1Strengthen yourselves, sons of Benjamin, From the midst of Jerusalem, And in Tekoa blow ye a trumpet, And over Beth-Haccerem lift ye up a flame, For evil hath been seen from the north, And great destruction.
1Põgenege Jeruusalemmast, Benjamini lapsed! Puhuge sarve Tekoas ja pange tähis Beet-Keremisse, sest põhja poolt paistab õnnetus ja suur häving!
2The comely and the delicate one I have cut off, The daughter of Zion.
2Kena ja helliku olen ma hävitanud - Siioni tütre.
3Unto her come do shepherds and their droves, They have stricken tents by her round about, They have fed each [in] his own station.
3Tema juurde tulevad karjased oma karjadega ja löövad telgid üles tema ümber, nad karjatavad igaüks oma osa peal.
4Sanctify ye against her the battle, Rise, and we go up at noon. Wo to us, for turned hath the day, For stretched out are the shades of evening,
4'Pühitsegem sõda tema vastu! Tõuskem ja mingem üles keskpäeva ajal!' 'Häda meile, sest päev veereb ja õhtuvarjud pikenevad!'
5`Rise, and we go up by night, And we destroy her palaces.`
5'Tõuskem ja mingem üles öösel ning hävitagem tema paleed!'
6For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Cut down her wood, And pour out against Jerusalem a mount, She [is] the city to be inspected, Wholly — she is oppression in her midst.
6Sest vägede Issand ütleb nõnda: Raiuge puid ja kuhjake piiramisvall Jeruusalemma vastu! See on linn, mida tuleb karistada, sest tema sees valitseb vägivald.
7As the digging of a well, is [for] its waters, So she hath digged [for] her wickedness, Violence and spoil is heard in her, Before My face continually [are] sickness and smiting.
7Otsekui kaev hoiab värske oma vee, nii hoiab Jeruusalemm värske oma kurjuse; tema sees kuulukse ülekohtust ja rüüstamisest, minu palge ees on aina valu ja piin.
8Be instructed, O Jerusalem, Lest My soul be alienated from thee, Lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
8Lase ennast hoiatada, Jeruusalemm, et mu hing ei võõrduks sinust, et ma ei teeks sind lagedaks, maaks, kus ei elata.
9Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: They surely glean, as a vine, the remnant of Israel, Put back thy hand, as a gatherer to the baskets.
9Nõnda ütleb vägede Issand: Iisraeli jääki nopitakse otsekui viinapuu järelnoppimist. Siruta oma käsi võrsete kohale otsekui viinamarjakorjaja.
10To whom do I speak, and testify, and they hear? Lo, their ear [is] uncircumcised, And they are not able to attend. Lo, a word of Jehovah hath been to them for a reproach, They delight not in it.
10Kellele ma peaksin rääkima ja kinnitama, et nad kuuleksid? Vaata, nende kõrvadel on eesnahk, nad ei saa kuulda. Vaata, Issanda sõna on neile teotuseks, see ei kõlba neile.
11And with the fury of Jehovah I have been filled, (I have been weary of containing,) To pour [it] on the suckling in the street, And on the assembly of youths together, For even husband with wife are captured, An elder with one full of days,
11Mina olen täis Issanda viha, ma ei suuda seda peatada. Vala see laste peale tänaval, samuti noorukite jõugu peale; sest kinni võetakse nii mehed kui naised, nii vanad kui raugad.
12And their houses have been turned to others, Fields and wives together, For I stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land, An affirmation of Jehovah.
12Ja nende kojad antakse teistele koos põldude ja naistega; sest ma sirutan oma käe maa elanike vastu, ütleb Issand.
13For from their least unto their greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, And from prophet even unto priest, Every one is dealing falsely,
13Sest pisemast suuremani ahnitseb igaüks neist omakasu, ja prohvetist preestrini petavad kõik.
14And they heal the breach of the daughter of my people slightly, Saying, `Peace, peace!` and there is no peace.
14Ja mu rahva vigastust ravivad nad pinnapealselt, öeldes: 'Rahu, rahu!', kuigi rahu ei ole.
15They were ashamed when they did abomination! Yea, they are not at all ashamed, Yea, blushing they have not known, Therefore they do fall among those falling, In the time I have inspected them, They stumble, said Jehovah.
15Kas nad häbenevad, et nad on teinud jäledust? Ei, nad ei häbene sugugi ega tunne piinlikkust. Seepärast nad langevad langejate hulgas; oma karistusajal nad komistavad, ütleb Issand.
16Thus said Jehovah: Stand ye by the ways and see, and ask for paths of old, Where [is] this — the good way? and go ye in it, And find rest for yourselves. And they say, `We do not go.`
16Nõnda ütles Issand: Seisatage teedel ja vaadake, küsige muistsete radade kohta, missugune on hea tee, ja käige sellel, siis leiate oma hingele hingamispaiga. Aga nemad ütlesid: 'Seda me ei tee!'
17And I have raised up for you watchmen, Attend ye to the voice of the trumpet. And they say, `We do not attend.`
17Ma seadsin vahimehed teie üle: 'Kuulake sarvehäält!' Aga nemad vastasid: 'Me ei kuula!'
18Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O company, That which [is] upon them.
18Seepärast kuulge, rahvad, ja mõista, kogudus, mis nendega juhtub!
19Hear, O earth, lo, I am bringing evil on this people, The fruit of their devices, For to My words they gave no attention, And My law — they kick against it.
19Kuule, maa! Vaata, ma saadan õnnetuse sellele rahvale, nende mõtete vilja; sest nad ei pannud tähele mu sõnu ja põlgasid mu Seadust.
20Why [is] this to Me? frankincense from Sheba cometh, And the sweet cane from a land afar off, Your burnt-offerings [are] not for acceptance, And your sacrifices have not been sweet to Me.
20Milleks mulle viiruk, mis tuleb Seebast, ja head kalmused kaugelt maalt? Teie põletusohvrid ei ole mulle meelepärased ja teie tapaohvrid ei kõlba mulle.
21Therefore thus said Jehovah: Lo, I do give to this people stumbling blocks, And stumbled against them have fathers and sons together, The neighbour and his friend do perish.
21Seepärast ütleb Issand nõnda: Vaata, ma panen komistuskive sellele rahvale, ja nad komistavad nende otsa, isad ja pojad üheskoos, naaber hukkub koos naabriga.
22Thus said Jehovah: Lo, a people hath come from a north country, And a great nation is stirred up from the sides of the earth.
22Nõnda ütleb Issand: Vaata, üks rahvas tuleb põhjamaalt, suur rahvas hakkab liikuma maa viimastest äärtest.
23Bow and javelin they take hold of, Fierce it [is], and they have no mercy, Their voice as a sea doth sound, And on horses they ride, set in array as a man of war, Against thee, O daughter of Zion.
23Nad 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 sõdurid tapluseks sinu vastu, Siioni tütar.
24`We have heard its sound, feeble have been our hands, Distress hath seized us, pain as of a travailing woman.
24Me oleme kuulnud neist sõnumeid, meie käed on lõtvunud; meid haarab ahastus nagu sünnitajat valu.
25Go not forth to the field, And in the way walk not, For a sword hath the enemy, fear [is] round about.
25Ärge minge väljale, ärge käige teed, sest seal on vaenlase mõõk - hirm on igal pool!
26O daughter of My people, Gird on sackcloth, and roll thyself in ashes, The mourning of an only one make for thee, A lamentation most bitter, For suddenly come doth the spoiler against us.
26Mu rahva tütar! Rõivastu kotiriidesse ja püherda tuhas, leina nagu ainsat poega, tõsta kibedat kaebust, sest äkitselt tuleb hävitaja meile kallale.
27A watch-tower I have given thee, Among My people a fortress, And thou knowest, and hast tried their way.
27Ma olen sinu pannud oma rahva proovijaks, kindlustatud linnaks, et sa õpiksid tundma ja katsuksid järele nende teed.
28All of them are turned aside by apostates, Walking slanderously — brass and iron, All of them are corrupters.
28Nad kõik on läinud väga ülekäte, laimu levitajad; nad on vask ja raud, nad kõik on hävitajad.
29The bellows have been burnt, By fire hath the lead been consumed, In vain hath a refiner refined, And the wicked have not been drawn away.
29Lõõts ähib, tina läks tules vedelaks, aga kõik sulatamine oli asjata - kurjad ei eraldunud.
30`Silver rejected,` they have called to them, For Jehovah hath kicked against them!
30Neid hüütakse põlatud hõbedaks, sest Issand on nad põlanud.'