¹He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.

¹A volal v moje uši veľkým hlasom a riekol: Priblížte sa, stráže mesta, a každý svoju zhubnú zbraň vo svojej ruke!

²And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.

²A hľa, prišlo šesť mužov od cesty Hornej brány, ktorá je obrátená na sever, a každý mal svoju rozrážajúcu zbraň vo svojej ruke, a jeden muž v ich strede bol oblečený v ľanovom rúchu bielom a kalamár pisára pri jeho bedrách. A vojdúc postavili sa vedľa medeného oltára.

³And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;

³A sláva Boha Izraelovho sa zdvihla zponad cheruba, na ktorom bola, a sostúpila ku prahu domu. A zavolal na muža, oblečeného v ľanové rúcho biele, ktorý mal kalamár pisára pri svojich bedrách,

⁴And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

⁴a Hospodin mu riekol: Prejdi stredom mesta, stredom Jeruzalema, a naznači krížik na čelá mužov, ktorí vzdychajú a stenajú nad všetkými tými ohavnosťami, ktoré sa dejú v jeho strede.

⁵And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:

⁵A tamtým povedal v mojej prítomnosti, tak čo som počul na svoje uši: Prejdite mestom za ním a bite! Nech sa nezľutuje vaše oko, ani nešetrite!

⁶Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

⁶Starca, mládenca, pannu, decko i ženy vraždite ta, aby zahynuli, ale niktorému mužovi, na ktorom je krížik, sa nepribližujte a začnite od mojej svätyne. A tak začali od mužov starcov, ktorí boli pred domom.

⁷And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

⁷A riekol im: Poškvrňte dom a naplňte jeho dvory pobitými! Vyjdite! Tak vyšli a bili v meste.

⁸And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

⁸A stalo sa, keď bili, a ja som pozostal, že som padol na svoju tvár a skríknuc povedal som: Ach, Pane, Hospodine, či ho zahubíš, všetok ostatok Izraelov, vylievajúc svoju prchlivosť na Jeruzalem?

⁹Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.

⁹Na to mi riekol: Neprávosť domu Izraelovho a Júdovho je prenáramne veľká, a zem je naplnená krvou, a mesto je plné prevrátenosti súdu. Lebo hovoria: Hospodin opustil zem, a vraj Hospodin nevidí.

¹⁰And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.

¹⁰Preto i ja - nezľutuje sa moje oko, ani nebudem šetriť - preto i ja dám ich cestu na ich hlavu.

¹¹And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.

¹¹A hľa, muž, oblečený v ľanovom rúchu bielom, ktorý mal kalamár pri svojich bedrách, doniesol odpoveď a riekol: Učinil som, ako si mi prikázal.