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The Helper of Israel
“Be silent before me, you islands!
Let the nations renew their strength!
Let them come forward and speak;
let us meet together at the place of judgment.
“Be silent before me, you islands!
Let the nations renew their strength!
Let them come forward and speak;
let us meet together at the place of judgment.
Слухайте мовчки мене, острови, ви же, народи, поновіте свою силу, а тодї приступіть й говоріть; станьмо разом на суд.
Хто збудив-покликав од сходу мужа праведного, велїв йому йти за собою, підневолив йому народи та покорив царів? Та ж се він обернув їх мечем його в порох, — луком його в солому, рознесену вітром.
He pursues them and moves on unscathed,
by a path his feet have not traveled before.
by a path his feet have not traveled before.
Ось, він уганяє за ними, верстає байдужно дорогу, якою нїколи не ходив своїми ногами.
Who has done this and carried it through,
calling forth the generations from the beginning?
I, the Lord — with the first of them
and with the last — I am he.”
calling forth the generations from the beginning?
I, the Lord — with the first of them
and with the last — I am he.”
Хто се вчинив і довершив? Той, хто від почину покликає до жизнї народи. Я — Господь, первий (з усього) й останній, я — все той самий?
The islands have seen it and fear;
the ends of the earth tremble.
They approach and come forward;
the ends of the earth tremble.
They approach and come forward;
Побачили острови й полякались, окрайни землї затремтїли. Вони посходились до купи;
they help each other
and say to their companions, “Be strong!”
and say to their companions, “Be strong!”
Кожен помагає свому товаришові й приговорює свойму братові: кріпись!
The metalworker encourages the goldsmith,
and the one who smooths with the hammer
spurs on the one who strikes the anvil.
One says of the welding, “It is good.”
The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.
and the one who smooths with the hammer
spurs on the one who strikes the anvil.
One says of the welding, “It is good.”
The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.
Мідник додає духа виливальникові, а той, що бляшки вигладжує, кріпить того, що виковує на ковалї, та собі приговорює: добре споєне, та ще й цвяхами збиває, щоб добре держався.
“But you, Israel, my servant,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
you descendants of Abraham my friend,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
you descendants of Abraham my friend,
Ти ж, Ізраїлю, слуго мій, ти, Якове, вибраний у мене, ти, Авраамове, друга мого, насїннє, —
I took you from the ends of the earth,
from its farthest corners I called you.
I said, ‘You are my servant’;
I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
from its farthest corners I called you.
I said, ‘You are my servant’;
I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
Ти, що я його взяв від кінцїв землї, та покликав від її окраїн, і сказав тобі: ти мій слуга, я вибрав тебе й не одкину тебе,
So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Не бійся, бо я з тобою; не лякайся, бо я — Бог твій; я додам тобі сили, буду помагати, і піддержу тебе вірною правицею моєю.
“All who rage against you
will surely be ashamed and disgraced;
those who oppose you
will be as nothing and perish.
will surely be ashamed and disgraced;
those who oppose you
will be as nothing and perish.
Ось, стидом і соромом окриються всї отті, що проти тебе лютують; в нїщо обернуться й погибнуть супротивники твої.
Though you search for your enemies,
you will not find them.
Those who wage war against you
will be as nothing at all.
you will not find them.
Those who wage war against you
will be as nothing at all.
Будеш їх шукати, й не знайдеш їх, тих ворогів твоїх; ті, що проти тебе ярились, маною почезнуть;
For I am the Lord your God
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.
Я бо, — Господь Бог твій; я держу тебе за руку-правицю; я говорю тобі: не лякайся, я помагаю тобі!
Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob,
little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help you,” declares the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help you,” declares the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Не бійся, Якове, червяку мій, Ізраїлю, малолюдку, — я помагаю тобі, — говорить Господь, твій відкупитель, Сьвятий Ізраїлїв.
“See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,
new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains and crush them,
and reduce the hills to chaff.
new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains and crush them,
and reduce the hills to chaff.
Я зроблю тебе валом зубчастим, новим, гострим; молотити меш гори, розтирати горби на мілкий порох.
You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up,
and a gale will blow them away.
But you will rejoice in the Lord
and glory in the Holy One of Israel.
and a gale will blow them away.
But you will rejoice in the Lord
and glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Віяти меш їх, а вітер буде розносити їх, ти ж Господом будеш радоватись, хвалитись Сьвятим Ізрайлевим.
“The poor and needy search for water,
but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
But I the Lord will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
But I the Lord will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Злиденні й убогі шукають води, — не знаходять; сохне язик їх від згаги; я ж, Господь, почую їх, я, Бог Ізрайлїв, не опущу їх.
I will make rivers flow on barren heights,
and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert into pools of water,
and the parched ground into springs.
and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert into pools of water,
and the parched ground into springs.
На горах вітворю ріки й бурчаки по байраках; озером степ ізроблю, а сухі суходоли — повними криничин.
I will put in the desert
the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers in the wasteland,
the fir and the cypress together,
the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers in the wasteland,
the fir and the cypress together,
Засаджу пустиню кедром, сосною, оливою й миртом; украшу степ явором, буком та кипарисом,
so that people may see and know,
may consider and understand,
that the hand of the Lord has done this,
that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
may consider and understand,
that the hand of the Lord has done this,
that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
Нехай бачять і знають і розумно всїм буде, що рука Господня вчинила все те, й Сьвятий Ізрайлїв се сотворив.
“Present your case,” says the Lord.
“Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.
“Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.
Тепер же прийдїть ви, з справою вашою, говорить Господь; подайте докази ваші, говорить царь Яковів.
“Tell us, you idols,
what is going to happen.
Tell us what the former things were,
so that we may consider them
and know their final outcome.
Or declare to us the things to come,
what is going to happen.
Tell us what the former things were,
so that we may consider them
and know their final outcome.
Or declare to us the things to come,
Нехай вони приступлять і скажуть нам, що має настати; нехай звістять що-небудь передом, заки ще постало, а ми станемо умом доходити та й збагнемо, на який конець воно вийшло, — нехай скажуть нам наперед, що ще буде.
tell us what the future holds,
so we may know that you are gods.
Do something, whether good or bad,
so that we will be dismayed and filled with fear.
so we may know that you are gods.
Do something, whether good or bad,
so that we will be dismayed and filled with fear.
Будущину возвістїте, нехай же ми знаєм, що ви боги, або зробіть що-небудь, добре або хоч і лихе, щоб ми здивовались, та разом із вами побачили.
But you are less than nothing
and your works are utterly worthless;
whoever chooses you is detestable.
and your works are utterly worthless;
whoever chooses you is detestable.
Та ви — нїщо, та й витвір ваш неварт нїчого; гидота той, хто вас вибирає.
“I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes —
one from the rising sun who calls on my name.
He treads on rulers as if they were mortar,
as if he were a potter treading the clay.
one from the rising sun who calls on my name.
He treads on rulers as if they were mortar,
as if he were a potter treading the clay.
Я розбудив його від півночі, й він прийшов; та й на сходї сонця буде він призивати імя моє, й топтати можних, як болото, й місити, мов той ганчар глину.
Who told of this from the beginning, so we could know,
or beforehand, so we could say, ‘He was right’?
No one told of this,
no one foretold it,
no one heard any words from you.
or beforehand, so we could say, ‘He was right’?
No one told of this,
no one foretold it,
no one heard any words from you.
Хто звістив се з початку, щоб ми те знали, хто заздалегідь наперід, — щоб ми могли були сказати: Се правда? Нї, нїхто не звістив, нїхто не чув із вас слова!
I was the first to tell Zion, ‘Look, here they are!’
I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.
I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.
Я первий сказав Сионові: Ось він! і дав Ерусалимові благовістника.
I look but there is no one —
no one among the gods to give counsel,
no one to give answer when I ask them.
no one among the gods to give counsel,
no one to give answer when I ask them.
Я розглядався, та не було нїкого, й між ними не найшовся порадник, щоб я міг запитатись, і менї відказано.