Книга пророка Исаии 43
1 И ныне сице глаголет Господь Бог сотворивый тя, Иакове, и создавый тя, Израилю: не бойся, яко избавих тя, прозвах тя именем твоим: Мой еси ты.
But now, you people of Israel, listen to Yahweh, the one who established your nation. The one who caused you to become a nation [DOU] says this: “Do not be afraid, because I previously rescued you. I enabled you to have a personal relationship with me [MTY], and you belong to me.
2 И аще преходиши сквозе воду, с тобою есмь, и реки не покрыют тебе: и аще скозе огнь пройдеши, не сожжешися, и пламень не опалит тебе,
When you [experience dangerous situations], and [you feel like] [MET] you are crossing deep rivers, I will be with you. When you have very big troubles/difficulties, you will [LIT] be able to endure them. When [people try to kill you like they tried to kill Daniel’s three friends by] throwing them in a fire, you will not [die, just like Daniel’s three friends were not] burned up,
3 яко Аз Господь Бог твой, Святый Израилев, Спасаяй тя: сотворих премену твою Египет и Ефиопию, и Соину за тя.
because I am Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, the one who rescues you. I will enable [the army of the emperor of Persia] to conquer Egypt instead of conquering you; similarly I will enable them to conquer Ethiopia, and Seba [in Arabia], in order that you can be saved.
4 Отнелиже честен был еси предо Мною, прославился еси, и Аз тя возлюбих, и дам человеки за тебе и князи за главу твою.
I will cause other countries to be conquered, instead of your country; I will trade them for you, in order that you will not be killed, because you are very precious [DOU] to me and because I love you.
5 Не бойся, яко с тобою есмь: от восток приведу семя твое и от запад соберу тя:
Do not be afraid, because I am with you. [Some day] I will gather your descendants from the east and from the west.
6 реку северу: приведи: и ливу: не возбраняй, приведи сыны Моя от земли дальния и дщери Моя от краев земных,
I will command the [rulers of the nations to] the north and to the south, ‘Allow all the people of Israel to return [to their country], from the most distant places on the earth.
7 всех, елицы нарицаются именем Моим: во славе бо Моей устроих его и создах его и сотворих и.
Allow all those who belong to me [MTY] to return, because I have caused them to become a nation in order that they would honor me; I am the one who has done that [DOU].’
8 И изведох люди слепы, и очи суть такожде слепы, и глуси ушы имущии.
Summon the people who have eyes but [it is as though] they are blind; summon those who have ears but [because they do not listen to me, it is as though] they are deaf.
9 Вси языцы собрашася вкупе, и соберутся князи от них. Кто возвестит сия? Или яже исперва кто возвестит вам? Да приведут свидетели своя и оправдятся, и да услышат и да рекут истину.
Gather people of all nations together, ones from all people-groups, [and ask them this]: ‘Has any of their idols foretold the things that are happening now? And can any of them predict what will happen in the future?’ Then bring people who will testify and say ‘I heard them predict things, and what they predicted was what happened,’ [but they will be lying].”
10 Будите Ми свидетелие, и Аз свидетель, глаголет Господь Бог, и отрок Мой, егоже избрах, да увесте и веруете Ми и уразумеете, яко Аз есмь: прежде Мене не бысть ин Бог, и по Мне не будет.
But Yahweh says, “You people of Israel (are my witnesses/know what I have done), and you are the ones who serve me. I chose you in order that you would know me, believe in me, and understand that I am the only one who is [truly] God. There is no other [true] God. There was no other [true] God previously, and there will never be another [true] God.
11 Аз Бог, и несть разве Мене Спасаяй.
I, [only] I, am Yahweh, and there is no other one who can save you.
12 Аз возвестих и спасох, укорих, и не бе в вас чуждий: вы Мне свидетелие, и Аз свидетель, глаголет Господь Бог,
I said that I would rescue [your ancestors], and then I rescued them, and I proclaimed [that I had done it]. No foreign god among you did that! And you are witnesses that only I, Yahweh, am God.
13 еще от начала, и несть изимаяй от руку Моею: сотворю, и кто отвратит е?
I am God, the one who has existed forever and who will exist forever; no one can snatch people from my hand, and no one can alter/change what I have done.”
14 Тако глаголет Господь Бог, Избавляяй вас, Святый Израилев: вас ради послю в Вавилон и воздвигну вся бежащыя, и Халдее в кораблех свяжутся.
Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, is the one who rescues you; and this is what he says: “For your sake, I will send [an army] to [attack] Babylon. They will force the people of that city to flee in ships which they have been proud of.
15 Аз Господь Бог Святый ваш, показавый Израиля Царя вашего.
I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the one who caused Israel to become a nation, and the one who is really your king.
16 Сице глаголет Господь, даяй путь по морю и по воде сильне стезю:
I am Yahweh, the one who opened a path through the water, making a road through the [Red] Sea.
17 изводяй колесницы и кони и народ силен: но успоша и не востанут, угасоша аки лен угашен.
Then I summoned the great army [of Egypt] to come with all their chariots and horses. [But when they tried to pursue my people], I caused the waves to flow over them [and they drowned]; their lives ended [like the light of a candle ends when someone] [MET] snuffs out the wick.
18 Не поминайте первых, и ветхих не помышляйте,
But do not think [only] about what happened in the past, long ago [DOU].
19 се, Аз творю новая, яже ныне возсияют, и увесте я: и сотворю в пустыни путь и в безводней реки.
Instead, consider the new thing that I am going to do. I have already started to do it; can you see it? I am going to make a road through the desert. And I will cause there to be streams in the wasteland/desert.
20 Возблагословят Мя зверие селнии, сирини и дщери струфовы: яко дах в пустыни воду и реки в безводней, напоити род Мой избранный,
The jackals/wolves and owls and other wild creatures will thank me for giving them water in the desert. I will cause streams to appear in the dry desert in order that my people, the ones whom I have chosen, will have water;
21 люди Моя, яже снабдех, добродетели Моя поведати.
I will do that for the people whom I have created [and chosen] to belong to me, and [some day] they will cause many others to praise me.
22 Не ныне призвах тебе, Иакове, ниже трудитися сотворих тя, Израилю.
But now, you descendants of Jacob, you refuse to request my help. It seems that you people of Israel have become tired of worshiping me.
23 Не принесл еси Мне овец твоих всесожжения твоего, ни в жертвах твоих прославил Мя еси, не поработих тя в жертвах, ниже утруждена сотворих тя в Ливане:
You have not brought to me sheep or goats for offerings that will be completely burned [on the altar]; you have not honored me by [bringing to me any] sacrifices, even though the offerings of grain and incense [that I asked you] to bring to me were not a burden to you.
24 не купил еси Мне на сребро фимиама, ниже тука треб твоих возжелах, но во гресех твоих стал еси предо Мною и в неправдах твоих.
You have bought for me fragrant reeds, and you have brought me the fat from your sacrifices. But these have not pleased me, because you have burdened me by all the sins that you have committed, and made me weary because of all (your iniquities/the wrong things that you have done).
25 Аз есмь, Аз есмь заглаждаяй беззакония твоя Мене ради и грехи твоя, и не помяну.
I am the one who is able to forgive you for all your sins; I am the only one who can do that, with the result that I will never think about them again.
26 Ты же помяни, и да судимся: глаголи ты беззакония твоя прежде, да оправдишися.
Tell me what I have done that you do not like. Do you think that when you state your case, you will prove that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong) [IRO]?
27 Отцы ваши первии согрешиша, и князи ваши беззаконноваша на Мя.
No, [what has happened is that] the first ancestor of you Israelis sinned [against me], and since then, all your leaders have rebelled against me.
28 И оскверниша князи святая Моя, и дах погубити Иакова и Израиля во укоризну.
That is why I have caused your priests to be disgraced; and I have allowed others to destroy you people of Israel and caused you to be despised.”
