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Обрњте же ся в поDписа'нїихъ і^е^ремїи прoрка, ја^ко повелњ ѓ^гня` взя'ти и^же преселяю^щихъся, ја%ко ꙁнаменовася”

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It is also found in the records, that Jeremy the prophet commanded them that were carried away to take of the fire, as it hath been signified:

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И$ ја%ко заповњ'даше селенымъ прoркъ да'яи и^мъ законъ. да не забыва'ютъ повеленїи гн~ихъ” И$ да не соблазня'тся ё%мы ви'дящи и%долы зла'ты и^ сребрены и^ ѓ^нихъ ё^тварᲆ.

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and how that the prophet, having given them the law, charged them not to forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, when they see images of silver and gold, with their ornaments.

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і^ и'на такова рекђщи, моля'ше не эTврещи зако'на эT срDца и^хъ”

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And with other such speeches exhorted he them, that the law should not depart from their hearts.

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Бњ же въ писа'нїи ја%ко скљ=нїя и кїѓT, повелњ прoркᲆ бжsтвенаго эTвњта бы'вшаго е^мђ съпослњдьствовати” ЈА/коже вꙁыиде в горђ на ню'же мољ=сїи въшеD и^ ви'дњ бж~їе наслњдїе.

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It was also contained in the same writing, that the prophet, being warned of God, commanded the tabernacle and the ark to go with him, as he went forth into the mountain, where Moses climbed up, and saw the heritage of God.

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и^ грядђщи т^ђ і^е^ремїя ѓ^брњте пещерђ и^ жили'ще, и^ кїѓ'тъ і^ ѓ^лта'рь џимїяма внесе т^ђ и^ двери ꙁагради”

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And when Jeremy came thither, he found an hollow cave, wherein he laid the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the door.

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И$ пристђпиша нњ'цїи эT послDњствђю^щихъ да знаменђ'ютᲆ себњ пђть, и^ не мого'ша ѓ^брњсти`”

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And some of those that followed him came to mark the way, but they could not find it.

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ЈА/коy позна` і^е^ремїя повинђ'ющи тњхъ рече да не вњдомо бђдетᲆ мњсто до'ндеже соберетъ б~ъ сᲆбра'нїя лю'дїи млsтивъ бђдетъ”

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Which when Jeremy perceived, he blamed them, saying, As for that place, it shall be unknown until the time that God gather his people again together, and receive them unto mercy.

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И$ тогда` г~ь пока'жетъ сїя и^ ја^ви'тся сла'ва гн~я, и^ ѓ^бла'къ бђдеT ја%ко и^ мољ=сїю ја^вля'шеся” ЈА/ко и^ соло'монъ моли да мᲇсто ѓ^ст~ится вельма.

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Then shall the Lord shew them these things, and the glory of the Lord shall appear, and the cloud also, as it was shewed under Moses, and as when Solomon desired that the place might be honourably sanctified.

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бесњдова'ше же, и^ ја%ко премђдрость и^мњя възнесе жрътвђ ѓ^бновленїя, и^ съвръшенїе цр~кви”

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It was also declared, that he being wise offered the sacrifice of dedication, and of the finishing of the temple.

¹⁰

ЈА/коже и^ мољ=сїи моля'шеся кᲆ г~ђ и^ сни'де ѓ%гнь съ нб~се и^ поја%сть жрътвђ. такоже и^ соло'монъ моли'ся и^ сни'де ѓ%гнь съ нб~си и^ пож#же вс^е сож#женїе”

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And as when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the sacrifices: even so prayed Solomon also, and the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offerings.

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И$ рече мољ=сїи сего ради да не ја%сться иy за грњхъ попалися”

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And Moses said, Because the sin offering was not to be eaten, it was consumed.

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Та'коже и^ соло'монъ, и~, дн~їи празнова.

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So Solomon kept those eight days.

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но'сит же ся в# написанїих#, и^ въ па'мято писаса'нїю по нее^мїи сїя. ја%коже строа'щи кни'го положницђ. собра` ја%же ѓ^ цр~ех# и^ прoрцеX, и^ ѓ^ дв~дњ, и^ е^пистолїя цр~еи ѓ^ въꙁложенїи”

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The same things also were reported in the writings and commentaries of Neemias; and how he founding a library gathered together the acts of the kings, and the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings concerning the holy gifts.

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Та'коже і^ и^ё'да пад#шая ја%же бра'нїю бысть намъ собра` вс^я, и^ сђть преD нами.

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In like manner also Judas gathered together all those things that were lost by reason of the war we had, and they remain with us.

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и%хже ё^бо а%ще требђ'ете сиX приносящихъ ваM послите.

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Wherefore if ye have need thereof, send some to fetch them unto you.

¹⁶

хотя'ще ё^бо праꙁнова'ти ѓ^чищенїе писа'хомъ вамъ. бл~го б^о творите` празнђ'юще дн~и”

¹⁶

Whereas we then are about to celebrate the purification, we have written unto you, and ye shall do well, if ye keep the same days.

¹⁷

Бг~ъ же сп~сыи вс^я лю'ди своа и^ въꙁда'сть наслњдїе всњмъ, и^ црsтвїе и^ сщ~еньсᲄво и^ ст~ыню,

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We hope also, that the God, that delivered all his people, and gave them all an heritage, and the kingdom, and the priesthood, and the sanctuary,

¹⁸

ја%коже ѓ^бњща въ ꙁако'нᲇ, ё^пова'емъ б^о на б~а ја%ко ско'рњ ва'съ поми'лђетъ и^ съберетъ эT поDнбsныя въ мњсто ст~ое.

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as he promised in the law, will shortly have mercy upon us, and gather us together out of every land under heaven into the holy place: for he hath delivered us out of great troubles, and hath purified the place.

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и^зятъ б^о насъ эT великихъ бњдъ, и^ мњсто ѓ^чисти.

¹⁹

Now as concerning Judas Maccabeus, and his brethren, and the purification of the great temple, and the dedication of the altar,

²⁰

ја%же по і^ё'де маккаве'ю и^ братїи е^го, и^ цр~кви вели'кїа, ѓ^чищенїе и^ ѓ^бновленїе прsтла не бысть”

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and the wars against Antiochus Epiphanes, and Eupator his son,

²¹

Є$ще же и^ къ а^нтїѓ'ховђ ја^вленїю и^ сн~а е^го е^ё^па'тора бра'нїи.

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and the manifest signs that came from heaven unto those that behaved themselves manfully to their honour for Judaism: so that, being but a few, they overcame the whole country, and chased barbarous multitudes,

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и^ съ нб~си бы'вшиX ја%вленїи бл~гимъ мђжестваM і^ё^де'иства ради любо чесᲄно да всю` странђ ма'ли сђще м#щахђ, и^ варва'ръ мно'жество погоня'хђ.

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and recovered again the temple renowned all the world over, and freed the city, and upheld the laws which were going down, the Lord being gracious unto them with all favour:

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и^ прои^менова'не во всю вселеннђю цр~квъ созда'ша и^ граD и^зба'виша, и^ хотя'щихъ раꙁори'ти закон# и^справля'хђ гм~ъ. со всњмᲆ смире'нїеM ѓ^цыщенїе быва'ше и^мъ”

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all these things, I say, being declared by Jason of Cyrene in five books, we will assay to abridge in one volume.

²⁴

Па'ки же эT а^со'на кирине'я и^звњщена пятьма кни'гами, и^ покђша'хоMся е^ді'но съчинено съкратити”

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For considering the infinite number, and the difficulty which they find that desire to look into the narrations of the story, for the variety of the matter,

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РаZмышля'ющи б^о мно'жество числомᲆ и^ сђщаго неможенїя хотящиM престђпити и^сторїи по'вњсть мно'жества ради ве'щи настоа'хомъ”

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we have been careful, that they that will read may have delight, and that they that are desirous to commit to memory might have ease, and that all into whose hands it comes might have profit.

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Хотя'щиM б^о чести` дш~ею водими. любомђдрънымъ же в раꙁ#мышленїе взяти любо трђдїе всњм же чтђщимᲆ по'льза.

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Therefore to us, that have taken upon us this painful labour of abridging, it was not easy, but a matter of sweat and watching;

²⁷

и^ нам# же прїя'вшимъ ѕл^о страда'нїе съкращенїе не ё^добъ с по'томъ и^ бдњнїемъ вещь тво'риM”

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even as it is no ease unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains;

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ЈА/ко б^о ё^готова'ющемђ пи'ръ і^ и^щђщемђ и%ныхъ ё^добїа небл~годарне. та'коже многыхъ ради бл~годаренїи любовїю трDђ потерпиM.

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leaving to the author the exact handling of every particular, and labouring to follow the rules of an abridgement.

²⁹

е^ді'но въпроs ради ѓ^ кои^хждо писа'нїю разлђча'юще. дрђго'е же послњдовати поDписанымъ, ради съкращенїя трђжда'ющеся”

²⁹

For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building: but he that undertaketh to set it out, and paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us.

³⁰

ЈА/коже б^о новаго храма а^рхитектонђ всего ѓ^бложенїя настоа'нїе е^сть. такоже поDписати начина'ющемђ ја^же подоба'етъ къ ё^крашенїю вꙁыскаюTся, та'ко мню` и^ ѓ^ насъ.

³⁰

To stand upon every point, and go over things at large, and to be curious in particulars, belongeth to the first author of the story:

³¹

внити и^ ѓ^ всXњ словесехъ творити, и^ много веществовати ѓ^ всњхъ по ча'сти. начина'ющемђ же по'вњсть досто'итъ,

³¹

but to use brevity, and avoid much labouring of the work, is to be granted to him that will make an abridgement.

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е^ді'ного съкращенаго реченїя гони'ти, и%ноже ве'щи съдњла'ное въпрашати творя'щемђ же прогл~анїе съкращаᲄи”

³²

Here then will we begin the story: only adding thus much to that which hath been said, that it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself.

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эTсюдђ ё^бо начина'емъ по'вњсти преDреченымᲆ толика'го ꙁаченше. а^бїе б^о е^ді'но по'вᲇсть ё^множати, и%нђ же повsњ съкраща'ти”