2 Esdras (4 Ezra) · Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
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- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
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1 И҆ бы́сть, є҆гда̀ вни́де сы́нъ мо́й въ черто́гъ сво́й, падѐ и҆ ᲂу҆́мре:
1 “So it came to pass that when my son was entered into his wedding chamber, he fell down and died.
2 и҆ преврати́хомъ всѧ̑ свѣ̑тлаѧ, и҆ воста́ша всѝ гра́ждане моѝ во ᲂу҆тѣше́нїе моѐ, и҆ почи́хъ да́же до дрꙋга́гѡ днѐ до но́щи:
2 Then we all put out the lamps, and all my neighbors rose up to comfort me. I remained quiet until the second day at night.
3 и҆ бы́сть, є҆гда̀ всѝ почива́хꙋ, да мѧ̀ ᲂу҆тѣ́шатъ, да поко́юсѧ: и҆ воста́хъ но́щїю, и҆ бѣжа́хъ, и҆ прїидо́хъ, ꙗ҆́коже ви́диши, на сїѐ по́ле,
3 It came to pass, when they had all stopped consoling me, encouraging me to be quiet, then rose I up by night, and fled, and came here into this field, as you see.
4 и҆ помышлѧ́ю ᲂу҆жѐ не возврати́тисѧ во гра́дъ, но здѣ̀ пребыва́ти, и҆ не ꙗ҆́сти, нижѐ пи́ти, но безпреста́ни рыда́ти и҆ пости́тисѧ до́ндеже ᲂу҆мрꙋ̀.
4 Now I don’t intend to return into the city, but to stay here, and not eat or drink, but to continually mourn and fast until I die.”
5 И҆ ѡ҆ста́вихъ словеса̀, въ ни́хже бѣ́хъ, и҆ ѿвѣща́хъ съ ꙗ҆́ростїю къ не́й и҆ реко́хъ:
5 Then I left the reflections I was engaged in, and answered her in anger,
6 бꙋ́ѧ па́че всѣ́хъ же́нъ, не ви́диши ли пла́ча на́шегѡ и҆ ꙗ҆̀же на́мъ слꙋчи́шасѧ;
6 “You most foolish woman, don’t you see our mourning, and what has happened to us?
7 ꙗ҆́кѡ сїѡ́нъ ма́ти на́ша всѧ́кою ско́рбїю скорби́тъ и҆ смире́нїемъ смире́на є҆́сть и҆ пла́четъ вельмѝ:
7 For Zion the mother of us all is full of sorrow, and much humbled.
8 и҆ нн҃ѣ поне́же всѝ рыда́емъ и҆ ско́рбни є҆смы̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ всѝ приско́рбни є҆смы̀, ты́ же скорби́ши ѡ҆ є҆ди́нѣмъ сы́нѣ:
8 It is right now to mourn deeply, since we all mourn, and to be sorrowful, since we are all in sorrow, but you are mourning for one son.
9 вопроси́ бо землѝ, и҆ рече́тъ тебѣ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ сїѧ̀ є҆́сть, є҆́йже подоба́етъ рыда́ти паде́нїѧ толи́кихъ на не́й ражда́ющихсѧ:
9 Ask the earth, and she will tell you that it is she which ought to mourn for so many that grow upon her.
10 и҆ ѿ неѧ̀ ѿ нача́ла всѝ рожде́ни, и҆ні́и же прїи́дꙋтъ, и҆ сѐ, є҆два̀ не всѝ въ поги́бель ѿхо́дѧтъ, и҆ и҆стребле́нїе быва́етъ мно́жествꙋ и҆́хъ:
10 For out of her, all had their beginnings, and others will come; and, behold, almost all of them walk into destruction, and the multitude of them is utterly doomed.
11 и҆ кто̀ ᲂу҆̀бо и҆́мать рыда́ти па́че сеѧ̀, ꙗ҆́же то́ль ве́лїе мно́жество погꙋби́ла, не́жели ты̀, ꙗ҆́же ѡ҆ є҆ди́нѣмъ болѣ́знꙋеши;
11 Who then should mourn more, she who has lost so great a multitude, or you, who are grieved but for one?
12 а҆́ще же рече́ши мнѣ̀: ꙗ҆́кѡ нѣ́сть пла́чь мо́й подо́бенъ землѝ, поне́же пло́дъ чре́ва моегѡ̀ погꙋби́хъ, є҆го́же въ печа́лехъ породи́хъ и҆ съ болѣ́знїю роди́хъ,
12 But if you say to me, ‘My lamentation is not like the earth’s, for I have lost the fruit of my womb, which I brought forth with pains, and bare with sorrows;’
13 землѧ́ же по пꙋтѝ землѝ, ѿи́де же въ не́й мно́жество настоѧ́щее, ꙗ҆́коже слꙋчи́сѧ:
13 but it is with the earth after the manner of the earth. The multitude present in it has gone as it came.
14 и҆ а҆́зъ тебѣ̀ рекꙋ̀: ꙗ҆́коже ты̀ съ трꙋдо́мъ родила̀ є҆сѝ, та́кѡ и҆ землѧ̀ дае́тъ пло́дъ сво́й человѣ́кꙋ ѿ нача́ла є҆мꙋ̀, и҆́же сотвори́лъ ю҆̀:
14 Then say I to you, ‘Just as you have brought forth with sorrow, even so the earth also has given her fruit, namely, people, ever since the beginning to him who made her.’
15 нн҃ѣ ᲂу҆̀бо воздержѝ сама̀ ᲂу҆ себє̀ болѣ́знь твою̀ и҆ крѣ́пкѡ носѝ ꙗ҆̀же тебѣ̀ слꙋчи́шасѧ падє́нїѧ:
15 Now therefore keep your sorrow to yourself, and bear with a good courage the adversities which have happened to you.
16 а҆́ще бо ѡ҆правди́ши предѣ́лъ бж҃їй и҆ совѣ́тъ є҆гѡ̀, прїи́меши во вре́мѧ и҆ въ таковы́хъ похва́лишисѧ:
16 For if you will acknowledge the decree of God to be just, you will both receive your son in time, and will be praised among women.
17 вни́ди ᲂу҆̀бо во гра́дъ къ мꙋ́жꙋ твоемꙋ̀.
17 Go your way then into the city to your husband.”
18 И҆ речѐ ко мнѣ̀: не сотворю̀, ни вни́дꙋ во гра́дъ, но здѣ̀ ᲂу҆мрꙋ̀.
18 She said to me, “I won’t do that. I will not go into the city, but I will die here.”
19 И҆ приложи́хъ є҆щѐ глаго́лати къ не́й и҆ реко́хъ:
19 So I proceeded to speak further to her, and said,
20 не творѝ сегѡ̀ словесѐ, но соизво́ли совѣ́тꙋ моемꙋ̀: коли́ко бо паде́нїе сїѡ́нꙋ; ᲂу҆тѣ́шисѧ ра́ди болѣ́зни і҆ерⷭ҇ли́ма:
20 “Don’t do so, but allow yourself to be persuaded by reason of the adversities of Zion; and be comforted by reason of the sorrow of Jerusalem.
21 ви́диши бо, ꙗ҆́кѡ ѡ҆свѧще́нїе на́ше ѡ҆пꙋстѣ̀, и҆ ѻ҆лта́рь на́шъ сотре́нъ є҆́сть, и҆ це́рковь на́ша разоре́на є҆́сть,
21 For you see that our sanctuary has been laid waste, our altar broken down, our temple destroyed,
22 и҆ ѱалти́ръ на́шъ смире́нъ є҆́сть, и҆ пѣ́снь ᲂу҆молчѐ, и҆ ра́дость на́ша разрꙋше́на є҆́сть, и҆ свѣ́тъ свѣти́льника на́шегѡ ᲂу҆гаше́нъ є҆́сть, и҆ кївѡ́тъ завѣ́та на́шегѡ расхище́нъ є҆́сть, и҆ ст҃а̑ѧ на̑ша ѡ҆сквернє́на сꙋ́ть, и҆ и҆́мѧ, є҆́же воззва́но є҆́сть над̾ на́ми, є҆два̀ не ѡ҆скверне́но є҆́сть, и҆ ча̑да на̑ша ᲂу҆коре́нїе претерпѣ́ша, и҆ свѧще́нницы на́ши сожже́ни сꙋ́ть, и҆ леѵі́ти на́ши въ плѣне́нїе ѿидо́ша, и҆ дѣви̑цы на́шѧ ѡ҆сквернє́ны сꙋ́ть, и҆ жєны̀ на́шѧ наси́лїе пострада́ша, и҆ пра́веднїи на́ши восхище́ни сꙋ́ть, и҆ ѻ҆́троцы на́ши и҆зги́бнꙋша, и҆ ю҆́нѡши на́ши слꙋжи́ша, и҆ крѣ́пцыи на́ши и҆знемого́ша:
22 our lute has been brought low, our song is put to silence, our rejoicing is at an end, the light of our candlestick is put out, the ark of our covenant is plundered, our holy things are defiled, and the name that we are called is profaned. Our free men are despitefully treated, our priests are burned, our Levites have gone into captivity, our virgins are defiled and our wives ravished, our righteous men carried away, our little ones betrayed, our young men are brought into bondage, and our strong men have become weak.
23 а҆ сїѐ всѣ́хъ па́че зна́менїе сїѡ́нꙋ, ꙗ҆́кѡ и҆спадѐ ѿ сла́вы своеѧ̀, и҆́бо и҆ пре́данъ є҆́сть въ рꙋ́ки ненави́дѧщихъ ны̀:
23 What is more than all, the seal of Zion has now lost the seal of her honor, and is delivered into the hands of those who hate us.
24 ты̀ ᲂу҆̀бо ѿтрѧсѝ твою̀ печа́ль мно́гꙋю и҆ ѿложѝ ѿ себє̀ мно́жество болѣ́зней, да тѧ̀ поми́лꙋетъ крѣ́пкїй, и҆ поко́й сотвори́тъ тебѣ̀ вы́шнїй, ᲂу҆покое́нїе трꙋдѡ́въ.
24 Therefore shake off your great heaviness, and put away from yourself the multitude of sorrows, that the Mighty One may be merciful to you again, and the Most High may give you rest, even ease from your troubles.”
25 И҆ бы́сть є҆гда̀ глаго́лахъ къ не́й, лицѐ є҆ѧ̀ возсїѧ̀ внеза́пꙋ и҆ зра́къ, блиста́ше видѣ́нїе є҆ѧ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ бы́хъ ᲂу҆жа́сенъ ѕѣлѡ̀ ѿ неѧ̀ и҆ помышлѧ́хъ, что́ є҆сть сїѐ.
25 It came to pass while I was talking with her, behold, her face suddenly began to shine exceedingly, and her countenance flashed like lightning, so that I was very afraid of her, and wondered what this meant.
26 И҆ сѐ, внеза́пꙋ и҆спꙋстѝ шꙋ́мъ гла́са вели́кїй, стра́ха по́лный, ꙗ҆́кѡ поколеба́тисѧ землѝ ѿ шꙋ́ма жены̀.
26 Behold, suddenly she made a great and very fearful cry, so that the earth shook at the noise.
27 И҆ ви́дѣхъ, и҆ сѐ, ктомꙋ̀ жена̀ не ꙗ҆влѧ́шесѧ мнѣ̀, но гра́дъ созида́шесѧ, и҆ мѣ́сто пока́зовашесѧ ѿ ѡ҆снова́нїй вели́кихъ: и҆ ᲂу҆страши́хсѧ и҆ возопи́хъ гла́сомъ вели́кимъ
27 I looked, and behold, the woman appeared to me no more, but there was a city built, and a place shown itself from large foundations. Then I was afraid, and cried with a loud voice,
28 и҆ реко́хъ: гдѣ̀ є҆́сть ᲂу҆рїи́лъ а҆́гг҃лъ, и҆́же ѿ нача́ла прїи́де ко мнѣ̀; поне́же то́й мѧ̀ сотворѝ прїитѝ во мно́жествѣ ᲂу҆́жаса ᲂу҆ма̀ сегѡ̀, и҆ бы́сть коне́цъ мо́й въ растлѣ́нїе, и҆ моли́тва моѧ̀ въ поноше́нїе.
28 “Where is Uriel the angel, who came to me at the first? For he has caused me to fall into this great trance, and my end has turned into corruption, and my prayer a reproach!”
29 И҆ є҆гда̀ бы́хъ глаго́лющь а҆́зъ сїѧ̑, сѐ, прїи́де ко мнѣ̀ и҆ ви́дѣ мѧ̀:
29 As I was speaking these words, behold, the angel who had come to me at first came to me, and he looked at me.
30 и҆ сѐ, бы́хъ лежа́щь ꙗ҆́кѡ ме́ртвъ, и҆ ра́зꙋмъ мо́й ѿчꙋжде́нъ бы́сть: и҆ ᲂу҆держа̀ десни́цꙋ мою̀, и҆ ᲂу҆крѣпѝ мѧ̀, и҆ поста́ви мѧ̀ на но́зѣ моѝ, и҆ рече́ ми:
30 Behold, I lay as one who had been dead, and my understanding was taken from me. He took me by the right hand, and comforted me, and set me on my feet, and said to me,
31 что̀ тебѣ̀ є҆́сть; и҆ вскꙋ́ю смꙋще́нъ є҆́сть ра́зꙋмъ тво́й и҆ чꙋ̑вства се́рдца твоегѡ̀; и҆ вскꙋ́ю смꙋща́ешисѧ; И҆ реко́хъ: ꙗ҆́кѡ ѡ҆ста́вилъ мѧ̀ є҆сѝ,
31 “What ails you? Why are you so troubled? Why is your understanding and the thoughts of your heart troubled?”
32 и҆ а҆́зъ ᲂу҆́бѡ сотвори́хъ по словесє́мъ твои̑мъ, и҆ и҆зыдо́хъ на по́ле, и҆ сѐ, ви́дѣхъ и҆ ви́ждꙋ, ꙗ҆́кѡ не могꙋ̀ провѣща́ти.
32 I said, “Because you have forsaken me; yet I did according to your words, and went into the field, and, behold, I have seen, and still see, that which I am not able to explain.”
33 И҆ речѐ ко мнѣ̀: ста́ни ꙗ҆́кѡ мꙋ́жъ, и҆ возвѣщꙋ̀ тѝ. И҆ реко́хъ:
33 He said to me, “Stand up like a man, and I will instruct you.”
34 глаго́ли, го́споди мо́й, ты̀ ко мнѣ̀ и҆ не ѡ҆ста́ви мѧ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ да не всꙋ́е ᲂу҆мрꙋ̀,
34 Then I said, “Speak on, my Lord; only don’t forsake me, lest I die before my time.
35 ꙗ҆́кѡ ви́дѣхъ, ꙗ҆̀же не вѣ́дѧхъ, и҆ слы́шꙋ, ꙗ҆̀же не вѣ́мъ: и҆лѝ чꙋ́вство моѐ лже́тъ, и҆ дꙋша̀ моѧ̀ мечта́нїе ви́дитъ;
35 For I have seen what I didn’t know, and hear what I don’t know.
36 нн҃ѣ ᲂу҆̀бо молю́ тѧ, да ска́жеши рабꙋ̀ твоемꙋ̀ ѡ҆ ᲂу҆́жасѣ се́мъ.
36 Or is my sense deceived, or my soul in a dream?
37 И҆ ѿвѣща̀ ко мнѣ̀ и҆ речѐ:
37 Now therefore I beg you to explain to your servant what this vision means.”
38 слы́ши мѧ̀, и҆ наꙋчꙋ́ тѧ, и҆ рекꙋ̀ тебѣ̀ ѡ҆ ко́ихъ бои́шисѧ, ꙗ҆́кѡ вы́шнїй ѿкры̀ тебѣ̀ та̑йны мнѡ́ги,
38 He answered me, “Listen to me, and I will inform you, and tell you about the things you are afraid of, for the Most High has revealed many secret things to you.
39 ви́дѣ пра́въ пꙋ́ть тво́й, ꙗ҆́кѡ безпреста́ни скорби́ши ѡ҆ лю́дехъ твои́хъ и҆ ѕѣлѡ̀ рыда́еши сїѡ́на ра́ди.
39 He has seen that your way is righteous, because you are continually sorry for your people, and make great lamentation for Zion.
40 Се́й ᲂу҆́бѡ ра́зꙋмъ видѣ́нїѧ, є҆́же тебѣ̀ ꙗ҆ви́сѧ ма́лѡ пре́жде:
40 This therefore is the meaning of the vision.
41 ю҆́же ви́дѣлъ є҆сѝ рыда́ющꙋю, нача́лъ є҆сѝ ᲂу҆тѣша́ти ю҆̀,
41 The woman who appeared to you a little while ago, whom you saw mourning, and began to comfort her,
42 нн҃ѣ же ᲂу҆жѐ лица̀ же́нска не ви́диши, но ꙗ҆ви́сѧ тебѣ̀ гра́дъ созида́емый,
42 but now you no longer see the likeness of the woman, but a city under construction appeared to you,
43 и҆ ꙗ҆́кѡ возвѣща́ше тебѣ̀ ѡ҆ паде́нїи сы́на своегѡ̀, сїѐ є҆́сть рѣше́нїе:
43 and she told you of the death of her son, this is the interpretation:
44 сїѧ̀ жена̀, ю҆́же ви́дѣлъ є҆сѝ, сїѧ̀ є҆́сть сїѡ́нъ: и҆ поне́же речѐ тебѣ̀, ю҆́же и҆ нн҃ѣ ᲂу҆́зриши ꙗ҆́кѡ гра́дъ созда́нъ,
44 This woman, whom you saw, is Zion, whom you now see as a city being built.
45 и҆ ꙗ҆́кѡ речѐ тебѣ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ безпло́дна бѧ́ше лѣ́тъ три́десѧть: си́рѣчь, за є҆́же бѧ́хꙋ лѣ́тъ три́десѧть, є҆гда̀ не бы́сть въ не́мъ є҆щѐ же́ртва приноше́на:
45 She told you that she had been barren for thirty years because there were three thousand years in the world in which there was no offering as yet offered in her.
46 и҆ бы́сть по лѣ́тѣхъ три́десѧтихъ, созда̀ соломѡ́нъ гра́дъ и҆ принесѐ приношє́нїѧ тогда̀, є҆гда̀ родѝ непло́ды сы́на.
46 And it came to pass after three thousand years that Solomon built the city and offered offerings. It was then that the barren bore a son.
47 А҆ є҆́же речѐ тебѣ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ воспита̀ є҆го̀ съ трꙋдо́мъ, сїѐ бѧ́ше ѡ҆бита́нїе во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мѣ.
47 She told you that she nourished him with great care. That was the dwelling in Jerusalem.
48 А҆ є҆́же речѐ тебѣ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ сы́нъ мо́й грѧды́й въ сво́й черто́гъ ме́ртвъ бы́сть, и҆ слꙋчи́сѧ є҆мꙋ̀ паде́нїе, то̀ бѧ́ше, є҆́же сотворе́но є҆́сть паде́нїе і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мꙋ.
48 When she said to you, ‘My son died when he entered into his marriage chamber, and that misfortune befell her,’ this was the destruction that came to Jerusalem.
49 И҆ сѐ, ви́дѣлъ є҆сѝ подо́бїе є҆ѧ̀, и҆ ꙗ҆́кѡ сы́на рыда́ше, нача́лъ є҆сѝ ᲂу҆тѣша́ти ю҆̀. И҆ ѡ҆ си́хъ, ꙗ҆̀же слꙋчи́шасѧ, сїѧ̑ подоба́ше тебѣ̀ ѿкры́ти.
49 Behold, you saw her likeness, how she mourned for her son, and you began to comfort her for what has happened to her. These were the things to be opened to you.
50 И҆ нн҃ѣ ви́дитъ вы́шнїй, ꙗ҆́кѡ дꙋше́ю приско́рбенъ є҆сѝ и҆ ꙗ҆́кѡ всѣ́мъ се́рдцемъ терпи́ши ѡ҆ не́мъ, ꙗ҆вѝ тебѣ̀ свѣ́тлость сла́вы є҆гѡ̀ и҆ красотꙋ̀ лѣ́поты є҆гѡ̀.
50 For now the Most High, seeing that you are sincerely grieved and suffer from your whole heart for her, has shown you the brightness of her glory and the attractiveness of her beauty.
51 Сегѡ́ бо ра́ди реко́хъ тебѣ̀, да живе́ши въ по́ли, и҆дѣ́же нѣ́сть до́мъ созда́нъ.
51 Therefore I asked you to remain in the field where no house was built,
52 Вѣ́дѧхъ бо а҆́зъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ вы́шнїй начина́ше тебѣ̀ пока́зовати сїѧ̑:
52 for I knew that the Most High would show this to you.
53 сегѡ̀ ра́ди реко́хъ тебѣ̀, да прїи́деши на ни́вꙋ, и҆дѣ́же нѣ́сть ѡ҆снова́нїѧ зда́нїю:
53 Therefore I commanded you to come into the field, where no foundation of any building was.
54 ниже́ бо можа́ше дѣ́ло зда́нїѧ человѣ́ческагѡ содержа́тисѧ на мѣ́стѣ, и҆дѣ́же начина́ше вы́шнѧгѡ гра́дъ пока́зоватисѧ.
54 For no human construction could stand in the place in which the city of the Most High was to be shown.
55 Ты̀ ᲂу҆̀бо не бо́йсѧ, нижѐ да ᲂу҆страши́тсѧ се́рдце твоѐ, но вни́ди и҆ ви́ждь свѣ́тлость и҆ вели́чество созида́нїѧ, коли́кѡ возмо́жно є҆́сть тебѣ̀ видѣ́нїемъ ѻ҆че́съ (ви́дѣти).
55 Therefore don’t be afraid nor let your heart be terrified, but go your way in and see the beauty and greatness of the building, as much as your eyes are able to see.
56 И҆ по си́хъ ᲂу҆слы́шиши, коли́кѡ прїе́млетъ слы́шанїе ᲂу҆ше́съ твои́хъ слы́шати.
56 Then will you hear as much as your ears may comprehend.
57 Ты́ бо блаже́нъ є҆сѝ па́че мно́гихъ и҆ зва́нъ є҆сѝ пред̾ вы́шнѧго ꙗ҆́кѡ не мно́зи.
57 For you are more blessed than many, and are called by name to be with the Most High, like only a few.
58 Въ нощи́ же, ꙗ҆́же заꙋ́тра бꙋ́детъ, пребꙋ́ди здѣ̀,
58 But tomorrow at night you shall remain here,
59 и҆ пока́жетъ тебѣ̀ вы́шнїй ѡ҆́наѧ видѣ̑нїѧ вы́шшихъ, ꙗ҆̀же сотвори́тъ вы́шнїй ѡ҆бита́ющымъ на землѝ въ послѣ̑днїѧ дни̑.
59 and so the Most High will show you those visions in dreams of what the Most High will do to those who live on the earth in the last days.” So I slept that night and another, as he commanded me.
60 И҆ спа́хъ тꙋ̀ но́щь и҆ дрꙋгꙋ́ю, ꙗ҆́коже речѐ мнѣ̀.
60 Not in this translation