¹Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am stirring up against Babylon, And the inhabitants of Leb — My withstanders, A destroying wind,

¹Nõnda ütleb Issand: 'Vaata, ma äratan Paabeli kallale, 'mu vastase südame' elanike kallale hävitava tuule.

²And I have sent to Babylon fanners, And they have fanned it, and they empty its land, For they have been against it, Round about — in the day of evil.

²Ja ma läkitan Paabeli kallale võõraid, kes tuulavad teda ja laastavad tema maad, kui nad õnnetusepäeval on igalt poolt tema kallal.

³Let not the treader tread his bow, Nor lift himself up in his coat of mail, Nor have ye pity on her young men, Devote ye to destruction all her host.

³Ammukütt vinnastagu oma amb ammuküti vastu ja selle vastu, kes suurustab oma soomusrüüs. Ärge säästke tema noori mehi, hävitage sootuks kogu ta vägi,

⁴And fallen have the wounded in the land of the Chaldeans, And the pierced-through in her streets.

⁴et mahalöödud langeksid kaldealaste maal ja läbipistetud tema tänavail.

⁵For, not forsaken is Israel and Judah, By its God — by Jehovah of Hosts, For their land hath been full of guilt, Against the Holy One of Israel.

⁵Sest Iisrael ja Juuda ei jää oma Jumala, vägede Issanda leskedeks, vaid kaldealaste maa on täis süüd Iisraeli Püha vastu.

⁶Flee ye from the midst of Babylon, And deliver ye each his soul, Be not cut off in its iniquity, For a time of vengeance it [is] to Jehovah, Recompence He is rendering to her.

⁶Põgenege Paabelist ja igaüks päästku oma hing, et teie ei hukkuks tema süü pärast! Sest see on Issanda kättemaksuaeg, kes tasub temale, mis ta on teinud.

⁷A golden cup [is] Babylon in the hand of Jehovah, Making drunk all the earth, Of its wine drunk have nations, Therefore boast themselves do nations.

⁷Paabel oli kuldkarikas Issanda käes, mis tegi joobnuks kogu maailma; rahvad jõid tema veini, seetõttu rahvad hullusid.

⁸Suddenly hath Babylon fallen, Yea, it is broken, howl ye for it, Take balm for her pain, if so be it may be healed.

⁸Äkitselt langeb Paabel ja purustatakse. Ulguge tema pärast! Võtke palsamit tema haavade jaoks, vahest ta saab terveks!

⁹We healed Babylon, and she was not healed, Forsake her, and we go, each to his land, For come unto the heavens hath its judgment, And it hath been lifted up unto the clouds.

⁹Me tahtsime Paabelit ravida, aga ta ei paranenud. Jätkem ta maha ja mingem igaüks oma maale, sest kohus tema üle ulatub taevani ja tõuseb pilvedeni.

¹⁰Jehovah hath brought forth our righteousnesses, Come, and we recount in Zion the work of Jehovah our God.

¹⁰Issand on toonud esile meie õigused; tulgem ja jutustagem Siionis Issanda, oma Jumala teost.

¹¹Cleanse ye the arrows, fill the shields, Stirred up hath Jehovah the spirit of the kings of Madia, For against Babylon His device [is] to destroy it, For the vengeance of Jehovah it [is], The vengeance of His temple.

¹¹Teritage nooli, haarake kilbid! Issand on äratanud Meedia kuningate vaimu, sest tema kavatsuseks Paabeli kohta on selle hävitamine. Sest see on Issanda kättemaks, kättemaks tema templi eest.

¹²Unto the walls of Babylon lift up an ensign, Strengthen the watch, Establish the watchers, prepare the ambush, For Jehovah hath both devised and done that which He spake, Concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.

¹²Tõstke lipp Paabeli müüride vastu, tugevdage valvet, seadke vahimehi, paigutage varitsejaid! Sest nagu Issand on kavatsenud, nõnda tema teebki teoks, mis ta Paabeli elanike kohta on ütelnud.

¹³O dweller on many waters, abundant in treasures, Come in hath thine end, the measure of thy dishonest gain.

¹³Sina, kes sa elad suurte vete ääres, varandustest rikas, on tulnud sinu lõpp, küünar, kust sind katki lõigatakse.

¹⁴Sworn hath Jehovah of Hosts by Himself, That, Surely I have filled thee [with] men as the cankerworm, And they have cried against thee — shouting.

¹⁴Vägede Issand on vandunud iseenesele: tõesti, ma täidan sind inimestega otsekui rohutirtsudega, ja nad tõstavad sinu vastu sõjakisa.

¹⁵The maker of earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,

¹⁵Tema on oma rammuga teinud maa, tarkusega rajanud maailma ja mõistusega laotanud taeva.

¹⁶At the voice He giveth forth, A multitude of waters [are] in the heavens, And He causeth vapours to come up from the end of the earth, Lightnings for rain He hath made, And He bringeth out wind from His treasures.

¹⁶Kui tema teeb häält, siis on taevas vee kohin ja ta tõstab pilved maa äärest; tema teeb vihmale välgud ja toob tuule välja selle aitadest.

¹⁷Brutish hath been every man by knowledge, Put to shame hath been every refiner by a graven image, For false [is] his molten image, And there is no breath in them.

¹⁷Inimesed on kõik rumalad, mõistusest ilma. Iga kullassepp jääb häbisse jumalakuju pärast, sest tema valatud kujud on pettus ja neis pole vaimu.

¹⁸Vanity [are] they — work of errors, In the time of their inspection they perish.

¹⁸Need on tühised, naeruväärt töö: oma katsumisajal nad hukkuvad.

¹⁹Not like these [is] the portion of Jacob, For He [is] former of all things, And [Israel is] the rod of His inheritance, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name.

¹⁹Nende sarnane ei ole see, kes on Jaakobi osa, sest tema on kõige looja ja ta pärisosa kepp. Vägede Issand on tema nimi.

²⁰An axe [art] thou to me — weapons of war, And I have broken in pieces by thee nations, And I have destroyed by thee kingdoms,

²⁰Sina, Paabel, olid mulle vasaraks, relvaks, sinuga purustasin ma rahvaid ja sinuga hävitasin ma kuningriike.

²¹And I have broken in pieces by thee horse and its rider, And I have broken in pieces by thee chariot and its charioteer,

²¹Sinuga purustasin ma hobuse ja ratsaniku, sinuga purustasin ma vankri ja sõitja.

²²And I have broken in pieces by thee man and woman, And I have broken in pieces by thee old and young, And I have broken in pieces by thee young man and virgin,

²²Sinuga purustasin ma mehe ja naise, sinuga purustasin ma vana ja noore, sinuga purustasin ma noormehe ja neitsi.

²³And I have broken in pieces by thee shepherd and his drove, And I have broken in pieces by thee husbandman and his team, And I have broken in pieces by thee governors and prefects.

²³Sinuga purustasin ma karjase ja karja, sinuga purustasin ma põllumehe ja härjapaari, sinuga purustasin ma maavanemad ja asevalitsejad.

²⁴And I have recompensed to Babylon, And to all inhabitants of Chaldea, All the evil that they have done in Zion, Before your eyes — an affirmation of Jehovah.

²⁴Aga nüüd tasun ma Paabelile ja kõigile Kaldea elanikele teie nähes kõik nende kurja, mis nad tegid Siionile, ütleb Issand.

²⁵Lo, I [am] against thee, O destroying mount, An affirmation of Jehovah, That is destroying all the earth, And I have stretched out My hand against thee, And I have rolled thee from the rocks, And given thee for a burnt mountain.

²⁵Vaata, ma olen su vastu, sa hävitusemägi, ütleb Issand, kes hävitasid kogu maa. Ma sirutan oma käe su vastu ja veeretan sind kaljudelt alla ning teen sind põlenud mäeks.

²⁶And they take not out of thee a stone for a corner, And a stone for foundations, For desolations age-during art thou, An affirmation of Jehovah.

²⁶Ja sinust ei võeta nurgakivi ega kivi alusmüüri jaoks, vaid sa jääd igavesti hävitatuks, ütleb Issand.

²⁷Lift ye up an ensign in the land, Blow a trumpet among nations, Sanctify against it nations, Summon against it the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz, Appoint against it an infant head, Cause the horse to ascend as the rough cankerworm.

²⁷Tõstke maal lipp, puhuge sarve rahvaste seas, pühitsege rahvad tema vastu, kutsuge tema vastu Ararati, Minni ja Askenase kuningriigid, pange tema vastu värbamispealik, tooge üles hobuseid otsekui karuseid rohutirtsuvastseid!

²⁸Sanctify against it the nations with the kings of Media, Its governors and all its prefects, And all the land of its dominion.

²⁸Pühitsege ta vastu rahvad, Meedia kuningad, nende maavanemad ja kõik asevalitsejad ning kogu nende valitsusealune maa!

²⁹And shake doth the land, and it is pained, For stood against Babylon have the purposes of Jehovah, To make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant.

²⁹Siis väriseb maa ja viskleb valudes, sest täituvad kavatsused, mis Issandal on Paabeli vastu, et teha Paabeli maa lagedaks, kus ükski ei ela.

³⁰Ceased have the mighty of Babylon to fight, They have remained in strongholds, Failed hath their might, they have become woman, They have burnt her tabernacles, Broken have been her bars.

³⁰Paabeli kangelased lakkavad sõdimast, nad istuvad kindlustes, nende jõud hääbub, nad muutuvad naisteks; tema hooned põletatakse, tema riivid murtakse.

³¹Runner to meet runner doth run, And announcer to meet announcer, To announce to the king of Babylon, For, captured hath been his city — at the extremity.

³¹Jooksja jookseb jooksjale ja sõnumiviija sõnumiviijale vastu, kuulutama Paabeli kuningale, et tema linn on igast küljest vallutatud,

³²And the passages have been captured, And the reeds they have burnt with fire, And the men of war have been troubled.

³²et koolmed on võetud, pilliroopaadid tules põletatud ja sõjamehed kabuhirmus.

³³For thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, The daughter of Babylon [is] as a threshing-floor, The time of her threshing — yet a little, And come hath the time of her harvest.

³³Sest nõnda ütleb vägede Issand, Iisraeli Jumal: Paabeli tütar on nagu rehepaik selle kõvakstampimise ajal: veel pisut, siis tuleb temale lõikusaeg.

³⁴Devoured us, crushed us, hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, He hath set us [as] an empty vessel, He hath swallowed us as a dragon, He hath filled his belly with my dainties, He hath driven us away.

³⁴'Nebukadnetsar, Paabeli kuningas, on mind neelanud, kimbutanud, kõrvale pannud nagu tühja astja; ta on mind neelanud nagu lohe, on täitnud oma kõhu minu maiuspaladega, ta on mind ära ajanud.

³⁵My wrong, and [that of] my flesh [is] on Babylon, Say doth the inhabitant of Zion, And my blood [is] on the inhabitants of Chaldea, Say doth Jerusalem.

³⁵Vägivald, mida olen kannatanud, ja mu kokkuvarisemine tulgu Paabeli peale!' ütleb Siioni elanik. 'Ja mu veri Kaldea elanike peale!' ütleb Jeruusalemm.

³⁶Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am pleading thy cause, And I have avenged thy vengeance, And dried up its sea, and made its fountains dry.

³⁶Seepärast ütleb Issand nõnda: Vaata, mina ajan sinu riiuasja ja tasun, mis sul on tasuda; mina lasen taheneda tema mere ja kuivatan tema allika.

³⁷And Babylon hath been for heaps, A habitation of dragons, An astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.

³⁷Paabel muutub kivihunnikuks, ðaakalite asupaigaks, jubeduseks ja parastamise põhjuseks, kus ükski ei ela.

³⁸Together as young lions they roar, They have shaken themselves as lions` whelps.

³⁸Nad möirgavad küll üheskoos nagu lõvid ja urisevad nagu lõvikutsikad.

³⁹In their heat I make their banquets, And I have caused them to drink, so that they exult, And have slept a sleep age-during, And awake not — an affirmation of Jehovah.

³⁹Kui nad on elevil, siis ma teen neile joomingu ja lasen nad purju jääda, et nad hõiskaksid ja uinuksid igavesse unne ega ärkaks, ütleb Issand.

⁴⁰I cause them to go down as lambs to slaughter, As rams with he-goats.

⁴⁰Mina viin nad tappa nagu talled, nagu jäärad koos sikkudega.

⁴¹How hath Sheshach been captured, Yea, caught is the praise of the whole earth, How hath Babylon been for an astonishment among nations.

⁴¹Kuidas küll vallutatakse Seesak, ja võetakse see, kes on kuulus kogu maal. Kuidas küll Paabel saab jubeduseks rahvaste seas!

⁴²Come up against Babylon hath the sea, With a multitude of its billows it hath been covered.

⁴²Meri tõuseb üle Paabeli, ta kaetakse selle kohisevate lainetega.

⁴³Its cities have been for a desolation, A dry land, and a wilderness, A land — none doth dwell in them, Nor pass over into them doth a son of man.

⁴³Tema linnad muutuvad õudseks, maa põuaseks ja lagedaks, maaks, kus ükski ei ela ja millest inimlaps läbi ei lähe.

⁴⁴And I have seen after Bel in Babylon, And I have brought forth that which he swallowed — from his mouth, And flow no more unto him do nations, Also the wall of Babylon hath fallen.

⁴⁴Ma karistan Beeli Paabelis ja kisun ta suust, mis ta on neelanud; rahvad ei voola enam tema juurde, Paabeli müürgi variseb maha.

⁴⁵Go forth from its midst, O My people, And deliver ye, each his soul, Because of the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah,

⁴⁵Minge ära selle keskelt, minu rahvas, ja päästke igaüks oma elu Issanda tulise viha eest!

⁴⁶And lest your heart be tender, And ye be afraid of the report that is heard in the land, And come in a year hath the report, And after it in a year the report, And violence [is] in the land, ruler against ruler;

⁴⁶Ärgu ainult teie süda mingu araks ja ärge kartke kuulujutte, mis maal kostavad, kui ühel aastal tuleb üks kuulujutt ja järgmisel aastal teine, kui maal on vägivald ja valitseja on valitseja vastu!

⁴⁷Therefore, lo, days are coming, And I have seen after the graven images of Babylon. And all its land is ashamed, And all its pierced ones do fall in its midst.

⁴⁷Sest vaata, päevad tulevad, mil ma karistan Paabeli nikerdatud kujusid; ja kogu tema maa jääb häbisse ning kõik langevad surnult maha sel maal.

⁴⁸And cried aloud against Babylon Have heavens and earth, and all that [is] in them, For, from the north come to it do the spoilers, An affirmation of Jehovah.

⁴⁸Siis rõõmustavad Paabeli pärast taevas ja maa ja kõik, mis neis on, kui põhja poolt tulevad tema kallale hävitajad, ütleb Issand.

⁴⁹Even Babylon [is] to fall, ye pierced of Israel, Even they of Babylon have fallen, Ye pierced of all the earth.

⁴⁹Paabelgi langeb Iisraeli mahalöödute pärast, nagu Paabeli pärast langesid mahalöödud kogu maal.

⁵⁰Ye escaped of the sword, go on, stand not, Remember ye from afar Jehovah, And let Jerusalem come up on your heart.

⁵⁰Teie, mõõga eest pääsenud, minge, ärge jääge seisma! Mõelge kaugel Issandale ja teile meenugu Jeruusalemm!

⁵¹We have been ashamed, for we heard reproach, Covered hath shame our faces, For come in have strangers, against the sanctuaries of the house of Jehovah.

⁵¹'Me häbeneme, kui kuuleme laimu; häbi katab meie palet, kui muulased tulevad Issanda koja pühaduste kallale.'

⁵²Therefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have seen after its graven images, And in all its land groan doth the wounded.

⁵²Seepärast, vaata, päevad tulevad, ütleb Issand, mil ma karistan tema nikerdatud kujusid ja kogu ta maal oigavad haavatud.

⁵³Because Babylon goeth up to the heavens, And because it fenceth the high place of its strength, From Me come into it do spoilers, An affirmation of Jehovah.

⁵³Kuigi Paabel peaks tõusma taevani ja kuigi ta kindlustaks oma võimsa kõrgendiku, kummatigi tulevad minult tema kallale hävitajad, ütleb Issand.

⁵⁴A voice of a cry [is] from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldean.

⁵⁴Kuula! Hädakisa Paabelist ja suurest hävingust kaldealaste maal!

⁵⁵For Jehovah is spoiling Babylon, And hath destroyed out of it a great voice, And sounded have its billows as many waters, Given forth a noise hath their voice.

⁵⁵Sest Issand hävitab Paabeli ja lõpetab sealt suure lärmi, kuigi ta lained kohisevad nagu suured veed ja kostab ta hüüete kära.

⁵⁶For come in against it — against Babylon — hath a spoiler, And captured have been its mighty ones, Broken have been their bows, For the God of recompences — Jehovah — doth certainly repay.

⁵⁶Sest tema kallale, Paabeli kallale, tuleb hävitaja ja tema kangelased võetakse vangi, nende ammud murtakse katki; sest kättemaksu Jumal, Issand, maksab kindlasti kätte.

⁵⁷And I have caused its princes to drink, And its wise men, its governors, And its prefects, and its mighty ones, And they have slept a sleep age-during, And they awake not — an affirmation of the king, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name.

⁵⁷Ja ma teen joobnuks tema vürstid ja targad, maavanemad, asevalitsejad ja kangelased, et nad uinuksid igavesse unne ega ärkaks enam, ütleb kuningas, kelle nimi on vägede Issand.

⁵⁸Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, the wall of Babylon — The broad one — is utterly made bare, And her high gates with fire are burnt, And peoples labour in vain, And nations in fire, and have been weary!

⁵⁸Nõnda ütleb vägede Issand: Laiad Paabeli müürid kistakse maani maha, ja tema kõrged väravad põletatakse tules. Rahvad vaevavad endid ilmaaegu ja rahvahõimud väsitavad endid tule tarvis.'

⁵⁹The word that Jeremiah the prophet hath commanded Seraiah son of Neriah, son of Maaseiah, in his going with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign — and Seraiah [is] a quiet prince;

⁵⁹Ülesanne, mille prohvet Jeremija andis Serajale, Mahseja poja Neerija pojale, kui see läks koos Juuda kuninga Sidkijaga Paabelisse selle valitsemise neljandal aastal; Seraja oli majutuspealik.

⁶⁰and Jeremiah writeth all the evil that cometh unto Babylon on one book — all these words that are written concerning Babylon.

⁶⁰Jeremija oli kirjutanud ühte raamatusse kogu selle õnnetuse, mis Paabelile oli tulemas, kõik need sõnad, mis Paabeli kohta on kirjutatud.

⁶¹And Jeremiah saith unto Seraiah, `When thou dost enter Babylon, then thou hast seen, and hast read all these words,

⁶¹Ja Jeremija ütles Serajale: 'Kui sa jõuad Paabelisse, siis vaata, et sa loed kõik need sõnad

⁶²and hast said: Jehovah, Thou, Thou hast spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that there is none dwelling in it, from man even unto cattle, for it is a desolation age-during.

⁶²ja ütled: Issand, sina oled rääkinud selle paiga kohta, et sa hävitad selle, nõnda et siin ei ela ükski, ei inimene ega loom, vaid et see jääb igavesti laastatuks!

⁶³And it hath come to pass, when thou dost finish reading this book, thou dost bind to it a stone, and hast cast it into the midst of Phrat,

⁶³Ja kui sa selle raamatu oled lõpuni lugenud, siis seo selle külge kivi ja viska see keset Frati jõge

⁶⁴and said, Thus sink doth Babylon, and it doth not arise, because of the evil that I am bringing in against it, and they have been weary.` Hitherto [are] words of Jeremiah.

⁶⁴ning ütle: Nõnda vajub Paabel ega tõuse enam õnnetuse pärast, mille ma temale toon: nad peavad väsima!' Siiani on Jeremija sõnad.