Isaiah, 3

1. Now the Lord Yahweh Sabaoth is about to deprive Jerusalem and Judah of resources and provisions -- all reserves of food, all reserves of water-

1. For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water;

2. of hero, warrior, judge, prophet, diviner, elder,

2. the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,

3. captain, dignitary, counsellor, architect, soothsayer.

3. the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skilful magician and the expert in charms.

4. 'I shall give them boys for princes, raw lads to rule over them.'

4. And I will make boys their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

5. People will be ill-treated by one another, each by his neighbour; the young will insult the aged, and the low, the respected.

5. And the people will oppress one another, every man his fellow and every man his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the base fellow to the honorable.

6. Yes, a man will catch hold of his brother in their father's house, to say, 'You have a cloak, so you be leader, and rule this heap of ruins.'

6. When a man takes hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying: "You have a mantle; you shall be our leader, and this heap of ruins shall be under your rule";

7. And, that day, the other will protest, 'I am no healer; in my house there is neither food nor clothing; do not make me leader of the people.'

7. in that day he will speak out, saying: "I will not be a healer; in my house there is neither bread nor mantle; you shall not make me leader of the people."

8. For Jerusalem has collapsed and Judah has fallen, because their words and deeds affront Yahweh and insult his glorious gaze.

8. For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen; because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence.

9. Their complacency bears witness against them, they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not conceal it, all the worse for them, for they have hatched their own downfall.

9. Their partiality witnesses against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil upon themselves.

10. Say, 'Blessed the upright, for he will feed on the fruit of his deeds;

10. Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

11. woe to the wicked, it will go ill with him, for he will be treated as his actions deserve.'

11. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have done shall be done to him.

12. O my people, their oppressors pillage them and extortioners rule over them! O my people, your rulers mislead you and efface the paths you ought to follow!

12. My people -- children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your leaders mislead you, and confuse the course of your paths.

13. Yahweh has risen to accuse, is standing to pass judgement on the people.

13. The LORD has taken his place to contend, he stands to judge his people.

14. Yahweh is about to try the elders and the princes of his people, 'You are the ones who have ravaged the vineyard, the spoils of the poor are in your houses.

14. The LORD enters into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: "It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

15. By what right do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?' says the Lord Yahweh Sabaoth.

15. What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor?" says the Lord GOD of hosts.

16. Yahweh says: Because Zion's daughters are proud and walk with heads held high and enticing eyes -- with mincing steps they go, jingling the bangles on their feet-

16. The LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes, mincing along as they go, tinkling with their feet;

17. the Lord will give Zion's daughters scabby heads, Yahweh will lay their foreheads bare.

17. the Lord will smite with a scab the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts.

18. That day the Lord will take away the ornamental chains, medallions, crescents,

18. In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents;

19. pendants, bracelets, trinkets,

19. the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarfs;

20. diadems, ankle-chains, necklaces, scent bottles, amulets,

20. the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets;

21. finger-rings, nose-rings,

21. the signet rings and nose rings;

22. party dresses, cloaks, scarves, purses,

22. the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags;

23. mirrors, linen clothes, turbans and mantillas.

23. the garments of gauze, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.

24. Then, instead of perfume, a stink; instead of belt, a rope, instead of hair elaborately dressed, a shaven scalp, instead of gorgeous clothes, sacking round the waist, and brand marks instead of beauty.

24. Instead of perfume there will be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.

25. Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle,

25. Your men shall fall by the sword and your mighty men in battle.

26. and her gates will moan and mourn; she will sit on the ground, deserted.

26. And her gates shall lament and mourn; ravaged, she shall sit upon the ground.