Israēls – neuzticīgā sieva
1 Viņš teica:
“Ja vīrs sūta prom savu sievu
un tā aiziet no viņa
un kļūst citam par sievu,
vai viņš vairs pie tās var atgriezties?
Vai tāda zeme lai netaptu nekrietna?
Bet tu maukoji ar tik daudziem
un gribi atgriezties pie manis?”
saka Kungs.
2 “Pacel acis uz kailajiem kalniem un skaties!
Kur tik tu neesi piesmieta!?
Tu tupi priekš viņiem ceļmalā
kā arābs tuksnesī,
ar savu maucību un ļaunumu
tu samaitā zemi!
3 Lieti aizkavējās
un lītavu nebija,
bet tev jau ir maukas piere
un man tu liedzies
pašai par kaunu!
4 Tagad tu sauc uz mani:
mans tēvs!
Tu – mans jaunības draugs!
5 Vai tad viņš mūžam būs bargs?
Vai bardzību turēs līdz galam? –
Redzi, tā tu teicies,
bet darīji, cik vien varēji, ļaunu!”
Jūda iet Israēla ceļu
6 Ķēniņa Jošijāhu dienās Kungs man teica: “Vai redzēji, ko darīja atkritusī Israēla? Viņa gāja maukot uz katra augstāka pakalna un zem katra zaļoksna koka! 7 Un pēc tam, kad tā man visu to bija nodarījusi, es teicu: tu atgriezīsies! Bet tā neatgriezās. Un to redzēja Jūda, tās neuzticīgā māsa. 8 Un, kaut gan tā redzēja, ka par laulības pārkāpšanu es aizdzinu projām Israēlu un devu tai šķiršanās rakstu, neuzticīgā Jūda, tās māsa, nebijās, bet gāja un maukoja pati! 9 Ar savu vieglprātes maucību tā aptraipīja zemi un pārkāpa laulību ar kokiem un akmeņiem. 10 Un pat tad šī neuzticīgā māsa Jūda neatgriezās pie manis no sirds, bet gan ar viltu,” saka Kungs.
11 Un Kungs man teica: “Pat atkritusī Israēla ir taisnāka par neuzticīgo Jūdu!
Aicinājums atgriezties
12 Ej un izkliedz šos vārdus pret ziemeļiem! Saki:
atgriezies, atkritusī Israēla! –
saka Kungs,
es neniknošos uz tevi,
jo es esmu uzticīgs,
saka Kungs,
vienmēr nebūšu bargs!
13 Tik zinies savu vainu,
ka dumpoji pret Kungu, savu Dievu,
blandījies apkārt ar svešiem
zem katra zaļoksna koka!
Manā balsī tu neklausījies! –
saka Kungs.
14 Nāciet atpakaļ, atkritušie dēli, saka Kungs, jūs esat mani. Es ņemšu jūs pa vienam no katras pilsētas, pa diviem no katras dzimtas, un vedīšu jūs uz Ciānu! 15 Es došu jums ganus, kas tīk manai sirdij, un tie ganīs jūs ar ziņu un apdomu. 16 Un dienās, kad jūs vairosieties un augļosieties tai zemē, saka Kungs, tad lai nerunā vairs par Kunga derības šķirstu, – lai tas nenāk vairs prātā, lai to neatceras un pēc tā neilgojas, un lai no jauna nebūvē. 17 Tad Jeruzālemi dēvēs par Kunga troni un Kunga vārdā Jeruzālemē pulcēsies visas tautas, un neviens vairs nedzīvos pēc savas ļaunās sirds stūrgalvības.
18 Tajās dienās Jūdas nams būs kopā ar Israēla namu, un no ziemeļu zemes tie abi kopā nāks uz zemi, ko es devu par mantojumu jūsu tēviem.
19 Es teicu: es darīšu tevi par savu dēlu,
es došu tev leknāko zemi,
tu mantosi lielāko dārgumu tautās!
Es teicu: mani jūs sauksiet par Tēvu,
no manis jūs vairs neatkritīsiet!
20 Tiešām, kā sieva viļ savu vīru,
tā tu vīli mani, Israēl!” saka Kungs.
21 Pār kalniem dzird raudu balsi –
tur lūgdamies raud Israēla dēli,
jo savas takas tie sajaukuši
un aizmirsuši Kungu, savu Dievu!
22 “Atgriezieties, atkritušie dēli,
es dziedēšu jūs no neuzticības!”
Redzi, mēs nākam pie tevis,
jo tu esi Kungs, mūsu Dievs! –
23 Patiesi! Meli ir pakalnu svētki
un klaigas uz kalniem!
Patiesi! Kungs, mūsu Dievs,
ir glābiņš Israēlam!
24 Bet kauna darbi
kopš jaunības aprija mūsu tēvu pūles,
viņu avis un vēršus,
viņu dēlus un meitas.
25 Lai tupstam kaunā,
lai sedzamies negodu,
jo pret Kungu, savu Dievu, esam grēkojuši –
mēs un mūsu tēvi, –
no jaunības līdz pat šodienai!
Kunga, mūsu Dieva, balsij
mēs neklausījām.
1 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD. 2 Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness. 3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed. 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth? 5 Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
6 ¶ The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. 7 And I said after she had done all these things , Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it . 8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. 9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. 11 And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
12 ¶ Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever. 13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD. 14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: 15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. 16 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more. 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart. 18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers. 19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
20 ¶ Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD. 21 A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God. 22 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God. 23 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel. 24 For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
