Hosea 4
1 Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no 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 cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.
Abaaruu, sobuu fi ajjeesuu, hannaa fi ejja qofatu jira; isaan kakuu hunda ni cabsu; dhiiga dhangalaasuutu baayʼata.
3 Because of this the land will be dry, and everyone living in it will be wasted away, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; even the fishes of the sea will 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 Let no man go to law or make protests, for your people are like those who go to law with a priest.
“Garuu namni tokko iyyuu dubbii hin kaasin; namni tokko iyyuu nama kaan hin himatin; sabni keessan akkuma nama luba himatu tokkoo ti.
5 You will not be able to keep on your feet by day, and by night the prophet will be falling down with you, and I will give your mother to destruction.
Ati halkanii fi guyyaa gufatta; raajonnis isin wajjin gufatu. Kanaafuu ani haadha kee nan balleessa;
6 Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.
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 Even while they were increasing in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame.
Luboonni akkuma baayʼachaa deemaniin, akkasuma cubbuu natti hojjechuu baayʼisan; isaan ulfina isaanii salphinatti geeddaraniiru.
8 The sin of my people is like food to them; and their desire is for their wrongdoing.
Isaan cubbuu saba kootii nyaatu; hammina isaaniis ni hawwu.
9 And the priest will be like the people; I will give them punishment for their evil ways, and the reward of their acts.
Wanni kunis akkuma sabaa, akkuma lubootaa taʼa. Anis sababii karaa isaaniitiif lachan isaanii iyyuu nan adaba; hojii isaaniis isaanumatti nan deebisa.
10 They will have food, but they will not be full; they will be false to me, but they will not be increased, because they no longer give thought to the Lord.
“Isaan ni nyaatu; garuu hin quufan; ni sagaagalu; garuu hin baayʼatan; kunis sababii isaan Waaqayyoon dhiisanii dabarsanii
11 Loose ways and new wine take away wisdom.
sagaagaltummaatti, daadhii wayinii moofaa fi haaraa hubannaa isaanii fudhatetti of kennaniif.
12 My people get knowledge from their tree, and their rod gives them news; for a false spirit is the cause of their wandering, and they have been false to 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 make offerings on the tops of mountains, burning perfumes in high places, under trees of every sort, because their shade is good: and so your daughters are given up to loose ways and your brides are false to their husbands.
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 give punishment to your daughters or your brides for their evil behaviour; for they make themselves separate with loose women, and make offerings with those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: the people who have no wisdom will be sent away.
“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 Do not you, O Israel, come into error; do not you, O Judah, come to Gilgal, or go up to Beth-aven, or take an oath, By the living Lord.
“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 is uncontrolled, like a cow which may not be controlled; now will the Lord give them food like a lamb in a wide 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 false gods; let him be.
Efreem waaqota tolfamootti galeera; isa ittuma dhiisaa!
18 Their drink has become bitter; they are completely false; her rulers take pleasure in shame.
Dhugaatiin isaanii yoo dhume iyyuu isaan sagaagaltummaa isaanii ittuma fufu; bulchitoonni isaanii ulfina irra qaanii jaallatu.
19 They are folded in the skirts of the wind; they will be shamed because of their offerings.
Bubbeen hamaan haxaaʼee isaan balleessa; aarsaan isaaniis qaanii isaanitti fida.
