Israēla atkrišana ir kā vēja sēšana
1 Tev rags pie lūpām,
tu kā maitu lija pār Kunga namu –
tādēļ ka viņi pārkāpa manu derību
un pret manu bauslību noziedzās!
2 Uz mani tie brēca:
mans Dievs!
Mēs tevi pazīstam –
te Israēls!
3 Negribēja Israēls labu,
nu viņu vajā naidnieks!
4 Viņi ķēniņus ieceļ –
bet ne no manis,
dod amatus augstmaņiem,
bet es tos nepazīstu!
Savu sudrabu un zeltu
tie pārkaļ par elkiem,
nu paši tiks iznīdēti!
5 Atmests tavs teļš, Samarija,
kvēl manas dusmas pret tiem –
cik ilgi tie paliks nesodīti?!
6 Israēls – tas ir amatnieks, kas to taisījis,
un tas nav Dievs! –
skaidās būs Samarijas teļš!
7 Vēju tie sēj,
un vētru tie pļaus,
labība nav sadīgusi,
milti tur neiznāks;
varbūt ja iznāks,
tad sveši tos aprīs!
8 Aprīts Israēls,
tagad tas starp tautām
kā netīkams trauks!
9 Jo viņi uz Asīriju dodas,
kā ēzeļi klaiņā –
Efraims sev mīlniekus nolīdzis!
10 Kaut arī tie nolīgst sev tautas,
es viņus sapulcināšu,
un tie ies mazumā
zem lielkungu ķēniņa nastas!
11 Efraims gan cēla altārus,
bet tie viņam bija par grēku –
altārus, kur grēkot!
12 Es viņam rakstīju milzum daudz likumu,
bet tie viņam sveši!
13 Man pienesamos upurus tie kauj,
gaļu tie aprij,
bet Kungs tos negrib!
Tagad viņš atcerēsies to vainas
un piemeklēs viņu grēkus,
un tie atgriezīsies Ēģiptē!
14 Aizmirsa Israēls savu Radītāju un cēla pilis,
un Jūda tik cēla nocietinātas pilsētas –
bet es uzsūtīšu uguni viņa pilsētām,
un tā aprīs to nocietinājumus!
1 Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. 2 Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. 3 Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him. 4 They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
5 ¶ Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? 6 For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. 7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. 9 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. 10 Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes. 11 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. 12 I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing. 13 They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt. 14 For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
