1 Hear this, ye priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ear, O house of the king: for this judgment is for you; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.2 And they have plunged themselves in the corruption of apostasy, but I will be a chastiser of them all.3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, Ephraim, thou hast committed whoredom; Israel is defiled.4 Their doings do not allow them to return unto their God; for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they know not Jehovah.5 And Israel's pride doth testify to his face; and Israel and Ephraim shall fall by their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find {him}: he hath withdrawn himself from them.7 They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have begotten strange children: now shall the new moon devour them, with their allotted possessions.8 Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; cry aloud {at} Beth-aven: behind thee, O Benjamin!9 Ephraim shall be a desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which is sure.10 The princes of Judah are become like them that remove the landmark: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because in selfwill he walked after the commandment {of man}.12 And I will be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his sore, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb; but he was unable to heal you, nor hath he removed your sore.14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah. I, I will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.15 I will go away, I will return to my place, till they acknowledge their trespass, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
1 Hoor dit, o priesters, en let op, o huis van Israel, en gee gehoor, o huis van die koning! Want die vonnis raak julle, omdat julle vir Mispa 'n vangnet geword het en 'n uitgespreide net op Tabor.2 Ja, in verderflike praktyke verdiep die afvalliges hulle, maar Ek sal hulle almal tot tugtiging wees.3 Ek ken Efraim, en Israel is vir My nie verborge nie; want nou het jy owerspel bedrywe, o Efraim! Israel is verontreinig.4 Hulle dade gedoog geen terugkeer tot hulle God nie, want daar is 'n gees van hoerery in hulle binneste, en hulle ken die HERE nie.5 En die trotsheid van Israel getuig openlik teen hom; en Israel en Efraim sal struikel deur hulle ongeregtigheid, ook Juda sal saam met hulle struikel.6 Met hulle kleinvee en hulle beeste sal hulle heengaan om die HERE te soek, maar Hom nie vind nie. Hy het Hom aan hulle onttrek.7 Hulle het troueloos gehandel teen die HERE, want hulle het onegte kinders verwek; nou sal die nuwemaan hulle met hul velde verteer.8 Blaas die basuin in G¡bea, die trompet in Rama! Hef aan die krygsgeskreeu in Bet-Awen. Agter jou kom dit, Benjamin!9 Efraim sal 'n woesteny word op die dag van straf; onder die stamme van Israel maak Ek bekend wat seker is.10 Die vorste van Juda is soos hulle wat die grenslyne verlê. Ek sal my grimmigheid oor hulle uitgiet soos water.11 Efraim is verdruk, verbreek deur die oordeel; want dit het hom behaag om na die gebod van mense te wandel.12 Daarom is Ek vir Efraim soos 'n mot en vir die huis van Juda soos 'n verrotting in die gebeente.13 Toe Efraim sy krankheid sien en Juda sy sweer, het Efraim na Assur gegaan en na koning Jareb gestuur; maar hy kan julle nie genees en julle van die sweer nie gesond maak nie.14 Want Ek is soos 'n leeu vir Efraim, en soos 'n jong leeu vir die huis van Juda; Ek, Ek verskeur en gaan heen, Ek dra weg sonder dat iemand red.15 Dan gaan Ek heen, Ek keer na my woonplek terug, totdat hulle skuld beken en my aangesig soek. In hulle nood sal hulle My soek.