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 rau cov Yixayee
1Cia li tig ntsej mloog tej uas Yawmsaub hais. “Cia li sawv tsees piav koj tshaj plaub rau tej roob, thiab cia tej pov roob mloog koj lub suab. 2Tej roob 'e, cia li mloog tej uas Yawmsaub kom, thiab tej taw tiag lub ntiajteb uas nyob mus ib txhis, tig ntsej mloog, rau qhov Yawmsaub muaj plaub rau nws haiv neeg, thiab nws yuav kom plaub rau cov Yixayee.
3“Kuv haiv neeg 'e, kuv tau ua li cas rau nej? Kuv tau ua rau nej tsaug leeg qhov twg? Cia li teb kuv. 4Kuv coj nej tawm hauv Iyi tebchaws los, thiab txhiv nej tawm hauv lub tsev ua qhev los. Kuv txib Mauxe thiab Aloo thiab Mili‑as coj nej kev mus. 5Kuv haiv neeg 'e, cia li nco txog tias, Mau‑a tus vajntxwv Npalaj xav tswvyim phem li cas thiab Npe‑au tus tub Npala‑as teb nws li cas, thiab ntawm Sithi mus txog Kilakas muaj dabtsi tshwm tuaj, kom nej thiaj paub tej uas Yawmsaub ua cawm nej.”
Tej uas hum Vajtswv lub siab
6Kuv yuav coj dabtsi tuaj cuag Yawmsaub thiab pe Vajtswv uas nyob lub chaw siab? Tsim nyog kuv coj menyuam nyuj hnub nyoog muaj ib xyoos tuaj ua kevcai hlawv xyeem rau nws lov? 7Yawmsaub yuav txaus siab rau qas txhiab tus txiv yaj thiab qas vam lub hav uas muaj roj ntws lov? Tsim nyog kuv yuav muab kuv tus tub hlob xyeem ntxuav kuv tej kev fav xeeb lov, yog xyeem tus menyuam uas kuv yug ntxuav kuv tus ntsuj plig lub txim lov? 8Neeg 'e, nws twb qhia qhov uas zoo rau nej paub lawm. Tej uas Yawmsaub xav kom nej ua tsuas yog ua ncaj thiab nyiam txojkev hlub luag, thiab ua lub neej txo lub siab nrog nraim nej tus Vajtswv xwb. 9Qhov uas hwm thiab paub koj lub npe kuj yog muaj tswvyim tiag. Yawmsaub lub suab tshaj tawm rau lub nroog hais tias, “Lub xeem thiab ib tsoom neeg hauv lub nroog, cia li mloog.⚓ 10Kuv yuav tsis nco qab tej nyiaj txiag uas ua phem es tau los uas muaj nyob hauv cov neeg phem lub tsev, thiab lub efa⚓ ntxo uas raug foom tsis zoo tau lov? 11Kuv yuav zam tus uas muaj rab teev tsis hum txiaj thiab muaj cov thauj teev ntxo hauv nws lub hnab lov? 12Nej cov uas nplua nuj yeej yog ua limhiam ntais ntuj, nej cov neeg zej zog hais lus dag. Lawv tus nplaig hauv lawv lub qhov ncauj dag ntxias. 13Vim li no kuv thiaj pib nplawm nej, ua rau nej liamsim tag vim yog nej lub txim. 14Nej yuav noj tiamsis tsis tsau, nej lub plab tseem tshaib. Nej yuav khaws cia tiamsis khaws tsis tau ruaj. Tej uas nej khaws tau ruaj kuv yuav muab pub rau hniav ntaj. 15Nej yuav tseb los yuav tsis tau hlais, nej yuav tsuam txiv aulib los yuav tsis tau roj los pleev nej lub cev, nej yuav tsuam txiv hmab los tsis tau cawv txiv hmab haus. 16Nej tuav rawv vajntxwv Ooli tej kab ke, thiab ua raws li Ahaj caj ces ua txhua yam huvsi, thiab nej ua raws li ob tug taw qhia lawm. Kuv thiaj yuav ua rau nej liamsim tag, thiab ua rau nej cov neeg raug luag thuam luag, thiab nej yuav raug kuv haiv neeg saib tsis taus.”⚓