1 Оу҆тѣша́йте, ᲂу҆тѣша́йте лю́ди моѧ̑, гл҃етъ бг҃ъ: 2 свѧще́нницы, глаго́лите въ се́рдце і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мꙋ, ᲂу҆тѣша́йте и҆̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ напо́лнисѧ смире́нїе є҆гѡ̀, разрѣши́сѧ грѣ́хъ є҆гѡ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ прїѧ́тъ ѿ рꙋкѝ гдⷭ҇ни сꙋгꙋ̑бы грѣхѝ своѧ̑. 3 Гла́съ вопїю́щагѡ въ пꙋсты́ни: ᲂу҆гото́вайте пꙋ́ть гдⷭ҇ень, пра̑вы сотвори́те стєзѝ бг҃а на́шегѡ: 4 всѧ́ка де́брь напо́лнитсѧ, и҆ всѧ́ка гора̀ и҆ хо́лмъ смири́тсѧ, и҆ бꙋ́дꙋтъ всѧ̑ стро́пѡтнаѧ въ пра́во, и҆ ѻ҆́страѧ въ пꙋти̑ гла̑дки. 5 И҆ ꙗ҆ви́тсѧ сла́ва гдⷭ҇нѧ, и҆ ᲂу҆́зритъ всѧ́ка пло́ть спⷭ҇нїе бж҃їе, ꙗ҆́кѡ гдⷭ҇ь гл҃а. 6 Гла́съ вопїю́щагѡ: возопі́й. И҆ реко́хъ: что̀ возопїю̀; всѧ́ка пло́ть сѣ́но, и҆ всѧ́ка сла́ва человѣ́ча ꙗ҆́кѡ цвѣ́тъ травны́й: 7 и҆́зсше трава̀, и҆ цвѣ́тъ ѿпадѐ, 8 гл҃го́лъ же бг҃а на́шегѡ пребыва́етъ во вѣ́ки. 9 На го́рꙋ высо́кꙋ взы́ди, благовѣствꙋ́ѧй сїѡ́нꙋ, возвы́си крѣ́постїю гла́съ тво́й, благовѣствꙋ́ѧй і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мꙋ: возвы́сите, не бо́йтесѧ. Рцы̀ градѡ́мъ і҆ꙋ̑динымъ: 10 сѐ, бг҃ъ ва́шъ, сѐ, гдⷭ҇ь, гдⷭ҇ь со крѣ́постїю и҆́детъ, и҆ мы́шца є҆гѡ̀ со вла́стїю: сѐ, мзда̀ є҆гѡ̀ съ ни́мъ, и҆ дѣ́ло є҆гѡ̀ пред̾ ни́мъ: 11 а҆́ки па́стырь ᲂу҆пасе́тъ па́ствꙋ свою̀, и҆ мы́шцею свое́ю собере́тъ а҆́гнцы, и҆ и҆мꙋ́щыѧ во ᲂу҆тро́бѣ ᲂу҆тѣ́шитъ. 12 Кто̀ и҆змѣ́ри го́рстїю во́дꙋ и҆ не́бо пѧ́дїю и҆ всю̀ зе́млю го́рстїю; кто̀ поста́ви го́ры въ мѣ́рилѣ и҆ хо́лмы въ вѣ́сѣ; 13 кто̀ ᲂу҆разꙋмѣ̀ ᲂу҆́мъ гдⷭ҇ень, и҆ кто̀ совѣ́тникъ є҆мꙋ̀ бы́сть, и҆́же наꙋча́етъ є҆го̀; 14 и҆лѝ съ ки́мъ совѣ́това, и҆ наста́ви и҆̀; и҆лѝ кто̀ показа̀ є҆мꙋ̀ сꙋ́дъ; и҆лѝ пꙋ́ть разꙋмѣ́нїѧ кто̀ показа̀ є҆мꙋ̀; и҆лѝ кто̀ пре́жде дадѐ є҆мꙋ̀, и҆ возда́стсѧ є҆мꙋ̀; 15 А҆́ще всѝ ꙗ҆зы́цы, а҆́ки ка́плѧ ѿ ка́ди, и҆ ꙗ҆́кѡ претѧже́нїе вѣ́са вмѣни́шасѧ, и҆ а҆́ки плюнове́нїе вмѣнѧ́тсѧ; 16 Дꙋбра́ва же лїва́нова не дово́льна на сожже́нїе, и҆ всѧ̑ четверонѡ́гаѧ не довѡ́льна на всесожже́нїе. 17 И҆ всѝ ꙗ҆зы́цы ꙗ҆́кѡ ничто́же сꙋ́ть, и҆ въ ничто́же вмѣни́шасѧ. 18 Комꙋ̀ ᲂу҆подо́бисте гдⷭ҇а, и҆ ко́емꙋ подо́бїю ᲂу҆подо́бисте є҆го̀; 19 Є҆да̀ ѡ҆́бразъ сотворѝ древодѣ́латель, и҆лѝ зла́тарь слїѧ́въ зла́то позлатѝ є҆го̀, и҆лѝ подо́бїемъ сотворѝ є҆го̀; 20 Дре́во бо негнїю́щее и҆збира́етъ древодѣ́латель и҆ мꙋ́дрѣ и҆́щетъ, ка́кѡ поста́витъ ѡ҆́бразъ є҆гѡ̀, и҆ да не поколе́блетсѧ. 21 Не разꙋмѣ́сте ли, не слы́шасте ли, не возвѣсти́сѧ ли ва́мъ и҆спе́рва; не разꙋмѣ́сте ли ѡ҆снова̑нїѧ землѝ; 22 Содержа́й крꙋ́гъ землѝ, и҆ живꙋ́щїи на не́й а҆́ки прꙋ́зи: поста́вивый не́бо ꙗ҆́кѡ кама́рꙋ и҆ просте́ръ є҆̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ ски́нїю ѡ҆бита́ти: 23 даѧ́й кнѧ̑зи а҆́ки ничто́же владѣ́ти, и҆ зе́млю а҆́ки ничто́же сотворѝ. 24 Не насадѧ́тъ бо, нижѐ насѣ́ютъ, и҆ не вкорени́тсѧ въ землѝ коре́нїе и҆́хъ: дхнꙋ̀ на ни́хъ вѣ́тръ, и҆ и҆зсхо́ша, и҆ бꙋ́рѧ а҆́ки сте́блїе во́зметъ и҆̀хъ. 25 Нн҃ѣ ᲂу҆̀бо комꙋ́ мѧ ᲂу҆подо́бисте, и҆ вознесꙋ́сѧ; речѐ ст҃ы́й. 26 Воззри́те на высотꙋ̀ ѻ҆чи́ма ва́шима и҆ ви́дите, кто̀ сотворѝ сїѧ̑ всѧ̑: носѧ́й по числꙋ̀ ᲂу҆́тварь свою̀, и҆ всѧ̑ по и҆́мени прозове́тъ ѿ мно́гїѧ сла́вы и҆ въ держа́вѣ крѣ́пости своеѧ̀: ничто́же ᲂу҆таи́сѧ ѿ тебє̀. 27 Є҆да́ бо рече́ши, і҆а́кѡве, и҆ что̀ глаго́лалъ є҆сѝ, і҆и҃лю: ᲂу҆таи́сѧ пꙋ́ть мо́й ѿ бг҃а, и҆ бг҃ъ мо́й сꙋ́дъ ѿѧ̀, и҆ ѿстꙋпѝ; 28 И҆ нн҃ѣ не ᲂу҆разꙋмѣ́лъ ли є҆сѝ; ни лѝ слы́шалъ є҆сѝ; бг҃ъ вѣ́чный, бг҃ъ ᲂу҆стро́ивый концы̑ землѝ, не вза́лчетъ, нижѐ ᲂу҆трꙋди́тсѧ, нижѐ є҆́сть и҆з̾ѡбрѣ́тенїе премⷣрости є҆гѡ̀, 29 даѧ́й а҆́лчꙋщымъ крѣ́пость и҆ неболѣ́знєннымъ печа́ль. 30 Вза́лчꙋтъ бо ю҆нѣ́йшїи, и҆ ᲂу҆трꙋдѧ́тсѧ ю҆́нѡты, и҆ и҆збра́ннїи не крѣ́пцы бꙋ́дꙋтъ: 31 терпѧ́щїи же гдⷭ҇а и҆змѣнѧ́тъ крѣ́пость, ѡ҆крыла́тѣютъ а҆́ки ѻ҆рлѝ, потекꙋ́тъ и҆ не ᲂу҆трꙋдѧ́тсѧ, по́йдꙋтъ и҆ не вза́лчꙋтъ.
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Notes on this text (3)
- 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.
Cross references (31)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Corinthians 1:4; Isaiah 51:12; Isaiah 51:3; Zephaniah 3:14–17; Zechariah 1:13
- 2 Zechariah 9:12; Isaiah 61:7; Hosea 2:14; Jeremiah 33:8–9; Revelation 18:6
- 3 Malachi 3:1; Mark 1:2–5; John 1:23; Matthew 3:1–3; Luke 1:16–17
- 4 Luke 3:5; Ezekiel 21:26; Luke 18:14; Isaiah 42:15–16; Isaiah 45:2
- 5 Habakkuk 2:14; Isaiah 52:10; Joel 2:28; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Luke 3:6
- 6 Psalm 103:15–16; 1 Peter 1:24–25; Psalm 102:11; James 1:10–11; Job 14:2
- 7 Job 41:21
- 8 Mark 13:31; Matthew 24:35; 1 Peter 1:25; Psalm 119:89–91; Matthew 5:18
- 9 Isaiah 52:7–8; Ephesians 6:19; Isaiah 12:2; Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 61:1
- 10 Revelation 22:12; Isaiah 62:11; Revelation 17:14; Matthew 28:18; Isaiah 49:4
- 11 Revelation 7:17; Psalm 23:1–6; Micah 5:4; Ezekiel 34:23; John 10:11–16
- 12 Proverbs 30:4; Hebrews 1:10–12; Psalm 102:25–26; Job 38:4–11; Isaiah 48:13
- 13 1 Corinthians 2:16; Romans 11:34; Job 36:22–23; Job 21:22; Luke 10:22
- 14 Job 21:22; Colossians 2:3; 1 Corinthians 12:4–6; James 1:17
- 15 Jeremiah 10:10; Isaiah 40:22; Job 34:14–15; Isaiah 29:5; Isaiah 11:11
- 16 Micah 6:6–7; Psalm 50:9–12; Psalm 40:6; Hebrews 10:5–10
- 17 Psalm 62:9; Daniel 4:34–35; Isaiah 29:7
- 18 Isaiah 46:5; 1 Samuel 2:2; Isaiah 40:25; Exodus 15:11; Acts 17:29
- 19 Jeremiah 10:9; Isaiah 46:6–7; Exodus 32:2–4; Habakkuk 2:18–19; Psalm 115:4–8
- 20 Jeremiah 10:3–4; Isaiah 41:7; Isaiah 46:7; Isaiah 2:8–9; Daniel 5:23
- 21 Isaiah 46:8; Isaiah 48:13; Acts 14:17; Romans 1:19–21; Psalm 50:6
- 22 Proverbs 8:27; Isaiah 42:5; Psalm 104:2; Isaiah 66:1; Jeremiah 10:12
- 23 Psalm 107:40; Job 12:21; Jeremiah 25:18–27; Isaiah 34:12; Isaiah 24:21–22
- 24 Isaiah 41:16; Isaiah 17:13; Jeremiah 23:19; Haggai 1:9; Proverbs 1:27
- 25 Isaiah 40:18; Deuteronomy 4:15–18; Deuteronomy 4:33; Deuteronomy 5:8
- 26 Colossians 1:16–17; Jeremiah 32:17–19; Isaiah 48:13; Isaiah 51:6; Psalm 147:4–5
- 27 Isaiah 49:4; Luke 18:7–8; Isaiah 49:14; Job 27:2
- 28 Romans 11:33–34; Psalm 147:5; 1 Timothy 1:17; Isaiah 55:8–9; Philippians 1:6
- 29 Isaiah 41:10; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Colossians 1:11; Zechariah 10:12
- 30 Amos 2:14; Psalm 34:10; Psalm 33:16; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Isaiah 9:17
- 31 Lamentations 3:25–26; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Psalm 27:13–14; Psalm 103:5; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
And thus He forewarns us: "Behold, the Lord [cometh], and His reward is before His face, to render to every man according to his work." He exhorts us, therefore, with our whole heart to attend to this, that we be not lazy or slothful in any good work.
Ye have heard "that the heavens are meted out in the palm of [His] hand:" tell me the measure, and recount the endless multitude of cubits, explain to me the fulness, the breadth, the length, the height, the beginning and end of the measurement,--things which the heart of man understands not, neither does it comprehend them.
Because the scroll shall be rolled together, and the grass over which it was spread shall with its goodliness pass away; but Thy Word remaineth for ever, which now appeareth unto us in the dark image of the clouds, and through the glass of the heavens, not as it is; because we also, although we be the well-beloved of Thy …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
Thus the prophet saith that he shall come saying, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." And he himself when he was come said, "Bring forth fruits meet for repentance," which corresponds with, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord." Seest thou that both by the words of the prophet, and by his own preaching, this …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For the voice is heard of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)