¹`An empty vine [is] Israel, Fruit he maketh like to himself, According to the abundance of his fruit, He hath multiplied for the altars, According to the goodness of his land, They have made goodly standing-pillars.

¹Iisrael on vohav viinapuu, mis kasvatab oma vilja; aga mida viljakam ta on, seda rohkem tuleb altareid; mida parem on ta maa, seda kaunimaid sambaid püstitatakse.

²Their heart hath been divided, now they are guilty, He doth break down their altars, He doth destroy their standing-pillars.

²Nende süda on valelik, nüüd peavad nad kandma karistust: nende altarid purustatakse, nende sambad hävitatakse.

³For now they say: We have no king, Because we have not feared Jehovah, And the king — what doth he for us?

³Sest nad ütlevad nüüd: 'Meil ei ole kuningat vaja! Kuna me ei karda Issandat, siis mida saaks kuningaski teha meie heaks?'

⁴They have spoken words, To swear falsehood in making a covenant, And flourished as a poisonous herb hath judgment, on the furrows of a field.

⁴Kuningad teevad sõnu, vannuvad valet, sõlmivad lepinguid - aga kohus nende üle võrsub otsekui mürgirohi igal põlluvaol.

⁵For the calves of Beth-Aven fear do inhabitants of Samaria, Surely mourned on account of it hath its people, And its priests on account of it leap about, Because of its honour, for it hath removed from it,

⁵Beet-Aaveni vasikate pärast halisevad Samaaria elanikud; tõesti, selle pärast leinab ta rahvas ja uluvad ta preestrid, et neilt võetakse nende au.

⁶Also it to Asshur is carried, a present to a warlike king, Shame doth Ephraim receive, And ashamed is Israel of its own counsel.

⁶Ka vasikas ise viiakse Assurisse, kingituseks suurkuningale. Häbi valdab Efraimi ja Iisrael jääb häbisse oma nõu pärast.

⁷Cut off is Samaria! Its king [is] as a chip on the face of the waters.

⁷Samaaria hävitatakse, ta kuningas on nagu vaht vee peal.

⁸And destroyed have been high places of Aven, the sin of Israel. Thorn and bramble go up on their altars, And they have said to hills, Cover us, And to heights, Fall upon us.

⁸Aaveni ohvrikünkad, Iisraeli patt, hävitatakse ära; nende altareil kasvavad kibuvitsad ja ohakad. Siis nad ütlevad mägedele: 'Katke meid!' ja mäekinkudele: 'Langege meie peale!'

⁹From the days of Gibeah thou hast sinned, O Israel, There they have stood, Not overtake them in Gibeah doth battle, Because of sons of perverseness.

⁹Alates Gibea päevist oled sa teinud pattu, Iisrael! Sinna on nad jäänud peatuma. Kas Gibeas ei saa neid kätte sõda sõnakuulmatute laste vastu?

¹⁰When I desire, then I do bind them, And gathered against them have peoples, When they bind themselves to their two iniquities.

¹⁰Oma himu järgi ma karistan neid, ja rahvad kogunevad nende vastu, kui neid karistatakse nende kahekordse süüteo pärast.

¹¹And Ephraim [is] a trained heifer — loving to thresh, And I — I have passed over on the goodness of its neck, I cause [one] to ride Ephraim, Plough doth Judah, harrow for him doth Jacob.

¹¹Efraim on õpetatud härjavärss, kes armastab pahmast tallata; aga mina panen ikke tema kauni kaela peale. Mina rakendan Efraimi, Juuda peab kündma, Jaakob äestama!

¹²Sow for yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to loving-kindness, Till for yourselves tillage of knowledge, To seek Jehovah, Till he come and shew righteousness to you.

¹²Külvake enestele õiguseks, lõigake vastavalt vagadusele; rajage enestele uudismaad, sest aeg on otsida Issandat, kuni ta tuleb ja õpetab teile õigust!

¹³Ye have ploughed wickedness, Perversity ye have reaped, Ye have eaten the fruit of lying, For thou hast trusted in thy way, In the abundance of thy might.

¹³Te olete kündnud õelust, lõiganud ülekohut, söönud valede vilja. Sest sa oled lootnud oma tee peale, oma paljude kangelaste peale.

¹⁴And rise doth a tumult among thy people, And all thy fortresses are spoiled, As the spoiling of Shalman of Beth-Arbel, In a day of battle, Mother against sons dashed in pieces.

¹⁴Seepärast tõuseb su rahva keskel sõjakära ja kõik su kindlused hävitatakse, nõnda nagu Salman hävitas sõjaajal Beet-Arbeli: emad koos lastega rebiti tükkideks.

¹⁵Thus hath Beth-El done to you, Because of the evil of your wickedness, In the dawn cut off utterly is a king of Israel!

¹⁵Nõnda on teinud teile Peetel teie väga suure kurjuse pärast; koiduajal hukkub kindlasti Iisraeli kuningas.