¹Kui ma teen Iisraeli terveks, siis saavad avalikuks Efraimi süüd ja Samaaria kuriteod; sest nad teevad pettust, varas tungib sisse ja väljas rüüstavad röövlid.

¹When I would heal Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, also the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief enters in, and the gang of robbers ravages outside.

²Aga nad ei mõtle oma südames, et ma pean meeles kõik nende kuriteod; nüüd ümbritsevad neid nende teod, need on minu palge ees.

²They don’t consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own deeds have engulfed them. They are before my face.

³Oma kurjusega rõõmustavad nad kuningat ja oma valedega vürste.

³They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

⁴Nad kõik on abielurikkujad; nad on nagu küdev küpsetusahi, mille tule pagar jätab kohendamata taigna sõtkumisest hapnemiseni.

⁴They are all adulterers. They are burning like an oven that the baker stops stirring, from the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened.

⁵Meie kuninga päeval on vürstid hõõguvast veinist haiged. Ta lööb pilkajatega kätt.

⁵On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers.

⁶Sest need on tulnud lähedale, nende süda on varitsemises nagu kuum küpsetusahi; nende pagar magab kogu öö, aga hommikul lööb lõkkele otsekui tuleleek.

⁶For they have prepared their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait. Their baker sleeps all the night. In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.

⁷Nad kõik on kuumad nagu küpsetusahi ja nad neelavad oma kohtumõistjad; kõik nende kuningad langevad, ükski neist ei hüüa minu poole.

⁷They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one among them who calls to me.

⁸Efraim seguneb rahvaste hulka; Efraim on nagu kook, millel ei ole pööratud teist külge.

⁸Ephraim, he mixes himself among the nations. Ephraim is a pancake not turned over.

⁹Võõrad söövad ta jõu, aga tema ise ei märkagi; ta juustesse on puistatud halli, aga tema ise ei teagi.

⁹Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn’t realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn’t realize it.

¹⁰Iisraeli kõrkus tunnistab tema enese vastu; nad ei pöördu Issanda, oma Jumala poole ega otsi teda kõigest hoolimata.

¹⁰The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they haven’t returned to Yahweh their God, nor sought him, for all this.

¹¹Efraim on otsekui tuvi, kohtlane ja taipamatu; nad kutsuvad Egiptust, nad lähevad Assurisse.

¹¹“Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.

¹²Aga kui nad lähevad, siis ma laotan nende peale oma võrgu, ma toon nad alla nagu taeva linnud; ma karistan neid, nagu nende koguduses on kuulutatud.

¹²When they go, I will spread my net on them. I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. I will chastise them, as their congregation has heard.

¹³Häda neile, sest nad põgenevad minu juurest! Hukatus neile, sest nad astuvad üles minu vastu! Mina tahtsin neid lunastada, aga nemad räägivad mu kohta valet.

¹³Woe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

¹⁴Nad ei hüüa südamest minu poole, vaid uluvad oma asemeil. Nad lõikavad endile leinamärke ihusse vilja ja veini pärast, aga minu vastu tõstavad nad mässu.

¹⁴They haven’t cried to me with their heart, but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me.

¹⁵Mina olen juhtinud ja kinnitanud nende käsivarsi, aga nemad kavatsevad minu vastu kurja.

¹⁵Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet they plot evil against me.

¹⁶Nad pöörduvad, aga mitte ülespoole, nad on otsekui lõtv amb. Nende vürstid langevad mõõga läbi oma pilkava keele pärast: sellepärast pilgatakse neid Egiptusemaal.

¹⁶They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.