The Reproaches
O my people, what have I done to thee? or wherein have I afflicted thee? Answer me.
Pópule meus, quid feci tibi? aut in quo contristávi te? respónde mihi.
Because I led thee out of the land of Egypt, thou hast prepared a cross for thy Saviour.
Quia edúxi te de terra Aegýpti: parásti Crucem Salvatóri tuo.
O holy God!
Agios o Theós.
O holy God!
Sanctus Deus.
O holy strong One!
Agios ischyrós.
O holy strong One!
Sanctus fortis.
O holy immortal one, have mercy on us.
Agios athánatos, eléison imas.
O holy immortal one, have mercy on us.
Sanctus immortális, miserére nobis.
Because I led thee out through the desert forty years: and fed thee with manna, and brought thee into a land exceeding good, thou hast prepared a Cross for thy Saviour.
Quia edúxi te per desértum quadragínta annis, et manna cibávi te, et introdúxi te in terram satis bonam: parásti Crucem Salvatóri tuo.
O holy God!
Agios o Theós.
O holy God!
Sanctus Deus.
O holy strong One!
Agios ischyrós.
O holy strong One!
Sanctus fortis.
O holy immortal one, have mercy on us.
Agios athánatos, eléison imas.
O holy immortal one, have mercy on us.
Sanctus immortális, miserére nobis.
What more ought I have done for thee, that I have not done? I planted thee, indeed, My most beautiful vineyard: and thou hast become exceeding bitter to Me: for in My thirst thou gavest Me vinegar to drink: and with a lance thou hast pierced the side of thy Saviour.
Quid ultra débui fácere tibi, et non feci? Ego quidem plantávi te víneam meam speciosíssimam: et tu facta es mihi nimis amára: acéto namque sitim meam potásti: et láncea perforásti latus Salvatóri tuo.
O holy God!
Agios o Theós.
O holy God!
Sanctus Deus.
O holy strong One!
Agios ischyrós.
O holy strong One!
Sanctus fortis.
O holy immortal one, have mercy on us.
Agios athánatos, eléison imas.
O holy immortal one, have mercy on us.
Sanctus immortális, miserére nobis.
For thy sake I scourged Egypt with its first-born: and thou hast scourged Me and delivered Me up.
Ego propter te flagellávi Aegýptum cum primogénitis suis: et tu me flagellátum tradidísti.
O my people, what have I done to thee? or wherein have I afflicted thee? Answer me.
Pópule meus, quid feci tibi? aut in quo contristávi te? respónde mihi.
I led thee out of Egypt having drowned Pharao in the Red Sea: and thou hast delivered Me to the chief priests.
Ego edúxi te de Aegýpto, demérso Pharaóne in Mare Rubrum: et tu me tradidísti princípibus sacerdótum.
O my people, what have I done to thee? or wherein have I afflicted thee? Answer me.
Pópule meus, quid feci tibi? aut in quo contristávi te? respónde mihi.
I opened the sea before thee: and thou with a spear hast opened My side.
Ego ante te apérui mare: et tu aperuísti láncea latus meum.
O my people, what have I done to thee? or wherein have I afflicted thee? Answer me.
Pópule meus, quid feci tibi? aut in quo contristávi te? respónde mihi.
I went before thee in a pillar of cloud: and thou hast led Me to the judgement hall of Pilate.
Ego ante te praeívi in colúmna nubis: et tu me duxísti ad praetórium Piláti.
O my people, what have I done to thee? or wherein have I afflicted thee? Answer me.
Pópule meus, quid feci tibi? aut in quo contristávi te? respónde mihi.
I fed thee with manna in the desert; and thou hast beaten Me with whips and scourges.
Ego te pavi manna per desértum: et tu me cecidísti álapis et flagéllis.
O my people, what have I done to thee? or wherein have I afflicted thee? Answer me.
Pópule meus, quid feci tibi? aut in quo contristávi te? respónde mihi.
I gave thee the water of salvation from the rock to drink: and thou hast given Me gall and vinegar.
Ego te potávi aqua salútis de petra: et tu me potásti felle et acéto.
O my people, what have I done to thee? or wherein have I afflicted thee? Answer me.
Pópule meus, quid feci tibi? aut in quo contristávi te? respónde mihi.
For thy sake I struck the kings of the Chanaanites: and thou hast struck My head with a reed.
Ego propter te Chananaeórum reges percússi: et tu percussísti arúndine caput meum.
O my people, what have I done to thee? or wherein have I afflicted thee? Answer me.
Pópule meus, quid feci tibi? aut in quo contristávi te? respónde mihi.
I gave thee a royal sceptre: and thou hast given to My head a crown of thorns.
Ego dedi tibi sceptrum regale: et tu dedísti capiti meo spíneam coronam.
O my people, what have I done to thee? or wherein have I afflicted thee? Answer me.
Pópule meus, quid feci tibi? aut in quo contristávi te? respónde mihi.
I exalted thee with great strength: and thou hast hanged Me on the gibbet of the Cross.
Ego te exaltávi magna virtúte: et tu me suspendísti in patíbulo Crucis.
O my people, what have I done to thee? or wherein have I afflicted thee? Answer me.
Pópule meus, quid feci tibi? aut in quo contristávi te? respónde mihi.
We adore Thy Cross, O Lord: and we praise and glorify Thy holy Resurrection: for behold by the wood of the Cross joy has come into the whole world.
Crucem tuam adorámus, Dómine: et sanctam resurrectiónem tuam laudámus et glorificámus: ecce enim, propter lignum venit gaudium in univérso mundo.
May God have mercy on us, and bless us: May He cause the light of His countenance to shine upon us, and have mercy on us.
Deus misereátur nostri et benedícat nobis: Illúminet vultum suum super nos et misereátur nostri.
We adore Thy Cross, O Lord: and we praise and glorify Thy holy Resurrection: for behold by the wood of the Cross joy has come into the whole world.
Crucem tuam adorámus, Dómine: et sanctam resurrectiónem tuam laudámus et glorificámus: ecce enim, propter lignum venit gáudium in univérso mundo.