à ùÑÄîÀòåÌ àÆú-äÇãÌÈáÈø äÇæÌÆä, àÂùÑÆø àÈðÉëÄé ðÉùÒÅà òÂìÅéëÆí ÷ÄéðÈä--áÌÅéú éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì.
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1 Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel:
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á ðÈôÀìÈä ìÉà-úåÉñÄéó ÷åÌí, áÌÀúåÌìÇú éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì; ðÄèÌÀùÑÈä òÇì-àÇãÀîÈúÈäÌ, àÅéï îÀ÷ÄéîÈäÌ.
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2 The virgin of Israel is fallen, she shall no more rise; she is cast down upon her land, there is none to raise her up.
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â ëÌÄé ëÉä àÈîÇø àÂãÉðÈé éÀäåÄä, äÈòÄéø äÇéÌÉöÅàú àÆìÆó úÌÇùÑÀàÄéø îÅàÈä; åÀäÇéÌåÉöÅàú îÅàÈä úÌÇùÑÀàÄéø òÂùÒÈøÈä, ìÀáÅéú éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì.
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3 For thus saith the Lord GOD: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, of the house of Israel.
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ã ëÌÄé ëÉä àÈîÇø éÀäåÈä, ìÀáÅéú éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì: ãÌÄøÀùÑåÌðÄé, åÄçÀéåÌ.
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4 For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel: Seek ye Me, and live;
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ä åÀàÇì-úÌÄãÀøÀùÑåÌ, áÌÅéú-àÅì, åÀäÇâÌÄìÀâÌÈì ìÉà úÈáÉàåÌ, åÌáÀàÅø ùÑÆáÇò ìÉà úÇòÂáÉøåÌ: ëÌÄé äÇâÌÄìÀâÌÈì âÌÈìÉä éÄâÀìÆä, åÌáÅéú-àÅì éÄäÀéÆä ìÀàÈåÆï.
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5 But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.
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å ãÌÄøÀùÑåÌ àÆú-éÀäåÈä, åÄçÀéåÌ: ôÌÆï-éÄöÀìÇç ëÌÈàÅùÑ áÌÅéú éåÉñÅó, åÀàÈëÀìÈä åÀàÅéï-îÀëÇáÌÆä ìÀáÅéú-àÅì.
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6 Seek the LORD, and live--lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Bethel--
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æ äÇäÉôÀëÄéí ìÀìÇòÂðÈä, îÄùÑÀôÌÈè; åÌöÀãÈ÷Èä, ìÈàÈøÆõ äÄðÌÄéçåÌ.
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7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast righteousness to the ground;
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ç òÉùÒÅä ëÄéîÈä åÌëÀñÄéì, åÀäÉôÅêÀ ìÇáÌÉ÷Æø öÇìÀîÈåÆú, åÀéåÉí, ìÇéÀìÈä äÆçÀùÑÄéêÀ; äÇ÷ÌåÉøÅà ìÀîÅé-äÇéÌÈí, åÇéÌÄùÑÀôÌÀëÅí òÇì-ôÌÀðÅé äÈàÈøÆõ--éÀäåÈä ùÑÀîåÉ.
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8 Him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and bringeth on the shadow of death in the morning, and darkeneth the day into night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; the LORD is His name;
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è äÇîÌÇáÀìÄéâ ùÑÉã, òÇì-òÈæ; åÀùÑÉã, òÇì-îÄáÀöÈø éÈáåÉà.
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9 That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
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é ùÒÈðÀàåÌ áÇùÌÑÇòÇø, îåÉëÄéçÇ; åÀãÉáÅø úÌÈîÄéí, éÀúÈòÅáåÌ.
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10 They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
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éà ìÈëÅï éÇòÇï áÌåÉùÑÇñÀëÆí òÇì-ãÌÈì, åÌîÇùÒÀàÇú-áÌÇø úÌÄ÷ÀçåÌ îÄîÌÆðÌåÌ--áÌÈúÌÅé âÈæÄéú áÌÀðÄéúÆí, åÀìÉà-úÅùÑÀáåÌ áÈí; ëÌÇøÀîÅé-çÆîÆã ðÀèÇòÀúÌÆí, åÀìÉà úÄùÑÀúÌåÌ àÆú-éÅéðÈí.
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11 Therefore, because ye trample upon the poor, and take from him exactions of wheat; ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them, ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine thereof.
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éá ëÌÄé éÈãÇòÀúÌÄé øÇáÌÄéí ôÌÄùÑÀòÅéëÆí, åÇòÂöËîÄéí çÇèÌÉàúÅéëÆí; öÉøÀøÅé öÇãÌÄé÷ ìÉ÷ÀçÅé ëÉôÆø, åÀàÆáÀéåÉðÄéí áÌÇùÌÑÇòÇø äÄèÌåÌ.
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12 For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins; ye that afflict the just, that take a ransom, and that turn aside the needy in the gate.
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éâ ìÈëÅï, äÇîÌÇùÒÀëÌÄéì áÌÈòÅú äÇäÄéà--éÄãÌÉí: ëÌÄé òÅú øÈòÈä, äÄéà.
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13 Therefore the prudent doth keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.
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éã ãÌÄøÀùÑåÌ-èåÉá åÀàÇì-øÈò, ìÀîÇòÇï úÌÄçÀéåÌ; åÄéäÄé-ëÅï éÀäåÈä àÁìÉäÅé-öÀáÈàåÉú, àÄúÌÀëÆí--ëÌÇàÂùÑÆø àÂîÇøÀúÌÆí.
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14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
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èå ùÒÄðÀàåÌ-øÈò åÀàÆäÁáåÌ èåÉá, åÀäÇöÌÄéâåÌ áÇùÌÑÇòÇø îÄùÑÀôÌÈè; àåÌìÇé, éÆçÁðÇï éÀäåÈä àÁìÉäÅé-öÀáÈàåÉú--ùÑÀàÅøÄéú éåÉñÅó. {ñ}
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15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. {S}
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èæ ìÈëÅï ëÌÉä-àÈîÇø éÀäåÈä àÁìÉäÅé öÀáÈàåÉú, àÂãÉðÈé, áÌÀëÈì-øÀçÉáåÉú îÄñÀôÌÅã, åÌáÀëÈì-çåÌöåÉú éÉàîÀøåÌ äåÉ-äåÉ; åÀ÷ÈøÀàåÌ àÄëÌÈø àÆì-àÅáÆì, åÌîÄñÀôÌÅã àÆì-éåÉãÀòÅé ðÆäÄé.
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16 Therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord: Lamentation shall be in all the broad places, and they shall say in all the streets: 'Alas! alas!' and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and proclaim lamentation to such as are skilful of wailing.
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éæ åÌáÀëÈì-ëÌÀøÈîÄéí, îÄñÀôÌÅã: ëÌÄé-àÆòÁáÉø áÌÀ÷ÄøÀáÌÀêÈ, àÈîÇø éÀäåÈä. {ô}
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17 And in all vineyards shall be lamentation; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith the LORD. {P}
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éç äåÉé äÇîÌÄúÀàÇåÌÄéí, àÆú-éåÉí éÀäåÈä: ìÈîÌÈä-æÌÆä ìÈëÆí éåÉí éÀäåÈä, äåÌà-çÉùÑÆêÀ åÀìÉà-àåÉø.
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18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! Wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light.
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éè ëÌÇàÂùÑÆø éÈðåÌñ àÄéùÑ îÄôÌÀðÅé äÈàÂøÄé, åÌôÀâÈòåÉ äÇãÌÉá; åÌáÈà äÇáÌÇéÄú--åÀñÈîÇêÀ éÈãåÉ òÇì-äÇ÷ÌÄéø, åÌðÀùÑÈëåÉ äÇðÌÈçÈùÑ.
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19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; and went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
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ë äÂìÉà-çÉùÑÆêÀ éåÉí éÀäåÈä, åÀìÉà-àåÉø; åÀàÈôÅì, åÀìÉà-ðÉâÇäÌ ìåÉ.
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20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
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ëà ùÒÈðÅàúÄé îÈàÇñÀúÌÄé, çÇâÌÅéëÆí; åÀìÉà àÈøÄéçÇ, áÌÀòÇöÌÀøÉúÅéëÆí.
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21 I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
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ëá ëÌÄé àÄí-úÌÇòÂìåÌ-ìÄé òÉìåÉú åÌîÄðÀçÉúÅéëÆí, ìÉà àÆøÀöÆä; åÀùÑÆìÆí îÀøÄéàÅéëÆí, ìÉà àÇáÌÄéè.
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22 Yea, though ye offer me burnt-offerings and your meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.
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ëâ äÈñÅø îÅòÈìÇé, äÂîåÉï ùÑÄøÆéêÈ; åÀæÄîÀøÇú ðÀáÈìÆéêÈ, ìÉà àÆùÑÀîÈò.
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23 Take thou away from Me the noise of thy songs; and let Me not hear the melody of thy psalteries.
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ëã åÀéÄâÌÇì ëÌÇîÌÇéÄí, îÄùÑÀôÌÈè; åÌöÀãÈ÷Èä, ëÌÀðÇçÇì àÅéúÈï.
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24 But let justice well up as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
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ëä äÇæÌÀáÈçÄéí åÌîÄðÀçÈä äÄâÌÇùÑÀúÌÆí-ìÄé áÇîÌÄãÀáÌÈø, àÇøÀáÌÈòÄéí ùÑÈðÈä--áÌÅéú éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì.
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25 Did ye bring unto Me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
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ëå åÌðÀùÒÈàúÆí, àÅú ñÄëÌåÌú îÇìÀëÌÀëÆí, åÀàÅú, ëÌÄéÌåÌï öÇìÀîÅéëÆí--ëÌåÉëÇá, àÁìÉäÅéëÆí, àÂùÑÆø òÂùÒÄéúÆí, ìÈëÆí.
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26 So shall ye take up Siccuth your king and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
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ëæ åÀäÄâÀìÅéúÄé àÆúÀëÆí, îÅäÈìÀàÈä ìÀãÇîÌÈùÒÆ÷: àÈîÇø éÀäåÈä àÁìÉäÅé-öÀáÈàåÉú, ùÑÀîåÉ. {ô}
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27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith He, whose name is the LORD God of hosts. {P}
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