Ask of Allah rain in the spring time,
Allah who makes storm clouds,
And he gives rain showers to everyone for the plants in the field.
2For the idols have spoken vanity,
and the diviners have seen a lie;
And they have told false dreams.
They comfort in vain.
Therefore they go their way like sheep.
They are oppressed, because there is no shepherd.
3My anger is kindled against the shepherds,
And I will punish the male goats;
For Allah, Lord of the universe has visited his flock, the house of Judah,
And will make them as a proud horse in battle.
4From him will come forth the corner-stone,
From him the nail,
From him the battle bow,
From him every ruler together.
5They shall be as mighty men,
Treading down muddy streets in the battle;
And they shall fight, because Allah is with them;
And the riders on horses will be confounded.
6“I will strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will save the house of Yusuf,
And I will bring them back;
For I have mercy on them;
And they will be as though I had not cast them off:
For I am Allah their God, and I will hear them.
7Ephraim will be like a mighty man,
And their heart will rejoice as through wine;
Yes, their children will see it, and rejoice.
Their heart will be glad in Allah.
8I will signal for them, and gather them;
For I have redeemed them;
And they will increase as they have increased.
9I will sow them among the peoples;
And they will remember me in far countries;
And they will live with their children, and will return.
10I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt,
And gather them out of Assyria;
And I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon;
And there will not be room enough for them.
11He will pass through the sea of affliction,
And will strike the waves in the sea,
And all the depths of the Nile will dry up;
And the pride of Assyria will be brought down,
And the scepter of Egypt will depart.
12I will strengthen them in Allah;
And they will walk up and down in his name,“ says Allah.