Another three-song, fifth voice. Irmos: See, see
Another three-song, voice 5. Irmos: Look...
Εἱρμὸς ἄλλος. Ἦχος πλ. α´. Ἴδετε, ἴδετε…
Come, let us descend into the cage of our souls, repaying the Lord’s prayers and crying out: Our Father, who is in heaven, weaken and forgive our debts, for He alone is compassionate.
Come, let us all enter into the inner room of the soul together, praying to the Lord and crying out: “Father in heaven, ease our debts and let go, O Only Kindhearted One!”
→ ἀποδιδόντες, καὶ βοῶντες· Πάτερ ὁ ἐν οὐρανοῖς, τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ἄνες καὶ ἄφες, ὡς μόνος εὔσπλαγχνος.
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Our souls in fasting quietly show, we do not complain about the longed-for days of change, as if pious correction has been granted to us.
In Lent, while we reveal the joyful depths of our souls, let us not be embarrassed by the arrival of the desired [fast] days, which shines for us with good deeds of piety!
Τὸ τῆς ψυχῆς ἡμῶν, ἐν τῇ νηστεία ἱλαρόν, δεικνύντες μὴ στυγνάσωμεν, τὴν τῶν πεποθημένων ἡμερῶν ἐναλλαγήν, ὡς ἐκλάμπουσαν ἡμῖν, τῆς εὐσεβείας τὰ κατορθώματα.
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Glory: Trinity: Beginning, Uncreated, Trinitarian Unity, Lady, Kingdom of Ages, Thee is glorified, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, many Angels and all human nature.
Glory... Unity, Beginningless, Uncreated, Three-Host, Queen and Lady of the Ages! You - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - are glorified by hosts of angels and all human nature!
→ αἰώνων, σὲ δοξάζει τὸν Πατέρα, καὶ Υἱῦμα, πληθὺς Ἀγγέλων, καὶ πᾶσα φύσις βροτῶν.
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And now: Theotokos: To you, the all-virtuous glory of our race, we are deified by you, O Virgin: for you gave birth to us the Savior and God Christ, who freed us from the oath.
And now... Theotokos. We glorify You, the Entirely Virtuous, the Glory of our race: after all, thanks to You, O Virgin, we received deification - You gave birth to Christ for us, the Savior and God, who delivered us from the curse.
Καὶ νῦν… Θεοτοκίον. Σὲ τὸ πανάρετον κλέος, τοῦ γένους ἡμῶν ὑμνοῦμεν· διὰ σοῦ γὰρ ἐθεώθημεν Παρθένε· καὶ γὰρ ἔτεκες ἡμῖν τὸν Σωτῆρα καὶ Θεόν, Χριστὸν τὸν λύσαντα, τῆς κατάρας ἡμᾶς.
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Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Who will put out the fire? who shuts up the mouth of the beasts? Fast, deliver the youths from the furnace, and deliver the prophet Daniel from the lions of food: whom we also kiss, brethren.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee!
What put out the flame? What closed the lions' mouths? This is the fast that delivered the young men from the oven and the prophet Daniel from being devoured. And we will love fasting, brothers!
Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.
Τίς πῦρ ἀπέσβεσε; τίς φράττει στόματα θηρῶν; Νηστεία ἡ τοὺς Παῖδας, ἐκ καμίνου ῥυσαμένη, καὶ Προφήτην Δανιήλ, ἐκ λεόντων τῆς βορᾶς· ἣν ἀσπασώμεθα, καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀδελφοί.
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Irmos: You see, you see, for I am God, put on flesh by His will, that I may save Adam from the flattery of the serpent who fell into crime.
Irmos: Look: I am God, Who took on flesh voluntarily in order to save fallen Adam, who violated [the commandment] because of the deception of the Serpent.
Ὁ Εἱρμός. "Ἴδετε, ἴδετε ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Θεός, ὁ σάρκα ἐνδυσάμενος, βουλήσει ἑκουσίᾳ, ἵνα σώσω τὸν Ἀδάμ, τὸν ἐκ πλάνης πεσόντα, τῇ παραβάσει διὰ τοῦ ὄφεως.”
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Song 8. In the bush to Moses:
Song 8. In the bush to Moses...
ᾨδὴ η´. Τὸν ἐν τῇ βάτῳ Μωσεῖ.
Put aside sleep, my soul, fierce laziness, and diligently stay awake to the Divine commandments: the Bridegroom is approaching, the priest strives to forestall Him.
Drive away the dangerous dream of carelessness, my soul, stay awake diligently, keeping the commandments of God, because the Bridegroom is approaching - holding a lamp, hasten to meet Him!
Ὕπνον ἀπώθου ψυχή, τῆς δεινῆς ῥᾳθυμίας, καὶ προθύμως γρηγόρει, πρὸς τὰς θείας ἐντολάς· ἐγγίζει ὁ Νυμφίος, λαμπαδηφόρος σπεῦσον, αὐτῷ προσυπαντῆσαι.
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Wounded by the cruelty of sweets with weapons, heal me with the healing generosity of Your benevolent wave, O Word, as I gratefully glorify You forever.
O Merciful One, heal me, severely wounded by the ax of pleasure, [bandaging] with the bandages of Your kind-hearted sympathy, so that with gratitude I glorify You forever!
Τραυματισθέντα δεινῶς, ἡδονῶν τῇ ῥομφαίᾳ, τῇ μοτώσει Οἰκτίρμον, τῆς εὐσπλάγχνου σου ῥοπῆς, ἰάτρευσόν με Λόγε, ὅπως σὲ εὐχαρίστως, δοξάζω εἰς αἰῶνας.
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From harmful passions, from envy and hatred, from all malice, abstain, O soul, feeding on the food of the heavens, immaterial intercessors.
Refrain from destructive passions, soul, from hatred, envy and all vice, eating food that immaterially leads you to heavenly pleasures!
Ἀπὸ παθῶν βλαβερῶν, ἀπὸ φθόνου καὶ μίσους, ἀπὸ πάσης κακίας, ἐγκρατεύθητι ψυχή, σιτίοις τρεφομένη, τοῖς τὴν τρυφὴν τὴν ἄνω, ἀΰλως προξενοῦσι.
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Theotokos: Pure Mother of God, heal my souls of rot, and the hearts of passion, and the confusion of my mind, as one Helper of sinners and the ruined Wall.
Theotokos. Pure Mother of God, heal the purulent abscesses of my soul, and the deviations of the mind [into sin] and the passions of the heart, as a Helper to sinners and a Wall to the besieged!
Θεοτοκίον. Θεογεννῆτορ Ἁγνή, τῆς ψυχῆς μου τὰ ἕλκη, καὶ καρδίας τὰ πάθη, καὶ νοὸς τὰς ἐκτροπάς, θεράπευσον ὡς μόνη, ἁμαρτωλῶν βοηθός, καὶ πορθουμένων τεῖχος.
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Another irmos: Creator of creation:
Another three-song. Irmos: Creator of the creature...
Εἱρμὸς ἄλλος. Τὸν Ποιητὴν τῆς Κτίσεως.
By abstinence, with all our souls sent up to heaven, let us offer pleasing prayers to the Lord.
Inspiring souls through abstinence, let us all bring pleasing* prayers to the Lord to heaven!
* Literally: acceptable, favorable
Ἐν ἐγκρατείᾳ ἅπαντες, τὰς ψυχὰς πτερώσαντες, ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, εὐχὰς εὐπροσδέκτους, προσάξωμεν Κυρίῳ.
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Having received the spirit of tenderness, let us shed tears for the deliverance of souls, praising Christ forever.
Having accepted the spirit of contrition, let us cry for the salvation of our souls, singing the hymns of Christ forever!
Πνεῦμα τῆς κατανύξεως, λαβόντες δακρύσωμεν, πρὸς λύτρον ψυχῶν ἀνυμνολογοῦντες, Χριστὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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Let us bless the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Lord.
Trinity: Trinity Consubstantial and Unity Uncreated and God of all, we extol You to all ages.
Let us bless the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - the Lord!
Trinity Trinity Consubstantial, Uncreated Unity, God of all [that is,] We exalt You in all ages!
Εὐλογοῦμεν Πατέρα, Υἱόν, καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα.
ἡ ὁμοούσιος, καὶ Μονὰς ἡ ἄκτιστος, καὶ πάντων Θεός, σὲ ὑπερυψοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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Theotokos: Say a prayer for those who sing Thee, Most Pure One, to be delivered from all temptations and troubles.
Theotokos. Create a prayer, O All-Pure One, for deliverance from all kinds of troubles and temptations for those who sing Your praises!
Καὶ νῦν… Θεοτοκίον. Ἱκετηρίαν ποίησον, ὑπὲρ τῶν ὑμνούντων σε Πανάχραντε, ῥυσθῆναι παντοίων, πειρασμῶν καὶ κινδύνων.
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Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Having spat upon the rich man’s food, come and fast with Lazarus, and let Abraham’s bosom warm us too.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee!
Come, having rejected the food of the rich man with contempt, let us fast with Lazarus, so that Abraham’s bosom will warm us too!
* In the modern Greek text, a word similar in spelling, but different in meaning: “pleasure, luxury.”
Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.
Τρυφὴν πλουσίου πτύσαντες, δεῦτε τῷ Λαζάρω συννηστεύσωμεν, ἵνα ἡμᾶς θάλψῃ, τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ ὁ κόλπος.
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We praise, bless, and worship the Lord, singing and exalting ourselves forever.
Irmos: Sing to the Creator of creation, Whom the Angels are terrified of, O people, and extol to all ages.
We praise and bless the Lord, and we worship [Him], singing and exalting him throughout all ages!
Irmos. Sing and exalt the Creator of creation, before Whom angels and nations tremble!
Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν…
Ὁ Εἱρμός. "Τὸν Ποιητὴν τῆς Κτίσεως, ὃν φρίττουσιν Ἄγγελοι, ὑμνεῖτε λαοί, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.”
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Song 9.
Song 9.
ᾨδὴ θ´.