Четвертая книга Царств 3
1 И Иорам сын Ахаавов воцарися над Израилем в Самарии, в лето осмоенадесять Иосафата царя Иудина, и царствова лет дванадесять,
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
2 и сотвори лукавое пред очима Господнима: обаче не якоже отец его и не якоже мати его: и разруши капища Ваалова, яже сотвори отец его:
And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
3 обаче ко греху Иеровоама сына Наватова, иже введе во грех Израиля, прилепися и не отступи от него.
Nevertheless he cleaved to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin; he departed not from it.
4 И Моса царь Моавль бе нокид и даяше дань царю Израилеву, сто тысящ агнцев и сто тысящ овнов с рунами.
And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered to the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
5 И бысть по умертвии Ахаавли и отвержеся царь Моавль царя Израилева.
But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 И изыде царь Иорам во дни оны от Самарии и согляда Израиля,
And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
7 и иде, и посла ко Иосафату царю Иудину, глаголя: царь Моавль отвержеся мене: идеши ли со мною на брань на Моава? И рече: взыду: сице мне, якоже и тебе: якоже людие мои, людие твои: якоже кони мои, кони твои.
And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
8 И рече: киим путем взыдем? И рече: путем пустыни Едомския.
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
9 И иде царь Израилев и царь Иудин и царь Едомль, и идоша путем седмь дний: и не бе полку воды и скотом сущым с ними.
So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the army, and for the cattle that followed them.
10 И рече отроком своим царь Израилев: о, яко созва Господь три сия цари идущыя предати их в руце Моавли.
And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
11 И рече Иосафат к нему царь Иудин: есть ли зде пророк Господень, и вопросим Господа им? И отвеща един отрок царя Израилева и рече: зде есть Елиссей сын Сафатов, иже возливаше воду на руце Илиине.
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.
12 И рече Иосафат: есть с ним глагол Господень. И сниде к нему царь Израилев и Иосафат царь Иудин и царь Едомль.
And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 И рече Елиссей ко царю Израилеву: что мне и тебе? Иди ко пророком отца твоего и ко пророком матере твоея. И рече ему царь Израилев: еда созва Господь три цари, еже предати я в руце Моавли?
And Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
14 И рече Елиссей: жив Господь Сил емуже предстою пред Ним, яко аще бых не лице Иосафата царя Иудина аз приял, то воззрел ли бых на тя, и видел ли бых тя?
And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
15 И ныне приведи ми певца. И бысть егда воспеваше певец, и бысть на нем рука Господня,
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
16 и рече: тако глаголет Господь: сотворите поток сей рвами рвами,
And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
17 яко тако глаголет Господь: не узрите духа, и ниже увидите дождя: и поток сей наполнится воды, и пиете вы и стяжания ваша и скоти ваши:
For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
18 и легко сие пред очима Господнима, и предам Моава в руки вашя,
And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
19 и поразите всяк град тверд, и всяко древо благо низложите, и всяк источник воды заградите, и всяку часть благу разбиете камением.
And ye shall smite every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
20 И бысть заутра восходящей жертве, и се, воды идяху путем Едомским, и исполнися воды земля.
And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
21 И вси Моавитяне услышаша, яко взыдоша тридесяти царя братися с ними. И возопиша отвсюду препоясаннии оружием и реша: ох: и сташа у предела.
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
22 И ураниша заутра, и солнце возсия на воды: и виде Моав сопротив воды чермны яко кровь,
And they rose early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
23 и рече: кровь сия есть от оружия: и бишася царие, и уби муж искренняго своего: и ныне (гряди) на корысти, Моаве.
And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
24 И внидоша в полк Израилев, Израилтяне же восташа. И избиша Моавлян: и побегоша от лица их: и внидоша входяще и биюще Моава,
And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.
25 и грады разбиша, и всяку часть благу навергоша мужие камением, и наполниша ю, и всяк источник заградиша, и всяко древо благо изсекоша, донележе оставиша камение стен разбиено: и обступиша пращницы и разбиша его.
And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth they left the stones of it; but the slingers went about it, and smote it.
26 И виде царь Моавль, яко укрепися над ним брань, и взя с собою седмь сот мужей со обнаженным оружием, еже просещися ко царю Едомску: и не возмогоша.
And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom: but they could not.
27 И поят сына своего первенца, егоже воцари вместо себе, и вознесе его во всесожжение на стене: и бысть раскаяние великое во Израили: и отступиша от него и возвратишася в землю свою.
Then he took his eldest son that was to reign in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
