that He could save the world, O Theotokos, since He is Christ, and He has the great and rich mercy. [GOASD]
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί.	Wisdom. Arise.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Φῶς ἱλαρὸν ἁγίας δόξης ἀθανάτου Πατρός, οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, μάκαρος, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλίου δύσιν, ἰδόντες φῶς ἑσπερινόν, ὑμνοῦμεν Πατέρα, Υἱόν καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, Θεόν. Ἄξιόν σε ἐν πᾶσι καιροῖς ὑμνεῖσθαι φωναῖς αἰσίαις, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ζωὴν ὁ διδούς· * διὸ ὁ κόσμος σὲ δοξάζει.	Gladsome light of holy glory of the holy, blessed, heavenly, immortal Father, O Jesus Christ: arriving at the hour of sunset and having seen the evening light, we praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God. It is worthy for You to be praised at all times with happy voices, O Son of God and Giver of life; * and therefore the world glorifies You.
Τὰ Ἀναγνώσματα	The Readings
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἑσπέρας…	The evening…
Τοῦ Τριῳδίου - - -	From Triodion - - -
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode 4.
Ψαλμὸς ΛΘʹ (39).	Psalm 39 (40).
Τὸ ἔλεός σου, Κύριε, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθειά σου.	O Lord, may Your mercy and Your truth take hold of me.
Ὑπομένων ὑπέμεινα τὸν Κύριον.	I waited patiently for the Lord. [SAAS]
Γενέσεως τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the book of Genesis.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us be attentive.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Γεν Εʹ, 32 – Ϛʹ, 8	Gn 5:32, 6:1 – 8
Νῶε ἦν ἐτῶν πεντακοσίων, καὶ ἐγέννησε Νῶε τρεῖς υἱούς, τὸν Σήμ, τὸν Χάμ, καὶ τὸν Ἰάφεθ. Καὶ ἐγένετο, ἡνίκα ἤρξαντο οἱ ἄνθρωποι πολλοὶ γίνεσθαι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ θυγατέρες ἐγεννήθησαν αὐτοῖς. Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ τὰς θυγατέρας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅτι καλαί εἰσιν, ἔλαβον ἑαυτοῖς γυναῖκας ἀπὸ πασῶν, ὧν ἐξελέξαντο. Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος ὁ Θεός· Οὐ μὴ καταμείνῃ τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τούτοις εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτοὺς σάρκας· ἔσονται δὲ αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτῶν, ἑκατὸν εἴκοσιν ἔτη. Οἱ δὲ γίγαντες ἦσαν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, καὶ μετʼ ἐκεῖνο, ὡς ἂν εἰσεπορεύοντο οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ πρὸς τὰς θυγατέρας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ἐγεννῶσαν ἑαυτοῖς· ἐκεῖνοι ἦσαν οἱ γίγαντες οἱ ἀπʼ αἰῶνος, οἱ ἄνθρωποι οἱ ὀνομαστοί. Ἰδὼν δὲ Κύριος ὁ Θεός, ὅτι ἐπληθύνθησαν αἱ κακίαι τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ πᾶς τις διανοεῖται ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἐπιμελῶς ἐπὶ τὰ πονηρὰ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας· καὶ ἐνεθυμήθη ὁ Θεός, ὅτι ἐποίησε τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ διενοήθη, καὶ εἶπεν· Ἀπαλείψω τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ὃν ἐποίησα, ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς γῆς, ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους, καὶ ἀπὸ ἑρπετῶν ἕως τῶν πετεινῶν τοῦ Οὐρανοῦ, ὅτι μετεμελήθην, ὅτι ἐποίησα αὐτούς· Νῶε δὲ εὗρε χάριν ἐναντίον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ.	And Noah was five hundred years old, and he begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Now it came to pass that men began to exist in great numbers on the earth, and daughters were born to them. So when the sons of God saw the daughters of men were beautiful, they took wives for themselves of all they chose. Then the Lord God said, “My Spirit shall not remain with these people forever, for they are flesh. So their days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” Now there were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men of old, men of renown. Then the Lord God saw man’s wickedness, that it was great in the earth, and every intent of the thoughts within his heart was only evil continually. So God was grieved that He had made man on the earth, and He thought this over. Then God said, “I will blot out man whom I created from the face of the earth, from man to cattle, and from the creeping things to the birds of heaven, for I am grieved I made them.” But Noah found grace in the presence of the Lord God. [SAAS]
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.
Ψαλμὸς Μʹ (40).	Psalm 40 (41).
Ἐγὼ εἶπα· Κύριε, ἐλέησόν με.	O Lord, I said, “Have mercy on me.”
Μακάριος ὁ συνιὼν ἐπὶ πτωχόν.	Blessed is he who understands the poor. [SAAS]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ (ἐμμελῶς)	READER (sung)
Κέλευσον.	Command!
Ὁ Ἱερεύς, κρατῶν ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ λαμπάδα ἀνημμένην καὶ θυμιατήριον ἐξηρτημένον, ἵσταται ἐνώπιον τῆς ἁγίας Τραπέζης καὶ ποιεῖ σχῆμα σταυροῦ λέγων·	The Priest holds a lit candle in his right hand with the censer hanging below it, stands before the holy Table, gestures crosswise and says:
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί.	Wisdom. Arise.
Καὶ στραφεὶς πρὸς τὸν λαὸν καὶ εὐλογῶν αὐτὸν σταυροειδῶς διὰ τῆς λαμπάδος λέγει·	Then he turns to face the people, blesses them crosswise with the candle, and says:
Φῶς Χριστοῦ φαίνει πᾶσι.	The light of Christ shines on all.
Εἶτα δὲ παραδίδωσι τήν τε λαμπάδα καὶ τὸ θυμιατήριον τῷ ὑπηρετοῦντι.	Then he hands the candle and the censer to the acolyte.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Παροιμιῶν τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the Proverbs of Solomon.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us be attentive.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Πρμ Κεφ Ϛʹ, 20 – Ζʹ, 1	Pr 6:24 – 35, 7:1 – 2
Υἱέ, φύλασσε νόμους πατρός σου, καὶ μὴ ἀπώσῃ θεσμοὺς μητρός σου, ἄφαψαι δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ σῇ ψυχῇ διαπαντός, καὶ ἐγκλοίωσαι περὶ σῷ τραχήλῳ. Ἡνίκα ἂν περιπατῇς, ἐπάγου αὐτήν, καὶ μετὰ σοῦ ἔστω, ὡς δʼ ἂν καθεύδῃς, φυλασσέτω σε, ἵνα ἐγειρομένῳ συλλαλῇ σοι. Ὅτι λύχνος ἐντολὴ νόμου καὶ φῶς, καὶ ὁδὸς ζωῆς, καὶ ἔλεγχος, καὶ παιδεία, τοῦ διαφυλάσσειν σε ἀπὸ γυναικὸς ὑπάνδρου, καὶ ἀπὸ διαβολῆς γλώσσης ἀλλοτρίας. Υἱέ, μή σε νικήσῃ κάλλους ἐπιθυμία, μηδὲ ἀγρευθῇς σοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, μηδὲ συναρπασθῇς ἀπὸ τῶν αὐτῆς βλεφάρων· τιμὴ γὰρ πόρνης, ὅση καὶ ἑνὸς ἄρτου, γυνὴ δὲ ἀνδρῶν τιμίας ψυχὰς ἀγρεύει. Ἀποδήσει τις πῦρ ἐν κόλπῳ, τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια οὐ κατακαύσει; Ἢ περιπατήσει τις ἐπʼ ἀνθράκων πυρός, τοὺς δὲ πόδας οὐ κατακαύσει; Οὕτως ὁ εἰσελθὼν πρὸς γυναῖκα ὕπανδρον, οὐκ ἀθωωθήσεται, οὐδὲ πᾶς ὁ ἁπτόμενος αὐτῆς. Οὐ θαυμαστόν, ἐὰν ἁλῷ τις κλέπτων· κλέπτει γάρ, ἵνα ἐμπλήσῃ ψυχὴν πεινῶσαν, ἐὰν δὲ ἁλῷ, ἀποτίσει ἑπταπλάσια, καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ δούς, ῥύσεται ἑαυτόν. ὁ δὲ μοιχὸς διʼ ἔνδειαν φρενῶν, ἀπώλειαν τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ περιποιεῖται, ὀδύνας τε καὶ ἀτιμίας ὑποφέρει, τό τε ὄνειδος αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐξαλειφθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Μεστὸς γὰρ ζήλου θυμὸς ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς, οὐ φείσεται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως, οὐκ ἀνταλλάξεται οὐδενὸς λύτρου τὴν ἔχθραν, οὐδὲ μὴ διαλυθῇ πολλῶν δώρων. Υἱέ, φύλασσε ἐμοὺς λόγους, τὰς δὲ ἐμὰς ἐντολὰς κρύψον παρὰ σεαυτῷ. Υἱέ, τίμα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἰσχύσεις, πλὴν δὲ αὐτοῦ, μὴ φοβοῦ ἄλλον.	My son, guard the laws of your father, and do not depart from the rules of your mother. But fasten them to your soul continually and wear them as a collar upon your neck. When you walk about, bring along this commandment and let it be with you; and as you sleep, let it guard you, that when you arise, it may speak to you. For a commandment of law is a lamp and a light, and the way of life is reproof and instruction, that you may keep yourself from a married woman and from the slanderous tongue of a strange woman. Do not let the desire of beauty conquer you; neither be caught by her eyes, nor captivated by her eyelids; for the value of a prostitute is only one loaf, and such a woman hunts for the precious souls of men. Shall anyone bind fire to his bosom and his garments not burn? Or will anyone walk about on coals of fire and not burn his feet? Likewise is the one who goes in to a married woman; he shall not be guiltless, nor any who touch her. It is not surprising if anyone who steals is caught, for he steals that he may fill his hungry soul; but if he is caught, he will repay sevenfold, and by giving all his goods, he shall deliver himself. But the adulterer through his lack of discernment obtains the destruction of his soul; he bears both pain and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away forever. For the anger of her husband is full of jealousy; he will not spare in the day of judgment; he will not take any ransom in exchange for his hatred, nor will he be reconciled by many gifts. My son, guard my words, and hide my commandments within yourself; my son, honor the Lord, and you shall be strong, and fear none other but Him. [SAAS]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Εἰρήνη σοι.	Peace be with you.

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