¹Gorje kroni napuha pijancev v Efraimu in venočemu cvetju slavne dike njegove, ki biva na vrhu rodovitne doline njih, ki so ubiti od vina.

¹Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley of those who are overcome with wine!

²Glej, krepak in močan od Gospoda pride, podoben viharju s točo, vrtincu pogubnemu; podoben povodnji močnih vodá deročih, bo podiral na tla s silo.

²Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one. Like a storm of hail, a destroying storm, and like a storm of mighty waters overflowing, he will cast them down to the earth with his hand.

³Krona napuha pijancev v Efraimu bo z nogami poteptana;

³The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot.

⁴in venočemu cvetju slavne dike, ki biva na vrhu rodovitne doline, se bo godilo kakor zgodnji smokvi pred poletjem: komaj jo dobi v roke, kdor jo zagleda, jo precej pogoltne.

⁴The fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley, shall be like the first-ripe fig before the summer; which someone picks and eats as soon as he sees it.

⁵Tisti dan bode GOSPOD nad vojskami za krono slave in za venec dike ostanku ljudstva svojega

⁵In that day, Yahweh of Armies will become a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the residue of his people;

⁶in za duha pravice njemu, ki bo vodil sodbo, in za junaško moč njim, ki potiskajo boj nazaj do vrat.

⁶and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

⁷A tudi ti tavajo od vina in od pijače opojne blodijo: duhovnik in prorok tavata od pijače opojne, vino ju utaplja, blodita vsled pijače opojne; tavajo, ko vidijo prikazen, omahujejo, ko vrše sodbo.

⁷They also reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink. They err in vision. They stumble in judgment.

⁸Kajti vse mize so polne izbljuvkov in nesnage, mesta čistega ni več.

⁸For all tables are completely full of filthy vomit and filthiness.

⁹Koga naj bi učil znanja? in komu naj bi podajal poročilo, da ga umeje? Odstavljenim od mleka, odtrganim od prsi?

⁹Whom will he teach knowledge? To whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?

¹⁰Kajti zapoved je na zapoved, zapoved na zapoved, ukaz na ukaz, ukaz na ukaz, nekoliko tu, nekoliko tam! –

¹⁰For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little.

¹¹Da, po ljudstvu brbljavih usten in tujega jezika bo govoril temu ljudstvu,

¹¹But he will speak to this nation with stammering lips and in another language;

¹²on, ki jim je rekel: To je pravi pokoj, pokoja dajte trudnemu; in to je odpočitek! A niso hoteli poslušati.

¹²to whom he said, “This is the resting place. Give rest to weary”; and “This is the refreshing”; yet they would not hear.

¹³Zato jim bode beseda GOSPODOVA „zapoved na zapoved, zapoved na zapoved, ukaz na ukaz, ukaz na ukaz, nekoliko tu, nekoliko tam“, da gredo dalje ter padejo vznak in se polomijo, se zapleto in ujamejo v mrežo.

¹³Therefore the word of Yahweh will be to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, fall backward, be broken, be snared, and be taken.

¹⁴Zato čujte besedo GOSPODOVO, možje posmehovalci, gospodarji tega ljudstva, ki je v Jeruzalemu:

¹⁴Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem:

¹⁵Ker pravite: Sklenili smo zavezo s smrtjo in s peklom smo storili pogodbo; ko pojde bič povodnji mimo, ne zadene nas, zakaj storili smo laž za zavetje svoje in zvijača nam je skrivališče.

¹⁵“Because you have said, ‘We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. are we in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won’t come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.’”

¹⁶Zatorej pravi tako Gospod Jehova: Glej, za podstavo sem jaz položil na Sionu kamen, kamen izkušen, dragocen vogelnik, za temelj najtrdnejši; kdor veruje, se ne prenagli.

¹⁶Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.

¹⁷In pravo sodbo storim za pravilo in pravičnost za tehtnico; in toča iztrebi zavetje laži in vode poplavijo njih skrivališče.

¹⁷I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.

¹⁸Tedaj se ovrže zaveza vaša s smrtjo in pogodba vaša s peklom ne ostane; ko pojde bič povodnji mimo, tedaj vas pogazi.

¹⁸Your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. shall not stand. When the overflowing scourge passes through, then you will be trampled down by it.

¹⁹Kadar pojde mimo, vas prestreže; kajti vsako jutro pojde mimo, po noči in po dnevi; in samo groza vas bode, ko le začujete poročilo.

¹⁹As often as it passes through, it will seize you; for morning by morning it will pass through, by day and by night; and it will be nothing but terror to understand the message.”

²⁰Kajti prekratka je postelja, da bi se iztegnil, in odeja preozka, da bi se zavil.

²⁰For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.

²¹Kajti kakor na gori Perazimski vstane GOSPOD, razsrdi se kakor v dolini ob Gibeonu, da opravi dejanje svoje – čudno je dejanje njegovo, in da izvrši delo svoje – neobičajno je delo njegovo.

²¹For Yahweh will rise up as on Mount Perazim. He will be angry as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his unusual work, and bring to pass his act, his extraordinary act.

²²Sedaj torej se ne posmehujte, da se ne utrdijo vezi vaše; zakaj čul sem od Gospoda, Jehove nad vojskami, da je pokončanje trdno določeno nad vso zemljo.

²²Now therefore don’t be scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, on the whole earth.

²³Nagnite ušesa in čujte glas moj, poslušajte in čujte govor moj!

²³Give ear, and hear my voice! Listen, and hear my speech!

²⁴Ali neprestano orje oratar za setev? brazdi li in vlači vedno zemljo svojo?

²⁴Does he who plows to sow plow continually? Does he keep turning the soil and breaking the clods?

²⁵Ni li tako? Ko je poravnal površje njeno, seje koper ali trosi kumino ali deva vanjo po vrsti pšenico in ječmen na obtaknjeno leho in pirjevico na obmejek njen.

²⁵When he has leveled its surface, doesn’t he plant the dill, and scatter the cumin seed, and put in the wheat in rows, the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in its place?

²⁶Tako ga poučuje Bog njegov, da prav ravna, in ga uči.

²⁶For his God instructs him in right judgment, and teaches him.

²⁷Kajti kopra ne mlatijo z mlatilnico, tudi po kumini ne vlačijo voznega kolesa, temuč s palico otepajo koper in s šibo kumino.

²⁷For the dill are not threshed with a sharp instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned over the cumin; but the dill is beaten out with a stick, and the cumin with a rod.

²⁸Drobi se li krušno žito? Ne, ne bo ga neprenehoma trl; ko žene kolesa voza svojega in konje svoje čeznje, ga ne razdrobi.Tudi to prihaja od GOSPODA nad vojskami, ki je čudovit v svetu, velik v razumnosti.

²⁸Bread flour must be ground; so he will not always be threshing it. Although he drives the wheel of his threshing cart over it, his horses don’t grind it.

²⁹Tudi to prihaja od GOSPODA nad vojskami, ki je čudovit v svetu, velik v razumnosti.

²⁹This also comes forth from Yahweh of Armies, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.