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И услы́шаша сы́нове Ізра́илевы живу́щіи во Іуде́и вся́, єли́ка сотвори́ Олофе́рнъ язы́комъ, вождонача́лникъ Навуходоно́сора царя́ Ассирі́йскаго, и и́мже о́бразомъ расхи́ти вся́ свяще́нная и́хъ и даде́ сія́ во истребле́ніє:

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Now the children of Israel, that dwelt in Judea, heard all that Holofernes the chief captain of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians had done to the nations, and after what manner he had spoiled all their temples, and brought them to nought.

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и убоя́шася зѣло́ от лица́ єго́, и о ієрусали́мѣ и о хра́мѣ Го́спода Бо́га своєго́ смято́шася,

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Therefore they were exceedingly afraid of him, and were troubled for Jerusalem, and for the temple of the Lord their God:

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поне́же неда́вно изыдо́ша от плѣне́нія и неда́вно вси́ лю́діє собра́шася Іуде́йстіи, и сосу́ди и олта́рь и до́мъ от оскверне́нія освяще́на бы́ша.

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for they were newly returned from the captivity, and all the people of Judea were lately gathered together: and the vessels, and the altar, and the house, were sanctified after the profanation.

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И посла́ша во вся́кій предѣ́лъ самарі́и и коні́и, и веѳоро́на и велме́на и ієріхо́на, и въ хову́ и єсо́ру и во юдо́ль Сали́мскую,

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Therefore they sent into all the coasts of Samaria, and the villages, and to Bethoron, and Belmen, and Jericho, and to Choba, and Esora, and to the valley of Salem:

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и предпрія́ша вся́ верхи́ го́ръ высо́кихъ, и огради́ша стѣна́ми су́щыя въ ни́хъ се́ла, и отложи́ша на пи́щу ко приуготовле́нію бра́ни, я́ко неда́вно бы́ша поля́ и́хъ пожа́та.

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and possessed themselves beforehand of all the tops of the high mountains, and fortified the villages that were in them, and laid up victuals for the provision of war: for their fields were of late reaped.

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И писа́ Іоакі́мъ ієре́й вели́кій, и́же бѣ́ во дне́хъ о́нѣхъ во Ієрусали́мѣ, живу́щымъ во ветилу́и и ветомесѳе́мѣ, и́же є́сть проти́ву єсдрило́на, на лицы́ по́ля су́щаго бли́зъ Доѳаі́ма,

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Also Joacim the high priest, which was in those days in Jerusalem, wrote to them that dwelt in Bethulia, and Betomestham, which is over against Esdraelon toward the open country, near to Dothaim,

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глаго́ля одержа́ти восхо́ды го́рнія, и́бо и́ми бѣ́ вхо́дъ во Іуде́ю, и бѣ́ удо́бно возбраня́ти и́хъ приходя́щихъ, тѣ́сну прохо́ду су́щу, я́ко всѣ́мъ муже́мъ по два́ [проити́].

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charging them to keep the passages of the hill country: for by them there was an entrance into Judea, and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the passage was strait, for two men at the most.

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И сотвори́ша сы́нове Ізра́илевы, я́коже повелѣ́ и́мъ Іоакі́мъ ієре́й вели́кій и старѣ́йшинство всего́ со́нма Ізра́илева, и́же сѣдя́ху во Ієрусали́мѣ.

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And the children of Israel did as Joacim the high priest had commanded them, with the ancients of all the people of Israel, which dwelt at Jerusalem.

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И возопи́ша вся́кій му́жъ Ізра́илевъ къ Бо́гу съ прилѣжа́ніємъ вели́кимъ и смири́ша ду́шы своя́ въ прилѣжа́ніи вели́цѣмъ:

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Then every man of Israel cried to God with great fervency, and with great vehemency did they humble their souls:

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са́ми и жены́ и́хъ и младе́нцы и́хъ, и ско́ти и́хъ, и вся́кій пришле́цъ и нає́мникъ, и сребро́мъ ку́пленый и́хъ, возложи́ша вре́тища на чре́сла своя́.

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both they, and their wives, and their children, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, put sackcloth upon their loins.

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И вся́кій му́жъ Ізра́илевъ и жена́, и дѣ́ти, и живу́щіи во і́єрусали́мѣ падо́ша предъ лице́мъ хра́ма, и посы́паша пе́рстію главы́ своя́, и простро́ша вре́тища своя́ предъ лице́мъ Госпо́днимъ,

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Thus every man and woman, and the little children, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fell before the temple, and cast ashes upon their heads, and spread out their sackcloth before the face of the Lord: also they put sackcloth about the altar,

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и олта́рь вре́тищемъ одѣ́яша, и возопи́ша къ Бо́гу Ізра́илеву єдиноду́шно прилѣ́жно, є́же не да́ти въ расхище́ніє младе́нцевъ и́хъ, и же́нъ въ плѣне́ніє, и градо́въ наслѣ́дія и́хъ въ разоре́ніє, и свята́я во оскверне́ніє и поноше́ніє, обра́дованіє язы́комъ.

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and cried to the God of Israel all with one consent earnestly, that he would not give their children for a prey, and their wives for a spoil, and the cities of their inheritance to destruction, and the sanctuary to profanation and reproach, and for the nations to rejoice at.

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И услы́ша Госпо́дь гла́съ и́хъ и призрѣ́ на ско́рбь и́хъ. И бя́ху лю́діє постя́щеся дни́ мно́ги во все́й Іуде́и и Ієрусали́мѣ, предъ лице́мъ святы́хъ Го́спода Вседержи́теля.

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So God heard their prayers, and looked upon their afflictions: for the people fasted many days in all Judea and Jerusalem before the sanctuary of the Lord Almighty.

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И Іоакі́мъ ієре́й вели́кій, и вси́ предстоя́щіи предъ Го́сподемъ, ієре́є и служа́щіи Го́сподеви, вре́тищами препоя́сани о чре́слѣхъ свои́хъ, приноша́ху всесожже́ніє непреста́нноє и обѣ́ты и произво́льная дая́нія люді́й:

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And Joacim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and they which ministered unto the Lord, had their loins girt with sackcloth, and offered the daily burnt offerings, with the vows and free gifts of the people,

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и бѣ́ пе́пелъ на кіда́рѣхъ и́хъ, и вопія́ху ко Го́споду от всея́ си́лы, да посѣти́тъ во благо ве́сь до́мъ Ізра́илевъ.

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and had ashes on their mitres, and cried unto the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel graciously.