¹When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

¹Kui Efraim kõneles, värisesid kõik, ta oli Iisraelis ülistatud; aga ta sai Baali pärast süüdlaseks ja pidi surema.

²And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

²Nüüd teevad nad edasi pattu ja valmistavad enestele hõbedast valatud kujud, ebajumalate kujud oma kujutluse järgi - kõik sepatöö. Nad ütlevad neile: 'Ohverdajad suudelgu vasikaid!'

³Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

³Seepärast on nad nagu hommikune pilv, nagu kaste, mis varakult kaob, nagu aganad, mis rehealusest tuulatakse, nagu unkast tõusev suits.

⁴Yet I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; and thou shalt know no god but me, and besides me there is no saviour.

⁴Aga mina olen Issand, su Jumal, Egiptusemaalt alates; sa ei tohi tunda minu kõrval muud jumalat ja ei ole muud päästjat kui mina.

⁵I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

⁵Mina hoidsin sind kõrbes, palaval ja põuasel maal.

⁶According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me.

⁶Kui nad käisid karjas, sai nende kõht täis; kui nende kõht sai täis, läks nende süda ülbeks - sellepärast nad unustasid minu.

⁷Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;

⁷Aga minust sai neile otsekui noor lõvi, ma luuran tee ääres nagu panter.

⁸I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.

⁸Ma tulen neile kallale nagu karu, kellelt on röövitud pojad, ja ma rebestan nende rinnakorvi; nagu emalõvi sööb neid seal ja metsloomad kisuvad nad lõhki.

⁹It is thy destruction, O Israel, that [thou art] against me, against thy help.

⁹See on su hukutanud, Iisrael, et sa olid minu, oma abi vastu.

¹⁰Where now is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges, of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?

¹⁰Kus on siis su kuningas, kes päästaks sind kõigis su linnades, ja kus on su kohtumõistjad, kelle kohta sa ütlesid: 'Anna mulle kuningas ja vürste!'?

¹¹I have given thee a king in mine anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.

¹¹Oma vihas ma annan sulle kuninga ja oma raevus ma võtan ta ära.

¹²The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in store.

¹²Efraimi süütegu on kokku seotud, tema patt on tallele pandud.

¹³The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children.

¹³Tema pärast tulevad sünnitusvalud: ta on mõistmatu laps, sest ta ei asu õigel ajal emakasuudmesse.

¹⁴I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

¹⁴Kas peaksin nad vabastama põrgu käest? Kas peaksin nad lunastama surmast? Surm, kus on su okkad? Põrguhaud, kus on su astel? Kaastunne on peidus mu silme eest.

¹⁵Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the breath of Jehovah coming up from the wilderness; and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall make spoil of the treasure of all goodly vessels.

¹⁵Kuigi ta vendade keskel kannab vilja, tõuseb idatuul, tõuseb kõrbest Issanda tuul: tema kaev kuivab ja allikas taheneb; temalt riisutakse ta varandus, kõik ta väärtasjad.

¹⁶Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.