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Now was it that the high priest Simon bowed his knees over against the holy place, and spread out his hands in reverent form, and uttered the following supplication:

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Ґрхіерeй u5бо сjмwнъ проти1ву хрaма преклони1въ колBна и3 рyцэ простeръ благочи1ннw, творsше моли1тву сію2:

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O Lord, Lord, King of the heavens, and Ruler of the whole creation, Holy among the holy, sole Governor, Almighty, give ear to us who are oppressed by a wicked and profane one, who exulteth in his confidence and strength.

²

гDи, гDи, цRю2 нбcный и3 вLко всsкагw создaніz, с™hй во с™hхъ, є3диноначaлниче, вседержи1телю, вонми2 нaмъ њѕл0блєннымъ t непрепод0бнагw и3 сквeрнагw, продeрзостію и3 си1лою напыщeннагw:

³

It is thou, the Creator of all, the Lord of the universe, who art a righteous Governor, and judgest all who act with pride and insolence.

³

тh бо, создaвый вс‰ и3 вс‰ содержaщь, си1ленъ и3 првdнъ є3си2, и3 со ўкори1зною и3 г0рдостію чт0 либо творsщымъ сyдиши:

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It was thou who didst destroy the former workers of unrighteousness, among whom were the giants, who trusted in their strength and hardihood, by covering them with a measureless flood.

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ты2 прeжде беззак0ніе сотв0ршихъ, въ ни1хже и3 и3споли1ни бhша, на си1лу и3 дeрзость ўповaвшіи, погуби1лъ є3си2, навeдъ на ни1хъ безмёрную в0ду:

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It was thou who didst make the Sodomites, those workers of exceeding iniquity, men notorious for their vices, an example to after generations, when thou didst consume them with fire and brimstone.

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ты2 прегHрдаz творsщихъ сод0млzнъ, въ ћвныхъ ѕл0бахъ бhвшихъ, nгнeмъ и3 жyпеломъ попали1лъ є3си2, w4бразъ по ни1хъ бyдущымъ состaвль:

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Thou didst make known thy power when thou causedst the bold Pharaoh, the enslaver of thy people, to pass through the ordeal of many and diverse inflictions.

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ты2 свирёпаго фараHна поработи1вшаго лю1ди тво‰ с™ы6z ї}лz, разли1чными и3 мн0гими и3скуси1лъ є3си2 мyками, показaвъ си1лу твою2,

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And thou rolledst the depths of the sea over him, when he made pursuit with chariots, and with a multitude of followers, and gavest a safe passage to those who put their trust in thee, the Lord of the whole creation.

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и3 во џнэхъ вeлію держaву твою2 kви1лъ є3си2, и3 гонsщаго є3го2 съ колесни1цами и3 нар0дwвъ мн0жествомъ погрузи1лъ є3си2 во глубинЁ морстёй, вёрующихъ же тебЁ, всsкимъ создaніемъ њбладaющему, неврє1дны превeлъ є3си2: и5же и3 ви1дэвше дэлA твоеS руки2, восхвали1ша тебE вседержи1телz:

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These saw and felt the works of thine hands, and praised thee the Almighty.

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ты2, цRю2, создaвый безконeчную и3 безмёрную зeмлю, и3збрaлъ є3си2 грaдъ сeй и3 њс™и1лъ є3си2 мёсто сіE во и4мz тебЁ ничт0же трeбующему, и3 прослaвилъ є3си2 во kвлeніи великолёпнэмъ, составлeніе сотвори1вый є3гw2 ко слaвэ вели1кагw и3 честнaгw и4мене твоегw2:

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Thou, O King, when thou createdst the illimitable and measureless earth, didst choose out this city: thou didst make this place sacred to thy name, albeit thou needest nothing: thou didst glorify it with thy illustrious presence, after constructing it to the glory of thy great and honourable name.

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и3 лю1бzщь д0мъ ї}левъ, њбэщaлъ є3си2, ћкw ѓще бyдетъ нaмъ ѕлоключeніе и3 њб8и1метъ нaсъ тэснотA, и3 пришeдше на мёсто сіE пом0лимсz, ўслhшиши моли1тву нaшу:

¹⁰

And thou didst promise, out of love to the house of Israel, that should we fall away from thee, and become afflicted, and then come to this house and pray, thou wouldest hear our prayer.

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и3 ќбw вёренъ є3си2 и3 и4стиненъ, ґ понeже мн0гащи њскорблє1ннымъ бhвшымъ nтцє1мъ нaшымъ, пом0глъ є3си2 и5мъ ты2 во смирeніи и3 и3збaвилъ є3си2 | t вели1кихъ бёдъ:

¹¹

Verily thou art faithful and true.

¹¹

сE u5бо нн7э, с™hй цRю2, мн0гихъ рaди и3 вели1кихъ нaшихъ грэхHвъ стрaждемъ, и3 повинyемсz врагHмъ нaшымъ, и3 є3смы2 въ нeмощехъ:

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And whereas thou didst often aid our fathers when hard pressed, and in low estate, and deliveredst them out of great dangers,

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въ нaшемъ же низпадeніи дeрзостивый и3 сквeрный сeй начинaетъ њби1дэти на земли2 возвhшенное и4мени слaвы твоеS с™0е мёсто:

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see now, holy King, how through our many and great sins we are borne down, and made subject to our enemies, and are become weak and powerless.

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ѓще бо и3 жили1ще твоE нб7о нб7сE непости1жно человёкwмъ є4сть, но понeже бlговоли1лъ є3си2 слaву твою2 въ лю1дехъ твои1хъ ї}ли, њс™и1лъ є3си2 мёсто сіE:

¹⁴

We being in this low condition, this bold and profane man seeks to dishonour this thy holy place, consecrated out of the earth to the name of thy Majesty.

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да не tмсти1ши нaмъ нечистот0ю си1хъ, нижE да накaжеши нaсъ сквeрною си1хъ: да не похвaлzтсz пребеззак0нніи въ ћрости своeй, нижE да возрaдуютсz въ г0рдости љзhка своегw2, глаг0люще: мы2 попрaхомъ хрaмъ с™hни, ћкоже попирaютсz хрaмы мeрзостей:

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Thy dwelling-place, the heaven of heavens, is indeed unapproachable to men.

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њстaви грэхи2 нaшz и3 разруши2 непрaвwсти нaшz и3 kви2 млcть твою2 въ чaсъ сeй, ск0рw да предварsтъ ны2 щедрHты тво‰, и3 дaждь хвалє1ніz во ўстA низпaдшихъ и3 сокрушeнныхъ душaми, сотвори1вый нaмъ ми1ръ.

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But since it seemed good to thee to exhibit thy glory among thy people Israel, thou didst sanctify this place.

¹⁶

ЗдЁ всеви1децъ бGъ и3 прeжде всёхъ с™hй во с™hхъ, ўслhшавъ моли1тву смирeніz, хул0ю и3 дeрзостію вельми2 вознесeннаго ўzзви2, tсю1ду и3 toнyду сотрsсъ є3го2, ћкоже тр0сть вётромъ, ћкw и3 на пом0стэ недэйстви1телну ктомY лежaти и3 ќдами разслaбленну, нижE прогласи1ти возмощи2 є3мY, прaведнымъ ўsзвленну суд0мъ.

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Punish us not by means of the uncleanness of their men, nor chastise us by means of their profanity; lest the lawless ones should boast in their rage, and exult in exuberant pride of speech, and say,

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Tню1дуже дрyзи и3 тёла є3гw2 њхрани1телє внезaпную и3 џструю ви1дэвше њб8eмшую є3го2 кaзнь, ўбоsвшесz, да и3 животA не лиши1тсz, вск0рэ є3го2 и3звлек0ша в0нъ, превели1кимъ ўsзвленни стрaхомъ.

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We have trampled upon the holy house, as idolatrous houses are trampled upon.

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По врeмени же пришeдъ въ себE, никaкоже въ покаsніе пріи1де накaзанный и3 съ прещeніемъ г0рькимъ tи1де.

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Blot out our iniquities, and do away with our errors, and shew forth thy compassion in this hour.

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Пришeдъ же во є3гЂпетъ и3 ѕл0бу ўмножaющь чрез8 предрэчeнныхъ притрапeзникwвъ и3 другHвъ t всsкіz прaвды tлучeнныхъ, не т0кмw безчи1сленными студодэ‰ніи дов0лствовасz, но и3 на толи1кую дeрзость произhде, ћкw хулє1ніz на мёстэхъ состaви, и3 мн0зи дрyзи взирaюще на цaрское хотёніе, и3 тjи послёдоваша џнагw в0ли.

²⁰

Let thy mercies quickly go before us. Grant us peace, that the cast down and broken hearted may praise thee with their mouth.

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И# предложи2 цaрь нар0днэ на kзhкъ їудeйскій и3здaти хулY: и3 повелёвъ на столпЁ сyщемъ при дворЁ постaвити јдwла, и3зваS писaніе: є4же ни є3ди1ному t нежрyщихъ во свzт†z и4хъ входи1ти, всёхъ же їудeєвъ вписaти въ лю1ди прwстhz и3 въ служeбный чи1нъ постaвити, сопроти1въ же глаг0лющихъ нyждею ћтыхъ животA лиши1ти.

²¹

At that time God, who seeth all things, who is beyond all Holy among the holy, heard that prayer, so suitable; and scourged the man greatly uplifted with scorn and insolence.

²¹

Тёхже запи1санныхъ назнaменовати и3 nгнeмъ на тёлэ знамени1тымъ діонЂса кjссовымъ лист0мъ, и3 тёхъ tлучи1ти въ преждесокращeнную своб0ду.

²²

Shaking him to and fro as a reed is shaken with the wind, he cast him upon the pavement, powerless, with limbs paralyzed; by a righteous judgment deprived of the faculty of speech.

²²

Но да не всBмъ ненави1димь kви1тсz, подписA: ѓще же нёцыи t ни1хъ произв0лzтъ жи1телствовати во њбрsдэхъ kзhческихъ, сjи рaвни грaжданwмъ ґлеxандр‡йскимъ бyдутъ.

²³

His friends and body-guards, beholding the swift recompense which had suddenly overtaken him, struck with exceeding terror, and fearing that he would die, speedily removed him.

²³

Тёмже u5бо нёцыи во грaдэ, благочє1стіz сво‰ ни во чт0же вмэнsюще, съ рaдостію себE вдaша, мнsще себE ѓки вeліей нёкоей и3мyщіи приwбщи1тисz слaвэ t бyдущагw со царeмъ сожи1телства.

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When in course of time he had come to himself, this severe check caused no repentance within him, but he departed with bitter threatenings.

²⁴

Мн0жайшіи же хрaброю душeю ўкрэпи1шасz и3 не tступи1ша t благочeстіz: и3 срeбреники за жив0тъ њбэщaвше во и3змэнeніе дaти, безбоsзненнw тщaхусz свободи1ти себE t вписaній: благонадeжни бhша п0мощь получи1ти,

²⁵

He proceeded to Egypt, grew worse in wickedness through his beforementioned companions in wine, who were lost to all goodness;

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ґ tлучи1вшихсz t ни1хъ гнушaхусz, и3 ѓки супостaтwвъ р0ду своемY суди1ша, и3 џбщагw сожи1телства и3 благодэsніz лишaху.

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and not satisfied with countless acts of impiety, his audacity so increased that he raised evil reports there, and many of his friends, watching his purpose attentively, joined in furthering his will.

²⁷

His purpose was to inflict a public stigma upon our race; wherefore he erected a pillar at the tower-porch, and caused the following inscription to be engraven upon it:

²⁸

That entrance to their own temple was to be refused to all those who would not sacrifice; that all the Jews were to be registered among the common people; that those who resisted were to be forcibly seized and put to death;

²⁹

that those who were thus registered, were to be marked on their persons by the ivy-leaf symbol of Dionysus, and to be set apart with these limited rights.

³⁰

To do away with the appearance of hating them all, he had it written underneath, that if any of them should elect to enter the community of those initiated in the rites, these should have equal rights with the Alexandrians.

³¹

Some of those who were over the city, therefore, abhorring any approach to the city of piety, unhesitatingly gave in to the king, and expected to derive some great honour from a future connection with him.

³²

A nobler spirit, however, prompted the majority to cling to their religious observances, and by paying money that they might live unmolested, these sought to escape the registration:

³³

cheerfully looking forward to future aid, they abhorred their own apostates, considering them to be national foes, and debarring them from the common usages of social intercourse.