1 For the Lord, the Lord of armies, is about to take away from Jerusalem and from Judah all their support; their store of bread and of water;
2 The strong man and the man of war; the judge and the prophet; the man who has knowledge of secret arts, and the man who is wise because of his years;
3 The captain of fifty, and the man of high position, and the wise guide, and the wonder-worker, and he who makes use of secret powers.
4 And I will make children their chiefs, and foolish ones will have rule over them.
5 And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble.
6 When one man puts his hand on another in his father's house, and says, You have clothing, be our ruler and be responsible for us in our sad condition:
7 Then he will say with an oath, I will not be a helper, for in my house there is no bread or clothing: I will not let you make me a ruler of the people.
8 For Jerusalem has become feeble, and destruction has come on Judah, because their words and their acts are against the Lord, moving the eyes of his glory to wrath.
9 Their respect for a man's position is a witness against them; and their sin is open to the view of all; like that of Sodom, it is not covered. A curse on their soul! for the measure of their sin is full.
10 Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.
11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.
12 As for my people, their ruler is acting like a child, and those who have authority over them are women. O my people, your guides are the cause of your wandering, turning your footsteps out of the right way.
13 The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge.
14 The Lord comes to be the judge of their responsible men and of their rulers: it is you who have made waste the vine-garden, and in your houses is the property of the poor which you have taken by force.
15 By what right are you crushing my people, and putting a bitter yoke on the necks of the poor? This is the word of the Lord, the Lord of armies.
16 Again, the Lord has said, Because the daughters of Zion are full of pride, and go with outstretched necks and wandering eyes, with their foot-chains sounding when they go:
17 The Lord will send disease on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will let their secret parts be seen.
18 In that day the Lord will take away the glory of their foot-rings, and their sun-jewels, and their moon-ornaments,
19 The ear-rings, and the chains, and the delicate clothing,
20 The head-bands, and the arm-chains, and the worked bands, and the perfume-boxes, and the jewels with secret powers,
21 The rings, and the nose-jewels,
22 The feast-day dresses, and the robes, and the wide skirts, and the handbags,
23 The looking-glasses, and the fair linen, and the high head-dresses, and the veils.
24 And in the place of sweet spices will be an evil smell, and for a fair band a thick cord; for a well-dressed head there will be the cutting-off of the hair, and for a beautiful robe there will be the clothing of sorrow; the mark of the prisoner in place of the ornaments of the free.
25 Your men will be put to the sword, and your men of war will come to destruction in the fight.
26 And in the public places of her towns will be sorrow and weeping; and she will be seated on the earth, waste and uncovered.
1 For se, Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, tar bort fra Jerusalem og Juda støtte og stav, hver støtte av brød og hver støtte av vann,
2 helt og krigsmann, dommer og profet, spåmann og eldste,
3 høvedsmann over femti og hver høit aktet mann, rådsherre og håndverksmester og kyndig åndemaner.
4 Og jeg vil sette barn til styrere over dem, og guttekåthet skal herske over dem.
5 Blandt folket skal den ene undertrykke den andre, hver mann sin næste; den unge skal sette sig op mot den gamle, den ringeaktede mot den høit ærede.
6 Når en da tar fatt på en annen i hans fars hus og sier: Du har en kappe, du skal være vår fyrste, og denne ruin* skal være under din hånd, / {* staten i dens elendige forfatning.}
7 så skal han samme dag svare og si: Jeg vil ikke være læge, og i mitt hus er det intet brød og ingen klær; I skal ikke sette mig til folkets fyrste.
8 For Jerusalem snubler, og Juda faller, fordi deres tunge og deres gjerninger er mot Herren, de trosser hans herlighets øine.
9 Uttrykket i deres ansikter vidner mot dem, og om sin synd taler de åpent som folket i Sodoma, de dølger den ikke; ve deres sjeler, for de volder sig selv ulykke!
10 Si om den rettferdige at det går ham godt! For han skal ete frukten av sine gjerninger.
11 Ve den ugudelige! Ham går det ille; for det hans hender har gjort, skal gjøres mot ham selv.
12 Mitt folks herskere er barn, og kvinner råder over det. Mitt folk! Dine førere er forførere, og den vei du skal gå, har de ødelagt.
13 Herren treder frem for å føre sak, og han står der for å dømme folkene.
14 Herren møter i retten sitt folks eldste og dets høvdinger: I har avgnaget vingården! I har rov fra de fattige i husene hos eder!
15 Hvorledes kan I tråkke mitt folk ned og knuse de fattige? sier Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud.
16 Og Herren sa: Fordi Sions døtre er overmodige og går med kneisende nakke og lar øinene løpe om, går og tripper og klirrer med sine fotringer,
17 skal Herren gjøre Sions døtres isse skurvet, og Herren skal avdekke deres blusel.
18 På den dag skal Herren ta bort de prektige fotringer og soler* og halvmåner**, / {* smykker som forestiller solen.} / {** DMR 8, 21.}
19 øredobbene og kjedene og slørene,
20 hodeprydelsene og fotkjedene og beltene og lukteflaskene og tryllesmykkene,
21 signetringene og neseringene,
22 høitidsklærne og kåpene og de store tørklær og pungene,
23 speilene* og de fine linneter og huene og florslørene. / {* 2MO 38, 8.}
24 Og det skal skje: I stedet for balsam skal det være stank, og for belte rep, og for kunstig krusede krøller skallet hode, og for vid kappe trang sekk, brennemerke for skjønnhet.
25 Dine menn skal falle for sverdet, og dine helter i krigen.
26 Og hennes* porter klager og sørger, og utplyndret sitter hun på jorden. / {* Jerusalems.}