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à åÇéÀäÄé ãÀáÇø-éÀäåÈä, àÅìÇé ìÅàîÉø.
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1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
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á äÈìÉêÀ åÀ÷ÈøÈàúÈ áÀàÈæÀðÅé éÀøåÌùÑÈìÇÄí ìÅàîÉø, ëÌÉä àÈîÇø éÀäåÈä, æÈëÇøÀúÌÄé ìÈêÀ çÆñÆã ðÀòåÌøÇéÄêÀ, àÇäÂáÇú ëÌÀìåÌìÉúÈéÄêÀ--ìÆëÀúÌÅêÀ àÇçÂøÇé áÌÇîÌÄãÀáÌÈø, áÌÀàÆøÆõ ìÉà æÀøåÌòÈä.
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2 Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the LORD: I remember for thee the affection of thy youth, the love of thine espousals; how thou wentest after Me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
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â ÷ÉãÆùÑ éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì ìÇéäåÈä, øÅàùÑÄéú úÌÀáåÌàÈúÉä; ëÌÈì-àÉëÀìÈéå éÆàÀùÑÈîåÌ, øÈòÈä úÌÈáÉà àÂìÅéäÆí ðÀàËí-éÀäåÈä. {ô}
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3 Israel is the LORD'S hallowed portion, His first-fruits of the increase; all that devour him shall be held guilty, evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD. {P}
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ã ùÑÄîÀòåÌ ãÀáÇø-éÀäåÈä, áÌÅéú éÇòÂ÷Éá, åÀëÈì-îÄùÑÀôÌÀçåÉú, áÌÅéú éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì.
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4 Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel;
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ä ëÌÉä àÈîÇø éÀäåÈä, îÇä-îÌÈöÀàåÌ àÂáåÉúÅéëÆí áÌÄé òÈåÆì--ëÌÄé øÈçÂ÷åÌ, îÅòÈìÈé; åÇéÌÅìÀëåÌ àÇçÂøÅé äÇäÆáÆì, åÇéÌÆäÀáÌÈìåÌ.
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5 Thus saith the LORD: what unrighteousness have your fathers found in Me, that they are gone far from Me, and have walked after things of nought, and are become nought?
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å åÀìÉà àÈîÀøåÌ--àÇéÌÅä éÀäåÈä, äÇîÌÇòÂìÆä àÉúÈðåÌ îÅàÆøÆõ îÄöÀøÈéÄí; äÇîÌåÉìÄéêÀ àÉúÈðåÌ áÌÇîÌÄãÀáÌÈø, áÌÀàÆøÆõ òÂøÈáÈä åÀùÑåÌçÈä áÌÀàÆøÆõ öÄéÌÈä åÀöÇìÀîÈåÆú--áÌÀàÆøÆõ ìÉà-òÈáÇø áÌÈäÌ àÄéùÑ, åÀìÉà-éÈùÑÇá àÈãÈí ùÑÈí.
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6 Neither said they: 'Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt; that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?'
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æ åÈàÈáÄéà àÆúÀëÆí àÆì-àÆøÆõ äÇëÌÇøÀîÆì, ìÆàÁëÉì ôÌÄøÀéÈäÌ åÀèåÌáÈäÌ; åÇúÌÈáÉàåÌ åÇúÌÀèÇîÌÀàåÌ àÆú-àÇøÀöÄé, åÀðÇçÂìÈúÄé ùÒÇîÀúÌÆí ìÀúåÉòÅáÈä.
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7 And I brought you into a land of fruitful fields, to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled My land, and made My heritage an abomination.
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ç äÇëÌÉäÂðÄéí, ìÉà àÈîÀøåÌ àÇéÌÅä éÀäåÈä, åÀúÉôÀùÒÅé äÇúÌåÉøÈä ìÉà éÀãÈòåÌðÄé, åÀäÈøÉòÄéí ôÌÈùÑÀòåÌ áÄé; åÀäÇðÌÀáÄàÄéí ðÄáÌÀàåÌ áÇáÌÇòÇì, åÀàÇçÂøÅé ìÉà-éåÉòÄìåÌ äÈìÈëåÌ.
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8 The priests said not: 'Where is the LORD?' And they that handle the law knew Me not, and the rulers transgressed against Me; the prophets also prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
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è ìÈëÅï, òÉã àÈøÄéá àÄúÌÀëÆí--ðÀàËí-éÀäåÈä; åÀàÆú-áÌÀðÅé áÀðÅéëÆí, àÈøÄéá.
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9 Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.
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é ëÌÄé òÄáÀøåÌ àÄéÌÅé ëÄúÌÄéÌÄéí, åÌøÀàåÌ, åÀ÷ÅãÈø ùÑÄìÀçåÌ åÀäÄúÀáÌåÉðÀðåÌ, îÀàÉã; åÌøÀàåÌ, äÅï äÈéÀúÈä ëÌÈæÉàú.
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10 For pass over to the isles of the Kittites, and see, and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there hath been such a thing.
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éà äÇäÅéîÄéø âÌåÉé àÁìÉäÄéí, åÀäÅîÌÈä ìÉà àÁìÉäÄéí; åÀòÇîÌÄé äÅîÄéø ëÌÀáåÉãåÉ, áÌÀìåÉà éåÉòÄéì.
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11 Hath a nation changed its gods, which yet are no gods? But My people hath changed its glory for that which doth not profit.
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éá ùÑÉîÌåÌ ùÑÈîÇéÄí, òÇì-æÉàú; åÀùÒÇòÂøåÌ çÈøÀáåÌ îÀàÉã, ðÀàËí-éÀäåÈä.
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12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye exceeding amazed, saith the LORD.
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éâ ëÌÄé-ùÑÀúÌÇéÄí øÈòåÉú, òÈùÒÈä òÇîÌÄé: àÉúÄé òÈæÀáåÌ îÀ÷åÉø îÇéÄí çÇéÌÄéí, ìÇçÀöÉá ìÈäÆí áÌÉàøåÉú--áÌÉàøÉú ðÄùÑÀáÌÈøÄéí, àÂùÑÆø ìÉà-éÈëÄìåÌ äÇîÌÈéÄí.
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13 For My people have committed two evils: they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
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éã äÇòÆáÆã, éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì--àÄí-éÀìÄéã áÌÇéÄú, äåÌà: îÇãÌåÌòÇ, äÈéÈä ìÈáÇæ.
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14 Is Israel a servant? Is he a home-born slave? Why is he become a prey?
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èå òÈìÈéå éÄùÑÀàÂâåÌ ëÀôÄøÄéí, ðÈúÀðåÌ ÷åÉìÈí; åÇéÌÈùÑÄéúåÌ àÇøÀöåÉ ìÀùÑÇîÌÈä, òÈøÈéå ðöúä (ðÄöÌÀúåÌ) îÄáÌÀìÄé éÉùÑÅá.
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15 The young lions have roared upon him, and let their voice resound; and they have made his land desolate, his cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.
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èæ âÌÇí-áÌÀðÅé-ðÉó, åúçôðñ (åÀúÇçÀôÌÇðÀçÅñ), éÄøÀòåÌêÀ, ÷ÈãÀ÷Éã.
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16 The children also of Noph and Tahpanhes feed upon the crown of thy head.
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éæ äÂìåÉà-æÉàú, úÌÇòÂùÒÆä-ìÌÈêÀ: òÈæÀáÅêÀ àÆú-éÀäåÈä àÁìÉäÇéÄêÀ, áÌÀòÅú îåÉìÄëÅêÀ áÌÇãÌÈøÆêÀ.
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17 Is it not this that doth cause it unto thee, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when He led thee by the way?
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éç åÀòÇúÌÈä, îÇä-ìÌÈêÀ ìÀãÆøÆêÀ îÄöÀøÇéÄí, ìÄùÑÀúÌåÉú, îÅé ùÑÄçåÉø; åÌîÇä-ìÌÈêÀ ìÀãÆøÆêÀ àÇùÌÑåÌø, ìÄùÑÀúÌåÉú îÅé ðÈäÈø.
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18 And now what hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of Shihor? Or what hast thou to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River?
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éè úÌÀéÇñÌÀøÅêÀ øÈòÈúÅêÀ, åÌîÀùÑËáåÉúÇéÄêÀ úÌåÉëÄçËêÀ, åÌãÀòÄé åÌøÀàÄé ëÌÄé-øÇò åÈîÈø, òÈæÀáÅêÀ àÆú-éÀäåÈä àÁìÉäÈéÄêÀ; åÀìÉà ôÇçÀãÌÈúÄé àÅìÇéÄêÀ, ðÀàËí-àÂãÉðÈé éÀäåÄä öÀáÈàåÉú.
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19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, neither is My fear in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
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ë ëÌÄé îÅòåÉìÈí ùÑÈáÇøÀúÌÄé òËìÌÅêÀ, ðÄúÌÇ÷ÀúÌÄé îåÉñÀøåÉúÇéÄêÀ, åÇúÌÉàîÀøÄé, ìÉà àòáåã (àÆòÁáåÉø): ëÌÄé òÇì-ëÌÈì-âÌÄáÀòÈä âÌÀáÉäÈä, åÀúÇçÇú ëÌÈì-òÅõ øÇòÂðÈï, àÇúÌÀ, öÉòÈä æÉðÈä.
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20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands, and thou saidst: 'I will not transgress'; upon every high hill and under every leafy tree thou didst recline, playing the harlot.
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ëà åÀàÈðÉëÄé ðÀèÇòÀúÌÄéêÀ ùÒåÉøÅ÷, ëÌËìÌÉä æÆøÇò àÁîÆú; åÀàÅéêÀ ðÆäÀôÌÇëÀúÌÀ ìÄé, ñåÌøÅé äÇâÌÆôÆï ðÈëÀøÄéÌÈä.
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21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed; how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto Me?
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ëá ëÌÄé àÄí-úÌÀëÇáÌÀñÄé áÌÇðÌÆúÆø, åÀúÇøÀáÌÄé-ìÈêÀ áÌÉøÄéú--ðÄëÀúÌÈí òÂåÉðÅêÀ ìÀôÈðÇé, ðÀàËí àÂãÉðÈé éÀäåÄä.
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22 For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before Me, saith the Lord GOD.
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ëâ àÅéêÀ úÌÉàîÀøÄé ìÉà ðÄèÀîÅàúÄé, àÇçÂøÅé äÇáÌÀòÈìÄéí ìÉà äÈìÇëÀúÌÄé--øÀàÄé ãÇøÀëÌÅêÀ áÌÇâÌÇéÀà, ãÌÀòÄé îÆä òÈùÒÄéú: áÌÄëÀøÈä ÷ÇìÌÈä, îÀùÒÈøÆëÆú ãÌÀøÈëÆéäÈ.
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23 How canst thou say: 'I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim'? See thy way in the Valley, know what thou hast done; thou art a swift young camel traversing her ways;
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ëã ôÌÆøÆä ìÄîÌËã îÄãÀáÌÈø, áÌÀàÇåÌÇú ðôùå (ðÇôÀùÑÈäÌ) ùÑÈàÂôÈä øåÌçÇ--úÌÇàÂðÈúÈäÌ, îÄé éÀùÑÄéáÆðÌÈä; ëÌÈì-îÀáÇ÷ÀùÑÆéäÈ ìÉà éÄéòÈôåÌ, áÌÀçÈãÀùÑÈäÌ éÄîÀöÈàåÌðÀäÈ.
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24 A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; her lust, who can hinder it? All they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
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ëä îÄðÀòÄé øÇâÀìÅêÀ îÄéÌÈçÅó, åâåøðê (åÌâÀøåÉðÅêÀ) îÄöÌÄîÀàÈä; åÇúÌÉàîÀøÄé ðåÉàÈùÑ--ìåÉà, ëÌÄé-àÈäÇáÀúÌÄé æÈøÄéí åÀàÇçÂøÅéäÆí àÅìÅêÀ.
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25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst; but thou saidst: 'There is no hope; no, for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.'
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ëå ëÌÀáÉùÑÆú âÌÇðÌÈá ëÌÄé éÄîÌÈöÅà, ëÌÅï äÉáÄéùÑåÌ áÌÅéú éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì; äÅîÌÈä îÇìÀëÅéäÆí ùÒÈøÅéäÆí, åÀëÉäÂðÅéäÆí åÌðÀáÄéàÅéäÆí.
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26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets;
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ëæ àÉîÀøÄéí ìÈòÅõ àÈáÄé àÇúÌÈä, åÀìÈàÆáÆï àÇúÌÀ éìãúðé (éÀìÄãÀúÌÈðåÌ), ëÌÄé-ôÈðåÌ àÅìÇé òÉøÆó, åÀìÉà ôÈðÄéí; åÌáÀòÅú øÈòÈúÈí éÉàîÀøåÌ, ÷åÌîÈä åÀäåÉùÑÄéòÅðåÌ.
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27 Who say to a stock: 'Thou art my father', and to a stone: 'Thou hast brought us forth', for they have turned their back unto Me, and not their face; but in the time of their trouble they will say: 'Arise, and save us.'
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ëç åÀàÇéÌÅä àÁìÉäÆéêÈ, àÂùÑÆø òÈùÒÄéúÈ ìÌÈêÀ--éÈ÷åÌîåÌ, àÄí-éåÉùÑÄéòåÌêÈ áÌÀòÅú øÈòÈúÆêÈ: ëÌÄé îÄñÀôÌÇø òÈøÆéêÈ, äÈéåÌ àÁìÉäÆéêÈ éÀäåÌãÈä. {ñ}
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28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? Let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble; for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. {S}
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ëè ìÈîÌÈä úÈøÄéáåÌ, àÅìÈé; ëÌËìÌÀëÆí ôÌÀùÑÇòÀúÌÆí áÌÄé, ðÀàËí-éÀäåÈä.
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29 Wherefore will ye contend with Me? Ye all have transgressed against Me, saith the LORD.
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ì ìÇùÌÑÈåÀà äÄëÌÅéúÄé àÆú-áÌÀðÅéëÆí, îåÌñÈø ìÉà ìÈ÷ÈçåÌ; àÈëÀìÈä çÇøÀáÌÀëÆí ðÀáÄéàÅéëÆí, ëÌÀàÇøÀéÅä îÇùÑÀçÄéú.
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30 In vain have I smitten your children--they received no correction; your sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
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ìà äÇãÌåÉø, àÇúÌÆí øÀàåÌ ãÀáÇø-éÀäåÈä, äÂîÄãÀáÌÈø äÈéÄéúÄé ìÀéÄùÒÀøÈàÅì, àÄí àÆøÆõ îÇàÀôÌÅìÀéÈä; îÇãÌåÌòÇ àÈîÀøåÌ òÇîÌÄé, øÇãÀðåÌ--ìåÉà-ðÈáåÉà òåÉã, àÅìÆéêÈ.
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31 O generation, see ye the word of the LORD: have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick darkness? Wherefore say My people: 'We roam at large; we will come no more unto Thee'?
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ìá äÂúÄùÑÀëÌÇç áÌÀúåÌìÈä òÆãÀéÈäÌ, ëÌÇìÌÈä ÷ÄùÌÑËøÆéäÈ; åÀòÇîÌÄé ùÑÀëÅçåÌðÄé, éÈîÄéí àÅéï îÄñÀôÌÈø.
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32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.
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ìâ îÇä-úÌÅéèÄáÄé ãÌÇøÀëÌÅêÀ, ìÀáÇ÷ÌÅùÑ àÇäÂáÈä; ìÈëÅï âÌÇí àÆú-äÈøÈòåÉú, ìîãúé (ìÄîÌÇãÀúÌÀ) àÆú-ãÌÀøÈëÈéÄêÀ.
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33 How trimmest thou thy way to seek love! Therefore--even the wicked women hast thou taught thy ways;
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ìã âÌÇí áÌÄëÀðÈôÇéÄêÀ ðÄîÀöÀàåÌ, ãÌÇí ðÇôÀùÑåÉú àÆáÀéåÉðÄéí ðÀ÷ÄéÌÄéí; ìÉà-áÇîÌÇçÀúÌÆøÆú îÀöÈàúÄéí, ëÌÄé òÇì-ëÌÈì-àÅìÌÆä.
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34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor; thou didst not find them breaking in; yet for all these things
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ìä åÇúÌÉàîÀøÄé ëÌÄé ðÄ÷ÌÅéúÄé, àÇêÀ ùÑÈá àÇôÌåÉ îÄîÌÆðÌÄé; äÄðÀðÄé ðÄùÑÀôÌÈè àåÉúÈêÀ, òÇì-àÈîÀøÅêÀ ìÉà çÈèÈàúÄé.
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35 Thou saidst: 'I am innocent; surely His anger is turned away from me'--behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, because thou sayest: 'I have not sinned.'
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ìå îÇä-úÌÅæÀìÄé îÀàÉã, ìÀùÑÇðÌåÉú àÆú-ãÌÇøÀëÌÅêÀ; âÌÇí îÄîÌÄöÀøÇéÄí úÌÅáÉùÑÄé, ëÌÇàÂùÑÆø-áÌÉùÑÀúÌÀ îÅàÇùÌÑåÌø.
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36 How greatly dost thou cheapen thyself to change thy way? Thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt also, as thou wast ashamed of Asshur.
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ìæ âÌÇí îÅàÅú æÆä úÌÅöÀàÄé, åÀéÈãÇéÄêÀ òÇì-øÉàùÑÅêÀ: ëÌÄé-îÈàÇñ éÀäåÈä áÌÀîÄáÀèÇçÇéÄêÀ, åÀìÉà úÇöÀìÄéçÄé ìÈäÆí.
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37 From him also shalt thou go forth, with thy hands upon thy head; for the LORD hath rejected them in whom thou didst trust, and thou shalt not prosper in them.
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