¹Õige sureb, aga ükski ei võta seda südamesse, ja vagad mehed koristatakse, ilma et keegi märkaks. Kuid õige koristatakse õnnetuse eest,

¹The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from before the evil.

²ta läheb rahusse: oma voodites hingavad need, kes on käinud sirget teed.

²He entereth into peace: they rest in their beds, [each one] that hath walked in his uprightness.

³Aga teie tulge siia, te nõiamoori lapsed, abielurikkujate ja hoorade sigitis!

³But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.

⁴Kelle üle te tunnete rõõmu? Kelle vastu te ajate suu ammuli, näitate keelt? Eks te ole üleastumise lapsed, vale sigitis,

⁴Against whom do ye sport yourselves? Against whom do ye make a wide mouth, [and] draw out the tongue? Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,

⁵teie, kes kirest hõõgute tammede varjus, iga halja puu all, teie, kes tapate lapsi orgudes, kaljulõhede vahel.

⁵inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?

⁶Oru siledate kivide seas on su osa, need, need on su liisk. Neile oled sa valanud joogiohvrit, viinud roaohvrit. Kas ma sellega lasen ennast lepitada?

⁶Among the smooth [stones] of the torrent is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured out a drink-offering, thou hast offered an oblation. Shall I be comforted myself as to these things?

⁷Kõrgele ja väljapaistvale mäele seadsid sa oma voodi, sinna üles sa läksid ka tapaohvreid ohverdama.

⁷Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither didst thou go up to offer sacrifice.

⁸Ja ukse ning piitade taha sa panid oma tunnusmärgi, sest minust lahkudes sa riietusid lahti ja läksid üles, tegid oma voodi laiemaks, kauplesid enesele neid, kelle voodeid sa armastasid, vahtisid kürva.

⁸Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for apart from me, thou hast uncovered thyself, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and hast made agreement with them; thou lovedst their bed, thou sawest their nakedness.

⁹Sa laskusid alla Mooloki juurde õliga ja priiskasid oma võietega; sa läkitasid oma käskjalad kaugele, ja sügavale alla, kuni surmavallani.

⁹And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst multiply thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers afar off, and didst debase thyself unto Sheol.

¹⁰Sa väsisid oma paljudest rännakutest, aga sa ei öelnud: 'Lootuseta!' Sa leidsid uut elujõudu, sellepärast sa ei nõrkenud.

¹⁰Thou wast wearied by the multitude of thy ways; [but] thou saidst not, It is of no avail. Thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not sick [of it].

¹¹Keda sa pelgasid ja kartsid, et sa valetasid? Sa ei meenutanud mind ega võtnud seda südamesse. Eks ole: mina vaikin ammusest ajast ja seepärast sa ei karda mind.

¹¹And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor taken it to heart? Have not I even of long time held my peace, and thou fearest me not?

¹²Mina teen teatavaks su õiguse ja su teod, aga need ei aita sind.

¹²I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; and they shall not profit thee.

¹³Kui sa kisendad, siis päästku sind su ebajumalate jõuk. Aga tuul viib need kõik, tuuleõhk võtab nad ära. Kes aga otsib abi minu juurest, see pärib maa, omandab mu püha mäe.

¹³When thou criest, let them that are gathered by thee deliver thee! But a wind shall carry them all away, a breath shall take them; but he that putteth his trust in me shall inherit the land, and possess my holy mountain.

¹⁴On öeldud: 'Sillutage, sillutage, tehke tee valmis, koristage takistused mu rahva teelt!'

¹⁴And it shall be said, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people.

¹⁵Sest nõnda ütleb kõrge ja üllas, kes igavesti elab ja kelle nimi on püha: Ma elan kõrges ja pühas paigas ja rõhutute ning vaimult alandlike juures, et turgutada alandlike vaimu ja elustada rõhutute südameid.

¹⁵For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy [place], and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

¹⁶Sest mina ei riidle mitte igavesti ega ole jäädavalt vihane, muidu nõrkeksid mu palge ees nende vaim ja hinged, keda ma ise olen teinud.

¹⁶For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made.

¹⁷Tema ahnuse süü pärast ma vihastasin, lõin teda, peitsin enese ja olin vihane, ent tema käis taganejana omaenese südame teed.

¹⁷For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on backslidingly in the way of his heart.

¹⁸Ma olen näinud tema teid, aga ma parandan ja juhatan teda; ja ma tasun temale troostiga ning pakun ta leinajaile huultevilja.

¹⁸I have seen his ways, and will heal him; and I will lead him, and will restore comforts unto him and to those of his that mourn.

¹⁹Rahu, rahu kaugel ja lähedal olijale, ütleb Issand, ja ma parandan teda.

¹⁹I create the fruit of the lips: peace, peace to him [that is] afar off, and to him [that is] nigh, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.

²⁰Aga õelad on otsekui mässav meri, mis ei saa rahuneda ja mille veed kobrutavad kõntsa ja muda.

²⁰But the wicked are like the troubled sea, which cannot rest, and whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

²¹Õelatel ei ole rahu, ütleb minu Jumal.

²¹There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.