Hosea 5
1 “Miɖo to nya sia, O, mi nunɔlawo kple Israel ƒe aƒe, miƒu to anyi; O, mi fia ƒometɔwo katã, miɖo to, mebe mi katã miatsrɔ̃! Elabena mieble nye dukɔ la le Mizpa, mienye ɖɔ woɖo ɖe Tabɔr to dzi
“Listen to this, you priests! Listen, house of Israel, and give ear, house of the king! For the judgement is against you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.
2 kple ʋe goglo si woɖe ɖe Sitin, gake migaŋlɔ be, be maɖo eteƒe na ame sia ame ɖe nu si wòwɔ la ta o.
The rebels are deep in slaughter, but I discipline all of them.
3 Menya Efraim nyuie, eye Israel hã meɣla ɖem o. O Efraim, ètrɔ zu gbolo, eye Israel gblẽ kɔ ɖo na eɖokui.
I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute. Israel is defiled.
4 “Miaƒe nuwɔwɔwo mate ŋu ana miatrɔ ava miaƒe Mawu la gbɔ o, elabena gbolowɔwɔ ƒe gbɔgbɔ le miaƒe dzi me ke, eye le esia ta miate ŋu anya Yehowa o.
Their deeds won’t allow them to turn to their God, for the spirit of prostitution is within them, and they don’t know the LORD.
5 Israel ƒe aglãdzedze ɖi ɖase tso eŋuti le nye ʋɔnu. Efraim kple Yuda woadze anyi le woƒe nu vɔ̃ ta.
The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them.
6 Mlɔeba la, woava do kple woƒe alẽwo kple nyiwo be woasa vɔ na Yehowa, gake womakpɔe o, elabena eɖe eɖokui ɖa tso wo gbɔ.
They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD, but they won’t find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.
7 Wometo nyateƒe na Yehowa o, elabena wodzi ahasiviwo. Azɔ dzinu yeye ƒe ŋkekenyui aɖu wo kple woƒe nunɔamesiwo.
They are unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.
8 “Miku lãdzo le Gibea, eye miaku kpẽ le Rama. Mido aʋaɣli sesĩe le Bet Aven. O Benyamin, kpɔ megbewò ɖa!
“Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the shofar in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!
9 Woagbã Efraim gudugudu ne ʋɔnudrɔ̃gbe la ɖo. Le Israel ƒe toawo dome la, nu siwo mena wo nya la ava eme godoo.
Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke. Amongst the tribes of Israel, I have made known that which will surely be.
10 Yuda ƒe amegãwo le abe ame siwo ŋea liƒo ɖe eme la ene, eya ta matrɔ nye dɔmedzoe akɔ ɖe wo dzi bɔbɔbɔ abe tɔɖɔɖɔ ene,
The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark. I will pour out my wrath on them like water.
11 eye woaŋe Efraim, agbãe gudugudu, elabena eɖoe kplikpaa be yeadze legbawo yome.
Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgement, because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.
12 Maɖu Efraim, agblẽ edome abe ale si gbagbladza ɖua avɔe ene, eye magblẽ Yuda dome abe ale si ŋɔ ɖua aŋgba ene.
Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.
13 “Esi Efraim kpɔ eƒe dɔléle, eye Yuda hã kpɔ eƒe abiwo ta la, Efraim trɔ ɖe Asiria ŋu, eye wòdɔ ame ɖo ɖe fiagã la gbɔ, gake mate ŋu ada gbe le mia ŋu, ana miaƒe abiwo naku o.
“When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to King Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
14 Manye dzata ɖe Efraim ŋu, eye manye dzatavi ɖe Israel ƒe aƒe la ŋu. Nye, ɛ̃, nye ŋutɔ mavuvu wo ʋayaʋaya adzo; malé wo adzoe, eye ame aɖeke maxɔ wo le asinye o.
For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.
15 Magblẽ wo ɖe aboyo me, atrɔ yi aƒe va se ɖe esime wolɔ̃ be yewodze agɔ, atrɔ ɖe ŋutinye, aɖe kuku nam, elabena ne fukpekpe dze wo dzi la, woadi nye mɔ.”
I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.”
