¹Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness;

¹Häda neile, kes annavad nurjatuid seadusi, ja kirjutajaile, kes kirjutavad vääri otsuseid,

²to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

²et väänata abitute õigust ja kiskuda kohus mu rahva viletsailt, et lesknaised saaksid neile saagiks ja et nad võiksid vaeslapsi paljaks riisuda!

³And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

³Aga mida te teete katsumispäeval ja tormis, mis tuleb kaugelt? Kelle juurde te põgenete abi saama? Ja kuhu jätate oma varanduse?

⁴They shall only bow down under the prisoners, and shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

⁴Ei ole muud kui põlvitada vangide seltsi või langeda tapetute sekka. Selle kõige juures ei ole ta viha veel ära pöördunud ja ta käsi on alles välja sirutatud.

⁵Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!

⁵Häda Assurile, kes on mu viha vits ja kelle käes on mu sajatuse kepp!

⁶I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

⁶Tema ma läkitan jumalavallatu rahva vastu ja teda ma käsin oma vihaaluse rahva pärast võtta noosi ja riisuda saaki ja tallata teda nagu tänavapori.

⁷Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.

⁷Aga tema ei kavatse nõnda ja nõnda ei mõtle ta süda, vaid temal on südames hävitada ja hukata rahvaid, ja mitte väheseid,

⁸For he saith, Are not my princes all of them kings?

⁸sest ta ütleb: 'Kas pole mu pealikud kõik kuningad?

⁹Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?

⁹Eks Kalnol käinud käsi nagu Karkemisel, eks Hamatil nagu Arpadil, eks Samaarial nagu Damaskusel?

¹⁰As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

¹⁰Kuna mu käsi ulatus ebajumalate kuningriikideni, kus nikerdatud kujusid oli rohkem kui Jeruusalemmal ja Samaarial,

¹¹shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?

¹¹eks ma või siis talitada ka Jeruusalemma ja selle kujudega nõnda, nagu ma talitasin Samaaria ja selle ebajumalatega?'

¹²Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

¹²Aga kui Issand on lõpetanud kõik oma töö Siioni mäel ja Jeruusalemmas, siis ta nuhtleb Assuri kuningat ta südame ülbuse vilja ja ta suureliste silmade kõrkuse pärast.

¹³For he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a valiant man I have brought down them that sit [on thrones]:

¹³Sest too ütleb: 'Ma tegin seda oma käe rammuga ja oma tarkusest, sest ma olen taibukas. Ma nihutasin rahvaste piire, riisusin, mis kuulus neile. Oma vägevuses tõukasin ma valitsejaid troonilt.

¹⁴and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

¹⁴Mu käsi leidis rahvaste vara otsekui linnupesa; ja nagu korjatakse mahajäetud mune, nõnda ma korjasin ära kõik maad, ja ei olnud kedagi, kes oleks lehvitanud tiibu või teinud noka lahti ja piiksatanud.'

¹⁵Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, [or] as if a staff should lift up [him that is] not wood.

¹⁵Kas kiitleb kirves selle ees, kes temaga raiub, või suurustab saag saagija ees? Nagu viibutaks vits oma ülestõstjat, või nagu kergitaks kepp seda, kes ei ole puu.

¹⁶Therefore will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire.

¹⁶Sellepärast läkitab Jumal, vägede Issand, tema priskete sekka kõhetustõve, ja tema toreduse all lahvatab tuli.

¹⁷And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

¹⁷Iisraeli valgus muutub tuleks ja tema Püha leegiks, mis ühel päeval põletab ja neelab ta ohakad ja kibuvitsad.

¹⁸And he will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and it shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.

¹⁸Ja ta lõpetab tema metsa ja viljapuuaia toreduse koos ihu ja hingega. See on otsekui põdeja kidunemine.

¹⁹And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them.

¹⁹Vähe jääb siis üle ta metsapuudest: poisike võib need kirja panna.

²⁰And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and they that are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again lean upon him that smote them, but shall lean upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

²⁰Ja sel päeval sünnib, et Iisraeli jääk ja Jaakobi soo pääsenu ei toetu enam oma peksjale, vaid toetub ustavalt Issandale, Iisraeli Pühale.

²¹A remnant shall return, [even] the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.

²¹Jääk pöördub, Jaakobi jääk, vägeva Jumala poole.

²²For though thy people, Israel, be as the sand of the sea, [only] a remnant of them shall return: a destruction [is] determined, overflowing with righteousness.

²²Sest kuigi su rahvast, Iisrael, oleks otsekui mereliiva, pöördub sellest ainult jääk. Hävitus on otsustatud, õiglus ujutab üle.

²³For a full end, and that determined, will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.

²³Sest hävituse ja otsuse teeb Jumal, vägede Issand, teoks kogu maal.

²⁴Therefore thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian, though he smite thee with the rod, and lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.

²⁴Seepärast ütleb Jumal, vägede Issand, nõnda: Mu rahvas, kes sa elad Siionis, ära karda Assurit, kui ta peksab vitsaga ja Egiptuse kombel tõstab su kohale oma kepi!

²⁵For yet a very little while, and the indignation [against thee] shall be accomplished, and mine anger [shall be directed] to his destruction.

²⁵Sest veel pisut-pisut, siis on mu sajatusel lõpp ja mu viha pöördub neid hävitama.

²⁶And Jehovah of hosts will stir up against him a scourge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.

²⁶Siis keerutab vägede Issand ta kohal piitsa otsekui Midjani löömisel Oorebi kaljul, ja oma kepi, mis kord oli mere kohal, tõstab ta üles nagu tol korral Egiptuses.

²⁷And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall depart from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed by reason of fatness.

²⁷Ja sel päeval sünnib, et tema koorem võetakse su õlgadelt ja tema ike su kaela pealt. Ta tuleb üles Samaariast,

²⁸He is come to Aiath, he is passed through Migron; at Michmash he layeth up his baggage;

²⁸tungib Ajjatisse, läbib Migroni, Mikmassi ta jätab oma varustuse.

²⁹they are gone over the pass; they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah trembleth; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

²⁹Nad läbivad kuru: 'Gebas on meie öömaja!' Raama väriseb, Sauli Gibea põgeneb.

³⁰Cry aloud with thy voice, O daughter of Gallim! hearken, O Laishah! O thou poor Anathoth!

³⁰Hüüa kilavalt, Gallimi tütar! Kuulata, Laisa! Vasta, Anatot!

³¹Madmenah is a fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.

³¹Madmena põgeneb, Geebimi elanikud poevad peitu.

³²This very day shall he halt at Nob: he shaketh his hand at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

³²Juba täna peatub ta Noobis, viibutab kätt Siioni tütre mäe, Jeruusalemma künka poole.

³³Behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, will lop the boughs with terror: and the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low.

³³Vaata, Jumal, vägede Issand, laasib oksad vägeval jõul. Kõrgeks kasvanud raiutakse maha: kõrged peavad saama madalaks!

³⁴And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

³⁴Metsarägastik laastatakse raudkirvega ja Liibanon langeb vägeva läbi.