¹Ask ye of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain, [even of] Jehovah that maketh lightnings; and he will 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 teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie; and they have told false dreams, they comfort in vain: therefore they go their way like sheep, they are afflicted, because 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.

³Mine anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the he-goats; for Jehovah of hosts hath visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make 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.

⁴From him shall come forth the corner-stone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.

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

⁵And they shall be as mighty men, treading down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Jehovah 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 back; for I have mercy upon them; and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am Jehovah their God, and I 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 rejoice; their heart shall be glad 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 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 peoples; and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and shall return.

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 will pass through the sea of affliction, and will smite the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall dry up; and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart.

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 Jehovah; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith Jehovah.

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