Hosea 4
1 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye sons of Israel, for Jehovah has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Seyè a gen yon pwose l'ap mennen ak moun k'ap viv nan peyi a. Nou menm, pitit Izrayèl yo, koute sa Seyè a ap di: -Nan peyi a, bonjou moun pa laverite. Yo pa gen bon kè ankò. Pa gen moun ki konn Bondye ankò nan peyi a.
2 There is nothing but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery. They break out, and blood touches blood.
Se fè sèman pou gremesi, se bay manti. Se touye moun, se vòlò, se fè adiltè. Y'ap kraze gason, se krim sou krim.
3 Therefore the land shall mourn, and everyone who dwells in it shall languish with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens. Yea, the fishes of the sea shall also be taken away.
Se poutèt sa, peyi a pral nan lapenn. Tout moun nan peyi a pral deperi. Tout zannimo nan savann, tout zwazo k'ap vole nan syèl, tout pwason nan lanmè pral mouri.
4 Yet, let no man strive, nor let any man reprove, for thy people are as those who strive with the priest.
Seyè a di: Piga pesonn louvri bouch yo di yon mo! Piga pesonn kritike anyen! Se nou menm prèt yo, m'ap akize koulye a.
5 And thou shall stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night. And I will destroy thy mother.
Gwo lajounen, n'ap fè sa nou pa t' dwe fè. Lannwit menm, ata pwofèt yo ap fè tankou nou. Se fini m'ap fini ak pèp la ki tankou yon manman sitirèz pou nou.
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because thou have rejected knowledge, I also will reject thee, that thou shall be no priest to me. Since thou have forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy sons.
Pèp mwen an ap fini, paske li pa konnen mwen. Prèt yo voye tou sa mwen te moutre yo jete. Se konsa, mwen menm tou, mwen p'ap rekonèt yo pou prèt mwen ankò. Yo voye tou sa mwen menm, Bondye yo a, mwen te moutre yo a jete. Mwen menm tou, m'ap voye pitit yo jete.
7 As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.
Plis nou gen prèt, se plis n'ap fè sa ki mal devan je m'. Se poutèt sa, kote pou yo ta respekte nou an, se la y'ap fè nou wont.
8 They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.
Plis pèp la plonje nan fè peche, se plis n'ap vin pi rich. Se konsa nou ta renmen wè pèp la fè peche plis toujou.
9 And it shall be, like people, like priest. And I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings.
Sa k'ap rive pèp la, se sa k'ap rive nou tou, nou menm prèt yo. M'ap regle nou pou tout move mès nou yo. M'ap fè nou peye tou sa nou fè ki mal.
10 And they shall eat, and not have enough. They shall play the harlot, and shall not increase, because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.
N'a manje sa ki pou nou nan bèt nou ofri yo, men n'a rete grangou toujou. N'ap fè sèvis pou zidòl yo pretann di k'ap bay pitit, men n'a rete san fè pitit. Tou sa, paske nou vire do bay Seyè a pou nou kouri dèyè lòt bondye.
11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.
Seyè a di: -Nan sèvi lòt bondye, fanm, diven ak bweson fè pèp la pèdi tèt li.
12 My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declares to them, for the spirit of whoredom has caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, departing from under their God.
Se yon moso bwa y' al mande sa pou yo fè! Se yon bout bwa ki pou di yo sa yo bezwen konnen! Yo tankou yon fanm marye ki lage kò l' nan fè jennès, yo pèdi tèt yo. Y'ap kouri dèyè lòt bondye, y'ap twonpe Seyè a!
13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow of it is good. Therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery.
Yo moute sou tèt mòn yo al ofri bèt pou touye. Y' al boule lansan sou ti mòn yo, anba pye bwadchenn, anba pye sikren ak pye mapou, kote ki gen bon lonbraj! Se poutèt sa, pitit fi yo ap lage kò yo nan jennès, bèlfi yo ap fè adiltè.
14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery. For themselves go apart with harlots, and they sacrifice with the prostitutes. And the people who do not understand shall be overthrown.
Non. Mwen p'ap pini ni pitit fi nou yo, ni bèlfi nou yo pou sa y'ap fè a, paske se nou menm gason k'ap fèmen kò nou apa ak medam k'ap fè jennès nan tanp yo. Nou mete tèt ansanm ak yo pou fè sèvis pou lòt bondye. Tankou pawòl la di: Yon pèp ki san konprann, se yon pèp ki fini.
15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend, and come not ye to Gilgal, nor go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah lives.
Si moun Izrayèl yo vle vire do ban mwen, mwen ta swete moun Jida yo pa fè menm jan an tou! Pa ale lavil Gilgal! Pa moute Betavenn pou fè sèvis! Pa pran non Bondye vivan an pou fè sèman!
16 For Israel has behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Now Jehovah will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Paske, moun Izrayèl yo gen tèt di pase milèt pòt. Ki jan pou Seyè a ka mennen yo al manje nan savann tankou ti mouton?
17 Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone.
Moun Efrayim yo menm lage kò yo bay zidòl yo nèt. Kite yo pou kont yo!
18 Their drink has become sour. They play the harlot continually. Her rulers dearly love shame.
Yo mete tèt yo ansanm ak yon bann gwògè. Yo lage kò yo nan fanm. Yo pito sa ki pou fè yo wont la pase sa ki pou ta fè moun respekte yo.
19 The wind has wrapped her up in its wings, and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.
Yo pran nan yon move kouran. Y'a wont ofrann bèt y'ap fè pou touye pou zidòl yo.
