Hosea 4

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	SAGRADA BIBLIA
1 Listen to the word of the Lord, sons of Israel, for the Lord is judge of the inhabitants of the land. Yet there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God, in the land.	1 Ouvi a palavra do Senhor, filhos de Israel! Porque o Senhor está em litígio com os habitantes da terra. Não há sinceridade nem bondade, nem conhecimento de Deus na terra.
2 Slander, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and bloodshed has brought more bloodshed.	2 Juram falso, assassinam, roubam, cometem adultério, usam de violência e acumulam homicídio sobre homicídio.
3 Because of this, the land will mourn, and all who dwell in it will languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. And the fishes of the sea also will be gathered together.	3 Por isso, a terra está de luto e todos os seus habitantes perecem; os animais selvagens, as aves do céu, e até mesmo os peixes do mar desaparecem.
4 So, truly, let each and every one not judge, and let no man be accused, for your people are just like those who speak against the priesthood.	4 Entretanto, ninguém poderá acusar {o povo}, nem o repreender, mas eu censuro a ti, ó sacerdote.
5 And you will be ruined on this day, and now the prophet will be ruined with you. In the night, I have made your mother to be silent.	5 Tu tropeçarás em pleno dia, assim como o profeta durante a noite. Far-te-ei perecer,
6 My people have become silent because they had no knowledge. Since you have rejected knowledge, I will drive you away; you do not perform the duties of the priesthood for me, and you have forgotten the law of your God, and so I will forget your sons.	6 porque meu povo se perde por falta de conhecimento; por teres rejeitado a instrução, excluir-te-ei de meu sacerdócio; já que esqueceste a lei de teu Deus, também eu me esquecerei dos teus filhos.
7 According to the multitude of them, so have they sinned against me. I will change their glory into disgrace.	7 Quanto mais se multiplicaram, mais pecaram contra mim, transformaram em infâmia o que era a sua glória.
8 They will devour the sins of my people, and they will lift up their souls towards their iniquity.	8 Eles se nutrem do pecado de meu povo, e são ávidos de suas iniqüidades.
9 And, just as it is with the people, so will it be with the priest; and I will visit their ways upon them, and I will repay them for their intentions.	9 O sacerdote será tratado como o povo. Castigá-lo-ei pelo seu comportamento. Tratá-lo-ei segundo as suas obras.
10 And they will eat and not be satisfied. They have been committing fornication, and they did not cease. Since they have abandoned the Lord, they will not be safeguarded.	10 Comerão, mas não hão de saciar-se; prostituir-se-ão, mas não hão de multiplicar-se, porque abandonaram o culto do Senhor.
11 Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness, have taken away their heart.	11 O mau proceder, o vinho e o mosto abafam a razão.
12 My people have inquired of their stave, and their staff has announced to them. For the spirit of fornication has deceived them, and they have been fornicating before their God.	12 Meu povo consulta o seu pedaço de pau, e o seu cajado lhe faz revelações, porque o espírito de infidelidade o perde e eles se prostituem, afastando-se de seu Deus.
13 They have offered sacrifice on the tops of the mountains and burnt incense on the hills, under the oak, and the poplar, and the terebinth tree, because its shadow was good; therefore, your daughters will commit fornication and your spouses will be adulteresses.	13 Sacrificam nos cimos das montanhas, queimam ofertas nas colinas, debaixo dos carvalhos, dos álamos e dos terebintos, sentindo-se bem à sua sombra. Assim, quando vossas filhas se prostituem e vossas noras adulteram,
14 I will not send afflictions on your daughters, when they will commit fornication, nor on your spouses, when they will commit adultery, because you yourselves have associated with harlots and have offered sacrifice with the effeminate, and because the people who do not understand will be defeated.	14 não castigarei as vossas filhas prostitutas, nem vossas noras adúlteras, porque eles mesmos coabitam com meretrizes, e sacrificam com hieródulas. O povo insensato lança-se à perdição!
15 If you commit fornication, Israel, at least let Judah not commit offenses; and do not be willing to enter into Gilgal, nor to ascend to Bethaven, and neither should you swear, “As the Lord lives.”	15 Se procederes mal, Israel, que ao menos Judá não se torne culpado! Não vades a Gálgala, não subais a Betavem, e não jureis pela vida de Deus!
16 For Israel has gone astray like a wanton heifer; so now the Lord will pasture them like a young lamb in a wide expanse.	16 Porque Israel se rebela como uma novilha insubmissa, o Senhor vai conduzi-lo agora a pastar como um cordeiro numa planície aberta.
17 Ephraim participates in idolatry, so send him away.	17 Efraim aliou-se aos ídolos: deixa-o!
18 Their feasting has been set aside; they have committed fornication after fornication. They love to bring disgrace to their protectors.	18 Logo que cessam de beber, entregam-se à prostituição; seus chefes preferem a ignomínia.
19 The wind has fastened them to its wings, and they will be confounded because of their sacrifices.	19 O vento os envolverá nas suas asas, e serão cobertos de vergonha por causa de seu altares.