< Hosea 4 >
1 Listen to the word of the Lord, sons of Israel, for the Lord is judge of the inhabitants of the land. Yet there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God, in the land.
Fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova ʻe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli: He ʻoku ai ʻae fakakikihi ʻa Sihova mo e kakai ʻoe fonua ni, “Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ha moʻoni, pe ha ʻaloʻofa, pe ha ʻilo ki he ʻOtua ʻi he fonua.
2 Slander, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and bloodshed has brought more bloodshed.
Ko e kape, mo e loi, mo e fakapō, mo e feʻauaki, ʻoku hā mai mei ai, pea ʻoku ala ʻae toto ki he toto.
3 Because of this, the land will mourn, and all who dwell in it will languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. And the fishes of the sea also will be gathered together.
Ko ia, ʻe tangi ʻae fonua, pea ko ia taki taha ʻoku nofo ai ʻe feinga, fakataha mo e fanga manu ʻoe vao, pea mo e fanga manupuna ʻoe ata; ʻio, naʻa mo e ika ʻoe tahi ʻe ʻave mei ai.
4 So, truly, let each and every one not judge, and let no man be accused, for your people are just like those who speak against the priesthood.
“Kae ʻoua naʻa fakakikihi mo valoki ʻe ha tangata ha taha kehe: he ko hoʻo kakai ʻoku hangē ko kinautolu ʻoku fakakikihi mo e taulaʻeiki.
5 And you will be ruined on this day, and now the prophet will be ruined with you. In the night, I have made your mother to be silent.
Ko ia te ke hinga ʻi he [kei ]ʻaho; pea mo e palōfita, te ne tō foki mo koe ʻi he pō, pea te u fakaʻauha hoʻo faʻē.
6 My people have become silent because they had no knowledge. Since you have rejected knowledge, I will drive you away; you do not perform the duties of the priesthood for me, and you have forgotten the law of your God, and so I will forget your sons.
ʻOku ʻauha hoku kakai ʻi he masiva ʻilo: koeʻuhi kuo ke liʻaki ʻae ʻilo, te u liʻaki foki koe, ke ʻoua naʻa ke taulaʻeiki kiate au; ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo fakangaloʻi ʻae fono ʻa ho ʻOtua, te u fakangaloʻi foki hoʻo fānau.
7 According to the multitude of them, so have they sinned against me. I will change their glory into disgrace.
ʻI henau tupu naʻa nau fai angahala kiate au: ko ia te u liliu ʻenau ongoongolelei ko e mā.
8 They will devour the sins of my people, and they will lift up their souls towards their iniquity.
ʻOku nau kai hake ʻae angahala ʻa hoku kakai, pea ʻoku nau tukupau honau loto ki heʻenau angakovi.
9 And, just as it is with the people, so will it be with the priest; and I will visit their ways upon them, and I will repay them for their intentions.
Pea ʻe pehē ʻi ai, hangē ko e kakai, ʻe pehē ʻae taulaʻeiki: pea te u tautea ʻakinautolu koeʻuhi ko honau ngaahi hala, pea totongi kiate kinautolu ʻenau ngaahi faianga.
10 And they will eat and not be satisfied. They have been committing fornication, and they did not cease. Since they have abandoned the Lord, they will not be safeguarded.
He te nau kai ka ʻe ʻikai mākona, te nau feʻauaki ka ʻe ʻikai tupu: koeʻuhi kuo nau tuku ʻenau tokanga kia Sihova.
11 Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness, have taken away their heart.
Ko e feʻauaki mo e uaine mo e uaine foʻou, ʻoku kavea ʻae loto.
12 My people have inquired of their stave, and their staff has announced to them. For the spirit of fornication has deceived them, and they have been fornicating before their God.
“ʻOku fehuʻi ʻe hoku kakai ki heʻenau fuʻu ʻakau, pea ko honau tokotoko ʻoku fakahā ia kiate kinautolu: he ko e laumālie ʻoe feʻauaki kuo ne fakahēʻi ʻakinautolu, pea kuo nau ʻalu ʻo feʻauaki mei honau ʻOtua.
13 They have offered sacrifice on the tops of the mountains and burnt incense on the hills, under the oak, and the poplar, and the terebinth tree, because its shadow was good; therefore, your daughters will commit fornication and your spouses will be adulteresses.
ʻOku nau feilaulau ʻi he funga ʻoe ngaahi moʻunga, pea tutu ʻae ʻakau namu lelei ʻi he ngaahi māʻolunga, ʻi he lalo ʻoke mo e popila mo e elemi, koeʻuhi ʻoku lelei hono malu ʻo ia: ko ia ʻe feʻauaki ho ngaahi ʻofefine, pea ʻe tono tangata homou ngaahi uaifi.
14 I will not send afflictions on your daughters, when they will commit fornication, nor on your spouses, when they will commit adultery, because you yourselves have associated with harlots and have offered sacrifice with the effeminate, and because the people who do not understand will be defeated.
ʻIkai te u tautea homou ngaahi ʻofefine ʻi heʻenau feʻauaki, mo homou ngaahi uaifi ʻi heʻenau tono tangata? He ʻoku nau kau taha mo e kau fefine feʻauaki, pea ʻoku nau feilaulau mo e kau feʻauaki: ko ia, ʻE hinga ki lalo ʻae kakai ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha poto.
15 If you commit fornication, Israel, at least let Judah not commit offenses; and do not be willing to enter into Gilgal, nor to ascend to Bethaven, and neither should you swear, “As the Lord lives.”
“Neongo ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa hoʻo fai ʻae feʻauaki, kaeʻoua naʻa hala ai mo Siuta; pea ʻoua naʻa ke haʻu ki Kilikali, pe ʻalu hake ki Peteaveni, pe fuakava, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku moʻui ʻa Sihova.’
16 For Israel has gone astray like a wanton heifer; so now the Lord will pasture them like a young lamb in a wide expanse.
He ʻoku fakaholomui ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻo hangē ko e pulu mui ʻoku fakaholomui: ko eni, ʻe fafanga ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova, ʻo hangē ko e lami ʻi he potu ʻataʻatā.
17 Ephraim participates in idolatry, so send him away.
Kuo pikitai ʻa ʻIfalemi ki heʻene ngaahi tamapua: tuku ai pe ia.
18 Their feasting has been set aside; they have committed fornication after fornication. They love to bring disgrace to their protectors.
Kuo nau muimui ki he inu kona: kuo nau fai maʻuaipē ʻae feʻauaki: ko honau kau pule ʻoku manako ki he fakamā.
19 The wind has fastened them to its wings, and they will be confounded because of their sacrifices.
Kuo tākai hake ia ʻe he matangi ʻi hono kapakau, pea te nau mā ʻi heʻenau ngaahi feilaulau.