Книга пророка Исаии 46
1 Паде Вил, сокрушися Дагон, быша ваяния их во звери и скоты: носите я связана яко бремя труждающемуся и разслабевшу,
Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavily loaded; they were a burden to the weary beast.
2 и алчущу и не могущу вкупе, иже не возмогут спастися от рати, сами же пленени приведошася.
They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves have gone into captivity.
3 Послушайте Мене, доме Иаковль и весь останок Израилев, носимии от чрева и наказуемии от детска даже до старости:
Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who are borne by me from birth, who are carried from the womb:
4 Аз есмь, и дондеже состареетеся, Аз есмь, Аз терплю вам, Аз сотворих и Аз понесу, Аз подиму и спасу вы.
And even to your old age I am he; and even to gray hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
5 Кому Мя уподобисте? Видите, ухитрите, заблуждающии,
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
6 слагающии злато из меха, и сребро весом поставляют в мериле, и наемше златаря сотвориша рукотворенная, и преклоншеся покланяются им:
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
7 воздвижут я на рамех и ходят: аще же положат я на месте своем, ту лежат, ниже подвижутся: и иже аще возопиет к ним, не услышат, от бед не спасут его.
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not move: yea, one shall cry to him, yet he cannot answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
8 Помяните сия и возстените, покайтеся, прельстившиися, обратитеся сердцем
Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
9 и помяните первая от века, яко Аз есмь Бог, и несть еще разве Мене:
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
10 возвещаяй первее последняя, прежде неже быти им, и абие сбышася: и рекох: весь совет Мой станет, и вся, елика совещах, сотворю.
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
11 Призываяй от восток птицу, и от земли издалеча, о нихже совещах: рекох и приведох, создах и сотворих, приведох и и благопоспеших путь его.
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also perform it.
12 Послушайте Мене, погубльшии сердце, сущии далече от правды:
Hearken to me, ye stubborn in heart, that are far from righteousness:
13 приближих правду Мою, и не удалится, и спасение, еже от Мене, не умедлю: дах в Сионе спасение Израилю во прославление.
I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not delay: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
