| 1 ܫܡܥܘ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܥܡܘܪܝܗ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܥܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ | 1 Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel; for the LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or kindness, and no knowledge of God in the land; |
| 2 ܠܘܛܬܐ ܘܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܘܩܛܠܐ ܘܓܢܒܘܬܐ ܘܓܘܪܐ ܣܓܝܘ ܘܕܡܐ ܒܕܡܐ ܚܠܛܘ | 2 there is swearing, lying, killing, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds and murder follows murder. |
| 3 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܬܬܒ ܒܐܒܠܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܐܠܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܘܪܝܗ ܘܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܕܒܪܐ ܘܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܢܘܢܐ ܕܒܝܡܐ ܢܣܘܦܘܢ | 3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish, and also the beasts of the field, and the birds of the air; and even the fish of the sea are taken away. |
| 4 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܕܐܢ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܡܟܣ ܘܥܡܟ ܐܝܟ ܟܗܢܐ ܡܬܚܪܐ | 4 Yet let no one contend, and let none accuse, for with you is my contention, O priest. |
| 5 ܘܐܬܬܩܠܬ ܒܐܝܡܡܐ ܘܐܬܬܩܠ ܐܦ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܥܡܟ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܫܬܩܬ ܐܡܟ | 5 You shall stumble by day, the prophet also shall stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother. |
| 6 ܫܬܩ ܥܡܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܢܬ ܓܝܪ ܐܣܠܝܬ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܐܣܠܝܟ ܡܢ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܘܛܥܝܬ ܢܡܘܣܗ ܕܐܠܗܟ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܛܥܐ ܠܒܢܝܟ | 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. |
| 7 ܐܝܟ ܣܘܓܐܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܚܛܘ ܘܐܝܩܪܗܘܢ ܒܩܠܠܐ ܚܠܦܘ | 7 The more they increased, the more they sinned against me; I will change their glory into shame. |
| 8 ܚܛܝܬܗ ܕܥܡܝ ܐܟܠܘ ܘܠܥܘܠܗܘܢ ܐܪܡܝܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ | 8 They feed on the sin of my people; they are greedy for their iniquity. |
| 9 ܘܗܘܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܐܘܪܚܬܗܘܢ ܘܥܒܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ | 9 And it shall be like people, like priest; I will punish them for their ways, and requite them for their deeds. |
| 10 ܘܢܐܟܠܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܣܒܥܘܢ ܙܢܝܘ ܘܠܐ ܣܓܝܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܡܪܝܐ ܫܒܩܘ ܘܪܚܡܘ | 10 They shall eat, but not be satisfied; they shall play the harlot, but not multiply; because they have forsaken the LORD to cherish harlotry. |
| 11 ܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܚܡܪܐ ܘܪܘܝܘܬܐ ܢܣܒܗ ܠܠܒܗܘܢ | 11 Wine and new wine take away the understanding. |
| 12 ܥܡܝ ܒܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܫܐܠ ܘܚܘܛܪܗ ܚܘܝܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܐܛܥܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܗܦܟܘ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ | 12 My people inquire of a thing of wood, and their staff gives them oracles. For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray, and they have left their God to play the harlot. |
| 13 ܥܠ ܪܝܫܝ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܒܚܘ ܘܥܠ ܪܡܬܐ ܣܡܘ ܒܣܡܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܒܠܘܛܐ ܘܚܘܪܐ ܘܒܛܡܬܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܛܠܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܢܙܢܝܢ ܒܢܬܟܘܢ ܘܟܠܠܬܟܘܢ ܢܓܘܪܢ | 13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and make offerings upon the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery. |
| 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 | 14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for the men themselves go aside with harlots, and sacrifice with cult prostitutes, and a people without understanding shall come to ruin. |
| 15 ܙܢܝܬܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐ ܬܚܝܒ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܐܙܠܘܢ ܠܓܠܓܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܩܘܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܐܡܘܢ ܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ | 15 Though you play the harlot, O Israel, let not Judah become guilty. Enter not into Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-aven, and swear not, "As the LORD lives." |
| 16 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܕܬ ܡܢ ܢܝܪܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܪܕ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܡܟܝܠ ܢܪܥܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܡܪܐ ܒܪܘܚܬܐ | 16 Like a stubborn heifer, Israel is stubborn; can the LORD now feed them like a lamb in a broad pasture? |
| 17 ܫܘܬܦܐ ܗܘ ܕܦܬܟܪܐ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܫܒܘܩܘ ܠܗ | 17 Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone. |
| 18 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܙܢܝܘ ܘܪܚܡܘ ܨܥܪܐ ܘܕܚܠܬܐ | 18 A band of drunkards, they give themselves to harlotry; they love shame more than their glory. |
| 19 ܬܨܛܪܪ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܟܢܦܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܒܗܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܝܗܘܢ | 19 A wind has wrapped them in its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their altars. |
