1Listen to what the Lord says: “Stand up, plead my case before the mountains; let the hills hear what you have to say.
2“Hear, you mountains, the Lord’s accusation; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the Lord has a case against his people; he is lodging a charge against Israel.
3“My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me. 4I brought you up out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. I sent Moses to lead you, also Aaron and Miriam. 5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab plotted and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”
6With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly⚓ with your God.
Israel’s Guilt and Punishment
9Listen! The Lord is calling to the city— and to fear your name is wisdom— “Heed the rod and the One who appointed it.⚓ 10Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house, and the short ephah,⚓ which is accursed? 11Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights? 12Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully. 13Therefore, I have begun to destroy you, to ruin⚓ you because of your sins. 14You will eat but not be satisfied; your stomach will still be empty.⚓ You will store up but save nothing, because what you save⚓ I will give to the sword. 15You will plant but not harvest; you will press olives but not use the oil, you will crush grapes but not drink the wine. 16You have observed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their traditions. Therefore I will give you over to ruin and your people to derision; you will bear the scorn of the nations.⚓ ”
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Yawmsaub ua plaub rua cov Yixayee
1Ca le tig ntsej noog tej kws Yawmsaub has. “Ca le sawv tseeg pav koj tshaaj plaub rua tej roob, hab ca tej pov roob noog koj lub suab. 2Tej roob 'e, ca le noog tej kws Yawmsaub kom, hab tej taw tag lub nplajteb kws nyob moog ib txhws, tig ntsej noog, tsua qhov Yawmsaub muaj plaub rua nwg haiv tuabneeg, hab nwg yuav nrug cov Yixayee kom tsaam.
3“Kuv haiv tuabneeg 'e, kuv tau ua le caag rua mej? Kuv tau ua rua mej tsaug leeg qhov twg? Ca le teb kuv. 4Kuv coj mej tawm huv Iyi tebchaws lug, hab txhwv mej tawm huv lub tsev ua qhev lug. Kuv khaiv Mauxe hab Aloo hab Mili‑aa coj mej kev moog. 5Kuv haiv tuabneeg 'e, ca le ncu txug tas, Mau‑a tug vaajntxwv Npalaj xaav tswvyim phem le caag hab Npe‑au tug tub Npala‑aa teb nwg le caag, hab ntawm Sithi moog txug Kilakaa muaj daabtsw tshwm tuaj, sub mej txhad paub tej kws Yawmsaub ua cawm mej.”
Tej kws hum Vaajtswv lub sab
6Kuv yuav coj daabtsw tuaj cuag Yawmsaub hab pe Vaajtswv kws nyob lub chaw sab? Tswm nyog kuv coj mivnyuas nyuj noob nyoog muaj ib xyoos tuaj ua kevcai hlawv xyeem rua nwg lov? 7Yawmsaub yuav txaus sab rua quas txheeb tug txwv yaaj hab quas vaam lub haav kws muaj roj ndwg lov? Tswm nyog kuv yuav muab kuv tug tub hlub xyeem ntxuav kuv tej kev faav xeeb lov, yog xyeem tug mivnyuas kws kuv yug ntxuav kuv tug ntsuj plig lub txem lov? 8Tuabneeg 'e, nwg tub qha qhov kws zoo rua mej paub lawm. Tej kws Yawmsaub xaav kuas mej ua tsuas yog ua ncaaj hab nyam txujkev hlub luas, hab ua lub neej txu lub sab nrug nraim mej tug Vaajtswv xwb. 9Qhov kws fwm hab paub koj lub npe kuj yog muaj tswvyim tag. Yawmsaub lub suab tshaaj tawm rua lub nroog has tas, “Lub xeem hab ib tsoom tuabneeg huv lub nroog, ca le noog.⚓ 10Kuv yuav nov qaab tej nyaj txag kws ua phem es tau lug kws muaj nyob huv cov tuabneeg phem lub tsev, hab lub efa⚓ ntxo kws raug foom tsw zoo tau lov? 11Kuv yuav zaam tug kws muaj raab teev tsw hum txaj hab muaj cov thauj teev ntxo huv nwg lub naab lov? 12Mej cov kws nplua nuj yeej yog ua limham ndais ntuj, mej cov tuabneeg zej zog has lug daag. Puab tug nplaig huv puab lub qhov ncauj daag ntxag. 13Vem le nuav kuv txhad chiv nplawm mej, ua rua mej lamswm taag vem yog mej lub txem. 14Mej yuav noj tassws tsw tsau, mej lub plaab tseed tshaib. Mej yuav khaws ca tassws khaws tsw tau ruaj. Tej kws mej khaws tau ruaj kuv yuav muab pub rua nav ntaaj. 15Mej yuav tseb los yuav tsw tau hlais, mej yuav tsuam txwv aulib los yuav tsw tau roj lug pleev mej lub cev, mej yuav tsuam txwv maab los tsw tau cawv txwv maab haus. 16Mej tuav rawv vaajntxwv Ooli tej kaab ke, hab ua lawv le Ahaj caaj ceg ua txhua yaam huvsw, hab mej ua lawv le ob tug taw qha lawm. Kuv txhad yuav ua rua mej lamswm taag, hab ua rua mej cov tuabneeg raug luas thuaj luag, hab mej yuav raug kuv haiv tuabneeg saib tsw taug.”⚓