1Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
1Paluge Issandalt vihma kevadvihmade ajal! Issand teeb kõuepilved ja annab neile vihmavalingud, igaühele rohtu väljal.
2For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.
2Sest teeravid räägivad nurjatust, ennustajad näevad valet ja jutustavad tühiseid unenägusid, trööstivad asjata. Seepärast inimesed ekslevad nagu lambad ja vaevlevad, sest karjast ei ole.
3Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.
3Mu viha on süttinud põlema karjaste vastu ja ma karistan juhte, sest vägede Issand tuleb katsuma oma karja, Juuda sugu, ja teeb nad oma toreda sõjaratsu sarnaseks.
4Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
4Neist enestest tuleb nurgakivi, neist enestest telgivai, neist enestest sõjaamb, neist enestest kõik võimukandjad.
5And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
5Üheskoos on nad kangelaste sarnased, kes sõjas tallavad tänavate pori; nad võitlevad, sest Issand on nendega, ja ratsanikud hobuste seljas jäävad häbisse.
6And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.
6Ma teen vägevaks Juuda soo ja päästan Joosepi soo; ma toon nad tagasi, sest ma halastan nende peale ja nad on jälle, nagu ei olekski nad olnud ära tõugatud. Sest mina, Issand, olen nende Jumal ja ma vastan neile.
7And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.
7Ja Efraim on siis nagu kangelane ning nende süda rõõmustab otsekui veinist. Nende lapsed näevad seda ja rõõmustavad, nende südamed hõiskavad Issandas.
8I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
8Ma vilistan neid ja kogun neid, sest ma lunastan nad; ja neid on siis niisama palju, nagu neid oli.
9And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.
9Ma külvasin nad rahvaste sekka, aga nad meenutavad mind kaugetes maades; nad jäävad elama koos lastega ja tulevad tagasi.
10I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.
10Ma toon nad tagasi Egiptusemaalt ja kogun neid Assurist; ma viin nad Gileadimaale ja Liibanonile, ikkagi ei leidu neile küllalt ruumi.
11And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
11Ja nad lähevad läbi kitsikuse mere ja ma löön merelaineid ja kõik Niiluse sügavikud kuivavad, Assuri kõrkus tõugatakse maha ja Egiptuse valitsuskepp peab taanduma.
12And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
12Ma teen nad vägevaks Issandas ja nad kõnnivad tema nimes, ütleb Issand.