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.
Israēla atjaunošana
1 Jo Kungs apžēlos Jēkabu un atkal izvēlēsies Israēlu, ļaus tam apmesties paša zemē, un svešinieki mitīs līdzās un piebiedrosies Jēkaba namam. 2 Un tautas ņems viņus un aizvedīs pie sevis, bet Israēla nams tos iemantos sev par vergiem un verdzenēm Kunga zemē – tad gūstekņi gūstīs savus gūstītājus, viņi valdīs pār tiem, kas iepriekš tos apspieda.
Bābeles ķēniņa krišana
3 Un tajā dienā Kungs tev dos atelpu no sāpēm un trīsām, un smagās verdzības, ar ko tevi verdzināja, 4 tad tu sacīsi šo līdzību par Bābeles ķēniņu:
“Redzi, kā mitējās apspiedējs,
beigušies spaidi!
5 Kungs satrieca ļaundaru spieķi,
valdnieku zizli!
6 Niknumā sasita svešās tautas –
kuļ un neatlaižas,
valda dusmās pār citām tautām,
vajā un netaupa!
7 Veldzējas, atgūstas visa zeme,
visur skan gaviles!
8 Pat cipreses līksmo par tevi
un Lebanona ciedri:
kopš tu sakauts,
vairs nenāks cirtējs pie mums!
9 Šeols apakšā trīc tevis dēļ,
jau gaida, kad nāksi,
kust tev pretī mirušo gari,
pat visi zemes dižmaņi, visi zemes ķēniņi
ceļas no saviem troņiem!
10 Tie visi bilst un saka par tevi:
arī tu vājš kā mēs,
nu tu mums līdzīgs!
11 Šeolā nobraukusi tava lepnība
un tavu liru čalas –
tavs pēlis ir kāpuri,
un tavs apsegs ir tārpi!
12 Kā gan no debesīm nokriti,
mirdzošais rītausmas dēls!
Pats esi notriekts pie zemes,
tu, tautu gāzēj!
13 Tu domāji savā sirdī:
es debesīs uzkāpšu,
augstāk par Dieva zvaigznēm
uzcelšu savu troni,
sēdēšu sapulces kalnā
pašos ziemeļos!
14 Virs mākoņu virsotnēm uzkāpšu,
šķitīšos kā pats Visuaugstais! –
15 taču šeolā nobrauci!
Pašā bedrē!
16 Tie, kas redz tevi, nu lūr,
prāto par tevi:
vai šis ir tas vīrs,
kas tricināja zemi
un drebināja ķēniņvalstis,
17 kas visu pasauli par tuksnesi pataisīja,
pilsētas noplēsa
un nelaida mājās gūstekņus?!
18 Pārējie tautu ķēniņi
visi ir godam nogūluši
ikviens savā namā,
19 bet tevi no kapa izmeta
kā pretīgu kropli,
tevi klās līķi, zobena caurdurtie,
kas nomesti bedres akmeņos
kā maitas par kāju pameslu!
20 Tu nepiebiedrosies viņiem pat kapā,
jo savu zemi tu izdeldēji,
savu tautu tu nokāvi –
lai vairs nemūžam
nepiemin ļaundaru sēklu!
21 Sataisiet kautuvi viņu dēliem
par viņu tēvu vainu!
Ka tie neceļas un nemanto zemi,
un nepieceļ pasauli pilnu ar pilsētām!”
22 “Un es celšos pret viņiem,”
saka Pulku Kungs,
“iznīdēšu Bābeles vārdu un atlikušos,
gan atvases, gan pēcnācējus!
23 Atdošu dzeloņcūkām, lai tiek tām,
par purvu pataisīšu,
prom aizmetīšu nīcībā,”
saka Pulku Kungs.
Vēstījums par Asīriju
24 Pulku Kungs ir zvērējis:
“Vai tad nav tā –
kā es nodomāju, tā ir,
un, kā es nospriežu, tā notiek!
25 Patriecu Ašūru no savas zemes,
manos kalnos to nīdēju,
lai noņemtu viņa jūgu
un viņa nasta būtu nost no pleciem!”
26 Tas ir lēmums, kas visai zemei lemts,
un šī ir roka, kas izstiepta pār visām tautām.
27 To Pulku Kungs ir nodomājis – kas stāsies pretī,
un viņa roka ir izstiepta – kas pavērsīs atpakaļ?!
Vēstījums par filistiešu zemi
28 Ķēniņa Āhāza nāves gadā nāca šis vēstījums:
29 “Nepriecājies, tu, Filistija,
ka salauzta nūja, kas tevi sita!
Jo no čūskas saknes nāks odze,
un tās auglis – lidojošs pūķis!
30 Tad nabagu pirmdzimtie pieguļā dzīs
un tukšinieki droši ganīs,
bet tavu sakni es nonāvēšu badā,
un tavi palicēji tiks nokauti!
31 Gaudojiet, vārti, brēc, pilsēta,
līgojies, Filistija!
Jo no ziemeļiem tie kā dūmi nāk –
neviens viņu pulkā nav noklīdis!”
32 Ko atbildēt cittautu vēstnešiem?! –
Sakiet, ka Kungs ir Ciānu dibinājis,
tur patversies viņa tautas apspiestie!
