Книга пророка Иеремии 18
1 Слово, еже бысть ко Иеремии от Господа, рекущее:
This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
2 востани и сниди в дом скудельничь, и тамо услышиши словеса Моя.
Go down right away to the potter's house. I will give you my message there.
3 И снидох в дом скудельничь, и се, той творяше дело на каменех.
I went down to the potter's house and saw him working at his potter's wheel.
4 И разбися сосуд, егоже той творяше от глины рукама своима: и паки той сотвори из него иный сосуд, якоже угодно во очию его творити.
But the pot that he was making from the clay went wrong. So he made it into something different as he thought best.
5 И бысть слово Господне ко мне, рекущее:
The Lord's message came to me, saying,
6 еда, якоже скудельник сей, не возмогу сотворити вас, доме Израилев? Рече Господь: се, якоже брение в руку скудельника, тако вы есте, доме Израилев, в руку Моею:
People of Israel, declares the Lord, can't I deal with you just like this potter does with his clay? I hold you in my hand just like clay in the potter's hand, people of Israel.
7 наконец возглаголю на язык и на царство, да искореню их и разорю и расточу я:
At one time it could happen that I announce that a nation or a kingdom is going to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
8 и аще обратится язык той от всех лукавств своих, то раскаюся о озлоблениих, яже помыслих сотворити им:
However, if that nation I warned gives up its evil ways, then I will change my mind regarding the disaster I was about to bring.
9 и наконец реку на язык и царство, да возсозижду и насажду я,
At another time I could announce that I'm going to build up and give power to a nation or a kingdom.
10 и аще сотворят лукавая пред очима Моима, еже не послушати гласа Моего, то раскаюся о благих, яже глаголах сотворити им.
But if it does evil in my sight and refuses to listen to my voice, then I will change my mind regarding the good I had planned for it.
11 И ныне рцы ко мужем Иудиным и обитателем Иерусалима, рекий: сия рече Господь: се, Аз творю на вас злая и мышлю на вас умышление: да обратится убо кийждо от пути своего лукаваго, и исправите пути вашя и умышления ваша.
So tell the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem that this is what the Lord says: Watch out! I am preparing disaster for you, and working out a plan against you. All of you, give up your evil ways. Live right and act right!
12 И рекоша: укрепимся, ибо по развращением нашым пойдем, и кийждо угодное сердца своего лукаваго сотворим.
But they'll say, “We just can't! We'll do whatever we want. Each of us will stubbornly follow our own evil thinking.”
13 Сего ради сия глаголет Господь: вопросите ныне языков, кто слыша сицевая страшная, яже сотвори зело дева Израилева?
Consequently this is what the Lord says: Ask around the nations—has anybody ever heard anything like this? Virgin Israel has acted really badly.
14 Еда оскудеют от камене сосцы, или снег от Ливана? Еда уклонится вода зелно ветром носимая?
Does the snow of Lebanon ever disappear from its rocky mountain-tops? Do its cool waters that flow from such distant sources ever dry up?
15 Понеже забыша Мене людие Мои всуе жруще, и изнемогут на путех своих и на стезях вечных, еже взыти на стези не имущыя пути на хождение,
But my people have rejected me! They burn incense to useless idols which trip them up, making them leave the old roads in order to walk down unmade paths instead of the highway.
16 еже положити землю свою в запустение и во звиздание вечное: всяк, иже прейдет по ней, почудится и покивает главою своею:
They have turned their country into a horrific wasteland, a place that will always be treated with contempt. People passing by will be shocked, shaking their heads in disbelief.
17 якоже ветр палящь разсею их пред враги их, хребет, а не лице покажу им в день погибели их.
Like a strong wind from the east I will scatter them before the enemy. I will turn my back on them and not look at them when their time of trouble comes.
18 И рекоша: приидите и умыслим на Иеремию совет, ибо не погибнет закон от священника, ни совет от премудраго, ни слово от пророка: приидите и поразим его языком, и не вонмем всем словесем его.
Some people decided, “We need a plan to deal with Jeremiah. There'll still be priests to explain the law, there'll still be wise people to give advice, and there'll still be prophets to give prophecies. Let's organize a smear campaign against him so we don't have to listen to a word he says.”
19 Вонми, Господи, мне и услыши глас оправдания моего.
Lord, please pay attention to what's happening to me! Listen to what my accusers are saying!
20 Еда воздаются злая за благая? Яко глаголаша словеса на душу мою и мучителство свое сокрыша ми. Помяни стоявшаго мя пред Тобою, еже глаголати за них благая, да отвращу гнев Твой от них.
Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they have dug a pit to trap me! Remember how I stood before you to plead on their behalf, to stop you being angry with them?
21 Сего ради даждь сыны их в глад и собери их в руце меча: да будут жены их безчадны и вдовы, и мужие их да будут убиени смертию, и юноши их да падут мечем на рати:
But now may their children starve; may they be killed by the sword. May their wives lose their children and their husbands; may their husbands die from disease; may their young men be killed in battle.
22 да будет вопль в домех их: наведи на них разбойники внезапу, понеже совещаша слово, да имут мя, и сети скрыша на мя.
May cries of agony be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders to attack them, because they dug a pit to capture me and hid traps to catch me as I walk along.
23 Ты же, Господи, веси весь совет их на мя в смерть: да не очистиши беззакония их и грехов их от лица Твоего да не изгладиши: да будет болезнь их пред Тобою, и во время ярости Твоея сотвори им.
But Lord, you know about all their plots to try and kill me. Don't forgive their wickedness; don't wipe away their sin. Bring them down! Deal with them when you're angry!
