1 Kyk, die HERE maak die aarde leeg en verwoes dit, en Hy keer sy oppervlakte om en verstrooi sy bewoners.

2 Dieselfde lot tref die volk en die priester, die slaaf en sy heer, die slavin en haar meesteres, die koper en die verkoper, die uitlener en die lener, die skuldeiser en die skuldenaar.

3 Die aarde word heeltemal leeg gemaak en heeltemal geplunder, want die HERE het hierdie woord gespreek.

4 Die aarde treur, dit verwelk; die wêreld versmag, dit verwelk; en die hoogstes van die mense van die aarde versmag.

5 Want die aarde is ontheilig onder sy bewoners; want hulle het die wette oortree, die insetting geskend, die ewige verbond verbreek.

6 Daarom verteer die vloek die aarde en moet sy bewoners boet; daarom word die bewoners van die aarde deur 'n gloed verteer en bly daar min mense oor.

7 Die mos treur, die wingerdstok verwelk, almal wat bly van hart is, sug.

8 Weg is die vreugde van die tamboeryne, die gedruis van die uitgelate mense hou op, weg is die vreugde van die siter!

9 Hulle drink geen wyn onder gesang nie; die sterk drank smaak bitter vir die wat dit drink.

10 Verbreek is die verlate vesting; al die huise staan toegesluit, sodat niemand daar kan inkom nie.

11 Daar is 'n gejammer oor wyn op die strate; al die vrolikheid het ondergegaan, die vreugde van die aarde is verban.

12 Wat in die stad oorgebly het, is verwoesting; en die poort is tot 'n puinhoop stukkend geslaan.

13 Want so sal dit wees op die aarde, onder die volke, soos by die afslaan van die olywe, soos by die na-oes as die druiwe-oes verby is.

14 Hulle daar hef hul stem op, hulle jubel; vanweë die majesteit van die HERE juig hulle van die see af:

15 Daarom, eer die HERE in die lande van die son, op die kuslande van die see die Naam van die HERE, die God van Israel!

16 Van die einde van die aarde af hoor ons lofgesange: Glorie aan die regverdige! Maar ek sê: Ek teer weg, ek teer weg, wee my! Die ontroues handel troueloos, en in troueloosheid handel die ontroues troueloos.

17 Die skrik en die kuil en die strik oor jou, o bewoner van die aarde!

18 En hy wat vlug vir die skrikgeroep, val in die kuil; en hy wat uit die kuil uitklim, word in die strik gevang. Want die sluise uit die hoogte het oopgegaan, en die fondamente van die aarde bewe.

19 Die aarde word geheel en al verbreek, die aarde is geheel en al aan wankel, die aarde word geheel en al geskud.

20 Die aarde waggel geheel en al soos 'n dronkaard en swaai heen en weer soos 'n naghut; en sy oortreding is swaar op hom; en hy sal val en nie weer opstaan nie.

21 En in die dag sal die HERE besoeking doen oor die leërskare van die hoogte in die hoogte en oor die konings van die aarde op die aarde;

22 en hulle sal opgesluit word soos gevangenes opgesluit word in 'n kuil en bewaar word in 'n kerker; maar n baie dae sal daar op hulle ag gegee word.

23 En die maan sal rooi word van skaamte, en die son sal skaam wees; want die HERE van die leërskare sal regeer op die berg Sion en in Jerusalem, en voor sy oudstes sal daar heerlikheid wees.

1 See, the Lord is making the earth waste and unpeopled, he is turning it upside down, and sending the people in all directions.

2 And it will be the same for the people as for the priest; for the servant as for his master; and for the woman-servant as for her owner; the same for the one offering goods for a price as for him who takes them; the same for him who gives money at interest and for him who takes it; the same for him who lets others have the use of his property as for those who make use of it.

3 The earth will be completely waste and without men; for this is the word of the Lord.

4 The earth is sorrowing and wasting away, the world is full of grief and wasting away, the high ones of the earth come to nothing.

5 The earth has been made unclean by those living in it; because the laws have not been kept by them, the orders have been changed, and the eternal agreement has been broken.

6 For this cause the earth is given up to the curse, and those in it are judged as sinners: for this cause those living on the earth are burned up, and the rest are small in number.

7 The new wine is thin, the vine is feeble, and all the glad-hearted make sounds of grief.

8 The pleasing sound of all instruments of music has come to an end, and the voices of those who are glad.

9 There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.

10 The town is waste and broken down: every house is shut up, so that no man may come in.

11 There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; there is an end of all delight, the joy of the land is gone.

12 In the town all is waste, and in the public place is destruction.

13 For it will be in the heart of the earth among the peoples, like the shaking of an olive-tree, as the last of the grapes after the getting-in is done.

14 But those will be making sounds of joy; they will be crying loudly from the sea for the glory of the Lord.

15 Give praise to the Lord in the east, to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the sea-lands.

16 From the farthest part of the earth comes the sound of songs, glory to the upright. But I said, I am wasting away, wasting away, the curse is on me! The false ones go on in their false way, yes, they go on acting falsely.

17 Fear, and death, and the net, are come on you, O people of the earth.

18 And it will be that he who goes in flight from the sound of fear will be overtaken by death; and he who gets free from death will be taken in the net: for the windows on high are open, and the bases of the earth are shaking.

19 The earth is completely broken, it is parted in two, it is violently moved.

20 The earth will be moving uncertainly, like a man overcome by drink; it will be shaking like a tent; and the weight of its sin will be on it, crushing it down so that it will not get up again.

21 And in that day the Lord will send punishment on the army of the high ones on high, and on the kings of the earth on the earth.

22 And they will be got together, like prisoners in the prison-house; and after a long time they will have their punishment.

23 Then the moon will be veiled, and the sun put to shame; for the Lord of armies will be ruling in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his judges he will let his glory be seen.