¹They asked of Jehovah rain in a time of latter rain, Jehovah is making lightnings, And rain [in] showers He doth give to them. To each — the herb in the field.

¹Paluge Issandalt vihma kevadvihmade ajal! Issand teeb kõuepilved ja annab neile vihmavalingud, igaühele rohtu väljal.

²Because the teraphim did speak iniquity, And the diviners have seen a falsehood, And dreams of the vanity they speak, [With] vanity they give comfort, Therefore they have journeyed as a flock, They are afflicted, for there is 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.

³Against the shepherds did Mine anger burn, And against the he-goats I lay a charge, For inspected hath Jehovah of Hosts His flock, the house of Judah, And set them as His beauteous horse in 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.

⁴From him [is] a corner-stone, From him a nail, from him a battle-bow, From him goeth forth every exactor together.

⁴Neist enestest tuleb nurgakivi, neist enestest telgivai, neist enestest sõjaamb, neist enestest kõik võimukandjad.

⁵And they have been as heroes, Treading in mire of out-places in battle, And they have fought, for Jehovah [is] with them, And have put to shame riders of horses.

⁵Üheskoos on nad kangelaste sarnased, kes sõjas tallavad tänavate pori; nad võitlevad, sest Issand on nendega, ja ratsanikud hobuste seljas jäävad häbisse.

⁶And I have made mighty the house of Judah, And the house of Joseph I do save, And I have caused them to dwell, for I have loved them, And they have been as [if] I had not cast them off, For I [am] Jehovah their God, And I answer 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 Ephraim hath been as a hero, And rejoiced hath their heart as wine, And their sons see, and they have rejoiced, Rejoice doth their heart in Jehovah.

⁷Ja Efraim on siis nagu kangelane ning nende süda rõõmustab otsekui veinist. Nende lapsed näevad seda ja rõõmustavad, nende südamed hõiskavad Issandas.

⁸I hist for them, and I gather them, For I have redeemed them, And they have multiplied as they did multiply.

⁸Ma vilistan neid ja kogun neid, sest ma lunastan nad; ja neid on siis niisama palju, nagu neid oli.

⁹And I sow them among peoples, And in far-off places they remember Me, And they have lived with their sons, And they have turned back.

⁹Ma külvasin nad rahvaste sekka, aga nad meenutavad mind kaugetes maades; nad jäävad elama koos lastega ja tulevad tagasi.

¹⁰And I have brought them back from the land of Egypt, And from Asshur I do gather them, And unto the land of Gilead and Lebanon I do bring them in, And there is not found for them [space].

¹⁰Ma toon nad tagasi Egiptusemaalt ja kogun neid Assurist; ma viin nad Gileadimaale ja Liibanonile, ikkagi ei leidu neile küllalt ruumi.

¹¹And He hath passed over through the sea, And hath pressed and smitten billows in the sea, And dried up have been all depths of a flood, And brought down hath been the excellency of Asshur, And the rod of Egypt doth turn aside.

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 have made them mighty in Jehovah, And in His name they walk up and down, An affirmation of Jehovah!

¹²Ma teen nad vägevaks Issandas ja nad kõnnivad tema nimes, ütleb Issand.