הושע 4
| שמעו דבר יהוה בני ישראל כי ריב ליהוה עם יושבי הארץ--כי אין אמת ואין חסד ואין דעת אלהים בארץ | 1 |
Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.
| אלה וכחש ורצח וגנב ונאף פרצו ודמים בדמים נגעו | 2 |
There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.
| על כן תאבל הארץ ואמלל כל יושב בה בחית השדה ובעוף השמים וגם דגי הים יאספו | 3 |
Because of this the land will be dry, and everyone living in it will be wasted away, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; even the fishes of the sea will be taken away.
| אך איש אל ירב ואל יוכח איש ועמך כמריבי כהן | 4 |
Let no man go to law or make protests, for your people are like those who go to law with a priest.
| וכשלת היום וכשל גם נביא עמך לילה ודמיתי אמך | 5 |
You will not be able to keep on your feet by day, and by night the prophet will be falling down with you, and I will give your mother to destruction.
| נדמו עמי מבלי הדעת כי אתה הדעת מאסת ואמאסאך (ואמאסך) מכהן לי ותשכח תורת אלהיך אשכח בניך גם אני | 6 |
Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.
| כרבם כן חטאו לי כבודם בקלון אמיר | 7 |
Even while they were increasing in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame.
| חטאת עמי יאכלו ואל עונם ישאו נפשו | 8 |
The sin of my people is like food to them; and their desire is for their wrongdoing.
| והיה כעם ככהן ופקדתי עליו דרכיו ומעלליו אשיב לו | 9 |
And the priest will be like the people; I will give them punishment for their evil ways, and the reward of their acts.
| ואכלו ולא ישבעו הזנו ולא יפרצו כי את יהוה עזבו לשמר | 10 |
They will have food, but they will not be full; they will be false to me, but they will not be increased, because they no longer give thought to the Lord.
| זנות ויין ותירוש יקח לב | 11 |
Loose ways and new wine take away wisdom.
| עמי בעצו ישאל ומקלו יגיד לו כי רוח זנונים התעה ויזנו מתחת אלהיהם | 12 |
My people get knowledge from their tree, and their rod gives them news; for a false spirit is the cause of their wandering, and they have been false to their God.
| על ראשי ההרים יזבחו ועל הגבעות יקטרו תחת אלון ולבנה ואלה כי טוב צלה על כן תזנינה בנותיכם וכלותיכם תנאפנה | 13 |
They make offerings on the tops of mountains, burning perfumes in high places, under trees of every sort, because their shade is good: and so your daughters are given up to loose ways and your brides are false to their husbands.
| לא אפקוד על בנותיכם כי תזנינה ועל כלותיכם כי תנאפנה--כי הם עם הזנות יפרדו ועם הקדשות יזבחו ועם לא יבין ילבט | 14 |
I will not give punishment to your daughters or your brides for their evil behaviour; for they make themselves separate with loose women, and make offerings with those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: the people who have no wisdom will be sent away.
| אם זנה אתה ישראל אל יאשם יהודה ואל תבאו הגלגל ואל תעלו בית און ואל תשבעו חי יהוה | 15 |
Do not you, O Israel, come into error; do not you, O Judah, come to Gilgal, or go up to Beth-aven, or take an oath, By the living Lord.
| כי כפרה סררה סרר ישראל עתה ירעם יהוה ככבש במרחב | 16 |
For Israel is uncontrolled, like a cow which may not be controlled; now will the Lord give them food like a lamb in a wide place.
| חבור עצבים אפרים הנח לו | 17 |
Ephraim is joined to false gods; let him be.
| סר סבאם הזנה הזנו אהבו הבו קלון מגניה | 18 |
Their drink has become bitter; they are completely false; her rulers take pleasure in shame.
| צרר רוח אותה בכנפיה ויבשו מזבחותם | 19 |
They are folded in the skirts of the wind; they will be shamed because of their offerings.
