Troparion, tone 1
In the Jordan I am baptized to You, O Lord, / Trinitarian adoration appears; / For the voice of your parents testifies to You, / naming Your beloved Son, / and the Spirit, in the form of a dove, / informs your words of affirmation; / appear, O Christ God, / and enlighten the world, glory to Thee.
I am baptized in the Jordan, O Lord, when You, Lord, were baptized in the Jordan. Trinity worship appeared - the worship of the Holy Trinity appeared. Your testimony to You - I testified about You, I testified to You. Your statement in your word confirmed the truth, the authenticity of this word. Appear, enlighten - appear, enlighten (participles).
In the Jordan I am baptized to You, Lord... - an example of a dative independent, characteristic turn of the Church Slavonic language.
Kontakion, tone 4
Thou hast appeared this day throughout the universe, / and Thy light, O Lord, has appeared upon us, / in the minds of those who sing Thee: / Thou hast come and Thou hast appeared, / An unapproachable Light.
Today - today. 3named - imprinted. In the mind - consciously.
Greatness
We magnify You, Life-Giving Christ, for our sake now baptized in the flesh by John in the waters of the Jordan.
Zadostoynik
Chorus: Magnify, my soul, the most honorable of the hosts of the mountains, the Most Pure Virgin Mary.
Irmos of the 9th song of the canon: Every tongue is perplexed to praise according to its heritage, but the mind and the most peaceful one are amazed to sing to Thee, the Mother of God; Otherwise, being a Good being, accept faith, for our divine love weighs: For You are the Representative of Christians, We magnify You.
He is perplexed - has no means, is poor. Praise - reverently praise. He is amazed - he is perplexed, he is amazed, he goes beyond his limits. Premium - supermundane, heavenly. Either way - but. Vesey - You know. Divine - inspired by God, inspired.
The Canon for Epiphany, from which this tribute is taken, is the creation of St. Kosma Maiumsky. The second canon of the holiday was created by St. John of Damascus.