¹Žiadajte od Hospodina dážď v čas pozdného dažďa jarného, od Hospodina, ktorý činí blesky, a dá im hojný dážď, každému bylinu na poli.

¹They asked of Jehovah rain in a time of latter rain, Jehovah is making lightnings, And rain [in] showers He doth give to them. To each — the herb in the field.

²Lebo terafím hovoria márnosť, veštci vidia klamstvo a sny hovoria daromnicu; nič je to, čím tešia; preto idú ta jako stádo; strápení sú, lebo niet pastiera.

²Because the teraphim did speak iniquity, And the diviners have seen a falsehood, And dreams of the vanity they speak, [With] vanity they give comfort, Therefore they have journeyed as a flock, They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.

³Na pastierov horí môj hnev, a na kozloch-vodcoch navštívim neprávosť, lebo Hospodin Zástupov navštívi svoje stádo, dom Júdov, a učiní ich ako svojho nádherného koňa v boji.

³Against the shepherds did Mine anger burn, And against the he-goats I lay a charge, For inspected hath Jehovah of Hosts His flock, the house of Judah, And set them as His beauteous horse in battle.

⁴Z neho bude uhol, z neho klin, z neho vojenné lučište, z neho vyjde napospol každý pohonič.

⁴From him [is] a corner-stone, From him a nail, from him a battle-bow, From him goeth forth every exactor together.

⁵Budú jako hrdinovia, ktorí šliapu jako blato ulíc v boji a budú bojovať, lebo Hospodin bude s nimi, a zahanbia tých, ktorí jazdia na koňoch.

⁵And they have been as heroes, Treading in mire of out-places in battle, And they have fought, for Jehovah [is] with them, And have put to shame riders of horses.

⁶A posilním dom Júdov a dom Jozefov zachránim a osadím ich, lebo sa zľutujem nad nimi, a budú, jako čo by som ich nebol zavrhnul, lebo ja som Hospodin, ich Bôh, a vyslyším ich.

⁶And I have made mighty the house of Judah, And the house of Joseph I do save, And I have caused them to dwell, for I have loved them, And they have been as [if] I had not cast them off, For I [am] Jehovah their God, And I answer them.

⁷A synovia Efraimovi budú jako udatný hrdina, ich srdce sa bude radovať ako od vína; uvidia to ich synovia a budú sa radovať; ich srdce bude plesať v Hospodinovi.

⁷And Ephraim hath been as a hero, And rejoiced hath their heart as wine, And their sons see, and they have rejoiced, Rejoice doth their heart in Jehovah.

⁸Zapísknem na nich a shromaždím ich, lebo ich vykúpim, a budú sa množiť, ako sa množili.

⁸I hist for them, and I gather them, For I have redeemed them, And they have multiplied as they did multiply.

⁹A rozosejem ich medzi národy, a v ďalekých krajoch budú pamätať na mňa a budú žiť so svojimi synmi a navrátia sa.

⁹And I sow them among peoples, And in far-off places they remember Me, And they have lived with their sons, And they have turned back.

¹⁰A dovediem ich zpät z Egyptskej zeme i z Assúra ich shromaždím a dovediem ich do zeme Gileáda a Libanona, a nenajde sa im dosť miesta.

¹⁰And I have brought them back from the land of Egypt, And from Asshur I do gather them, And unto the land of Gilead and Lebanon I do bring them in, And there is not found for them [space].

¹¹Prejde morom súženia a zbije vlny na mori, a vyschnú všetky hlbiny rieky Nílu, svrhnutá bude pýcha Assúrova, a berla Egypta uhne.

¹¹And He hath passed over through the sea, And hath pressed and smitten billows in the sea, And dried up have been all depths of a flood, And brought down hath been the excellency of Asshur, And the rod of Egypt doth turn aside.

¹²A posilním ich v Hospodinovi, a budú chodiť v jeho mene, hovorí Hospodin.

¹²And I have made them mighty in Jehovah, And in His name they walk up and down, An affirmation of Jehovah!