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 bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals, and on the livestock: the things that you carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary.
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 they have gone into captivity.
3 Послушайте Мене, доме Иаковль и весь останок Израилев, носимии от чрева и наказуемии от детска даже до старости:
"Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne from their birth, that have been 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 old age I am he, and even to gray hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
5 Кому Мя уподобисте? Видите, ухитрите, заблуждающии,
"To whom will you 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:
Some pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god. They fall down—yes, 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 it on the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it stands, from its place it shall not move: yes, one may cry to it, yet it can not 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, you 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 no other; 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 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 of my counsel from a far country; yes, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it.
12 Послушайте Мене, погубльшии сердце, сущии далече от правды:
Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, who 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 wait; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
