1Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king; for unto you pertaineth the judgment; for ye have been a snare at 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 gone deep in making slaughter; but I am 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 hast played the harlot, Israel is defiled.
3Ja znám Efraima, a Izrael nie je skrytý predo mnou; lebo teraz smilníš, Efraime; zanečistený je Izrael.
4Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah.
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 Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble 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6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.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 Jehovah; for they have borne strange children: now shall the new moon devour them with their fields.
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: sound an alarm at Beth-aven; behind thee, O Benjamin.
8Trúbte na trúbu v Gibei, na surmitu v Ráme, kričte v Bét-ávene! Za tebou, Benjamine!
9Ephraim shall become a desolation 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 are like them that remove the landmark: 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, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after [man's] command.
11Efraim je utisknutý, zlomený súdom, lebo volí chodiť za ľudským prikázaním.
12Therefore am I 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 Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he 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 carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.
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 earnestly.
15Pojdem, navrátim sa na svoje miesto, dokiaľ neuznajú svojej viny a nebudú hľadať mojej tvári.