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Woe to the crown of pride, the hirelings of Ephraim, the flower that has fallen from the glory of the top of the fertile mountain, they that are drunken without wine.

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Го́ре вѣнцу́ горды́ни, наи́мницы Єфре́мовы, цвѣ́тъ отпады́й от сла́вы, на версѣ́ горы́ ту́чныя пія́ніи безъ віна́.

²

Behold, the anger of the Lord is strong and severe, as descending hail where there is no shelter, violently descending; as a great body of water sweeping away the soil, he shall make rest for the land.

²

Се́, крѣпка́ и же́стока я́рость Госпо́дня, а́ки гра́дъ низпуща́ємый не имы́й кро́ва, наси́льно низпуща́ємый: я́коже воды́ мно́гоє мно́жество влеку́щеє страну́, земли́ сотвори́тъ поко́й рука́ма,

³

The crown of pride, the hirelings of Ephraim, shall be beaten down with the hands and with the feet.

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и нога́ма попере́тся вѣне́цъ горды́ни, наи́мницы Єфре́мовы.

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And the fading flower of the glorious hope on the top of the high mountain shall be as the early fig; he that sees it, before he takes it into his hand, will desire to swallow it down.

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И бу́детъ цвѣ́тъ отпады́й от наде́жды сла́вы на версѣ́ горы́ высо́кія, а́ки ра́нній пло́дъ смо́квинъ: ви́дѣвый єго́, пре́жде взя́тія въ ру́цѣ свои́, восхо́щетъ поглоти́ти єго́.

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In that day the Lord of hosts shall be the crown of hope, the woven crown of glory, to the remnant of the people.

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Въ то́й де́нь бу́детъ Госпо́дь Савао́ѳъ вѣне́цъ наде́жди, сплете́ный сла́вою оста́вшымся лю́демъ.

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They shall be left in the spirit of judgment for judgment, and for the strength of them that hinder slaying.

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И оста́вятся ду́хомъ су́днымъ на су́дъ, и крѣ́пость возбраня́ющихъ погубля́ти.

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For these have trespassed through wine; they have erred through strong drink: the priest and the prophet are mad through strong drink, they are swallowed up by reason of wine, they have staggered through drunkenness; they have erred: this is their vision.

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Сі́и бо віно́мъ су́ть прельще́ни: прельсти́шася Сіке́ры ра́ди, жре́цъ и проро́къ изступи́ша ума́ от Сіке́ры, поже́рты бы́ша віно́мъ, потрясо́шася от пія́нства Сіке́ры, прельсти́шася: сіє́ є́сть привидѣ́ніє.

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A curse shall devour this counsel, for this is their counsel for the sake of covetousness.

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Прокля́тіє поя́стъ се́й совѣ́тъ, се́й бо совѣ́тъ ра́ди лихои́мства.

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To whom have we reported evils? and to whom have we reported a message? even to those that are weaned from the milk, who are drawn from the breast.

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Кому́ возвѣсти́хомъ зла́я и кому́ повѣ́дахомъ вѣ́сть? и́же отдоє́ніи [су́ть] от млека́, отто́рженніи от сосца́.

¹⁰

Expect thou affliction on affliction, hope upon hope: yet a little, and yet a little,

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Печа́ли на печа́ль ожида́й, наде́жды къ наде́жди, єще́ ма́ло, єще́ ма́ло,

¹¹

by reason of the contemptuous words of the lips, by means of another language: for they shall speak to this people, saying to them,

¹¹

я́ко ху́достію усте́нъ, язы́комъ ины́мъ возглаго́лютъ лю́демъ си́мъ, реку́ще и́мъ:

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This is the rest to him that is hungry, and this is the calamity: but they would not hear.

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се́й поко́й а́лчному и сіє́ сокруше́ніє, и не восхотѣ́ша слы́шати.

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Therefore the oracle of God shall be to them affliction on affliction, hope on hope, yet a little, and yet a little, that they may go and fall backward; and they shall be crushed and shall be in danger, and shall be taken.

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И бу́детъ и́мъ сло́во Го́спода Бо́га, печа́ль къ печа́ли, наде́жда къ наде́жди, єще́ ма́ло, єще́ ма́ло, да и́дутъ и паду́тся вспя́ть и въ бѣду́ впаду́тъ, и сокруша́тся и плѣне́ни бу́дутъ.

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Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, ye afflicted men, and ye princes of this people that is in Jerusalem.

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Сего́ ра́ди услы́шите сло́во Госпо́дне, му́жіє озло́бленніи и кня́зи люді́й су́щихъ во Ієрусали́мѣ.

¹⁵

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with Hades, and agreements with death; if the rushing storm should pass, it shall not come upon us: we have made falsehood our hope, and by falsehood shall we be protected:

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Я́ко реко́сте: сотвори́хомъ завѣ́тъ со а́домъ и со сме́ртію сложе́ніє: бу́ря носи́ма а́ще мимои́детъ, не пріи́детъ на на́съ: положи́хомъ лжу́ наде́жду на́шу и лже́ю покры́ємся.

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therefore thus saith the Lord, even the Lord, Behold, I lay for the foundations of Sion a costly stone, a choice, a corner-stone, a precious stone, for its foundations; and he that believes on him shall by no means be ashamed.

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Сего́ ра́ди та́ко глаго́летъ Госпо́дь: се́, а́зъ полага́ю во основа́ніє Сіо́ну ка́мень многоцѣ́ненъ, избра́нъ, краєуго́ленъ, че́стенъ, во основа́ніє єму́, и вѣ́руяй въ о́нь не постыди́тся:

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And I will cause judgment to be for hope, and my compassion shall be for just measures, and ye that trust vainly in falsehood shall fall: for the storm shall by no means pass by you,

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и положу́ су́дъ въ наде́жду, ми́лость же моя́ на мѣ́рилѣхъ, и упова́вшіи вотще́ на лжу́, я́ко не мине́тъ ва́съ бу́ря:

¹⁸

except it also take away your covenant of death, and your trust in Hades shall by no means stand: if the rushing storm should come upon you, ye shall be beaten down by it.

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и не отъи́метъ от ва́съ завѣ́та сме́ртнаго, и наде́жда ва́ша, я́же ко а́ду, не пребу́детъ. Бу́ря иду́щая а́ще на́йдетъ, бу́дете є́й въ попра́ніє:

¹⁹

Whenever it shall pass by, it shall take you; morning by morning it shall pass by in the day, and in the night there shall be an evil hope. Learn to hear,

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єгда́ мимои́детъ, во́зметъ ва́съ: я́ко по вся́ко у́тро преходи́ти бу́детъ въ де́нь, и въ нощи́ бу́детъ наде́жда зла́. Научи́теся слы́шати, утѣсня́єміи:

²⁰

ye that are distressed; we cannot fight, but we are ourselves too weak for you to be gathered.

²⁰

не мо́жемъ ра́товати, са́ми же изнемога́ємъ, є́же собра́тися на́мъ.

²¹

The Lord shall rise up as a mountain of ungodly men, and shall be in the valley of Gabaon; he shall perform his works with wrath, even a work of bitterness, and his wrath shall deal strangely, and his destruction shall be strange.

²¹

Я́коже гора́ на нечести́выхъ воста́нетъ Госпо́дь, и бу́детъ [я́коже] въ де́бри гавао́нстѣй, съ я́ростію сотвори́тъ дѣла́ своя́, го́рести дѣ́ло: я́рость же єго́ чу́ждо употреби́тся, и погубле́ніє єго́ стра́нно.

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Therefore do not ye rejoice, neither let your bands be made strong; for I have heard of works finished and cut short by the Lord of hosts, which he will execute upon all the earth.

²²

И вы́ не ра́дуйтеся, ниже́ да возмо́гутъ ва́ши у́зы: зане́ сконча́ны и сокраще́ны ве́щи слы́шахъ от Го́спода Савао́ѳа, я́же сотвори́тъ надъ все́ю земле́ю.

²³

Hearken, and hear my voice; attend, and hear my words.

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Внуши́те и слы́шите гла́съ мо́й, внемли́те и слы́шите словеса́ моя́.

²⁴

Will the ploughman plough all the day? or will he prepare the seed beforehand, before he tills the ground?

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Єда́ ве́сь де́нь бу́детъ оря́й ора́ти? или́ сѣ́мя угото́витъ пре́жде воздѣ́ланія земли́?

²⁵

Does he not, when he has levelled the surface thereof, then sow the small black poppy, or cumin, and afterward sow wheat, and barley, and millet, and bread-corn in thy borders?

²⁵

Не єгда́ ли умягчи́тъ {уравни́тъ} лице́ єя́, тогда́ всѣ́єтъ ма́ло черну́хи и кимі́на, пото́мъ же сѣ́єтъ пшени́цу и ячме́нь и про́со въ предѣ́лѣхъ твои́хъ?

²⁶

So thou shalt be chastened by the judgment of thy God, and shalt rejoice.

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И научи́шися суду́ Бо́га твоєго́ и возра́дуєшися.

²⁷

For the black poppy is not cleansed with harsh treatment, nor will a waggon-wheel pass over the cumin; but the black poppy is threshed with a rod, and the cumin shall be eaten with bread;

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И́бо не съ же́стокостію очища́єтся черну́ха, ниже́ ко́ло колесни́чноє обы́детъ кимі́на, но жезло́мъ истряса́єтся черну́ха, кимі́нъ же со хлѣ́бомъ снѣ́стся.

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for I will not be wroth with you for ever, neither shall the voice of my anger crush you.

²⁸

Не во вѣ́къ бо а́зъ разгнѣ́ваюся на вы́, ниже́ гла́съ гнѣ́ва моєго́ попере́тъ ва́съ.

²⁹

And these signs came forth from the Lord of hosts. Take counsel, exalt vain comfort.

²⁹

И сія́ от Го́спода Савао́ѳа изыдо́ша чудеса́: совѣ́туйте, вознеси́те тще́тноє утѣше́ніє.