¹The word that Jehovah spake concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.

¹Sõna, mis Issand kõneles Paabeli kohta, kaldealaste maa kohta prohvet Jeremija läbi:

²Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.

²'Teatage rahvaste seas ja kuulutage, tõstke lipp üles; kuulutage, ärge salake, öelge: Paabel vallutatakse, Beel jääb häbisse, Merodak lüüakse puruks! Tema pühakujud jäävad häbisse, tema ebajumalad purustatakse.

³For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they are fled, they are gone, both man and beast.

³Sest tema kallale tuleb rahvas põhja poolt: see teeb tema maa jubedaks ja seal ei ela ükski - niihästi inimesed kui loomad põgenevad ja kaovad.

⁴In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek Jehovah their God.

⁴Neil päevil ja sel ajal, ütleb Issand, tulevad Iisraeli lapsed, nemad ja Juuda lapsed üheskoos, ja käivad üha nuttes ning otsivad Issandat, oma Jumalat.

⁵They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces thitherward, [saying], Come ye, and join yourselves to Jehovah in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.

⁵Nad küsivad teed Siionisse, nende silmnäod on siiapoole: 'Tulgem ja hoidkem Issanda poole igavese lepinguga, mida ei unustata!'

⁶My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting-place.

⁶Mu rahvas oli nagu kadunud lambad, nende karjased eksitasid neid, juhtisid kõrvale mägedes; nad rändasid mäelt mäele, nad unustasid oma tarad.

⁷All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers.

⁷Kõik, kes neid leidsid, neelasid neid, ja nende vaenlased ütlesid: 'Me ei jää süüdlasteks! Sest nad on pattu teinud Issanda, õiguse eluaseme, ja Issanda, oma vanemate lootuse vastu.'

⁸Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks.

⁸Põgenege Paabelist, minge välja kaldealaste maalt, olge nagu sikud karja ees!

⁹For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.

⁹Sest vaata, ma äratan ja toon Paabeli kallale hulganisti suuri rahvaid põhjamaalt, kes asuvad rünnakule tema vastu: sealtpoolt ta vallutatakse. Nende nooled on kui vilunud võitlejal - need ei tule tühjalt tagasi.

¹⁰And Chaldea shall be a prey: all that prey upon her shall be satisfied, saith Jehovah.

¹⁰Ja Kaldea rüüstatakse, kõik selle rüüstajad saavad küllaldaselt, ütleb Issand.

¹¹Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder my heritage, because ye are wanton as a heifer that treadeth out [the grain], and neigh as strong horses;

¹¹Ilutsege aga, rõõmutsege aga, mu pärisosa rüüstajad. Jah, kepsutage nagu vasikad aasal ja hirnuge nagu täkud:

¹²your mother shall be utterly put to shame; she that bare you shall be confounded: behold, she shall be the hindermost of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

¹²teie ema jääb suurde häbisse; kes teid on sünnitanud, peab häbenema! Vaata, see on paganate tulevik: kõrb, kuivanud maa ja lagendik.

¹³Because of the wrath of Jehovah she shall not be inhabited, but she shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.

¹³Issanda viha tõttu ei elata seal ja see jääb hoopis tühjaks. Igaüks, kes Paabelist mööda läheb, kohkub ja vilistab kõigi ta nuhtluste pärast.

¹⁴Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against Jehovah.

¹⁴Rivistuge ümber Paabeli, kõik, kes vinnastate ambu! Ambuge teda, ärge säästke nooli, sest ta on pattu teinud Issanda vastu!

¹⁵Shout against her round about: she hath submitted herself; her bulwarks are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of Jehovah: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.

¹⁵Tõstke tema ümber võidukisa: 'Ta tõstab käe, ta toed langevad, ta müürid kistakse maha.' Sest see on Issanda kättemaks. Makske temale kätte, talitage temaga, nõnda kuidas tema talitas!

¹⁶Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.

¹⁶Kaotage Paabelist külvaja ja lõikusajal sirbihaaraja! Hävitava mõõga eest pöördub igaüks oma rahva juurde ja igaüks põgeneb oma maale.

¹⁷Israel is a hunted sheep; the lions have driven him away: first, the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

¹⁷Iisrael oli eksinud lammas, lõvidest aetud. Esiti sõi teda Assuri kuningas, ja nüüd viimaks näris tema luid Paabeli kuningas Nebukadnetsar.

¹⁸Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.

¹⁸Seepärast ütleb vägede Issand, Iisraeli Jumal, nõnda: Vaata, mina karistan Paabeli kuningat ja tema maad, nõnda nagu ma karistan Assuri kuningat.

¹⁹And I will bring Israel again to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.

¹⁹Ja ma toon Iisraeli tagasi tema enese karjamaale ning ta hakkab hoidma karja Karmelil ja Baasanis, ja ta hing küllastub Efraimi mäestikus ja Gileadis.

²⁰In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.

²⁰Neil päevil ja sel ajal, ütleb Issand, otsitakse Iisraeli süüd, aga seda ei ole, ja Juuda patte, aga neid ei leita, sest ma annan andeks neile, keda ma alles jätan.

²¹Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: slay and utterly destroy after them, saith Jehovah, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.

²¹Mine 'Topelttõrksa' maa vastu ja 'Karistuse' elanike kallale! Löö maha ja hävita sootuks nende järelt, ütleb Issand, ja tee kõik, nagu ma sind olen käskinud!

²²A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.

²²Maal on sõjahüüd ja suur häving.

²³How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

²³Kuidas küll on purustatud ja katki murtud kogu maailma vasar! Kuidas küll Paabel on saanud jubeduseks rahvaste seas!

²⁴I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against Jehovah.

²⁴Mina panin sulle püüdepaela ja sind, Paabel, saadi kätte, nõnda et sa ise ei teadnudki. Sind tabati ja võeti kinni, sest sa võitlesid Issanda vastu.

²⁵Jehovah hath opened his armory, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation; for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, hath a work [to do] in the land of the Chaldeans.

²⁵Issand avas oma relvakambri ja tõi välja oma sajatuse relvad. Sest Issandal, vägede Issandal, on tööd kaldealaste maal.

²⁶Come against her from the utmost border; open her store-houses; cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.

²⁶Tulge kõikjalt temale kallale, avage ta aidad, kuhjake teda viljana hunnikusse ja hävitage ta sootuks, ärgu jäägu talle midagi järele.

²⁷Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.

²⁷Lööge maha kõik ta härjavärsid, mingu nad tapale! Häda neile! Sest on tulnud nende päev, nende karistusaeg.

²⁸The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God, the vengeance of his temple.

²⁸Kuulge! Põgenikud ja Paabelimaalt pääsenud jutustavad Siionis Issanda, meie Jumala kättemaksust, kättemaksust tema templi eest.

²⁹Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; encamp against her round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her; for she hath been proud against Jehovah, against the Holy One of Israel.

²⁹Kutsuge Paabeli kallale kütid, kõik ammuvinnastajad! Lööge leer üles tema ümber, ärgu pääsegu ükski! Tasuge temale ta tegude järgi, talitage temaga, nagu tema on talitanud teiega! Sest ta on olnud ülbe Issanda vastu, Iisraeli Püha vastu.

³⁰Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Jehovah.

³⁰Seepärast langevad ta turgudel tema noored mehed ja sel päeval hukkuvad kõik ta sõjamehed, ütleb Issand.

³¹Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.

³¹Vaata, ma olen su vastu, sina ülbe, ütleb Issand, vägede Issand, sest on tulnud su päev, aeg, mil ma sind karistan.

³²And the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him.

³²Siis komistab ülbe ja langeb ega ole, kes ta üles tõstaks; ja ma süütan tema linnades tule ning see põletab kõik ümberringi.

³³Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captive hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.

³³Nõnda ütleb vägede Issand: Iisraeli lastele ja Juuda lastele on ühtviisi liiga tehtud; kõik nende vangistajad peavad neid kinni, nad ei taha neid vabastada.

³⁴Their Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

³⁴Aga nende lunastaja on vägev, vägede Issand on tema nimi. Tema seletab hästi nende riiuasja, et tuua maale rahu, aga Paabeli elanikele rahutust.

³⁵A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith Jehovah, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.

³⁵Mõõk kaldealaste kallale, ütleb Issand, ja Paabeli elanike kallale, tema vürstide ja tarkade kallale.

³⁶A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.

³⁶Mõõk ennustajate kallale, et need jääksid narrideks. Mõõk tema kangelaste kallale, et need kohkuksid.

³⁷A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed.

³⁷Mõõk tema hobuste ja sõjavankrite kallale ja kogu segarahva kallale, kes on tema keskel, et see muutuks naisteks. Mõõk tema varanduste kallale, et need riisutaks.

³⁸A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad over idols.

³⁸Põud tema vete kallale, et need kuivaksid. Sest see on nikerdatud kujude maa, nad on hullud nende peletiste järele.

³⁹Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.

³⁹Seepärast hakkavad seal elama kurjad vaimud ja paharetid ja seal elutsevad jaanalinnud. Seda ei asustata enam iialgi, seal ei elata põlvede jooksul.

⁴⁰As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof, saith Jehovah, so shall no man dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein.

⁴⁰Otsekui Jumal paiskas segi Soodoma ja Gomorra ja nende naabrid, ütleb Issand, nõnda ei ela seal keegi ega asugi sinna inimlaps.

⁴¹Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

⁴¹Vaata, rahvas tuleb põhja poolt: suur rahvas ja palju kuningaid hakkab liikuma maa viimastest äärtest.

⁴²They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

⁴²Nad 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 mehed tapluseks sinu vastu, Paabeli tütar.

⁴³The king of Babylon hath heard the tidings of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.

⁴³Kui Paabeli kuningas kuuleb neist sõnumit, siis lõtvuvad ta käed; teda valdab ahastus nagu sünnitajat valu.

⁴⁴Behold, [the enemy] shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that can stand before me?

⁴⁴Vaata, otsekui lõvi kargab Jordani padrikust lokkavale karjamaale, nõnda äkitselt ajan ma nad sealt ära, ja selle, kes on valitud, panen ma sinna valitsejaks. Sest kes on minu sarnane? Kes võib mind kutsuda kohtusse? Ja kes on karjane, kes võiks seista minu vastu?

⁴⁵Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, [even] the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.

⁴⁵Seepärast kuulge Issanda nõu, mida ta on pidanud Paabeli vastu, ja tema mõtteid, mida ta on mõlgutanud kaldealaste maa vastu: tõesti, kõige pisemgi lammas veetakse ära; tõesti, nende karjamaa jääb tühjaks nende eneste pärast.

⁴⁶At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembleth, and the cry is heard among the nations.

⁴⁶Hüüdest: 'Paabel on vallutatud!' väriseb maa ja rahvaste seas kuuldakse hädakisa.'