Hosea 4
1 Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
audite verbum Domini filii Israhel quia iudicium Domino cum habitatoribus terrae non est enim veritas et non est misericordia et non est scientia Dei in terra
2 Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
maledictum et mendacium et homicidium et furtum et adulterium inundaverunt et sanguis sanguinem tetigit
3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.
propter hoc lugebit terra et infirmabitur omnis qui habitat in ea in bestia agri et in volucre caeli sed et pisces maris congregabuntur
4 But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
verumtamen unusquisque non iudicet et non arguatur vir populus enim tuus sicut hii qui contradicunt sacerdoti
5 You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother—
et corrues hodie et corruet etiam propheta tecum nocte tacere feci matrem tuam
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
conticuit populus meus eo quod non habuerit scientiam quia tu scientiam reppulisti repellam te ne sacerdotio fungaris mihi et oblita es legis Dei tui obliviscar filiorum tuorum et ego
7 The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.
secundum multitudinem eorum sic peccaverunt mihi gloriam eorum in ignominiam commutabo
8 They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
peccata populi mei comedent et ad iniquitatem eorum sublevabunt animas eorum
9 And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
et erit sicut populus sic sacerdos et visitabo super eum vias eius et cogitationes eius reddam ei
10 They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.
et comedent et non saturabuntur fornicati sunt et non cessaverunt quoniam Dominum reliquerunt in non custodiendo
11 Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
fornicatio et vinum et ebrietas aufert cor
12 My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.
populus meus in ligno suo interrogavit et baculus eius adnuntiavit ei spiritus enim fornicationum decepit eos et fornicati sunt a Deo suo
13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.
super capita montium sacrificabant et super colles accendebant thymiama subtus quercum et populum et terebinthum quia bona erat umbra eius ideo fornicabuntur filiae vestrae et sponsae vestrae adulterae erunt
14 I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.
non visitabo super filias vestras cum fuerint fornicatae et super sponsas vestras cum adulteraverint quoniam ipsi cum meretricibus versabantur et cum effeminatis sacrificabant et populus non intellegens vapulabit
15 Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
si fornicaris tu Israhel non delinquat saltim Iuda et nolite ingredi in Galgala et ne ascenderitis in Bethaven neque iuraveritis vivit Dominus
16 For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?
quoniam sicut vacca lasciviens declinavit Israhel nunc pascet eos Dominus quasi agnum in latitudine
17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
particeps idolorum Ephraim dimitte eum
18 When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
separatum est convivium eorum fornicatione fornicati sunt dilexerunt adferre ignominiam protectores eius
19 The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.
ligavit spiritus eam in alis suis et confundentur a sacrificiis suis
