¹Kuulge seda, preestrid, ja pane tähele, Iisraeli sugu! Kuulata, kuninglik koda! Sest teid tabab kohus. Jah, te olete püüdepaelaks Mispale ja võrguks, mis on laotatud Taabori peale.

¹“Listen to this, you priests! Listen, house of Israel, and give ear, house of the king! For the judgment is against you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.

²Te süvendate Sittimi kõlvatust, aga mina karistan teid kõiki.

²The rebels are deep in slaughter; but I discipline all of them.

³Mina tunnen Efraimi ja Iisrael ei ole mu eest varjul; sest nüüd, Efraim, oled sa teinud hooratööd, Iisrael on ennast roojastanud.

³I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute. Israel is defiled.

⁴Nende teod ei luba neil pöörduda oma Jumala poole, sest nende sees on hooruse vaim ja nad ei tunne Issandat.

⁴Their deeds won’t allow them to turn to their God; for the spirit of prostitution is within them, and they don’t know Yahweh.

⁵Iisraeli kõrkus tunnistab temale otse näkku, Iisrael ja Efraim komistavad oma süü läbi, Juudagi komistab koos nendega.

⁵The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them.

⁶Oma lammaste ja härgadega lähevad nad küll otsima Issandat, aga nad ei leia teda: ta on tõmbunud neist eemale.

⁶They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Yahweh; but they won’t find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.

⁷Nad on olnud Issanda vastu truuduseta, sest nad on sünnitanud võõraid lapsi. Nüüd neelab 'noorkuu' neid koos nende põldudega.

⁷They are unfaithful to Yahweh; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.

⁸Puhuge sarve Gibeas, pasunat Raamas! Tõstke sõjakisa Beet-Aavenis! Juba ollakse sul kannul, Benjamin!

⁸“Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!

⁹Efraim muutub karistuspäeval kõrbeks. Iisraeli suguharude keskel ma kuulutan tõde.

⁹Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel, I have made known that which will surely be.

¹⁰Juuda vürstid on saanud piirinihutajate sarnaseks; ma valan nende peale oma viha nagu vett.

¹⁰The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark. I will pour out my wrath on them like water.

¹¹Efraimile on liiga tehtud, õigus on rikutud, sest ta tahab käia käsu järgi.

¹¹Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.

¹²Aga mina olen Efraimile nagu koi ja Juuda soole nagu mädanik.

¹²Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.

¹³Kui Efraim nägi oma haigust ja Juuda oma paiset, siis läks Efraim Assurisse ja läkitas suurkuninga juurde; aga tema ei suutnud teha teid terveks ega ravida teid paisetest.

¹³“When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.

¹⁴Sest mina olen Efraimile nagu lõvi ja Juuda soole nagu noor lõvi: mina murran nad maha ja lähen, kannan ära, ja päästjat ei ole.

¹⁴For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.

¹⁵Ma lähen, pöördun tagasi oma asupaika, kuni nad kahetsevad ja otsivad mu palet; oma kitsikuses otsivad nad mind.

¹⁵I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.”