1اِسْمَعُوا قَوْلَ الرَّبِّ يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، إِنَّ لِلرَّبِّ مُحَاكَمَةً مَعَ سُكَّانِ الأَرْضِ، لأَنَّهُ لاَ أَمَانَةَ وَلاَ إِحْسَانَ وَلاَ مَعْرِفَةَ اللَّهِ فِي الأَرْضِ.2لَعْنٌ وَكَذِبٌ وَقَتْلٌ وَسِرْقَةٌ وَفِسْقٌ. يَعْتَنِفُونَ، وَدِمَاءٌ تَلْحَقُ دِمَاءً.3لِذَلِكَ تَنُوحُ الأَرْضُ وَيَذْبُلُ كُلُّ مَنْ يَسْكُنُ فِيهَا مَعَ حَيَوَانِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ وَطُيُورِ السَّمَاءِ، وَأَسْمَاكِ الْبَحْرِ أَيْضاً تَنْتَزِعُ.4وَلَكِنْ لاَ يُحَاكِمْ أَحَدٌ وَلاَ يُعَاتِبْ أَحَدٌ. وَشَعْبُكَ كَمَنْ يُخَاصِمُ كَاهِناً.5فَتَتَعَثَّرُ فِي النَّهَارِ وَيَتَعَثَّرُ أَيْضاً النَّبِيُّ مَعَكَ فِي اللَّيْلِ، وَأَنَا أَخْرِبُ أُمَّكَ.6قَدْ هَلَكَ شَعْبِي مِنْ عَدَمِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ. لأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ رَفَضْتَ الْمَعْرِفَةَ أَرْفُضُكَ أَنَا حَتَّى لاَ تَكْهَنَ لِي. وَلأَنَّكَ نَسِيتَ شَرِيعَةَ إِلَهِكَ أَنْسَى أَنَا أَيْضاً بَنِيكَ.7عَلَى حَسْبَمَا كَثُرُوا هَكَذَا أَخْطَأُوا إِلَيَّ، فَأُبْدِلُ كَرَامَتَهُمْ بِهَوَانٍ.8يَأْكُلُونَ خَطِيَّةَ شَعْبِي وَإِلَى إِثْمِهِمْ يَحْمِلُونَ نُفُوسَهُمْ.9فَيَكُونُ كَمَا الشَّعْبُ هَكَذَا الْكَاهِنُ. وَأُعَاقِبُهُمْ عَلَى طُرُقِهِمْ وَأَرُدُّ أَعْمَالَهُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ.10فَيَأْكُلُونَ وَلاَ يَشْبَعُونَ، وَيَزْنُونَ وَلاَ يَكْثُرُونَ، لأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ تَرَكُوا عِبَادَةَ الرَّبِّ.11اَلزِّنَى وَالْخَمْرُ وَالسُّلاَفَةُ تَخْلِبُ الْقَلْبَ.12شَعْبِي يَسْأَلُ خَشَبَهُ وَعَصَاهُ تُخْبِرُهُ، لأَنَّ رُوحَ الزِّنَى قَدْ أَضَلَّهُمْ فَزَنَوْا مِنْ تَحْتِ إِلَهِهِمْ.13يَذْبَحُونَ عَلَى رُؤُوسِ الْجِبَالِ وَيُبَخِّرُونَ عَلَى التِّلاَلِ تَحْتَ الْبَلُّوطِ وَاللُّبْنَى وَالْبُطْمِ لأَنَّ ظِلَّهَا حَسَنٌ. لِذَلِكَ تَزْنِي بَنَاتُكُمْ وَتَفْسِقُ كَنَّاتُكُمْ.14لاَ أُعَاقِبُ بَنَاتِكُمْ لأَنَّهُنَّ يَزْنِينَ وَلاَ كَنَّاتِكُمْ لأَنَّهُنَّ يَفْسِقْنَ. لأَنَّهُمْ يَعْتَزِلُونَ مَعَ الزَّانِيَاتِ وَيَذْبَحُونَ مَعَ النَّاذِرَاتِ الزِّنَى. وَشَعْبٌ لاَ يَعْقِلُ يُصْرَعُ.15إِنْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ زَانِياً يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ فَلاَ يَأْثَمُ يَهُوذَا. وَلاَ تَأْتُوا إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ وَلاَ تَصْعَدُوا إِلَى بَيْتِ آوِنَ وَلاَ تَحْلِفُوا، حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ.16إِنَّهُ قَدْ جَمَحَ إِسْرَائِيلُ كَبَقَرَةٍ جَامِحَةٍ. اَلآنَ يَرْعَاهُمُ الرَّبُّ كَخَرُوفٍ فِي مَكَانٍ وَاسِعٍ.17أَفْرَايِمُ مُوثَقٌ بِالأَصْنَامِ. اتْرُكُوهُ.18مَتَى انْتَهَتْ مُنَادَمَتُهُمْ زَنَوْا زِنىً. أَحَبَّ مَجَانُّهَا، أَحَبُّوا الْهَوَانَ.19قَدْ صَرَّتْهَا الرِّيحُ فِي أَجْنِحَتِهَا، وَخَجِلُوا مِنْ ذَبَائِحِهِمْ.
1Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.2By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.3Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.5Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.7As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.8They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.9And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.10For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.12My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.13They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.14I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.15Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.16For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.17Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.18Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.19The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.