Oze 4
1 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.
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.
2 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.
Slander, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and bloodshed has brought more bloodshed.
3 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.
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.
4 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.
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.
5 Konsa, nou va glise tonbe nan lajounen e menm pwofèt la va glise tonbe avèk nou nan lannwit. Epi Mwen va detwi manman ou.
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.
6 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.
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.
7 Plis ke yo te miltipliye, plis ke yo te peche kont mwen. Mwen va fè glwa yo vin chanje an wont.
According to the multitude of them, so have they sinned against me. I will change their glory into disgrace.
8 Yo manje sou peche a pèp Mwen an, e yo dirije volonte yo vè inikite yo.
They will devour the sins of my people, and they will lift up their souls towards their iniquity.
9 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.
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.
10 Yo va manje, men yo p ap gen ase. Yo va fè pwostitisyon, men yo p ap ogmante, akoz yo sispann koute SENYÈ a.
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.
11 Lavi pwostitisyon, diven, ak diven nèf retire bon konprann.
Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness, have taken away their heart.
12 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.
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.
13 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.
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.
14 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.
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.
15 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!”
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.”
16 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?
For Israel has gone astray like a wanton heifer; so now the Lord will pasture them like a young lamb in a wide expanse.
17 Éphraïm vin jwenn ak zidòl yo. Kite li pou kont li.
Ephraim participates in idolatry, so send him away.
18 Bwason yo vin gen gou si. Yo jwe pwostitiye tout tan. Chèf yo vrèman renmen wont yo.
Their feasting has been set aside; they have committed fornication after fornication. They love to bring disgrace to their protectors.
19 Van an te vlope li nan zèl li yo; yo va wont akoz sakrifis yo fè.
The wind has fastened them to its wings, and they will be confounded because of their sacrifices.
