Nehemiah 9
1 On October 31, the people gathered together again. They (fasted/abstained from eating food), they wore clothes made from rough cloth, and they put dirt on their heads [to show that they were sorry for their sins].
В двадцать четвертый день этого месяца собрались все сыны Израилевы, постящиеся и во вретищах и с пеплом на головах своих.
2 The Israeli people separated themselves from all the foreigners. They stood there and confessed their sins and the sins that their ancestors had committed.
И отделилось семя Израилево от всех инородных, и встали и исповедывались во грехах своих и в преступлениях отцов своих.
3 The scroll that contained the laws of Yahweh, the God whom they [worshiped], was read to them for three hours. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and they worshiped Yahweh.
И стояли на своем месте, и четверть дня читали из книги закона Господа Бога своего, и четверть исповедывались и поклонялись Господу Богу своему.
4 [Some of] the descendants of Levi were standing on the stairs. They were Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, [another] Bani, and Kenani.
И стали на возвышенное место левитов: Иисус, Вания, Кадмиил, Шевания, Вунний, Шеревия, Вания, Хенани, и громко взывали к Господу Богу своему.
5 Then [the leaders of] the Levites called out to the people. They were Jeshua, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said, “While you are standing there, praise Yahweh your God, who has always lived and will live forever!” [Then one of them continued by praying this to God], “Yahweh, we praise your glorious name! You are much greater than anything that we can think about or talk about!
И сказали левиты - Иисус, Кадмиил, Вания, Хашавния, Шеревия, Годия, Шевания, Петахия: встаньте, славьте Господа Бога вашего, от века и до века. Да славословят достославное и превысшее всякого славословия и хвалы имя Твое!
6 “You only are God. You made the sky and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and everything that is on it, and you made the seas/oceans and everything that is in them. You are the one who gives life to everything and helps them remain alive. All the angels who are in heaven worship you.
И сказал Ездра: Ты, Господи, един, Ты создал небо, небеса небес и все воинство их, землю и все, что на ней, моря и все, что в них, и Ты живишь все сие, и небесные воинства Тебе поклоняются.
7 “Yahweh, you are God. You chose Abram and brought him out of Ur [city] in Chaldea [region]. You gave him a new name, Abraham.
Ты Сам, Господи Боже, избрал Аврама, и вывел его из Ура Халдейского, и дал ему имя Авраама,
8 You saw that he was trustworthy. Then you made (an agreement with/a promise to) him, saying that you would give [to him and] to his descendants the land that the descendants of Canaan, Heth, Amor, Periz, Jebus, and Girgash lived in. And you have done what you promised, because you always do what is right.
и нашел сердце его верным пред Тобою, и заключил с ним завет, чтобы дать ему и семени его землю Хананеев, Хеттеев, Аморреев, Ферезеев, Иевусеев и Гергесеев. И Ты исполнил слово Свое, потому что Ты праведен.
9 “You saw what our ancestors were suffering in Egypt. You heard them cry to you for help when they were at the Red Sea.
Ты увидел бедствие отцов наших в Египте и услышал вопль их у Чермного моря,
10 Because you knew that the leaders of Egypt were treating our ancestors very arrogantly, you performed many kinds of miracles that caused the king and his officials and all his people to suffer. As a result, you became famous then, and you are still famous!
и явил знамения и чудеса над фараоном и над всеми рабами его, и над всем народом земли его, так как Ты знал, что они надменно поступали с ними, и сделал Ты Себе имя до сего дня.
11 You caused the Red Sea to divide, with the result that your people walked through it on the ground without [getting their feet] wet. [After they were all safely on the other side, ] you [caused the water to come back again], and you hurled into the deep water the [soldiers of the Egyptian army] that were pursuing our ancestors. Their soldiers sank into the deep sea like stones!
Ты рассек пред ними море, и они среди моря прошли посуху, и гнавшихся за ними Ты поверг в глубины, как камень в сильные воды.
12 During each day you led our ancestors with a bright cloud that resembled a huge pillar, and each night you led them by a flaming cloud that gave them light to show them where to walk.
В столпе облачном Ты вел их днем и в столпе огненном - ночью, чтоб освещать им путь, по которому идти им.
13 “When our ancestors were at Sinai Mountain, you came down from heaven and spoke to them. You gave them many regulations and instructions that are just and reliable, and you gave them commands and laws that are good.
И снисшел Ты на гору Синай и говорил с ними с неба, и дал им суды справедливые, законы верные, уставы и заповеди добрые.
14 You taught them about your holy (Sabbath/day of rest), and you gave many kinds of laws to your servant Moses for him to tell to the people.
И указал им святую Твою субботу и заповеди, и уставы и закон преподал им чрез раба Твоего Моисея.
15 When they were hungry, you gave them manna from the sky; and when they were thirsty, you gave them water from a rock. You commanded them to go and take, from the people who lived there, the land which you had promised to give to them.
И хлеб с неба Ты давал им в голоде их, и воду из камня источал им в жажде их, и сказал им, чтоб они пошли и овладели землею, которую Ты, подняв руку Твою, клялся дать им.
16 “But our ancestors were very proud and stubborn [IDM], and they did not do what you commanded them to do.
Но они и отцы наши упрямствовали, и шею свою держали упруго, и не слушали заповедей Твоих;
17 They refused to heed you, and they forgot about all the miracles that you had performed for them. Instead, they became stubborn [IDM], and they appointed someone to lead them back to Egypt, where they would be slaves again! But you are a God who forgives us and who is kind and merciful [to us]. You do not quickly become angry. You always faithfully love us.
не захотели повиноваться и не вспомнили чудных дел Твоих, которые Ты делал с ними, и держали шею свою упруго, и, по упорству своему, поставили над собою вождя, чтобы возвратиться в рабство свое. Но Ты Бог, любящий прощать, благий и милосердый, долготерпеливый и многомилостивый, и Ты не оставил их.
18 So, even though their [leaders] made an idol that resembled a calf and insulted you by saying [about the idol], ‘This is our god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ you did not desert them.
И хотя они сделали себе литого тельца, и сказали: вот бог твой, который вывел тебя из Египта, и хотя делали великие оскорбления,
19 “Because you always act mercifully, you did not abandon them when they were in the desert. The bright cloud which was like a huge pillar continued to lead them during the daytime, and the fiery cloud showed them where to walk at night.
но Ты, по великому милосердию Твоему, не оставлял их в пустыне; столп облачный не отходил от них днем, чтобы вести их по пути, и столп огненный - ночью, чтобы светить им на пути, по которому им идти.
20 You sent your good Spirit to instruct them. You continued to provide water when they were thirsty.
И Ты дал им Духа Твоего благого, чтобы наставлять их, и манну Твою не отнимал от уст их, и воду давал им для утоления жажды их.
21 For 40 years you took care of them in the desert. During all that time, they had everything [that they needed]. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell up [even though they were continually walking].
Сорок лет Ты питал их в пустыне; они ни в чем не терпели недостатка; одежды их не ветшали, и ноги их не пухли.
22 “You helped our ancestors to defeat armies of great kings who ruled many people-groups. By doing that, you enabled our ancestors to (occupy/live in) even the most distant places in this land. They occupied the land over which King Sihon ruled from Heshbon [city] and the land over which King Og ruled in [the] Bashan [area].
И Ты дал им царства и народы и разделил им, и они овладели землею Сигона, и землею царя Есевонского, и землею Ога, царя Васанского.
23 You caused our ancestors’ descendants to become as numerous as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into this land, the land that you told their fathers to enter and occupy.
И сыновей их Ты размножил, как звезды небесные, и ввел их в землю, о которой Ты говорил отцам их, что они придут владеть ею.
24 Their sons went in and took the land [from the people that lived there]. You enabled them to defeat the descendants of Canaan who lived here in this land. You enabled them to conquer the descendants of Canaan and their kings and the people whom they ruled. You enabled our ancestors to do to those people whatever they wanted to do.
И вошли сыновья их, и овладели землею. И Ты покорил им жителей земли, Хананеев, и отдал их в руки их, и царей их, и народы земли, чтобы они поступали с ними по своей воле.
25 Our ancestors captured cities that had walls around them, and they took possession of fertile land. They took possession of houses that were full of good things, where there were wells that were already dug. They took possession of many vineyards and groves of olive trees and fruit trees. They ate all that they wanted to and became fat. They were delighted in all these good things that you gave to them.
И заняли они укрепленные города и тучную землю, и взяли во владение домы, наполненные всяким добром, водоемы, высеченные из камня, виноградные и масличные сады и множество дерев с плодами для пищи. Они ели, насыщались, тучнели и наслаждались по великой благости Твоей;
26 “But they disobeyed you and rebelled against you. They (turned their backs on/rejected) your laws. They killed the prophets who warned them that they should return to you. They badly insulted you.
и сделались упорны и возмутились против Тебя, и презрели закон Твой, убивали пророков Твоих, которые увещевали их обратиться к Тебе, и делали великие оскорбления.
27 So you allowed their enemies to defeat them. But when their enemies caused them to suffer, they called out to you. You heard them from heaven, and because you are very merciful, you sent them people to help them, and those leaders rescued them from their enemies.
И Ты отдал их в руки врагов их, которые теснили их. Но когда, в тесное для них время, они взывали к Тебе, Ты выслушивал их с небес и, по великому милосердию Твоему, давал им спасителей, и они спасали их от рук врагов их.
28 “But after there was a time of peace again, our ancestors again did things that displeased you. So again you allowed their enemies to conquer them. But whenever they cried out to you again [to help them], you heard them from heaven, and because you act mercifully, you rescued them many times.
Когда же успокаивались, то снова начинали делать зло пред лицем Твоим, и Ты отдавал их в руки неприятелей их, и они господствовали над ними. Но когда они опять взывали к Тебе, Ты выслушивал их с небес и, по великому милосердию Твоему, избавлял их многократно.
29 “You warned them that they should again [obey] your laws, but they became proud and stubborn, and they disobeyed your commands. They sinned by disobeying what you commanded them to do, the things that would enable them to live a good long life [if they obeyed them]. They stubbornly refused [IDM] to listen to you and continued sinning.
Ты напоминал им обратиться к закону Твоему, но они упорствовали и не слушали заповедей Твоих, и отклонялись от уставов Твоих, которыми жил бы человек, если бы исполнял их, и хребет свой сделали упорным, и шею свою держали упруго, и не слушали.
30 You were patient with them for many years. You warned them trough [the messages] your Spirit gave to the prophets. But they did not (heed/pay attention to) those messages. So again you allowed [the armies of] other nations to defeat them.
Ожидая их обращения, Ты медлил многие годы и напоминал им Духом Твоим чрез пророков Твоих, но они не слушали. И Ты предал их в руки иноземных народов.
31 But because you act very mercifully, you did not get rid of them completely or abandon them [forever]. You are a very gracious/kind and merciful God!
Но, по великому милосердию Твоему, Ты не истребил их до конца, и не оставлял их, потому что Ты Бог благий и милостивый.
32 “Our God, you are great! You are mighty! You are awesome! You faithfully love us as [you promised in] your agreement with us that you would do! But now we are experiencing great difficulties/hardships. Great troubles have come to us, to our kings, to our [other] leaders, to our priests, and to our prophets. We have been experiencing these troubles since [the armies of] the kings of Assyria [conquered us], and we are still experiencing them. We ask that you sincerely think about [LIT] all these things.
И ныне, Боже наш, Боже великий, сильный и страшный, хранящий завет и милость! да не будет малым пред лицем Твоим все страдание, которое постигло нас, царей наших, князей наших, и священников наших, и пророков наших, и отцов наших и весь народ Твой от дней царей Ассирийских до сего дня.
33 [We know that] you acted justly each time that you punished us. We have sinned greatly, but you have treated us fairly.
Во всем постигшем нас Ты праведен, потому что Ты делал по правде, а мы виновны.
34 Our kings and other leaders and our priests and our other ancestors did not obey your laws. They did not heed your commands or the warnings that you gave to them.
Цари наши, князья наши, священники наши и отцы наши не исполняли закона Твоего, и не внимали заповедям Твоим и напоминаниям Твоим, которыми Ты напоминал им.
35 Even when they had their own kings, and they enjoyed the good things that you did for them in this large and fertile land that you gave to them, they did not serve you. They refused to quit doing what was evil.
И в царстве своем, при великом добре Твоем, которое Ты давал им, и на обширной и тучной земле, которую Ты отделил им, они не служили Тебе и не обращались от злых дел своих.
36 “So now we are [like] slaves here in this land that you gave to our ancestors, the land that you gave to them in order that they could enjoy all the good things that grow here.
И вот, мы ныне рабы; на той земле, которую Ты дал отцам нашим, чтобы питаться ее плодами и ее добром, вот, мы рабствуем.
37 Because we have sinned, [we cannot eat the things that grow here]. The kings that now rule over us are enjoying the things that grow here. They rule us and [take] our cattle. We have to serve them and do the things that please them. We are experiencing great misery/distress.
И произведения свои она во множестве приносит для царей, которым Ты покорил нас за грехи наши. И телами нашими и скотом нашим они владеют по своему произволу, и мы в великом стеснении.
38 “However, we [Israeli] people now are making an agreement/promise [to obey you], and we are writing this agreement/promise [on a scroll]. We will write on it the names of our leaders and the names of the Levites and the names of the priests, and then we will seal it.”
По всему этому мы даем твердое обязательство и подписываем, и на подписи печать князей наших, левитов наших и священников наших.
