Isaiah 3
1 For behold the sovereign the Lord of hosts shall take away from Jerusalem, and from Juda the valiant and the strong, the whole strength of bread, and the whole strength of water.
For behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, will take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
2 The strong man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the cunning man, and the ancient.
the mighty man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the diviner and the elder,
3 The captain over fifty, and the honourable in countenance, and the counsellor, and the architect, and the skillful in eloquent speech.
the captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the clever among artificers, and the one versed in enchantments.
4 And I will give children to be their princes, and the effeminate shall rule over them.
And I will appoint youths as their princes, and children shall rule over them.
5 And the people shall rush one upon another, and every man against his neighbour: the child shall make it tumult against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
And the people shall be oppressed one by the other, and each by his neighbour; the child will be insolent against the elder, and the base against the honourable.
6 For a man shall take hold or his brother, one of the house of his father, saying: Thou hast a garment, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand.
When a man shall take hold of his brother, in his father's house, [and shall say: ] Thou hast clothing; be our chief, and let this ruin be under thy hand;
7 In that day he shall answer, saying: I am no healer, and in my house there is no bread, nor clothing: make me not ruler of the people.
he will lift up [his hand] in that day, saying, I cannot be a healer, and in my house there is neither bread nor clothing; ye shall not make me a chief of the people.
8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Juda is fallen: because their tongue, and their devices are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his majesty.
For Jerusalem stumbleth and Judah falleth, because their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
9 The shew of their countenance hath answered them: and they have proclaimed abroad their sin as Sodom, and they have not hid it: woe to their souls, for evils are rendered to them.
The look of their face doth witness against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom: they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have brought evil upon themselves.
10 Say to the just man that it is well, for he shall eat the fruit of his doings.
Say ye of the righteous that it shall be well [with him], for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
11 Woe to the wicked unto evil: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill [with him], because the desert of his hands shall be rendered unto him.
12 As for my people, their oppressors have stripped them, and women have ruled over them. O my people, they that call thee blessed, the same deceive thee, and destroy the way of thy steps.
[As for] my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people! they that guide thee mislead [thee], and destroy the way of thy paths.
13 The Lord standeth up to judge, and he standeth to judge the people.
Jehovah setteth himself to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and its princes: for you have devoured the vineyard, and the spoil of the poor is in your house.
Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people and their princes, [saying: ] It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard: the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 Why do you consume my people, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord the God of hosts.
What mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the faces of the afflicted? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
16 And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Sion are haughty, and have walked with stretched out necks, and wanton glances of their eyes, and made a noise as they walked with their feet and moved in a set pace:
And Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-out neck and wanton eyes, and go along mincing, and making a tinkling with their feet;
17 The Lord will make bald the crown of the head of the daughters of Sion, and the Lord will discover their hair.
therefore the Lord will make bald the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts.
18 In that day the Lord will take away the ornaments of shoes, and little moons,
In that day the Lord will take away the ornament of anklets, and the little suns and crescents,
19 And chains and necklaces, and bracelets, and bonnets,
the pearl-drops, and the bracelets, and the veils,
20 And bodkins, and ornaments of the legs, and tablets, and sweet balls, and earrings,
the head-dresses, and the stepping chains, and the girdles, and the scent-boxes, and the amulets;
21 And rings, and jewels hanging on the forehead,
the finger-rings, and the nose-rings;
22 And changes of apparel, and short cloaks, and fine linen, and crisping pins,
the festival-robes, and the tunics, and the mantles, and the wallets;
23 And looking-glasses, and lawns, and headbands, and fine veils.
the mirrors, and the fine linen bodices, and the turbans, and the flowing veils.
24 And instead of a sweet smell there shall be stench, and instead of a girdle, a cord, and instead of curled hair, baldness, and instead of a stomacher, haircloth.
And it shall come to pass, instead of perfume there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a robe of display, a girding of sackcloth; brand instead of beauty.
25 Thy fairest men also shall fall by the sword, and thy valiant ones in battle.
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the fight;
26 And her gates shall lament and mourn, and she shall sit desolate on the ground.
and her gates shall lament and mourn; and, stripped, she shall sit upon the ground.
