Nehemiah 5
1 Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
И бысть вопль людий и жен их велик на братию свою Иудеи.
2 For there were that said: 'We, our sons and our daughters, are many; let us get for them corn, that we may eat and live.'
И быша нецыи глаголюще: сынове наши и дщери нашя мнози суть нам, и да возмем (за цену) пшеницу и ядим и живи будем.
3 Some also there were that said: 'We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses; let us get corn, because of the dearth.'
И быша нецыи глаголюще: села наша и винограды нашя и домы нашя мы да дадим в залог, и возмем пшеницу, и ясти будем.
4 There were also that said: 'We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and our vineyards.
И быша нецыи глаголюще: взаим взяхом сребро на дани царевы, дадим села наша и винограды нашя и домы нашя:
5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already; neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards.'
и ныне якоже плоть братий наших, плоть наша, якоже сынове их, сынове наши: и се, мы порабощаем сыны нашя и дщери нашя в рабы, и суть от дщерей наших порабощены, и несть силы в руках наших (откупити) и села наша и винограды нашя у вельмож.
6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
И оскорбех зело, егда услышах вопль их и словеса сия.
7 Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said unto them: 'Ye lend upon pledge, every one to his brother.' And I held a great assembly against them.
И усоветова сердце мое во мне, и воспретих державным и началным и рекох им: лихвы ли кийждо от брата своего истяжет, юже вы истязуете? И собрах противу им собрание велико
8 And I said unto them: 'We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that sold themselves unto the heathen; and would ye nevertheless sell your brethren, and should they sell themselves unto us?' Then held they their peace, and found never a word.
и рекох им: мы искупихом братию нашу Иудеов, проданых языком, по силе нашей: вы же продасте братию вашу, и отдадутся нам? И умолчаша, и не обретоша что отвещати.
9 Also I said: 'The thing that ye do is not good; ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
И рекох: не добро дело, еже вы творите: тако не во страсе Бога нашего (ходяще) убежите ли от поношения языков врагов наших?
10 And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, have lent them money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this exaction.
И аз и братия моя и знаемии мои взаим дахом им пенязи и пшеницу: оставим убо лихоимство сие:
11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundred pieces of silver, and the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.'
возвратите же им днесь села их и винограды их и маслины их и домы их, и от сребра пшеницу и вино и елей отдадите им.
12 Then said they: 'We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as thou sayest.' Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
И рекоша: отдадим и от них не взыщем, тако сотворим, якоже ты глаголеши. И призвах священников и заклях их сотворити по словеси сему.
13 Also I shook out my lap, and said: 'So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied.' And all the congregation said: 'Amen', and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
И отрясох одежду мою и рекох: тако да истрясет Бог всякаго мужа, иже не исполнит слова сего, от дому его и от трудов его, и да будет тако оттрясен и тощь. И рече все множество: аминь. И восхвалиша Бога. И сотвориша людие по глаголу сему.
14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
От дне того, в оньже повеле (царь) мне быти вождем их в земли Иудине, от лета двадесятаго и даже до лета тридесять втораго Артаксеркса царя, лет дванадесять, аз и братия моя оброку их не ядохом.
15 But the former governors that were before me laid burdens upon the people, and took of them for bread and wine above forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants lorded over the people; but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
И оброков первых, имиже прежде мене отягчиша их, и прияша от них в хлебе и в вине, по сих сребра (на всяк день) дидрахм четыредесять: и служебницы их обладаша людьми. Аз же не сотворих тако ради страха Божия.
16 Yea, also I set hand to the work of this wall, neither bought we any land; and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
И в деле стены сия созидах: и села не стяжах, и вси отроцы мои собрани бяху тамо на дело.
17 Moreover there were at my table of the Jews and the rulers a hundred and fifty men, beside those that came unto us from among the nations that were round about us.
Иудей же и началников сто пятьдесят мужей, и приходящии к нам от язык, иже окрест нас, при трапезе Моей.
18 Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep, also fowls were prepared for me; and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine; yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor, because the service was heavy upon this people.
И бе уготовано мне на всяк день: телец един и овец шесть избранных и козел быша мне (и птицы), и между десяти дний всем вина много: и с сими хлеба господству моему не взысках, зане тяжка работа на людех сих.
19 Remember unto me, O my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.
Помяни мя, Боже мой, во благо по всем, елика сотворих людем сим.
