¹¹ Let there be joy in the mountain of Zion, and let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of your wise decisions.

⁸ Zion gave ear and was glad; and the daughters of Judah were full of joy, because of your decisions, O Lord.

¹ After these things there came to my ears a sound like the voice of a great band of people in heaven, saying, Praise to the Lord; salvation and glory and power be to our God:

² For true and upright are his decisions; for by him has the evil woman been judged, who made the earth unclean with the sins of her body; and he has given her punishment for the blood of his servants.

³ And again they said, Praise to the Lord. And her smoke went up for ever and ever.

²⁰ Be glad over her, heaven, and you saints, and Apostles, and prophets; because she has been judged by God on your account.

⁵ And the voice of the angel of the waters came to my ears, saying, True and upright is your judging, O Holy One, who is and was from all time:

⁶ For they made the blood of saints and prophets come out like a stream, and blood have you given them for drink; which is their right reward.

⁷ And a voice came from the altar, saying, Even so, O Lord God, Ruler of all, true and full of righteousness is your judging.

⁴ What man is there who will not have fear before you, O Lord, and give glory to your name? because you only are holy; for all the nations will come and give worship before you; for your righteousness has been made clear.

²⁸ But Jesus, turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, let not your weeping be for me, but for yourselves and for your children.

⁹ Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.

²² This is the word which the Lord has said about him: In the eyes of the virgin daughter of Zion you are shamed and laughed at; the daughter of Jerusalem has made sport of you.

¹⁶ His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

⁵ I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes of the field, let not love be moved till it is ready.

⁷ I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes of the field, do not let love be moved till it is ready.

⁵ I am dark, but fair of form, O daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

⁸ O daughter of Babylon, whose fate is destruction; happy is the man who does to you what you have done to us.

⁹ Happy is the man who takes your little ones, crushing them against the rocks.

¹⁰ The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.

²⁶ On the fourth day they all came together in the Valley of Blessing, and there they gave blessing to the Lord; for which cause that place has been named the Valley of Blessing to this day.

²⁷ Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem went back, with Jehoshaphat at their head, coming back to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them glad over their haters.

³¹ So may destruction come on all your haters, O Lord; but let your lovers be like the sun going out in his strength. And for forty years the land had peace.