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Impending Disaster for Jerusalem
Flee for safety, O people of Benjamin,
from the midst of Jerusalem!
Blow the trumpet in Tekoa,
and raise a signal on Beth-haccherem,
for disaster looms out of the north,
and great destruction.
Flee for safety, O people of Benjamin,
from the midst of Jerusalem!
Blow the trumpet in Tekoa,
and raise a signal on Beth-haccherem,
for disaster looms out of the north,
and great destruction.
Втікайте геть, о діти Веніямина, з-посеред Єрусалиму, засурміте в Текоа! У Беткеремі знак дайте! Бо лихо гряде з півночі й страшна погибель.
Уродливу й витончену дочку Сіону я спустошу.
Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her;
they shall pitch their tents around her;
they shall pasture, each in his place.
they shall pitch their tents around her;
they shall pasture, each in his place.
До неї прийдуть пастухи з своїми чередами. Навколо неї шатра напинають, кожен випасає своє займище.
“Prepare war against her;
arise, and let us attack at noon!
Woe to us, for the day declines,
for the shadows of evening lengthen!
arise, and let us attack at noon!
Woe to us, for the day declines,
for the shadows of evening lengthen!
Готуйте війну проти неї! Вставайте, й ходім опівдні! Горе нам! Бо день хилиться, бо тіні вечірні розтяглися.
Arise, and let us attack by night
and destroy her palaces!”
and destroy her palaces!”
Вставайте, і вночі ходімо, порозвалюймо її палаци!
For thus says the Lord of hosts:
“Cut down her trees;
cast up a siege mound against Jerusalem.
This is the city that must be punished;
there is nothing but oppression within her.
“Cut down her trees;
cast up a siege mound against Jerusalem.
This is the city that must be punished;
there is nothing but oppression within her.
Бо так говорить Господь сил: «Рубайте дерево її, насипайте вал проти Єрусалиму: це місто мусить зазнати кари; воно сповнене насильства!
As a well keeps its water fresh,
so she keeps fresh her evil;
violence and destruction are heard within her;
sickness and wounds are ever before me.
so she keeps fresh her evil;
violence and destruction are heard within her;
sickness and wounds are ever before me.
Як з криниці ллється вода, так із нього ллється лукавство. Лиш „Ґвалт! Руїна!" чути в ньому, передо мною постійно біль і рани.
Be warned, O Jerusalem,
lest I turn from you in disgust,
lest I make you a desolation,
an uninhabited land.”
lest I turn from you in disgust,
lest I make you a desolation,
an uninhabited land.”
Прийми науку, о Єрусалиме, а то душа моя відвернеться від тебе, а то вчиню тебе пустинею, безлюдною землею.»
Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“They shall glean thoroughly as a vine
the remnant of Israel;
like a grape gatherer pass your hand again
over its branches.”
“They shall glean thoroughly as a vine
the remnant of Israel;
like a grape gatherer pass your hand again
over its branches.”
Так каже Господь сил: «Обберуть зовсім, як виноградник, останок Ізраїля. Пройди рукою ще раз, як збирач винограду, по винограднім вітті.
To whom shall I speak and give warning,
that they may hear?
Behold, their ears are uncircumcised,
they cannot listen;
behold, the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn;
they take no pleasure in it.
that they may hear?
Behold, their ears are uncircumcised,
they cannot listen;
behold, the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn;
they take no pleasure in it.
До кого мені говорити, кого заклинати, щоб зважили? Глухе бо в них вухо, вони чути не можуть. Слово Господнє — це їм на насміх, не до смаку воно їм.
Therefore I am full of the wrath of the Lord;
I am weary of holding it in.
“Pour it out upon the children in the street,
and upon the gatherings of young men, also;
both husband and wife shall be taken,
the elderly and the very aged.
I am weary of holding it in.
“Pour it out upon the children in the street,
and upon the gatherings of young men, also;
both husband and wife shall be taken,
the elderly and the very aged.
Тому я повен Господнього гніву і втомився його в собі тримати. Вилий його на дітей на вулиці, на хлопців юрбу, бо займуть мужа з жінкою у полон, старого з повнолітнім.
Their houses shall be turned over to others,
their fields and wives together,
for I will stretch out my hand
against the inhabitants of the land,”
their fields and wives together,
for I will stretch out my hand
against the inhabitants of the land,”
Попереходять їхні доми до інших, поля вкупі з виноградниками; бо я простягну мою руку на мешканців краю, — слово Господнє!
“For from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
and from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
and from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
Бо від найменшого до найбільшого усі лиш дбають за наживу; і від пророка до священика усі чинять оману.
They have healed the wound of my people lightly,
saying, ‘Peace, peace,’
when there is no peace.
saying, ‘Peace, peace,’
when there is no peace.
Рану народу мого лікують легковажно, кажучи: Мир! Мир! — а миру немає.
Were they ashamed when they committed abomination?
No, they were not at all ashamed;
they did not know how to blush.
Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,”
No, they were not at all ashamed;
they did not know how to blush.
Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,”
Стидались би своїх мерзенних учинків! Та вони вже сорому не мають, не тямлять навіть, що то — стидатись. Тому й попадають між тими, що впадуть; коли навідаюсь до них, вони спіткнуться», — слово Господнє.
Thus says the Lord:
“Stand by the roads, and look,
and ask for the ancient paths,
where the good way is; and walk in it,
and find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
“Stand by the roads, and look,
and ask for the ancient paths,
where the good way is; and walk in it,
and find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
Так говорить Господь: «Спиніться на дорогах і роздивіться, та розпитайтеся про стежки днедавні: де дорога добра, то й ступайте нею, і знайдете спокій душам вашим. Вони ж сказали: Ми не підемо нею.
I set watchmen over you, saying,
‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’
‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’
І я поставив вартових над вами. Вважайте на звук трубний! Вони ж мовляли: Не будемо зважати!
Therefore hear, O nations,
and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
Тож слухайте, народи, і знай, громадо, що з ними буде.
Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people,
the fruit of their devices,
because they have not paid attention to my words;
and as for my law, they have rejected it.
the fruit of their devices,
because they have not paid attention to my words;
and as for my law, they have rejected it.
Слухай, о земле! Оце наведу на народ отой лихо, виплід їхніх мислей; бо вони на слова мої не зважали і закон мій відштовхнули.
What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba,
or sweet cane from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,
nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.
or sweet cane from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,
nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.
Навіщо мені ладан із Шеви і пахуча трость із країв далеких? Ваші всепалення не люблю я, і ваші жертви мені не довподоби.»
Therefore thus says the Lord:
‘Behold, I will lay before this people
stumbling blocks against which they shall stumble;
fathers and sons together,
neighbor and friend shall perish.’”
‘Behold, I will lay before this people
stumbling blocks against which they shall stumble;
fathers and sons together,
neighbor and friend shall perish.’”
Тому Господь так каже: «Оце покладу спотики перед отим народом, об які батьки й сини спотикнуться разом, сусід і його приятель погинуть.»
Thus says the Lord:
“Behold, a people is coming from the north country,
a great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.
“Behold, a people is coming from the north country,
a great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.
Так говорить Господь: «Ось іде народ з північної країни, великий люд здіймається з найдальших закутин світу.
They lay hold on bow and javelin;
they are cruel and have no mercy;
the sound of them is like the roaring sea;
they ride on horses,
set in array as a man for battle,
against you, O daughter of Zion!”
they are cruel and have no mercy;
the sound of them is like the roaring sea;
they ride on horses,
set in array as a man for battle,
against you, O daughter of Zion!”
В руках їхніх лук зо списом; вони жорстокі, не мають милосердя. Голос їхній реве, як море; вони верхи на конях. Готові як один до бою проти тебе, дочко Сіону.»
We have heard the report of it;
our hands fall helpless;
anguish has taken hold of us,
pain as of a woman in labor.
our hands fall helpless;
anguish has taken hold of us,
pain as of a woman in labor.
Почули ми про нього вістку, помліли у нас руки; туга нас огорнула, біль, як у породіллі.
Go not out into the field,
nor walk on the road,
for the enemy has a sword;
terror is on every side.
nor walk on the road,
for the enemy has a sword;
terror is on every side.
У поле не виходьте і по дорозі не ходіте, бо там ворожий меч і жах навколо.
O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth,
and roll in ashes;
make mourning as for an only son,
most bitter lamentation,
for suddenly the destroyer
will come upon us.
and roll in ashes;
make mourning as for an only son,
most bitter lamentation,
for suddenly the destroyer
will come upon us.
Дочко мого народу, підпережись вереттям і в попелі качайся! Справляй жалобу, мов по синові одинакові, лементуй прегірко, бо раптом надійде на нас погубник.
“I have made you a tester of metals among my people,
that you may know and test their ways.
that you may know and test their ways.
Я баштою й твердинею зробив тебе в моїм народі, щоб ти розпізнавав і випробовував їхню дорогу.
They are all stubbornly rebellious,
going about with slanders;
they are bronze and iron;
all of them act corruptly.
going about with slanders;
they are bronze and iron;
all of them act corruptly.
Всі вони бунтарі запеклі, наклеп розносять. Вони: мідь і залізо — всі зіпсовані.
The bellows blow fiercely;
the lead is consumed by the fire;
in vain the refining goes on,
for the wicked are not removed.
the lead is consumed by the fire;
in vain the refining goes on,
for the wicked are not removed.
Міх дме сильно, щоб оливо вогнем пожерти. Ливар витоплює надармо: жужлі не відділились.