¹

Again, one preparing himself to sail, and about to pass through the raging waves, calleth upon a piece of wood more rotten than the vessel that carrieth him.

¹

Плы'ти паки кт^о помы'слиT, и^ сверњпыя волны` преходи'ти. нося'щаго е^го корабля` тлᲇннњишаго дре'ва приꙁыва'етᲆ”

²

For verily desire of gain devised that, and the workman built it by his skill.

²

ѓ%ное же ё^бо похотњнїе къ снабдњнїю смы'слилъ, хи'трец же мђ'дростїю содњла”

³

But thy providence, O Father, governeth it: for thou hast made a way in the sea, and a safe path in the waves;

³

Ты же эTч~е състроа'еши пораꙁђмᲇнїе, ја%ко далъ е^си и^ въ мори пђть, и^ въ волнаX стеѕю крњпча'ишђ

⁴

shewing that thou canst save from all danger: yea, though a man went to sea without art.

⁴

покаꙁђющи ја%ко си'ленъ е^си эT вся'кого спасти, да а%ще и^ беꙁъ хђдожества кт^о въꙁыидетъ.

⁵

Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved.

⁵

хо'щеши же да не бђдђтᲆ праꙁни дњла премђ'дросᲄи твое'а, сего ради и^ мало'мђ дре'вђ, въвњря'ютъ чл~цы дш~а своа” и^ преходя'ще влъны корабльцемъ и^ꙁбавле'ни сђть.

⁶

For in the old time also, when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world governed by thy hand escaped in a weak vessel, and left to all ages a seed of generation.

⁶

и эT нача'ла б^о погибшихъ го'рдыX гигаnтовъ” Оу^пова'нїе мира въ корабльци и^ꙁбњжа, ѓ^ста'ви вњкђ сњмя рожденїя, рђкою твое'ю ё^строе'но”

⁷

For blessed is the wood whereby righteousness cometh.

⁷

Блsвитъ б^о ся дре'во и%мже быва'етъ ѓ^правда'нїе,

⁸

But that which is made with hands is cursed, as well it, as he that made it: he, because he made it: and it, because, being corruptible, it was called God.

⁸

рђкоᲄворенїе же прокляᲄо е^сᲄь і^ и^же съᲄвори е^го. ја%ко е^же содњла тлњнное, б~а и^менова.

⁹

For the ungodly and his ungodliness are both alike hateful unto God.

⁹

въ равне б^о ненави'дима сђть б~ђ нечествђя'и и^ нечестїе е^го.

¹⁰

For that which is made shall be punished together with him that made it.

¹⁰

и^б^о сътвореное съ сотворшимъ ё^мђ'чится”

¹¹

Therefore even upon the idols of the Gentiles shall there be a visitation: because in the creature of God they are become an abomination, and stumblingblocks to the souls of men, and a snare to the feet of the unwise.

¹¹

Сего ради и^ въ и%долехъ ја^ꙁы'ческихъ не бђдетъ расмоᲄренїе, ја%ко въ сᲆтворенїю бж~їеM въ мръꙁость сътворени сђть. и^ въ соблаꙁнъ дш~амъ чл~ческиM, и^ в сњть нога'мъ бђи^хъ.

¹²

For the devising of idols was the beginning of spiritual fornication, and the invention of them the corruption of life.

¹²

начало б^о блђженїа е^сть вънима'нїе и%долехъ, ѓ^брњтенїе и^хъ ради тлњнїе живота` е^сть”

¹³

For neither were they from the beginning, neither shall they be for ever.

¹³

ниже б^о бњ` эT нача'ла, ниже бђдетъ въ вњки.

¹⁴

For by the vain glory of men they entered into the world, and therefore shall they come shortly to an end.

¹⁴

тщесла'вїе б^о чл~къ вни'де въ ми'ръ, и^ сего ради кратокъ и^хъ конецъ въмњнися”

¹⁵

For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, when he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, now honoured him as a god, which was then a dead man, and delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices.

¹⁵

Го'рькимъ б^о пла'чемъ сњтђ'я эTц~ъ скоро восхищенаго чада ѓ%браZ сътвори” Є$гоже тогда` чл~ка мр~тва. нн~њ ја%ко б~а чествова'ша. и^ предаде поDрђчнымъ та'ины и^ жрътвы”

¹⁶

Thus in process of time an ungodly custom grown strong was kept as a law, and graven images were worshipped by the commandments of kings.

¹⁶

потомᲆ въ время въꙁмо'же нечестивыи ѓ^быча'и ја%ко ꙁаконъ съхраненᲆ е^сть, и^ мђчителеи повеленїемъ чествова'хђся и^ꙁвая'нная.

¹⁷

Whom men could not honour in presence, because they dwelt far off, they took the counterfeit of his visage from far, and made an express image of a king whom they honoured, to the end that by this their forwardness they might flatter him that was absent, as if he were present.

¹⁷

и%хже в лице не могђще чествовати чл~цы далняго ради ѓ^бита'нїя, и^ꙁдалеча же ѓ%браꙁъ и^ꙁᲆѓ^браженъ и^ꙁнесенъ е^сть ја^вля'ющи ѓ%браꙁъ цр~евъ е^гоже чествовати сътвори'ша. да эTстоя'щаго ја%ко настоа'щаго чествђ'ютᲆ съ прилежанїемъ.

¹⁸

Also the singular diligence of the artificer did help to set forward the ignorant to more superstition.

¹⁸

вᲆ повеленїе за'кона и^ не раꙁђмњ'ющиX хђдожника и^ꙁмњняше любочестїе.

¹⁹

For he, peradventure willing to please one in authority, forced all his skill to make the resemblance of the best fashion.

¹⁹

се'и б^о хотя ё^годи'ти дрᲆжателю принђдися хи'тросᲄїю свое'ю да подобїе на'ипаче въѓ^браꙁитъ”

²⁰

And so the multitude, allured by the grace of the work, took him now for a god, which a little before was but honoured as a man.

²⁰

Мно'жество же чл~кᲆ и^з#влечено блгDти дњланїя ради. въ ма'лњ чесᲄвованаго чл~ка, и^ нн~њ б~а въмњни'ша.

²¹

And this was an occasion to deceive the world: for men, serving either calamity or tyranny, did ascribe unto stones and stocks the incommunicable name.

²¹

и^ сїе бысть жи'тїю въ лая'нїе, ја%ко ласканїю и^л^и мђчительствђ послђжи'ша чл~цы, ја%ко не ѓ^бщено и^мя ка'менїеM и^ древомъ ѓ^бложи'ша”

²²

Moreover this was not enough for them, that they erred in the knowledge of God; but whereas they lived in the great war of ignorance, those so great plagues called they peace.

²²

Посемᲆ и^ не довлњша прельщатися ѓ бж~їю ра'ꙁђмњ, но и^ въ велицᲇ живђще беꙁђмїи бра'ни, сицевая зла'я миръ и^менђюT.

²³

For whilst they slew their children in sacrifices, or used secret ceremonies, or made revellings of strange rites;

²³

и^ли сн~оё^бїиство жрђще, и^ли съкровеныя жрътвы творя'ще, и^ли неи^стовъства эT и^ныX сложенїи подобїя приводя'ще.

²⁴

they kept neither lives nor marriages any longer undefiled: but either one slew another traiterously or grieved him by adultery.

²⁴

ниже живота ниже браковъ чи'сто е^ще съхраня'тъ, е^теръ е^тераго и^ли дреколемъ ё^бива'етъ, и^ли блюдя'щи ѓ^скор#бляеT.

²⁵

So that there reigned in all men without exception, blood, manslaughter, theft, and dissimulation, corruption, unfaithfulness, tumults, perjury,

²⁵

вся же смњшена сђть, кро'вь и^ ё^бїисᲄво, татьба, и^ лесть, и^стлњнїе, и^ невњръсᲄвїе, и^ смђщенїе, заклинанїе, молва, бл~гыX

²⁶

disquieting of good men, forgetfulness of good turns, defiling of souls, changing of kind, disorder in marriages, adultery, and shameless uncleanness.

²⁶

блгDти не в#спомяновенїе, дш~амъ ѓ^скверненїе, роженїю премњненїе, бракомᲆ бесчинїе, прелюбодња'нїе стђдодњ'анїе”

²⁷

For the worshipping of idols not to be named is the beginning, the cause, and the end, of all evil.

²⁷

Не и^менована б^о и%доломъ слђженїя, начало всњмъ ꙁлы'мъ и^ вина и^ конецъ е^сть.

²⁸

For either they are mad when they be merry, or prophesy lies, or live unjustly, or else lightly forswear themselves.

²⁸

и^ли е^гда` веселятся неи^стоvствђ'ютъ, и^ли пророкђюT ло'жная, и^ли живђтъ неправеDне, и^ли ꙁаклина'ются скоро.

²⁹

For insomuch as their trust is in idols which have no life, though they swear falsely, yet they look not to be hurt.

²⁹

беꙁдђшныM б^о и%долоM надњ'ются, ѕл^њ кленђщеся

³⁰

Howbeit for both causes shall they be justly punished: both because they thought not well of God, giving heed unto idols, and also unjustly swore in deceit, despising holiness.

³⁰

во льсᲄи низᲆмђдрђюще преподобїе.

³¹

For it is not the power of them by whom they swear: but it is the just vengeance of sinners, that punisheth always the offence of the ungodly.

³¹

не бо си'ла кленђщихъ, н^о съгрњша'ющимᲆ сђдъ приходитъ вы'нђ за престђпленїе неправеDнымъ”