1 For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. 2 And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. 3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
4 ¶ That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! 5 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. 6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. 7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. 8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying , Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. 9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. 10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? 11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; 17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? 18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. 19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet. 20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. 21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. 22 For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. 23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
24 ¶ The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: 25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. 26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. 27 For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it ? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? 28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
29 ¶ Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. 30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. 31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times. 32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
1 Jo tas Kungs apžēlosies par Jēkabu un atkal izredzēs Israēlu un to pārvedīs dzimtenē. Arī svešinieki viņiem piebiedrosies, un tie pievienosies Jēkaba namam.
2 Un tautas viņi ņems un aizvedīs savās dzīves vietās. Israēla nams tās izmantos tā Kunga zemē par kalpiem un kalponēm un tādā kārtā turēs apcietinājumā tos, kas viņus bija apcietinājuši, un valdīs pār saviem bijušiem kakla kungiem.
3 Un notiks tanī dienā, kad tas Kungs tev dos mieru no tavām sāpēm, no ciešanām un no tās grūtās kalpības, kādā tie tevi turēja,
4 Tad tu dziedāsi izsmieklam šādu dziesmu par Bābeles ķēniņu un sacīsi: „Cik rāms tagad palicis kakla kungs, kā spaidi beigušies!
5 Tas Kungs salauzis bezdievju vēzdu un varmāku rīksti,
6 Kas tautas dusmās pēra bez mitēšanās, samina tās un nospieda savā bezgalīgajā bardzībā ļaudis nežēlīgā kalpībā.
7 Nu ir miers visā zemē, visi atpūšas, visur skan gaviles!
8 Pat cipreses priecājas par tevi un Libanona ciedru koki saka: „Kamēr tu kritis, neviens nenāk mūs nocirst!“
9 Bet mirušo valsts pazemē tevis dēl bezgalīgi satraukta, gaidīdama tevi ierodamies, tā saceļ kājās visus, kas bijuši vadoņi virs zemes, tā liek piecelties no saviem krēsliem visiem tautu ķēniņiem.
10 Tie visi runā un sauc tev pretī: Arī tu esi palicis nevarīgs kā mēs visi, tu esi mums līdzīgs!
11 Nogrimusi ellē tava godība un tavu kokļu skaņa! Cirmeņi ir tavs guļamais paklājs, un tārpi tava sega!
12 Kā tu esi kritis no debesīm, tu spožā zvaigzne, tu ausekļa dēls! Kā tu nogāzts pie zemes, kas tu tautas locīji!
13 Tu gan domāji savā prātā: Es kāpšu debesīs un uzcelšu savu troni augstu pār Dieva zvaigznēm, es nometīšos uz saiešanas kalna pašos ziemeļos!
14 Es uzkāpšu augstumos, es būšu kā pats Visaugstākais!
15 Bet nu tu esi nogāzts mirušo valstībā, visdziļākā bedrē!
16 Kas tevi redzējuši, tie tevi uzlūkos un domās sevī: Vai tad šis ir tas vīrs, kura priekšā trīcēja zeme un drebēja ķēniņu valstis?
17 Kas pasauli padarīja par tuksnesi un tās pilsētas izpostīja, kas savus gūstekņus nekad neatlaida mājās?
18 Visi tautu ķēniņi dus mierā ar godu ikviens savā namā,
19 Bet tu esi aizmests tālu no savas dusas vietas kā nonievāts zars, kas pārklāts ar nokautiem un zobena nodurtiem, kūpi nomesti pie akmeņiem bedrē kā atstāta maita.
20 Tu nebūsi ar viņiem kopā kapā, jo tu izpostīji savu zemi un noslepkavoji savu tautu; ļaundapa dzimumu vairs nepieminēs ne mūžam.
21 Nododiet nāvei viņu bērnus viņu tēvu grēku dēļ, lai tie no jauna atkal neceļas, neieņem zemi un to nepiepilda ar drupām!“
22 „Es nostāšos pret tiem,“ —saka tas Kungs Cebaots, —„un izdeldēšu Bābeles vārdu uz bērnu bērniem,“ —atskan tā Kunga izsauciens.
23 „Es to atdošu par īpašumu ežiem un padarīšu par purvu, un Es to noslaucīšu ar iznīcibas slotu!“ —saka tas Kungs Cebaots.
24 Tas Kungs Cebaots ir zvērējis, sacīdams: „Tiešām, kā Es esmu nodo-mājis, tā tas notiks, un kā Es esmu nolēmis, tā tas piepildīsies.
25 Es satriekšu Asuru savā zemē, Es to samīšu savos kalnos, lai tie top atsvabināti no viņa jūga un viņa nasta top noņemta no viņu kamiešiem.“
26 Šis lēmums ir pieņemts par visu zemi, tas ir tā roka, kas izstiepta pār visām tautām.
27 Jo, kad tas Kungs Cebaots ko nolēmis, kas to var grozīt? Un kad Viņa roka izstiepta, —kas to var pavērst citā-dāki?
28 Ķēniņa Ahasa nāves gadā notika tā Kunga vārds:
29 „Nepriecājies, visa filistiešu zeme, ka rīkste salauzta, kas tevi sita! Jo no čūskas saknes nāks indīga odze, un tās auglis būs spārnains pūķis.
30 Visnabadzīgākie tad būs pārtikuši, un trūkuma cietēji dusēs nodrošināti. Bet tavai saknei Es likšu nomirt badā, un kas no tevis būs vēl pāri palicis, to aizraus nāvē bads.
31 Kauciet, vārti! Kliedz, pilsēta! Drebi bailēs, visa filistiešu zeme! Jo no ziemeļiem nāk briesmas, un neviens karavīrs no uzbrucēju pulkiem neatšķeļas.“
32 Un kādu atbildi varēs dot pagānu tauta vēstnešiem? —„Ka tas Kungs stipru uzcēlis Ciānu, un ka nelaimīgie no Viņa tautas tur atrod patvērumu.“
