Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible. Unknown

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СКАЧАТЬ Esdr 9:45 After thirty years God heard me thine handmaid, looked upon my misery, considered my trouble, and gave me a son: and I was very glad of him, so was my husband also, and all my neighbours: and we gave great honour unto the Almighty.

      2 Esdr 9:46 And I nourished him with great travail.

      2 Esdr 9:47 So when he grew up, and came to the time that he should have a wife, I made a feast.

      2 Esdr 10:1 And it so came to pass, that when my son was entered into his wedding chamber, he fell down, and died.

      2 Esdr 10:2 Then we all overthrew the lights, and all my neighbours rose up to comfort me: so I took my rest unto the second day at night.

      2 Esdr 10:3 And it came to pass, when they had all left off to comfort me, to the end I might be quiet; then rose I up by night and fled, and came hither into this field, as thou seest.

      2 Esdr 10:4 And I do now purpose not to return into the city, but here to stay, and neither to eat nor drink, but continually to mourn and to fast until I die.

      2 Esdr 10:5 Then left I the meditations wherein I was, and spake to her in anger, saying,

      2 Esdr 10:6 Thou foolish woman above all other, seest thou not our mourning, and what happeneth unto us?

      2 Esdr 10:7 How that Sion our mother is full of all heaviness, and much humbled, mourning very sore?

      2 Esdr 10:8 And now, seeing we all mourn and are sad, for we are all in heaviness, art thou grieved for one son?

      2 Esdr 10:9 For ask the earth, and she shall tell thee, that it is she which ought to mourn for the fall of so many that grow upon her.

      2 Esdr 10:10 For out of her came all at the first, and out of her shall all others come, and, behold, they walk almost all into destruction, and a multitude of them is utterly rooted out.

      2 Esdr 10:11 Who then should make more mourning than she, that hath lost so great a multitude; and not thou, which art sorry but for one?

      2 Esdr 10:12 But if thou sayest unto me, My lamentation is not like the earth's, because I have lost the fruit of my womb, which I brought forth with pains, and bare with sorrows;

      2 Esdr 10:13 But the earth not so: for the multitude present in it according to the course of the earth is gone, as it came:

      2 Esdr 10:14 Then say I unto thee, Like as thou hast brought forth with labour; even so the earth also hath given her fruit, namely, man, ever since the beginning unto him that made her.

      2 Esdr 10:15 Now therefore keep thy sorrow to thyself, and bear with a good courage that which hath befallen thee.

      2 Esdr 10:16 For if thou shalt acknowledge the determination of God to be just, thou shalt both receive thy son in time, and shalt be commended among women.

      2 Esdr 10:17 Go thy way then into the city to thine husband.

      2 Esdr 10:18 And she said unto me, That will I not do: I will not go into the city, but here will I die.

      2 Esdr 10:19 So I proceeded to speak further unto her, and said,

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      Do not so, but be counselled by me: for how many are the adversities of Sion? be comforted in regard of the sorrow of Jerusalem.

      2 Esdr 10:21 For thou seest that our sanctuary is laid waste, our altar broken down, our temple destroyed;

      2 Esdr 10:22 Our psaltery is laid on the ground, 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 spoiled, our holy things are defiled, and the name that is called upon us is almost profaned: our children are put to shame, our priests are burnt, our Levites are gone into captivity, our virgins are defiled, and our wives ravished; our righteous men carried away, our little ones destroyed, our young men are brought in bondage, and our strong men are become weak;

      2 Esdr 10:23 And, which is the greatest of all, the seal of Sion hath now lost her honour; for she is delivered into the hands of them that hate us.

      2 Esdr 10:24 And therefore shake off thy great heaviness, and put away the multitude of sorrows, that the Mighty may be merciful unto thee again, and the Highest shall give thee rest and ease from thy labour.

      2 Esdr 10:25 And it came to pass while I was talking with her, behold, her face upon a sudden shined exceedingly, and her countenance glistered, so that I was afraid of her, and mused what it might be.

      2 Esdr 10:26 And, behold, suddenly she made a great cry very fearful: so that the earth shook at the noise of the woman.

      2 Esdr 10:27 And I looked, and, behold, the woman appeared unto me no more, but there was a city builded, and a large place shewed itself from the foundations: then was I afraid, and cried with a loud voice, and said,

      2 Esdr 10:28 Where is Uriel the angel, who came unto me at the first? for he hath caused me to fall into many trances, and mine end is turned into corruption, and my prayer to rebuke.

      2 Esdr 10:29 And as I was speaking these words behold, he came unto me, and looked upon me.

      2 Esdr 10:30 And, lo, I lay as one that had been dead, and mine understanding was taken from me: and he took me by the right hand, and comforted me, and set me upon my feet, and said unto me,

      2 Esdr 10:31 What aileth thee? and why art thou so disquieted? and why is thine understanding troubled, and the thoughts of thine heart?

      2 Esdr 10:32 And I said, Because thou hast forsaken me, and yet I did according to thy words, and I went into the field, and, lo, I have seen, and yet see, that I am not able to express.

      2 Esdr 10:33 And he said unto me, Stand up manfully, and I will advise thee.

      2 Esdr 10:34 Then said I, Speak on, my lord, in me; only forsake me not, lest I die frustrate of my hope.

      2 Esdr 10:35 For I have seen that I knew not, and hear that I do not know.

      2 Esdr 10:36 Or is my sense deceived, or my soul in a dream?

      2 Esdr 10:37 Now therefore I beseech thee that thou wilt shew thy servant of this vision.

      2 Esdr 10:38 He answered me then, and said, Hear me, and I shall inform thee, and tell thee wherefore thou art afraid: for the Highest will reveal many secret things unto thee.

      2 Esdr 10:39

      He hath seen that thy way is right: for that thou sorrowest continually for thy people, and makest great lamentation for Sion.

      2 Esdr 10:40 This therefore is the meaning of the vision which thou lately sawest:

      2 Esdr 10:41 Thou sawest a woman mourning, and thou begannest to comfort her:

      2 Esdr 10:42 But now seest thou the likeness of the woman no more, but there appeared unto thee a city builded.

      2 Esdr 10:43 And whereas she told thee of the death of her son, this is the solution:

      2 Esdr 10:44 This woman, whom thou sawest is Sion: and whereas she said unto thee, even she whom thou seest as a city builded,

      2 Esdr 10:45 Whereas, I say, she said unto thee, that she hath been thirty years barren: those are the thirty years wherein there was no offering СКАЧАТЬ