¹Bend yourselves, yea, bend ye, O nation not desired,

¹Kogunege ja olge koos, häbitu rahvas,

²Before the bringing forth of a statute, As chaff hath the day passed on, While yet not come in upon you doth the heat of the anger of Jehovah, While yet not come in upon you doth a day of the anger of Jehovah,

²enne kui tuleb määratud päev, mil lendate ära kui aganad, enne kui teie peale tuleb Issanda tuline viha, enne kui teie peale tuleb Issanda vihapäev!

³Seek Jehovah, all ye humble of the land, Who His judgment have done, Seek ye righteousness, seek humility, It may be ye are hidden in a day of the anger of Jehovah.

³Otsige Issandat, kõik alandlikud maal, kes te teostate tema õigust! Otsige õiglust, otsige alandlikkust, vahest leiate varju Issanda vihapäeval!

⁴For Gaza is forsaken, And Ashkelon [is] for a desolation, Ashdod! at noon they do cast her forth, And Ekron is rooted up.

⁴Sest Assa jäetakse maha ja Askelon jääb tühjaks, Asdod aetakse ära keskpäeval ja Ekron juuritakse välja.

⁵Ho! O inhabitants of the sea-coast, Nation of the Cherethites, A word of Jehovah [is] against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines, And I have destroyed thee without an inhabitant.

⁵Häda teile, ranniku elanikud, kreedi rahvas! Issanda sõna on teie vastu, Kaanan, vilistite maa; ma hävitan sind asustamatuks.

⁶And the sea-coast hath been habitations, Cottages [for] shepherds, and folds [for] a flock.

⁶Sest kreetide mererand jääb karjastele karjamaaks ning lammastele ja kitsedele taradeks.

⁷And the coast hath been for the remnant of the house of Judah, By them they have pleasure, In houses of Ashkelon at even they lie down, For inspect them doth Jehovah their God, And He hath turned back [to] their captivity.

⁷See rannik saab Juuda soo jäägile - seal nad hoiavad karja, lebavad õhtuti Askeloni kodades; sest Issand, nende Jumal, tunneb muret nende pärast ja pöörab nende vangipõlve.

⁸I have heard the reproach of Moab, And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, Wherewith they reproached My people, And magnify [themselves] against their border.

⁸Ma olen kuulnud Moabi teotust ja ammonlaste sõimu, millega nad on teotanud mu rahvast ja on suurustanud ta maa ees.

⁹Therefore, I live, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Surely, Moab is as Sodom, And the sons of Ammon as Gomorrah, An overrunning of nettles and salt-pits, And a desolation — unto the age. A residue of My people do seize them, And a remnant of My nation inherit them.

⁹Seepärast, nii tõesti kui ma elan, ütleb vägede Issand, Iisraeli Jumal, saab Moab Soodoma ja ammonlased Gomorra sarnaseks, kureherne kasvukohaks, soolalaukaks, ja igavesti laastatuks; mu rahva jääk riisub neid, mu rahva riismed vallutavad need.

¹⁰This [is] to them for their arrogancy, Because they have reproached, And they magnify [themselves] against the people of Jehovah of Hosts.

¹⁰See saab neile osaks nende kõrkuse eest, sest nad on teotanud vägede Issanda rahvast ja on suurustanud selle ees.

¹¹Fearful [is] Jehovah against them, For He made bare all gods of the land, And bow themselves to Him, each from his place, Do all islanders of the nations.

¹¹Issand saab neile kardetavaks, sest ta laseb kaduda kõik maa jumalad; ja nad peavad kummardama teda, igaüks oma paigas, kõik paganate saared.

¹²Also ye, O Cushim, pierced of My sword [are] they.

¹²Ka teid, etiooplased, lüüakse maha mu mõõgaga.

¹³And He stretcheth His hand against the north, And doth destroy Asshur, And he setteth Nineveh for a desolation, A dry land like a wilderness.

¹³Ta sirutab oma käe põhja poole ja hävitab Assuri; ta teeb Niineve lagedaks, kuivaks nagu kõrbe.

¹⁴And crouched in her midst have droves, Every beast of the nation, Both pelican and hedge-hog in her knobs lodge, A voice doth sing at the window, `Destruction [is] at the threshold, For the cedar-work is exposed.`

¹⁴Keset linna lebavad karjad, kõiksugu metsloomade hulgad. Niihästi puguhaned kui öökullid ööbivad selle sambanuppudel. Kuule, kuidas nad huikavad aknaaukudes! Häving on lävede peal, jah, seedrivooderdis on ära kistud.

¹⁵This [is] the exulting city that is dwelling confidently, That is saying in her heart, `I [am], and beside me there is none,` How hath she been for a desolation, A crouching-place for beasts, Every one passing by her doth hiss, He doth shake his hand!

¹⁵See on see ülemeelik linn, kes elas muretult, kes mõtles südames: 'Mina, ja ei keegi muu!' Kuidas see küll on muutunud lagedaks, metsloomadele lebamispaigaks! Igaüks, kes läheb sellest mööda, vilistab ja laiutab käsi.