Книга пророка Иеремии 16
1 И бысть слово Господне ко мне, рекущее: и ты да не поймеши жены,
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said to me],
2 и не родится тебе сын, ниже дщерь на месте сем.
“Do not get married and have children in this land,
3 Яко сия глаголет Господь от сынех и дщерех, иже родятся на месте сем, и о матерех их, яже родиша их, и о отцех их родивших я в земли сей:
because this is what [I], Yahweh, say about the children who are born in this city, and about their mothers and fathers:
4 смертию лютою изомрут, не оплачутся и не погребутся: во образ на лицы земли будут и мечем падут и гладом скончаются, и будут трупие их во снедь птицам небесным и зверем земным.
[Many of] them will die from terrible diseases. And no one will mourn for them. No one will even bury their corpses; the corpses will lie on the ground, [scattered] like manure. [Others] will die in wars or from hunger, and [then] their corpses will become food for vultures and wild animals.”
5 Сия глаголет Господь: да не внидеши в дом их пирный, ни да ходиши плакати, ниже да рыдаеши их, понеже отях мир Мой от людий сих, рече Господь, милость и щедроты.
This is [also] what Yahweh said to me: “Do not go to funerals to mourn or to show [those whose relatives have died] that you feel sorry for them, because I have stopped protecting them, and I have caused that things will not go well for them. I have stopped faithfully loving them and acting mercifully toward them.
6 И умрут велицыи и малии в земли сей: не погребутся, ни оплачутся, ниже терзание о них будет, ниже обриются ради их,
[Very many people] will die in this land, [including] those who are important and those who are not important. And no one will mourn for them, or [even] bury [their corpses]. No one will cut himself or shave his head [to show that he is very sad].
7 и не преломят хлеба во стенании их ко утешению над мертвым, и не дадут им пития чаши ко утешению над отцем и материю их.
No one will bring food to comfort those who are mourning, not even if it is their father or their mother [who has died]. No one will give them a cup [of wine] to cheer them up.
8 И в дом пирный да не внидеши седети с ними, еже ясти и пити.
And do not go into the houses where people are feasting. Do not eat or drink anything with them.
9 Понеже сия глаголет Господь Сил, Бог Израилев: се, Аз отиму от места сего во очию вашею и во днех ваших глас радости и глас веселия, глас жениха и глас невесты.
[I want you to do this] because this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say: ‘While you are still alive and seeing it happen, I will cause there to be no more singing and laughing in this land. There will be no more joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides.’
10 И будет, егда возвестиши людем сим вся словеса сия, и рекут к тебе: вскую глаголал есть Господь на нас вся злая сия? Кая неправда наша? И кий грех наш, имже согрешихом Господу Богу нашему?
When you tell these things to the people, they will ask, ‘Why has Yahweh declared that these terrible things will happen to us? What have we done [for which we deserve to be punished like this]? What sin have we committed against Yahweh our God?’
11 И речеши к ним: понеже оставиша Мя отцы ваши, глаголет Господь, и идоша вслед богов чуждих, и послужиша им и поклонишася им, Мене же оставиша и закона Моего не сохраниша:
Then this is what you must tell them [that I am replying to them]: ‘It is because your ancestors turned away from me, Yahweh. They worshiped other gods and served them. They abandoned me and did not obey my commands.
12 и вы горше деласте, неже отцы ваши, и се, вы ходите кийждо вслед похотей сердца вашего лукаваго, еже не слушати Мене:
But you [who are living now] have done more wicked things than your ancestors did! Each of you stubbornly does the evil things that he desires and refuses to pay attention to what I say.
13 и изрину вас от земли сея в землю, еяже не весте вы и отцы ваши, и послужите тамо богом чуждим день и нощь, иже не дадут вам милости.
So, I will throw you out of this land, and I will send you to a land that you and your ancestors have never known about. There you will worship other gods day and night. And I will not act mercifully toward you.’
14 Сего ради, се, дние грядут, глаголет Господь, и не рекут ктому: жив Господь, иже изведе сынов Израилевых от земли Египетския:
But there will be a time when people [who are solemnly promising to do something] will no longer say, ‘[I will do this], [just as surely] as Yahweh lives—the one who brought the Israeli people here from Egypt.’
15 но: живет Господь, иже изведе сынов Израилевых от земли северныя и от всех стран, аможе извержени быша: и возвращу их в землю их, юже дах отцем их.
Instead, they will say ‘[I will do this, just as surely] as Yahweh lives—the one who brought [us] Israeli people back to our own land, from the lands to the north and from all the other lands to which he had (exiled us/forced us to go).’ [They will be able to say that] because [some day] I will bring your descendants back to this land that I gave to your ancestors.
16 Се, Аз послю рыбари многи, рече Господь, и уловят их: и посем послю многи ловцы, и уловят их на всяцей горе и на всяцем холме и от пещер каменных.
But now I am summoning [your enemies who will seize the people of Judah like] [MET] fishermen [catch fish]. I am summoning those who will search for them on every mountain and hill, and in every cave, [like] [MET] hunters [search for animals to kill].
17 Яко очи Мои на всех путех их, не сокровени суть от лица Моего, и не утаена суть беззакония их от очию Моею.
I am watching them carefully. I see every sin [that they commit]. They will not [be able to] hide from me [MTY].
18 И воздам первее сугубая беззакония и грехи их, имиже оскверниша землю Мою в мертвечинах мерзостей своих и в беззакониих своих, имиже наполниша достояние Мое.
Because of all the wicked things that they have done [DOU], I will punish them twice as much [as I would punish other people. I will do that] because they have caused my land to become unacceptable to me because of their [worshiping] lifeless statues of detestable gods, and [also because they] have done many other evil things throughout my land.”
19 Господи, Ты крепость моя и помощь моя и прибежище мое во днех злых: к Тебе языцы приидут от последних земли и рекут: воистинну лживых стяжаша отцы наши идолов, и несть в них пользы.
[Then I prayed, saying], “Yahweh, you are the one who strengthens me and protects me [MET]; you are the one to whom I go when I have [troubles]. [Some day people from] nations all over the world will come to you and say, ‘Our ancestors left/gave us only something that was false; [they worshiped idols] that are completely worthless [DOU].
20 Еда сотворит себе человек боги, и тии не суть бози?
No one can [RHQ] make their own gods; the gods that they make are [only idols]; they are not real gods.’”
21 Сего ради, се, Аз покажу им во время сие руку Мою и знаему сотворю им силу Мою, и познают, яко имя Мне Господь.
[Then Yahweh said], “Now I will show my power to [the people of Judah]; I will show them that I am truly very powerful [DOU]. Then, finally, they will know that I, Yahweh, [am the true God].”
