The Lord's Judgments
1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar. He gave the command: “Strike the tops of the Temple columns so hard that the foundation will shake. Break them off and let them fall on the heads of the people. I will kill the rest of the people in war. No one will get away; not one will escape. 2 Even if they dig their way down to the world of the dead, I will catch them. Even if they climb up to heaven, I will bring them down. 3 If they hide on the top of Mount Carmel, I will search for them and catch them. If they hide from me at the bottom of the sea, I will command the sea monster to bite them. 4 If they are taken away into captivity by their enemies, I will order them to be put to death. I am determined to destroy them, not to help them.”
5 The Sovereign Lord Almighty touches the earth,
and it quakes;
all who live there mourn.
The whole world rises and falls like the Nile River.
6 The Lord builds his home in the heavens,
and over the earth he puts the dome of the sky.
He calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out on the earth.
His name is the Lord!
7 The Lord says, “People of Israel, I think as much of the people of Ethiopia as I do of you. I brought the Philistines from Crete and the Syrians from Kir, just as I brought you from Egypt. 8 I, the Sovereign Lord, am watching this sinful kingdom of Israel, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not destroy all the descendants of Jacob.
9 “I will give the command and shake the people of Israel like grain in a sieve. I will shake them among the nations to remove all who are worthless. 10 The sinners among my people will be killed in war—all those who say, ‘God will not let any harm come near us.’”
The Future Restoration of Israel
11 The Lord says, “A day is coming when I will restore the kingdom of David, which is like a house fallen into ruins. I will repair its walls and restore it. I will rebuild it and make it as it was long ago. 12 And so the people of Israel will conquer what is left of the land of Edom and all the nations that were once mine,” says the Lord, who will cause this to happen.
13 “The days are coming,” says the Lord,
“when grain will grow faster than it can be harvested,
and grapes will grow faster than the wine can be made.
The mountains will drip with sweet wine,
and the hills will flow with it.
14 I will bring my people back to their land.
They will rebuild their ruined cities and live there;
they will plant vineyards and drink the wine;
they will plant gardens and eat what they grow.
15 I will plant my people on the land I gave them,
and they will not be pulled up again.”
The Lord your God has 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.
