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Not One Is Upright
“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem,
look around and consider,
search through her squares.
If you can find but one person
who deals honestly and seeks the truth,
I will forgive this city.
“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem,
look around and consider,
search through her squares.
If you can find but one person
who deals honestly and seeks the truth,
I will forgive this city.
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.
Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’
still they are swearing falsely.”
still they are swearing falsely.”
Хоч вони й мовляють: "Як жив Господь!" то божяться криво.
Lord, do not your eyes look for truth?
You struck them, but they felt no pain;
you crushed them, but they refused correction.
They made their faces harder than stone
and refused to repent.
You struck them, but they felt no pain;
you crushed them, but they refused correction.
They made their faces harder than stone
and 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.
I thought, “These are only the poor;
they are foolish,
for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.
they are foolish,
for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.
Я думав собі: вони, може бути, люде прості, вони дурні, то ж і не знають путя Господнього, нї закону Божого.
So I will go to the leaders
and speak to them;
surely they know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.”
But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke
and torn off the bonds.
and speak to them;
surely they know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.”
But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke
and torn off 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 attack them,
a wolf from the desert will ravage them,
a leopard will lie in wait near their towns
to tear to pieces any who venture out,
for their rebellion is great
and their backslidings many.
a wolf from the desert will ravage them,
a leopard will lie in wait near their towns
to tear to pieces any who venture out,
for their rebellion is great
and their backslidings many.
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 forgive you?
Your children have forsaken me
and sworn by gods that are not gods.
I supplied all their needs,
yet they committed adultery
and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.
Your children have forsaken me
and sworn by gods that are not gods.
I supplied all their needs,
yet they committed adultery
and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.
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 are well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for another man’s wife.
each neighing for another man’s wife.
Вони — годовані жеребцї: кожний рже до чужої жени.
Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
Хиба ж менї не карати за таке? говорить Господь, чи ж не помститься душа моя на такому народові, як сей?
“Go through her vineyards and ravage them,
but do not destroy them completely.
Strip off her branches,
for these people do not belong to the Lord.
but do not destroy them completely.
Strip off her branches,
for these people do not belong to the Lord.
Вилазїте на мури його й розвалюйте — та не до щаду; виривайте парости його, бо вони не Господнї;
The people of Israel and the people of Judah
have been utterly unfaithful to me,”
declares the Lord.
have been utterly unfaithful to me,”
declares the Lord.
Зрадив бо мене дом Ізрайлїв і дом Юдин, говорить Господь.
They have lied about the Lord;
they said, “He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;
we will never see sword or famine.
they said, “He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;
we will never see sword or famine.
Одцурались вони Господа й мовляли: "Нема його, й не побє нас лиха година, нї меч, нї голоднеча.
The prophets are but wind
and the word is not in them;
so let what they say be done to them.”
and the word is not in them;
so let what they say be done to them.”
І пророки говорили на вітер, і слова (Господнього) нема в них; їм самим нехай те станеться."
Therefore this is what the Lord God Almighty says:
“Because the people have spoken these words,
I will make my words in your mouth a fire
and these people the wood it consumes.
“Because the people have spoken these words,
I will make my words in your mouth a fire
and these people the wood it consumes.
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.
People of Israel,” declares the Lord,
“I am bringing a distant nation against you —
an ancient and enduring nation,
a people whose language you do not know,
whose speech you do not understand.
“I am bringing a distant nation against you —
an ancient and enduring nation,
a people whose language you do not know,
whose speech you do not understand.
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 quivers are like an open grave;
all of them are mighty warriors.
all of them are mighty warriors.
Сагайдак у його, як гріб розтворений, а всї вони — самі невміраки.
They will devour your harvests and food,
devour your sons and daughters;
they will devour your flocks and herds,
devour your vines and fig trees.
With the sword they will destroy
the fortified cities in which you trust.
devour your sons and daughters;
they will devour your flocks and herds,
devour your vines and fig trees.
With the sword they will destroy
the 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 destroy you completely.
Але й у ті часи, говорить Господь, не вигублю вас до щаду.
And when the people ask, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners in a land not your own.’
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.
“Announce this to the descendants of Jacob
and proclaim it in Judah:
and proclaim it in Judah:
Оповістїть се в дому Якововому й звістїть в Юдеї, кажучи:
Hear this, you 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:
Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord.
“Should you not tremble in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,
an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
they may roar, but they cannot cross it.
“Should you not tremble in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,
an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
they may roar, but they cannot cross 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 these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts;
they have turned aside and gone away.
they have turned aside and gone away.
А в людей сих серце бутне й ворохобне; відступили та й пійшли манівцем.
They do not say to themselves,
‘Let us fear the Lord our God,
who gives autumn and spring rains in season,
who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’
‘Let us fear the Lord our God,
who gives autumn and spring rains in season,
who assures us of the regular weeks of 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 wrongdoings have kept these away;
your sins have deprived you of good.
your sins have deprived you of good.
Се ж провини ваші відхилили те, се ваші гріхи відняли вам те добро.
“Among my people are the wicked
who lie in wait like men who snare birds
and like those who set traps to catch people.
who lie in wait like men who snare birds
and like those who set traps to catch people.
Бо між людьми моїми знаходяться безбожні: залягають, як птахоловцї, припадають до землї, наставляють сїти, щоб ловити людей.
Like cages full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
they have become rich and powerful
their houses are full of deceit;
they have become rich and powerful
Мов клїтка, повна птиць, так повно в їх домівках оманного заробітку; сим робом і поробились вони великими й заможними,
and have grown fat and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;
they do not defend the just cause of the poor.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;
they do not defend the just cause 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.
Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
Чи не покараю ж я за таке, говорить Господь, і не помститься серце моє на такому народові, як сей?
“A horrible and shocking thing
has happened in the land:
has happened in the land:
Чудні й страшні речі дїються в сїй землї: