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.
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye sons of Israel! For Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; For there is no truth, nor mercy, nor 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.
Perjury, and falsehood, and murder, And theft, and adultery have broken forth, And blood reacheth to blood.
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.
Therefore shall the land mourn, And every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, Together with the beasts of the forest, and the birds of heaven; Yea, even the fishes of the sea shall perish.
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.
Yet let no man rebuke, and let no man reprove; For thy people are like those that contend with the priest,
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.
Therefore shalt thou Fall by day, And the prophet shall fall with thee by night, And I will destroy thy mother.
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 is destroyed for lack of knowledge; Since thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, so that thou shalt no more be my priest; Since thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.
7 Plis ke yo te miltipliye, plis ke yo te peche kont mwen. Mwen va fè glwa yo vin chanje an wont.
As they have become great, so have they sinned against me; I will change their glory into shame.
8 Yo manje sou peche a pèp Mwen an, e yo dirije volonte yo vè inikite yo.
They feed upon the sins of my people, And incline their hearts to 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 it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; I will punish them for their ways, And requite them for their doings.
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.
They shall eat and shall not be satisfied; They shall commit fornication, and shall not increase, For they have left off giving heed to Jehovah.
11 Lavi pwostitisyon, diven, ak diven nèf retire bon konprann.
Fornication and wine and new wine take away the understanding;
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 ask counsel of their stocks, And their staff revealeth to them. For the spirit of fornication causeth them to err; Yea, they commit fornication, forsaking 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.
On the tops of the mountains they sacrifice, And on the hills they burn incense, Under the oak, and the poplar, and the terebinth, Because their shade is pleasant. Therefore your daughters commit fornication, And your daughters-in-law commit adultery;
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 punish your daughters, when they commit fornication, Nor your daughters-in-law, when they commit adultery; For ye yourselves go aside with harlots, And sacrifice with prostitutes; Therefore the people that hath not understanding shall fall.
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!”
Though thou play the harlot, O Israel, Yet let not Judah offend! Come ye not to Gilgal, Neither go ye up to Bethaven. And swear ye not, saying, As Jehovah liveth!
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 like a refractory heifer is Israel become refractory, Therefore will Jehovah feed them, like a lamb in a wide place.
17 Éphraïm vin jwenn ak zidòl yo. Kite li pou kont li.
Ephraim is joined to idols; Let him alone!
18 Bwason yo vin gen gou si. Yo jwe pwostitiye tout tan. Chèf yo vrèman renmen wont yo.
When their carousal is over, They give themselves up to lasciviousness; Their rulers love shame.
19 Van an te vlope li nan zèl li yo; yo va wont akoz sakrifis yo fè.
The wind hath bound them up with its wings, And they shall be brought to shame on account of their sacrifices.
