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Babylon’s False Gods
Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon,
bow as they are lowered to the ground.
They are being hauled away on ox carts.
The poor beasts stagger under the weight.
Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon,
bow as they are lowered to the ground.
They are being hauled away on ox carts.
The poor beasts stagger under the weight.
Бел хилиться, Нево валиться. Божищ їхніх кладуть на скот та на худобу, і їх несе утомлена скотина як навантажений тягар.
Both the idols and their owners are bowed down.
The gods cannot protect the people,
and the people cannot protect the gods.
They go off into captivity together.
The gods cannot protect the people,
and the people cannot protect the gods.
They go off into captivity together.
Вони валяться, хиляться разом; не можуть врятувати ноші, і самі йдуть у неволю.
“Listen to me, descendants of Jacob,
all you who remain in Israel.
I have cared for you since you were born.
Yes, I carried you before you were born.
all you who remain in Israel.
I have cared for you since you were born.
Yes, I carried you before you were born.
Послухай мене, доме Якова, увесь останку дому Ізраїля, що його я носив уже від материнського лона, що ним я піклувався вже від утроби!
I will be your God throughout your lifetime —
until your hair is white with age.
I made you, and I will care for you.
I will carry you along and save you.
until your hair is white with age.
I made you, and I will care for you.
I will carry you along and save you.
До старости вашої я буду той самий, до сивини я буду вас носити. Я вже робив так, я носив вас, і носитиму далі, я вас урятую.
“To whom will you compare me?
Who is my equal?
Who is my equal?
Кому ви хочете мене уподобити, прирівняти? На кого хочете, щоб я скидався, був схожий?
Some people pour out their silver and gold
and hire a craftsman to make a god from it.
Then they bow down and worship it!
and hire a craftsman to make a god from it.
Then they bow down and worship it!
Вони з гамана золото висипають, важать вагою срібло, золотаря наймають, щоб з того зробив бога, щоб перед ним поклони бити, ставати навколішки.
They carry it around on their shoulders,
and when they set it down, it stays there.
It can’t even move!
And when someone prays to it, there is no answer.
It can’t rescue anyone from trouble.
and when they set it down, it stays there.
It can’t even move!
And when someone prays to it, there is no answer.
It can’t rescue anyone from trouble.
Беруть його на плечі, носять його, ставлять на його місці, і він стоїть, не зрушиться з свого місця; кричать до нього, а він їм не відповідає, в біді не допомагає.
“Do not forget this! Keep it in mind!
Remember this, you guilty ones.
Remember this, you guilty ones.
Згадайте це й зрозумійте, до серця, грішники, прийміть!
Remember the things I have done in the past.
For I alone am God!
I am God, and there is none like me.
For I alone am God!
I am God, and there is none like me.
Згадайте давне споконвіку, що я — Бог, і іншого немає, рівні мені немає!
Only I can tell you the future
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.
Я оповіщаю вже спочатку те, що буде: далеко наперед, що ще не сталось. Я кажу: Думка моя здійсниться, я виконаю все, що мені довподоби.
I will call a swift bird of prey from the east —
a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding.
I have said what I would do,
and I will do it.
a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding.
I have said what I would do,
and I will do it.
Я кличу птаха-хижака зі сходу, мужа з далекої країни, якого я призначив. Я це сказав і це вчиню, я це призначив і це зроблю.
“Listen to me, you stubborn people
who are so far from doing right.
who are so far from doing right.
Слухайте мене, ви, тугі серцем, ви, що далекі від спасіння!