| Chapter 4 |
1 | [] Akousate ton logon tou Kuriou, uioi Israhl× dioti o KurioV ecei krisin meta twn katoikwn thV ghV, epeidh den uparcei alhqeia oude eleoV oude gnwsiV Qeou epi thV ghV. |
2 | Epiorkia kai yeudoV kai fonoV kai kloph kai moiceia eplhmmurhsan, kai aimata eggizousin epi aimata. |
3 | Dia touto qelei penqhsei h gh, kai paV o katoikwn en auth qelei lipoyuchsei, meta twn qhriwn tou agrou kai meta twn peteinwn tou ouranou× eti kai oi icqueV thV qalasshV qelousin ekleiyei. |
4 | Plhn aV mh antilegh mhdeiV mhd' aV elegch ton allon× dioti o laoV sou einai wV oi antilegonteV eiV ton ierea. |
5 | Dia touto qeleiV olisqhsei thn hmeran, kai meta sou qelei olisqhsei kai o profhthV thn nukta, kai qelw afanisei thn mhtera sou. |
6 | [] O laoV mou hfanisqh di' elleiyin gnwsewV× epeidh su aperriyaV thn gnwsin kai egw aperriya se apo tou na ierateuhV eiV eme× epeidh elhsmonhsaV ton nomon tou Qeou sou, kai egw qelw lhsmonhsei ta tekna sou. |
7 | KaqwV eplhqunan, outwV hmarthsan eiV eme× thn doxan autwn eiV atimian qelw metabalei. |
8 | Trwgousi taV amartiaV tou laou mou kai ecousi proshlwmenhn thn yuchn autwn eiV thn anomian autwn. |
9 | Dia touto qelei eisqai, kaqwV o laoV, outw kai o iereuV× kai qelw episkefqh ep' autouV taV odouV autwn kai antapodwsei eiV autouV taV praxeiV autwn. |
10 | Dioti qelousi trwgei kai den qelousi cortazesqai, qelousi porneuei kai den qelousi plhqunesqai× epeidh egkatelipon to na latreuwsi ton Kurion. |
11 | Porneia kai oinoV kai meqh afairousi thn kardian. |
12 | [] O laoV mou erwta ta xula autou, kai h rabdoV autou apokrinetai proV auton× dioti to pneuma thV porneiaV eplanhsen autouV kai eporneusan ekklinonteV apo tou Qeou autwn. |
13 | Qusiazousin epi taV korufaV twn orewn kai qumiazousin epi touV lofouV, upo taV druV kai leukaV kai terebinqouV, dioti h skia autwn einai kalh dia touto ai qugatereV saV qelousi porneusei kai ai numfai saV qelousi moiceusei. |
14 | Den qelw timwrhsei taV qugateraV saV otan porneuswsin oude taV numfaV saV otan moiceuswsi, dioti autoi apocwrizontai meta twn pornwn kai qusiazousi meta twn aselgwn× dia touto o laoV o asunetoV qelei katakrhmnisqh. |
15 | Ean su, Israhl, porneuhV, toulaciston aV mh anomhsh o IoudaV× mh upagete loipon eiV Galgala mhd' anabainete eiV Baiq-auen mhde omnuete, Zh o KurioV. |
16 | Dioti o Israhl apeskirthsen wV damaliV aposkirtwsa× twra qelei boskhsei autouV o KurioV wV arnia en topw platei. |
17 | O Efraim prosekollhqh eiV ta eidwla× afhsate auton. |
18 | To poton autwn wxunisen× olwV edoqhsan eiV thn porneian× oi uperaspistai authV w thV aiscunhV, agapwsi to Dote. |
19 | O anemoV qelei susfigxei authn en taiV pteruxin autou, kai qelousi kataiscunqh dia taV qusiaV autwn. |