Hosea 4
1 Hear the word of the Lord, people of Israel, for the Lord has an accusation against the inhabitants of the land! “There is no faithfulness, no loyalty, and no knowledge of God in the land.
Koute pawòl SENYÈ a, O fis a Israël yo, paske SENYÈ a gen yon pwose kont pèp peyi a: Anverite, nanpwen fidelite, ni dousè, ni konesans Bondye nan peyi a.
2 Instead there is only cursing, lying, murdering, stealing, and adultery. They commit violence, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
Gen joure ak madichon, vyole konfyans, asasine moun, vòlè, fè adiltè. Yo aji ak vyolans jiskaske yo vèse san, e vèse san fè san vèse plis.
3 As a result the land dries up, and everyone who lives there is wasting away, along with the wild animals and the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea—they are all dying.
Akoz sa, peyi a va fè dèy. Tout moun ki rete ladann ap megri menm ak tout sa ki viv. Menm bèt chan yo ak zwazo syèl yo, epi pwason lanmè yo va mouri.
4 But no one should accuse or blame anyone else. My quarrel is with you the priests—you are the ones responsible.
Malgre sa, pa kite okenn moun pote akizasyon, ni okenn moun vin repwoche; paske pèp nou an se tankou sila ki fè kont ak prèt yo.
5 Consequently you will stumble in daylight, and the prophet will stumble together with you in the night, and I will destroy your mother.
Konsa, nou va glise tonbe nan lajounen e menm pwofèt la va glise tonbe avèk nou nan lannwit. Epi Mwen va detwi manman ou.
6 My people are dying because they don't know me. Because you have refused to know me, I refuse to accept you as my priests. You have forgotten my teachings, so I will forget your children.
Pèp Mwen an detwi akoz mank konesans. Akoz ou te rejte konesans, Mwen menm tou, Mwen va rejte ou. Ou p ap ka fè prèt pou Mwen, akoz ou te bliye lalwa Bondye. Konsa, Mwen menm tou, Mwen ap bliye pitit nou yo.
7 The more there were of them, the more they sinned against me, so I will change their glory into shame.
Plis ke yo te miltipliye, plis ke yo te peche kont mwen. Mwen va fè glwa yo vin chanje an wont.
8 They feed on the sin of my people, greedy for their iniquity.
Yo manje sou peche a pèp Mwen an, e yo dirije volonte yo vè inikite yo.
9 So it will be for the people like the priests: I will punish them for what they have done, repaying them for their actions.
Se konsa sa va ye: jan pèp la ye a, se konsa prèt la ye. Akoz sa, Mwen va pini yo pou chemen yo, e Mwen va rekonpanse yo pou zak yo.
10 They will eat, but they will not be satisfied; they will engage in prostitution, but they will not prosper because they have given up on the Lord to go and prostitute themselves to other gods.
Yo va manje, men yo p ap gen ase. Yo va fè pwostitisyon, men yo p ap ogmante, akoz yo sispann koute SENYÈ a.
11 They destroy their minds with old wine and new wine.
Lavi pwostitisyon, diven, ak diven nèf retire bon konprann.
12 My people consult their wooden idols and their divining rods give them answers, for a spirit of prostitution makes them go astray. Prostituting themselves, they have deserted their God.
Pèp mwen an mande konsèy a zidòl ki fèt ak bwa yo. Paske yon lespri pwostitisyon te egare yo; yo te enfidèl a Bondye yo a.
13 They offer sacrifices on the tops of mountains; they burn incense in the hills under the oak, poplar, and terebinth trees where the shade is pleasant. That's the reason why your daughters practice prostitution and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
Yo ofri sakrifis sou tèt mòn yo, e yo brile lansan sou kolin yo. Anba pye bwadchèn yo, pye sikrèn ak pye mapou yo; akoz lonbraj yo dous. Akoz sa, fi nou yo fè pwostitisyon e madanm nou yo fè adiltè.
14 I will not punish your daughters when they practice prostitution, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery, because you men visit whores and sacrifice with temple prostitutes. A people who lack understanding end up in disaster.
Mwen p ap pini fi nou yo lè yo fè pwostitisyon, ni madanm nou yo lè yo fè adiltè. Paske, mesye yo, yo menm, ale sou kote ak pwostitiye yo, e fè sakrifis yo ak pwostitiye tanp yo. Konsa, pèp san konprann nan vin detwi nèt.
15 Though you, Israel, have become a prostitute, may Judah not offend in the same way and not enter Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-aven, nor swear saying, ‘the Lord lives.’
Malgre sa, ou menm, Israël, ou fè pwostitisyon an, men ou pa kite Juda vin koupab; pa monte vè Guilgal, ni monte nan Beth-Aven, ni sèmante: “Jan Bondye vivan an!”
16 For Israel is as stubborn as a stubborn cow. Should the Lord then take care of them like a lamb in a wide pasture?
Paske Israël fè tèt li di, tankou yon gazèl ak tèt rèd. Èske SENYÈ a, koulye a, kapab nouri yo tankou jenn mouton nan yon bèl chan?
17 Ephraim is bewitched by idols, so leave him alone!
Éphraïm vin jwenn ak zidòl yo. Kite li pou kont li.
18 Once the leaders finish drinking, they go off and find prostitutes to sleep with. They love their shameful acts more than honor.
Bwason yo vin gen gou si. Yo jwe pwostitiye tout tan. Chèf yo vrèman renmen wont yo.
19 A wind will carry them away; they will be ashamed of their pagan worship.
Van an te vlope li nan zèl li yo; yo va wont akoz sakrifis yo fè.
