¹Tulge, pöördugem Issanda poole, sest tema on meid murdnud ja tema parandab meid; tema on meid löönud ja tema seob meid!

¹“Come, and let us return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.

²Tema teeb meid elavaks kahe päevaga, kolmandal päeval aitab ta meid üles ja me võime elada tema palge ees.

²After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.

³Tundkem siis, püüdkem tunda Issandat: ta tuleb nagu ilus koidupuna; ta tuleb meile nagu vihm, otsekui kevadine vihm, mis niisutab maad.

³Let us acknowledge Yahweh. Let us press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”

⁴Mis ma teen sinuga, Efraim? Mis ma teen sinuga, Juuda? Sest teie ustavus on nagu hommikune pilv, nagu varakult haihtuv kaste.

⁴“Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.

⁵Sellepärast olen andnud sulle rooska prohvetite kaudu, olen tapnud sõnadega omaenese suust, ja mu otsused su kohta on lahvatanud nagu valgus.

⁵Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.

⁶Sest ustavus on see, mida ma tahan, mitte ohver; Jumala tundmine on enam kui põletusohvrid.

⁶For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

⁷Aga Adamis rikkusid nad lepingu, seal olid nad mu vastu truuduseta.

⁷But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me, there.

⁸Gilead on kurjategijate linn, veresüüst määritud.

⁸Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

⁹Ja preestrite jõuk on nagu varitsevad röövlid: nad luuravad ja tapavad Sekemi teel, nad teevad tõesti häbitegu.

⁹As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.

¹⁰Iisraeli soo keskel olen ma näinud hirmsaid asju: seal on Efraimi hooratöö - Iisrael on ennast roojastanud.

¹⁰In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.

¹¹Ka sinule, Juuda, on määratud lõikus, kui ma pööran oma rahva saatuse.

¹¹“Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.