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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.
Втїкайте, Беняминїї, з Ерусалиму, й затрубіте трубою в Текої; дайте знак огнем у Беткаремі, бо з півночі грозить біда й страшна погибель.
Спустошу я уродливу й винїжену дочку Сионову.
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.
Поприходять пастухи до неї з стадами своїми, понапинають округи неї намети свої; кожен випасувати ме займище своє.
“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!
Готуймось воювати її; рушайте, пійдемо ще ополуднї! Ой, ой! уже схиляється днина, розпростирається вечірня тїнь.
Arise, and let us attack by night
and destroy her palaces!”
and destroy her palaces!”
Рушайте, пійдем і нїччю та й порозвалюймо палати її!
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.
Так бо говорить Господь сил: Рубайте дерево та насипайте вал проти Ерусалиму. Сьому городові належиться кара; в йому повно 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 криниця держить у собі воду, так і він повний все ледарством. Нахаба й тїснота голосні в йому; перед моїм лицем — повсячасно кривда й знущаннє.
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.”
Схаменись, Ерусалиме, щоб не одвернулась від тебе душа моя, щоб не зробив я тебе пусткою, землею, що нїхто не живе в їй.
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 говорить Господь Саваот: До щаду обберуть останок Ізраїля, як оббірають грони на виноградинї; роби рукою твоєю, як оббираючий виноградину, що наповнює нею коші.
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 ж менї говорити, кого вговорювати, щоб чули? Ухо бо в їх затулене, й не можуть чути; слово Господнє — се в них жарт; не любе 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.
Тим то я й палаю гнївом Господнїм, не вгамую його в собі; виллю його на дїтвору на улицї, й на громаду молодцїв; займуть мужа з жоною в полонь, і старого з дїдом старезним.
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,”
Домівки ж їх попереходять до другого, й поля й жінки заразом; простягну бо руку мою на осадників сієї землї, говорить Господь.
“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 наймолодшого та й до найстарійшого дбають вони всї про наживу, й від пророка до сьвященника — всї витворяють 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.
Легко важять вони собі рани в людей моїх і думають хутко позагоювати, говорючи: "Спасеннє!" мир! а нїякого мира нема.
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,”
Хиба вони соромляться, витворяючи гидоти? Нї, нема їм сорома, не червонїють, та й не тямлять уже, що то таке соромитись. Тим і попадають вони між поваленими, як надійде година моєї кари, говорить Господь.
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: З'упинїтесь на дорогах ваших, і роздивітесь, та розпитайте про дороги, що ними ходжено в давнезні давна, де дорога до щастя, та й ступайте нею, а знайдете впокій душам вашим. Вони ж сказали: Не пійдемо.
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.’
Тодї поставив я сторожів до вас, і повелїв: Уважайте на сей трубний голос. Вони ж мовляли: Не будемо слухати.
Therefore hear, O nations,
and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
Оце ж слухайте, народи, й 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, земле! се я наведу лихолїттє на сей люд, — овощ мислей їх; бо вони на мої слова не вважали, а науку мою відпихали.
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.
Що менї кадило з Себи, та пахуще зїллє здалека? Всепаленнєм од вас і жертвами вашими я гидую.
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.’”
Тим же то так говорить Господь: Ось, я положу сим людям спотику на дорозї, і спотикнуться об її й батьки й сини, та й сусїд погибне з сусїдом.
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: Се йде народ із північньої землї, й великий люд підіймається з найдальшого кутка землї;
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!”
Несуть лука й списа. Жорстокі вони, не змилосердяться; ревуть, як море, йдуть комонником збройно, як один чоловік, воювати тебе, дочко Сионова.
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 вістку про них, та й руки в нас помлїли, туга обняла нас, тремтимо, як породїля.
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.
Не виходьте в поле, й не ходїть по дорозї: меч бо в руцї в ворога, страхіттє навкруги.
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.
Ой ти, дочко мого люду! підпережись веретом, посип себе попелом, заридай, заплач гірко, як по синові одинчикові: незабаром нападе 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.
Пробником поставив я тебе в людей моїх, щоб ти розізнав і вислїдив путь їх.
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.
Всї вони упрямі зрадники, живуть неправдою; се мідь і залїзо вони, — всї попсовані.
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 перестав роздувати, огонь пожер олово; плавильник плавив надармо: ледачі не віддїлились.