DB1 | Further judgement on Babylon. Jr.51.1-14 | RSV Contents | notes| 51 | Revised Standard Version | Passage | Biblia Hebraica |
| 51 1 | Thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon, against the inhabitants of Chalde'a; | Further judgement on Babylon. Jr.51.1-14 | כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הִנְנִי מֵעִיר עַל־בָּבֶל וְאֶל־יֹשְׁבֵי לֵב קָמָי רוּחַ מַשְׁחִית׃ |
| 2 | and I will send to Babylon winnowers, and they shall winnow her, and they shall empty her land, when they come against her from every side on the day of trouble. | וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי לְבָבֶל זָרִים וְזֵרוּהָ וִיבֹקְקוּ אֶת־אַרְצָהּ כִּי־הָיוּ עָלֶיהָ מִסָּבִיב בְּיֹום רָעָה׃ | |
| 3 | Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not stand up in his coat of mail. Spare not her young men; utterly destroy all her host. | אֶל־יִדְרֹךְ כ= יִדְרֹךְ ק= זז הַדֹּרֵךְ קַשְׁתֹּו וְאֶל־יִתְעַל בְּסִרְיֹנֹו וְאַל־תַּחְמְלוּ אֶל־בַּחֻרֶיהָ הַחֲרִימוּ כָּל־צְבָאָהּ׃ | |
| 4 | They shall fall down slain in the land of the Chalde'ans, and wounded in her streets. | וְנָפְלוּ חֲלָלִים בְּאֶרֶץ כַּשְׂדִּים וּמְדֻקָּרִים בְּחוּצֹותֶיהָ׃ | |
| 5 | For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken by their God, the LORD of hosts; but the land of the Chalde'ans is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel. | כִּי לֹא־אַלְמָן יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה מֵאֱלֹהָיו מֵיְהוָה צְבָאֹות כִּי אַרְצָם מָלְאָה אָשָׁם מִקְּדֹושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ | |
| 6 | "Flee from the midst of Babylon, let every man save his life! Be not cut off in her punishment, for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance, the requital he is rendering her. | נֻסוּ מִתֹּוךְ בָּבֶל וּמַלְּטוּ אִישׁ נַפְשֹׁו אַל־תִּדַּמּוּ בַּעֲוֹנָהּ כִּי עֵת נְקָמָה הִיא לַיהוָה גְּמוּל הוּא מְשַׁלֵּם לָהּ׃ | |
| 7 | Babylon was a golden cup in the LORD's hand, making all the earth drunken; the nations drank of her wine, therefore the nations went mad. | כֹּוס־זָהָב בָּבֶל בְּיַד־יְהוָה מְשַׁכֶּרֶת כָּל־הָאָרֶץ מִיֵּינָהּ שָׁתוּ גֹויִם עַל־כֵּן יִתְהֹלְלוּ גֹויִם׃ | |
| 8 | Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken; wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she may be healed. | פִּתְאֹם נָפְלָה בָבֶל וַתִּשָּׁבֵר הֵילִילוּ עָלֶיהָ קְחוּ צֳרִי לְמַכְאֹובָהּ אוּלַי תֵּרָפֵא׃ | |
| 9 | We would have healed Babylon, but she was not healed. Forsake her, and let us go each to his own country; for her judgment has reached up to heaven and has been lifted up even to the skies. | כ= רִפִּאנוּ ק= רִפִּינוּ אֶת־בָּבֶל וְלֹא נִרְפָּתָה עִזְבוּהָ וְנֵלֵךְ אִישׁ לְאַרְצֹו כִּי־נָגַע אֶל־הַשָּׁמַיִם מִשְׁפָּטָהּ וְנִשָּׂא עַד־שְׁחָקִים׃ | |
| 10 | The LORD has brought forth our vindication; come, let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God. | הֹוצִיא יְהוָה אֶת־צִדְקֹתֵינוּ בֹּאוּ וּנְסַפְּרָה בְצִיֹּון אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ׃ | |
| 11 | "Sharpen the arrows! Take up the shields! The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance for his temple. | הָבֵרוּ הַחִצִּים מִלְאוּ הַשְּׁלָטִים הֵעִיר יְהוָה אֶת־רוּחַ מַלְכֵי מָדַי כִּי־עַל־בָּבֶל מְזִמָּתֹו לְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ כִּי־נִקְמַת יְהוָה הִיא נִקְמַת הֵיכָלֹו׃ | |
| 12 | Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon; make the watch strong; set up watchmen; prepare the ambushes; for the LORD has both planned and done what he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon. | אֶל־חֹומֹת בָּבֶל שְׂאוּ־נֵס הַחֲזִיקוּ הַמִּשְׁמָר הָקִימוּ שֹׁמְרִים הָכִינוּ הָאֹרְבִים כִּי גַּם־זָםַם יְהוָה גַּם־עָשָׂה אֵת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵי בָבֶל׃ | |
| 13 | O you who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the thread of your life is cut. | כ= שֹׁכַנְתִּי ק= שֹׁכַנְתְּ עַל־מַיִם רַבִּים רַבַּת אֹוצָרֹת בָּא קִצֵּךְ אַמַּת בִּצְעֵךְ׃ | |
| 14 | The LORD of hosts has sworn by himself: Surely I will fill you with men, as many as locusts, and they shall raise the shout of victory over you. | נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה צְבָאֹות בְּנַפְשֹׁו כִּי אִם־מִלֵּאתִיךְ אָדָם כַּיֶּלֶק וְעָנוּ עָלַיִךְ הֵידָד׃ ס | |