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.

¹Israel is a luxuriant vine that puts forth his fruit. According to the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. As their land has prospered, they have adorned their sacred stones.

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

²Their heart is divided. Now they will be found guilty. He will demolish their altars. He will destroy their sacred stones.

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

³Surely now they will say, “We have no king; for we don’t fear Yahweh; and the king, what can he do for us?”

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

⁴They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

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

⁵The inhabitants of Samaria will be in terror for the calves of Beth Aven; for its people will mourn over it, Along with its priests who rejoiced over it, for its glory, because it has departed from it.

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

⁶It also will be carried to Assyria for a present to a great king. Ephraim will receive shame, and Israel will be ashamed of his own counsel.

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

⁷Samaria and her king float away, like a twig on the water.

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

⁸The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed. The thorn and the thistle will come up on their altars. They will tell the mountains, “Cover us!” and the hills, “Fall on us!”

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

⁹“Israel, you have sinned from the days of Gibeah. There they remained. The battle against the children of iniquity doesn’t overtake them in Gibeah.

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

¹⁰When it is my desire, I will chastise them; and the nations will be gathered against them, when they are bound to their two transgressions.

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

¹¹Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; so I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck. I will set a rider on Ephraim. Judah will plow. Jacob will break his clods.

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

¹²Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.

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

¹³You have plowed wickedness. You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, for you trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men.

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

¹⁴Therefore a battle roar will arise among your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in the day of battle. The mother was dashed in pieces with her children.

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

¹⁵So Bethel will do to you because of your great wickedness. At daybreak the king of Israel will be destroyed.