¹Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

¹Počujte to kňazi, a pozorujte ušami, dome Izraelov, a, dome kráľov, čujte nakloniac uši, lebo vám platí súd, pretože ste boli osídlom v Micpe a rozostretou sieťou na Tábore.

²And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.

²A, vybočili z cesty, zabŕdli hlboko v zabíjaní; ale ja dám každému z nich jeho zaslúžený trest.

³I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

³Ja znám Efraima, a Izrael nie je skrytý predo mnou; lebo teraz smilníš, Efraime; zanečistený je Izrael.

⁴They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.

⁴Nedopúšťajú toho ich skutky, aby sa navrátili k svojmu Bohu, lebo duch smilstva je medzi nimi, a Hospodina neznajú.

⁵And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.

⁵Ale pýcha Izraelova svedčí do jeho tvári. A Izrael a Efraim klesnú pre svoju neprávosť, klesne s nimi i Júda.

⁶They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

⁶Pojdú hľadať Hospodina svojím stádom drobného dobytka a svojím stádom hoviad, ale nenajdú; vzdialil sa od nich.

⁷They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

⁷Dopúšťali sa nevernosti proti Hospodinovi, lebo naplodili cudzích synov; teraz ich požerie novmesiac aj s ich podielom zeme.

⁸Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.

⁸Trúbte na trúbu v Gibei, na surmitu v Ráme, kričte v Bét-ávene! Za tebou, Benjamine!

⁹Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.

⁹Efraim bude obrátený v púšť v deň kázne; v pokoleniach Izraelových oznámim istú pravdu.

¹⁰The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

¹⁰Kniežatá Júdove sú podobné tým, ktorí prenášajú medzu; na ne vylejem svoju prchlivosť ako vodu.

¹¹Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

¹¹Efraim je utisknutý, zlomený súdom, lebo volí chodiť za ľudským prikázaním.

¹²Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

¹²A ja som Efraimovi jako moľ a jako hnis domu Júdovmu.

¹³When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

¹³A keď videl Efraim svoj neduh a Júda svoj hnisavý vred, odišiel Efraim k Assúrovi a poslal ku kráľovi Jarebovi. Ale on vás nebude môcť uzdraviť ani vás nevyhojí z vášho hnisavého vredu.

¹⁴For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

¹⁴Lebo ja budem Efraimovi jako ľúty lev a jako ľvíča domu Júdovmu. Ja, ja uchvatnúc roztrhám a pojdem, odnesiem, a nebude toho, kto by vytrhnul.

¹⁵I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

¹⁵Pojdem, navrátim sa na svoje miesto, dokiaľ neuznajú svojej viny a nebudú hľadať mojej tvári.