1 “ Come! Let’s return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.Come, and let us return unto Jehovah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up."자, 여호와께로 돌아가자. 그분이 우리를 찢으셨으나 또한 우리를 고치실 것이며, 그분이 우리를 치셨으나 또한 우리의 상처를 싸매 주실 것이다.
2 After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.이틀 후에 그분이 우리를 살리시고, 셋째 날에 우리를 일으키시리니, 우리가 그분 앞에서 살게 될 것이다.
3 Let’s acknowledge Yahweh. Let’s press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.여호와를 알도록 하자. 여호와를 알기를 힘써 좇아가자. 동이 트는 것이 확실한 것처럼 여호와께서 나타나실 것이며, 그분은 비처럼, 땅을 적시는 봄비처럼 우리에게 임하실 것이다."
4 “Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.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 dew that goeth early away."에브라임아, 내가 너에게 어떻게 하랴? 유다야, 내가 너에게 어떻게 하랴? 너희의 사랑은 아침 구름 같고, 일찍 사라지는 이슬 같구나.
5 Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.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.그러므로 내가 선지자들을 통해 그들을 베었고, 내 입의 말로 그들을 죽였으니, 너에 대한 나의 심판은 번쩍이는 번개와 같다.
6 For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.나는 긍휼을 원하지 제사를 원하지 않으며, 번제보다 하나님을 아는 것을 원하기 때문이다.
7 But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me there.But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.그러나 그들은 아담처럼 언약을 어겼고, 거기서 나에게 신실하지 못하였다.
8 Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is stained with blood.길르앗은 죄악을 행하는 자들의 성읍이요, 피로 얼룩진 곳이다.
9 As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness.강도 떼가 사람을 노려 매복하듯이, 제사장의 무리가 세겜으로 가는 길에서 사람을 죽이며 수치스러운 범죄를 저지른다.
10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.내가 이스라엘 집에서 끔찍한 일을 보았다. 에브라임에 음행이 있고, 이스라엘이 더럽혀졌다.
11 “ Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee, when I bring back the captivity of my people."또한 유다야, 내가 내 백성의 운명을 회복시킬 때에 너를 위해서도 추수가 정해져 있다.