1 ي اشَعبَ إسْرَئِيلَ، اسْمَعُوا كَلِمَةَ اللهِ ، لأنَّ للهِ شَأنٌ مَعَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي أرْضِ إسْرائِيلَ: «لا يُوجَدُ صِدقٌ وَلا رَحمَةٌ وَلا مَعرِفَةُ اللهِ فِي أهلِ هَذِهِ الأرْضِ.

Hear the word of the Lord, You children of Israel, For the Lord brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “There is no truth or mercy Or knowledge of God in the land.

2 ب َلْ هُناَكَ لَعنَةٌ وَخِداعٌ وَقَتلٌ وَسَرِقَةٌ وَزِنَىً وَفَوضَى وَسَفكُ دَمٍ لا يَتَوّقَّفُ.

By swearing and lying, Killing and stealing and committing adultery, They break all restraint, With bloodshed upon bloodshed.

3 ل ِذَلِكَ سَتَجِفُّ الأرْضُ، وَسَيَذْبُلُ سُكّانُها. وَسَيُطرَدُ النّاسُ مَعَ الحَيواناتِ البَرِّيَّةِ وَطُيُورِ السَّماءِ، وَيَتَلاشَى سَمَكُ البَحرِ.

Therefore the land will mourn; And everyone who dwells there will waste away With the beasts of the field And the birds of the air; Even the fish of the sea will be taken away.

4 « فَلا يُجادِلْ أوْ يَلُمْ أحَدُكُمُ الآخَرَ، لِأنَّ خِلافِي هُوَ مَعَكُمْ أيُّها الكَهَنَةُ.

“Now let no man contend, or rebuke another; For your people are like those who contend with the priest.

5 س َتَتَعَثَّرُونَ فِي النَّهارِ، وَفِي اللَّيلِ سَيَتَعَثَّرُ الأنبِياءُ مَعَكُمْ، وَسَأُدَمِّرُ أُمَّكُمْ إسرائِيلَ.

Therefore you shall stumble in the day; The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night; And I will destroy your mother.

6 ه َلَكَ شَعبِي لِعَدَمِ المَعرِفَةِ. لأنَّكَ رَفَضتَ المَعرِفَةِ، فَإنِّي أنا أيضاً سَأرفُضُكَ مِنْ أن تَكُونَ كاهِناً لِي. وَكَما نَسِيتَ شَرِيعَةَ إلَهِكَ، سَأنسَى أنا أولادَكَ.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

7 ك ُلَّما ازدادُوا عَدَداً ازدادُوا فِي خَطِيَّتِهِمْ نَحوِي. وَلِذَلِكَ سَأُحَوِّلُ مَجدَهُمْ إلَى عارٍ.

“The more they increased, The more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame.

8 « يَأكُلُ الكَهَنَةُ ذَبائِحَ خَطايا شَعبِي، وَيَطمَعُونَ وَيَشتَهُونَ أن يَزِيدَ الشَّعبُ مِنْ إثمِهِمْ.

They eat up the sin of My people; They set their heart on their iniquity.

9 ل ا يَخْتَلِفُ الكاهِنُ عَنِ الشَّعبِ. فَسَأُعاقِبُ كُلَّ واحِدٍ كَطُرُقِهِ، وَسَأُجازِي كُلَّ واحِدٍ عَلَى أعمالِهِ.

And it shall be: like people, like priest. So I will punish them for their ways, And reward them for their deeds.

10 و َسَيَأكُلُونَ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَن يَشبَعُوا، وَسَيَزنُونَ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَن يُنجِبُوا أولاداً. لأنَّهُمْ تَرَكُوا اللهَ لِيُكَرَّسُوا أنفُسَهُمْ للزِّنَى.

For they shall eat, but not have enough; They shall commit harlotry, but not increase; Because they have ceased obeying the Lord. The Idolatry of Israel

11 « تَسْلِبُ الخَمرُ وَالمُسكِرُ القُدرَةَ عَلَى التَّفكِيرِ.

“Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart.

12 ب َنُو شَعبِي يَستَشِيرُونَ شَجَرَةً، وَيَأخُذُونَ نَصِيحَتَهُمْ مِنْ عَصا! لأنَّ رُوحَ الزِّنَى أضَلَّتْهُمْ، فَلمْ يَعُودُوا مُخلِصِينَ لِإلَهِهِمْ.

My people ask counsel from their wooden idols, And their staff informs them. For the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray, And they have played the harlot against their God.

13 ع َلَى قِمَمِ الجِبالِ قَدَّمُوا ذَبائِحَ، وَعَلَى التِّلالِ أحرَقُوا بَخُوراً. فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ تَحتَ أشجارِ البَلُّوطِ وَالحُورِ وَالبُطمِ، لأنَّهُ كانَ لَها ظِلٌ جَمِيلٌ. وَلِذَلِكَ بَناتُكُمْ زانِياتٌ وَكَنّاتُكُمْ فاسِقاتٌ.

They offer sacrifices on the mountaintops, And burn incense on the hills, Under oaks, poplars, and terebinths, Because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters commit harlotry, And your brides commit adultery.

14 « لَن أُعاقِبَ بَناتِكُمْ لأنَّهُنَّ زانِياتٌ، وَلا كِنّاتِكُمْ لأنَّهُنَّ فاسِقاتٌ. لأنَّ الرِّجالَ يَعتَزِلُونَ مَعَ الزَّوانِي وَيُقَدِّمُونَ الذَبائِحَ مَعَ اللَّواتِي يَنذُرْنَ نُذُورَ الزِّنَى فِي المعابِدِ. الشَّعبُ الَّذِي لا يَفهَمُ سَيَهلَكُ. غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى إسْرائِيل

“I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry, Nor your brides when they commit adultery; For the men themselves go apart with harlots, And offer sacrifices with a ritual harlot. Therefore people who do not understand will be trampled.

15 « مَعَ أنَّكَ يا إسْرائِيلُ زانٍ، لَكِن لا تُعَرِّض يَهُوذا لِلإثمِ. لا تَدخُلُوا الجِلجالَ، وَلا تَصعَدُوا إلَى بَيتَ آوَنَ، وَلا تَحلِفُوا بِاسْمِ اللهِ.

“Though you, Israel, play the harlot, Let not Judah offend. Do not come up to Gilgal, Nor go up to Beth Aven, Nor swear an oath, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’—

16 ت َمَرَّدَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ مِثلَ بَقَرَةٍ جامِحَةٍ. وَالآنَ سَيَرْعاهُمْ اللهُ كَخِرافٍ ضالَّةٍ فِي سَهلٍ فَسِيحٍ.

“For Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn calf; Now the Lord will let them forage Like a lamb in open country.

17 « أفْرايِمُ مُلتَصِقٌ بِالأصنامِ، وَلِذا اترُكُوهُ وَحدَهُ.

“Ephraim is joined to idols, Let him alone.

18 ح ِينَ يَنتَهِي سُكرُهُمْ فَإنَّهُمْ يَنغَمِسُونَ فِي الزِّنَى. لَقَد أحَبُّوا عارَ وَقاحَتِهِمْ.

Their drink is rebellion, They commit harlotry continually. Her rulers dearly love dishonor.

19 س َتَلُفُّهُمُ الرِّيحُ فِي أجنِحَتِها وَسَتَأخُذُهُمْ بَعِيداً. سَيَخْزَوْنَ بِسَبَبِ الذَّبائِحِ الَّتِي يُقَدِّمُونَها.

The wind has wrapped her up in its wings, And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.