祸哉，这流人血的城！充满谎诈和强暴，抢夺的事总不止息。
Woe to the bloody city! / She is all full of lies and pillage; / The prey does not depart.

鞭声响亮，车轮轰轰；马匹快跑，车辆奔腾，
The sound of the whip, / And the sound of the rattling wheel; / And the horse galloping, / And the chariot jolting by,

骑兵跃马，刀剑发光，枪矛闪烁；被杀的甚多，尸首成堆，尸骸无数，人碰着而跌倒。
The horseman making the horse to rear up, / And the sword flashing, / And the spear glittering; / And a multitude of the slain, / And a mass of corpses, / And no end to the bodies — / They stumble among their bodies.

都因那美貌的妓女，行邪术的主母，多有淫行，借淫行出卖列国，用邪术出卖多族。
This because of the multitude of harlotries / Of the well-favored harlot, / The mistress of sorceries, / Who sells nations by her harlotries / And families by her sorceries.

万军之耶和华说，我与你为敌；我必揭起你的衣襟，蒙在你脸上，使列邦看见你的赤体，使列国看见你的羞耻。
Indeed I am against you, declares Jehovah of hosts; / And I will throw open your skirts upon your face, / And I will show the nations your nakedness, / And the kingdoms your shame.

我必将可憎污秽之物抛在你身上，使你显为愚昧，为众目所观。
And I will cast abominable filth upon you / And make you appear foolish and make you like a spectacle.

凡看见你的，都必逃跑离开你，说，尼尼微成了荒场。有谁为她悲伤呢？我何处寻得安慰你的人呢？
And everyone who sees you / Will flee from you and say, / Nineveh is laid waste. / Who will lament for her? / Where will I seek / Some to comfort you?

你岂比挪亚们强么？挪亚们坐落在众河渠之间，周围有水；海作她的屏障，水作她的城墙。
Are you better than No-amon, / Who sat beside the canals / With waters all around her, / Whose bulwark was the sea / And water was her wall?

古实和埃及是她的力量，无穷无尽；弗人和路比族是她的帮手。
Cush was her strength, / As well as Egypt, and it was without end; / Put and the Libyans / Were among her helpers.

但她还是被迁徙，被掳去；她的婴孩在各街头也被摔死；人为她的尊贵人拈阄；她所有的尊大者都被链子锁着。
She too was carried away; / She went into captivity; / Her little ones too were dashed to pieces / At the head of every street, / And for her nobles / They cast lots, / And all her great men / Were bound in chains.

你也必喝醉，必被隐藏；并因仇敌的缘故寻求保障。
You too will be drunken; / You will be hidden. / You too will seek / A stronghold from the enemy.

你一切保障必像无花果树上初熟的无花果；若一摇撼，就落在想吃之人的口中。
All your fortresses will be like fig trees / With first ripe figs: / If they are shaken, they will fall / Into the mouth of the eater.

看哪，在你中间的人民，如同妇女；你国土的关口，向仇敌敞开；你的门闩，被火焚烧。
Indeed your people are like women / In the midst of you; / Unto your enemies the gates of your land / Are wide open; / Fire devours your bars.

你要为自己打水，预备受困！巩固你的保障！踹土和泥！预备砖窑！
Draw for yourself water for the siege! / Strengthen your fortresses! / Go into the clay, / And tread in the mortar! / Make the brick kiln ready!

在那里火必烧灭你；刀必除灭你，吞吃你如同蝗虫。任你加增人数如蝗虫，加增人数多如蝗虫吧。
There will the fire devour you; / The sword will cut you off; / It will devour you like the locust. / Enlarge yourself like the locust; / Enlarge yourself like the locust swarm.

你增添商贾，多过天上的星；蝗虫吃尽就飞去。
You have multiplied your merchants / Like the stars of heaven; / The locust strips everything and flies away.

你的首领多如蝗虫，你的军长仿佛成群的蝗虫，天凉的时候，齐落在篱笆上，日头一出便都飞去，不知道落在何处。
Your princes are like the locust swarm, / And your officials are like hordes of locusts, / Which camp in the hedges / On a cold day, / But when the sun arises, they flee away, / And the place where they are is unknown.

亚述王啊，你的牧人打盹，你的贵胄安歇；你的人民散在山间，无人招聚。
Your shepherds slumber, / O king of Assyria; / Your nobles sleep. / Your people are scattered upon the mountains, / And there is no one to gather them.

你的损伤无法医治，你的创伤极其严重。凡听见你消息的，必都向你拍掌；因为你所行的恶，谁没有时常遭遇呢？
There is no alleviating of your injury; / Your wound is grievous. / All who hear the report of you / Clap their hands over you; / For upon whom has your wickedness / Not passed continually?