Listen to this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel:
5:2
ድንግለ፡ እስራኤል፡ ድኀፀት፡ ውስተ፡ ምድራ፡ ወኀጥአት፡ ዘያነሥኦ።
以色列民 跌倒,不得再起; 躺在地上,無人攙扶。
“The virgin of Israel has fallen; She shall rise no more. She is cast down on her land; there is no one to raise her up.”
5:3
እስመ፡ ከመዝ፡ ይቤ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሀገር፡ እንተ፡ እምውስቴታ፡ ይወፅኡ
主耶和華如此說: 以色列家的城發出一千兵的,只剩一百; 發出一百的,只剩十個。
For the Lord Yahweh says: “The city that went out a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went out one hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel.”
5:4
እስመ፡ ከመዝ፡ ይቤ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለቤተ፡ እስራኤል፡ ኀሡኒአ፡ ወተሐይው።
耶和華向以色列家如此說: 你們要尋求我,就必存活。
For Yahweh says to the house of Israel: “Seek me, and you will live;
but don’t seek Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and don’t pass to Beersheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing.
Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,
5:9
ዘያነሥእ፡ ቅጥቃጤ፡ ላለ፡ ኃያላን፡ ወኃሣረ፡ ያመጽእ፡ ላለ፡ አጽዋን።
他使力強的忽遭滅亡, 以致保障遭遇毀壞。
who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.
5:10
እኖኖኅት፡ ጸልኡ፡ ዘይጌሥጾሙ፡ ወአስቆረሩ፡ ቃለ፡ ጽድቅ።
你們怨恨那在城門口責備人的, 憎惡那說正直話的。
They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.
Therefore, because you trample on the poor and take taxes from him of wheat, you have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.
For I know how many are your offenses, and how great are your sins— you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn away the needy in the courts.
5:13
በእንተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ጠቢብኒ፡ ያረምም፡ ይእተ፡ እሚረ፡ እስመ፡ እኩ፡ መዋዕሊሁ።
所以通達人見這樣的時勢必靜默不言, 因為時勢真惡。
Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.
Therefore Yahweh, the God of Armies, the Lord, says: “Wailing will be in all the wide ways. They will say in all the streets, ‘Alas! Alas!’ They will call the farmer to mourning, and those who are skillful in lamentation to wailing.
Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat animals.
5:23
አርኀቁ፡ እምየ፡ ቃለ፡ ለመኀሌክሙ፡ ዋኢያጽዕ፡ መዝሙረ፡ መሰንቆክሙ።
要使你們歌唱的聲音遠離我, 因為我不聽你們彈琴的響聲。
Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
5:24
ወይውኀዝ፡ ፍትሕ፡ ከመ፡ ማይ፡ ወዶጻኒ፡ ከመ፡ ወኂዘ፡ በድው።
惟願公平如大水滾滾, 使公義如江河滔滔。
But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.