Hosea 4
1 You Israeli people, listen to this message from Yahweh! He is accusing you people who live in this country, [saying] “The people are not faithfully [doing what pleases me], they are not kind [to others], and they do not [even] know me!
Ακούσατε τον λόγον του Κυρίου, υιοί Ισραήλ· διότι ο Κύριος έχει κρίσιν μετά των κατοίκων της γης, επειδή δεν υπάρχει αλήθεια ουδέ έλεος ουδέ γνώσις Θεού επί της γης.
2 Everywhere in this land they curse [others], they murder [others], they steal, and they commit adultery. They act violently toward others and commit one murder after another.
Επιορκία και ψεύδος και φόνος και κλοπή και μοιχεία επλημμύρησαν, και αίματα εγγίζουσιν επί αίματα.
3 It is because of their doing those things that there is no rain [MTY], the land has become dry, the people are mourning, and the people are dying [from hunger]. Even the wild animals and the birds and the fish in the sea are dying.
Διά τούτο θέλει πενθήσει η γη, και πας ο κατοικών εν αυτή θέλει λιποψυχήσει, μετά των θηρίων του αγρού και μετά των πετεινών του ουρανού· έτι και οι ιχθύες της θαλάσσης θέλουσιν εκλείψει.
4 But no one should accuse someone else and say it is his fault. It is you priests whom I am accusing.
Πλην ας μη αντιλέγη μηδείς μηδ' ας ελέγχη τον άλλον· διότι ο λαός σου είναι ως οι αντιλέγοντες εις τον ιερέα.
5 So I will punish [MTY] you priests, night and day, and I will punish the prophets with you. I am going to destroy [Israel, the nation that is like] [MET] a mother to you.
Διά τούτο θέλεις ολισθήσει την ημέραν, και μετά σου θέλει ολισθήσει και ο προφήτης την νύκτα, και θέλω αφανίσει την μητέρα σου.
6 It is because my people do not know [about me] that they will be destroyed. And their not knowing about me is because you priests have refused [to teach them about me]; so I will no longer allow you to be my priests. You have forgotten the things that I taught you, so I will forget [to bless] your children.
Ο λαός μου ηφανίσθη δι' έλλειψιν γνώσεως· επειδή συ απέρριψας την γνώσιν και εγώ απέρριψα σε από του να ιερατεύης εις εμέ· επειδή ελησμόνησας τον νόμον του Θεού σου, και εγώ θέλω λησμονήσει τα τέκνα σου.
7 As there are more and more priests, they have sinned against me more and more. So I will no longer allow them to be honored; instead, I will cause them to be disgraced.
Καθώς επλήθυναν, ούτως ημάρτησαν εις εμέ· την δόξαν αυτών εις ατιμίαν θέλω μεταβάλει.
8 The priests get food from [the offerings that the] people [bring in order to be forgiven for having sinned], [so] the priests want the people to sin more and more [in order that the people will bring them more and more offerings].
Τρώγουσι τας αμαρτίας του λαού μου και έχουσι προσηλωμένην την ψυχήν αυτών εις την ανομίαν αυτών.
9 The priests [are as sinful] as the [other] people, and I will punish [all of] them for what they have done; I will pay them back for the [evil] things that they have done.
Διά τούτο θέλει είσθαι, καθώς ο λαός, ούτω και ο ιερεύς· και θέλω επισκεφθή επ' αυτούς τας οδούς αυτών και ανταποδώσει εις αυτούς τας πράξεις αυτών.
10 [The priests] will eat, but they will still be hungry; they will have sex with prostitutes, but they will not have any children, because they have abandoned [me], Yahweh,
Διότι θέλουσι τρώγει και δεν θέλουσι χορτάζεσθαι, θέλουσι πορνεύει και δεν θέλουσι πληθύνεσθαι· επειδή εγκατέλιπον το να λατρεύωσι τον Κύριον.
11 and they are devoting themselves to sleeping with prostitutes, and to [drinking] old wine and new wine, which results in their not being able to think clearly.”
Πορνεία και οίνος και μέθη αφαιρούσι την καρδίαν.
12 “[You] my people request wooden idols [to tell you what you should do]! Like prostitutes who have left/abandoned their husbands,
Ο λαός μου ερωτά τα ξύλα αυτού, και η ράβδος αυτού αποκρίνεται προς αυτόν· διότι το πνεύμα της πορνείας επλάνησεν αυτούς και επόρνευσαν εκκλίνοντες από του Θεού αυτών.
13 you have abandoned [me] your God, and you are chasing after [other gods] on the tops of hills and mountains; you burn incense under oak [trees], poplar [trees], and other trees where there is nice/pleasing shade. So your daughters have become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law have committed adultery.
Θυσιάζουσιν επί τας κορυφάς των ορέων και θυμιάζουσιν επί τους λόφους, υπό τας δρυς και λεύκας και τερεβίνθους, διότι η σκιά αυτών είναι καλή διά τούτο αι θυγατέρες σας θέλουσι πορνεύσει και αι νύμφαι σας θέλουσι μοιχεύσει.
14 But it is not [only] your daughters [whom I will punish] for having become prostitutes, and it is not [only] your daughters-in-law whom I will punish for committing adultery, because the men also are having sex with prostitutes, and they offer sacrifices with the prostitutes [who search for men at the] shrines [of the idols]. [They are all] foolish people, and they will [all] be ruined.
Δεν θέλω τιμωρήσει τας θυγατέρας σας όταν πορνεύσωσιν ουδέ τας νύμφας σας όταν μοιχεύσωσι, διότι αυτοί αποχωρίζονται μετά των πορνών και θυσιάζουσι μετά των ασελγών· διά τούτο ο λαός ο ασύνετος θέλει κατακρημνισθή.
15 You Israeli [people] have abandoned me like [MET] those who commit adultery have abandoned their spouses. But do not cause [the people of] Judah to sin [also]. Do not go to Gilgal or go up to Beth-Aven [towns] [to worship idols there]. Do not make solemn promises [there, saying ‘Just as surely] as Yahweh lives, [I will do what I am promising].’
Εάν συ, Ισραήλ, πορνεύης, τουλάχιστον ας μη ανομήση ο Ιούδας· μη υπάγετε λοιπόν εις Γάλγαλα μηδ' αναβαίνετε εις Βαιθ-αυέν μηδέ ομνύετε, Ζη ο Κύριος.
16 You [people of Israel] are as stubborn as [SIM] a young cow. So there is no way [RHQ] that [I], Yahweh, will [provide food for them] [like a shepherd provides food for his] lambs [by leading them] to a nice meadow.
Διότι ο Ισραήλ απεσκίρτησεν ως δάμαλις αποσκιρτώσα· τώρα θέλει βοσκήσει αυτούς ο Κύριος ως αρνία εν τόπω πλατεί.
17 The people of Israel have chosen to worship idols [MET], [so] allow them [to do what they want to do].
Ο Εφραΐμ προσεκολλήθη εις τα είδωλα· αφήσατε αυτόν.
18 When their rulers finish drinking [their wine], they go to find prostitutes; they love their disgraceful behavior.
Το ποτόν αυτών ωξύνισεν· όλως εδόθησαν εις την πορνείαν· οι υπερασπισταί αυτής ω της αισχύνης, αγαπώσι το Δότε.
19 But they will disappear [as though] [MET] they were blown away by a whirlwind. They will become [very] ashamed because of their offering sacrifices [to idols].”
Ο άνεμος θέλει συσφίγξει αυτήν εν ταις πτέρυξιν αυτού, και θέλουσι καταισχυνθή διά τας θυσίας αυτών.
