Judgment on Israel
1 I saw a vision of the Lord
standing by the temple altar,
and he said,
“Shake the columns
until the tops fall loose,
and the doorposts crumble.
Then make the pieces fall
on the people below.
I will take a sword and kill
anyone who escapes.
2 “If they dig deep into the earth
or climb to the sky,
I'll reach out and get them.
3 If they escape to the peaks
of Mount Carmel,
I'll search and find them.
And if they hide from me
at the bottom of the ocean,
I'll command a sea monster
to bite them.
4 I'll send a sword to kill them,
wherever their enemies
drag them off as captives.
I'm determined to hurt them,
not to help them.”
His Name Is the Lord
5 When the Lord God All-Powerful
touches the earth, it melts,
and its people mourn.
God makes the earth rise
and then fall,
just like the Nile River.
6 He built his palace in the heavens
and let its foundations
rest on the earth.
He scoops up the ocean
and empties it on the earth.
His name is the Lord.
The Lord Is God
7 Israel, I am the Lord God,
and the Ethiopians
are no less important to me
than you are.
I brought you out of Egypt,
but I also brought
the Philistines from Crete
and the Arameans from Kir.
8 My eyes have seen
what a sinful nation you are,
and I'll wipe you out.
But I will leave a few
of Jacob's descendants.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
9 At my command, all of you
will be sifted like grain.
Israelites who remain faithful
will be scattered
among the nations.
And the others will be trapped
like trash in a sifter.
10 Some of you are evil,
and you deny
that you will ever get caught.
But you will be killed.
The Lord's Promise to Israel
11 In the future, I will rebuild
David's fallen kingdom.
I will build it from its ruins
and set it up again,
just as it used to be.
12 Then you will capture Edom
and the other nations
that are mine.
I, the Lord, have spoken,
and my words will come true.
13 You will have such a harvest
that you won't be able
to bring in all of your wheat
before plowing time.
You will have grapes left over
from season to season;
your fruitful vineyards
will cover the mountains.
14 I'll make Israel prosper again.
You will rebuild your towns
and live in them.
You will drink wine
from your own vineyards
and eat the fruit you grow.
15 I'll plant your roots deep
in the land I have given you,
and you won't ever
be uprooted again.
I, the Lord God, have spoken!
Israēla izpostīšana
1 Es redzēju Kungu stāvam pār altāri, un viņš teica: “Sasit velvi, ka notrīc sliekšņi,
brucini uz galvas tiem visiem,
un tos, kas paliks pāri,
es ar zobenu apkaušu,
ka neviens no tiem neizmuks,
ka neviens no tiem neglābsies!
2 Kaut tie līdz šeolam aizraktos,
no turienes mana roka tos paņems!
Kaut tie uzkāptu debesīs,
tur es tos sadabūšu!
3 Kaut tie paslēptos Karmela kalnā,
tur sameklēšu un paņemšu viņus!
Kaut no manām acīm tie jūras dibenā noslēptos,
tur čūskai es vēlēšu sakost viņus!
4 Kaut tie aizietu gūstā savu naidnieku priekšā,
tur zobenam vēlēšu nokaut viņus,
es likšu savu aci pār tiem uz ļaunu, ne labu!”
5 Kungs, Pulku Kungs,
pieskaras zemei, ka tā kūst,
ka sēro visi tās iemītnieki,
ka tā visa ceļas kā Nīla
un pārplūst kā Nīla Ēģiptē,
6 kas savas istabas debesīs ceļ,
kas savam mājoklim uz zemes liek pamatu,
kas jūras ūdeņiem uzsauc
un tos izlej pār zemes vaigu –
Kungs ir viņa vārds!
7 “Vai ne kā Kūšas dēli jūs man esat, Israēla dēli?”
saka Kungs.
“Vai ne Israēlu es izvedu no Ēģiptes zemes
un filistiešus no Kaftoras, un aramiešus no Kīras?
8 Redzi, Kunga Dieva acis pār jūsu ķēniņvalsti –
es iznīcināšu to no zemes virsas!
Vien Jēkaba namu nīcināt es nenīcināšu! –
saka Kungs.
9 Jo, redzi, es pavēlēšu,
un Israēla nams izbirs starp visām tautām –
kā sieku šūpojot, ka nenokrīt zemē ne grauds!
10 No zobena mirs visi manas tautas grēcinieki,
kas saka: nenāks un negadīsies mums nekas ļauns!
Dāvida nama atjaunošana
(Apd 15:16–17)11 Todien es uzsliešu Dāvida būdu, kas sakritusi,
sakopšu tās zarus; kas nogāzts, sasliešu,
atkal uzcelšu kā senās dienās!
12 Tādēļ, lai tie iemantotu Edoma atlikumu
un visas tautas, pār kurām ir saukts mans vārds! –
saka Kungs, kas visu to izdarīs.
13 Redzi, nāk dienas, saka Kungs,
kad arājs ražas vācēju panāks
un vīnspiedējs to, kas sēj sēklu,
un kalni no saldvīna pilēs, pakalni pludos no tā!
14 Es atvedīšu atpakaļ savas tautas Israēla gūstekņus,
tie uzcels sagrautās pilsētas un dzīvos tur,
un stādīs vīnadārzus un dzers vīnu,
dēstīs dārzus un ēdīs to augļus!
15 Es viņus iestādīšu pašu zemē,
neviens tos vairs neizraus no savas zemes,
ko es tiem esmu devis!” saka Kungs, tavs Dievs.
