¹'Kuulge Issanda sõna, Iisraeli lapsed, sest Issandal on maa elanikega riid, sellepärast et maal ei ole tõsidust, armastust ega ka mitte Jumala tundmist!

¹Hear the word of Yahweh, you children of Israel; for Yahweh has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

²Sajatatakse ja valetatakse, tapetakse ja varastatakse, rikutakse abielu ja murtakse sisse ning veresüü järgneb veresüüle.

²There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.

³Sellepärast leinab maa ja kiratsevad kõik, kes seal elavad, metsloomad, taeva linnud ja mere kaladki võetakse ära.

³Therefore the land will mourn, and everyone who dwells therein will waste away. all living things in her, even the animals of the field and the birds of the sky; yes, the fish of the sea also die.

⁴Ometi ärgu ükski sõidelgu ja ärgu ükski laitku! Ja sinu rahvas on nagu need, kes riidlevad preestriga.

⁵Ja sa komistad päeval ja koos sinuga komistab prohvetki öösel; ja ma hukkan su ema.

⁵You will stumble in the day, and the prophet will also stumble with you in the night; and I will destroy your mother.

⁶Mu rahvas hukkub tarkuse puudusel; et sa põlgad tarkust, siis põlgan mina sind: sa ei või olla mu preester. Ja et sa oled unustanud oma Jumala Seaduse, siis unustan minagi su lapsed.

⁶My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

⁷Mida rohkem neid on, seda rohkem teevad nad pattu mu vastu. Ma muudan nende au häbiks.

⁷As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.

⁸Nad toituvad mu rahva patust ja nende hing himustab tema süütegu.

⁸They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.

⁹Aga nagu rahvaga, nõnda ka preestriga: mina nuhtlen teda ta eluviiside järgi ja tasun temale ta teod.

⁹It will be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will repay them for their deeds.

¹⁰Nad söövad, aga nende kõhud ei saa täis; nad teevad hooratööd, aga nad ei sigine, sest nad on Issanda maha jätnud.

¹⁰They will eat, and not have enough. They will play the prostitute, and will not increase; because they have abandoned giving to Yahweh.

¹¹Hooraelu, vein ja virre võtavad mõistuse.

¹²Minu rahvas küsib nõu oma puult ja tema kepp seletab talle; sest hooruse vaim on neid eksitanud ja nad on hoorates lahkunud oma Jumalast.

¹²My people consult with their wooden idol, and answer to a stick of wood. Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray, and they have been unfaithful to their God.

¹³Nad ohverdavad mägede harjadel ja suitsutavad küngastel tamme, papli või terebindi all, sest selle vari on meeldiv. Seepärast teevad teie tütred hooratööd ja teie miniad rikuvad abielu.

¹³They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because its shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the prostitute, and your brides commit adultery.

¹⁴Mina ei karista teie tütreid, et nad teevad hooratööd, ega teie miniaid, et nad rikuvad abielu, sest mehed ise lähevad hooradega kõrvale ja ohverdavad koos templi pordunaistega; nõnda hukkub mõistmatu rahvas.

¹⁴I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute, nor your brides when they commit adultery; because the men consort with prostitutes, and they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes; so the people without understanding will come to ruin.

¹⁵Kui sina, Iisrael, teed hooratööd, siis ärgu Juuda saagu süüdlaseks; ärge tulge Gilgalisse ja ärge minge üles Beet-Aavenisse, ärge vanduge: 'Nii tõesti kui Issand elab!'

¹⁵“Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, yet don’t let Judah offend; and don’t come to Gilgal, neither go up to Beth Aven, nor swear, ‘As Yahweh lives.’

¹⁶Sest Iisrael on kangekaelne otsekui kangekaelne lehm; kas Issand peaks neid nüüd karjatama nagu tallekesi avaral karjamaal?

¹⁶For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow.

¹⁷Efraim on liitunud ebajumalatega - las ta läheb!

¹⁷Ephraim is joined to idols. Leave him alone!

¹⁸Nende jooming on lõppenud, üha teevad nad hooratööd, nad armastavad teotust enam kui tema kilpe.

¹⁸Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.

¹⁹Tuul haarab neid oma tiibadega; nad peavad häbenema oma ohvrite pärast.

¹⁹The wind has wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be disappointed because of their sacrifices.