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!

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

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.

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

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

³Krona napuha pijancev v Efraimu bo z nogami poteptana;

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.’”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.”

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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