¹The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

¹Õige sureb, aga ükski ei võta seda südamesse, ja vagad mehed koristatakse, ilma et keegi märkaks. Kuid õige koristatakse õnnetuse eest,

²He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

²ta läheb rahusse: oma voodites hingavad need, kes on käinud sirget teed.

³But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.

³Aga teie tulge siia, te nõiamoori lapsed, abielurikkujate ja hoorade sigitis!

⁴Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood.

⁴Kelle üle te tunnete rõõmu? Kelle vastu te ajate suu ammuli, näitate keelt? Eks te ole üleastumise lapsed, vale sigitis,

⁵Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?

⁵teie, kes kirest hõõgute tammede varjus, iga halja puu all, teie, kes tapate lapsi orgudes, kaljulõhede vahel.

⁶Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?

⁶Oru siledate kivide seas on su osa, need, need on su liisk. Neile oled sa valanud joogiohvrit, viinud roaohvrit. Kas ma sellega lasen ennast lepitada?

⁷Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

⁷Kõrgele ja väljapaistvale mäele seadsid sa oma voodi, sinna üles sa läksid ka tapaohvreid ohverdama.

⁸Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.

⁸Ja ukse ning piitade taha sa panid oma tunnusmärgi, sest minust lahkudes sa riietusid lahti ja läksid üles, tegid oma voodi laiemaks, kauplesid enesele neid, kelle voodeid sa armastasid, vahtisid kürva.

⁹And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.

⁹Sa laskusid alla Mooloki juurde õliga ja priiskasid oma võietega; sa läkitasid oma käskjalad kaugele, ja sügavale alla, kuni surmavallani.

¹⁰Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.

¹⁰Sa väsisid oma paljudest rännakutest, aga sa ei öelnud: 'Lootuseta!' Sa leidsid uut elujõudu, sellepärast sa ei nõrkenud.

¹¹And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?

¹¹Keda sa pelgasid ja kartsid, et sa valetasid? Sa ei meenutanud mind ega võtnud seda südamesse. Eks ole: mina vaikin ammusest ajast ja seepärast sa ei karda mind.

¹²I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

¹²Mina teen teatavaks su õiguse ja su teod, aga need ei aita sind.

¹³When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;

¹³Kui sa kisendad, siis päästku sind su ebajumalate jõuk. Aga tuul viib need kõik, tuuleõhk võtab nad ära. Kes aga otsib abi minu juurest, see pärib maa, omandab mu püha mäe.

¹⁴And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

¹⁴On öeldud: 'Sillutage, sillutage, tehke tee valmis, koristage takistused mu rahva teelt!'

¹⁵For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

¹⁵Sest nõnda ütleb kõrge ja üllas, kes igavesti elab ja kelle nimi on püha: Ma elan kõrges ja pühas paigas ja rõhutute ning vaimult alandlike juures, et turgutada alandlike vaimu ja elustada rõhutute südameid.

¹⁶For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

¹⁶Sest mina ei riidle mitte igavesti ega ole jäädavalt vihane, muidu nõrkeksid mu palge ees nende vaim ja hinged, keda ma ise olen teinud.

¹⁷For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

¹⁷Tema ahnuse süü pärast ma vihastasin, lõin teda, peitsin enese ja olin vihane, ent tema käis taganejana omaenese südame teed.

¹⁸I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

¹⁸Ma olen näinud tema teid, aga ma parandan ja juhatan teda; ja ma tasun temale troostiga ning pakun ta leinajaile huultevilja.

¹⁹I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.

¹⁹Rahu, rahu kaugel ja lähedal olijale, ütleb Issand, ja ma parandan teda.

²⁰But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

²⁰Aga õelad on otsekui mässav meri, mis ei saa rahuneda ja mille veed kobrutavad kõntsa ja muda.

²¹There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

²¹Õelatel ei ole rahu, ütleb minu Jumal.