Hosea 4

اِسْمَعُوا قَوْلَ الرَّبِّ يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «إِنَّ لِلرَّبِّ مُحَاكَمَةً مَعَ سُكَّانِ الأَرْضِ، لأَنَّهُ لاَ أَمَانَةَ وَلاَ إِحْسَانَ وَلاَ مَعْرِفَةَ اللهِ فِي الأَرْضِ.

Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

لَعْنٌ وَكَذِبٌ وَقَتْلٌ وَسِرْقَةٌ وَفِسْقٌ. يَعْتَنِفُونَ، وَدِمَاءٌ تَلْحَقُ دِمَاءً.

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

لِذلِكَ تَنُوحُ الأَرْضُ وَيَذْبُلُ كُلُّ مَنْ يَسْكُنُ فِيهَا مَعَ حَيَوَانِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ وَطُيُورِ السَّمَاءِ، وَأَسْمَاكِ الْبَحْرِ أَيْضًا تَنْتَزِعُ.

Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

«وَلكِنْ لاَ يُحَاكِمْ أَحَدٌ وَلاَ يُعَاتِبْ أَحَدٌ. وَشَعْبُكَ كَمَنْ يُخَاصِمُ كَاهِنًا.

Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

فَتَتَعَثَّرُ فِي النَّهَارِ وَيَتَعَثَّرُ أَيْضًا النَّبِيُّ مَعَكَ فِي اللَّيْلِ، وَأَنَا أُخْرِبُ أُمَّكَ.

Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.

قَدْ هَلَكَ شَعْبِي مِنْ عَدَمِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ. لأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ رَفَضْتَ الْمَعْرِفَةَ أَرْفُضُكَ أَنَا حَتَّى لاَ تَكْهَنَ لِي. وَلأَنَّكَ نَسِيتَ شَرِيعَةَ إِلهِكَ أَنْسَى أَنَا أَيْضًا بَنِيكَ.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

عَلَى حَسْبَمَا كَثُرُوا، هكَذَا أَخْطَأُوا إِلَيَّ، فَأُبْدِلُ كَرَامَتَهُمْ بِهَوَانٍ.

As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.

يَأْكُلُونَ خَطِيَّةَ شَعْبِي وَإِلَى إِثْمِهِمْ يَحْمِلُونَ نُفُوسَهُمْ.

They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

فَيَكُونُ كَمَا الشَّعْبُ هكَذَا الْكَاهِنُ. وَأُعَاقِبُهُمْ عَلَى طُرُقِهِمْ وَأَرُدُّ أَعْمَالَهُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ.

And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

فَيَأْكُلُونَ وَلاَ يَشْبَعُونَ، وَيَزْنُونَ وَلاَ يَكْثُرُونَ، لأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ تَرَكُوا عِبَادَةَ الرَّبِّ.

For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.

«اَلزِّنَى وَالْخَمْرُ وَالسُّلاَفَةُ تَخْلِبُ الْقَلْبَ.

Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

شَعْبِي يَسْأَلُ خَشَبَهُ، وَعَصَاهُ تُخْبِرُهُ، لأَنَّ رُوحَ الزِّنَى قَدْ أَضَلَّهُمْ فَزَنَوْا مِنْ تَحْتِ إِلهِهِمْ.

My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.

يَذْبَحُونَ عَلَى رُؤُوسِ الْجِبَالِ، وَيُبَخِّرُونَ عَلَى التِّلاَلِ تَحْتَ الْبَلُّوطِ وَاللُّبْنَى وَالْبُطْمِ لأَنَّ ظِلَّهَا حَسَنٌ! لِذلِكَ تَزْنِي بَنَاتُكُمْ وَتَفْسِقُ كَنَّاتُكُمْ.

They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

لاَ أُعَاقِبُ بَنَاتِكُمْ لأَنَّهُنَّ يَزْنِينَ، وَلاَ كَنَّاتِكُمْ لأَنَّهُنَّ يَفْسِقْنَ. لأَنَّهُمْ يَعْتَزِلُونَ مَعَ الزَّانِيَاتِ وَيَذْبَحُونَ مَعَ النَّاذِرَاتِ الزِّنَى. وَشَعْبٌ لاَ يَعْقِلُ يُصْرَعُ.

I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.

«إِنْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ زَانِيًا يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ فَلاَ يَأْثَمُ يَهُوذَا. وَلاَ تَأْتُوا إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ وَلاَ تَصْعَدُوا إِلَى بَيْتِ آوَنَ وَلاَ تَحْلِفُوا: حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ.

Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth–aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.

إِنَّهُ قَدْ جَمَحَ إِسْرَائِيلُ كَبَقَرَةٍ جَامِحَةٍ. اَلآنَ يَرْعَاهُمُ الرَّبُّ كَخَرُوفٍ فِي مَكَانٍ وَاسِعٍ.

For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

أَفْرَايِمُ مُوثَقٌ بِالأَصْنَامِ. اتْرُكُوهُ.

Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.

مَتَى انْتَهَتْ مُنَادَمَتُهُمْ زَنَوْا زِنًى. أَحَبَّ مَجَانُّهَا، أَحَبُّوا الْهَوَانَ.

Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.

قَدْ صَرَّتْهَا الرِّيحُ فِي أَجْنِحَتِهَا، وَخَجِلُوا مِنْ ذَبَائِحِهِمْ.

The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.