Τῌ ΠΕΜΠΤῌ ΕΣΠΕΡΑΣ
ON THURSDAY EVENING
Εἰς τό, Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα, Προσόμοια.
At, Lord, I have cried, Prosomia.
Στιχηρὰ Σταυρώσιμα.
Stichera for the Cross.
Ἦχος δʹ. Ἔδωκας σημείωσιν.
Mode 4. You have given.
Sauti 4.
Ὅτε σε σταυρούμενον, ἡ κτίσις πᾶσα ἑώρακεν, ἠλλοιοῦτο καὶ ἔτρεμεν, ἡ γῆ δὲ ἐσείετο, ὅλη κλονουμένη, μακρόθυμε Λόγε, τὸ καταπέτασμα ναοῦ, φόβῳ ἐσχίσθη ὑβριζομένου σου, καὶ πέτραι διεῤῥάγησαν, ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου καὶ ἥλιος, τὰς ἀκτῖνας συνέστειλε, ποιητήν σε γινώσκοντα.
All creation underwent an alteration and shook with fear * when it witnessed You crucified. * The earth altogether quaked, * trembling in confusion. * And the Temple’s curtain from fear was also torn in two, * when You were outraged, forbearing Word of God. * And then the rocks themselves did split apart, for they too were horrified. * And the sun, recognizing You * its Creator, withheld its rays. [SD]
Ῥήγνυται χειρόγραφον, τὸ ἀπʼ αἰῶνος νυγείσης σου, τῆς πλευρᾶς πολυέλεε, Ἀδὰμ τοῦ προπάτορος, καὶ ἡ ἀπωσμένη, φύσις τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ῥανίσιν αἵματος τοῦ σοῦ, καθαγιάζεται ἀνακράζουσα· Δόξα τῇ δυναστείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ θείᾳ σταυρώσει σου, Ἰησοῦ παντοδύναμε, ὁ Σωτὴρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.
Savior, when Your side was pierced, the bond that from the beginning stood * against Adam our ancestor, * was cancelled and torn apart; * and our human nature, * which of old was banished, * is sanctified now by Your blood, * O very merciful Lord. We sing to You: * O Jesus the almighty Savior of our souls, we all glorify * your dominion, extolling Your * crucifixion that saved the world. [GOASD]
Πῶς ὁ ἀνομώτατος, δῆμος τολμᾷ κατακρῖναί σε, τὸν Κριτὴν τὸν ἀθάνατον, τὸν νόμον χαράξαντα, ἐν ἐρήμῳ πάλαι, Μωσῇ τῷ θεόπτῃ; πῶς ἐπὶ ξύλου τὴν ζωήν, τὴν τῶν ἁπάντων ὁρῶντες θνήξασαν, οὐδόλως ἐπτοήθησαν, ουδʼ ἐπὶ νοῦν ἐλογίσαντο, ὅτι σὺ μόνος Κύριος, καὶ Δεσπότης τῆς κτίσεως;
How did that most lawless people dare pass judgment, condemning You * the divine and immortal Judge * Who yourself inscribed the Law * of old in the desert * for Moses who saw God? How was it that when they beheld * the Life of all men to die upon the Cross * they neither were afraid at all, nor in their minds did they reckon that * truly You are the only Lord * and Master of creation all? [SD]
Ἕτερα Στιχηρά. Τῆς Θεοτόκου. Ὅμοια.
Additional Stichera. For the Theotokos. Same Melody.
Δαιμόνων κλονούμενον, ταῖς προσβολαῖς καὶ εἰς βάραθρον, ἀπωλείας ὠθούμενον, οἰκτείρησον Δέσποινα, καὶ στερέωσόν με, ἀρετῶν ἐν πέτρᾳ καὶ τὰς βουλὰς τῶν δυσμενῶν, διασκεδάσασα καταξίωσον, ποιεῖν με τὰ προστάγματα, τοῦ σοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν, ὅπως τύχω ἀφέσεως, ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τῆς κρίσεως.
I am being shaken by assaults of demons and to the pit * of perdition am being thrust, * O Lady; so pity me, * and also confirm me * on the rock of virtue. And when you scatter to the winds * the plans the enemies have in store for me, * then grant me to fulfill every divine command of your Son and God, * so that I might obtain complete * absolution on Judgment Day. [SD]
Λῃσταῖς περιέπεσα, τοῖς μιαιφόνοις Πανάμωμε, καὶ τὸ ἄφθαρτον ἔνδυμα, τῆς ἄνω λαμπρότητος, ταῖς τούτων ἐφόδοις, ἐξεδύθην Κόρη, καὶ ὑπʼ αὐτῶν ἀνηλεῶς, ἐτραυματίσθην καὶ καταβέβλημαι, ἐν τόπῳ τῆς κακώσεως, ἡμιθανὴς ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον. Καὶ τὴν χεῖρά σου ἔκτεινον, καὶ ἀνάστησον δέομαι.
Ἐν κλίνῃ κατάκειμαι, τῆς ἀμελείας Πανάμωμε, καὶ ῥαθύμως διέρχομαι, τὸν βίον καὶ δέδοικα, τὸν τῆς τελευτῆς μου, καιρὸν Θεοτόκε, μὴ ὥσπερ λέων ἀφειδῶς, διασπαράξῃ ὁ ὄφις ὁ τὴν ταπεινήν μου ψυχήν, παμπόνηρος· διὸ τῇ σῇ ἀγαθότητι, πρὸ τοῦ τέλους προφθάσασα, πρὸς μετάνοιαν, ἔγειρον.
I am lying on the bed of my indifference, O blameless Maid; * I am wasting my life away. * Therefore I am so afraid * of my final hour, * lest that wicked snake mercilessly like a lion snatch * my humble soul and with glee tear it apart. * O ever-blessed Theotokos, for this reason I pray to you: * In your goodness make me get up * for repentance before the end. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Ὅμοιον.
Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion. Same Melody.
Utukufu. Sasa.
Ἰδών σε ὁ ἥλιος, καὶ ἡ σελήνη φιλάνθρωπε, ἐπὶ ξύλου κρεμάμενον, ἀκτῖνας ἀπέκρυψαν, τῆς δικαιοσύνης, Ἤλιε Χριστέ μου, καὶ τὰ θεμέλια τῆς γῆς, διεδονήθη φόβῳ τοῦ κράτους σου, ἡ Μήτηρ σου τὰ σπλάγχνα δέ, τιτρωσκομένη ἐβόα σοι· Ἰησοῦ ὑπεράγαθε, δόξα τῇ εὐσπλαγχνίᾳ σου.
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.
Prokimeno. Sauti ya 6.
Ἡ βοήθειά μου παρὰ Κυρίου, τοῦ ποιήσαντος τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν.
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Στίχ. Ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου εἰς τὰ ὄρη, ὅθεν ἥξει ἡ βοήθειά μου.
Verse: I lifted my eyes to the mountains; from where shall my help come? [SAAS]
Mstari
Εἰς τὸν Στίχον.
At the Aposticha.
Ἀπόστιχα Στιχηρά. Ἦχος δʹ. Σταυρώσιμα.
Aposticha. Mode 4. For the Cross.
Sauti 4.
Ὅπλον ἀήττητον Χριστέ, τὸν Σταυρόν σου ἡμῖν δέδωκας, καὶ ἐν τούτῳ νικῶμεν, τὰς προσβολὰς τοῦ ἀλλοτρίου.
O Christ, You have given us Your Cross as a weapon undefeatable; and thereby we defeat the assaults of the enemy. [SD]
Στίχ. Πρὸς σὲ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ. Ἰδοὺ ὡς ὀφθαλμοὶ δούλων εἰς χεῖρας τῶν Κυρίων αὐτῶν, ὡς ὀφθαλμοὶ παιδίσκης εἰς χεῖρας τῆς Κυρίας αὐτῆς, οὕτως οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν θεὸν ἡμῶν, ἕως οὗ οἰκτειρῆσαι ἡμᾶς.
Verse: I lift my eyes to You, who dwell in heaven. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the maidservant look to the hands of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God until He shall have compassion on us. [SAAS]
Mstari
Πάντοτε ἔχοντες Χριστέ, τὸν Σταυρόν σου εἰς βοήθειαν, τὰς παγίδας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, εὐχερῶς καταπατοῦμεν.
O Christ, in possession of Your Cross as a source of help forevermore, with ease we trample underfoot the snares of the enemy. [SD]
Στίχ. Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθημεν ἐξουδενώσεως, ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐπλήσθη ἡ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν. Τὸ ὄνειδος τοῖς εὐθηνοῦσι, καὶ ἡ ἐξουδένωσις τοῖς ὑπερηφάνοις.
Verse: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are greatly filled with contempt; our soul is greatly filled with it. We are a disgrace to those who prosper, and a contempt to the arrogant. [SAAS]
Mstari
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
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]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Ὁ ἐξ ὑψίστου κληθείς.
Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion. When you were called.
Utukufu. Sasa.
Μὴ ἐποδύρου μου Μῆτερ καθορῶσα, ἐν ξύλῳ κρεμάμενον, τὸν σὸν Υἱὸν καὶ Θεόν, τὸν ἐφʼ ὑδάτων κρεμάσαντα, τὴν γῆν ἀσχέτως, καὶ πᾶσαν κτίσιν δημιουργήσαντα· καὶ γὰρ ἀναστήσομαι, καὶ δοξασθήσομαι, καὶ τὰ τοῦ ᾍδου βασίλεια, συντρίψω σθένει, καὶ ἀφανίσω τούτου τὴν δύναμιν, καὶ τοὺς δεσμίους ἐκλυτρώσομαι, τῆς αὐτοῦ κακουργίας ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος, καὶ Πατρὶ τῷ ἰδίῳ, προσαγάγω ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.
Do not lament me, O Mother, when beholding * that I who originally made creation all, * and who suspended the earth above * the waters freely, * your Son and God, am suspended on a cross. * Indeed I shall rise again and shall be glorified, * and by my might I shall overthrow * the realm of Hades, * and I shall cause its power to disappear. * Being compassionate, I shall rescue them * who are captives therein from its wickedness. * As benevolent Savior, * to my Father I shall bring them in. [SD]
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Τῌ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥῌ ΠΡΩΪ
ON FRIDAY MORNING
ΕΝ Τῼ ΟΡΘΡῼ
MATINS
Μετὰ τὴν αʹ Στιχολογίαν, Καθίσματα. Σταυρώσιμα.
After the first Psalter reading, Kathismata. For the Cross.
Ἦχος δʹ.
Mode 4.
Sauti 4.
Ἐξηγόρασας ἡμᾶς, ἐκ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ νόμου, τῷ τιμίῳ σου αἵματι, τῷ Σταυρῷ προσηλωθείς, καὶ τῇ λόγχῃ κεντηθείς, τὴν ἀθανασίαν ἐπήγασας ἀνθρώποις. Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.
You ransomed us from the curse of the Law by Your precious Blood. You were nailed to the Cross, and You were pierced with a spear, and You gushed forth immortality for humanity. Our Savior, glory to You! [SD]
Umetukomboa na laana ya sheria kwa damu yako ya thamani ukikongomewa msalabani, na kuumizwa kwa mkuki na kuvumilia umekuwa chemchemi kwa wanadamu. Ee Mwokozi wetu, utukufu kwako. [[SWA]]
Αὐτόμελον.
Automelon.
Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ ἑκουσίως, τῇ ἐπωνύμῳ σου καινῇ πολιτείᾳ τοὺς οἰκτιρμούς σου δώρησαι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός· εὔφρανον ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου τοὺς πιστοὺς βασιλεῖς ἡμῶν, νίκας χορηγῶν αὐτοῖς κατὰ τῶν πολεμίων· τὴν συμμαχίαν ἔχοιεν τὴν σήν, ὅπλον εἰρήνης, ἀήττητον τρόπαιον.
You who were lifted on the cross voluntarily, * O Christ our God, bestow Your tender compassions * upon Your new community to which You gave Your name. * Cause our faithful emperors to be glad in Your power, * granting them the victories against their adversaries. * And for an ally, Lord, may they have You, * peace as their armor, the trophy invincible. [SD]
Ee Kristo, uliyeinuliwa msalabani kwa hiari, ipe rehema yako jamii mpya iliyo na jina lako. Wafurahishe watawala wetu waaminifu katika nguvu yako ukiwapa kushinda juu ya maadui wao. Tuwe na msaada wako ulio silaha ya amani na alama isioshindikana. [[SWA]]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Ὅμοιον.
Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion. Same Melody.
Utukufu. Sasa.
Τὴν ἐθελούσιον σφαγὴν τοῦ Δεσπότου, κατανοοῦσα ἡ Ἄγνη καὶ Παρθένος, ὀδυρομένη ἔλεγε δακρύουσα· Τέκνον ποθεινότατον, πῶς θανεῖν ᾑρετίσω; πῶς δὲ τεθανάτωσαι, τῶν κακούργων ἐν μέσῳ, ὁ κατὰ φύσιν δίκαιος Θεός; Δοξολογῶ σου, Υἱὲ τὸ μακρόθυμον.
When the all-pure and virgin Mother was watching * the Master’s voluntary slaughter, she cried out * with ardent tears lamenting, and she said to Him, * “How could you prefer to die, O my Child most beloved? * Why between two criminals? How can You now be dying, * for You in nature are the righteous Judge? * I glorify You, my Son, for Your longsuffering.” [GOASD]
Μετὰ τὴν βʹ Στιχολογίαν, ἕτερα Καθίσματα. Σταυρώσιμα.
After the second Psalter reading, Kathismata. For the Cross.
Αὐτόμελον.
Automelon.
Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε, πρὶν δουλωθῆναι ἡμᾶς, ἐχθροῖς βλασφημοῦσί σε, καὶ ἀπειλοῦσιν ἡμῖν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν· ἄνελε τῷ Σταυρῷ σου, τοὺς ἡμᾶς πολεμοῦντας· γνώτωσαν πῶς ἰσχύει, Ὀρθοδόξων ἡ πίστις, πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, μόνε φιλάνθρωπε.
Come quickly, O Lord, and keep us from becoming enslaved * to foes who speak blasphemies against You, Christ our God, * and boastfully threaten us. * Annihilate by the power of Your Cross those who fight us. * Let them know how the faith of the Orthodox has power. * Only benevolent God, accept Your Mother’s prayers for us. [SD]
Ὅμοιον.
Same Melody.
Σταυρῷ σε προσήλωσαν, οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι Σωτήρ, διʼ οὗ ἐκ τῶν ἐθνῶν ἡμᾶς, ἀνεκαλέσω ποτέ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἥπλωσας τὰς παλάμας, ἐν αὐτῷ τῇ βουλῇ σου, λόγχῃ δὲ τὴν πλευράν σου, κατεδέξω νυγῆναι, τῷ πλήθει τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου, φιλάνθρωπε δόξα σοι.
O Savior, the Jewish leaders had You nailed to a cross, * by which You have called so many of us back to yourself * from the Gentiles, O Christ our God. * Willingly You were crucified, O Lord, and accepted * to be pierced in the side by a lance, in Your abundant * tender mercies, O benevolent Master. Glory to You! [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Ὅμοιον.
Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion. Same Melody.
Utukufu. Sasa.
Παρθένε πανάμωμε, Μήτηρ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ῥομφαία διῆλθέ σου, τὴν παναγίαν ψυχήν, ἡνίκα σταυρούμενον, ἔβλεψας ἑκουσίως, τὸν Υἱὸν καὶ Θεόν σου, ὅν περ εὐλογημένη, δυσωποῦσα μὴ παύσῃ, συγχώρησιν πταισμάτων, ἡμῖν δωρήσασθαι.
O Mother of Christ our God, all-blameless Virgin most pure, * as Symeon told, a sword pierced through your all-holy soul * when you saw your Son and God * crucified by transgressors of His own will, O Lady. * Cease not to importune Him, * that He grant the forgiveness * of failings to us your servants, * O only most-blessed one. [SD]
Μετὰ τὴν γʹ Στιχολογίαν, ἕτερα Καθίσματα.
After the third Psalter reading, Kathismata.
Σταυρώσιμον. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.
For the Cross. Come quickly.
Σταυρὸν καὶ τὸν θάνατον, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἀγαθέ, διʼ ἄμετρον ἔλεος, ἑκὼν ὑπέμεινας, καὶ κρίσιν τὴν ἄδικον, ὅπως τῆς καταδίκης, καὶ ἀρχαίας κατάρας, πάντας ἐλευθερώσῃς, τοὺς ἀπάτῃ φθαρέντας· διό σου προσκυνοῦμεν, Λόγε τὴν Σταύρωσιν.
O Logos, You voluntarily submitted to death, * the Cross, and the unjust conviction, all for our sake, * in You boundless benevolence, * to free from the condemnation and the ancient curse, O Good One, * all those who through deception had succumbed to corruption. * Therefore we venerate Your crucifixion, O gracious Lord. [SD]
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
Σήμερον τὰ τῶν Ἀγγέλων στρατεύματα, ἐν τῇ μνήμῃ τῶν Ἀθλοφόρων παραγέγονε, τὰς τῶν πιστῶν διανοίας φωτίσαι, καὶ τὴν οἰκουμένην τῇ χάριτι φαιδρύναι· διʼ αὐτῶν ὁ Θεὸς δυσωπούμενος, δώρησαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
The hosts of the Angels are in attendance today, for the observance of the memory of the prize-winning martyrs, to illumine the minds of the faithful, and to brighten the civilized world with grace. O God, be importuned by them, and grant us Your great mercy. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.
Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion. Come quickly.
Utukufu. Sasa.
Σταυρῷ σε ὑψούμενον, ὡς ἐθεάσατο ἡ Ἄχραντος Μήτηρ σου, Λόγε Θεοῦ μητρικῶς, θρηνοῦσα ἐφθέγγετο· Τί τὸ καινὸν καὶ ξένον, τοῦτο θαῦμα Υἱέ μου; πῶς ἡ ζωὴ τῶν ὅλων, ὁμιλεῖς τῷ θανάτῳ; ζωῶσαι τοὺς θανέντας, θέλων ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος;
Beholding You lifted up upon the tree of the Cross, * Your immaculate Mother grieved, O Word of God, and she said, * lamenting maternally: * You, as the Life of all things, * are with death now conversing, * wishing in Your compassion * to give life unto those who are dead. * This wonder without precedent * baffles me, O my Son. [SD]
Κανὼν Σταυρώσιμος.
Canon for the Cross.
Ἦχος δʹ. ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Mode 4. Ode i. Heirmos.
Sauti 4. Irmosi.
Ἀνοίξω τὸ στόμα μου, καὶ πληρωθήσεται Πνεύματος, καὶ λόγον ἐρεύξομαι, τῇ Βασιλίδι Μητρί, καὶ ὀφθήσομαι, φαιδρῶς πανηγυρίζων, καὶ ᾄσω γηθόμενος, ταύτης τὰ θαύματα.
I open my mouth and pray the Spirit fill it, like David said, * to pour out a good word to the Queen and Mother of God. * I will celebrate * her feast with joy and gladness * and sing to her merrily, lauding her miracles. [SD]
Nitafumbua kinywa changu na kitajazwa na roho na nitatoa maneno kwa malkia mama na kuonekana nikishangilia sana na kuimbia miujiza yake kwa mteremo. [[SWA]]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Σταυρῷ διεπέτασας, θείας παλάμας μακρόθυμε, καὶ τὸν ἀπολλύμενον, κόσμον ἐκάλεσας, πρὸς ἐπίγνωσιν, τοῦ κράτους σου οἰκτίρμον· ὅθεν μεγαλύνομεν, τὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν σου.
Longsuffering Savior, You stretched out divine hands upon the Cross; * O merciful Master, thus did You invite the world * that was perishing to recognize Your power. * Therefore do we magnify Your tenderheartedness. [SD]
Τὸν ὄφιν ἀνύψωσεν, ὁ Μωϋσῆς εἰκονίζοντα, τὴν θείαν σου σταύρωσιν, Λόγε προάναρχε, διʼ ἧς πέπτωκεν, ὁ ἰοβόλος ὄφις, τοῦ πτώματος πρόξενος, Ἀδὰμ γενόμενος.
O Word unoriginate, Moses once lifted the serpent high * which served as an image of Your being raised on the Cross; * and through Your divine and awesome crucifixion, * the poisonous serpent fell, the cause of Adam’s fall. [SD]
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Ἁγίων λαμπρότητας, νῦν κατοικεῖν ἠξιώθητε, ἀσάλευτον Μάρτυρες, παραλαβόντες σαφῶς, ὡς ἐδήλωσεν, ὁ Παῦλος Βασιλείαν, καὶ δόξης συμμέτοχοι, Χριστοῦ γεγόνατε.
You clearly received what Paul declared: unshakable rule with God. * The honor of dwelling in the splendor of the saints * was accordingly bestowed on you, O Martyrs, * who became participants in the glory of Christ. [SD]
Ὑψούμενα κύματα, τῶν ἀνυποίστων κολάσεων, ὑμῶν οὐκ ἐβύθισε, τὸ σκάφος Μάρτυρες· κυβερνήσει γάρ, τοῦ πάντων Βασιλέως, λιμένας ἐφθάσατε, τῆς ἀναπαύσεως.
Unbearable punishments that you received at the hands of men, * like billowing waves, could not yet swamp the boat of your faith. * By the steering of the King of all, O Martyrs, * you reached the still waters of Fair Havens of repose. [SD]
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Ῥομφαία ὡς ἔφησεν, ὁ Συμεὼν τὴν καρδίαν σου, διῆλθεν ὡς ἔβλεψας, Χριστὸν σταυρούμενον, μόνον Δέσποινα, νυττόμενον τῇ λόγχῃ· ὅθεν ἀλαλάζουσα, πόνους ὑπέφερες.
O Lady, a sword ran through your heart, as Symeon said it would, * while you were beholding Christ when He was crucified, * in that He alone was lanced by a soldier; * for which you cried out in pain and suffered much distress. [SD]
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.
Canon for the Theotokos.
Ποίημα Θεοφάνους.
By Theophanes.
Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Same Heirmos.
Ὁ ὢν φύσει ἄκτιστος, καὶ τῷ Πατρὶ συναΐδιος, καὶ χρόνων ὑπέρτερος, καὶ προαιώνιος, ἐκ σοῦ Δέσποινα, κτιστὸς καὶ ὑπὸ χρόνον, ὡς ἄνθρωπος γίνεται, σῴζων τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
O Lady, the One who is with God the Father coequally * eternal, outside of time and unoriginate, * uncreated God, from you becomes created * and subject to time as man, saving the human race. [SD]
Σὺ μόνη Θεόνυμφε, τὸν ἐν ὑψίστοις καθήμενον, ἀγκάλαις ἐβάστασας, σάρκα γενόμενον· σὺ γὰρ πέφηνας, ἐκ πάντων τῶν αἰώνων, δοχεῖον ἐπάξιον, τοῦ Παντοκράτορος.
You held in your motherly embraces Him who is seated in * the heights when He put on flesh, O only Bride of God. * You alone in all eternity are clearly * a worthy receptacle of the Omnipotent Lord. [SD]
Μαρίαν τὴν Ἄχραντον, δεῦτε ὑμνήσωμεν ἅπαντες, ὡς μόνην κυήσασαν, Χριστὸν τὸν Κύριον, τὸν καινίσαντα, τὴν ἀνθρωπίνην φύσιν, Παρθένον τε μείνασαν ἀδιαλώβητον.
Come all, let us sing in praise, * extolling Mary the spotless one. * For she is the only one * who carried in her womb * Christ the Lord who came * renewing human nature. * And she has remained intact, * a Virgin as before. [SD]
ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode iii. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Τοὺς σοὺς ὑμνολόγους Θεοτόκε, ὡς ζῶσα καὶ ἄφθονος πηγή, θίασον συγκροτήσαντας πνευματικόν, στερέωσον· καὶ ἐν τῇ θείᾳ δόξῃ σου, στεφάνων δόξης ἀξίωσον.
Establish your servants who extol you, * O Mother of God, for they have formed * a spiritual choir for you * the living and abundant fount; * and graciously in your divine glory give glorious crowns to them. [SD]
Mzazi-Mungu kama chemichemi hai tena tele uwaimarishe wanaokusifu, wakifanya mkutano wa roho na uwastahilishe kuwa na taji kwa utukufu wako wa umungu. [[SWA]]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Ὡς πρόβατον εἷλκε πρὸς σφαγήν σε, λαὸς ὁ παράνομος Χριστέ, Ἀμνὸν Θεοῦ ὑπάρχοντα, καὶ θέλοντα λυτρώσασθαι, λύκου πικροῦ τὰ πρόβατα, ἃ φιλανθρώπως ἠγάπησας.
O Christ, the unlawful people dragged you * away to be slaughtered as a sheep, * being the very Lamb of God, * and wishing to deliver from * the hold of the malignant wolf * the sheep You loved with benevolence. [SD]
Παρέστης κριτὸς κριτῇ ἀδίκῳ, ὁ κρίνων δικαίως πᾶσαν γῆν, καὶ ἤνεγκας ῥαπίσματα, ἐλευθερῶσαι θέλων με, δεδουλωμένον Κύριε, τῷ πονηρῷ κοσμοκράτορι.
O just Judge of all the earth, You stood judged * before the unrighteous judge, O Lord, * and You endured the blows to Your face, * wishing thereby to free me from * the evil one, the ruler of * the world; for I was enslaved to him. [SD]
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Ἀθλήσαντες Ἅγιοι νομίμως, ἀνόμους ᾐσχύνατε ἐχθρούς, καὶ γνώμῃ θανατούμενοι, διὰ τὴν πάντων ἔγερσιν, τὸν τοῦ θανάτου πρόξενον, κατεπαλαίσατε δράκοντα.
O Saints, having lawfully competed, * you put lawless enemies to shame. * Accepting death with firm resolve * to gain the resurrection of all, * you wrestled with the dragon foe, * the source of death, and defeated him. [SD]
Γῆθεν ἀνυψώθησαν εὐκλείας, ἤδη ἐπιβάντες ἀληθοῦς, μαρτυρικῶς οἱ Μάρτυρες, καὶ ταῖς ἀΰλοις Τάξεσιν, οἱ ὑλικοὶ ἡνώθησαν, χαρᾶς ἀῤῥήτου πληρούμενοι.
The martyrs, through martyrdom enjoying * true glory, were lifted up from earth; and full of joy ineffable, * these saints, who were material, * united with hosts on high * who were themselves immaterial. [SD]
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Ἐκ σοῦ ἡ ἀνάπλασις τῆς Εὔας, ὡράθη Παρθένε ἀληθῶς, Θεὸς σαρκὶ τικτόμενος, καὶ ἐν Σταυρῷ ὑψούμενος, καὶ καταράσσων δαίμονας, θεοχαρίτωτε Δέσποινα.
From you truly came the re-formation * of Eve, O pure Virgin: namely God * who in the flesh was born from you, * and on the Cross was lifted up, * and thereby threw the demons down, * O Lady filled with the grace of God. [SD]
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ.
Canon for the Theotokos. Not in our wisdom.
Ὁ διαπλάσας, κατʼ ἀρχὰς ἐκ χοός με τὸν ἄνθρωπον, πλαστουργεῖται διʼ ἐμέ, ἐν τῇ γαστρί σου Πανάμωμε, τὴν πάλαι κατάπτωσιν, ἐπανορθούμενος.
In the beginning, * I the human was molded from dust by God. * He is molded now for me * within your womb, O all-blameless one. * In this way He rectifies * the ancient fall of man. [SD]
Κράτος θανάτου, καὶ κατάρας ἀρχαίας ἀπόφασιν, συλλαβοῦσα τὴν ζωήν, Θεογεννῆτορ κατήργησας· διό σου τὴν ἄχραντον, σέβομεν γέννησιν.
By your conceiving * Life himself, you, O Mother of God, destroyed * death’s dominion and revoked * the sentence wrought by the ancient curse. * And therefore we venerate * your spotless childbirth. [SD]
Σὲ προστασίαν, ἀσφαλῆ Θεομῆτορ κεκτήμεθα, τὰς ἐλπίδας ἐπὶ σοί, ἀνατιθέντες σῳζόμεθα, πρὸς σὲ καταφεύγοντες, περιφρουρούμεθα.
O Theotokos, * we have you for unfaltering patronage; * and entrusting all our hopes * to you, O Mother of God, we are saved. * In you taking refuge, we * are safe on every side. [SD]
Σὲ τὴν τεκοῦσαν, τὸν Θεὸν Θεοτόκον δοξάζομεν, τῷ γεννήματι τῷ σῷ, προσηγορίαν ἁρμόζοντες, καὶ κλῆσιν κατάλληλον, Πάναγνε Δέσποινα.
O Theotokos, * we extol you the Birthgiver of our God, * all-pure Lady, and adapt * to your divine childbearing a name * and title appropriate, * for you gave birth to God. [SD]
ᾨδὴ δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode iv. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Τὴν ἀνεξιχνίαστον θείαν βουλήν, τῆς ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου σαρκώσεως, σοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου, ὁ Προφήτης, Ἀββακούμ, κατανοῶν ἐκραύγαζε· Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.
When the Prophet Habakkuk heard the divine * and incomprehensible counsel of Your Incarnation * from the Virgin, O Most High, * considering, he cried aloud: * Glory to Your strength, O Lord my God. [SD]
Nabii Habakuki akielewa upendo wa umungu usiochunguzika ili upate mwili kwa Bikira alipaza sauti: Utukufu kwa uwezo wako, Ee Bwana. [[SWA]]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
῞Ινα ἀπολύσῃς με ἐκ τῶν δεσμῶν, τῶν τῆς ἁμαρτίας φιλάνθρωπε, ἐθελουσίως ἐδεσμεύθης καὶ Σταυρῷ, ὥσπερ κακοῦργος τέθνηκας· Δόξα τῇ πολλῇ εὐσπλαγχνίᾳ σου.
Στίγματα ὑπήνεγκας Λόγε Θεοῦ, καὶ τὸν ἐπονείδιστον θάνατον, ἀθανατίζων, τὴν οὐσίαν τῶν βροτῶν, θανατωθεῖσαν πάθεσι. Δόξα τῇ πολλῇ εὐσπλαγχνίᾳ σου.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Οἱ τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ, μέλλοντες κληροῦσθαι ἐν Πνεύματι, τῷ Παναγίῳ, ἀγαλλόμενοι ψυχῇ, τοὺς αἰκισμοὺς ὑπήνεγκαν, καὶ τὸν βιαιότατον θάνατον.
Χεῖρας ἀφαιρούμενοι καὶ κεφαλάς, γλῶσσάν τε κοπτόμενοι Μάρτυρες, τὴν θεολόγον, καὶ στερούμενοι φωτός, καὶ μεληδὸν τεμνόμενοι, ἄτμητοι Χριστῷ διεμείνατε.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Ῥήγνυται χειρόγραφον τὸ τοῦ Ἀδάμ, λόγχῃ νυττομένου σου Δέσποτα, ἡ Θεοτόκος, ἀνεβόα τῷ Σταυρῷ, παρισταμένη Κύριε, καὶ ὀδυνηρῶς ἀλαλάζουσα.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Theotokos. Same Heirmos.
Ὡραιώθης ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν, τῶν Ἀγγέλων εὐπρέπειαν, ὡς τεκοῦσα τούτων, Κόρη ποιητήν τε καὶ Κύριον, ἐκ σῶν ἀχράντων αἱμάτων σωματούμενον, τὸν ῥυόμενον, πάντας αὐτόν τοὺς δοξάζοντας.
Ῥύπον πάντα τῆς προτέρας, ἀποθέμενοι βρώσεως, τῆς ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον, τὸν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ σιτιζόμεθα, τὸν ἐκ τῆς γῆς τῆς Παρθένου ἀνατείλαντα, ἣν ὡς πρόξενον, τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἀνυμνήσωμεν.
Ἡ ἁγία Θεοτόκος, ἡ σκηνὴ ἡ ἀμόλυντος, τοῦ φωτὸς ἡ πύλη, τράπεζα καὶ στάμνος ἡ πάγχρυσος, τὸ ἀλατόμητον ὄρος καὶ κατάσκιον, ἡ χωρήσασα, τὸν πλαστουργὸν μακαρίζεται.
Χαρισμάτων σου τὰ ῥεῖθρα, καὶ πηγαὶ τῶν ἰάσεων, καὶ τοῦ θείου πλούτου, αἱ διανομαὶ διαδίδονται, ζωαρχικῆς ἐκ παλάμης Θεονύμφευτε, τοῦ τεχθέντος, ἐκ τῆς σῆς γαστρὸς Παντοκράτορος.
ᾨδὴ εʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode v. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Ἐξέστη τὰ σύμπαντα, ἐπὶ τῇ θείᾳ δόξῃ σου· σὺ γὰρ ἀπειρόγαμε Παρθένε, ἔσχες ἐν μήτρᾳ, τὸν ἐπὶ πάντων Θεόν, καὶ τέτοκας ἄχρονον Υἱόν, πᾶσι τοῖς ὑμνοῦσί σε, σωτηρίαν βραβεύοντα.
Amazed was the universe by your divine magnificence. * You who were perpetually virgin * carried the heavenly God of all in your womb * and gave birth to the eternal Son, * who awards salvation to all who sing hymns of praise to you. [SD]
Ulimwengu wote ulistaajabia utukufu wako wa umungu kwa kuwa wee Bikira usiyeolewa; uliyekuwa na roho na ulimzaa Mwana asiye na mwanzo, anayegawia wokovu wote wanaokusifu. [[SWA]]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Ἰδών σε ὁ ἥλιος, ἐπὶ Σταυροῦ ὑψούμενον, Δέσποτα συνέστειλεν ἀκτῖνας, φαίνειν μὴ σθένων, σοῦ Σῶτερ δύναντος, καὶ φωταγωγοῦντος τοὺς νυκτί, τῆς πλάνης καθεύδοντας, προσκυνοῦντας τὸ κράτος σου.
Σταυροῦσαι καὶ σῴζεις με, διʼ εὐσπλαγχνίαν Κύριε, ὄξους καὶ χολῆς δέχῃ τὴν γεῦσιν, τῆς ἐνηδόνου, ἀπολυτρούμενος, γεύσεως ἡμᾶς ὡς ἀγαθός, διʼ ἧς ἡπατήθημεν, καὶ φθορᾷ ὑπεπέσαμεν.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Τῆς πλάνης ἐλύσατε, χειμῶνα θεῖοι Μάρτυρες, Πνεύματος ἁγίου ἐπιθάλψει, καὶ πρὸς τὸ ἔαρ, τῆς ἀναπαύσεως, χαίροντες ἐφθάσατε ὁμοῦ, πάντων προϊστάμενοι, ὑπαρχόντων ἐν θλίψεσιν.
Ὄμβροις θείου αἵματος, τὴν γῆν πᾶσαν ἠρδεύσατε, ἐναποξηράναντες τοὺς ὄμβρους, τῆς ἀθεΐας, ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες· ὅθεν πρὸς τὸ ὕδωρ τῆς ζωῆς, νῦν κατεσκηνώσατε, ὑπὲρ πάντων πρεσβεύοντες.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Σαρκὶ ὃν ἐκύησας, Χριστὸν θεοχαρίτωτε, ξύλῳ ἀναρτώμενον ὡς εἶδες, θρήνων ἐπλήσθης, καὶ τὸ μακρόθυμον, τούτου κατεπλήττου ἀληθῶς· ὅθεν ἐμεγάλυνες, τὴν αὐτοῦ συγκατάβασιν.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Ἀσεβεῖς οὐκ ὄψονται.
Canon for the Theotokos. The ungodly will not see.
Ἀνατείλας Ἥλιος ἐκ σοῦ ὁ νοητός, τηλαυγεῖς τὰς μαρμαρυγάς, τῆς αὐτοῦ Θεότητος, πᾶσιν ἐφήπλωσε, Θεοτόκε Δέσποινα· διὸ πάντες σε δοξάζομεν.
Ἀληθῆ Θεὸν ἡμῖν τεκοῦσαν σαρκικῶς, Πατρὸς τὸν μονογενῆ, Θεοτόκον πάναγνον, σὲ ὀνομάζομεν, τὴν φωνὴν κατάλληλον, προσαρμόζοντες τῷ τόκῳ σου.
Συμφυὴς καὶ σύμμορφος ὑπάρχων τῷ Πατρί, ὁ Υἱὸς ὁ μονογενής, τοῖς ἀνθρώποις γέγονεν, θέλων ὁμόφυλος, σαρκωθεὶς ὁ Ὕψιστος, ἐκ γαστρός σου Μητροπάρθενε.
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode vi. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Τὴν θείαν ταύτην καὶ πάντιμον, τελοῦντες ἑορτὴν οἱ θεόφρονες, τῆς Θεομήτορος, δεῦτε τὰς χεῖρας κροτήσωμεν, τὸν ἐξ αὐτῆς τεχθέντα Θεὸν δοξάζοντες.
O godly-minded believers, come * and celebrate this sacred and venerable feast and thus extol * the Theotokos, and clap our hands, * and glorify our God who was truly born of her. [SD]
Sisi tunaofikiria umungu tukiadhimisha siku kuu ya Mzazi-Mungu; ya umungu na dhamani tupige makofi tukimtukuza Mungu aliyezaliwa naye. [[SWA]]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Τοῖς πόνοις οὕς περ ὑπέμεινας, σταυρούμενος τοὺς πόνους κατέπαυσας, τῆς ἀνθρωπότητος, καὶ πρὸς τὴν ἄπονον ἅπαντας, διαγωγὴν μετάγεις, εὔσπλαγχνε Κύριε.
Ἡλίου σέλας ἐκρύπτετο, ναοῦ δὲ ἡ φαιδρότης ἐῤῥήγνυτο, γῆ κατεσείετο, πέτραι σὺν φόβῳ ἐσχίζοντο, ἐπὶ Σταυροῦ τὸν Κτίστην, ὁρᾷν μὴ σθένουσαι.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Νεκρὸς ὁ ὄφις ἐγένετο, βασάνοις νεκρουμένους θεώμενος, τοὺς θείους Μάρτυρας, καὶ τὴν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον, κληρονομοῦντας ὄντως, τῇ θείᾳ χάριτι.
Πολλὰς βασάνους ὑπέστητε, πολλῶν καὶ τῶν ἐπάθλων ἐτύχετε, πολυαρίθμητα, πλήθη Μαρτύρων ἀείζῳα· διὸ τὰ τῶν κακῶν μου, πλήθη μειώσατε.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Λιμὴν γενοῦ μοι Πανάμωμε, πελάγει τῶν δεινῶν θαλαττεύοντι, ἡ ναυαγήσασαν, πᾶσαν τὴν φύσιν τῷ τόκῳ σου, Θεογεννῆτορ Κόρη, νῦν διασώσασα.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Ἐβόησε προτυπῶν.
Canon for the Theotokos. Prefiguing in the whale.
Ἁγνείας σε, καθαρὸν εὑρηκὼς ἐνδιαίτημα, ἐν γαστρί σου, καθαρῶς ὁ Δεσπότης ἐσκήνωσεν, ἐκκαθάραι θέλων, τῶν ἀνθρώπων Παρθένε τὸ φύραμα.
Οὐράνωσας, γεωθεῖσαν τὴν φύσιν Πανάμωμε, τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ φθαρεῖσαν αὐτὴν ἐκαινούργησας· διὰ τοῦτο μόνην, ἀσιγήτοις φωναῖς σε γεραίρομεν.
Συνέλαβες, ἐν γαστρὶ Θεομῆτορ τὸν ἄναρχον, Θεὸν Λόγον, διʼ ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους γενόμενον, καθʼ ἡμᾶς ἀτρέπτως, ἐν δυσὶ γνωριζόμενον φύσεσιν.
ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode vii. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Οὐκ ἐλάτρευσαν τῇ κτίσει οἱ θεόφρονες, παρὰ τὸν Κτίσαντα, ἀλλὰ πυρὸς ἀπειλήν, ἀνδρείως πατήσαντες, χαίροντες ἔψαλλον. Ὑπερύμνητε, ὁ τῶν Πατέρων Κύριος, καὶ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
Godly-minded three * did not adore created things in the Creator’s stead; * rather, disdaining the threat * of fire, they trampled it, and joyfully they sang: * “O supremely praised * and most exalted Lord and God * of the fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]
Waliyofikiria umungu hawakuabudu viumbe badala ya Mungu, lakini wakishinda ogofyo la moto kwa uhodari walishangilia na kuimba; wahimidiwa Bwana na Mungu wa mababa wetu. [[SWA]]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Ἀνετράπη, ὁ πολέμιος καὶ βέβληται, πτῶμα ἐξαίσιον, ἀνυψωθέντος Χριστοῦ, ἐν ξύλῳ, καὶ σέσωσται, ὁ πρὶν κατάκριτος, ἐκβοῶν αὐτῷ· ὁ τῶν Πατέρων Κύριος, καὶ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
Νεκρωθέντα, διὰ ξύλου με ἐθέωσας, θανὼν ἐν ξύλῳ Χριστέ, καὶ θείοις τραύμασι σοῖς, ἰάσω τὰ τραύματα, τὰ τῆς καρδίας μου. Ὑπερύμνητε, ὁ τῶν Πατέρων Κύριος, καὶ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Ἠφανίζετο, τὰ σώματα πληττόμενα, ἀπείροις μάστιξιν, ἀλλʼ ὄντως τὸ εὐπρεπές, ψυχῆς ὡραιότερον, ὑμῶν ἐδείκνυτο, Χριστομάρτυρες, ἀεὶ βοώντων· Κύριε, ὁ Θεός εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
Ναυαγήσας, ὁ πολέμιος τοῖς αἵμασιν, ὑμῶν ἀπώλετο, σὺν μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ, ὑμεῖς δὲ πανεύφημοι, Μάρτυρες χαίροντες, ἀνεμέλπετε, ὁ τῶν Πατέρων Κύριος, καὶ Θεός εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Νύμφη ἄμωμος, παλάτιον τοῦ κτίσαντος, θρόνος πυρίμορφος, καὶ ἀγεώργητος γῆ, ἐδείχθης Πανάμωμε· ὅθεν βοῶμέν σοι· Χαῖρε Δέσποινα, ἡ τοὺς βροτοὺς θεώσασα, θεϊκῇ κυοφορίᾳ.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Ὁ διασώσας ἐν πυρί.
Canon for the Theotokos. You saved Your Servants.
Ἀνακαλούμενος ἡμᾶς, αἰχμαλωτισθέντας Παρθένε, ὁ Λόγος ὁ ὢν ἐν ἀρχῇ, ἐν γαστρί σου σκηνώσας σεσάρκωται, ὁ φιλάνθρωπος Κύριος, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν Πατέρων εὐλογημένος.
Πύλη ἐφάνης νοητή, τῆς Ἀνατολῆς τῆς ἐξ ὕψους, ἐπιφανείσης ἐπὶ γῆς, τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἐκ σοῦ Θεονύμφευτε, ὑπὲρ λόγον καὶ ἔννοιαν, τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ τῶν Πατέρων εὐλογημένου.
Πεποικιλμένη ἀρεταῖς, τοῦ παμβασιλέως παρέστης, ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ ἐκ τῶν σῶν, σαρκωθέντος αἱμάτων Ἀνύμφευτε, ἐκτενῶς ἱκετεύουσα, λυτρωθῆναι ἀπὸ πάσης ἡμᾶς ἀνάγκης.
Ῥῆξον πταισμάτων τὰς σειράς, τῇ σῇ μητρικῇ παῤῥησίᾳ, τῶν εὐσεβῶς τε καὶ πιστῶς, μελῳδούντων Παρθένε τῷ Τόκῳ σου. Ὑπερύμνητε Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν Πατέρων εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode viii. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Παῖδας εὐαγεῖς ἐν τῇ καμίνῳ, ὁ τόκος τῆς Θεοτόκου διεσώσατο, τότε μὲν τυπούμενος, νῦν δὲ ἐνεργούμενος, τὴν οἰκουμένην ἅπασαν, ἀγείρει ψάλλουσαν. Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε τὰ ἔργα, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Guiltless were those Servants in the furnace. * The Son of the Theotokos went and rescued them. * He who was prefigured then, * having been incarnate now, * is gathering the whole wide world into His Church to sing: * “O all you works of the Lord, to all ages * sing praises to the Lord and exalt Him beyond measure.” [SD]
Mzao wa Mzazi-Mungu aliwaokoa vijana wenye haki toka tanurini zamani zile kama alama na sasa ni utimilifu wa uzao; kwa kusanyiko ulimwengu wote ukiimba: Enyi viumbe vyote, msifuni Bwana milele na milele. [[SWA]]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Λύεις τῶν δεσμῶν με τῶν χρονίων, ἐν χρόνῳ ὁ ἄχρονος γενόμενος, δεθεὶς δὲ θελήματι, καὶ τὸν ὑπερήφανον, δεσμοῖς ἀλύτοις Δέσποτα, παραπεμψάμενος, σῴζεις με Σταυρῷ καὶ τῷ πάθει· ὅθεν εὐλογῶ σε, Χριστὲ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Ὑψώθης ἐν ξύλῳ ἑκουσίως, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν κτίσιν συνανύψωσας, Λόγε ὑπερύμνητε, ἄναρχε ἀόρατε, ὁ τὰς ἀρχάς του σκότους τε, καὶ ἐξουσίας Χριστέ, τῷ πάθει σου παραδειγματίσας· ὅθεν σε ὑμνοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Ἐπέβητε αἵμασιν οἰκείοις, ὡς ἅρματι Μάρτυρες παγκόσμιοι, καὶ πρὸς ὑπερκόσμια, ἤρθητε σκηνώματα, παρὰ Χριστοῦ ἐπάξια, γέρα λαμβάνοντες, καὶ Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε βοῶντες, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Ἰκρίῳ ὑψούμενοι καὶ βόθρῳ, ῥιπτόμενοι θηρσί τε διδόμενοι, πυρί τε καὶ ὕδατι, διαμεριζόμενοι, οἱ ἀθλοφοροι Μάρτυρες, χαίροντες ἔψαλλον· Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε τὰ ἔργα, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Ἰδοῦσα ὑπνώσαντα ἐν ξύλῳ, τὸν πᾶσιν ἐγρήγορσιν παρέχοντα, θείαν καὶ σωτήριον, Μήτηρ ἡ Πανάμωμος, ἀλαλαγμῷ ὠδύρετο καὶ ἀνεκραύγαζε· Τί τοῦτο τὸ καινότατον θαῦμα; ὁ ζωοποιήσας, τὰ πάντα θνῄσκει θέλων.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Theotokos. Same Heirmos.
Ἀπάσαις ἀπρόσιτος ὑπάρχων, ὁ Κτίστης ταῖς ἀνωτέραις Κόρη τάξεσιν, ᾤκησε τὴν μήτραν σου, ἄφλεκτον τηρήσας σε, καὶ μετὰ τόκον, ᾧ νῦν κραυγάζομεν· Τὸν ἄφθορον, Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε τὰ ἔργα, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Μώμων καθαρὰ καὶ μολυσμάτων, καὶ πάσης ἁγιωσύνης οὖσα τέμενος, Λόγον τὸν πανάγιον, πάντας ἁγιάζοντα, καὶ τῷ Πατρὶ συνάναρχον, ἐκυοφόρησας· διό σε τὴν Παρθένον ὑμνοῦμεν, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Στόματι καὶ γνώμῃ Θεοτόκον, φρονοῦντες ὁμολογοῦμέν σε Πανάμωμε· τέτοκας γὰρ Πάναγνε, σάρκα περιθέμενον, τὸν Ποιητὴν καὶ Κύριον, καὶ Βασιλέα Χριστόν· διό σε τὴν Παρθένον ὑμνοῦμεν, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Σὲ τὴν κιβωτὸν τὴν παναγίαν, τὴν ἐπισκιαζομένην θείῳ Πνεύματι, τὴν τὸν προαιώνιον, Λόγον καὶ ἀΐδιον, διʼ εὐσπλαγχνίαν ἄφατον, ἐνανθρωπήσαντα, τεκοῦσαν Θεοτόκον ὑμνοῦμεν, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode ix. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Ἅπας γηγενής, σκιρτάτω τῷ πνεύματι λαμπαδουχούμενος, πανηγυριζέτω δέ, ἀΰλων Νόων φύσις γεραίρουσα, τὰ ἱερὰ θαυμάσια τῆς Θεομήτορος, καὶ βοάτω· Χαίροις παμμακάριστε, Θεοτόκε Ἁγνὴ ἀειπάρθενε.
All you born on earth, * with festival lamps in hand, in spirit leap for joy; * and all you the heavenly angelic orders, join in and celebrate; * and honoring the sacred wonders of the Mother of God, * sing the joyful salutation, “O rejoice, * Theotokos, all-blest, ever-virgin pure!” [SD]
Kila mwananchi, akipaza taa arukaruke kwa furaha rohoni, na viumbe vyenye akili bila mwili visifu miujiza ya Mungu katika Mzazi-Mungu na kupaza sauti na kusema: Salamu, mbarikiwa sana, Mzazi-Mungu, bila doa na bikira daima. [[SWA]]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Ἵστασο κριτός, ὁ κρῖναι τὰ σύμπαντα, μέλλων φιλάνθρωπε, στέφος ἀνεδήσω δέ, ἐθελουσίως, Σῶτερ ἀκάνθινον, παρακοῆς τὴν ἄκανθαν, Χριστὲ προθέλυμνον, ὑπεκτίλλων, πᾶσιν ἐμφυτεύων τε, τὴν τῆς σῆς εὐσπλαγχνίας ἐπίγνωσιν.
You who are to judge * the world stood on trial, O benevolent Lord, * and You voluntarily * upon You head wore a crown of thorns, O Christ, * uprooting thus the thorny tree of disobedience; * while the knowledge * of Your sympathetic love * You, O Savior, implanted in all mankind. [SD]
Ὢ πῶς ὁ λαός, ὁ ἄδικος δίκαιον, ὄντα καὶ ἄμεμπτον, φθόνῳ σκοτιζόμενος, σὲ φωτοδότα, Σταυρῷ προδίδωσιν! οὗ περ τὸ πάθος ἥλιος, ὁρῶν σκοτίζεται, καὶ φαιδρότης, Ναοῦ διαῤῥήγνυται, καὶ δονεῖται τῆς γῆς τὰ θεμέλια.
How could this be done! * An unrighteous people dark with envy gives You up, * You the righteous Giver of light, * You the all-blameless One, to be crucified. * The sun beholds Your sufferings and it is darkened, O Christ; * and the splendid * temple veil is rent in two, * and the very foundations of earth convulse. [SD]
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Σύμμορφοι παθῶν, Χριστοῦ χρηματίζετε, ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες, καὶ συγκληρονόμοι δέ, τῆς βασιλείας, καὶ τῆς λαμπρότητος· διὸ φωταγωγήσατε, τοὺς ὑμνῳδοὺς ὑμῶν, ἁμαρτίας, ζόφου ἀπαλλάττοντες, καὶ ποικίλων σοφοὶ περιστάσεων.
Martyrs, you are wise. * For you are the ones who have indeed conformed to Christ’s * sufferings and thus become * with Him co-heirs of His rule and splendid light. * Do therefore lead into the light those who extol you in hymns, * and release them * from the darkness caused by sin * and the various trials confronting them. [SD]
Ἤδη πρὸς αὐτά, σοφοὶ τὰ οὐράνια, κατεσκηνώσατε, δόξης τε λαβόμενοι, τῆς ἀϊδίου, καὶ ταῖς μεθέξεσι, ταῖς ἱεραῖς θεούμενοι, μέμνησθε πᾶν πίστει τὴν τῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν τιμώντων, πανίερον, καὶ σεπτὴν ὑμῶν μνήμην πανεύφημοι.
Praised throughout the world, * O wise ones, even from now have you begun to dwell * in the very heavenly courts. * And the eternal glory have you received. * In sacred things participating you are deified. * Do remember * all who now by faith observe * your all-sacred and venerable memory. [SD]
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Φώτισον Ἁγνή, τοὺς πόθῳ ὑμνοῦντάς σε, καὶ μεγαλύνοντας, λῦσον τῶν παθῶν ἡμῶν, τὸ σκότος Κόρη, παῦσον τὸν κλύδωνα, τοῦ πονηροῦ τὰ σκάνδαλα, ἐκ μέσου ποίησον, τοὺς τῆς Ἄγαρ, γόνους καθυπόταξον, Βασιλεῖ εὐσεβεῖ ταῖς πρεσβείαις σου.
Earnestly we praise * and magnify you, O Damsel. Hence, illumine us, * pure one, and dispel the gloom * of our passions, and stop their surging waves; * and take away the scandals fathered by the evil one. * Through your prayers, make the sons of Hagar bow * in defeat to an Orthodox Emperor. [SD]
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Εὕα μὲν τῷ τῆς παρακοῆς.
Canon for the Theotokos. Because of the malady.
Ἄνθρακα τὸν νοητὸν Ἁγνὴ θεόνυμφε, Ἠσαΐας ὃν τεθέαται, φέρεις ἀγκάλαις Θεοτόκε, μορφῇ τῇ ἡμετέρᾳ ἑνούμενον, καὶ κόσμῳ σωτηρίαν πυρσεύοντα· ὅθεν σε πάντες μεγαλύνομεν.
In your arms you hold Him whom Isaiah saw of old, * the intelligible burning coal, * O pure and blameless Theotokos, * united with our form now, O Bride of God, * and lighting up salvation throughout the world. * Therefore by all you now are magnified. [SD]
Σύμβολα Πανάμωμε τῆς σῆς γεννήσεως, οἱ Προφῆται προεκήρυξαν, πόῤῥωθεν ταῦτα μυηθέντες καὶ θείᾳ ἐπιπνοίᾳ τοῦ Πνεύματος, τῷ κόσμῳ διαπρυσίως κηρύξαντες, ὧν τὰς ἐκβάσεις νῦν θαυμάζομεν.
Long ago, the Prophets were instructed mystically * in the symbols of your childbirth. * Hence they announced them as divinely * inspired by the Spirit, O Blameless one, * proclaiming them far and wide unto all the world. * We marvel now how they were all fulfilled. [SD]
Ὡραῖος τῷ κάλλει ὁ καρπὸς καὶ ἔκλαμπρος, παρὰ πάντας τῆς κοιλίας σου· σὺ γὰρ Παρθένε Θεοτόκε, Θεὸν σεσαρκωμένον ἐγέννησας φανέντα, διὰ τὸ σῶσαι τὸν ἄνθρωπον· ὅθεν σε πάντες μεγαλύνομεν.
More handsome and excellent than all the sons of men * is the fruit of your all-holy womb. * For you, O Virgin Theotokos, * gave birth to God the Logos incarnated * who came for the salvation of the human race. * Therefore by all you now are magnified. [SD]
Εἰς τὸν Στίχον τῶν Αἴνων.
At the Aposticha of Lauds.
Ἀπόστιχα Στιχηρά. Ἦχος δʹ. Σταυρώσιμα.
Aposticha. Mode 4. For the Cross.
Sauti 4.
Τεῖχος ἡμῖν γένοιτο ὁ Σταυρός σου, Ἰησοῦ Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν· ἄλλην γὰρ ἐλπίδα οἱ πιστοὶ οὐκ ἔχομεν, εἰμὴ σὲ τὸν ἐν αὐτῷ σαρκὶ προσηλωθέντα, καὶ παρέχοντα ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
May Your Cross be a wall for us, O Jesus our Savior. For we believers have no other hope, except for You who were physically nailed to it, and who grant the great mercy unto us. [SD]
Στίχ. Ἐνεπλήσθημεν τὸ πρωΐ τοῦ ἐλέους σου, Κύριε, καὶ ἠγαλλιασάμεθα καὶ εὐφράνθημεν ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἡμέραις ἡμῶν· εὐφρανθείημεν ἀνθʼ ὧν ἡμερῶν ἐταπείνωσας ἡμᾶς, ἐτῶν, ὧν εἴδομεν κακά. Καὶ ἴδε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους σου καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα σου καὶ ὁδήγησον τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτῶν.
Verse: We were filled with Your mercy in the morning, and in all our days we greatly rejoiced and were glad; gladden us in return for the days You humbled us, for the years we saw evil things. And behold Your servants and Your works, and guide their sons. [SAAS]
Mstari Asubuhi tumejazwa na huruma yako, Ee Bwana; [[SWA]]
Αὐτόμελον.
Automelon.
Ἔδωκας σημείωσιν, τοῖς φοβουμένοις σε Κύριε, τὸν Σταυρόν σου τὸν τίμιον, διʼ οὗ ἐθριάμβευσας, τὰς ἀρχὰς τοῦ σκότους, καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας, καὶ ἐπανήγαγες ἡμᾶς, εἰς τὴν ἀρχαίαν μακαριότητα· διό σου τὴν φιλάνθρωπον, οἰκονομίαν δοξάζομεν, Ἰησοῦ παντοδύναμε, ὁ Σωτὴρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.
You have given those who fear You, Lord, a token, Your precious Cross, * having triumphed by means thereof * over Principalities and Powers of darkness. * Furthermore, by means of the Cross You brought us up again * to the beatitude that was ours of old. * O Jesus, the almighty Savior of our souls, we all glorify * Your benevolent plan, by which * You have saved the entire world. [SD]
Στίχ. Καὶ ἔστω ἡ λαμπρότης Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν κατεύθυνον ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ τὸ ἔργον τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν κατεύθυνον.
Verse: And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the works of our hands. [SAAS]
Mstari Ubora wa Bwana Mungu wetu uwe juu yetu; atuongoze kwa kazi ya mikono yetu; hata kazi ya mikono yetu Aiongoze. [[SWA]]
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
Τίς οὐκ ἐξίσταται ὁρῶν, ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες, τὸν ἀγῶνα τὸν καλόν, ὃν ἠγωνίσασθε; πῶς ἐν σώματι ὄντες, τὸν ἀσώματον ἐχθρὸν ἐτροπώσασθε; Χριστὸν ὁμολογήσαντες, τῷ Σταυρῷ ὁπλισάμενοι; ὅθεν ἐνεδείχθητε δαιμόνων φυγαδευταί, καὶ βαρβάρων πολέμιοι, ἀπαύστως πρεσβεύοντες, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Who is not amazed, O holy martyrs, seeing the good fight that you fought; how being armed with the Cross you confessed Christ, and thus defeated the bodiless enemy, though you yourselves were in body still. Therefore you have worthily been made the banishers of demons, and the opponents of foreign enemies, unceasingly interceding that our souls be saved. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Ὡς γενναῖον ἐν Μάρτυσι.
Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion. To a brave one.
Utukufu. Sasa.
Ὡς ἑώρακε Κύριε, ἡ Παρθένος καὶ Μήτηρ σου, ἐν Σταυρῷ κρεμάμενον, ἐξεπλήττετο, καὶ ἀτενίζουσα ἔλεγεν· Υἱὲ ποθεινότατε, πῶς ἐν ξύλῳ τοῦ Σταυροῦ, ἀνηρτήθης Μακρόθυμε; πῶς τὰς χεῖράς σου, καὶ τοὺς πόδας σου Λόγε προσηλώθης, ὑπʼ ἀνόμων καὶ τὸ αἷμα, τὸ σὸν ἐξέχεας Δέσποτα;
When Your Mother the Virgin pure * saw You hanging upon the Cross, * she was overwhelmed with astonishment, O Lord; * and gazing earnestly, she began * to say: Dearest Son of mine, * how is it that You are hung * on the tree of the Cross, O Word * most long-suffering? * How is it that Your hands and feet were nailed to it by lawless men, O Master, * and that You shed Your all-holy blood? [SD]
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ΕΝ Τῌ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙᾼ
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Οἱ Μακαρισμοί. Ἦχος δʹ.
The Beatitudes. Mode 4.
Sifa za heri. Sauti 4.
Διὰ ξύλου ὁ Ἀδάμ, Παραδείσου γέγονεν ἄποικος, διὰ ξύλου δὲ Σταυροῦ, ὁ Λῃστὴς Παράδεισον ᾤκησεν· ὁ μὲν γὰρ γευσάμενος, ἐντολὴν ἠθέτησε τοῦ ποιήσαντος, ὁ δὲ συσταυρούμενος, Θεὸν ὡμολόγησε τὸν κρυπτόμενον. Μνήσθητί μου βοῶν, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
Adam fell by a tree, and he was evicted from Paradise. * By the tree of the Cross the Robber gained entrance to Paradise. * The former, by tasting fruit, disobeyed his Maker’s commandment not to eat. * The latter was crucified with Him, whom though hidden he confessed to be God. * Remember us as well in Your kingdom, O Savior. [SD]
Καθορῶσαί σε Σταυρῷ, τεταμένον μόνε Μακρόθυμε, αἱ Δυνάμεις οὐρανῶν, ἀποροῦσαι τρόμῳ ἐξίσταντο, ἡ γῆ ἐκυμαίνετο, καὶ φωστήρων κάλλος ἐναπεσβέννυτο. Ἀδάμ ὁ κατάκριτος, ἀδίκως φιλάνθρωπε κρινομένου σου, ἐδικαιοῦτο ὑμνῶν σου τὴν ἀγαθότητα.
When the Hosts of heaven saw * You, O Master, stretched out upon the Cross, * at a loss they were appalled, * O forbearing Lord, and beside themselves. * The earth was shaking back and forth, * and the lovely glow was extinguished of the stars. * While You were unjustly judged, * Adam the condemned man was being justified, * extolling Your goodness, O benevolent Lord. [SD]
Ἐν τῷ Κρανίῳ ὑψωθείς, τοῦ ἐχθροῦ τὴν κάραν συνέτριψας, ἐπὶ ξύλου δὲ θανών, τοὺς καρπῷ τοῦ ξύλου τεθνήξαντας, ἐζώωσας Δέσποτα, καὶ Παραδείσου πολίτας ἔδειξας, ἀπαύστως ὑμνοῦντάς σε, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν καὶ βοῶντάς σοι· Μνήσθητι καὶ ἡμῶν ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
You crushed the head of the foe * by Your crucifixion on Calvary. * And by dying on a tree, * those who from the fruit of the tree were dead * You quickened, O sovereign Lord, * and You established them as the citizens * of the Garden of Paradise, * O Christ our God, and they with unceasing hymns * extol You and cry aloud: * Remember us in Your kingdom. [SD]
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
Ὥσπερ ὅπλον τὸν Σταυρόν, ἀναλαβόντες ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες, πρὸς παράταξιν ἐχθρῶν, λογισμῷ γενναίῳ ἐξήλθετε, καὶ τούτους ὀλέσαντες, ἀφθαρσίας στέφανον ἀνεδήσασθε, καὶ δόξης ἐτύχετε, καὶ θείας λαμπρότητος ἀξιάγαστοι· ὅθεν πίστει ὑμᾶς πάντες μακαρίζομεν.
Having taken up the Cross * as your armor, thus you went forth to meet * and do battle with the foes, * O martyrs, with a valiant attitude. * And making an end of them, * you received the crown of incorruptibility. * And glory was given you * and the brilliant splendor from God, O most-divine * saints deserving of praise. * Therefore do we call you blest. [SD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Utukufu.
Ἵνα δείξῃς ἐμφανῶς, τὴν πρὸς ἡμᾶς Σωτὴρ εὐσπλαγχνίαν σου, προσηλώθης τῷ Σταυρῷ, ὁ Πατρὶ συνὼν καὶ τῷ Πνεύματι, καὶ σπόγγον καὶ κάλαμον, ἐμπαιγμοὺς καὶ μάστιγας καθυπέμεινας, βουλόμενος ῥύσασθαι, πυρὸς αἰωνίζοντος τοὺς κραυγάζοντας· Μνήσθητι καὶ ἡμῶν ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
You were nailed upon the Cross * so as manifestly to demonstrate * Your compassion for us, Lord. * And You bore the whippings and ridicule * the reed and the vinegar, * You who with the Father and Spirit coexist, * O Savior, enduring all * intending to rescue from everlasting fire * those who cry out to You: * Remember us in Your kingdom. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Both now. Stavrotheotokion.
Sasa.
Ὁ ἀχώρητος παντί, ἀστενοχωρήτως κατῴκησε, τὴν ἁγίαν σου νηδύν, Θεογεννῆτορ Ἄχραντε Δέσποινα, καὶ ξύλῳ νεκρούμενος, τὴν ζωὴν τῷ κόσμῳ ἐπήγασεν. Αὐτὸν οὖν ἱκέτευε, νεκρῶσαι τὸ φρόνημα τῆς σαρκὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ σῶσαι ἡμᾶς πάντας ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.
He whom nothing can contain * without trouble dwelt in your holy womb, * O immaculate and pure * Theotokos, Mother of Christ our God. * And dying upon the Cross, * on the world He poured out eternal life. * O Lady, do fervently * entreat Him to mortify our carnal mind, * and also to save our souls, in His benevolence. [SD]