Let that night be childless. Let it have no joy.

愿那夜没有生育，其间也没有欢乐的声音。

看哪，愿那夜没有生育，其间也没有欢乐的声音。

看哪，愿那夜没有生育，其间也没有欢乐的声音。

愿那夜无人生育，毫无快乐之声。

愿那夜没有生育，也没有欢乐的声音。

願那夜沒有生育，其間也沒有歡樂的聲音。

看哪，願那夜沒有生育，其間也沒有歡樂的聲音。

看哪，願那夜沒有生育，其間也沒有歡樂的聲音。

願那夜無人生育，毫無快樂之聲。

願那夜沒有生育，也沒有歡樂的聲音。

唉，願那夜沒有孕育；也沒有歡樂聲進入其間。

願是夕孤寂、不聞歡聲、

何如是夕不誕嬰孩、不聞懽聲。

是夜不如虛度、無歡樂之聲聞於其間、

May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.

May no children ever have been born on that night. May no shout of joy be heard in it.

Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful cry enter it.

Yes, may that night be barren; may no joyful shout be heard in it.

Behold, may that night be barren; May no joyful shout enter it.

Oh, may that night be barren! May no joyful shout come into it!

Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.

Yes, may that night be barren; may no joyful shout be heard in it.

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

Indeed, let that night be barren; let no shout of joy penetrate it!

Behold, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come therein.

Babylon will never be inhabited again. It will remain empty for generation after generation. Nomads will refuse to camp there, and shepherds will not bed down their sheep.Desert animals will move into the ruined city, and the houses will be haunted by howling creatures. Owls will live among the ruins, and wild goats will go there to dance.Hyenas will howl in its fortresses, and jackals will make dens in its luxurious palaces. Babylon’s days are numbered; its time of destruction will soon arrive.

The sound of harps, singers, flutes, and trumpets will never be heard in you again. No craftsmen and no trades will ever be found in you again. The sound of the mill will never be heard in you again.The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The happy voices of brides and grooms will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the greatest in the world, and you deceived the nations with your sorceries.

The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled; the happy cries of celebration are heard no more. The melodious chords of the harp are silent.

I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in the streets of Jerusalem. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard in the towns of Judah. The land will lie in complete desolation.