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Distress of the Siege Described
How dark the gold has become,
How the pure gold has changed!
The sacred stones are poured out
At the corner of every street.
How dark the gold has become,
How the pure gold has changed!
The sacred stones are poured out
At the corner of every street.
Як потемніло золото, ой, як змінилося золото найліпше! Розкидане святе каміння по рогах усіх вулиць!
The precious sons of Zion,
Weighed against fine gold,
How they are regarded as earthen jars,
The work of a potter’s hands!
Weighed against fine gold,
How they are regarded as earthen jars,
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 ostriches in the wilderness.
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become cruel
Like 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 infant cleaves
To the roof of its mouth because of thirst;
The little ones ask for bread,
But no one breaks it for them.
To the roof of its mouth because of thirst;
The little ones ask for bread,
But no one breaks it for them.
Язик від спраги в немовлятка до піднебіння прилипає; маленькі дітки просять хліба, та нікому їм дати.
Those who ate delicacies
Are desolate in the streets;
Those reared in purple
Embrace ash pits.
Are desolate in the streets;
Those reared in purple
Embrace ash pits.
Хто споживав ласощі, по вулицях із голоду умліває; а хто на пурпурі був вихований, той тулиться до гною.
For the iniquity of the daughter of my people
Is greater than the sin of Sodom,
Which was overthrown as in a moment,
And no hands were turned toward her.
Is greater than the sin of Sodom,
Which was overthrown as in a moment,
And no hands were turned toward her.
Безбожність бо дочки народу мого більша, ніж гріх Содому, який зруйновано за хвилину, і руки над тим не трудились.
Her consecrated ones were purer than snow,
They were whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in body than corals,
Their polishing was like lapis lazuli.
They were whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in body than corals,
Their polishing was like lapis lazuli.
Князі його були над сніг чистіші, вони були від молока біліші, тіло в них було рум'яне над коралі, сафір — їхня шкіра.
Their appearance is blacker than soot,
They are not recognized in the streets;
Their skin is shriveled on their bones,
It is withered, it has become like wood.
They are not recognized in the streets;
Their skin is shriveled on their bones,
It is withered, it has become like wood.
Обличчя їхнє стало чорніше за вугіль, на вулиці їх не впізнати; шкіра в них до кісток прилипла, засохла, немов задеревіла.
Better are those slain with the sword
Than those slain with hunger;
For they pine away, being stricken
For lack of the fruits of the field.
Than those slain with hunger;
For they pine away, being stricken
For 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
Boiled their own children;
They became food for them
Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Boiled their own children;
They became food for them
Because of 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 has accomplished His wrath,
He has poured out His fierce anger;
And He has kindled a fire in Zion
Which has consumed its foundations.
He has poured out His fierce anger;
And He has kindled a fire in Zion
Which has 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 did any of the inhabitants of the world,
That the adversary and the enemy
Could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world,
That the adversary and the enemy
Could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
Не вірили царі землі й усі мешканці світу, що супостат і ворог увійде в ворота єрусалимські.
Because of the sins of her prophets
And the iniquities of her priests,
Who have shed in her midst
The blood of the righteous;
And the iniquities of her priests,
Who have shed in her midst
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, in the streets;
They were defiled with blood
So that no one could touch their garments.
They were defiled with blood
So that no one could touch their garments.
Вони, немов сліпі, вулицями блукали, заплямлені кров'ю, так що не можна було приторкнутись до їхньої одежі.
“Depart! Unclean!” they cried of themselves.
“Depart, depart, do not touch!”
So they fled and wandered;
Men among the nations said,
“They shall not continue to dwell with us.”
“Depart, depart, do not touch!”
So they fled and wandered;
Men among the nations said,
“They shall not continue to dwell with us.”
«Геть! Нечистий!» — до них кричали. «Геть, геть, не приторкайтесь!» І якщо втікали, блукаючи між народами, не сміли там проживати.
The presence of the LORD has scattered them,
He will not continue to regard them;
They did not honor the priests,
They did not favor the elders.
He will not continue to regard them;
They did not honor the priests,
They did not favor the elders.
Сам Господь порозсівав їх, щоб на них більш не глядіти. Не було до священиків поваги, ані до старших милосердя.
Yet our eyes failed,
Looking for help was useless;
In our watching we have watched
For a nation that could not save.
Looking for help was useless;
In our watching we have watched
For a nation that 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 hunted our steps
So that we could not walk in our streets;
Our end drew near,
Our days were finished
For our end had come.
So that we could not walk in our streets;
Our end drew near,
Our days were finished
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 of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
Than the eagles of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush 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 had said, “Under his shadow
We shall live among the nations.”
Was captured in their pits,
Of whom we had 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,
Who dwells in the land of Uz;
But the cup will come around to you as well,
You will become drunk and make yourself naked.
Who dwells in the land of Uz;
But the cup will come around to you as well,
You will become drunk and make yourself naked.
Радуйся й веселись, дочко едомська, що живеш у краї Уц! Прийде й до тебе чаша, вп'єшся і ти та й засвітиш тілом.
The punishment of your iniquity has been completed, O daughter of Zion;
He will exile you no longer.
But He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom;
He will expose your sins!
He will exile you no longer.
But He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom;
He will expose your sins!
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!