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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 потемнїло те золото, змінилось золото найлїпше! каміннє з сьвятинї роскидане по всїх роздорожжях.
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!
Поважні синове Сионові, дорогі, як найчистїйше золото, — вони стали, як той посуд глиняний, як виріб рук ганчарських!
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.
І потвори подають соски, та кормлять щенят своїх, а дочки народу мого стали жорстокі, мов ті струсицї в пустинї;
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.
У немовлятка язик од згаги до піднебіння прилипає; їсти просять дїти, та нїхто їм не дає.
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 їдав страви солодкі, умлїває з голоду по улицях, хто кохався на пурпурнім ложі, тулиться до гною.
Кара за безбожність дочки народу мого більша над покараннє Содоми: її бо стручено в хвилинї й руки людські не дотикали її.
Сієї ж князї були над снїг чисті, над молоко білі; тїло в них було румяне, немов ті коралї, й над сапфир сияло;
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.
А нинї лице їх чорнїйше над усе чорне, не познають їх на улицї; кожа в них до костї прилипла, зосхла, мов та деревина.
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.
Щасливійші ті, що від меча гинуть, нїж ті, що гинуть голодною смертю; сесї бо тануть поволи, побивані недостачею плодів земних.
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.
Руки добросердних жінок варили дїток своїх, щоб мати з них їжу під час погибелї 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.
Ізогнав Господь гнїв свій, вилив досаду гнїву свого, й запалив огонь на Сионї, що пожер його до підвалин.
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 землї й усї осадники земель, що ворог завзятий ввійшов у ворота Ерусалимські.
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 се за гріхи ложних пророків його, за беззаконства сьвященників його, що за їх приводом проливано 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.
Тепер вони, мов слїпі, улицями блукали, осквернювались кровю, так що не можна було приторкнутись до їх 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.”
Уступайтесь! Нечистий! у слїд їм кричали; уступайтесь, уступайтесь, не приторкайтесь! і вони, зворушені, ховались; а між людом говорили: Вже їх не буде!
(загнїване) Лице Господнє порозсїває їх; уже він не зглянеться на них, за те, що вони не вважали на сьвященників, над старими не милосердувались.
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.
Наші ж очі аж умучились, визираючи надармо підмоги; з башти нашої визирали сторожі того народу, що не міг нас урятувати.
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.
А вони, знай, підглядали ступні наші, так що ми не могли безпечно й по улицях ходити. О, близько конець наш, днї наші скінчились; так, се прийшов конець 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, летїли хутше орлів під небом; гнались за нами по горах, ставляли засади в пустинї.
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 наш живущий, помазанник Господень, попав у їх яму, — той, що про його мовляли ми: Під його тїню жити мем тихо 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, дочко Едомова, веселися, ти, що живеш там у землї Уз! прийде й до тебе чарка, і ти впєшся, й ти будеш обнажена.
Дочко Сионова! кара за беззаконства твої скінчилась; більш у полонь ти зайнята не будеш; твої ж провини, дочко Едомова, Господь навідає й виявить гріхи твої.