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The Holy Stones Lie Scattered
How the gold has grown dim,
how the pure gold is changed!
The holy stones lie scattered
at the head of every street.
How the gold has grown dim,
how the pure gold is changed!
The holy stones lie scattered
at the head of every street.
Як потемніло золото, ой, як змінилося золото найліпше! Розкидане святе каміння по рогах усіх вулиць!
The precious sons of Zion,
worth their weight in fine gold,
how they are regarded as earthen pots,
the work of a potter’s hands!
worth their weight in fine gold,
how they are regarded as earthen pots,
the work of a potter’s hands!
Сини Сіону дорогії, що їх, немов щире золото, цінували, — ось мають вартість глиняного посуду, роботи ганчарських рук!
Even jackals offer the breast;
they nurse their young;
but the daughter of my people has become cruel,
like the ostriches in the wilderness.
they nurse their young;
but the daughter of my people has become cruel,
like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Навіть шакали дають груди, своїх щеняток годують; дочка ж мого народу стала жорстока, мов струсі в пустині.
The tongue of the nursing infant sticks
to the roof of its mouth for thirst;
the children beg for food,
but no one gives to them.
to the roof of its mouth for thirst;
the children beg for food,
but no one gives to them.
Язик від спраги в немовлятка до піднебіння прилипає; маленькі дітки просять хліба, та нікому їм дати.
Those who once feasted on delicacies
perish in the streets;
those who were brought up in purple
embrace ash heaps.
perish in the streets;
those who were brought up in purple
embrace ash heaps.
Хто споживав ласощі, по вулицях із голоду умліває; а хто на пурпурі був вихований, той тулиться до гною.
Безбожність бо дочки народу мого більша, ніж гріх Содому, який зруйновано за хвилину, і руки над тим не трудились.
Князі його були над сніг чистіші, вони були від молока біліші, тіло в них було рум'яне над коралі, сафір — їхня шкіра.
Now their face is blacker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets;
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as wood.
they are not recognized in the streets;
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as wood.
Обличчя їхнє стало чорніше за вугіль, на вулиці їх не впізнати; шкіра в них до кісток прилипла, засохла, немов задеревіла.
Happier were the victims of the sword
than the victims of hunger,
who wasted away, pierced
by lack of the fruits of the field.
than the victims of hunger,
who wasted away, pierced
by lack of the fruits of the field.
Ліпше тим, що від меча полягли, ніж тим, що з голоду загинули; бо ці конали, виснажені, від нестачі плодів з поля.
The hands of compassionate women
have boiled their own children;
they became their food
during the destruction of the daughter of my people.
have boiled their own children;
they became their food
during the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Своїми ж руками ніжні жінки варили власних дітей, що для них за їжу стали тоді, як гинули дочки народу мого.
The Lord gave full vent to his wrath;
he poured out his hot anger,
and he kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed its foundations.
he poured out his hot anger,
and he kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed its foundations.
Виладував Господь своє обурення; він вилив палкий гнів свій, запалив вогонь на Сіоні, який пожер його основи.
The kings of the earth did not believe,
nor any of the inhabitants of the world,
that foe or enemy could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
nor any of the inhabitants of the world,
that foe or enemy could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
Не вірили царі землі й усі мешканці світу, що супостат і ворог увійде в ворота єрусалимські.
This was for the sins of her prophets
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed in the midst of her
the blood of the righteous.
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed in the midst of her
the blood of the righteous.
А все те за гріхи його пророків, за його священиків переступи, що серед нього проливали кров праведників.
They wandered, blind, through the streets;
they were so defiled with blood
that no one was able to touch
their garments.
they were so defiled with blood
that no one was able to touch
their garments.
Вони, немов сліпі, вулицями блукали, заплямлені кров'ю, так що не можна було приторкнутись до їхньої одежі.
“Away! Unclean!” people cried at them.
“Away! Away! Do not touch!”
So they became fugitives and wanderers;
people said among the nations,
“They shall stay with us no longer.”
“Away! Away! Do not touch!”
So they became fugitives and wanderers;
people said among the nations,
“They shall stay with us no longer.”
«Геть! Нечистий!» — до них кричали. «Геть, геть, не приторкайтесь!» І якщо втікали, блукаючи між народами, не сміли там проживати.
Сам Господь порозсівав їх, щоб на них більш не глядіти. Не було до священиків поваги, ані до старших милосердя.
Our eyes failed, ever watching
vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for a nation which could not save.
vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for a nation which could not save.
Досі виснажуються наші очі, сподіваючись на ту марну допомогу; з наших башт ми виглядали за народом, що не міг спасти нас.
They dogged our steps
so that we could not walk in our streets;
our end drew near; our days were numbered,
for our end had come.
so that we could not walk in our streets;
our end drew near; our days were numbered,
for our end had come.
І вони підглядали наші кроки, так, що ми не могли ходити по майданах. Близько кінець наш, сповнились дні наші, бо надійшов кінець наш!
Our pursuers were swifter
than the eagles in the heavens;
they chased us on the mountains;
they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
than the eagles in the heavens;
they chased us on the mountains;
they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Ті, що нас гнали, були прудкіші, ніж орли попід небесами; вони по горах за нами гнались, у пустині на нас засідали.
The breath of our nostrils, the Lord’s anointed,
was captured in their pits,
of whom we said, “Under his shadow
we shall live among the nations.”
was captured in their pits,
of whom we said, “Under his shadow
we shall live among the nations.”
Дух наших ніздер, помазаник Господній, потрапив у їхні ями. Про нього ми казали: «Під його тінню житимемо посеред народів.»
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom,
you who dwell in the land of Uz;
but to you also the cup shall pass;
you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
you who dwell in the land of Uz;
but to you also the cup shall pass;
you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
Радуйся й веселись, дочко едомська, що живеш у краї Уц! Прийде й до тебе чаша, вп'єшся і ти та й засвітиш тілом.
Скінчилась кара за твоє беззаконство, о дочко сіонська, він не займе тебе більше в полон! Твої ж провини, о дочко едомська, і гріхи твої викриє він, покарає!