Dieva apsūdzība Israēlam
1 Klausieties Kunga vārdu, Israēla dēli!
Kungam ir strīds ar zemes iemītniekiem:
“Jo nav patiesības un uzticības,
un nav Dieva atziņas uz zemes!
2 Lādas, krāpj un slepkavo,
zog un laulību pārkāpj,
ķildojas vien
un asinis atriebj ar asinīm!
3 Tādēļ sēros zeme,
panīks visi tās iemītnieki,
kopā ar lauka zvēriem
un debesu putniem
izzudīs arī zivis jūrā!
4 Tomēr neviens pretī nestrīdēsies,
neviens pat netaisnosies,
kaut tava tauta pat priesterus apstrīd!
5 Šodien tu klupsi,
un klups pravietis naktī kopā ar tevi,
un tavu māti es nokaušu!
6 Mana tauta tiks iznīdēta,
jo tai nav atziņas,
tu taču atmeti atziņu –
tad arī es tevi atmetīšu,
ka nebūsi vairs mans priesteris,
un sava Dieva bauslību tu aizmirsīsi,
bet es aizmirsīšu tavus dēlus!
7 Jo viņu vairāk,
jo tie grēko pret mani –
es tiem iemainīšu godu pret kaunu!
8 Tie aprij manas tautas grēku upurus
un par tās grēkiem līksmo!
9 Tā būs tautai un tā būs priesteriem –
es tos piemeklēšu, lai kurp tie ietu,
un likšu, lai viņu darbi nāk pār tiem pašiem!
10 Tie rīs un negūs sāta,
tie maukos, bet nekas nedzims,
jo Kungs tiem vairs nerūp!
Israēla elkdievība
11 Maucība, vīns un jaunvīns
pārņem prātus!
12 Mana tauta –
kokam tie prašņā,
gan nūja tiem pateiks!
Maucības gars tos ir aizvīlis,
un tie mauko pat Dieva priekšā!
13 Kalnu virsotnēs tie upurē
un uz pakalniem kvēpina,
zem ozoliem, apsēm un papelēm,
jo tur laba ēna, –
tādēļ jūsu meitas mauko
un jūsu līgavas pārkāpj laulību!
14 Es nesodīšu jūsu meitas,
kad viņas maukos,
un jūsu līgavas,
kad tās pārkāps laulību,
jo jūs ar maukām pinaties
un upurējat kopā ar tempļa prostitūtām !
Jūs esat nejēgu tauta –
gan jūs pašus atmetīs!
15 Kaut tu, Israēl, mauko,
taču Jūda lai nenoziedzas –
neejiet uz Gilgālu,
nedodieties uz Bēt-Āvenu,
nezvēriet: dzīvs Kungs!
16 Kā tele bizo,
tā bizenē Israēls –
nu Kungs to ganīs
kā jērus pa laukiem!
17 Ar elkiem biedrojas Efraims,
pametiet viņu!
18 Viņu saldvīns sašķērmis,
maukot tie mauko,
mīlēt tie mīlē,
negods tiem vairogs!
19 Vējš tam pieplacinājis spārnus!
Ar saviem upuriem tie krituši kaunā!
Israel Is Unfaithful
1 Israel, listen
as the Lord accuses
everyone in the land!
No one is faithful or loyal
or truly cares about God.
2 Cursing, dishonesty, murder,
robbery, unfaithfulness—
these happen all the time.
Violence is everywhere.
3 And so your land is a desert.
Every living creature is dying—
people and wild animals,
birds and fish.
The Lord Warns the Priests
4 Don't accuse just anyone!
Not everyone is at fault.
My case is against you,
the priests.
5 You and the prophets
will stumble day and night;
I'll silence your mothers.
6 You priests have rejected me,
and my people are destroyed
by refusing to obey.
Now I'll reject you and forget
your children, because you
have forgotten my Law.
7 By adding more of you priests,
you multiply the number
of people who sin.
Now I'll change your pride
into shame.
8 You encourage others to sin,
so you can stuff yourselves
on their sin offerings.
9 That's why I will punish
the people for their deeds,
just as I will punish
you priests.
10 Their food won't satisfy,
and having sex at pagan shrines
won't produce children.
My people have rebelled
11 and have been unfaithful
to me, their Lord.
God Condemns Israel's Idolatry
My people, you are foolish
because of too much pleasure
and too much wine.
12 You expect wooden idols
and other objects of wood
to give you advice.
Lusting for sex at pagan shrines
has made you unfaithful
to me, your God.
13 You offer sacrifices
on mountaintops and hills,
under oak trees, and wherever
good shade is found.
Your own daughters
and daughters-in-law
sell themselves for sex.
14 But I won't punish them.
You men are to blame,
because you go to prostitutes
and offer sacrifices with them
at pagan shrines.
Your own foolishness
will lead to your ruin.
15 Israel, you are unfaithful,
but don't lead Judah to sin.
Stop worshiping at Gilgal
or at sinful Bethel.
And quit making promises
in my name—the name
of the living Lord.
16 You are nothing more
than a stubborn cow—
so stubborn that I, the Lord,
cannot feed you like lambs
in an open pasture.
17 You people of Israel
are charmed by idols.
Leave those people alone!
18 You get drunk, then sleep
with prostitutes;
you would rather be vulgar
than lead a decent life.
19 And so you will be swept away
in a whirlwind
for sacrificing to idols.
