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

1 הִנֵּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בֹּוקֵ֥ק הָאָ֖רֶץ וּבֹֽולְקָ֑הּ וְעִוָּ֣ה פָנֶ֔יהָ וְהֵפִ֖יץ יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃

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.

2 וְהָיָ֤ה כָעָם֙ כַּכֹּהֵ֔ן כַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ כַּֽאדֹנָ֔יו כַּשִּׁפְחָ֖ה כַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּ כַּקֹּונֶה֙ כַּמֹּוכֵ֔ר כַּמַּלְוֶה֙ כַּלֹּוֶ֔ה כַּנֹּשֶׁ֕ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר נֹשֶׁ֥א בֹֽו׃

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

3 הִבֹּ֧וק׀ תִּבֹּ֛וק הָאָ֖רֶץ וְהִבֹּ֣וז׀ תִּבֹּ֑וז כִּ֣י יְהוָ֔ה דִּבֶּ֖ר אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃

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.

4 אָבְלָ֤ה נָֽבְלָה֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ אֻמְלְלָ֥ה נָבְלָ֖ה תֵּבֵ֑ל אֻמְלָ֖לוּ מְרֹ֥ום עַם־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

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.

5 וְהָאָ֥רֶץ חָנְפָ֖ה תַּ֣חַת יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ כִּֽי־עָבְר֤וּ תֹורֹת֙ חָ֣לְפוּ חֹ֔ק הֵפֵ֖רוּ בְּרִ֥ית עֹולָֽם׃

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.

6 עַל־כֵּ֗ן אָלָה֙ אָ֣כְלָה אֶ֔רֶץ וַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָ֑הּ עַל־כֵּ֗ן חָרוּ֙ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי אֶ֔רֶץ וְנִשְׁאַ֥ר אֱנֹ֖ושׁ מִזְעָֽר׃

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

7 אָבַ֥ל תִּירֹ֖ושׁ אֻמְלְלָה־גָ֑פֶן נֶאֶנְח֖וּ כָּל־שִׂמְחֵי־לֵֽב׃

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

8 שָׁבַת֙ מְשֹׂ֣ושׂ תֻּפִּ֔ים חָדַ֖ל שְׁאֹ֣ון עַלִּיזִ֑ים שָׁבַ֖ת מְשֹׂ֥ושׂ כִּנֹּֽור׃

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

9 בַּשִּׁ֖יר לֹ֣א יִשְׁתּוּ־יָ֑יִן יֵמַ֥ר שֵׁכָ֖ר לְשֹׁתָֽיו׃

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

10 נִשְׁבְּרָ֖ה קִרְיַת־תֹּ֑הוּ סֻגַּ֥ר כָּל־בַּ֖יִת מִבֹּֽוא׃

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.

11 צְוָחָ֥ה עַל־הַיַּ֖יִן בַּֽחוּצֹ֑ות עָֽרְבָה֙ כָּל־שִׂמְחָ֔ה גָּלָ֖ה מְשֹׂ֥ושׂ הָאָֽרֶץ׃

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

12 נִשְׁאַ֥ר בָּעִ֖יר שַׁמָּ֑ה וּשְׁאִיָּ֖ה יֻכַּת־שָֽׁעַר׃

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.

13 כִּ֣י כֹ֥ה יִהְיֶ֛ה בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָאָ֖רֶץ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הָֽעַמִּ֑ים כְּנֹ֣קֶף זַ֔יִת כְּעֹולֵלֹ֖ת אִם־כָּלָ֥ה בָצִֽיר׃

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

14 הֵ֛מָּה יִשְׂא֥וּ קֹולָ֖ם יָרֹ֑נּוּ בִּגְאֹ֣ון יְהוָ֔ה צָהֲל֖וּ מִיָּֽם׃

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

15 עַל־כֵּ֥ן בָּאֻרִ֖ים כַּבְּד֣וּ יְהוָ֑ה בְּאִיֵּ֣י הַיָּ֔ם שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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.

16 מִכְּנַ֨ף הָאָ֜רֶץ זְמִרֹ֤ת שָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙ צְבִ֣י לַצַּדִּ֔יק וָאֹמַ֛ר רָזִי־לִ֥י רָֽזִי־לִ֖י אֹ֣וי לִ֑י בֹּגְדִ֣ים בָּגָ֔דוּ וּבֶ֥גֶד בֹּוגְדִ֖ים בָּגָֽדוּ׃

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

17 פַּ֥חַד וָפַ֖חַת וָפָ֑ח עָלֶ֖יךָ יֹושֵׁ֥ב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

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.

18 וְֽ֠הָיָה הַנָּ֞ס מִקֹּ֤ול הַפַּ֙חַד֙ יִפֹּ֣ל אֶל־הַפַּ֔חַת וְהָֽעֹולֶה֙ מִתֹּ֣וךְ הַפַּ֔חַת יִלָּכֵ֖ד בַּפָּ֑ח כִּֽי־אֲרֻבֹּ֤ות מִמָּרֹום֙ נִפְתָּ֔חוּ וַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּ מֹ֥וסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃

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

19 רֹ֥עָה הִֽתְרֹעֲעָ֖ה הָאָ֑רֶץ פֹּ֤ור הִֽתְפֹּורְרָה֙ אֶ֔רֶץ מֹ֥וט הִֽתְמֹוטְטָ֖ה אָֽרֶץ׃

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.

20 נֹ֣ועַ תָּנ֤וּעַ אֶ֙רֶץ֙ כַּשִּׁכֹּ֔ור וְהִֽתְנֹודְדָ֖ה כַּמְּלוּנָ֑ה וְכָבַ֤ד עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ פִּשְׁעָ֔הּ וְנָפְלָ֖ה וְלֹא־תֹסִ֥יף קֽוּם׃

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.

21 וְהָיָה֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא יִפְקֹ֧ד יְהוָ֛ה עַל־צְבָ֥א הַמָּרֹ֖ום בַּמָּרֹ֑ום וְעַל־מַלְכֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה עַל־הָאֲדָמָֽה׃

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

22 וְאֻסְּפ֨וּ אֲסֵפָ֤ה אַסִּיר֙ עַל־בֹּ֔ור וְסֻגְּר֖וּ עַל־מַסְגֵּ֑ר וּמֵרֹ֥ב יָמִ֖ים יִפָּקֵֽדוּ׃

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.

23 וְחָֽפְרָה֙ הַלְּבָנָ֔ה וּבֹושָׁ֖ה הַֽחַמָּ֑ה כִּֽי־מָלַ֞ךְ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֗ות בְּהַ֤ר צִיֹּון֙ וּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְנֶ֥גֶד זְקֵנָ֖יו כָּבֹֽוד׃