1 WYC Sones of Israel, here ye the word of the Lord, for whi doom is to the Lord with the dwelleris of erthe; for whi trewthe is not, and merci is not, and kunnyng of the Lord is not in erthe. BSB BSB: Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
2 WYC Curs, and leesyng, and manquelling, and thefte, and auowtrie flowiden, and blood touchide blood. BSB BSB: Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
3 WYC For this thing the erthe schal mourne, and ech that dwellith in that lond, schal be sijk, in the beeste of the feeld, and in the brid of the eir; but also the fischis of the see schulen be gaderid togidere. BSB BSB: Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.
4 WYC Netheles ech man deme not, and a man be not repreuyd; for thi puple is as thei that ayen seien the prest. BSB BSB: But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
5 WYC And thou schalt falle to dai, and the profete also schal falle with thee; in the niyt Y made thi modir to be stille. BSB BSB: You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother—
6 WYC My puple was stille, for it hadde not kunnyng; for thou hast putte awei kunnyng, Y schal putte thee awei, that thou vse not presthod to me; and for thou hast foryete the lawe of thi God, also Y schal foryete thi sones. BSB BSB: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
7 WYC Bi the multitude of hem, so thei synneden ayens me. Y schal chaunge the glorie of hem in to schenschipe. BSB BSB: The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.
8 WYC Thei schulen ete the synnes of my puple, and thei schulen reise the soulis of hem to the wickidnesse of hem. BSB BSB: They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
9 WYC And it schal be, as the puple so the prest; and Y schal visite on hym the weies of hym, and Y schal yelde to him the thouytis of hym. BSB BSB: And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
10 WYC And thei schulen ete, and thei schulen not be fillid; thei diden fornicacioun, and ceessiden not, for thei forsoken the Lord in not kepynge. BSB BSB: They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have abandoned the LORD to give themselves
11 WYC Fornycacioun, and wiyn, and drunkenesse doen awei the herte. BSB BSB: to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.
12 WYC My puple axide in his tre, and the staf therof telde to it; for the spirit of fornicacioun disseyuede hem, and thei diden fornicacioun fro her God. BSB BSB: My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.
13 WYC On the heedis of mounteyns thei maden sacrifice, and on the litil hillis thei brenten encense vndur an ook, and a popeler, and terebynte, for the schadewe therof was good. Therfor youre douytris schulen do fornicacioun, and youre wyues schulen be auoutressis. BSB BSB: They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.
14 WYC Y schal not visite on youre douytris, whanne thei don fornicacioun, and on youre wyues, whanne thei doon auowtrie; for thei lyuyden with hooris, and maden sacrifice with men turned in to wymmens condiciouns. And the puple that vndirstondith not, schal be betun. BSB BSB: I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.
15 WYC If thou, Israel, doist fornicacioun, nameli Juda trespasse not; and nyle ye entre in to Galgala, and stie ye not in to Bethauen, nether swere ye, The Lord lyueth. BSB BSB: Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
16 WYC For as a wielde cow Israel bowide awei; now the Lord schal fede hem as a lomb in broodnesse. BSB BSB: For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?
17 WYC Effraym is the partener of idols, leeue thou him; BSB BSB: Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
18 WYC the feeste of hem is departid. Bi fornicacioun thei diden fornicacioun, the defenders therof louyden to brynge schenschipe. BSB BSB: When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
19 WYC The spirit boond hym in hise wyngis, and thei schulen be schent of her sacrifices. BSB BSB: The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.