The Lord's Judgment on Ammon
1 This is what the Lord said about Ammon: “Where are the men of Israel? Is there no one to defend their land? Why have they let the people who worship Molech take the territory of the tribe of Gad and settle there? 2 But the time is coming when I will make the people of the capital city of Rabbah hear the noise of battle, and it will be left in ruins and its villages burned to the ground. Then Israel will take its land back from those who took it from them. 3 People of Heshbon, cry out! Ai is destroyed! Women of Rabbah, go into mourning! Put on sackcloth and mourn. Run about in confusion. Your god Molech will be taken into exile, together with his priests and princes. 4 Why do you unfaithful people boast? Your strength is failing. Why do you trust in your power and say that no one would dare attack you? 5 I will bring terror on you from every side. You will all run away. Each one will run for his life, and there will be no one to bring your troops together again.
6 “But later on I will make Ammon prosperous again. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
The Lord's Judgment on Edom
7 This is what the Lord Almighty said about Edom: “Have the people of Edom lost their good judgment? Can their advisers no longer tell them what to do? Has all their wisdom disappeared? 8 People of Dedan, turn and run! Hide! I am going to destroy Esau's descendants because the time has come for me to punish them. 9 When people pick grapes, they leave a few on the vines, and when robbers come at night, they take only what they want. 10 But I have stripped Esau's descendants completely and uncovered their hiding places, so that they can no longer hide. All the people of Edom are destroyed. Not one of them is left. 11 Leave your orphans with me, and I will take care of them. Your widows can depend on me.
12 “If even those who did not deserve to be punished had to drink from the cup of punishment, do you think that you will go unpunished? No, you must drink from the cup! 13 I myself have sworn that the city of Bozrah will become a horrifying sight and a desert; people will make fun of it and use its name as a curse. All the nearby villages will be in ruins forever. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
14 I said, “Edom, I have received a message from the Lord. He has sent a messenger to tell the nations to assemble their armies and to get ready to attack you. 15 The Lord is going to make you weak, and no one will respect you. 16 Your pride has deceived you. No one fears you as much as you think they do. You live on the rocky cliffs, high on top of the mountain; but even though you live as high up as an eagle, the Lord will bring you down. The Lord has spoken.”
17 The Lord said, “The destruction that will come on Edom will be so terrible that everyone who passes by will be shocked and terrified. 18 The same thing will happen to Edom that happened to Sodom and Gomorrah, when they and the nearby towns were destroyed. No one will ever live there again. I, the Lord, have spoken. 19 Like a lion coming out of the thick woods along the Jordan River up to the green pasture land, I will come and make the Edomites run away suddenly from their country. Then the leader I choose will rule the nation. Who can be compared to me? Who would dare challenge me? What ruler could oppose me? 20 So listen to the plan that I have made against the people of Edom, and to what I intend to do to the people of the city of Teman. Even their children will be dragged off, and everyone will be horrified. 21 When Edom falls, there will be such a noise that the entire earth will shake, and the cries of alarm will be heard as far away as the Gulf of Aqaba. 22 The enemy will attack Bozrah like an eagle swooping down with outspread wings. On that day Edom's soldiers will be as frightened as a woman in labor.”
The Lord's Judgment on Damascus
23 This is what the Lord said about Damascus: “The people in the cities of Hamath and Arpad are worried and troubled because they have heard bad news. Anxiety rolls over them like a sea, and they cannot rest. 24 The people of Damascus are weak and have fled in terror. They are in pain and misery like a woman in labor. 25 The famous city that used to be happy is completely deserted. 26 On that day her young men will be killed in the city streets, and all her soldiers destroyed. 27 I will set the walls of Damascus on fire and will burn down King Benhadad's palaces. I, the Lord Almighty, have spoken.”
Judgment on the Tribe of Kedar and the City of Hazor
28 This is what the Lord said about the tribe of Kedar and the districts controlled by Hazor, which were conquered by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia: “Attack the people of Kedar and destroy that tribe of eastern people! 29 Seize their tents and their flocks, their tent curtains and everything in their tents. Take their camels and tell the people, ‘Terror is all around you!’
30 “People of Hazor, I, the Lord, warn you to run far away and hide. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia has plotted against you, and this is what he says, 31 ‘Come on! We'll attack those people that feel safe and secure! Their city has no gates or locks and is completely unprotected.’
32 “Take their camels and all their livestock! I will scatter in every direction those people who cut their hair short, and I will bring disaster on them from every side. 33 Hazor will be made a desert forever, a place where only jackals live. No one will ever live there again. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
The Lord's Judgment on Elam
34 Soon after Zedekiah became king of Judah, the Lord Almighty spoke to me about the country of Elam. 35 He said, “I will kill all the archers who have made Elam so powerful. 36 I will make winds blow against Elam from all directions, and I will scatter her people everywhere, until there is no country where her refugees have not gone. 37 I will make the people of Elam afraid of their enemies, who want to kill them. In my great anger I will destroy the people of Elam and send armies against them until I have wiped them out. 38 I will destroy their kings and leaders, and set up my throne there. 39 But later on I will make the people of Elam prosperous again. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
Vēstījums par amoniešiem
1 Par Amona dēliem. Tā saka Kungs:
“Vai dēlu nav Israēlam,
vai nav tam mantinieka?
Kādēļ Malkoms mantojis Gādu
un viņa tauta tā pilsētās apmetusies?
2 Tādēļ, redzi, nāk dienas,
saka Kungs,
kad Amona dēlu Rabā
es likšu atskanēt kaujas dunai,
un tā kļūs par izpostītu pauguru!
Tās augstienes tiks nosvilinātas ar uguni,
un Israēls iemantos tos,
kuri mantoja viņu,
saka Kungs.
3 Kauc, Hešbona,
jo Aja ir nopostīta!
Kliedziet, Rabas meitas,
jozieties maisā, vaimanājiet,
klīstiet sagraizījušās,
jo Malkoms aizies trimdā –
viņa priesteri un viņa augstmaņi kopā!
4 Kādēļ tu lielies ar savām ielejām,
kuras vai pāri plūst?
Tu, atkritusī meita,
kas uz saviem dārgumiem paļāvies:
kas gan pret mani nāks? –
5 Redzi, tev es nesu briesmas,
saka Kungs, Pulku Kungs,
no visiem, kas tev apkārt!
Jūs patrieks katru uz savu pusi,
un neviens nepulcēs noklīdušos!
6 Bet pēc tam es atvedīšu atpakaļ
Amona dēlu gūstekņus,”
saka Kungs.
Vēstījums par Edomu
7 Par Edomu tā saka Pulku Kungs:
“Vai Tēmānā vairs nav gudrības!?
Vai prātniekiem zudis padoms
un prāts tiem ir izčākstējis?!
8 Bēdziet, griezieties atpakaļ, pieplociet,
tā dzīvojiet, Dedānas iemītnieki!
Jo es likšu, lai piemeklēšanas laikā
viņam gadās Ēsava liksta!
9 Ja vīndārznieki nāca pār tevi,
vai tie vīnogu neatstāja?
Vai zagļi naktī
nepostīja tik sev?
10 Bet es Ēsavu darīju kailu,
atsedzu viņa noslēpumus,
un paslēpties viņš vairs nevar!
Izpostīts ir viņa dzimums un viņa brāļi,
viņa kaimiņi, un viņa vairs nav!
11 Pamet savus bāreņus –
es tos pie dzīvības turēšu,
un tavas atraitnes
uz mani lai paļaujas! –
12 Jo tā saka Kungs: redzi, tie, kuriem nav lemts dzert kausu, dzertin to dzers! Un tu sakies bez vainas nevainīgs?! Bez soda tu nepaliksi, jo dzertin tu dzersi! 13 Jo pie sevis es zvērēju, saka Kungs, ka par postažu, par izsmieklu, par paļām un par lāstu kļūs Bocra, visas tās pilsētas kļūs par mūžīgām drupām!”
14 Vēsti no Kunga es dzirdēju,
un vēstnesis pie tautām ir sūtīts!
“Pulcējieties un nāciet pret viņu,
celieties kaujai!
15 Jo, redzi, starp tautām
es tevi darīšu mazu
un starp cilvēkiem nievājamu!
16 Tavs draudīgums tevi ir pievīlis
un tavas sirds uzpūtība!
Tu, kas mīti klints aizās,
kas mitinies kalna augšienē,
kaut augstu kā ērglis tu taisi ligzdu,
no turienes es tevi nogrūdīšu,”
saka Kungs.
17 “Un Edoma kļūs par šaušalām! Ikviens, kas to šķērsos, šausmināsies un izsvilps viņas brūču dēļ. 18 Tāpat kā tika apgrieztas otrādi Sodoma un Gomora un to blakuspilsētas,” saka Kungs, “tāpat tur neviens nemitīs, tur nepiemitīs cilvēka dēls!
19 Redzi, kā lauva viņš slienas
no Jardānas biezokņa uz viņas māju pļavām,
vienā mirklī es likšu tiem skriet projām no tās,
un, kas tai ir izvēlēts, es nolikšu!
Jo kurš ir kā es un kas man norādīs?
Kurš ir tas gans, kas pastāvēs manā priekšā?”
20 Tādēļ klausieties Kunga padomu,
ko viņš dod Edomai,
un viņa nodomus,
ko viņš par Tēmānas iemītniekiem lēmis –
vai tad nepatrenks avju jaunuļus,
vai tad nenopostīs to pļavas?!
21 No viņu krišanas trokšņa
notrīcēs zeme,
viņu kliedzienus
dzirdēs pie Niedru jūras!
22 Redzi, kā ērglis viņš pacelsies, laidīsies,
izpletīs spārnus pār Bocru,
un tajās dienās Edomas varoņu sirdis būs
kā sievas sirds radībās!
Vēstījums par Damasku
23 Par Damasku.
“Apkaunota Hamāta un Arpada,
jo viņi dzirdēja ļaunas vēstis,
tiem dreb dūša
kā satraukta jūra –
ne apklusināt!
24 Nolaidusi Damaska rokas,
pagriezusies uz bēgšanu,
izbīlis sakampis viņu,
krampji un sāpes kampj viņu
kā dzemdētāju!
25 Kā tik nav atmesta slavenā pilsēta,
mana prieka pilsēta!
26 Tādēļ viņas jaunekļi ielejās kritīs,
visi karavīri todien ies bojā,
saka Pulku Kungs,
27 es iedegšu uguni Damaskas mūros,
un tā aprīs Ben-Hadada cietoksni!”
Vēstījums par Kēderu un Hācoru
28 Tā saka Kungs par Kēderu un Hācoras ķēniņvalstīm, ko sakāva Bābeles ķēniņš Nebūkadnecars:
“Celieties, ejiet uz Kēderu
un nīdējiet austrumniekus!
29 Viņu teltis un avis tiks paņemtas,
viņu telts aizkari, viņu trauki
un viņu kamieļi tiks aizvesti,
uz viņiem kliegs: visapkārt šaušalas!
30 Bēdziet, klīstiet, ielejās mītiet,
Hācoras iemītnieki,
saka Kungs,
jo Bābeles ķēniņš Nebūkadnecars
par jums padomu devis
un nodomu izdomājis!
31 Celieties, ejiet pret tautu,
kas mierā mīt, paļāvībā,
saka Kungs,
nav tiem durvju un aizšaujamo,
vieni tie mīt!
32 Viņu kamieļi kļūs par laupījumu,
viņu lopi kritīs par guvumu,
viņus es izkliedēšu pa visiem vējiem –
tos, kam apcirpti deniņi, –
un no visām pusēm
es tiem nelaimi nesīšu,
saka Kungs,
33 Hācora kļūs par šakāļu midzeni,
par mūžīgu izpostījumu,
tur neviens nemitīs,
tur nepiemitīs cilvēka dēls!”
Vēstījums par Ēlāmu
34 Kunga vārds, kas Jūdas ķēniņa Cedekijas valdīšanas sākumā nāca pār pravieti Jeremiju par Ēlāmu:
35 “Tā saka Pulku Kungs:
redzi, es salauzīšu Ēlāma loku,
sākumu viņa spēkam!
36 Es nesīšu pār Ēlāmu četrus vējus
no visām četrām debess malām,
es viņus izkaisīšu šajos vējos,
un nebūs tautas,
pie tās nenāks no Ēlāma padzītie.
37 Es satriekšu Ēlāmu viņa naidnieku priekšā
un to priekšā, kas lūko pēc viņa dzīvības,
un es nesīšu tiem ļaunu
savā dusmu kvēlē,
saka Kungs,
es tiem pakaļ sūtīšu zobenu,
līdz piebeigšu tos!
38 Ēlāmā es likšu savu troni,
no turienes es izdeldēšu ķēniņus un augstmaņus! –
saka Kungs.
39 Un nākamās dienās –
es atvedīšu Ēlāma gūstekņus atpakaļ!”
saka Kungs.
