“ This is what the wicked will receive from God; this is their inheritance from the Almighty.

“神为恶人所定的份，强暴人从全能者所得的报乃是这样：

“这是上帝为恶人所定的份，残暴人从全能者所得的产业：

“这是神为恶人所定的份，残暴人从全能者所得的产业：

“以下是上帝给恶人定的结局，全能者赐给残暴之徒的归宿。

这是恶人从神所得的分，强暴的人从全能者所得的业。

神為惡人所定的分，強暴人從全能者所得的報乃是這樣：

「這是上帝為惡人所定的份，殘暴人從全能者所得的產業：

「這是神為惡人所定的份，殘暴人從全能者所得的產業：

「以下是上帝給惡人定的結局，全能者賜給殘暴之徒的歸宿。

這是惡人從神所得的分，強暴的人從全能者所得的業。

『惡人在上帝那裏所有的分兒、強橫人從全能者所得的產業乃是以下這樣：

惡人由上帝所受之分、強暴者由全能者所得之業、

爾曰、全能之上帝、報惡人、罰強暴、

天主為惡人所定之罰、強暴人由全能之主所得之報、今將言之、

“ Here is the fate God allots to the wicked, the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:

“ Here’s what God does to sinful people. Here’s what those who are mean receive from the Mighty One.

“ This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty:

This is a wicked man’s lot from God, the inheritance the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

“ This is the portion of a wicked person from God, And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty:

“ This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

This is a wicked man’s lot from God, the inheritance the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

This[ is] the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors,[ which] they shall receive of the Almighty.

This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.

“ This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

For they oppressed the poor and left them destitute. They foreclosed on their homes.They were always greedy and never satisfied. Nothing remains of all the things they dreamed about.Nothing is left after they finish gorging themselves. Therefore, their prosperity will not endure.“ In the midst of plenty, they will run into trouble and be overcome by misery.May God give them a bellyful of trouble. May God rain down his anger upon them.When they try to escape an iron weapon, a bronze tipped arrow will pierce them.The arrow is pulled from their back, and the arrowhead glistens with blood. The terrors of death are upon them.Their treasures will be thrown into deepest darkness. A wildfire will devour their goods, consuming all they have left.The heavens will reveal their guilt, and the earth will testify against them.A flood will sweep away their house. God’s anger will descend on them in torrents.This is the reward that God gives the wicked. It is the inheritance decreed by God.”

The Lord replies,“ I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do.”

So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.

“ The wicked writhe in pain throughout their lives. Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless.The sound of terror rings in their ears, and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer.They dare not go out into the darkness for fear they will be murdered.They wander around, saying,‘ Where can I find bread?’ They know their day of destruction is near.That dark day terrifies them. They live in distress and anguish, like a king preparing for battle.For they shake their fists at God, defying the Almighty.Holding their strong shields, they defiantly charge against him.“ These wicked people are heavy and prosperous; their waists bulge with fat.But their cities will be ruined. They will live in abandoned houses that are ready to tumble down.Their riches will not last, and their wealth will not endure. Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.“ They will not escape the darkness. The burning sun will wither their shoots, and the breath of God will destroy them.Let them no longer fool themselves by trusting in empty riches, for emptiness will be their only reward.They will be cut down in the prime of life; their branches will never again be green.They will be like a vine whose grapes are harvested too early, like an olive tree that loses its blossoms before the fruit can form.For the godless are barren. Their homes, enriched through bribery, will burn.They conceive trouble and give birth to evil. Their womb produces deceit.”

But the wicked are doomed, for they will get exactly what they deserve.

“ At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Isn’t it calamity for the wicked and misfortune for those who do evil?

He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds.

For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.You have condemned and killed innocent people, who do not resist you.

Don’t rob the poor just because you can, or exploit the needy in court.For the Lord is their defender. He will ruin anyone who ruins them.

The wicked will not prosper, for they do not fear God. Their days will never grow long like the evening shadows.