ǃKhūb ge Israels ǂkhawadība ra gowaǀî
1 ǃGâ re tare-eb ǃKhūba ra mîsa: “Khâimâ, î sa ǁhōba ǃhomgu aiǃâ ǃhoa, î gu ǃnâuga tare-es ra mîsa ǁnâu.
2 “ǁNâu re sa ǃhomgo ǃKhūb di ǀhapimāsa, sa ǀgaisa ǃgaoǃgaogo ǃhūbaib digo. ǃKhūb ge ǁhō-e ǁaes âb ǃoagu ūhâ, ǁîb ge Israelsa nî ǀgoraǃgâ.
3 “Ti ǁaese tare-e ta ge dī si? Tare-i ǀkha ta ge ǀhupuǀhupu si? ǃEream te re! 4 Tita ge Egipteba xu ge ǂgaeǂguiǂui si, khobosisa xu ta ge ge huiǂui si. Tita ge Moseb tsî Aronni tsî Miriams tsîna ge sî, în sasa ǂgaeǂgui. 5 Ti ǁaese ǂâi re, tare-eb ge Moab gao-aob Balaka sadu ǃoagu gere ǀapesa, tsî mâtib ge Beori ôab Bileamma ǃeream bisa. ǂÂi re, Sitimsa xu Gilgals ǁga garu daob ai ge īn xa, os ge ǂhanu-ai dīgu ǃKhūb diga nî ǂan.”
ǃKhūb di ǂgaoǀkhādi
6 Tare-i ǀkha ta kha ǃKhūb tawa nî sī tsî ǀgapi Elob aiǃâ nî ǃhonǁgoa? Khauǁguibadi ǀkha ta ǁîb tawa nî sī, ǀgui kurixa tsâugu ǀkha? 7 ǃKhūba ǀoadisidi baigu xa ǃgâibaheb nî, tamas ka io disiǀoadisi ǀkhera-oliǃārogu xa? Ti ǂguroǃnaesaba ta ti ǃûǂams ǃaroma ǁîba nî mā, ǁnāb ti sorosa xu ge ǀkhība ti ǁoreb ǃaroma? 8 Khoetse, ǁîb ge satsa tare-i a ǃgâi ǃkhaisa ge ǂanǂan, tsî tare-eb ǃKhūba satsa ra ǂgaoǀkhāsa. ǁÎb ra ǂgaoǀkhān ge: ǂHanu-aisets nî dīs, hâhâ ra ǀnammats nî ūhâs tsî Elob aiǃâts ǃgamǃgamsens ǃnâ nî ûisa.
9 ǃKhūba ǃgaoǃgâs ge a ǃgâi. ǁÎb ge ǃās ǃoa ra ǂgai. ǁNâu re ǃhaose, tsî sadu ǃās ǃnâ ǀhao hân tsîdu hoado. 10 ǀUru ta kha ǁnâi nî, ǂhanuoǃnâ ǃkhūsib eloxoresab di oms ǃnâ hâba, tamas ka io ǂhanu tama ǀnō-ūdab hîa ta ǁkhan hâba? 11 ǂHanuoǃnâ ǀnō-ūdasa ra sîsenū khoeba ta kha nî ǀhapio kai, ǁnāb ǂhanu tama ǀnō-ūǀuidi xa ǀoa hâ ǁgaruba ūhâba? 12 ǃĀs di ǃkhū hân ge ǂkhababa ra dī; ǁîs ǁanǂgāsaben ge ǂhumi tsî ra gāxaǃnâ. 13 ǁNā-amaga ta ge tita sasa ǀnai ǁkharatsoatsoa tsî ǁoren âs ǃaroma ra hîkākā si. 14 Sas ge nî ǂû, xawes ge ǁâ tide; sa ǃnāb ge nî ǀkhaiǃnâ. Sas ge xūna nî ǀhaoǀhao, xawes ge ǁîna sâu ǁkhā tide, ǀhaoǀhaos ka xūna ta ge tita gôab ǀkha nî hîkākā. 15 Sas ge nî tsoro, xawes ge ǃgao tide. ǀKheraǂûnas ge nî ǀā, xawes ge ǀkhera-oli-i ǀkha soposen tide. ǂAuxûiǂûnas ge nî ǀā, xawes ge ǂauxûi-i xare-e ā tide. 16 Sas ge Omrib di ǂnûiǂgāde ge ǃkhōǀgaipe tsî Axab ge dī khami ge dī, tsîs ge ǁîkha ǀapemāsa ge sao. ǁNā-amaga ta ge tita sasa nî hîkākā tsî sa ǁanǂgāsaben ge ǃhōxūse nî ī; sas ge ǁaedi xa nî ǃharaxūhe.
The Lord's Challenge to His People
1 The Lord said to his people:
Come and present your case
to the hills and mountains.
2 Israel, I am bringing charges
against you—
I call upon the mountains
and the earth's firm foundation
to be my witnesses.
3 My people, have I wronged you
in any way at all?
Please tell me.
4 I rescued you from Egypt,
where you were slaves.
I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam
to be your leaders.
5 Don't forget the evil plans
of King Balak of Moab
or what Balaam son of Beor
said to him.
Remember how I, the Lord,
saved you many times
on your way from Acacia
to Gilgal.
True Obedience
6 What offering should I bring
when I bow down to worship
the Lord God Most High?
Should I try to please him
by sacrificing
calves a year old?
7 Will thousands of sheep
or rivers of olive oil
make God satisfied with me?
Should I sacrifice to the Lord
my first-born child as payment
for my terrible sins?
8 The Lord God has told us
what is right
and what he demands:
“See that justice is done,
let mercy be your first concern,
and humbly obey your God.”
Cheating and Violence
9 I am the Lord,
and you are wise to respect
my power to punish.
So listen to my message
for the city of Jerusalem:
10 You store up stolen treasures
and use dishonest scales.
11 But I, the Lord, will punish you
for cheating with weights
and with measures.
12 You rich people are violent,
and everyone tells lies.
13 Because of your sins,
I will wound you and leave you
ruined and defenseless.
14 You will eat,
but still be hungry;
you will store up goods,
but lose everything—
I, the Lord, will let it all
be captured in war.
15 You won't harvest what you plant
or use the oil
from your olive trees
or drink the wine
from grapes you grow.
16 Jerusalem, this will happen
because you followed
the sinful example
of kings Omri and Ahab.
Now I will destroy you
and your property.
Then the people of every nation
will make fun and insult you.
