5:1 [] Akousate touto, iereiV, kai prosexate, oikoV Israhl, kai dote akroasin, oikoV basilewV× dioti proV esaV einai krisiV× epeidh estaqhte pagiV epi Mispa kai diktuon hplwmenon epi to Qabwr.

5:2 Kai oi agreuonteV ekamon baqeian sfaghn× all' egw qelw paideusei pantaV autouV.

5:3 Egw egnwrisa ton Efraim, kai o Israhl den einai kekrummenoV ap' emou× dioti twra porneueiV, Efraim, kai emianqh o Israhl.

5:4 Den afinousin autouV ai praxeiV autwn na epistreywsin eiV ton Qeon autwn× dioti to pneuma thV porneiaV einai en mesw autwn kai den egnwrisan ton Kurion.

5:5 Kai h uperhfania tou Israhl marturei kata proswpon autou× dia touto o Israhl kai o Efraim qelousi pesei en th anomia autwn× o IoudaV eti qelei pesei met' autwn.

5:6 Meta twn poimniwn autwn kai meta twn agelwn autwn qelousin upagei dia na zhthswsi ton Kurion× alla den qelousin eurei× apemakrunqh ap' autwn.

5:7 Eferqhsan apistwV proV ton Kurion× dioti egennhsan tekna allotria× twra de eiV mhn qelei katafagei autouV kai taV klhronomiaV autwn.

5:8 [] Salpisate keratinhn en Gabaa, salpigga en Rama× hchsate dunata en Baiq-auen× katopin sou, Beniamin.

5:9 O Efraim qelei eisqai hrhmwmenoV en th hmera tou elegcou× metaxu twn fulwn tou Israhl egnwstopoihsa to bebaiwV genhsomenon×

5:10 oi arconteV Iouda egeinan wV oi metatopizonteV oria× ep' autouV qelw ekcusei wV udata thn orghn mou.

5:11 Katedunasteuqh o Efraim, sunetribh en th krisei dioti ekousiwV uphge katopin prostagmatoV×

5:12 dia touto egw qelw eisqai wV sarakion eiV ton Efraim kai wV skwlhx eiV ton oikon Iouda.

5:13 Kai eiden o Efraim thn noson autou kai o IoudaV to elkoV autou, kai uphgen o Efraim proV ton Assurion kai apesteile proV ton basilea Iareib× all' outoV den hdunhqh na saV iatreush oude na saV apallaxh apo tou elkouV saV.

5:14 Dioti egw qelw eisqai wV lewn eiV ton Efraim kai wV skumnoV leontoV eiV ton oikon Iouda× egw, egw qelw diasparaxei kai anacwrhsei× qelw labei, kai den qelei uparcei o eleuqerwn.