¹How is the gold become dim, Changed the best — the pure gold? Poured out are stones of the sanctuary At the head of all out-places.

¹Kuidas küll on tuhmunud kuld, puhas kuld kuidas teiseks saanud! Pühamu kivid on paisatud kõigile tänavanurkadele.

²The precious sons of Zion, Who are comparable with fine gold, How have they been reckoned earthen bottles, Work of the hands of a potter.

²Kallid Siioni lapsed, puhtaima kullaga võrdsed, kuidas on nad nüüd saanud saviastjate sarnaseks, potisseppade käsitööks!

³Even dragons have drawn out the breast, They have suckled their young ones, The daughter of my people is become cruel, Like the ostriches in a wilderness.

³Ðaakalidki ulatavad nisa, et imetada oma poegi, aga mu rahva tütar on julm, otsekui jaanalind kõrbes.

⁴Cleaved hath the tongue of a suckling unto his palate with thirst, Infants asked bread, a dealer out they have none.

⁴Imiku keel jääb kinni suulakke janu pärast, lapsed paluvad leiba, aga pole, kes neile jagaks.

⁵Those eating of dainties have been desolate in out-places, Those supported on scarlet have embraced dunghills.

⁵Kes enne sõid maiustusi, närbuvad tänavail; keda hellitati purpuri peal, lebavad sõnnikuhunnikul.

⁶And greater is the iniquity of the daughter of my people, Than the sin of Sodom, That was overturned as [in] a moment, And no hands were stayed on her.

⁶Mu rahva tütre süü on suurem kui patt Soodomas, mis paisati segi silmapilkselt, kätega aitamata.

⁷Purer were her Nazarites than snow, Whiter than milk, ruddier of body than rubies, Of sapphire their form.

⁷Tema vürstid olid puhtamad lumest, valgemad piimast, ihult korallidest verevamad, kujult otsekui safiirid.

⁸Darker than blackness hath been their visage, They have not been known in out-places, Cleaved hath their skin unto their bone, It hath withered — it hath been as wood.

⁸Nüüd on nad näost mustemad kui nõgi, neid ei tunta tänavail ära; nende nahk on kontidel kortsunud, kuivanud nagu puu.

⁹Better have been the pierced of a sword Than the pierced of famine, For these flow away, pierced through, Without the increase of the field.

⁹Õnnelikumad olid need, kes mõõgaga maha löödi, kui need, kes surid nälga, kes põllusaagi puudumisel kidusid nagu teibasse aetud.

¹⁰The hands of merciful women have boiled their own children, They have been for food to them, In the destruction of the daughter of my people.

¹⁰Kaastundlike naiste käed keetsid oma lapsi: need olid neile roaks mu rahva tütre hävingus.

¹¹Completed hath Jehovah His fury, He hath poured out the fierceness of His anger, And he kindleth a fire in Zion, And it devoureth her foundations.

¹¹Issand valas välja oma viha, tegi teoks oma tulise raevu ja süütas Siionis tule, mis põletas selle alusmüüridki.

¹²Believe not did the kings of earth, And any of the inhabitants of the world, That come would an adversary and enemy Into the gates of Jerusalem.

¹²Ei oleks uskunud maa kuningad ja kõik maailma elanikud, et vihamees ja vaenlane tuleb sisse Jeruusalemma väravaist.

¹³Because of the sins of her prophets, The iniquities of her priests, Who are shedding in her midst the blood of the righteous,

¹³See on sündinud tema prohvetite pattude, tema preestrite süü pärast; nende pärast, kes valasid seal õigete verd.

¹⁴They have wandered naked in out-places, They have been polluted with blood, Without [any] being able to touch their clothing,

¹⁴Nad vaarusid tänavail nagu pimedad, verega roojastatud, nõnda et nende riideid ei võinud puudutada.

¹⁵`Turn aside — unclean,` they called to them, `Turn aside, turn aside, touch not,` For they fled — yea, they have wandered, They have said among nations: `They do not add to sojourn.`

¹⁵'Hoidke eest! Roojane!' hüüti nende kohta. 'Hoidke eest, hoidke eest, ärge puudutage!' Nad vaarusid ka põgenedes, rahvaste seas öeldi: 'Nad ei tohi jääda siia kauemaks!'

¹⁶The face of Jehovah hath divided them, He doth not add to behold them, The face of priests they have not lifted up, Elders they have not favoured.

¹⁶Issanda pale hajutas nad, ta ei vaata enam nende peale. Preestritest ei peetud lugu, vanadele ei antud armu.

¹⁷While we exist — consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation [that] saveth not.

¹⁷Isegi veel siis, väsinud silmadega, me ootasime asjatult endile abi; oma vahitornidest piilusime rahva poole, kes meid ei päästnud.

¹⁸They have hunted our steps from going in our broad-places, Near hath been our end, fulfilled our days, For come hath our end.

¹⁸Meie samme luurati, me ei võinud käia oma turgudel; meie lõpp ligines, meie päevad said täis - tõesti, meie lõpp tuli!

¹⁹Swifter have been our pursuers, Than the eagles of the heavens, On the mountains they have burned [after] us, In the wilderness they have laid wait for us.

¹⁹Meie jälitajad olid kiiremad kui kotkas taeva all; nad ajasid meid taga mägedel, varitsesid meid kõrbes.

²⁰The breath of our nostrils — the anointed of Jehovah, Hath been captured in their pits, of whom we said: `In his shadow we do live among nations.`

²⁰Issanda võitu, kes oli meile eluõhuks, püüti kinni nende aukudes, tema, kellest me ütlesime: 'Tema varjus me elame paganate seas!'

²¹Joy and rejoice, O daughter of Edom, Dwelling in the land of Uz, Even unto thee pass over doth a cup, Thou art drunk, and makest thyself naked.

²¹Rõõmutse ja ole rõõmus, Edomi tütar, kes elad Uusimaal! Sinulegi tuleb karikas: sa jääd joobnuks ja kisud enese paljaks.

²²Completed [is] thy iniquity, daughter of Zion, He doth not add to remove thee, He hath inspected thy iniquity, O daughter of Edom, He hath removed [thee] because of thy sins!

²²Sinu süü on lõppenud, Siioni tütar, enam ta ei vii sind vangi. Aga ta karistab su süüd, Edomi tütar, ta paljastab su patud.