¹V tom čase, hovorí Hospodin, vyberú kosti kráľov Júdových i kosti jeho kniežat i kosti kňazov i kosti prorokov i kosti obyvateľov Jeruzalema z ich hrobov

¹At that time, an affirmation of Jehovah, They bring the bones of the kings of Judah, And the bones of its princes, And the bones of the priests, And the bones of the prophets, And the bones of inhabitants of Jerusalem, Out of their graves,

²a rozmecú ich slnku, mesiacu a všetkému vojsku nebies, ktoré milujú, ktorým slúžia, za ktorými chodia, ktoré hľadajú a ktorým sa klaňajú. Nebudú sobrané ani pochované; hnojivom budú na tvári zeme.

²And have spread them to sun, and to moon, And to all the host of the heavens, that they have loved, And that they have served, And that they have walked after, And that they have sought, And to which they have bowed themselves, They are not gathered, nor buried, They are for dung on the face of the ground.

³A žiadúcnejšia bude smrť ako život všetkému ostatku pozostalých, ktorí pozostanú z tejto zlej čeľade nešľachetnej, na všetkých miestach tých pozostalých, kam ich zaženiem, hovorí Hospodin Zástupov.

³And chosen is death rather than life By all the remnant who are left of this evil family, In all the remaining places, whither I have driven them, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.

⁴A povieš im: Takto hovorí Hospodin: Či keď padnú ľudia, už viacej nepovstanú? Jestli sa niekto odvráti, či sa už viacej nevráti?

⁴And thou hast said unto them: Thus said Jehovah, Do they fall, and not rise? Doth he turn back, and not return?

⁵Prečo sa potom odvracia tento ľud, Jeruzalem, večným odvrátením? Chytajú sa ľsti; odopreli navrátiť sa.

⁵Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem Turned back — a perpetual backsliding? They have kept hold on deceit, They have refused to turn back.

⁶Pozoroval som ušima a počul som: nehovoria toho, čo je pravé; nie je nikoho, kto by ľutoval svojej zlosti, aby povedal: Čo som to urobil?! Každý z nich sa obrátil ku svojmu behu jako kôň, ktorý sa vrhá slepo do boja.

⁶I have given attention, yea, I hearken, They do not speak right, No man hath repented of his wickedness, Saying, What have I done? Every one hath turned to his courses, As a horse is rushing into battle.

⁷Kým ešte aj bocian na nebesiach zná svoje určené časy, a hrdlička, lastovička i zorav zachovávajú čas svojho príchodu; ale môj ľud nezná poriadku Hospodinovho.

⁷Even a stork in the heavens hath known her seasons, And turtle, and swallow, and crane, Have watched the time of their coming, And — My people have not known the judgment of Jehovah.

⁸Jakože môžete povedať: Sme múdri, a zákon Hospodinov je u nás? Ale hľa, na lož robí, čo robí, lživé pero pisárov.

⁸How do ye say, We [are] wise, And the law of Jehovah [is] with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes.

⁹Hanbiť sa budú tí múdri, budú sa desiť a budú jatí. Hľa, zavrhli slovo Hospodinovo, jakúže to tedy majú múdrosť?

⁹Ashamed have been the wise, They have been affrighted, and are captured, Lo, against a word of Jehovah they kicked, And the wisdom of what — have they?

¹⁰Preto dám ich ženy iným, ich polia novým majiteľom; lebo od najmenšieho až do najväčšieho, všetci, koľko ich je, oddali sa lakomstvu, od proroka až po kňaza, každý z nich robí falošne.

¹⁰Therefore, I give their wives to others, Their fields to dispossessors, For from the least even unto the greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, From prophet even unto priest, every one is dealing falsely.

¹¹A liečia skrúšenie dcéry môjho ľudu na ľahko, hovoriac: Pokoj, pokoj, kým nieto pokoja.

¹¹And they heal the breach of the daughter of my people slightly, Saying, Peace, peace! and there is no peace.

¹²A či sa azda hanbia, že páchajú ohavnosť? Ani hanbiť nehanbia sa ani sa nevedia stydieť. Preto aj padnú medzi padajúcimi v čas svojho navštívenia; klesnú, hovorí Hospodin.

¹²They were ashamed when they did abomination! Yea, they are not at all ashamed, And blushing they have not known, Therefore, they do fall among falling ones, In the time of their inspection they stumble, said Jehovah.

¹³Poriadne ich odpracem, hovorí Hospodin; nebude hrozien na viniči, ani nebude fíkov na fíku, a lístie uvädne, a to, čo som im dal, prejde ta popri nich.

¹³I utterly consume them, an affirmation of Jehovah, There are no grapes in the vine, Yea, there are no figs in the fig-tree, And the leaf hath faded, And the strength they have passeth from them.

¹⁴Načo sedíme? Shromaždite sa, a vojdime do ohradených miest a zahyňme tam, lebo Hospodin, náš Bôh, nás umlčí, a napojí nás jedovatou vodou, pretože sme hrešili proti Hospodinovi.

¹⁴Wherefore are we sitting still? Be gathered, and we go in to the fenced cities, And we are silent there, For Jehovah our God hath made us silent, Yea, He causeth us to drink water of gall, For we have sinned against Jehovah.

¹⁵Čakaj na pokoj, ale neni dobrého, na čas uzdravenia, a hľa, des.

¹⁵Looking for peace — and there is no good, For a time of healing, and lo, terror.

¹⁶Od Dána počuť fŕkanie jeho koní; od hlasu rehtania jeho mocných trasie sa celá zem. A prijdú a požerú zem i jej náplň, mesto i tých, ktorí bývajú v ňom.

¹⁶From Dan hath been heard the snorting of his horses, From the voice of the neighings of his mighty ones, Trembled hath all the land, And they come in and consume the land and its fulness, The city and the inhabitants in it.

¹⁷Lebo hľa, pošlem na vás hadov, jedovatých hadov, proti ktorým nieto zaklínania, a budú vás štípať, hovorí Hospodin.

¹⁷For, lo, I am sending among you serpents, Vipers that have no charmer, And they have bitten you, an affirmation of Jehovah.

¹⁸Oj, moje obveselenie v zármutku! Moje srdce je nemocné vo mne!

¹⁸My refreshing for me [is] sorrow, For me my heart [is] sick.

¹⁹Hľa, počuť hlas volania o pomoc dcéry môjho ľudu z ďalekej zeme: Či nie je Hospodin na Sione? Či niet jeho kráľa na ňom? - Prečo ma popudzovali svojimi rytinami, márnosťami cudziny?

¹⁹Lo, the voice of a cry of the daughter of my people from a land afar off, Is Jehovah not in Zion? is her king not in her? Wherefore have they provoked Me with their graven images, With the vanities of a foreigner?

²⁰Žatva prešla, skončilo sa leto, a my nie sme zachránení!

²⁰Harvest hath passed, summer hath ended, And we — we have not been saved.

²¹Pre skrúšenie dcéry svojho ľudu som skrúšený, smútim, hrôza ma pochytila.

²¹For a breach of the daughter of my people have I been broken, I have been black, astonishment hath seized me.

²²Či nieto balzamu v Gileáde? Či nieto tam lekára? Lebo prečo potom nie je zahojená rana dcéry môjho ľudu?

²²Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? For wherefore hath not the health of the daughter of my people gone up?