"Behold,let that nightbe barren;Let nojoyfulshoutenterit.
"[As for] that night,let darknessseizeit; Let it not rejoiceamong the daysof the year;Let it not comeinto the numberof the months.
"Let those curseit who cursethe day,Who are preparedto rouseLeviathan.
The gaietyof tambourinesceases,The noiseof revelersstops,The gaietyof the harpceases.
"Then I will make to ceasefrom the citiesof Judahand from the streetsof Jerusalemthe voiceof joyand the voiceof gladness,the voiceof the bridegroomand the voiceof the bride;for the landwill becomea ruin.
