| Chapter 1 |
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H orasiV, thn opoian eiden Abbakoum o profhthV. |
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EwV pote, Kurie, qelw krazei, kai den qeleiV eisakouei; qelw boa proV se, Adikia× kai den qeleiV swzei; |
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Dia ti me kamneiV na blepw anomian kai na qewrw talaipwrian kai arpaghn kai adikian emprosqen mou; kai uparcousi diegeironteV erida kai filoneikian. |
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Dia touto o nomoV einai argoV, kai den exercetai krisiV teleia× epeidh o asebhV katadunasteuei ton dikaion, dia touto exercetai krisiV diestrammenh. |
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Idete metaxu twn eqnwn kai epibleyate kai qaumasate megalwV, dioti egw qelw praxei ergon en taiV hmeraiV saV, to opoion den qelete pisteusei, ean tiV dihghqh auto. |
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Dioti, idou, egw exegeirw touV CaldaiouV, to eqnoV to pikron kai ormhtikon, to opoion qelei dielqei to platoV tou topou, dia na klhronomhsh katoikiaV ouci eautou. |
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Einai foberoi kai tromeroi× h krisiV autwn kai h exousia autwn qelei proercesqai ex autwn. |
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Kai oi ippoi autwn einai tacuteroi pardalewn kai oxuteroi lukwn thV esperaV× kai oi ippeiV autwn qelousi diacuqh kai oi ippeiV autwn qelousin elqei apo makroqen× qelousi petaxei wV aetoV speudwn eiV brwsin, |
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panteV qelousin elqei epi arpagh× h oyiV twn proswpwn autwn einai wV o anatolikoV anemoV, kai qelousi sunaxei touV aicmalwtouV wV ammon. |
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Kai qelousi peripaizei touV basileiV, kai oi arconteV qelousin eisqai paignion eiV autouV× qelousin empaizei pan ocurwma× dioti qelousin episwreusei cwma kai qelousi kurieusei auto. |
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Tote to pneuma autou qelei alloiwqh, kai qelei uperbh pan orion kai qelei asebei, apodidwn thn iscun autou tauthn eiV ton qeon autou. |
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Den eisai su ap' aiwnoV, Kurie Qee mou, o AgioV mou; den qelomen apoqanei. Su, Kurie, dietaxaV autouV dia krisin× kai su, Iscure, katesthsaV autouV eiV paideian hmwn. |
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Oi ofqalmoi sou einai kaqarwteroi para wste na blephV ta ponhra, kai den dunasai na epiblephV eiV thn anomian× dia ti epiblepeiV eiV touV paranomouV kai siwpaV, otan o asebhV katapinh ton dikaioteron eautou, |
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kai kamneiV touV anqrwpouV wV touV icquaV thV qalasshV, wV ta erpeta, ta mh econta arconta ef' eautwn; |
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Anasurousi pantaV dia tou agkistrou, elkousin autouV eiV to diktuon autwn kai sunagousin autouV eiV thn saghnhn autwn× dia touto eufrainontai kai cairousi. |
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Dia touto qusiazousin eiV to diktuon autwn kai kaiousi qumiama eiV thn saghnhn autwn× dioti di' autwn h meriV autwn einai paceia kai to faghton autwn eklekton. |
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Mh dia touto qelousi pantote ekkenonei to diktuon autwn; kai den qelousi feidesqai foneuonteV pantote ta eqnh; |