¹

For great are thy judgments, and cannot be expressed: therefore unnurtured souls have erred.

¹

Вели1цы бо сyть суди2 твои2, (гDи,) и3 неизглаг0ланни: сегw2 рaди ненак†занныz дyши заблуди1ша.

²

For when unrighteous men thought to oppress the holy nation; they being shut up in their houses, the prisoners of darkness, and fettered with the bonds of a long night, lay there exiled from the eternal providence.

²

Возмнёвше бо наси1льствовати kзhкъ с™hй беззак0нніи, ќзницы тмы2 и3 д0лгою н0щію свsзани, заключeни под8 кр0вы, бэглецы2 вёчнагw провёдэніz лежaша.

³

For while they supposed to lie hid in their secret sins, they were scattered under a dark veil of forgetfulness, being horribly astonished, and troubled with strange apparitions.

³

Ўтаи1тисz бо мнsще въ сокровeнныхъ грэсёхъ, мрaчнымъ забвeніz покрывaломъ расточeни бhша, ўжасaющесz лю1тэ и3 страши1лищами возмущeни:

⁴

For neither might the corner that held them keep them from fear: but noises as of waters falling down sounded about them, and sad visions appeared unto them with heavy countenances.

⁴

нижe бо содержaй и5хъ вертeпъ без8 стрaха сохрани2, шyмы же сходsще возмущaху и5хъ, и3 привидBніz др‰хлаz печaльными ли1цами kвлsхусz.

⁵

No power of the fire might give them light: neither could the bright flames of the stars endure to lighten that horrible night.

⁵

И# џгненнаz ќбw ни є3ди1на си1ла можaше њсвэщaти, нижE ѕвёздъ свётліи плaменіе просвэти1ти можaху въ тY н0щь стрaшную.

⁶

Only there appeared unto them a fire kindled of itself, very dreadful: for being much terrified, they thought the things which they saw to be worse than the sight they saw not.

⁶

Kвлsшесz же и5мъ т0кмw внезaпный џгнь стрaха и3сп0лнь: ўстрашaеми же неви1димымъ џнымъ призрaкомъ, мнsху гHршаz бhти ви6димаz.

⁷

As for the illusions of art magic, they were put down, and their vaunting in wisdom was reproved with disgrace.

⁷

Волшeбнагw же худ0жества предлежaху посмэ‰ніz, и3 њ премyдрости величaніz њбличeніе ўкори1зненно:

⁸

For they, that promised to drive away terrors and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of fear, worthy to be laughed at.

⁸

њбэщaющіисz бо и3згнaти стрaхи и3 смущє1ніz t души2 болsщіz, сjи посмэsтелнымъ стрaхомъ болsху.

⁹

For though no terrible thing did fear them; yet being scared with beasts that passed by, and hissing of serpents,

⁹

И$бо ѓще и3 ничт0же и5хъ мzтeжное ўстрашaше, ѕвэрeй прех0дами и3 ѕміє1въ звиздaньми подви1жени погибaху трeпетни, и3 ѓера tню1дъ неизбёжнагw tрицaющесz ви1дэти.

¹⁰

they died for fear, denying that they saw the air, which could of no side be avoided.

¹⁰

Боzзли1ваz бо ѕл0ба, свои1мъ свидётелствомъ њсуждaема, вhну пріeмлетъ во ќмъ лю6таz, содержи1ма с0вэстію.

¹¹

For wickedness, condemned by her own witness, is very timorous, and being pressed with conscience, always forecasteth grievous things.

¹¹

Ничт0же бо є4сть стрaхъ, т0кмw лишeніе п0мощей сyщихъ t помышлeніz.

¹²

For fear is nothing else but a betraying of the succours which reason offereth.

¹²

Внyтрь же мeнше сyщее чazніе, б0лшее мни1тъ невёдэніе вины2 подаю1щіz мyку.

¹³

And the expectation from within, being less, counteth the ignorance more than the cause which bringeth the torment.

¹³

Ґ и5же въ немощнyю пои1стиннэ н0щь, и3 t немощнaгw ѓда вертeпwвъ нашeдшую, сн0мъ тёмже спsщіи,

¹⁴

But they sleeping the same sleep that night, which was indeed intolerable, and which came upon them out of the bottoms of inevitable hell,

¹⁴

џво ќбw страши1лищами мечтaній гони1ми бsху, џво же души2 и3зчезaху предaніемъ: внезaпный бо и5мъ и3 нечazнный стрaхъ нaйде.

¹⁵

were partly vexed with monstrous apparitions, and partly fainted, their heart failing them: for a sudden fear, and not looked for, came upon them.

¹⁵

Пот0мъ тaкw, кт0 либо когдA бЁ nнaмw, низпадhй хранsшесz въ темни1цэ без8 желёза заключeнъ:

¹⁶

So then whosoever there fell down was straitly kept, shut up in a prison without iron bars.

¹⁶

ѓще бо земледёлатель кто2 бhсть, и3ли2 пaстырь, и3ли2 трудHвъ пустhнныхъ дёлатель, пред8sтъ бhвъ, неизбёжную терпsше нyжду:

¹⁷

For whether he were husbandman, or shepherd, or a labourer in the field, he was overtaken, and endured that necessity, which could not be avoided: for they were all bound with one chain of darkness.

¹⁷

є3ди1нымъ бо ќжемъ тмы2 вси2 бsху свsзани. Ѓще дyхъ звиздazй, и3ли2 междY чaстыхъ древeсныхъ вётвей пти1чій глaсъ сладкопёснивый, и3ли2 си1ла воднaz текyщи ѕёлнэ,

¹⁸

Whether it were a whistling wind, or a melodious noise of birds among the spreading branches, or a pleasing fall of water running violently,

¹⁸

и3ли2 шyмъ ѕёлный низпaдающихъ кaменій, и3ли2 и3грaющихъ жив0тныхъ течeніе неви1димое, и3ли2 рыкaющихъ лю1тыхъ ѕвэрeй глaсъ, и3ли2 tзывaющьсz t дeбрей г0рскихъ глaсъ, разслаблsху џныхъ ўстрашaюще.

¹⁹

or a terrible sound of stones cast down, or a running that could not be seen of skipping beasts, or a roaring voice of most savage wild beasts, or a rebounding echo from the hollow mountains: these things made them to swoon for fear.

¹⁹

Всs бо вселeннаz свётлымъ просвэщaшесz свётомъ, и3 невозбрaнными дёлы содержaшесz:

²⁰

For the whole world shined with clear light, and none were hindered in their labour:

²⁰

на є3ди1ныхъ же џныхъ простирaшесz тsжкаz н0щь, w4бразъ бyдущагw и4хъ воспріsтіz тмы2: сaми же себЁ бhша тмы2 тzжчaйшіи.

²¹

over them only was spread a heavy night, an image of that darkness which should afterward receive them: but yet were they unto themselves more grievous than the darkness.