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!
Ẹ gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa ẹ̀yin ọmọ Israẹli, nítorí pé Olúwa fi ẹ̀sùn kan ẹ̀yin tí ń gbé ní ilẹ̀ náà. “Kò sí ìwà òtítọ́, kò sí ìfẹ́, Kò sí ìmọ̀ Ọlọ́run ní ilẹ̀ náà,
2 Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
àfi èpè, irọ́ pípa àti ìpànìyàn olè jíjà àti panṣágà. Wọ́n rú gbogbo òfin, ìtàjẹ̀ sílẹ̀ sì ń gorí ìtàjẹ̀ sílẹ̀.
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.
Nítorí èyí, ilẹ̀ náà ń ṣọ̀fọ̀, gbogbo olùgbé ibẹ̀ sì ń ṣòfò dànù. Ẹranko igbó àti ẹyẹ ojú ọ̀run àti ẹja inú omi ló ń kú.
4 But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
“Ṣùgbọ́n kí ẹnikẹ́ni má ṣe mú ẹ̀sùn wá, kí ẹnìkan má sì ṣe fi ẹ̀sùn kan ẹnìkejì nítorí àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀ dàbí àwọn ti ń fi ẹ̀sùn kan àlùfáà.
5 You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother—
Ẹ ń ṣubú lọ́sàn án àti lóru àwọn wòlíì yín sì ń ṣubú pẹ̀lú yín. Èmi ó pa ìyá rẹ run,
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.
àwọn ènìyàn mi ń ṣègbé nítorí pé wọn kò ní ìmọ̀. “Nítorí pé ẹ ti kọ ìmọ̀ sílẹ̀. Èmi náà kọ̀ yín ní àlùfáà mi; nítorí pé ẹ ti kọ òfin Ọlọ́run yín sílẹ̀, Èmi náà yóò gbàgbé àwọn ọmọ yín.
7 The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.
Bí àwọn àlùfáà ṣe ń pọ̀ sí i bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọ́n ṣe ń dẹ́ṣẹ̀ sí mi. Wọ́n yí ògo mi padà sí ohun ìtìjú
8 They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
wọ́n ń jẹun nípa ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ àwọn ènìyàn mi, wọ́n sì ń gbádùn nínú ìwà búburú wọn.
9 And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
Yóò sì ṣe gẹ́gẹ́ bí ènìyàn ṣe rí náà ni àwọn àlùfáà rí. Èmi ó jẹ gbogbo wọn ní yà nítorí ọ̀nà wọn. Èmi ó sì san án fún wọn gẹ́gẹ́ bí iṣẹ́ wọn.
10 They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.
“Wọn ó máa jẹun ṣùgbọ́n wọn kò ní yó; wọn ó ṣe àgbèrè ṣùgbọ́n, wọn kò ni pọ̀ sí i, nítorí pé wọ́n ti kọ Olúwa sílẹ̀, wọ́n sì ti fi ara wọn
11 Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
fún àgbèrè; wọ́n fi ara wọn fún wáìnì àtijọ́, àti tuntun èyí tó gba òye àwọn ènìyàn mi sọnù.
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.
Wọ́n ń gba ìmọ̀ràn lọ́wọ́ ère igi ọ̀pá igi sì ń dá wọn lóhùn. Ẹ̀mí àgbèrè ti mú wọn ṣìnà wọ́n sì jẹ́ aláìṣòótọ́ sí Ọlọ́run wọn.
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.
Wọ́n ń rú ẹbọ lórí àwọn òkè ńlá, wọ́n sì ń sun ọrẹ tùràrí lórí àwọn òkè kékeré, lábẹ́ igi óákù, àti igi Poplari àti igi ẹlimuati onírúurú igi tí ìbòjú rẹ̀ dára. Nítorí náà àwọn ọmọbìnrin yín yóò ṣe àgbèrè àti àwọn àfẹ́sọ́nà yín yóò ṣe àgbèrè.
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.
“Èmi kò ní jẹ àwọn ọmọbìnrin yín ní yà nígbà tí wọ́n bá ṣe àgbèrè tàbí àwọn àfẹ́sọ́nà ọmọ yín, nígbà tí wọ́n bá ṣe àgbèrè nítorí pé àwọn ọkùnrin pàápàá ń bá alágbèrè kẹ́gbẹ́. Wọ́n sì ń rú ẹbọ pẹ̀lú àwọn alágbèrè ojúbọ òrìṣà. Nítorí náà, ènìyàn tí kò bá ní òye yóò parun!
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!’
“Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé o ṣe àgbèrè ìwọ Israẹli, ìdájọ́ yìí wà fún un yín. Ẹ má ṣe jẹ́ kí Juda di ẹlẹ́bi. “Ẹ má ṣe lọ sí Gilgali. Ẹ má sì ṣe gòkè lọ sí Beti-Afeni ẹ má sì búra pé, ‘Bí Olúwa ti wà láààyè nítòótọ́!’
16 For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?
Àwọn ọmọ Israẹli ṣe agídí bí alágídí ọmọ màlúù. Báwo wá ni Olúwa ṣe fẹ́ bọ́ wọn bí àgùntàn ní pápá oko tútù?
17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
Efraimu ti darapọ̀ mọ́ òrìṣà, ẹ fi sílẹ̀!
18 When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
Bí ohun mímu wọn bá tilẹ̀ tán, wọ́n tún tẹ̀síwájú nínú àgbèrè. Àwọn olórí wọn fẹ́ràn ohun ìtìjú ju ohun ìyìn lọ.
19 The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.
Ìjì ni yóò gbá wọn lọ. Gbogbo ìrúbọ wọn yóò sì kó ìtìjú bá wọn.
