| א שִׁמְעוּ דְבַר-יְהוָה, בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל: כִּי רִיב לַיהוָה, עִם-יוֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ--כִּי אֵין-אֱמֶת וְאֵין-חֶסֶד וְאֵין-דַּעַת אֱלֹהִים, בָּאָרֶץ. | 1 Hear 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. |
| ב אָלֹה וְכַחֵשׁ, וְרָצֹחַ וְגָנֹב וְנָאֹף; פָּרָצוּ, וְדָמִים בְּדָמִים נָגָעוּ. | 2 Swearing and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery! they break all bounds, and blood toucheth blood. |
| ג עַל-כֵּן תֶּאֱבַל הָאָרֶץ, וְאֻמְלַל כָּל-יוֹשֵׁב בָּהּ, בְּחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה, וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם; וְגַם-דְּגֵי הַיָּם, יֵאָסֵפוּ. | 3 Therefore doth the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein doth languish, with the beasts of the field, and the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also are taken away. |
| ד אַךְ אִישׁ אַל-יָרֵב, וְאַל-יוֹכַח אִישׁ; וְעַמְּךָ, כִּמְרִיבֵי כֹהֵן. | 4 Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. |
| ה וְכָשַׁלְתָּ הַיּוֹם, וְכָשַׁל גַּם-נָבִיא עִמְּךָ לָיְלָה; וְדָמִיתִי, אִמֶּךָ. | 5 Therefore shalt thou stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother. |
| ו נִדְמוּ עַמִּי, מִבְּלִי הַדָּעַת: כִּי-אַתָּה הַדַּעַת מָאַסְתָּ, ואמאסאך וְאֶמְאָסְךָ מִכַּהֵן לִי, וַתִּשְׁכַּח תּוֹרַת אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֶשְׁכַּח בָּנֶיךָ גַּם-אָנִי. | 6 My 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 also will forget thy children. |
| ז כְּרֻבָּם, כֵּן חָטְאוּ-לִי; כְּבוֹדָם, בְּקָלוֹן אָמִיר. | 7 The more they were increased, the more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame. |
| ח חַטַּאת עַמִּי, יֹאכֵלוּ; וְאֶל-עֲוֺנָם, יִשְׂאוּ נַפְשׁוֹ. | 8 They feed on the sin of My people, and set their heart on their iniquity. |
| ט וְהָיָה כָעָם, כַּכֹּהֵן; וּפָקַדְתִּי עָלָיו דְּרָכָיו, וּמַעֲלָלָיו אָשִׁיב לוֹ. | 9 And it is like people, like priest; and I will punish him for his ways, and will recompense him his doings. |
| י וְאָכְלוּ וְלֹא יִשְׂבָּעוּ, הִזְנוּ וְלֹא יִפְרֹצוּ: כִּי-אֶת-יְהוָה עָזְבוּ, לִשְׁמֹר. | 10 And they shall eat, and not have enough, they shall commit harlotry, and shall not increase; because they have left off to take heed to the LORD. |
| יא זְנוּת וְיַיִן וְתִירוֹשׁ, יִקַּח-לֵב. | 11 Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the heart. |
| יב עַמִּי בְּעֵצוֹ יִשְׁאָל, וּמַקְלוֹ יַגִּיד לוֹ: כִּי רוּחַ זְנוּנִים הִתְעָה, וַיִּזְנוּ מִתַּחַת אֱלֹהֵיהֶם. | 12 My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of harlotry hath caused them to err, and they have gone astray from under their God. |
| יג עַל-רָאשֵׁי הֶהָרִים יְזַבֵּחוּ, וְעַל-הַגְּבָעוֹת יְקַטֵּרוּ, תַּחַת אַלּוֹן וְלִבְנֶה וְאֵלָה, כִּי טוֹב צִלָּהּ; עַל-כֵּן, תִּזְנֶינָה בְּנוֹתֵיכֶם, וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶם, תְּנָאַפְנָה. | 13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and offer upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow thereof is good; therefore your daughters commit harlotry, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery. |
| יד לֹא-אֶפְקוֹד עַל-בְּנוֹתֵיכֶם כִּי תִזְנֶינָה, וְעַל-כַּלּוֹתֵיכֶם כִּי תְנָאַפְנָה--כִּי-הֵם עִם-הַזֹּנוֹת יְפָרֵדוּ, וְעִם-הַקְּדֵשׁוֹת יְזַבֵּחוּ; וְעָם לֹא-יָבִין, יִלָּבֵט. | 14 I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery; for they themselves consort with lewd women, and they sacrifice with harlots; and the people that is without understanding is distraught. |
| טו אִם-זֹנֶה אַתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל, אַל-יֶאְשַׁם יְהוּדָה; וְאַל-תָּבֹאוּ הַגִּלְגָּל, וְאַל-תַּעֲלוּ בֵּית אָוֶן, וְאַל-תִּשָּׁבְעוּ, חַי-יְהוָה. | 15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah become guilty; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear: 'As the LORD liveth.' |
| טז כִּי כְּפָרָה סֹרֵרָה, סָרַר יִשְׂרָאֵל; עַתָּה יִרְעֵם יְהוָה, כְּכֶבֶשׂ בַּמֶּרְחָב. | 16 For Israel is stubborn like a stubborn heifer; now shall the LORD feed them as a lamb in a large place? |
| יז חֲבוּר עֲצַבִּים אֶפְרָיִם, הַנַּח-לוֹ. | 17 Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone. |
| יח סָר, סָבְאָם; הַזְנֵה הִזְנוּ, אָהֲבוּ הֵבוּ קָלוֹן מָגִנֶּיהָ. | 18 When their carouse is over, they take to harlotry; her rulers deeply love dishonour. |
| יט צָרַר רוּחַ אוֹתָהּ, בִּכְנָפֶיהָ; וְיֵבֹשׁוּ, מִזִּבְחוֹתָם. {פ} | 19 The wind hath bound her up in her skirts; and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. {P} |