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И возвѣще́но бы́сть Олофе́рну вождонача́лнику си́лы Ассу́рскія, я́ко сы́нове Ізра́илевы угото́вашася на бра́нь, и прохо́ды го́рнія заключи́ша, и огради́ша стѣна́ми вся́кій ве́рхъ горы́ высо́кія, и положи́ша на поля́хъ преткнове́нія.

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Then was it declared to Holofernes, the chief captain of the army of Assur, that the children of Israel had prepared for war, and had shut up the passages of the hill country, and had fortified all the tops of the high hills, and had laid impediments in the champaign countries:

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И разгнѣ́вася я́ростію зѣло́, и созва́ всѣ́хъ нача́лниковъ Моа́влихъ и воєво́дъ сыно́въ Аммо́нихъ и всѣ́хъ вла́стелей помо́рія,

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wherewith he was very angry, and called all the princes of Moab, and the captains of Ammon, and all the governors of the sea coast,

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и рече́ и́мъ: возвѣсти́те у́бо ми́, сы́нове ханаа́ни, кто́ лю́діє сі́и живу́щіи въ го́рней, и каковы́, въ ни́хже живу́тъ, гра́ди, и мно́жество си́лы и́хъ, и въ че́мъ держа́ва и́хъ и крѣ́пость и́хъ, и кто́ поста́вленъ надъ ни́ми ца́рь во́ждь во́инства и́хъ?

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and he said unto them, Tell me now, ye sons of Chanaan, who this people is, that dwelleth in the hill country, and what are the cities that they inhabit, and what is the multitude of their army, and wherein is their power and strength, and what king is set over them, or captain of their army;

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и чесо́ ра́ди сопроти́вишася, є́же не изы́ти во срѣ́теніє мнѣ́, па́че всѣ́хъ живу́щихъ на за́падѣхъ?

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and why have they determined not to come and meet me, more than all the inhabitants of the west?

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И рече́ къ нему́ Ахіо́ръ во́ждь всѣ́хъ сыно́въ Аммо́нихъ: послу́шай убо, господи́не мо́й, сло́ва от у́стъ раба́ твоєго́, и возвѣщу́ тебѣ́ и́стину о лю́дехъ си́хъ, и́же обита́ютъ въ го́рней се́й, бли́зъ тебе́ живу́ще, и не изы́детъ ло́жь изъ у́стъ раба́ твоєго́:

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Then said Achior, the captain of all the sons of Ammon, Let my lord now hear a word from the mouth of thy servant, and I will declare unto thee the truth concerning this people, which dwelleth near thee, and inhabiteth the hill countries: and there shall no lie come out of the mouth of thy servant.

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лю́діє сі́и су́ть исча́дія халде́овъ

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This people are descended of the Chaldeans:

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и всели́шася пе́рвѣє въ Месопота́міи, поне́же не восхотѣ́ша послѣ́довати бого́мъ отце́въ свои́хъ, и́же бѣ́ша въ земли́ Халде́йстѣй:

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and they sojourned heretofore in Mesopotamia, because they would not follow the gods of their fathers, which were in the land of Chaldea.

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и отврати́шася от пути́ оте́цъ свои́хъ и поклони́шася Бо́гу небесе́, Бо́гу, єго́же позна́ша: и изгна́ша и́хъ от лица́ бого́въ свои́хъ, и побѣго́ша въ Месопота́мію и обита́ша та́мо дни́ мно́ги:

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For they left the way of their ancestors, and worshipped the God of heaven, the God whom they knew: so they cast them out from the face of their gods, and they fled into Mesopotamia, and sojourned there many days.

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и рече́ Бо́гъ и́хъ, да изы́дутъ от прише́лствія своєго́ и да и́дутъ въ зе́млю ханаа́ню: и всели́шася та́мо, и умно́жишася зла́томъ и сребро́мъ и скоты́ мно́гими зѣло́:

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Then their God commanded them to depart from the place where they sojourned, and to go into the land of Chanaan: where they dwelt, and were increased with gold and silver, and with very much cattle.

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и снидо́ша во Єги́петъ, покры́ бо лице́ земли́ Ханаа́ни гла́дъ, и прише́лствоваша та́мо, до́ндеже прекорми́шася, и бы́ша та́мо во мно́жество мно́го, и не бѣ́ числа́ ро́ду и́хъ:

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But when a famine covered all the land of Chanaan, they went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, while they were nourished, and became there a great multitude, so that one could not number their nation.

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и воста́ на ни́хъ ца́рь Єги́петскій и прехи́три и́хъ, и въ трудѣ́ и плі́нѳѣ смири́ и́хъ, и положи́ и́хъ въ рабы́:

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Therefore the king of Egypt rose up against them, and dealt subtilly with them, and brought them low with labouring in brick, and made them slaves.

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и возопи́ша къ Бо́гу своєму́, и порази́ всю́ землю Єги́петскую я́звами, въ ни́хже не бѣ́ изцѣле́ніє, и изгна́ша и́хъ Єги́птяне от лица́ своєго́:

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Then they cried unto their God, and he smote all the land of Egypt with incurable plagues: so the Egyptians cast them out of their sight.

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и изсуши́ Бо́гъ чермно́є мо́ре предъ ни́ми,

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And God dried the Red sea before them,

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и веде́ и́хъ на пу́ть Сіны́ и Ка́дисъ-варни́, и изгна́ша всѣ́хъ живу́щихъ въ пусты́ни,

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and brought them to mount Sina, and Cades-Barne, and cast forth all that dwelt in the wilderness.

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и всели́шася въ земли́ Аморре́овъ, и всѣ́хъ єсевоні́товъ истреби́ша крѣ́постію своє́ю, и преше́дше Іорда́нъ наслѣ́диша всю́ го́рнюю:

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So they dwelt in the land of the Amorites, and they destroyed by their strength all them of Esebon, and passing over Jordan they possessed all the hill country.

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и изгна́ша от лица́ своєго́ Ханане́а и Ферезе́а, и Ієвусе́а и Сихе́ма и всѣ́хъ Гергесе́овъ, и обита́ша въ не́й дни́ мно́ги:

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And they cast forth before them the Chanaanite, the Pherezite, the Jebusite, and the Sychemite, and all the Gergesites, and they dwelt in that country many days.

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и до́ндеже не согрѣши́ша предъ Бо́гомъ свои́мъ, бѣ́ша блага́я съ ни́ми, поне́же Бо́гъ ненави́дяй непра́вды съ ни́ми є́сть:

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And whilst they sinned not before their God, they prospered, because the God that hateth iniquity was with them.

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єгда́ же отступи́ша от пути́, єго́же завѣща́ и́мъ, истреби́шася во мно́зѣхъ бра́нехъ на мно́го зѣло́, и плѣне́ни бы́ша въ зе́млю не свою́, и хра́мъ Бо́га и́хъ бы́сть въ попра́ніє, и гра́ди и́хъ одержа́ни бы́ша от супоста́тъ:

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But when they departed from the way which he appointed them, they were destroyed in many battles very sore, and were led captives into a land that was not their's, and the temple of their God was cast to the ground, and their cities were taken by the enemies.

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и ны́нѣ обрати́вшеся къ Бо́гу своєму́, взыдо́ша от разсѣ́янія, идѣ́же разсѣ́яни бы́ша та́мо, и одержа́ша Ієрусали́мъ, идѣ́же святи́лище и́хъ, и всели́шася въ го́рней, поне́же бѣ́ пуста́:

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But now are they returned to their God, and are come up from the places where they were scattered, and have possessed Jerusalem, where their sanctuary is, and are seated in the hill country; for it was desolate.

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и ны́нѣ, влады́ко господи́не, а́ще убо є́сть безу́міє въ лю́дехъ си́хъ, и согрѣша́ютъ къ Бо́гу своєму́, и разсмо́тримъ сіє́, я́ко є́сть въ ни́хъ собла́знъ се́й, и взы́демъ и повою́ємъ и́хъ:

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Now therefore, my lord and governor, if there be any error in this people, and they sin against their God, let us consider that this shall be their ruin, and let us go up, and we shall overcome them.

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а́ще же нѣ́сть беззако́нія въ язы́цѣ и́хъ, да пре́йдетъ господи́нъ мо́й, да не когда́ защи́титъ Госпо́дь и́хъ и Бо́гъ и́хъ по ни́хъ, и бу́демъ въ поноше́ніє предъ все́ю земле́ю.

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But if there be no iniquity in their nation, let my lord now pass by, lest their Lord defend them, and their God be for them, and we become a reproach before all the world.

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И бы́стѣ я́ко преста́ Ахіо́ръ глаго́ля словеса́ сія́, и возропта́ша вси́ лю́діє обстоя́щіи шате́ръ и предстоя́щіи, и рѣ́ша вельмо́жи Олофе́рновы и вси живу́щіи въ примо́ріи и въ Моа́вѣ посѣщи́ єго́:

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And when Achior had finished these sayings, all the people standing round about the tent murmured, and the chief men of Holofernes, and all that dwelt by the sea side, and in Moab, spake that he should kill him.

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не бо́ убои́мся от сыно́въ Ізра́илевыхъ: се́ бо, лю́діє, въ ни́хже нѣ́сть си́лы, ниже́ могу́тства ко ополче́нію крѣ́пкому:

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For, say they, we will not be afraid of the face of the children of Israel: for, lo, it is a people that have no strength nor power for a strong battle.

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тѣ́мже у́бо взы́димъ, и бу́дутъ во снѣ́дь всему́ во́инству твоєму́, влады́ко Олофе́рне.

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Now therefore, lord Holofernes, we will go up, and they shall be a prey to be devoured of all thine army.