¹Efraim on mind ümbritsenud valega ja Iisraeli sugu pettusega; aga Juuda käib veel koos Jumalaga ja on truu Kõigepühamale.

¹Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

²Efraimil on tegemist tuulega ja ta ajab kogu päeva idatuult taga; vale ja vägivald kasvab, Assuriga tehakse leping ja Egiptusesse viiakse õli.

²Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him.

³Aga Issandal on riid Iisraeliga ja ta tahab nuhelda Jaakobit tema eluviiside pärast, tasuda temale ta tegusid mööda.

³In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.

⁴Emaihus haaras ta oma vennal kannast ja meheeas võitles ta Jumalaga.

⁴Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,

⁵Ta võitles ingliga ja võitis, ta nuttis ja anus teda; Peetelis leidis ta tema ja seal rääkis ta meiega -

⁵even Yahweh, the God of Armies; Yahweh is his name of renown!

⁶Issand, vägede Jumal, Issand on tema nimi:

⁶Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.

⁷'Aga sina pöördu tagasi oma telki, hoia osadust ja õigust ja oota alati oma Jumalat!'

⁷A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.

⁸Kaupmees, kelle käes on väärad vaekausid, armastab tüssata.

⁸Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won’t find in me any iniquity that is sin.”

⁹Ja Efraim ütleb: 'Ma olen ometi saanud rikkaks, olen saavutanud enesele jõukuse, kogu mu töövaevas ei leita mulle süütegu, mis oleks patt.'

⁹“But I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.

¹⁰Aga mina olen Issand, su Jumal, Egiptusemaalt alates; ma lasen sul jälle elada telkides nagu meie kohtumispäevil.

¹⁰I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.

¹¹Mina olen rääkinud prohvetitele, olen andnud palju nägemusi ja ilmutusi prohvetite läbi.

¹¹If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field.

¹²Kui Gileadis on nurjatust, siis nad hävivad tõesti; kui nad Gilgalis ohverdavad härgi, siis saavad ka nende altarid kivihunnikuks põlluvagudel.

¹²Jacob fled into the country of Aram, and Israel served to get a wife, and for a wife he tended flocks and herds.

¹³Jaakob põgenes Süüria väljadele, Iisrael orjas naise pärast, naise pärast hoidis ta karja.

¹³By a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.

¹⁴Aga prohveti läbi tõi Issand Iisraeli Egiptusest ära ja prohveti läbi hoidis ta teda.

¹⁴Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” will repay his contempt.

¹⁵Efraim on kibedasti solvanud; sellepärast jätab tema Issand ta veresüü tema enese peale ja tasub temale ta teotuse eest.