1 Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.2 There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.3 Because of this the land will be dry, and everyone living in it will be wasted away, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; even the fishes of the sea will be taken away.4 Let no man go to law or make protests, for your people are like those who go to law with a priest.5 You will not be able to keep on your feet by day, and by night the prophet will be falling down with you, and I will give your mother to destruction.6 Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.7 Even while they were increasing in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame.8 The sin of my people is like food to them; and their desire is for their wrongdoing.9 And the priest will be like the people; I will give them punishment for their evil ways, and the reward of their acts.10 They will have food, but they will not be full; they will be false to me, but they will not be increased, because they no longer give thought to the Lord.11 Loose ways and new wine take away wisdom.12 My people get knowledge from their tree, and their rod gives them news; for a false spirit is the cause of their wandering, and they have been false to their God.13 They make offerings on the tops of mountains, burning perfumes in high places, under trees of every sort, because their shade is good: and so your daughters are given up to loose ways and your brides are false to their husbands.14 I will not give punishment to your daughters or your brides for their evil behaviour; for they make themselves separate with loose women, and make offerings with those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: the people who have no wisdom will be sent away.15 Do not you, O Israel, come into error; do not you, O Judah, come to Gilgal, or go up to Beth-aven, or take an oath, By the living Lord.16 For Israel is uncontrolled, like a cow which may not be controlled; now will the Lord give them food like a lamb in a wide place.17 Ephraim is joined to false gods; let him be.18 Their drink has become bitter; they are completely false; her rulers take pleasure in shame.19 They are folded in the skirts of the wind; they will be shamed because of their offerings.

1 [Audite verbum Domini, filii Isral,quia judicium Domino cum habitatoribus terr :non est enim veritas, et non est misericordia,et non est scientia Dei in terra.2 Maledictum, et mendacium,et homicidium, et furtum, et adulterium inundaverunt,et sanguis sanguinem tetigit.3 Propter hoc lugebit terra,et infirmabitur omnis qui habitat in ea,in bestia agri, et in volucre cli ;sed et pisces maris congregabuntur.4 Verumtamen unusquisque non judicet,et non arguatur vir :populus enim tuus sicut hi qui contradicunt sacerdoti.5 Et corrues hodie,et corruet etiam propheta tecum.Nocte tacere feci matrem tuam.6 Conticuit populus meus,eo quod non habuerit scientiam :quia tu scientiam repulisti,repellam te, ne sacerdotio fungaris mihi ;et oblita es legis Dei tui,obliviscar filiorum tuorum et ego.7 Secundum multitudinem eorum sic peccaverunt mihi :gloriam eorum in ignominiam commutabo.8 Peccata populi mei comedent,et ad iniquitatem eorum sublevabunt animas eorum.9 Et erit sicut populus, sic sacerdos ;et visitabo super eum vias ejus,et cogitationes ejus reddam ei.10 Et comedent, et non saturabuntur ;fornicati sunt, et non cessaverunt :quoniam Dominum dereliquerunt in non custodiendo.11 Fornicatio, et vinum, et ebrietas auferunt cor.12 Populus meus in ligno suo interrogavit,et baculus ejus annuntiavit ei ;spiritus enim fornicationum decepit eos,et fornicati sunt a Deo suo.13 Super capita montium sacrificabant,et super colles ascendebant thymiama ;subtus quercum, et populum, et terebinthum,quia bona erat umbra ejus ;ideo fornicabuntur fili vestr,et spons vestr adulter erunt.14 Non visitabo super filias vestras cum fuerint fornicat,et super sponsas vestras cum adulteraverint,quoniam ipsi cum meretricibus conversabantur,et cum effeminatis sacrificabant ;et populus non intelligens vapulabit.15 Si fornicaris tu, Isral,non delinquat saltem Juda ;et nolite ingredi in Galgala,et ne ascenderitis in Bethaven,neque juraveritis : Vivit Dominus !16 Quoniam sicut vacca lasciviens declinavit Isral ;nunc pascet eos Dominus, quasi agnum in latitudine.17 Particeps idolorum Ephraim : dimitte eum.18 Separatum est convivium eorum ;fornicatione fornicati sunt :dilexerunt afferre ignominiam protectores ejus.19 Ligavit eum spiritus in alis suis,et confundentur a sacrificiis suis.]