Εἱρμολόγιον
Heirmologion
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Sauti ya 6.
Ἄφραστον θαῦμα…
Ineffable wonder…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ζʹ.
Ode vii.
Ἄφραστον θαῦμα! Ὁ ἐν καμίνῳ ῥυσάμενος, τοὺς Ὁσίους Παῖδας ἐκ φλογός, ἐν τάφῳ νεκρός, ἄπνους κατατίθεται, εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν τῶν μελῳδούντων. Λυτρωτά, ὁ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
Ineffable wonder! He who delivered the pious youths in the furnace from the raging fire is laid out today, dead and breathless, in a tomb, for the salvation of us who sing, “O our God and Redeemer, You are blessed.”
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Ἀκήκοα Κύριε τὴν ἀκοήν…
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ δʹ.
Ode iv.
Ἀκήκοα Κύριε, τὴν ἀκοήν σου καὶ ἐφοβήθην, κατενόησα τὰ ἔργα σου, καὶ ἐξέστην, δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.
Ἀκήκοεν ὁ Προφήτης…
On hearing about Your advent…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ δʹ.
Ode iv.
Ἀκήκοεν ὁ Προφήτης, τὴν ἔλευσίν σου Κύριε, καὶ ἐφοβήθη, ὅτι μέλλεις ἐκ Παρθένου τίκτεσθαι, καὶ ἀνθρώποις δείκνυσθαι, καὶ ἔλεγεν· Ἀκήκοα τὴν ἀκοήν σου καὶ ἐφοβήθην, δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.
On hearing about Your advent, * O Lord, the Prophet Habakkuk of old was frightened: * that You purposed from a Virgin to be born * and appear to humankind. And thus he said: * O Lord, I have heard Your report and I am frightened. * Glory to Your strength, O Lord my God.
Ἀπορεῖ πᾶσα γλῶσσα…
Every tongue…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ θʹ.
Ode ix.
Ἀπορεῖ πᾶσα γλῶσσα, εὐφημεῖν πρὸς ἀξίαν ἰλιγγιᾷ δὲ νοῦς καὶ ὑπερκόσμιος, ὑμνεῖν σε Θεοτόκε, ὅμως ἀγαθὴ ὑπάρχουσα, τὴν πίστιν δέχου, καὶ γὰρ τὸν πόθον οἶδας, τὸν ἔνθεον ἡμῶν· σὺ γὰρ Χριστιανῶν εἶ προστάτις, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Every tongue is dumbfounded to extol as is worthy; * a super-mundane mind is dizzied praising you with hymns, O Theotokos. * Nonetheless accept our faith, since you are full of goodness, * for you have seen our longing indeed inspired by God. * Lady, as the protectress of Christians, you do we magnify.
Ἀσπόρου συλλήψεως…
The birth is ineffable…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ θʹ.
Ode ix.
Ἀσπόρου συλλήψεως, ὁ τόκος ἀνερμήνευτος, Μητρὸς ἀνάνδρου, ἄσπορος ἡ κύησις. Θεοῦ γὰρ ἡ γέννησις καινοποιεῖ τὰς φύσεις· διό σε πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί, ὡς Θεόνυμφον Μητέρα, ὀρθοδόξως μεγαλύνομεν.
The birth is ineffable, conceived without the seed of man; the unwed Mother’s * childbirth was free of all corruption. The birth of God * makes new again the natures. * And thus, in Orthodox manner all * generations magnify you as the Mother and the Bride of God.
Ἄβυσσος ἐσχάτη…
The lowest depth…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ.
Ode vi.
Ἄβυσσος ἐσχάτη ἁμαρτημάτων, ἐκύκλωσέ με, καὶ τὸν κλύδωνα μηκέτι φέρων, ὡς ὁ Ἰωνᾶς, τῷ Δεσπότῃ βοῶ σοι· Ἐκ φθορᾶς με ἀνάγαγε.
The lowest depth of my sins has encircled me; and, no longer able to endure the storm, like Jonah I cry to You the Master, “Bring me up from corruption.”
Χριστός μου δύναμις…
The holy Church of God…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ δʹ.
Ode iv.
Χριστός μου δύναμις, Θεὸς καὶ Κύριος, ἡ σεπτὴ Ἐκκλησία, θεοπρεπῶς, μέλπει ἀνακράζουσα, ἐκ διανοίας καθαρᾶς, ἐν Κυρίῳ ἑορτάζουσα.
The holy Church of God exclaims befittingly, * “Christ is God and my Lord, and He is my strength.” * She is celebrating in the Lord and sings to Him * from a mind that has been purified.
Δροσοβόλον μὲν τὴν κάμινον…
In the furnace the Lord’s Angel…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ζʹ.
Ode vii.
Δροσοβόλον μὲν τὴν κάμινον εἰργάσατο, Ἄγγελος τοῖς ὁσίοις παισί· τοὺς Χαλδαίους δὲ καταφλέγον, πρόσταγμα Θεοῦ, τὸν τύραννον ἔπεισε βοᾷν· Εὐλογητὸς εἶ ὁ Θεός, ὁ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν.
In the furnace the Lord’s Angel saved the pious men, * blowing through it a dew-laden breeze, * while Chaldean men were completely burned, at God’s command, * persuading the tyrant to confess * and cry aloud, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You.”
Ἐκ φλογὸς τοῖς Ὁσίοις…
From the flame…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.
Ode viii.
Ἐκ φλογὸς τοῖς ὁσίοις, δρόσον ἐπήγασας, καὶ δικαίου θυσίαν, ὕδατι ἔφλεξας· ἅπαντα γὰρ δρᾷς, Χριστὲ μόνῳ τῷ βούλεσθαι· σὲ ὑπερυψοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
From the flame You refreshed pious Servants as with dew * and with water consumed the righteous Prophet’s sacrifice. * You accomplish all, O Christ, simply by willing it. * We exalt You beyond measure, unto all the ages.
Ἐκ νυκτὸς ὀρθρίζοντα…
Early in the morning…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ εʹ.
Ode v.
Ἐκ νυκτὸς ὀρθρίζοντα Φιλάνθρωπε, φώτισον δέομαι, καὶ ὁδήγησον κἀμέ, ἐν τοῖς προστάγμασί σου, καὶ δίδαξον με ποιεῖν, ἀεὶ τὸ θέλημά σου.
Early in the morning when I rise from night, * give me Your light, I pray, * and direct me in the way of Your divine commandments, * and teach me always to do Your will, O gracious Master.
Ἐκάλυψεν οὐρανούς…
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ δʹ.
Ode iv.
Ἐκάλυψεν οὐρανούς, ἡ ἀρετή σου Χριστέ, καὶ τῆς σῆς αἰνέσεως Κύριε, τὰ πάντα πεπλήρωται.
Ἔκστηθι φρίττων οὐρανέ…
Heaven, be astonished…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.
Ode viii.
Ἔκστηθι φρίττων οὐρανέ, καὶ σαλευθήτωσαν τὰ θεμέλια τῆς γῆς· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν νεκροῖς λογίζεται, ὁ ἐν ὑψίστοις οἰκῶν, καὶ τάφῳ σμικρῷ ξενοδοχεῖται, ὃν Παῖδες εὐλογεῖτε, Ἱερεῖς ἀνυμνεῖτε, λαὸς ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Heaven, be astonished and amazed, and let the foundations of the earth be shaken! Behold, He who ever dwells in the heights is numbered among the dead; a small tomb receives Him as a stranger. Bless the Lord, O you Servants; sing a hymn, Priests; and People, exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.
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Ἐν τῇ στεῤῥᾷ τῆς πίστεως…
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ γʹ.
Ode iii.
Ἐν τῇ στεῤῥᾷ τῆς πίστεώς σου πέτρᾳ, τὸν λογισμὸν ἑδράσας τῆς ψυχῆς μου, στερέωσον, Κύριε. Σὲ γὰρ ἔχω Ἀγαθέ, καταφυγὴν καὶ στερέωμα.
Ἐπὶ τὴν ἀσάλευτον Χριστέ…
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ γʹ.
Ode iii.
Ἐπὶ τὴν ἀσάλευτον Χριστέ, πέτραν τῶν ἐντολῶν σου, τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν σου στερέωσον.
Ἐβόησα ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου…
I cried aloud and shouted…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ.
Ode vi.
Ἐβόησα, ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου, πρὸς τὸν οἰκτίρμονα Θεόν, καὶ ἑπήκουσέ μου, ἐξ ᾍδου κατωτάτου, καὶ ἀνήγαγεν, ἐκ φθορᾶς τὴν ζωήν μου.
I cried aloud and shouted with all my heart * unto the tender-loving God, * and He heard my voice from the lowest depths of Hades, * and He raised my life from the pit of corruption.
Ἡ τὸ Χαῖρε διʼ Ἀγγέλου…
You received the joyful message…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ θʹ.
Ode ix.
Ἡ τὸ Χαῖρε διʼ Ἀγγέλου δεξαμένη, καὶ τεκοῦσα τὸν Κτίστην τὸν ἴδιον, Παρθένε σῷζε τοὺς σὲ μεγαλύνοντας.
You received the joyful message through an Angel, * and to your own Creator did you give birth. * All-holy Virgin, save us all who magnify you.
Ἴδετε, ἴδετε…
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ βʹ.
Ode ii.
Ἴδετε, ἴδετε, ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Θεός, ὁ μάννα ἐπομβρήσας, καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ ἐκ πέτρας, πηγάσας πάλαι ἐν ἐρήμῳ τῷ λαῷ μου, τῇ μόνῃ δεξιᾷ, καὶ τῇ ἰσχύϊ τῇ ἐμῇ.
Ἡμάρτομεν ἠνομήσαμεν…
We sinned, O Lord…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ζʹ.
Ode vii.
Ἡμάρτομεν, ἠνομήσαμεν, ἠδικήσαμεν ἐνώπιόν σου, οὐδὲ συνετηρήσαμεν, οὐδὲ ἐποιήσαμεν, καθὼς ἐνετείλω ἡμῖν, ἀλλὰ μὴ παραδῴης ἡμᾶς εἰς τέλος, ὁ τῶν Πατέρων Θεός.
We sinned, O Lord, and we broke Your law, * we behaved unrighteously before You, * and neither have we kept Your word, nor acted according to the way You commanded for us. * Yet, O God of the fathers, we pray, do not utterly deliver us up.
Κύματι θαλάσσης…
He, who with a sea-wave…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ αʹ.
Ode i.
Κύματι θαλάσσης, τὸν κρύψαντα πάλαι, διώκτην τύραννον, ὑπὸ γῆς ἔκρυψαν, τῶν σεσωσμένων οἱ Παῖδες, ἀλλʼ ἡμεῖς ὡς αἱ νεάνιδες, τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾄσωμεν· Ἐνδόξως γὰρ δεδόξασται.
He, who with a sea-wave had buried the tyrant pursuer long ago, was buried beneath the earth by sons of those then delivered. Now, as once the maidens did, let us sing to the Lord, “For He is greatly glorified.”
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Κύριος ὢν πάντων…
Lord of all and Creator…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ γʹ.
Ode iii.
Κύριος ὢν πάντων, καὶ Κτίστης Θεός, τὸ κτιστὸν ὁ ἀπαθής, πτωχεύσας σεαυτῷ ἥνωσας· καὶ τὸ Πάσχα, οἷς ἔμελλες θανεῖν, αὐτὸς ὤν σεαυτὸν προετίθης· Φάγετε, βοῶν, τὸ σῶμά μου, καὶ πίστει στερεωθήσεσθε.
Lord of all and Creator and God though You were, and as such impassible, yet You became poor and united our created nature to yourself. And You, the paschal lamb itself, offered yourself to those for whom You were to die, saying, “Eat my body, and you will be established by faith.”
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Μὴ ἐποδύρεσθε μάτην…
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ θʹ.
Ode ix.
Μὴ ἐποδύρεσθε μάτην, ἀπογνώσεως βρόχοις, ἀποπνιγόμενοι βροτοί, ὑπεύθυνοι κακῶν, ἀλλʼ ἐν κατανύξει ψυχῆς προσέλθωμεν, τῷ καθαίροντι πάντας, ὡς μόνῳ καθαρῶ, καὶ διδόντι συγγνώμην διὰ Βαπτίσματος.
Μὴ ἐποδύρου μου Μῆτερ…
Weep not for Me, O Mother…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ θʹ.
Ode ix.
Μὴ ἐποδύρου μου Μῆτερ, καθορῶσα ἐν τάφῳ, ὃν ἐν γαστρὶ ἄνευ σπορᾶς, συνέλαβες Υἱόν· ἀναστήσομαι γὰρ καὶ δοξασθήσομαι, καὶ ὑψώσω ἐν δόξῃ, ἀπαύστως ὡς Θεός, τοὺς ἐν πίστει καὶ πόθῳ σὲ μεγαλύνοντας.
Weep not for Me, O Mother, as you see your Son, whom you conceived in your womb without seed, lying in a tomb. For I will rise from the dead and will be glorified; and as God, I will unceasingly exalt in glory those who magnify you with faith and love.
Νόμων πατρῴων…
Braving all danger…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.
Ode viii.
Νόμων πατρῴων οἱ μακαριστοί, ἐν Βαβυλῶνι νέοι προκινδυνεύοντες, βασιλεύοντος κατέπτυσαν, προσταγῆς ἀλογίστου, καὶ συνημμένοι ᾧ οὐκ ἐχωνεύθησαν πυρί, τοῦ κρατοῦντος ἐπάξιον ἀνέμελπον τὸν ὕμνον· Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε τὰ ἔργα, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Braving all danger for their ancestral Laws, the blessed young men in Babylon spat disdainfully upon the king’s unreasonable decree; and being joined to the fire, by which they were not consumed, they sang a hymn worthy of God the Ruler: “Sing a hymn to the Lord, all you works, and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.”
Ὁ αἰσθητὸς Φαραώ…
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ αʹ.
Ode i.
Ὁ αἰσθητὸς Φαραώ, κατεποντίσθη πανστρατί, Ἰσραὴλ δὲ διελθών, ἐν μέσῳ τῆς θαλάσσης, ἀνεβόα· Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν ᾄσωμεν, ὅτι δεδόξασται.
Ὁ τὸ φῶς ἀνατέλλων…
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ εʹ.
Ode v.
Ὁ τὸ φῶς ἀνατέλλων τῷ κόσμῳ, Χριστέ, φώτισον τὴν καρδίαν μου, ἐκ νυκτός σοι κραυγάζοντος, καὶ σῶσόν με.
Ὁ τῶν ὁσίων σου Παίδων…
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ζʹ.
Ode vii.
Ὁ τῶν ὁσίων σοῦ Παίδων, τὸν ὕμνον ἐπακούσας, καὶ τὴν κάμινον καιομένην δροσίσας, εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε.
Οἱ ὅσιοί σου Παῖδες…
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.
Ode viii.
Οἱ ὅσιοί σου Παῖδες ἐν τῇ καμίνῳ, τὰ Χερουβεὶμ ἐμιμήσαντο, τὸν τρισάγιον ὕμνον ἀναβοῶντες· Εὐλογεῖτε ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε τὸν Κύριον.
Οἱ Παῖδες ἐν Βαβυλῶνι…
In Babylon those Servants…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ζʹ.
Ode vii.
Οἱ Παῖδες ἐν Βαβυλῶνι, καμίνου φλόγα οὐκ ἔπτηξαν, ἀλλʼ ἐν μέσῳ φλογὸς ἐμβληθέντες, δροσιζόμενοι ἔψαλλον· Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.
In Babylon those Servants did not cringe at the furnace fire; but when cast into the midst of the flames, they were refreshed and sang the hymn: “Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers.”
Ὃν Στρατιαὶ οὐρανῶν…
Him whom the hosts…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.
Ode viii.
Ὃν Στρατιαὶ οὐρανῶν δοξάζουσι καὶ φρίττει τὰ Χερουβεὶμ καὶ τὰ Σεραφείμ, πᾶσα πνοὴ καὶ κτίσις ὑμνεῖτε, εὐλογεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Him whom the hosts of the heavens glorify, * at whom quake the Cherubim and the Seraphim, * every breath and creation, * extol Him now and bless Him, * and exalt supremely, unto all the ages.
Ὡς ἐν ἠπείρῳ πεζεύσας…
When they had walked…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ αʹ.
Ode i.
Ὡς ἐν ἠπείρῳ πεζεύσας ὁ Ἰσραήλ, ἐν ἀβύσσῳ ἴχνεσι, τὸν διώκτην Φαραώ, καθορῶν ποντούμενον Θεῷ, ἐπινίκιον ᾠδήν, ἐβόα ᾄσωμεν.
When they had walked through the Red Sea as over land, * the people of Israel watched as Pharaoh and his host * in pursuit were drowned. Then Moses said, * “Let us sing a song of victory to God our Lord.”
Οὔκ ἐστιν ἅγιος…
No one is holy like the Lord…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ γʹ.
Ode iii.
Οὐκ ἔστιν ἅγιος ὡς σύ, Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου, ὁ ὑψώσας τὸ κέρας, τῶν πιστῶν σου ἀγαθέ, καὶ στερεώσας ἡμᾶς, ἐν τῇ πέτρᾳ, τῆς ὁμολογίας σου.
No one is holy like the Lord, * no one righteous like our God. * Being good, You exalted Your believers’ horn of strength, * firmly establishing us * on the rock of confession of faith in You.
Προκατιδὼν ὁ Προφήτης…
When Habakkuk the Prophet…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ δʹ.
Ode iv.
Προκατιδὼν ὁ Προφήτης, τοῦ μυστηρίου σου τὸ ἀπόῤῥητον, Χριστὲ προανεφώνησεν· Ἔθου κραταιὰν ἀγάπησιν ἰσχύος, Πάτερ οἰκτίρμον· τὸν μονογενῆ Υἱὸν γὰρ ἀγαθέ, ἱλασμὸν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἀπέστειλας.
When Habakkuk the Prophet foresaw Your ineffable mystery, O Christ, he proclaimed prophetically: “You have shown a strong and mighty love, O compassionate Father; for You, O Good One, sent Your only-begotten Son to the world as an atoning sacrifice.”
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Πρὸς σὲ ὀρθρίζω…
Early in the morning…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ εʹ.
Ode v.
Πρὸς σὲ ὀρθρίζω, τὸν διʼ εὐσπλαγχνίαν σεαυτόν, τῷ πεσόντι κενώσαντα ἀτρέπτως, καὶ μέχρι παθῶν, ἀπαθῶς ὑποκύψαντα, Λόγε Θεοῦ. Τὴν εἰρήνην παράσχου μοι φιλάνθρωπε.
Early in the morning, I rise to You, who emptied yourself without changing and submitted to the Passion impassibly, for the sake of fallen Adam, in Your tender mercy, O Logos of God. Grant me Your peace, O benevolent Lord.
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Πρόσεχε οὐρανέ…
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ βʹ.
Ode ii.
Πρόσεχε, οὐρανὲ καὶ λαλήσω, καὶ ἀνυμνήσω Χριστόν, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου σαρκί, ἐπιδημήσαντα.
Σὲ τὸν ἐπὶ ὑδάτων…
When creation beheld You…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ γʹ.
Ode iii.
Σὲ τὸν ἐπὶ ὑδάτων, κρεμάσαντα πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἀσχέτως, ἡ κτίσις κατιδοῦσα, ἐν τῷ Κρανίῳ κρεμάμενον, θάμβει πολλῷ συνείχετο. Οὔκ ἐστιν ἅγιος, πλὴν σοῦ Κύριε, κραυγάζουσα.
When creation beheld You, who without restraint suspended all the earth on the waters, now suspended on a cross on Golgotha, it was constrained by great astonishment, and cried aloud, “No one is holy, but You, O Lord.”
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Στερέωσον Κύριε…
Establish upon the rock…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ γʹ.
Ode iii.
Στερέωσον, Κύριε, ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν τῶν ἐντολῶν σου, σαλευθεῖσαν τὴν καρδίαν μου, ὅτι μόνος Ἅγιος ὑπάρχεις καὶ Κύριος.
Establish upon the rock of Your commandments my heart, O Master, * sorely shaken as it is, O Lord. * Only You are holy, and again only You are Lord.
Στήλην κακίας ἀντιθέου…
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.
Ode viii.
Στήλην κακίας ἀντιθέου, Παῖδες θεῖοι παρεδειγμάτισαν, κατὰ Χριστοῦ δὲ φρυαττόμενον ἄνομον συνέδριον, βουλεύεται κενά, κτεῖναι μελετᾷ, τὸν ζωῆς κρατοῦντα παλάμῃ· ὃν πᾶσα κτίσις εὐλογεῖ δοξάζουσα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
The godly Servants ridiculed the monument of ungodly wickedness. But the unlawful council rages now and meditates on vain things, against the Lord’s Anointed, and plots to put to death the One who holds life in His hand. All creation blesses Him and glorifies Him unto the ages.
Στήλην κακίας τοῦ δεινοῦ…
O believers, having ridiculed…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.
Ode viii.
Στήλην κακίας, τοῦ δεινοῦ Ἡρῴδου πάντες ἐκμυκτηρίσαντες, πρὸς Ἰορδάνην δεῦτε ἴωμεν, πιστοὶ ἵν᾽ ὀψώμεθα, Χριστὸν τὸν λυτρωτήν, ὑπὸ Προδρόμου, βαπτιζόμενον σαρκὶ ἐν ῥείθροις· ὂν πᾶσα κτίσις εὐλογεῖ, δοξάζουσα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
O believers, having ridiculed the monument of Herod’s wickedness, let us proceed to the Jordan, to see Christ our Redeemer physically baptized by the Forerunner in the river. All creation blesses Him and glorifies Him unto the ages.
Συνεσχέθη ἀλλʼ οὐ κατεσχέθη…
Prophet Jonah was in…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ.
Ode vi.
Συνεσχέθη, ἀλλʼ οὐ κατεσχέθη, στέρνοις κητῴοις Ἰωνᾶς· σοῦ γὰρ τὸν τύπον φέρων, τοῦ παθόντος καὶ ταφῇ δοθέντος· ὡς ἐκ θαλάμου, τοῦ θηρὸς ἀνέθορε, προσεφώνει δὲ τῇ κουστωδίᾳ. Οἱ φυλασσόμενοι μάταια καὶ ψευδῆ, ἔλεον αὐτοῖς ἐγκαταλίπετε.
Prophet Jonah was in the belly of the whale detained, but not retained. For, in that he prefigured You, the One who suffered and was buried, he sprang forth from the beast as from a bridal room, and he cried out to the guard of soldiers, “You, who are keeping watch and follow vanity and lies, have forsaken the mercy that was meant for you.”
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Θεοφανείας σου Χριστέ…
Prophet Isaiah once beheld…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ εʹ.
Ode v.
Θεοφανείας σου Χριστέ, τῆς πρὸς ἡμᾶς συμπαθῶς γενομένης, Ἠσαΐας φῶς ἰδὼν ἀνέσπερον, ἐκ νυκτὸς ὀρθρίσας ἐκραύγαζεν. Ἀναστήσονται οἱ νεκροί, καὶ ἐγερθήσονται οἱ ἐν τοῖς μνημείοις, καὶ πάντες οἱ ἐν τῇ γῇ ἀγαλλιάσονται.
Prophet Isaiah once beheld the never-setting light of Your Theophany, that is when You, O Christ our God, sympathetically appeared to us. Rising early in the morning, he cried aloud, “The dead shall rise up, and those in the tombs shall arise, and all those in the earth shall be glad and greatly rejoice.”
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Θεὸν ἀνθρώποις…
It is impossible…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ θʹ.
Ode ix.
Θεὸν ἀνθρώποις ἰδεῖν ἀδύνατον, ὂν οὐ τολμᾶ Ἀγγέλων ἀτενίσαι τὰ τάγματα· διὰ σοῦ δὲ Πάναγνε ὡράθη βροτοῖς, Λόγος σεσαρκωμένος· ὂν μεγαλύνοντες, σὺν ταῖς οὐρανίαις στρατιαῖς, σὲ μακαρίζομεν.
It is impossible for God to be seen * by people; and angelic orders dare not to look at Him. * But the Word incarnate has been seen by mankind, through you, O all-pure Virgin. * Now magnifying Him, * joining the celestial hosts, all generations call you blest.
Θεὸν Πατέρα Δημιουργόν…
The three young men…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.
Ode viii.
Θεὸν Πατέρα Δημιουργόν, ὁμοούσιον Υἱὸν καὶ θεῖον Πνεῦμα, οἱ ἐν φλογὶ νεανίαι ᾄδειν προτρέπονται. Εὐλογείτω τὸν Κύριον πᾶσα κτίσις καὶ ὑπερυψούτω εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
The three young men, standing in the flames, * were inciting all to sing to God the Father, * the consubstantial Son and Spirit, the Creator of all, * “Bless the Lord, all you His works and all creation; * exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.”
Τὴν ἐν Σταυρῷ σου…
When he foresaw…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ δʹ.
Ode iv.
Τὴν ἐν Σταυρῷ σου θείαν κένωσιν, προορῶν Ἀββακούμ, ἐξεστηκὼς ἐβόα· Σὺ δυναστῶν διέκοψας, κράτος Ἀγαθέ, ὁμιλῶν τοῖς ἐν ᾍδῃ, ὡς Παντοδύναμος.
When he foresaw Your divine emptying on the Cross, Prophet Habakkuk cried out astonished, “You went to those in Hades and there cut off the heads of the rulers, O Good One, as the almighty God.”
Τὴν πρὸς τὸ βάπτισμά σου…
…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ δʹ.
Ode iv.
Τὴν πρὸς τὸ βάπτισμά σου ἔλευσιν, προορῶν Ἀββακούμ, ἐξεστηκὼς ἐβόα· Εἰς θάλασσαν τοὺς ἵππους σου, ὕδατα πολλά, ἐπεβίβασας Σῶτερ διαταράσσοντας.
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν…
Greater in honor…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ θʹ.
Ode ix.
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify.
Τμηθείσῃ τμᾶται…
The Red Sea was cut…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ αʹ.
Ode i.
Τμηθείσῃ τμᾶται, πόντος ἐρυθρός, κυματοτρόφος δὲ ξηραίνεται βυθός, ὁ αὐτὸς ὁμοῦ ἀόπλοις γεγονὼς βατός, καὶ πανοπλίταις τάφος. ᾨδὴ δὲ θεοτερπὴς ἀνεμέλπετο. Ἐνδόξως δεδόξασται, Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν.
The Red Sea was cut by a rod that was cut, and the undulating deep went dry; the same became passable for those who were unarmed, and a tomb for those in full armor. The former sang an ode that was pleasing to God: “He is Christ our God, and He is greatly glorified.”
Τῷ κήτει καταποθείς…
…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ.
Ode vi.
Τῷ κήτει καταποθείς, τῷ τῆς ἁμαρτίας, κραυγάζω σοι Χριστέ· Ὡς τὸν προφήτην, ἐκ φθορᾶς με ἐλευθέρωσον.
Τῷ συνδέσμῳ τῆς ἀγάπης…
Once the Apostles…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ εʹ.
Ode v.
Τῷ συνδέσμῳ τῆς ἀγάπης, συνδεόμενοι οἱ Ἀπόστολοι, τῷ δεσπόζοντι τῶν ὅλων, ἑαυτοὺς Χριστῷ ἀναθέμενοι, ὡραίους πόδας ἐξαπενίζοντο, εὐαγγελιζόμενοι πᾶσιν εἰρήνην.
Once the Apostles were connected to each other with the bond of love, and had devoted themselves to Christ, the Master of all, then He washed their beautiful feet, so that they might preach to all the gospel of peace.
Τῷ συνδέσμῳ τῆς δειλίας…
…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ εʹ.
Ode v.
Τῷ συνδέσμῳ τῆς δειλίας, συνεχόμενος νῦν ὁ Πρόδρομος, παραιτεῖται τὸ βαπτίζειν, εὐλαβῶς Χριστὸν θεασάμενος, γυμνὸν ἑστῶτα ἐπὶ τοῦ ὕδατος, ὕδατι στεγάζοντα τὰ ὑπερῷα.
Τῷ θείῳ φέγγει σου…
With Your divine light…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ εʹ.
Ode v.
Τῷ θείῳ φέγγει σου Ἀγαθέ, τὰς τῶν ὀρθριζόντων σοι ψυχάς, πόθῳ καταύγαυσον δέομαι, σὲ εἰδέναι Λόγε Θεοῦ, τὸν ὄντως Θεόν, ἐκ ζόφου τῶν πταισμάτων, ἀνακαλούμενον.
With Your divine light illumine souls, * who with yearning early in the morning rise to You, O good Lord, I pray, * so that they may know You, Word of God, as truly God, * who calls them back from darkness and from the night of sin.
Τῶν Παίδων τὴν ᾠδήν…
…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.
Ode viii.
Τῶν Παίδων τὴν ᾠδήν, ἐκμιμούμενος βοῶ, συμψάλλων τοῖς Παισίν· Εὐλογεῖτε, τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.
Τοῦ βίου τὴν θάλασσαν…
I see when my life…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ.
Ode vi.
Τοῦ βίου τὴν θάλασσαν, ὑψουμένην καθορῶν, τῶν πειρασμῶν τῷ κλύδωνι, ἐν εὐδίῳ λιμένι σου προσδραμών, βοῶ σοι· Ἀνάγαγε, ἐκ φθορᾶς τὴν ζωήν μου Πολυέλεε.
I see when my life becomes rough and stormy like the sea; * temptations feel like turbulence. * So I turn to the safe harbor of Your Church, * and calmly I pray to You: * Raise my life from corruption, very merciful Lord.
Βοηθὸς καὶ σκεπαστής…
He became for me a helper…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ αʹ.
Ode i.
Βοηθὸς καὶ σκεπαστὴς ἐγένετό μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν, οὗτός μου Θεός, καὶ δοξάσω αὐτόν, Θεὸς τοῦ Πατρός μου καὶ ὑψώσω αὐτόν· ἐνδόξως γὰρ δεδόξασται.
He became for me a helper and a shelterer for salvation. * He is my God, and I will glorify Him, * the God of my father, and Him will I exalt, * for He is greatly glorified.
Ξενίας δεσποτικῆς…
Come, believers, let us enjoy…
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
ᾨδὴ θʹ.
Ode ix.
Ξενίας δεσποτικῆς, καὶ ἀθανάτου τραπέζης, ἐν ὑπερώῳ τόπῳ, ταῖς ὑψηλαῖς φρεσὶ πιστοὶ δεῦτε ἀπολαύσωμεν, ἐπαναβεβηκότα λόγον, ἐκ τοῦ Λόγου μαθόντες, ὃν μεγαλύνομεν.
Come, believers, let us enjoy the Master’s hospitality and immortal table, in the upper room, that is, in elevated minds. And learning a sublime word from the Word, we magnify Him.
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