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Comfort for God’s People
Comfort, comfort my people,
says your God.
Comfort, comfort my people,
says your God.
Утіште, утіште народ мій, каже ваш Бог.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
Промовляйте Єрусалимові до серця й вістіть йому, що скінчилась його служба, спокутувано його несправедливість, бо він прийняв з руки Господньої удвоє за всі його злочини!
Голос чути: — Стеліть Господові дорогу у пустині, рівняйте в степу шлях нашому Богові!
Every valley shall be raised up,
every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
the rugged places a plain.
every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
the rugged places a plain.
Нехай кожна долина заповниться, кожна гора й пагорб нехай знизиться! Нехай провалля стануть рівниною, а прикрі кручі — низиною!
And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
and all people will see it together.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Тоді слава Господня з'явиться, і всі творіння узрять її разом, бо так прорекли уста Господні.
A voice says, “Cry out.”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
“All people are like grass,
and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
“All people are like grass,
and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
Голос велить: — Вісти! — Я ж сказав: — Що вістити? — Всяке тіло — трава, і вся його краса — мов квітка в полі.
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
because the breath of the Lord blows on them.
Surely the people are grass.
because the breath of the Lord blows on them.
Surely the people are grass.
Висхне трава, зів'яне квітка, як подих Господній на неї подує. Так, народ — трава!
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God endures forever.”
but the word of our God endures forever.”
Висхне трава, зів'яне квітка; а слово Бога нашого стоятиме повіки.
Зійди на гору, на високу, ти, що несеш Сіонові веселі вісті! Підніми сильно голос, ти, що несеш Єрусалимові веселі вісті! Підніми голос, не бійся! Скажи містам Юдеї: «Ось Бог ваш!
See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power,
and he rules with a mighty arm.
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
and he rules with a mighty arm.
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
Ось Господь Бог іде в потузі, раменом своїм панує. Ось нагорода його з ним, заплата його перед обличчям у нього.
He tends his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young.
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young.
Немов пастух, пастиме своє стадо, рукою власною збере їх, ягнят носитиме на грудях, дійних лагідно водитиме.»
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?
Хто зміряв коли пригорщею у морі воду або небеса зміряв п'яддю, зібрав у мірку земний порох, важив на вазі гори чи пагорби на терезах?
Хто збагнув дух Господній, був його дорадником, учив його?
Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,
or showed him the path of understanding?
and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,
or showed him the path of understanding?
З ким він радиться? Хто його напоумлює на розум, вказує стежку правди, його знання навчає, дороги мудрости йому вказує?
Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are regarded as dust on the scales;
he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.
they are regarded as dust on the scales;
he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.
Народи в нього — неначе з відра крапля; вони не більш, ніж на вазі пилинка. Острови в нього, як порошинка, важать.
Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires,
nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.
nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.
Не вистачить Ливану на вогнище; тварин його не вистачить на всепальну жертву.
Before him all the nations are as nothing;
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.
Усі народи перед ним — ніщо: вони в нього менші від ніщоти й порожняви.
With whom, then, will you compare God?
To what image will you liken him?
To what image will you liken him?
Кому ви хочете уподобити Бога? Який образ йому надати?
As for an idol, a metalworker casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and fashions silver chains for it.
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and fashions silver chains for it.
Мистець виливає образ кумира, що золотар золотом покриває й срібні ланцюжки чіпляє;
A person too poor to present such an offering
selects wood that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
to set up an idol that will not topple.
selects wood that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
to set up an idol that will not topple.
а хто на такий принос не спроможний, вибирає дерево негниюче, вишукує мистця-умільця, щоб поставити непорушне божище.
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood since the earth was founded?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood since the earth was founded?
Чи ви ж не знаєте, чи ви не чували? Чи ж вам не сказано від початку? Чи ви ж не зрозуміли вже від заснування світу?
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,
and its people are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,
and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
and its people are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,
and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
Це він — той, що над земним кругом возсідає; і мешканці його, мов сарана для нього. Він простирає небо, як намітку, він розпинає його, мов намет на житло.
He brings princes to naught
and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
Він князів на ніщо обертає, а земні судді для нього — порожнеча.
No sooner are they planted,
no sooner are they sown,
no sooner do they take root in the ground,
than he blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.
no sooner are they sown,
no sooner do they take root in the ground,
than he blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.
Ледве посаджено їх, ледве посіяно, ледь їх пень у землі вкорінився, а він дихнув на них, і вони сохнуть, і буревій несе їх, мов солому.
“To whom will you compare me?
Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
Кому ж ви хочете мене вподобити, щоб я був йому подібний? — каже Святий.
Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one
and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one
and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.
Підійміть угору ваші очі й подивіться! Хто створив усе це? Той, хто виводить військо їх за лічбою і кличе усіх їх на ім'я. Сила його така велика й міць така потужна, що ні одного не бракує.
Why do you complain, Jacob?
Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
my cause is disregarded by my God”?
Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
my cause is disregarded by my God”?
Як же це ти, Якове, говориш як, Ізраїлю, кажеш: «Доля моя від Господа закрита, право моє забув мій Бог?»
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
Чи ти ж не знаєш, чи ти не чував? Господь — Бог вічний, творець кінців землі: він не втомлюється, не знемагається, розум його недослідимий.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
and increases the power of the weak.
Він дає змореному силу, він знеможеному додає міць.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
and young men stumble and fall;
Навіть і молодь утомлюється, знемагає, і юнаки-вояки підупадають, —