1 ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲗ ϫⲉⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ .
Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2 ⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲙⲟϫⲧ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ .
Cursing, and lying, and murder, and theft, and adultery abound in the land, and they mingle blood with blood.
3 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ .
Therefore shall the land mourn, and shall be diminished with all that dwell in it, with the wild beasts of the field, and the reptiles of the earth, and with the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea shall fail:
4 ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲛⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ϭⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲓⲛ ⲛⲁϥ .
that neither any one may plead, nor any one reprove another; but my people are as a priest spoken against.
5 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲕⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ .
Therefore they shall fall by day, and the prophet with thee shall fall: I have compared thy mother unto night.
6 ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲭⲱ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ .
My people are like as if they had no knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt not minister as priest to me: and as thou has forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.
7 ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁϥ ⲉⲩϣⲱϣ .
According to their multitude, so they sinned against me: I will turn their glory into shame.
8 ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲱⲗⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ .
They will devour the sins of my people, and will set their hearts on their iniquities.
9 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϭⲓⲙⲡϣⲓϣ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉϯϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ .
And the priest shall be as the people: and I will avenge on them their ways, and I will recompense to them their counsels.
10 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ .
And they shall eat, and shall not be satisfied: they have gone a-whoring, and shall by no means prosper: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.
11 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲭⲁ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲑⲓϧⲓ ⲁ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
The heart of my people has gladly engaged in fornication and wine and strong drink.
12 ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉϣⲃⲟϯ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ .
They asked counsel by means of signs, and they reported answer to them by their staves: they have gone astray in a spirit of whoredom, and gone grievously a-whoring from their God.
13 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲁⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲛ ⲥⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲑⲁⲗ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲩⲕⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩϣϣⲏⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲧⲉϥϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ .
They have sacrificed on the tops of the mountains, and on the hills they have sacrificed under the oak and poplar, and under the shady tree, because the shade was good: therefore your daughters shall go a-whoring, and your daughters-in-law shall commit adultery.
14 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲉⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϫⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⲥⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥϭⲗⲉⲙⲗⲱⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ .
And I will not visit upon your daughters when they shall commit fornication, nor your daughters-in-law when they shall commit adultery: for they themselves mingled themselves with harlots, and sacrificed with polluted ones, and the people that understood not entangled itself with a harlot.
15 ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲅⲁⲗⲅⲁⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ .
But thou, O Israel, be not ignorant, and go ye not, men of Juda, to Galgala; and go not up to the house of On, and swear not by the living Lord.
16 ϫⲉⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁϩⲥⲓ ⲉⲥⲛⲟϣⲡ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲥⲗ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏⲃ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲥⲑⲱⲛ .
For Israel was maddened like a mad heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a wide place.
17 ⲡϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲫⲣⲉⲙ ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ .
Ephraim, joined with idols, has laid stumbling-blocks in his own way.
18 ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲛⲓⲭⲁⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲥⲓⲛϩⲏⲧ .
He has chosen the Chananites: they have grievously gone a-whoring: they have loved dishonour through her insolence.
19 ⲟⲩⲫⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ .
Thou art a blast of wind in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their altars.