< Nehemiah 5 >

1 Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
И бысть вопль людий и жен их велик на братию свою Иудеи.
2 For there were that said, "We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live."
И быша нецыи глаголюще: сынове наши и дщери нашя мнози суть нам, и да возмем (за цену) пшеницу и ядим и живи будем.
3 Some also there were that said, "We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine."
И быша нецыи глаголюще: села наша и винограды нашя и домы нашя мы да дадим в залог, и возмем пшеницу, и ясти будем.
4 There were also some who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.
И быша нецыи глаголюще: взаим взяхом сребро на дани царевы, дадим села наша и винограды нашя и домы нашя:
5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children. Look, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters have been brought into bondage. Neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards."
и ныне якоже плоть братий наших, плоть наша, якоже сынове их, сынове наши: и се, мы порабощаем сыны нашя и дщери нашя в рабы, и суть от дщерей наших порабощены, и несть силы в руках наших (откупити) и села наша и винограды нашя у вельмож.
6 I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
И оскорбех зело, егда услышах вопль их и словеса сия.
7 Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, "You exact usury, everyone of his brother." I held a great assembly against them.
И усоветова сердце мое во мне, и воспретих державным и началным и рекох им: лихвы ли кийждо от брата своего истяжет, юже вы истязуете? И собрах противу им собрание велико
8 I said to them, "We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us?" Then they held their peace, and found never a word.
и рекох им: мы искупихом братию нашу Иудеов, проданых языком, по силе нашей: вы же продасте братию вашу, и отдадутся нам? И умолчаша, и не обретоша что отвещати.
9 Also I said, "The thing that you do is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God, to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?
И рекох: не добро дело, еже вы творите: тако не во страсе Бога нашего (ходяще) убежите ли от поношения языков врагов наших?
10 I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury.
И аз и братия моя и знаемии мои взаим дахом им пенязи и пшеницу: оставим убо лихоимство сие:
11 Please restore to them, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, that you are charging them."
возвратите же им днесь села их и винограды их и маслины их и домы их, и от сребра пшеницу и вино и елей отдадите им.
12 Then they said, "We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as you say." Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.
И рекоша: отдадим и от них не взыщем, тако сотворим, якоже ты глаголеши. И призвах священников и заклях их сотворити по словеси сему.
13 Also I shook out my lap, and said, "So may God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that doesn't perform this promise; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied." All the assembly said, "Amen," and praised YHWH. The people did according to this promise.
И отрясох одежду мою и рекох: тако да истрясет Бог всякаго мужа, иже не исполнит слова сего, от дому его и от трудов его, и да будет тако оттрясен и тощь. И рече все множество: аминь. И восхвалиша Бога. И сотвориша людие по глаголу сему.
14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artachshasta the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.
От дне того, в оньже повеле (царь) мне быти вождем их в земли Иудине, от лета двадесятаго и даже до лета тридесять втораго Артаксеркса царя, лет дванадесять, аз и братия моя оброку их не ядохом.
15 But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
И оброков первых, имиже прежде мене отягчиша их, и прияша от них в хлебе и в вине, по сих сребра (на всяк день) дидрахм четыредесять: и служебницы их обладаша людьми. Аз же не сотворих тако ради страха Божия.
16 Yes, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered there to the work.
И в деле стены сия созидах: и села не стяжах, и вси отроцы мои собрани бяху тамо на дело.
17 Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, besides those who came to us from among the nations that were around us.
Иудей же и началников сто пятьдесят мужей, и приходящии к нам от язык, иже окрест нас, при трапезе Моей.
18 Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this I did not demand the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy on this people.
И бе уготовано мне на всяк день: телец един и овец шесть избранных и козел быша мне (и птицы), и между десяти дний всем вина много: и с сими хлеба господству моему не взысках, зане тяжка работа на людех сих.
19 Remember to me, my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.
Помяни мя, Боже мой, во благо по всем, елика сотворих людем сим.

< Nehemiah 5 >