1Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.
1Navráťže sa, Izraelu, cele k Hospodinovi, svojmu Bohu, lebo si klesol pre svoju neprávosť.
2Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good: so we offer our lips like bulls.
2Vezmite si so sebou slová pokánia a navráťte sa k Hospodinovi, povedzte mu: Odpusti všetku neprávosť a vezmi dobré, a za pokojné obeti budeme obetovať juncov, svoje rty.
3Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”
3Assúr nás nezachráni, nepojdeme na koňoch ani nepovieme viacej dielu svojich rúk: Náš Bôh; lebo len v tebe najde zľutovanie sirota.
4“I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from him.
4Uzdravím ich odvrátenie, budem ich milovať dobrovoľne, lebo môj hnev sa obráti od neho.
5I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.
5Budem Izraelovi jako rosa, bude kvitnúť ako ľalia a zapustí svoje korene jako Libanon.
6His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.
6Jeho mládniky sa rozídu, a jeho nádhera bude jako nádhera olivy, a jeho vôňa bude jako vôňa Libanona.
7Men will dwell in his shade. They will revive like the grain, and blossom like the vine. Their fragrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.
7Tí, ktorí sedia v jeho tôni, sa navrátia; oživia obilie, a sami budú kvitnúť ako vinič, ktorého pamiatka je ako pamiatka vína z Libanona.
8Ephraim, what have I to do any more with idols? I answer, and will take care of him. I am like a green fir tree; from me your fruit is found.”
8Efraim povie: Čo ja mám ešte s modlami?! A ja vyslyším a budem pozorovať na neho. Ja som ako zelená jedľa; zo mňa sa najde tvoje ovocie.
9Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them; But the rebellious stumble in them.
9Kto je múdry, nech porozumie týmto veciam, rozumný, nech ich pozná! Lebo cesty Hospodinove sú priame, a spravedliví pojdú po nich, ale priestupníci klesnú na nich.