1 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. 3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
4 ¶ O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. 5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth. 6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. 7 But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. 8 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood. 9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. 10 I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled. 11 Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
Aicinājums atgriezties pie Dieva
1 Ejiet, atgriezieties pie Kunga –
viņš saplosīja, un viņš mūs dziedēs,
viņš sita, un viņš mūs pārsies!
2 Viņš mūs atdzīvinās divās dienās,
trešajā dienā viņš piecels mūs,
un mēs dzīvosim viņa priekšā!
3 Pazīsim, tieksimies izzināt Kungu –
viņa atnākšana neapšaubāma kā ausma,
viņš nāks mums kā lietus,
kā agrīnais lietus nolīs pār zemi!
Israēla neatgriezība
4 Ko lai es tev daru, Efraim,
ko lai es tev daru, Jūda, –
jūsu uzticība ir kā mākonis,
tā paiet kā rīta rasa!
5 Tādēļ es cirtu viņus praviešu vārdiem,
nokāvu viņus ar savu muti!
Tiesa pār tevi –
kā gaisma, kas aust!
6 Uzticība man tīk, ne upuri,
un Dieva atziņa, ne sadedzināmie upuri!
7 Kā Ādams tie pārkāpa derību,
jau tur tie piekrāpa mani!
8 Gileāda –
nekrietno pilsēta, asinīm nopēdota!
9 Kā sirotāji, kas uzglūn,
tā priesteri sabiedrojušies,
Šehemas ceļā tie slepkavo,
nelietības vien dara!
10 Israēla namā es redzēju šaušalas,
tur dzen maucību Efraims,
jau sagānīts Israēls!
11 Arī Jūdai jau nolikta pļauja – tev!
Es atgriezīšos gūstīt savu tautu!
