I think about the terrible day and weep for the deeds of my evil ones: how will I answer the Immortal King, or with what boldness will I look at the Judge, the prodigal one? Compassionate Father, Only Begotten Son and Holy Soul, have mercy on me.
Glory, and now:
Theotokos: Bound now by many captives of sins and held captive by fierce passions and troubles, I resort to You, my salvation, and cry out: help me, Virgin, Mother of God.
Sedalen is a short church chant, during which the worshipers are allowed to sit in the church - to sit down to listen to the following reading from the Holy Scriptures or the life of a saint. After the 3rd song of the canon, a statutory reading (teachings, lives) followed in the church, in front of which the sedalion was located.
The crafty ones are the evil ones. Compassionate – merciful (literally: having a good heart). Captives - chains, bonds. Content – possessed (that is, I am under power).