Книга пророка Исаии 31

1 Горе сходящым во Египет помощи ради, уповающым на кони и на колесницы: суть бо многа, и конническое множество много зело: и не беша уповающе на Святаго Израилева, и Бога не взыскаша.

Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and rely on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not to the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

2 Тойже премудре наведе на них злая, и слово Его не отринется, и востанет на домы человеков злых и на надежду их тщетную,

Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

3 Египтянина человека, а не Бога, конски плоти, и не будет помощи: Господь же наведет руку Свою на ня, и утрудятся помагающии, и вси вкупе погибнут.

Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is helped shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

4 Занеже тако рече мне Господь: якоже возревет лев, или львичищь о ловитве, юже имет, и возопиет над нею, дондеже наполнятся горы гласа его, и победишася и множества ярости убояшася: тако Господь Саваоф снидет на гору Сионю и на горы его воевати.

For thus hath the LORD spoken to me, As the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for its hill.

5 Якоже птицы парящыя, сице защитит Господь Саваоф о Иерусалиме, защитит и избавит, и снабдит и спасет.

As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.

6 Обратитеся, совещавающии глубок совет и беззаконен, сынове Израилевы:

Turn ye to him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.

7 яко в той день отвергут человецы рукотворенная своя сребряная и рукотворенная златая, яже сотвориша руки их.

For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made to you for a sin.

8 И падет Ассур не мечем человеческим, ни мечь мужеский пояст его, и побегнет не от лица меча: юноты же будут в побеждение.

Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become forced labourers.

9 Камением бо оымутся яко острогом и побеждени будут, а бежай пленен будет. Сия глаголет Господь: (блажен, ) иже имеет племя в Сионе и южики во Иерусалиме.

And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.