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Jerusalem’s Godlessness
“Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
And look now and take note.
And seek in her open squares,
If you can find a man,
If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth,
Then I will pardon her.
“Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
And look now and take note.
And seek in her open squares,
If you can find a man,
If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth,
Then I will pardon her.
Пройдїте по улицях Ерусалимських, озирнїтесь навкруги та роспитуйте й шукайте по всїх майданах: чи знайдете кого, що чинив би суд, щоб допевнявся правди, — я би змилосердився.
“And although they say, ‘As the LORD lives,’
Surely they swear falsely.”
Surely they swear falsely.”
Хоч вони й мовляють: "Як жив Господь!" то божяться криво.
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth?
You have smitten them,
But they did not weaken;
You have consumed them,
But they refused to take correction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to repent.
You have smitten them,
But they did not weaken;
You have consumed them,
But they refused to take correction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to repent.
Твої ж, Господи, очі хиба не на правду дивляться? Ти побиваєш їх, та їх наче б не болїло; ти вигублюєш їх, та вони не хочуть знати науки; лиця в їх поробились твердїйшими од каменя — не хотять навернутись.
Then I said, “They are only the poor,
They are foolish;
For they do not know the way of the LORD
Or the ordinance of their God.
They are foolish;
For they do not know the way of the LORD
Or the ordinance of their God.
Я думав собі: вони, може бути, люде прості, вони дурні, то ж і не знають путя Господнього, нї закону Божого.
“I will go to the great
And will speak to them,
For they know the way of the LORD
And the ordinance of their God.”
But they too, with one accord, have broken the yoke
And burst the bonds.
And will speak to them,
For they know the way of the LORD
And the ordinance of their God.”
But they too, with one accord, have broken the yoke
And burst the bonds.
Пійду ж я до значних та розмовлюсь із ними, бо вони знають Господню путь, закон Бога свого. Та вони всї вкупі ще більш поламали ярмо, порвали ужви.
Therefore a lion from the forest will slay them,
A wolf of the deserts will destroy them,
A leopard is watching their cities.
Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many,
Their apostasies are numerous.
A wolf of the deserts will destroy them,
A leopard is watching their cities.
Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many,
Their apostasies are numerous.
Тим і побє їх лев із лїса, пожере степовий вовк, облягати ме пард міста їх, так що, хто вийде, буде пошматований, бо умножились переступи їх, нема лїку зрадам їх.
“Why should I pardon you?
Your sons have forsaken Me
And sworn by those who are not gods.
When I had fed them to the full,
They committed adultery
And trooped to the harlot’s house.
Your sons have forsaken Me
And sworn by those who are not gods.
When I had fed them to the full,
They committed adultery
And trooped to the harlot’s house.
Як же менї за таке простити тебе? Дїти твої покинули мене та й присягаються тими, що — не боги. Я годував їх, вони перелюбкували й купами товпились у доми блудниць.
“They were well-fed lusty horses,
Each one neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
Each one neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
Вони — годовані жеребцї: кожний рже до чужої жени.
“Shall I not punish these people,” declares the LORD,
“And on a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?
“And on a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?
Хиба ж менї не карати за таке? говорить Господь, чи ж не помститься душа моя на такому народові, як сей?
“Go up through her vine rows and destroy,
But do not execute a complete destruction;
Strip away her branches,
For they are not the LORD’S.
But do not execute a complete destruction;
Strip away her branches,
For they are not the LORD’S.
Вилазїте на мури його й розвалюйте — та не до щаду; виривайте парости його, бо вони не Господнї;
“For the house of Israel and the house of Judah
Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” declares the LORD.
Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” declares the LORD.
Зрадив бо мене дом Ізрайлїв і дом Юдин, говорить Господь.
They have lied about the LORD
And said, “Not He;
Misfortune will not come on us,
And we will not see sword or famine.
And said, “Not He;
Misfortune will not come on us,
And we will not see sword or famine.
Одцурались вони Господа й мовляли: "Нема його, й не побє нас лиха година, нї меч, нї голоднеча.
“The prophets are as wind,
And the word is not in them.
Thus it will be done to them!”
And the word is not in them.
Thus it will be done to them!”
І пророки говорили на вітер, і слова (Господнього) нема в них; їм самим нехай те станеться."
Judgment Proclaimed
Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of hosts,
“Because you have spoken this word,
Behold, I am making My words in your mouth fire
And this people wood, and it will consume them.
Тим же то говорить Господь Бог сил: за те, що провадили ви такі речі, зроблю я слова мої в устах твоїх огнем, а сих людей — дровами, і той огонь пожере їх.
“Behold, I am bringing a nation against you from afar, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.
“It is an enduring nation,
It is an ancient nation,
A nation whose language you do not know,
Nor can you understand what they say.
“It is an enduring nation,
It is an ancient nation,
A nation whose language you do not know,
Nor can you understand what they say.
Ось, я напущу на вас, доме Ізраїля, народ здалеку, говорить Господь, народ потужний, народ давнезний, народ, що мови його ти не знаєш, і що він говорить, ти незрозумієш.
“Their quiver is like an open grave,
All of them are mighty men.
All of them are mighty men.
Сагайдак у його, як гріб розтворений, а всї вони — самі невміраки.
“They will devour your harvest and your food;
They will devour your sons and your daughters;
They will devour your flocks and your herds;
They will devour your vines and your fig trees;
They will demolish with the sword your fortified cities in which you trust.
They will devour your sons and your daughters;
They will devour your flocks and your herds;
They will devour your vines and your fig trees;
They will demolish with the sword your fortified cities in which you trust.
І повиїдають вони вроджай твій і зерно твоє; з'їдять синів твоїх і дочок твоїх; вівцї твої й товар твій; виноградину твою й смокви твої; утверджені городи твої, що на їх уповаєш, вони мечем звоюють.
“Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make you a complete destruction.
Але й у ті часи, говорить Господь, не вигублю вас до щаду.
“It shall come about when they say, ‘Why has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ then you shall say to them, ‘As you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not yours.’
Коли ж мовляти мете: За що вдїяв нам се все Господь, Бог наш? то відкажи їм: Що ви мене покинули та й служили чужим богам у своїй землї, за те будете служити чужим у землї не вашій.
“Declare this in the house of Jacob
And proclaim it in Judah, saying,
And proclaim it in Judah, saying,
Оповістїть се в дому Якововому й звістїть в Юдеї, кажучи:
‘Now hear this, O foolish and senseless people,
Who have eyes but do not see;
Who have ears but do not hear.
Who have eyes but do not see;
Who have ears but do not hear.
Слухайте, дурні й нерозсудливі люде, що маєте очі, та не бачите, маєте уші, та не чуєте:
‘Do you not fear Me?’ declares the LORD.
‘Do you not tremble in My presence?
For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,
An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it.
Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.
‘Do you not tremble in My presence?
For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,
An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it.
Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.
Чи вже ж ви та не боїтесь мене, говорить Господь, чи й передо мною не затремтите? Я ж положив морю гряницею піски, вічною гряницею, яку воно не переступить; і хоч филї його напирають, та годї їм перемогти; хоч вони бурхають, та не здолїють перейти.
‘But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart;
They have turned aside and departed.
They have turned aside and departed.
А в людей сих серце бутне й ворохобне; відступили та й пійшли манівцем.
‘They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear the LORD our God,
Who gives rain in its season,
Both the autumn rain and the spring rain,
Who keeps for us
The appointed weeks of the harvest.”
“Let us now fear the LORD our God,
Who gives rain in its season,
Both the autumn rain and the spring rain,
Who keeps for us
The appointed weeks of the harvest.”
Не подумали ж у серцї свойму: Біймося Господа Бога нашого, що дає нам свого часу дощ раннїй і пізнїй, що порядкує тижнями, призначеними на жнива.
‘Your iniquities have turned these away,
And your sins have withheld good from you.
And your sins have withheld good from you.
Се ж провини ваші відхилили те, се ваші гріхи відняли вам те добро.
‘For wicked men are found among My people,
They watch like fowlers lying in wait;
They set a trap,
They catch men.
They watch like fowlers lying in wait;
They set a trap,
They catch men.
Бо між людьми моїми знаходяться безбожні: залягають, як птахоловцї, припадають до землї, наставляють сїти, щоб ловити людей.
‘Like a cage full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit;
Therefore they have become great and rich.
So their houses are full of deceit;
Therefore they have become great and rich.
Мов клїтка, повна птиць, так повно в їх домівках оманного заробітку; сим робом і поробились вони великими й заможними,
‘They are fat, they are sleek,
They also excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper;
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
They also excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper;
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
Потовстїли й погрубшали, а в лихому попереступали всяку міру; не розбирають справ на судї, справ безбатченків; самі упливають в добрі, а справедливому дїлу вбогих не помагають на судї.
‘Shall I not punish these people?’ declares the LORD,
‘On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?’
‘On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?’
Чи не покараю ж я за таке, говорить Господь, і не помститься серце моє на такому народові, як сей?
“An appalling and horrible thing
Has happened in the land:
Has happened in the land:
Чудні й страшні речі дїються в сїй землї: