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How the gold has lost its luster,
the fine gold become dull!
The sacred gems are scattered
at every street corner.
the fine gold become dull!
The sacred gems are scattered
at every street corner.
Як потемнїло те золото, змінилось золото найлїпше! каміннє з сьвятинї роскидане по всїх роздорожжях.
How the precious children of Zion,
once worth their weight in gold,
are now considered as pots of clay,
the work of a potter’s hands!
once worth their weight in gold,
are now considered as pots of clay,
the work of a potter’s hands!
Поважні синове Сионові, дорогі, як найчистїйше золото, — вони стали, як той посуд глиняний, як виріб рук ганчарських!
Even jackals offer their breasts
to nurse their young,
but my people have become heartless
like ostriches in the desert.
to nurse their young,
but my people have become heartless
like ostriches in the desert.
І потвори подають соски, та кормлять щенят своїх, а дочки народу мого стали жорстокі, мов ті струсицї в пустинї;
Because of thirst the infant’s tongue
sticks to the roof of its mouth;
the children beg for bread,
but no one gives it to them.
sticks to the roof of its mouth;
the children beg for bread,
but no one gives it to them.
У немовлятка язик од згаги до піднебіння прилипає; їсти просять дїти, та нїхто їм не дає.
Those who once ate delicacies
are destitute in the streets.
Those brought up in royal purple
now lie on ash heaps.
are destitute in the streets.
Those brought up in royal purple
now lie on ash heaps.
Хто їдав страви солодкі, умлїває з голоду по улицях, хто кохався на пурпурнім ложі, тулиться до гною.
The punishment of my people
is greater than that of Sodom,
which was overthrown in a moment
without a hand turned to help her.
is greater than that of Sodom,
which was overthrown in a moment
without a hand turned to help her.
Кара за безбожність дочки народу мого більша над покараннє Содоми: її бо стручено в хвилинї й руки людські не дотикали її.
Their princes were brighter than snow
and whiter than milk,
their bodies more ruddy than rubies,
their appearance like lapis lazuli.
and whiter than milk,
their bodies more ruddy than rubies,
their appearance like lapis lazuli.
Сієї ж князї були над снїг чисті, над молоко білі; тїло в них було румяне, немов ті коралї, й над сапфир сияло;
But now they are blacker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as a stick.
they are not recognized in the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as a stick.
А нинї лице їх чорнїйше над усе чорне, не познають їх на улицї; кожа в них до костї прилипла, зосхла, мов та деревина.
Those killed by the sword are better off
than those who die of famine;
racked with hunger, they waste away
for lack of food from the field.
than those who die of famine;
racked with hunger, they waste away
for lack of food from the field.
Щасливійші ті, що від меча гинуть, нїж ті, що гинуть голодною смертю; сесї бо тануть поволи, побивані недостачею плодів земних.
With their own hands compassionate women
have cooked their own children,
who became their food
when my people were destroyed.
have cooked their own children,
who became their food
when my people were destroyed.
Руки добросердних жінок варили дїток своїх, щоб мати з них їжу під час погибелї дочки народу мого.
The Lord has given full vent to his wrath;
he has poured out his fierce anger.
He kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed her foundations.
he has poured out his fierce anger.
He kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed her foundations.
Ізогнав Господь гнїв свій, вилив досаду гнїву свого, й запалив огонь на Сионї, що пожер його до підвалин.
The kings of the earth did not believe,
nor did any of the peoples of the world,
that enemies and foes could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
nor did any of the peoples of the world,
that enemies and foes could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
Не вірили царі землї й усї осадники земель, що ворог завзятий ввійшов у ворота Ерусалимські.
But it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed within her
the blood of the righteous.
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed within her
the blood of the righteous.
А все се за гріхи ложних пророків його, за беззаконства сьвященників його, що за їх приводом проливано кров праведників.
Now they grope through the streets
as if they were blind.
They are so defiled with blood
that no one dares to touch their garments.
as if they were blind.
They are so defiled with blood
that no one dares to touch their garments.
Тепер вони, мов слїпі, улицями блукали, осквернювались кровю, так що не можна було приторкнутись до їх одежі.
“Go away! You are unclean!” people cry to them.
“Away! Away! Don’t touch us!”
When they flee and wander about,
people among the nations say,
“They can stay here no longer.”
“Away! Away! Don’t touch us!”
When they flee and wander about,
people among the nations say,
“They can stay here no longer.”
Уступайтесь! Нечистий! у слїд їм кричали; уступайтесь, уступайтесь, не приторкайтесь! і вони, зворушені, ховались; а між людом говорили: Вже їх не буде!
The Lord himself has scattered them;
he no longer watches over them.
The priests are shown no honor,
the elders no favor.
he no longer watches over them.
The priests are shown no honor,
the elders no favor.
(загнїване) Лице Господнє порозсїває їх; уже він не зглянеться на них, за те, що вони не вважали на сьвященників, над старими не милосердувались.
Moreover, our eyes failed,
looking in vain for help;
from our towers we watched
for a nation that could not save us.
looking in vain for help;
from our towers we watched
for a nation that could not save us.
Наші ж очі аж умучились, визираючи надармо підмоги; з башти нашої визирали сторожі того народу, що не міг нас урятувати.
People stalked us at every step,
so we could not walk in our streets.
Our end was near, our days were numbered,
for our end had come.
so we could not walk in our streets.
Our end was near, our days were numbered,
for our end had come.
А вони, знай, підглядали ступні наші, так що ми не могли безпечно й по улицях ходити. О, близько конець наш, днї наші скінчились; так, се прийшов конець наш.
Our pursuers were swifter
than eagles in the sky;
they chased us over the mountains
and lay in wait for us in the desert.
than eagles in the sky;
they chased us over the mountains
and lay in wait for us in the desert.
Ті, що нас гнали, летїли хутше орлів під небом; гнались за нами по горах, ставляли засади в пустинї.
The Lord’s anointed, our very life breath,
was caught in their traps.
We thought that under his shadow
we would live among the nations.
was caught in their traps.
We thought that under his shadow
we would live among the nations.
Дух наш живущий, помазанник Господень, попав у їх яму, — той, що про його мовляли ми: Під його тїню жити мем тихо посеред народів.
Rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom,
you who live in the land of Uz.
But to you also the cup will be passed;
you will be drunk and stripped naked.
you who live in the land of Uz.
But to you also the cup will be passed;
you will be drunk and stripped naked.
Радуйся, дочко Едомова, веселися, ти, що живеш там у землї Уз! прийде й до тебе чарка, і ти впєшся, й ти будеш обнажена.
Your punishment will end, Daughter Zion;
he will not prolong your exile.
But he will punish your sin, Daughter Edom,
and expose your wickedness.
he will not prolong your exile.
But he will punish your sin, Daughter Edom,
and expose your wickedness.
Дочко Сионова! кара за беззаконства твої скінчилась; більш у полонь ти зайнята не будеш; твої ж провини, дочко Едомова, Господь навідає й виявить гріхи твої.