se.m03.d07.pl2

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Τριῴδιον	Triodion
Τῇ Παρασκευῇ Βʹ Ἑβδομάδος εἰς τὸν Ἑσπερινόν.	On Friday of the Second Week at Vespers
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Τῇ Παρασκευῇ Ἑσπέρας	Mode pl. 1. On Friday Evening
Μηναῖον - Τῌ Ζʹ ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ	Menaion - March 7
Μνήμη τῶν Ἁγίων Ἱερομαρτύρων, τῶν ἐν Χερσῶνι ἐπισκοπησάντων, Ἐφραίμ, Βασιλέως, Εὐγενίου, Ἀγαθοδώρου, Καπίτωνος, Αἰθερίου καὶ Ἐλπιδίου, καὶ τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Λαυρεντίου τοῦ ἐν Σαλαμῖνι.	Memory of the holy Hieromartyrs in Cherson, Ephrem, Basilefs, Eugene, Agathodoros, Capito, Aetherios and Elpidios, and our Devout Father Lavrentios of Salamina
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Η ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΗΓΙΑΣΜΕΝΩΝ	THE DIVINE LITURGY OF PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS
Τῇ Παρασκευῇ Ἑσπέρας Βʹ Ἑβδομάδος 2026	On Friday Evening of the Second Week 2026
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 πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.

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]
Τῶν ἐπιγείων ἁπάντων, καταφρονήσαντες, καὶ τῶν βασάνων ἀνδρείως κατατολμήσαντες, τῶν μακαρίων ἐλπίδων οὐκ ἠστοχήσατε, ἀλλʼ οὐρανῶν Βασιλείας κληρονόμοι γεγόνατε, πανεύφημοι Μάρτυρες, ἔχοντες παῤῥησίαν πρὸς τὸν φιλάνθρωπον Θεόν, τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν εἰρήνην αἰτήσασθε, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	You disdained all earthly things, and you manfully defied the tortures. And hence you failed not in your blessed hopes, but became heirs of the Kingdom of heaven, O Martyrs, extolled throughout the world. Since to our humane God you speak with freedom, ask for peace for the world, and great mercy upon our souls. [SD]
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.

Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς μου.	Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. [SAAS]
Τὸν θυρεὸν τῆς πίστεως περιβαλλόμενοι, καὶ τῷ τύπῳ τοῦ Σταυροῦ, ἑαυτοὺς διαναστήσαντες, πρὸς τὰς βασάνους ἀνδρείως ἀπηυτομόλησαν, καὶ διαβόλου τὴν πλάνην καὶ τὸ θράσος κατήργησαν, οἱ Ἅγιοί σου Κύριε. Αὐτῶν ταῖς ἱκεσίαις, ὡς παντοδύναμος Θεός, τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν εἰρήνην κατάπεμψον, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	Armed with the shield of faith, and rousing themselves to action with the sign of the Cross, O Lord, Your Saints of their own accord went forth courageously to the tortures, and they abolished the delusion and the audacity of the devil. At their entreaties, O omnipotent God, send peace down upon the world, and great mercy upon our souls. [SD]
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.

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]
Πρεσβεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες, ἵνα ῥυσθῶμεν τῶν ἀνομιῶν ἡμῶν· ὑμῖν γὰρ ἐδόθη χάρις, πρεσβεύειν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Intercede on our behalf, O holy Martyrs, * that we be delivered from our iniquities. * For to you has the grace been given to intercede on our behalf. [SD]
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.

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]
Ἀκορέστῳ διαθέσει ψυχῆς, Χριστὸν οὐκ ἀρνησάμενοι, ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες, τοὺς δεινοὺς καὶ διαφόρους αἰκισμούς, παθημάτων ὑπεμείνατε, τῶν τυράννων τὰ θράση κατηδαφίσατε, ἀκλινῆ καὶ ἄτρωτον τὴν πίστιν φυλάξαντες, εἰς οὐρανοὺς μετέστητε· ὅθεν καὶ παῤῥησίας τυχόντες πρὸς αὐτόν, αἰτήσασθε δωρηθῆναι, ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	Refusing to deny Christ, O holy Martyrs, you endured the various painful tortures with an insatiable willingness of soul. You humbled the impudence of the tyrants, having kept your faith steadfast and invulnerable, and you were translated to heaven. Since you therefore have obtained confidence before the Lord, entreat Him that great mercy be granted to us. [SD]
Στιχηρὰ τοῦ Μηναίου.	Stichera from the Menaion.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -

Ἦχος δʹ. Ἔδωκας σημείωσιν.	Mode 4. You have given.
	Ἔδωκας σημείωσιν.
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 ἀήττητοι, καὶ Ἱεράρχαι πανεύφημοι, καὶ φωστῆρες παγκόσμιοι, στῦλοι ἀπερίτρεπτοι, θείας Ἐκκλησίας, καὶ βάσις δογμάτων, καὶ ὁδηγοὶ τῶν εὐσεβῶν, καὶ καθαιρέται πλάνης γεγόνατε, Πατέρες οὐρανόφρονες, φωταγωγοὶ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν Ἀγγέλων συνόμιλοι, τῆς Τριάδος ὑπέρμαχοι.	Universal luminaries and all-laudable Hierarchs * and invincible Martyr Saints, * O Fathers, your minds were set on the things of heaven. * Immovable pillars of the all-holy Church of Christ, * the firm foundation of doctrines most divine, * as leaders of the Orthodox, you guide our souls to the light of God. * With the Angels you dwell on high, * for you championed the Trinity. [GOASD]
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 ἀήττητοι, καὶ Ἱεράρχαι πανεύφημοι, καὶ φωστῆρες παγκόσμιοι, στῦλοι ἀπερίτρεπτοι, θείας Ἐκκλησίας, καὶ βάσις δογμάτων, καὶ ὁδηγοὶ τῶν εὐσεβῶν, καὶ καθαιρέται πλάνης γεγόνατε, Πατέρες οὐρανόφρονες, φωταγωγοὶ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν Ἀγγέλων συνόμιλοι, τῆς Τριάδος ὑπέρμαχοι.	Universal luminaries and all-laudable Hierarchs * and invincible Martyr Saints, * O Fathers, your minds were set on the things of heaven. * Immovable pillars of the all-holy Church of Christ, * the firm foundation of doctrines most divine, * as leaders of the Orthodox, you guide our souls to the light of God. * With the Angels you dwell on high, * for you championed the Trinity. [GOASD]
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί.	Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; praise Him, all you peoples. [SAAS]
Ἐφραὶμ ὁ ἀοίδιμος, καὶ Βασιλεὺς ὁ θεόσοφος, καὶ Καπίτων ὁ μέγιστος, θεῖος Ἀγαθόδωρος, σὺν τῷ Ἐλπιδίῳ, καὶ τῷ Αἰθερίῳ, καὶ Εὐγενίῳ τῷ κλεινῷ, λόγοις ἐνθέοις μακαριζέσθωσαν· ὁσίως γὰρ βιώσαντες, καὶ ἱερῶς ἐναθλήσαντες, βασιλείας ἐδείχθησαν, οὐρανίου οἰκήτορες.	With inspired songs extol the Martyrs Ephrem, Aetherius * and Eugene and Elpidius, * Basileus, Capito, and Agathodorus. * Glorious and famous and most illustrious were they, * and they had wisdom from God, and they were great. * They lived their lives devoutly, and they suffered martyrdom sacredly. * And now they are residents * of the heavenly kingdom on high. [GOASD]
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]
Νεκρώσας τὸ φρόνημα, τὸ τῆς σαρκὸς ἀγωνίσματι, Βασιλεὺς ὁ ἀοίδιμος, νεκροὺς ἐξανέστησεν, ἐπικλήσει θείᾳ. Καπίτων δὲ πάλιν, ὁ ἱερώτατος ποιμήν, φλογὸς ἐν μέσῳ ἑστὼς γηθόμενος, ὡράθη ἀκατάφλεκτος. Αὐτῶν πρεσβείαις Φιλάνθρωπε, ἱλασμὸν ἡμῖν δώρησαι, καὶ τὸ μέγα σου ἔλεος.	Famous Martyr Basileus, mortifying the carnal mind * by his labors and discipline, * raised the dead by faithfully invoking the Lord God. * Capito the shepherd and holy hierarch rejoiced, * as he was standing within the burning fire * remaining whole. O Savior, by their intercessions, please grant to us * Your great mercy and clemency, * in Your love for humanity. [GOASD]
Δόξα. Νεκρώσιμον.	Glory. For the Dead.
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.

Ἐμνήσθην τοῦ Προφήτου βοῶντος· Ἐγώ εἰμι γῆ καὶ σποδός, καὶ πάλιν κατενόησα ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι, καὶ εἶδον τὰ ὀστᾶ τὰ γεγυμνωμένα, καὶ εἶπα· Ἆρα τίς ἐστι; Βασιλεύς, ἢ στρατιώτης, ἢ πλούσιος, ἢ πένης, ἢ δίκαιος, ἢ ἁμαρτωλός; ἀλλὰ ἀνάπαυσον, Κύριε, μετὰ δικαίων τοὺς δούλους σου, ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.	I remembered how the Prophet once said: “I am but dust and ashes”; and then I looked into the graves and saw the naked bones, and in turn I exclaimed: “Who can tell, which one was a king, which one a soldier, rich or poor, a righteous man or a sinner?” Nevertheless, O Lord, grant that Your servants may rest with the righteous, in Your benevolence. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Both now. Mode pl. 1.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Τὸ αʹ Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Ἦχου.	The First Theotokion of the Mode.

Ἐν τῇ Ἐρυθρᾷ θαλάσσῃ, τῆς ἀπειρογάμου νύμφης εἰκὼν διεγράφη ποτέ. Ἐκεῖ Μωϋσῆς διαιρέτης τοῦ ὕδατος, ἐνθάδε Γαβριὴλ ὑπηρέτης τοῦ θαύματος· τότε τὸν βυθὸν ἐπέζευσεν ἀβρόχως Ἰσραήλ, νῦν δὲ τὸν Χριστὸν ἐγέννησεν ἀσπόρως ἡ Παρθένος· ἡ θάλασσα μετὰ τὴν πάροδον τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, ἔμεινεν ἄβατος· ἡ Ἄμεμπτος μετὰ τὴν κύησιν τοῦ Ἐμμανουήλ, ἔμεινεν ἄφθορος. Ὁ ὢν καὶ προών, καὶ φανεὶς ὡς ἄνθρωπος, Θεὸς ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	In the Red Sea long ago, there was a prefigurement of the ever-virgin Mary. There, it was Moses parting the water, and here, Gabriel took part in the wonder. Israel walked through the sea as on dry ground. The Virgin, without seed, gave birth to Christ. The sea remained impassable after the passing of Israel. The blameless Mother remained immaculate after conceiving Emmanuel. O God, the One who is and ever was and who appeared as man, have mercy on us. [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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