Hosea 4

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel, for the LORD has a grievance against the inhabitants of the land: There is no fidelity, no mercy, no knowledge of God in the land.	1 ܫܡܥܘ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܥܡܘܪܝܗ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܥܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ
2 False swearing, lying, murder, stealing and adultery! in their lawlessness, bloodshed follows bloodshed.	2 ܠܘܛܬܐ ܘܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܘܩܛܠܐ ܘܓܢܒܘܬܐ ܘܓܘܪܐ ܣܓܝܘ ܘܕܡܐ ܒܕܡܐ ܚܠܛܘ
3 Therefore the land mourns, and everything that dwells in it languishes: The beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and even the fish of the sea perish.	3 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܬܬܒ ܒܐܒܠܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܐܠܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܘܪܝܗ ܘܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܕܒܪܐ ܘܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܢܘܢܐ ܕܒܝܡܐ ܢܣܘܦܘܢ
4 But let no one protest, let no one complain; with you is my grievance, O priests!	4 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܕܐܢ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܡܟܣ ܘܥܡܟ ܐܝܟ ܟܗܢܐ ܡܬܚܪܐ
5 You shall stumble in the day, and the prophets shall stumble with you at night; I will destroy your mother.	5 ܘܐܬܬܩܠܬ ܒܐܝܡܡܐ ܘܐܬܬܩܠ ܐܦ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܥܡܟ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܫܬܩܬ ܐܡܟ
6 My people perish for want of knowledge! Since you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you from my priesthood; Since you have ignored the law of your God, I will also ignore your sons.	6 ܫܬܩ ܥܡܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܢܬ ܓܝܪ ܐܣܠܝܬ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܐܣܠܝܟ ܡܢ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܘܛܥܝܬ ܢܡܘܣܗ ܕܐܠܗܟ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܛܥܐ ܠܒܢܝܟ
7 One and all they sin against me, exchanging their glory for shame.	7 ܐܝܟ ܣܘܓܐܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܚܛܘ ܘܐܝܩܪܗܘܢ ܒܩܠܠܐ ܚܠܦܘ
8 They feed on the sin of my people, and are greedy for their guilt.	8 ܚܛܝܬܗ ܕܥܡܝ ܐܟܠܘ ܘܠܥܘܠܗܘܢ ܐܪܡܝܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ
9 The priests shall fare no better than the people: I will punish them for their ways, and repay them for their deeds.	9 ܘܗܘܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܐܘܪܚܬܗܘܢ ܘܥܒܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ
10 They shall eat but not be satisfied, they shall play the harlot but not increase, Because they have abandoned the LORD	10 ܘܢܐܟܠܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܣܒܥܘܢ ܙܢܝܘ ܘܠܐ ܣܓܝܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܡܪܝܐ ܫܒܩܘ ܘܪܚܡܘ
11 to practice harlotry. Old wine and new deprive my people of understanding.	11 ܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܚܡܪܐ ܘܪܘܝܘܬܐ ܢܣܒܗ ܠܠܒܗܘܢ
12 They consult their piece of wood, and their wand makes pronouncements for them, For the spirit of harlotry has led them astray; they commit harlotry, forsaking their God.	12 ܥܡܝ ܒܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܫܐܠ ܘܚܘܛܪܗ ܚܘܝܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܐܛܥܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܗܦܟܘ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ
13 On the mountaintops they offer sacrifice and on the hills they burn incense, Beneath oak and poplar and terebinth, because of their pleasant shade. That is why your daughters play the harlot, and your daughters-in-law are adulteresses.	13 ܥܠ ܪܝܫܝ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܒܚܘ ܘܥܠ ܪܡܬܐ ܣܡܘ ܒܣܡܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܒܠܘܛܐ ܘܚܘܪܐ ܘܒܛܡܬܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܛܠܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܢܙܢܝܢ ܒܢܬܟܘܢ ܘܟܠܠܬܟܘܢ ܢܓܘܪܢ
14 Am I then to punish your daughters for their harlotry, your daughters-in-law for their adultery? You yourselves consort with harlots, and with prostitutes you offer sacrifice! So must a people without understanding come to ruin.	14 ܠܐ ܐܣܥܘܪ ܒܢܬܟܘܢ ܟܕ ܢܙܢܝܢ ܘܐܦ ܠܐ ܟܠܠܬܟܘܢ ܟܕ ܢܓܘܪܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܢܝܢ ܥܡ ܙܢܝܐ ܚܠܝܛܢ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܥܡ ܢܦܩܬ ܫܘܩܐ ܡܕܒܚܝܢ ܥܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܣܬܟܠ ܥܦܩ
15 Though you play the harlot, O Israel, let not Judah become guilty! Come not to Gilgal, nor up to Beth-aven, to swear, "As the Lord lives!"	15 ܙܢܝܬܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐ ܬܚܝܒ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܐܙܠܘܢ ܠܓܠܓܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܩܘܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܐܡܘܢ ܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ
16 For Israel is as stubborn as a heifer; will the LORD now give them broad pastures as though they were lambs?	16 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܕܬ ܡܢ ܢܝܪܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܪܕ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܡܟܝܠ ܢܪܥܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܡܪܐ ܒܪܘܚܬܐ
17 Ephraim is an associate of idols, let him alone!	17 ܫܘܬܦܐ ܗܘ ܕܦܬܟܪܐ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܫܒܘܩܘ ܠܗ
18 When their carousing is over, they give themselves to harlotry; in their arrogance they love shame.	18 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܙܢܝܘ ܘܪܚܡܘ ܨܥܪܐ ܘܕܚܠܬܐ
19 The wind has bound them up in its pinions; they shall have only shame from their altars.	19 ܬܨܛܪܪ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܟܢܦܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܒܗܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܝܗܘܢ