1Čujte to, o duhovniki, in poslušajte, hiša Izraelova, in nagnite ušesa, hiša kraljeva! Kajti vam velja sodba, ker ste bili zadrga v Micpi in mreža razpeta na Taboru;
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.
2in odpadniki so globoko zabredli v popačenosti. Jaz pa jim bodem strahovalec v vsem.
2The rebels are deep in slaughter; but I discipline all of them.
3Jaz poznam Efraima in Izrael mi ni skrit; kajti sedaj si nečistoval, o Efraim, Izrael se je onečistil.
3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute. Israel is defiled.
4Njih dejanja jim ne dopuščajo, da se vrnejo k svojemu Bogu; kajti duh nečistosti je v njih srcu in ne spoznavajo GOSPODA.
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.
5In ošabnost Izraelova pričuje njemu v oči; zato padeta Izrael in Efraim po krivici svoji, tudi Juda pade ž njima.
5The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them.
6S svojo drobnico in s svojimi govedi pojdejo iskat GOSPODA, a ga ne najdejo: umaknil se jim je.
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 He has withdrawn himself from them.
7Nezvesto so ravnali zoper GOSPODA, kajti rodili so tuje otroke; sedaj jih požre mesec [Ali: mlaj.] ž njih deleži.
7They are unfaithful to Yahweh; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.
8Zatrobite na rog v Gibei in na trobento v Rami, močno vpijte v Betavenu: Sovražnik ti je za hrbtom, o Benjamin!
8“Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!
9Efraim postane pustota v dan svojega pokorjenja; o rodovih Izraelovih sem oznanil, kar se res zgodi.
9Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel, I have made known that which will surely be.
10Knezi Judovi so kakor tisti, ki prestavljajo mejnike; nadnje izlijem srd svoj kakor vodo.
10The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark. I will pour out my wrath on them like water.
11Efraim je potlačen, potrt vsled sodbe, ker se mu je ljubilo hoditi po postavi človeški.
11Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.
12In jaz sem Efraimu kakor molj in kakor črvivost hiši Judovi.
12Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.
13Ko je Efraim videl bolezen svojo in Juda rano svojo, je šel Efraim v Asirijo in poslal h kralju Jarebu; ali on vas ne more ozdraviti, tudi ne zaceli rane vaše.
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.
14Kajti jaz bodem Efraimu kakor lev in hiši Judovi kakor levič: jaz, jaz raztrgam, in odidem; odnesem, in ne bo ga, ki bi otel.Odidem in se povrnem na mesto svoje, dokler ne priznajo krivde svoje in ne bodo iskali obličja mojega. V stiski svoji me bodo marljivo iskali in rekli:
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.
15Odidem in se povrnem na mesto svoje, dokler ne priznajo krivde svoje in ne bodo iskali obličja mojega. V stiski svoji me bodo marljivo iskali in rekli:
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.”