¹The word that Jehovah hath spoken concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet:

¹Sõna, mis Issand kõneles Paabeli kohta, kaldealaste maa kohta prohvet Jeremija läbi:

²`Declare ye among nations, and sound, And lift up an ensign, sound, do not hide, Say ye: Captured hath been Babylon, Put to shame hath been Bel, Broken hath been Merodach, Put to shame have been her grievous things, Broken have been her idols.

²'Teatage rahvaste seas ja kuulutage, tõstke lipp üles; kuulutage, ärge salake, öelge: Paabel vallutatakse, Beel jääb häbisse, Merodak lüüakse puruks! Tema pühakujud jäävad häbisse, tema ebajumalad purustatakse.

³For come up against her hath a nation from the north, It maketh her land become a desolation, And there is not an inhabitant in it. From man even unto beast, They have moved, they have gone.

³Sest tema kallale tuleb rahvas põhja poolt: see teeb tema maa jubedaks ja seal ei ela ükski - niihästi inimesed kui loomad põgenevad ja kaovad.

⁴In those days, and at that time, An affirmation of Jehovah, Come in do sons of Israel, They and sons of Judah together, Going on and weeping they go, And Jehovah their God they seek.

⁴Neil päevil ja sel ajal, ütleb Issand, tulevad Iisraeli lapsed, nemad ja Juuda lapsed üheskoos, ja käivad üha nuttes ning otsivad Issandat, oma Jumalat.

⁵[To] Zion they ask the way, Thitherward [are] their faces: Come in, and we are joined unto Jehovah, A covenant age-during — not forgotten.

⁵Nad küsivad teed Siionisse, nende silmnäod on siiapoole: 'Tulgem ja hoidkem Issanda poole igavese lepinguga, mida ei unustata!'

⁶A perishing flock hath My people been, Their shepherds have caused them to err, [To] the mountains causing them to go back, From mountain unto hill they have gone, They have forgotten their crouching-place.

⁶Mu rahvas oli nagu kadunud lambad, nende karjased eksitasid neid, juhtisid kõrvale mägedes; nad rändasid mäelt mäele, nad unustasid oma tarad.

⁷All finding them have devoured them, And their adversaries have said: We are not guilty, Because that they sinned against Jehovah, The habitation of righteousness, And the hope of their fathers — Jehovah.

⁷Kõik, kes neid leidsid, neelasid neid, ja nende vaenlased ütlesid: 'Me ei jää süüdlasteks! Sest nad on pattu teinud Issanda, õiguse eluaseme, ja Issanda, oma vanemate lootuse vastu.'

⁸Move ye from the midst of Babylon, And from the land of the Chaldeans go out. And be as he-goats before a flock.

⁸Põgenege Paabelist, minge välja kaldealaste maalt, olge nagu sikud karja ees!

⁹For, lo, I am stirring up, And am causing to come up against Babylon, An assembly of great nations from a land of the north, And they have set in array against her, From thence she is captured, Its arrow — as a skilful hero — returneth not empty,

⁹Sest vaata, ma äratan ja toon Paabeli kallale hulganisti suuri rahvaid põhjamaalt, kes asuvad rünnakule tema vastu: sealtpoolt ta vallutatakse. Nende nooled on kui vilunud võitlejal - need ei tule tühjalt tagasi.

¹⁰And Chaldea hath been for a spoil, All her spoilers are satisfied, An affirmation of Jehovah.

¹⁰Ja Kaldea rüüstatakse, kõik selle rüüstajad saavad küllaldaselt, ütleb Issand.

¹¹Because thou rejoicest, because thou exultest, O spoilers of Mine inheritance, Because thou increasest as a heifer [at] the tender grass, And dost cry aloud as bulls,

¹¹Ilutsege aga, rõõmutsege aga, mu pärisosa rüüstajad. Jah, kepsutage nagu vasikad aasal ja hirnuge nagu täkud:

¹²Ashamed hath been your mother greatly, Confounded hath she been that bare you, Lo, the hindermost of nations [is] a wilderness, A dry land, and a desert.

¹²teie ema jääb suurde häbisse; kes teid on sünnitanud, peab häbenema! Vaata, see on paganate tulevik: kõrb, kuivanud maa ja lagendik.

¹³Because of the wrath of Jehovah it is not inhabited, And it hath been a desolation — all of it. Every passer by at Babylon is astonished, And doth hiss because of all her plagues.

¹³Issanda viha tõttu ei elata seal ja see jääb hoopis tühjaks. Igaüks, kes Paabelist mööda läheb, kohkub ja vilistab kõigi ta nuhtluste pärast.

¹⁴Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, All ye treading a bow, Shoot at her, have no pity on the arrow, For against Jehovah she hath sinned.

¹⁴Rivistuge ümber Paabeli, kõik, kes vinnastate ambu! Ambuge teda, ärge säästke nooli, sest ta on pattu teinud Issanda vastu!

¹⁵Shout against her round about, She hath given forth her hand, Fallen have her foundations, Thrown down have been her walls, For it [is] the vengeance of Jehovah, Be avenged of her, as she did — do ye to her.

¹⁵Tõstke tema ümber võidukisa: 'Ta tõstab käe, ta toed langevad, ta müürid kistakse maha.' Sest see on Issanda kättemaks. Makske temale kätte, talitage temaga, nõnda kuidas tema talitas!

¹⁶Cut off the sower from Babylon, And him handling the sickle in the time of harvest, Because of the oppressing sword, Each unto his people — they turn, And each to his land — they flee.

¹⁶Kaotage Paabelist külvaja ja lõikusajal sirbihaaraja! Hävitava mõõga eest pöördub igaüks oma rahva juurde ja igaüks põgeneb oma maale.

¹⁷A scattered sheep is Israel, lions have driven away, At first, devour him did the king of Asshur, And now, at last, broken his bone Hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.

¹⁷Iisrael oli eksinud lammas, lõvidest aetud. Esiti sõi teda Assuri kuningas, ja nüüd viimaks näris tema luid Paabeli kuningas Nebukadnetsar.

¹⁸Therefore thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am seeing after the king of Babylon, And after his land, As I have seen after the king of Asshur;

¹⁸Seepärast ütleb vägede Issand, Iisraeli Jumal, nõnda: Vaata, mina karistan Paabeli kuningat ja tema maad, nõnda nagu ma karistan Assuri kuningat.

¹⁹And I have brought back Israel unto his habitation, And he hath fed on Carmel, and on Bashan. And in mount Ephraim, and on Gilead is his soul satisfied.

¹⁹Ja ma toon Iisraeli tagasi tema enese karjamaale ning ta hakkab hoidma karja Karmelil ja Baasanis, ja ta hing küllastub Efraimi mäestikus ja Gileadis.

²⁰In those days, and at that time, An affirmation of Jehovah, Sought is the iniquity of Israel, and it is not, And the sin of Judah, and it is not found, For I am propitious to those whom I leave!

²⁰Neil päevil ja sel ajal, ütleb Issand, otsitakse Iisraeli süüd, aga seda ei ole, ja Juuda patte, aga neid ei leita, sest ma annan andeks neile, keda ma alles jätan.

²¹Against the land of Merathaim: Go up against it, and unto the inhabitants of Pekod, Waste and devote their posterity, An affirmation of Jehovah, And do according to all that I have commanded thee.

²¹Mine 'Topelttõrksa' maa vastu ja 'Karistuse' elanike kallale! Löö maha ja hävita sootuks nende järelt, ütleb Issand, ja tee kõik, nagu ma sind olen käskinud!

²²A noise of battle [is] in the land, and of great destruction.

²²Maal on sõjahüüd ja suur häving.

²³How hath it been cut and broken, The hammer of the whole earth! How hath Babylon been for a desolation among nations!

²³Kuidas küll on purustatud ja katki murtud kogu maailma vasar! Kuidas küll Paabel on saanud jubeduseks rahvaste seas!

²⁴I have laid a snare for thee, And also — thou art captured, O Babylon, And thou — thou hast known, Thou hast been found, and also art caught, For against Jehovah thou hast stirred thyself up.

²⁴Mina panin sulle püüdepaela ja sind, Paabel, saadi kätte, nõnda et sa ise ei teadnudki. Sind tabati ja võeti kinni, sest sa võitlesid Issanda vastu.

²⁵Jehovah hath opened His treasury, And He bringeth out the weapons of His indignation, For a work [is] to the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, In the land of the Chaldeans.

²⁵Issand avas oma relvakambri ja tõi välja oma sajatuse relvad. Sest Issandal, vägede Issandal, on tööd kaldealaste maal.

²⁶Come ye in to her from the extremity, Open ye her storehouses, Raise her up as heaps, and devote her, Let her have no remnant.

²⁶Tulge kõikjalt temale kallale, avage ta aidad, kuhjake teda viljana hunnikusse ja hävitage ta sootuks, ärgu jäägu talle midagi järele.

²⁷Slay all her kine, they go down to slaughter, Wo [is] on them, for come hath their day, The time of their inspection.

²⁷Lööge maha kõik ta härjavärsid, mingu nad tapale! Häda neile! Sest on tulnud nende päev, nende karistusaeg.

²⁸A voice of fugitives and escaped ones [Is] from the land of Babylon, To declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God, The vengeance of His temple.

²⁸Kuulge! Põgenikud ja Paabelimaalt pääsenud jutustavad Siionis Issanda, meie Jumala kättemaksust, kättemaksust tema templi eest.

²⁹Summon unto Babylon archers, all treading the bow, Encamp against her round about, Let [her] have no escape; Recompense to her according to her work, According to all that she did — do to her, For unto Jehovah she hath been proud, Unto the Holy One of Israel.

²⁹Kutsuge Paabeli kallale kütid, kõik ammuvinnastajad! Lööge leer üles tema ümber, ärgu pääsegu ükski! Tasuge temale ta tegude järgi, talitage temaga, nagu tema on talitanud teiega! Sest ta on olnud ülbe Issanda vastu, Iisraeli Püha vastu.

³⁰Therefore fall do her young men in her broad places, And all her men of war are cut off in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah.

³⁰Seepärast langevad ta turgudel tema noored mehed ja sel päeval hukkuvad kõik ta sõjamehed, ütleb Issand.

³¹Lo, I [am] against thee, O pride, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, For thy day hath come, the time of thy inspection.

³¹Vaata, ma olen su vastu, sina ülbe, ütleb Issand, vägede Issand, sest on tulnud su päev, aeg, mil ma sind karistan.

³²And stumbled hath pride, And he hath fallen, and hath no raiser up, And I have kindled a fire in his cities, And it hath devoured all round about him.

³²Siis komistab ülbe ja langeb ega ole, kes ta üles tõstaks; ja ma süütan tema linnades tule ning see põletab kõik ümberringi.

³³Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Oppressed are the sons of Israel, And the sons of Judah together, And all their captors have kept hold on them, They have refused to send them away.

³³Nõnda ütleb vägede Issand: Iisraeli lastele ja Juuda lastele on ühtviisi liiga tehtud; kõik nende vangistajad peavad neid kinni, nad ei taha neid vabastada.

³⁴Their Redeemer [is] strong, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name, He doth thoroughly plead their cause, So as to cause the land to rest, And He hath given trouble to the inhabitants of Babylon.

³⁴Aga nende lunastaja on vägev, vägede Issand on tema nimi. Tema seletab hästi nende riiuasja, et tuua maale rahu, aga Paabeli elanikele rahutust.

³⁵A sword [is] for the Chaldeans, An affirmation of Jehovah, And it [is] on the inhabitants of Babylon, And on her heads, and on her wise men;

³⁵Mõõk kaldealaste kallale, ütleb Issand, ja Paabeli elanike kallale, tema vürstide ja tarkade kallale.

³⁶A sword [is] on the princes, And they have become foolish; A sword [is] on her mighty ones, And they have been broken down;

³⁶Mõõk ennustajate kallale, et need jääksid narrideks. Mõõk tema kangelaste kallale, et need kohkuksid.

³⁷A sword [is] on his horses and on his chariot, And on all the rabble who [are] in her midst, And they have become women; A sword [is] on her treasuries, And they have been spoiled;

³⁷Mõõk tema hobuste ja sõjavankrite kallale ja kogu segarahva kallale, kes on tema keskel, et see muutuks naisteks. Mõõk tema varanduste kallale, et need riisutaks.

³⁸A sword [is] on her waters, and they have been dried up, For it [is] a land of graven images, And in idols they do boast themselves.

³⁸Põud tema vete kallale, et need kuivaksid. Sest see on nikerdatud kujude maa, nad on hullud nende peletiste järele.

³⁹Therefore dwell do Ziim with Iim, Yea, dwelt in her have daughters of the ostrich, And it is not inhabited any more for ever, Nor dwelt in unto all generations.

³⁹Seepärast hakkavad seal elama kurjad vaimud ja paharetid ja seal elutsevad jaanalinnud. Seda ei asustata enam iialgi, seal ei elata põlvede jooksul.

⁴⁰As overthrown by God with Sodom, And with Gomorrah, and with its neighbours, An affirmation of Jehovah, none doth dwell there, Nor sojourn in her doth a son of man.

⁴⁰Otsekui Jumal paiskas segi Soodoma ja Gomorra ja nende naabrid, ütleb Issand, nõnda ei ela seal keegi ega asugi sinna inimlaps.

⁴¹Lo, a people hath come from the north, Even a great nation, And many kings are stirred up from the sides of the earth.

⁴¹Vaata, rahvas tuleb põhja poolt: suur rahvas ja palju kuningaid hakkab liikuma maa viimastest äärtest.

⁴²Bow and halbert they seize, Cruel [are] they, and they have no mercy, Their voice as a sea soundeth, and on horses they ride, Set in array as a man for battle, Against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

⁴²Nad hoiavad käes ambu ja oda, nad on julmad ega tunne halastust; nende kisa on nagu mere kohin ja nad ratsutavad hobuste seljas, nad on varustatud nagu mehed tapluseks sinu vastu, Paabeli tütar.

⁴³Heard hath the king of Babylon their report, And feeble have been his hands, Distress hath seized him; pain as a travailing woman.

⁴³Kui Paabeli kuningas kuuleb neist sõnumit, siis lõtvuvad ta käed; teda valdab ahastus nagu sünnitajat valu.

⁴⁴Lo, as a lion he cometh up, Because of the rising of the Jordan, Unto the enduring habitation, But I cause to rest, I cause them to run from off her. And who is chosen? on her I lay a charge, For who [is] like Me? And who doth convene Me? And who [is] this shepherd who standeth before Me?

⁴⁴Vaata, otsekui lõvi kargab Jordani padrikust lokkavale karjamaale, nõnda äkitselt ajan ma nad sealt ära, ja selle, kes on valitud, panen ma sinna valitsejaks. Sest kes on minu sarnane? Kes võib mind kutsuda kohtusse? Ja kes on karjane, kes võiks seista minu vastu?

⁴⁵Therefore, hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, That He counselled concerning Babylon, And His devices that He hath devised Concerning the land of the Chaldeans; Drag them out do not little ones of the flock, Doth He not make desolate over them the habitation?

⁴⁵Seepärast kuulge Issanda nõu, mida ta on pidanud Paabeli vastu, ja tema mõtteid, mida ta on mõlgutanud kaldealaste maa vastu: tõesti, kõige pisemgi lammas veetakse ära; tõesti, nende karjamaa jääb tühjaks nende eneste pärast.

⁴⁶From the voice: Captured was Babylon, Hath the earth been shaken, And a cry among nations hath been heard!

⁴⁶Hüüdest: 'Paabel on vallutatud!' väriseb maa ja rahvaste seas kuuldakse hädakisa.'