Hoosheeca 5

1 Wadaaddadow, tan maqla, oo dadka Israa'iilow, dhegaysta, oo reerka boqorkow, dhegta u dhiga, waayo, xukun baa idinku dhacaya, maxaa yeelay, waxaad ahaydeen dabin Misfaah ku yaal, iyo shabag Buur Taaboor ku kala fidsan.

“Listen, you priests! And you [other] Israeli people, you also pay attention! And you who are members of the king’s family, [you also need to] listen, because [I am going to] judge you! Your [worshiping idols] has been [like] [MET] a trap for [the people at] Mizpah [town]; it has been [like][MET] a net spread out [to catch people] at Tabor [Mountain].

2 Oo caasiyiintii aad iyo aad bay layntii ugu dheeraadeen, aniguse kan dhammaantood canaanta baan ahay.

You have done many evil things, so I will punish all of you.

3 Anigu waan aqaan reer Efrayim, dadka Israa'iilna igama qarsoona, waayo, haatan reer Efrayimow, waad sinaysateen, dadka Israa'iilna way nijaasoobeen.

I know [everything about the people of] Israel; nothing that they have done is hidden from me. Because [the people of] Israel have given themselves [to worshiping idols] like [MET] prostitutes [give themselves to the men they sleep with], they have become unacceptable to me.

4 Falimahoodu u oggolaan maayaan inay Ilaahoodii ku soo noqdaan, waayo, damaca sinadu waa ku dhex jiraa, oo Rabbiga ma ay yaqaaniin.

Because they [like to do evil] things, they will not return to [me], their God. Like prostitutes [who have abandoned their husbands] [MET], they have [IDM] abandoned [MET] me; they do not [even] know me, Yahweh.

5 Waxaa dadka Israa'iil ku marag fura kibirkooda, haddaba dadka Israa'iil iyo reer Efrayimba waxay ku turunturoon doonaan xumaantooda, dadka Yahuudahna way la turunturoon doonaan iyaga.

[It is as though] their being proud testifies [PRS] against them. The sins that [the people of] Israel have committed [are like a heavy load that] causes them to stumble, and [the people of] Judah stumble with them.

6 Waxay kaxayn doonaan adhyahooda iyo ishkinkooda iyagoo Rabbiga doondoonaya, laakiinse isaga ma ay heli doonaan, waayo, wuu ka noqday iyaga.

They will come to worship [me], Yahweh, bringing their herds of sheep and cattle, but they will not [be able to] find me, because I have abandoned them.

7 Rabbiga khiyaano ayay kula macaamiloodeen, waayo, waxay dhaleen carruur garacyo ah, haddaba bil baa lagu baabbi'in doonaa iyaga iyo waxoodaba.

They have abandoned me; and their children do not belong to me [MET]. So [they will not be able to celebrate their festivals at] the new moons [because I] will destroy them and [the crops in] their fields.

8 War buunka Gibecaah ka afuufa, turumbadana Raamaah, oo Beytaawen ka dhawaaqa. Reer Benyaamiinow, waa laydin daba socdaa.

Blow the [rams’] horns in Gibeah [town] [and blow] the trumpets in Ramah [town]! Warn [the people at] Beth-Aven [town]; you warriors of the tribe of Benjamin, lead the troops [into the battle].

9 Dalka reer Efrayim wuxuu ahaan doonaa meel cidlo ah maalinta canaanta. Waxaan qabiilooyinka reer binu Israa'iil dhexdooda ka ogeysiiyey waxa xaqiiqa ahaan u dhici doona.

Israel will be ruined on the day that [I] destroy them. What I am telling to the tribes of Israel will certainly [happen].

10 Amiirrada dalka Yahuudah waxay la mid yihiin kuwa durkiya calaamada soohdinta. Cadhadayda ayaan ugu dul shubi doonaa sida biyaha oo kale.

[Because] the leaders of Judah [seized some land that belonged to Israel], they are like [SIM] those who move boundary markers [to get more land for themselves]; [so] I will punish them severely [MET].

11 Reer Efrayim waa la dulmay, oo xukun baa lagu burburiyey, waayo, raalli bay ku ahaayeen inay amarka daba socdaan.

And [the people of] Israel will suffer greatly when I punish them, because they are [very] determined to worship idols.

12 Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed reer Efrayim waxaan u ahay sida balanbaallista oo kale, oo dadka Yahuudahna waxaan u ahay sida waxa qudhmay oo kale.

I will destroy [the people of] Israel like [SIM] ([larvae of] moths/cockroaches) destroy wool, and I will cause [the people of] Judah to be like [SIM] rotten wood.

13 Reer Efrayim markuu arkay cudurkiisa, oo dadka Yahuudahna ay dhaawacooda arkeen, markaasaa reer Efrayim wuxuu tegey dalka Ashuur, oo wuxuu u cid dirsaday Boqor Yaareeb. Laakiinse isagu ma awoodo inuu ku bogsiiyo, oo dhaawacaaga kaa dawayn maayo.

When [the leaders of] Israel and Judah saw that the people were suffering because of what [their enemies were doing to them] [MET], they sent [messages] to the great King of Assyria requesting [his help]. But he cannot help you; he cannot cause you to stop suffering, [because I am the one who is punishing Israel and Judah].

14 Waayo, waxaan reer Efrayim ku noqon doonaa sidii aar libaax oo kale, oo dadka Yahuudahna waxaan ku noqon doonaa sidii aaran libaax oo kale. Anigu qudhayda ayaa jeexjeexan doona oo bixi doona, waan la tegi doonaa, oo mid iga samatabbixiyaana ma jiri doono.

I will become like [SIM] a lion [DOU] to both nations; I will [attack them and] tear them to pieces. I will drag them away, and no one will [be able to] rescue them.

15 Anigu waan tegi doonaa oo waxaan ku noqon doonaa meeshaydii, jeeray iyagu xumaantooda qirtaan oo ay i doondoonaan. Iyagoo cidhiidhi ku dhex jira ayay aad ii doondooni doonaan.

[After that], I will return to my place [in heaven] until they admit that they have sinned [MTY] and return to me; when they will experience [many] troubles, they will request me [to help them].”