4:1 [] Akousate ton logon tou Kuriou, uioi Israhl× dioti o KurioV ecei krisin meta twn katoikwn thV ghV, epeidh den uparcei alhqeia oude eleoV oude gnwsiV Qeou epi thV ghV.

4:2 Epiorkia kai yeudoV kai fonoV kai kloph kai moiceia eplhmmurhsan, kai aimata eggizousin epi aimata.

4:3 Dia touto qelei penqhsei h gh, kai paV o katoikwn en auth qelei lipoyuchsei, meta twn qhriwn tou agrou kai meta twn peteinwn tou ouranou× eti kai oi icqueV thV qalasshV qelousin ekleiyei.

4:4 Plhn aV mh antilegh mhdeiV mhd' aV elegch ton allon× dioti o laoV sou einai wV oi antilegonteV eiV ton ierea.

4:5 Dia touto qeleiV olisqhsei thn hmeran, kai meta sou qelei olisqhsei kai o profhthV thn nukta, kai qelw afanisei thn mhtera sou.

4:6 [] O laoV mou hfanisqh di' elleiyin gnwsewV× epeidh su aperriyaV thn gnwsin kai egw aperriya se apo tou na ierateuhV eiV eme× epeidh elhsmonhsaV ton nomon tou Qeou sou, kai egw qelw lhsmonhsei ta tekna sou.

4:7 KaqwV eplhqunan, outwV hmarthsan eiV eme× thn doxan autwn eiV atimian qelw metabalei.

4:8 Trwgousi taV amartiaV tou laou mou kai ecousi proshlwmenhn thn yuchn autwn eiV thn anomian autwn.

4:9 Dia touto qelei eisqai, kaqwV o laoV, outw kai o iereuV× kai qelw episkefqh ep' autouV taV odouV autwn kai antapodwsei eiV autouV taV praxeiV autwn.

4:10 Dioti qelousi trwgei kai den qelousi cortazesqai, qelousi porneuei kai den qelousi plhqunesqai× epeidh egkatelipon to na latreuwsi ton Kurion.

4:11 Porneia kai oinoV kai meqh afairousi thn kardian.

4:12 [] O laoV mou erwta ta xula autou, kai h rabdoV autou apokrinetai proV auton× dioti to pneuma thV porneiaV eplanhsen autouV kai eporneusan ekklinonteV apo tou Qeou autwn.

4:13 Qusiazousin epi taV korufaV twn orewn kai qumiazousin epi touV lofouV, upo taV druV kai leukaV kai terebinqouV, dioti h skia autwn einai kalh dia touto ai qugatereV saV qelousi porneusei kai ai numfai saV qelousi moiceusei.

4:14 Den qelw timwrhsei taV qugateraV saV otan porneuswsin oude taV numfaV saV otan moiceuswsi, dioti autoi apocwrizontai meta twn pornwn kai qusiazousi meta twn aselgwn× dia touto o laoV o asunetoV qelei katakrhmnisqh.

4:15 Ean su, Israhl, porneuhV, toulaciston aV mh anomhsh o IoudaV× mh upagete loipon eiV Galgala mhd' anabainete eiV Baiq-auen mhde omnuete, Zh o KurioV.

4:16 Dioti o Israhl apeskirthsen wV damaliV aposkirtwsa× twra qelei boskhsei autouV o KurioV wV arnia en topw platei.

4:17 O Efraim prosekollhqh eiV ta eidwla× afhsate auton.

4:18 To poton autwn wxunisen× olwV edoqhsan eiV thn porneian× oi uperaspistai authV w thV aiscunhV, agapwsi to Dote.