¹Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, When I plead towards thee, Only, judgments do I speak with Thee, Wherefore did the way of the wicked prosper? At rest have been all treacherous dealers.

¹'Sina jääd õiglaseks, Issand, kuigi ma riidlen sinuga. Tõesti, ma tahaksin sinuga rääkida õigusemõistmisest. Miks läheb korda õelate tee? Miks kõik petised elavad rahus?

²Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root, They go on, yea, they have made fruit, Near [art] Thou in their mouth, And far off from their reins.

²Sina istutad neid, nad juurduvad, nad kasvavad, kannavad isegi vilja. Nende suus oled sa ligidal, aga nende neerudest kaugel.

³And Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast known me, Thou seest me, and hast tried my heart with Thee, Draw them away as sheep to slaughter, And separate them for a day of slaughter.

³Kuid sina, Issand, tunned mind, näed mind ja katsud läbi mu südame, missugune see on sinu ees. Lahuta nad nagu tapalambad ja pühenda veristuspäevaks!

⁴Till when doth the earth mourn, And the herb of the whole field wither? For the wickedness of those dwelling in it, Consumed have been beast and fowl, Because they said, `He doth not see our latter end.`

⁴Kui kaua peab maa leinama ja kõigi väljade rohi kuivama? Nende kurjuse pärast, kes seal elavad, hukkuvad loomad ja linnud, sest nad ütlevad: 'Tema ei näe meie lõppu.''

⁵For — with footmen thou hast run, And they weary thee, And how dost thou fret thyself with horses! Even in the land of peace, [In which] thou art confident — And how dost thou in the rising of Jordan!

⁵'Kui sa väsid jalameestega koos joostes, kuidas sa võiksid siis võistelda hobustega? Rahulikul maal võid sa olla julge, aga mida sa teeksid Jordani padrikus?

⁶For even thy brethren and the house of thy father, Even they dealt treacherously against thee, Even they — they called after thee fully, Trust not in them, when they speak to thee good things.

⁶Sest isegi su vennad ja su isa pere, needki petavad sind, needki karjuvad täiest kõrist sulle järele. Ära usu neid, isegi kui nad sinuga lahkesti räägivad!'

⁷I have forsaken My house, I have left Mine inheritance, I have given the beloved of My soul Into the hand of her enemies.

⁷'Ma olen maha jätnud oma koja, hüljanud oma pärisosa, olen andnud, mis oli mu hingele armas, oma vaenlaste kätte.

⁸Mine inheritance hath been to Me as a lion in a forest, She gave forth against Me with her voice, Therefore I have hated her.

⁸Mu pärisosa oli mulle kui lõvi metsas: ta möirgas mu peale, seepärast ma vihkan teda.

⁹A speckled fowl [is] Mine inheritance to Me? Is the fowl round about against her? Come, assemble, every beast of the field, Come ye for food.

⁹Mu pärisosa oli mulle kirjuks linnuks, mida röövlinnud piiravad. Minge, koguge kõik metsloomad, tooge nad sööma!

¹⁰Many shepherds did destroy My vineyard, They have trodden down My portion, They have made My desirable portion Become a wilderness — a desolation.

¹⁰Hulk karjaseid on hävitanud mu viinamäe, on tallanud mu põlluosa, nad on teinud mu armsa põllu lagedaks kõrbeks.

¹¹He hath made it become a desolation, The desolation hath mourned unto Me, Desolated hath been all the land, But there is no one laying it to heart.

¹¹Lagedaks on see tehtud, lagedana leinab see mu ees. Kogu maa on laastatud, aga ei ole ühtegi, kes võtaks seda südamesse.

¹²On all high places in the plain have spoilers come in, For the sword of Jehovah is consuming, From the end of the land even unto the end of the land, There is no peace to any flesh.

¹²Kõigi kõrbe tühermaade peale tulid hävitajad - sest Issanda mõõk neelab maa äärest ääreni - rahu pole kellelgi.

¹³They sowed wheat, and have thorns reaped, They have become sick — they profit not, And they have been ashamed of your increases, Because of the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah.

¹³Nad külvasid nisu, aga lõikasid kibuvitsu, nad väsitasid endid asjata; häbenege oma saaki Issanda vihalõõma pärast!'

¹⁴Thus said Jehovah concerning all my evil neighbours, who are striking against the inheritance that I caused my people — Israel — to inherit: `Lo, I am plucking them from off their ground, And the house of Judah I pluck out of their midst.

¹⁴Nõnda ütleb Issand kõigi mu kurjade naabrite kohta, kes puudutavad pärisosa, mille ma oma rahvale Iisraelile olen andnud pärida: 'Vaata, ma kitkun nad ära nende maalt ja kitkun Juuda soo välja nende keskelt.

¹⁵And it hath been, after My plucking them out, I turn back, and have pitied them, And I have brought them back, Each to his inheritance, and each to his land.

¹⁵Aga pärast seda, kui ma olen nad kitkunud, halastan ma jälle nende peale ja toon nad tagasi, igaühe ta pärisosale ja igaühe ta maale.

¹⁶And it hath come to pass, If they learn well the ways of My people, To swear by My name, `Jehovah liveth,` As they taught My people to swear by Baal, Then they have been built up in the midst of My people.

¹⁶Ja kui nad tõesti õpivad ära mu rahva kombed ja hakkavad vanduma minu nime juures: Nii tõesti kui Issand elab!, nõnda nagu nad õpetasid mu rahvast vanduma Baali juures, siis nad võivad edasi elada mu rahva keskel.

¹⁷And if they do not hearken, Then I have plucked up that nation, Plucking up and destroying, An affirmation of Jehovah!`

¹⁷Aga kui nad ei kuule, siis ma kitkun selle rahva sootuks ära ja saadan hukatusse, ütleb Issand.'