1 Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away. 2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. 3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
4 The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
5 ¶ The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. 6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
7 ¶ For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. 8 He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. 9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
10 ¶ Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God. 11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
1 Tā saka Tas Kungs: "Kur tad ir tavas mātes šķiršanās raksts, ar kuru Es būtu viņu atlaidis? Jeb kur būtu kāds no Maniem aizdevējiem, kam Es jūs būtu pārdevis? Jūs esat savu grēku dēļ pārdoti, un jūsu pārkāpumu dēļ jūsu māte ir atlaista! 2 Kādēļ tur nebija neviena, kad Es nācu? Kāpēc neviens neatbildēja, kad Es saucu? Vai tad Mana roka tiešām ir par īsu, ka tā nevarētu atsvabināt, un vai tad Man nav spēka diezgan, lai glābtu? Redzi, Es daru jūru ar spēku sausu un ūdens upes par tuksnesi, tā ka zivis sapūst aiz ūdens trūkuma un to pārējie dzīvnieki nobeidzas slāpēs. 3 Es tērpju debesis tumsā un padaru debess aizsegu līdzīgu maisa sēru tērpam." 4 Dievs Tas Kungs man ir devis gudru mēli, ka es ar savu uzrunu protu stiprināt nogurušos; Viņš uzmodina mani ik rītu, Viņš ierosina manas ausis, lai es uzmanīgi klausītos kā māceklis. 5 Tas Kungs atvēra man ausis, un es neatteicos un neatkāpos. 6 Savu muguru es pagriezu tiem, kas mani sita, un savu vaigu tiem, kas raustīja un plēsa manu bārdu. Savu vaigu es neapslēpu paļām un spļāvieniem. 7 Bet Dievs Tas Kungs man palīdz, tādēļ es nenokļuvu kaunā, tādēļ es apcietināju savu seju kā akmeni, jo es zināju, ka nepalikšu kaunā. 8 Tiešām, tuvu man ir Viņš, kas mani attaisno. Kas tiesāsies ar mani? Lai nāk, mēs stāsimies kopā tiesas priekšā! Kas grib apšaubīt manas tiesības? Lai viņš panāk šurp! 9 Redzi, Dievs Tas Kungs man palīdz; kas atzīs mani par vainīgu? Tiešām, tie visi sadils un sabirzīs kā drēbe, kodes viņus sagrauzīs. 10 Kas jūsu starpā bīstas To Kungu? Lai tas uzklausa Viņa kalpa balsi, kas staigāja visdziļākā tumsā, kur nebija neviena gaismas stara, bet viņš tomēr piesauca Tā Kunga Vārdu un paļāvās uz savu Dievu! 11 Tik tiešām, jūs visi esat ļaudis, kas kurat uguni un raidāt ugunīgas bultas! Dodieties tad nu paši savas uguns liesmās un to bultu kvēlē, kuras jūs esat aizdedzinājuši! To jums nolikusi Mana roka, ka jums jāguļ sāpēs.
