1 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.2 Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be their arm every morning, yea, our salvation in the time of trouble.3 At the noise of the tumult the peoples fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.4 And your spoil shall be gathered {like} the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running of locusts shall they run upon it.5 Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness;6 and he shall be the stability of thy times, the riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah shall be your treasure.7 Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.8 The highways are desolate, the wayfaring man ceaseth. He hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.9 The land mourneth, it languisheth; Lebanon is ashamed, is withered; the Sharon is become as a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped.10 Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I be exalted, now will I lift up myself.11 Ye shall conceive dry grass, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath shall devour you {as} fire.12 And the peoples shall be {as} burnings of lime, {as} thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and ye that are near, acknowledge my might.14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath surprised the hypocrites: Who among us shall dwell with the consuming fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting flames?15 -He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil:16 he shall dwell on high, the fortresses of the rocks shall be his high retreat; bread shall be given him, his water shall be sure.17 Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is far off.18 Thy heart shall meditate on terror: Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?19 Thou shalt no more see the fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst comprehend, of a stammering tongue that cannot be understood.20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be pulled up, neither shall any of its cords be broken;21 but there Jehovah is unto us glorious, -a place of rivers, of broad streams: no galley with oars shall go there, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.22 For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah, our lawgiver, Jehovah, our king: he will save us.23 Thy tacklings are loosed; they strengthen not the socket of their mast, they cannot spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven {their} iniquity.

1 Wee jou, verwoester, wat self nie verwoes is nie, en troubreker teen wie nie troueloos gehandel is nie! As jy klaar is met verwoes, sal jy verwoes word; en as jy klaar is met troubreuk, sal hulle troueloos teen jou handel.2 HERE, wees ons genadig, op U wag ons; wees hulle arm elke môre , ja, ons verlossing in die tyd van benoudheid!3 Vir die dawergeluid vlug die volke; vanweë u verheffing word die nasies verstrooi.4 Dan word julle buit weggeskraap soos sprinkane wegskraap; soos sprinkane hardloop, hardloop hulle daarop los.5 Die HERE is verhewe, want Hy woon in die hoogte; Hy het Sion vervul met reg en geregtigheid.6 En daar sal bestendigheid van jou tye wees, 'n rykdom van volle verlossing, van wysheid en kennis; die vrees van die HERE sal sy skat wees.7 Kyk, die helde skreeu daarbuite, die boodskappers van vrede ween bitterlik.8 Die grootpaaie is verlate; die wat padlangs trek, bly weg. Hy het die verbond verbreek, die stede gering geag, mense nie gereken nie.9 Die land treur, dit verwelk; die L¡banon staan beskaamd, dit verkwyn; Saron het geword soos 'n woestynvlakte, Basan en Karmel staan sonder blare.10 Nou sal Ek opstaan, sê die HERE; nou sal Ek My verhef, nou sal Ek My oprig.11 Julle gaan swanger van strooi, julle sal stoppels baar; julle geblaas is 'n vuur wat julle sal verteer.12 Dan word die volke 'n kalkbrandery, afgekapte doringbosse wat met vuur verbrand word.13 Hoor, julle wat ver is, wat Ek gedoen het; en julle wat naby is, erken my mag!14 Die sondaars in Sion bewe, siddering het die roekelose aangegryp. Hulle sê: Wie van ons kan woon by 'n verterende vuur, wie van ons kan woon by 'n ewige gloed?15 Hy wat in geregtigheid wandel en spreek wat reg is, wat gewin deur afpersinge versmaad, wat sy hande uitskud om geen omkoopgeskenk aan te gryp nie, wat sy oor toestop om van geen bloedskuld te hoor nie, en sy oë sluit om wat sleg is, nie te sien nie --16 hy sal op hoogtes woon, rotsvestings is sy burg; sy brood word hom gegee, sy water is gewis.17 Jou oë sal die Koning in sy skoonheid aanskou, dit sal 'n wyd uitgestrekte land sien.18 Jou hart sal die deurgestane verskrikking oordink en sê: Waar is hy wat getel het? Waar is hy wat geweeg het? Waar is hy wat die torings opgeskryf het?19 Jy sal die onbeskaamde volk nie meer sien nie, die volk met duister, onverstaanbare spraak, met onbegryplike hakkeltong.20 Aanskou Sion, die stad van ons feestelike samekoms! Jou oë sal Jerusalem sien as veilige woonplek, as tent wat nie wegtrek nie, waarvan die penne nooit meer uitgeruk word nie en geeneen van sy toue ooit losgeskeur word nie.21 Maar daar sal die HERE vir ons heerlik wees; dit sal 'n plek van riviere wees, van breë strome; geen vloot van roeiskepe sal daarop vaar nie, en geen trotse skip sal daaroor gaan nie.22 Want die HERE is ons Regter, die HERE is ons Aanvoerder, die HERE is ons Koning: Hy sal ons verlos.23 Jou toue hang slap, hulle hou die voetstuk van hulle mas nie styf nie, hulle ontplooi nie die banier nie; dan word roofbuit verdeel in menigte, selfs die lammes maak buit.24 En geen inwoner sal sê: Ek is siek nie; aan die mense wat daarin woon, is die skuld vergewe.