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.
Yaa Israaʼeloota, Waaqayyo isin warra biyyattii keessa jiraattan irratti himata dhiʼeeffatu waan qabuuf dubbii Waaqayyoo dhagaʼaa: “Biyyattii keessa amanamummaan, jaalallii fi Waaqa beekuun hin jiru.
2 There is nothing but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery. They break out, and blood touches blood.
Abaaruu, sobuu fi ajjeesuu, hannaa fi ejja qofatu jira; isaan kakuu hunda ni cabsu; dhiiga dhangalaasuutu baayʼata.
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.
Sababii kanaaf biyyattiin ni gadditi; warri ishee keessa jiraatan hundis ni badu; bineensonni bosonaa, simbirroonni samiitii fi qurxummiin galaanaa dhumaa jiru.
4 Yet, let no man strive, nor let any man reprove, for thy people are as those who strive with the priest.
“Garuu namni tokko iyyuu dubbii hin kaasin; namni tokko iyyuu nama kaan hin himatin; sabni keessan akkuma nama luba himatu tokkoo ti.
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.
Ati halkanii fi guyyaa gufatta; raajonnis isin wajjin gufatu. Kanaafuu ani haadha kee nan balleessa;
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.
sabni koo beekumsa dhabuudhaan badeera. “Waan ati beekumsa tuffatteef anis akka ati luba naaf hin taaneef si tuffadheera; sababii ati seera Waaqa keetii gatteef anis ilmaan kee nan gata.
7 As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.
Luboonni akkuma baayʼachaa deemaniin, akkasuma cubbuu natti hojjechuu baayʼisan; isaan ulfina isaanii salphinatti geeddaraniiru.
8 They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.
Isaan cubbuu saba kootii nyaatu; hammina isaaniis ni hawwu.
9 And it shall be, like people, like priest. And I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings.
Wanni kunis akkuma sabaa, akkuma lubootaa taʼa. Anis sababii karaa isaaniitiif lachan isaanii iyyuu nan adaba; hojii isaaniis isaanumatti nan deebisa.
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.
“Isaan ni nyaatu; garuu hin quufan; ni sagaagalu; garuu hin baayʼatan; kunis sababii isaan Waaqayyoon dhiisanii dabarsanii
11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.
sagaagaltummaatti, daadhii wayinii moofaa fi haaraa hubannaa isaanii fudhatetti of kennaniif.
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.
Sabni koo waaqa muka irraa tolfame gorsa gaafata; uleen falfaltuus isaanitti dubbata. Hafuurri sagaagaltummaa karaa irraa isaan jalʼisa; isaan Waaqa isaaniitiif hin amanaman.
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.
Isaan fiixeewwan tulluu irratti qalma, aarsaa gubamu immoo gaarran irratti, qilxuu jalatti, alaltuu fi hoomii gaaddisni isaanii namatti tolu jalatti dhiʼeessu. Kanaafuu intallan keessan sagaagaltummaatti deebiʼu; niitonni ilmaan keessaniis ejjatti deebiʼu.
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.
“Sababii warri dhiiraa iyyuu sagaagaltummaatti deebiʼanii galma waaqeffannaa ejjaatti qalma dhiʼeessaniif, yommuu intallan keessan sagaagaltummaatti deebiʼanitti yookaan yommuu niitonni ilmaan keessanii ejjatti deebiʼanitti ani isaan hin adabu; sabni hubannaa hin qabne ni badaatii!
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.
“Yaa Israaʼel, ati yoo ejja hojjette illee akka Yihuudaan yakka qabaatu hin godhin. “Isin Gilgaal hin dhaqinaa; Beet Aawwenittis ol hin baʼinaa. ‘Dhugaa Waaqayyo jiraataa!’ jettaniis hin kakatinaa.
16 For Israel has behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Now Jehovah will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Israaʼeloonni akkuma goromsa mataa jabaate tokkoo mataa jabeeyyii taʼaniiru. Yoos Waaqayyo akkamiin akka xobbaallaawwan hoolaatti kaloo balʼaatti isaan bobbaasuu dandaʼa ree?
17 Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone.
Efreem waaqota tolfamootti galeera; isa ittuma dhiisaa!
18 Their drink has become sour. They play the harlot continually. Her rulers dearly love shame.
Dhugaatiin isaanii yoo dhume iyyuu isaan sagaagaltummaa isaanii ittuma fufu; bulchitoonni isaanii ulfina irra qaanii jaallatu.
19 The wind has wrapped her up in its wings, and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.
Bubbeen hamaan haxaaʼee isaan balleessa; aarsaan isaaniis qaanii isaanitti fida.
