< Jeremiah 1 >

1 [I], Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, [am writing] these messages. [I am] a priest, from Anathoth [town] in the area where the tribe of Benjamin [lives].
Слово Божие, еже бысть ко Иеремии сыну Хелкиеву от священник, иже обиташе во Анафофе, в земли Вениаминове,
2 Yahweh started to give me these messages when Josiah had been ruling Judah for almost 13 years.
якоже бысть слово Господне к нему, во дни Иосии сына Амоса царя Иудина, в третиенадесять лето царства его,
3 Yahweh continued to give me more messages when Josiah’s son Jehoiakim was the king, and he continued to do that until Zedekiah had been the king of Judah for almost eleven years. It was in August of that year that the people of Jerusalem were (exiled/taken as prisoners) [to Babylonia].
и бысть во дни Иоакима сына Иосии царя Иудина, даже до первагонадесять лета Седекии сына Иосии царя Иудина, даже до пленения Иерусалимскаго в месяц пятый.
4 [One day] Yahweh gave me this message:
И бысть слово Господне ко мне глаголя:
5 “I knew you before I [finished] forming you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born, I (set you apart/chose you) and I appointed you to be [my] prophet [whose messages would be] for [all] nations.”
прежде неже мне создати тя во чреве, познах тя, и прежде неже изыти тебе из ложесн, освятих тя, пророка во языки поставих тя.
6 I replied, “O, Yahweh my God, I am [not qualified to] speak [for you], because I am very young!”
И рекох: о, Сый Владыко Господи, се, не вем глаголати, яко отрок аз есмь.
7 Yahweh replied, “Do not say that, because you must go to everyone to whom I will send you, and you must tell them everything that I tell you to say.
И рече Господь ко мне: не глаголи, яко отрок аз есмь, ибо ко всем, к нимже послю тя, пойдеши, и вся, елика повелю тебе, возглаголеши:
8 And you must not be afraid of the people [to whom you will speak], because I will protect you [from being harmed by them]. [This will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
не убойся от лица их, яко с тобою Аз есмь, еже избавити тя, глаголет Господь.
9 Then [it was as though] Yahweh touched my mouth and said, “Listen to me! I am (putting my message into your mouth/telling you what you must speak).
И простре Господь руку Свою ко мне и прикоснуся устом моим, и рече Господь ко мне: се, дах словеса Моя во уста твоя:
10 Today I am appointing you to warn nations and kingdoms. You will tell them that I will completely destroy and get rid of [DOU] some of them and that I will establish [MET] others and cause them to be strong.”
се, поставих тя днесь над языки и над царствы, да искорениши и разориши, и расточиши и разрушиши, и паки созиждеши и насадиши.
11 Then Yahweh said to me, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.”
И бысть слово Господне ко мне глаголя: что ты видиши Иеремие? И рекох: жезл ореховый (аз вижду).
12 Yahweh said, “That is correct. And [because the word for ‘almond’ resembles the word for ‘watching’], it means that I am watching [what will happen], and I will make certain that what I have said to you [about destroying nations] will happen.”
И рече Господь ко мне: благо видел еси, понеже бдех Аз над словесы Моими, еже сотворити я.
13 [Then] Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “What do you see [now]?” I replied, “I see a pot full of boiling [water] [MTY]. It is tipping [toward me] from the north.”
И бысть слово Господне вторицею ко мне глаголя: что ты видиши? И рекох: коноб поджигаемый (аз вижду) и лице его от лица севера.
14 Yahweh replied, “[Yes! It means that] from the north great trouble/destruction will [spread] [MET] over this land, [like boiling water] [MET] pouring [from a pot].
И рече Господь ко мне: от лица севера возгорятся злая на всех обитающих на земли,
15 Listen to what I say: I am summoning [the armies of] kingdoms that will come from the north [of Judah] to Jerusalem. Their kings will set up their thrones at the gates of this city [to indicate that they are now the kings of Judah]. [Their armies] will attack [and break down] the walls of this city, and [they will do the same thing to] all the [other] towns in Judah.
зане се, Аз созову вся царства земная от севера, рече Господь и приидут и поставят кийждо престол свой в преддвериих врат Иерусалимских и на всех стенах окрест его и на всех градех Иудиных:
16 I will punish [MTY] my people because of all the evil things that they have done; they have abandoned me and they worship gods/idols. They worship idols that they have made with their own hands!
и возглаголю к ним с судом о всяцей злобе их, како оставиша Мя и пожроша богом чуждим и поклонишася делом рук своих.
17 So, get up and put on your clothes [to get ready for action]! Then go to the people of Judah and tell them everything that I tell you to say. Do not be afraid of them, because [if you are afraid of them], I will cause you to be truly terrified in front of them!
Ты же препояши чресла твоя, и востани и глаголи к ним вся, елика заповедаю тебе: не убойся от лица их, ниже устрашися пред ними, яко с тобою есмь, еже избавити тя, глаголет Господь:
18 But listen! I will cause you to be [strong, like] [MET] a city that has strong walls around it. You will be [as strong as] [MET] an iron pillar or a bronze wall. None of the kings or officials or priests will be able to defeat you.
се, положих тя днесь аки град тверд и в столп железный, и аки стену медяну, крепку всем царем Иудиным и князем его, и священником его и людем земли:
19 They will oppose you, but they will not be able to defeat you, because I will be with you and will protect you. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
и ратовати будут на тя и не премогут тя, понеже с тобою Аз есмь, да избавлю тя, рече Господь.

< Jeremiah 1 >