5:1 [] Perielqete en taiV odoiV thV Ierousalhm kai idete twra kai maqete kai zhthsate en taiV plateiaiV authV, ean dunasqe na eurhte anqrwpon, ean uparch o poiwn krisin, o zhtwn alhqeian× kai qelw sugcwrhsei eiV authn.

5:2 Kai an legwsi, Zh o KurioV, yeudwV twonti omnuousi.

5:3 Kurie, den epiblepousin oi ofqalmoi sou epi thn alhqeian; emastigwsaV autouV kai den eponesan× kathnalwsaV autouV kai den hqelhsan na decqwsi diorqwsin esklhrunan ta proswpa autwn uper ton bracon× den hqelhsan na epistreywsi.

5:4 Tote egw eipa, Outoi bebaiwV einai ptwcoi× einai afroneV× dioti den gnwrizousi thn odon tou Kuriou, thn krisin tou Qeou autwn×

5:5 qelw upagei proV touV megalouV kai qelw lalhsei proV autouV× dioti autoi egnwrisan thn odon tou Kuriou, thn krisin tou Qeou autwn× alla kai outoi panteV omou sunetriyan ton zugon, ekoyan touV desmouV.

5:6 Dia touto lewn ek tou dasouV qelei foneusei autouV, lukoV thV erhmou qelei exoloqreusei autouV, pardaliV qelei kataskopeusei epi taV poleiV autwn× paV ostiV exelqh ekeiqen, qelei katasparacqh× dioti eplhqunqhsan ai parabaseiV autwn, huxhnqhsan ai apostasiai autwn.

5:7 PwV qelw sugcwrhsei eiV se dia touto; oi uioi sou me egkatelipon kai wmnuon eiV touV mh qeouV× afou ecortasa autouV, tote emoiceuon kai suneswreuonto eiV oikon pornhV.

5:8 Hsan wV oi kecortasmenoi ippoi to prwi× ekastoV ecremetize katopin thV gunaikoV tou plhsion autou.

5:9 Den qelw kamei dia tauta episkeyin; legei KurioV× kai h yuch mou den qelei ekdikhqh enantion eqnouV toioutou;

5:10 [] Anabhte epi ta teich authV kai krhmnizete, plhn mh kamhte sunteleian× afairesate taV epalxeiV authV, dioti den einai tou Kuriou×

5:11 dioti o oikoV Israhl kai o oikoV Iouda eferqhsan polla apistwV proV eme, legei KurioV.

5:12 Hrnhqhsan ton Kurion kai eipon, Den einai autoV, kai den qelei elqei kakon ef' hmaV, oude qelomen idei macairan h peinan×

5:13 kai oi profhtai einai anemoV kai o logoV den uparcei en autoiV× eiV autouV qelei geinei outw.

5:14 Dia touto outw legei KurioV o QeoV twn dunamewn× Epeidh laleite ton logon touton, idou, egw qelw kamei touV logouV mou en tw stomati sou pur kai ton laon touton xula kai qelei katafagei autouV.

5:15 Idou, egw qelw ferei ef' umaV eqnoV makroqen, oikoV Israhl, legei KurioV× einai eqnoV iscuron, einai eqnoV arcaion, eqnoV tou opoiou den gnwrizeiV thn glwssan oude katalambaneiV ti legousin.

5:16 H faretra autwn einai wV tafoV anewgmenoV× einai panteV iscuroi.

5:17 Kai qelousi katatrwgei ton qerismon sou kai ton arton sou, ton opoion oi uioi sou kai ai qugatereV sou hqelon trwgei× qelousi katatrwgei ta poimnia sou kai taV agelaV sou× qelousi katatrwgei touV ampelwnaV sou kai taV sukeaV sou× qelousin exoloqreusei dia thV romfaiaV taV ocuraV poleiV sou, epi taV opoiaV su hlpizeV.

5:18 Kai omwV, en taiV hmeraiV ekeinaiV, legei KurioV, den qelw kamei sunteleian eiV esaV.

5:19 Kai otan eiphte, Dia ti ekame KurioV o QeoV hmwn panta tauta eiV hmaV; tote qeleiV eipei proV autouV, KaqwV me egkatelipete kai edouleusate qeouV xenouV en th gh umwn, outw qelete douleusei xenouV en gh ouci umwn.

5:20 [] Anaggeilate touto proV ton oikon Iakwb kai khruxate auto en Iouda, legonteV;

5:21 Akousate twra touto, lae mwre kai asunete× oitineV ofqalmouV ecete kai den blepete× wta ecete kai den akouete×

5:22 eme den fobeisqe; legei KurioV× den qelete tremei enwpion mou, ostiV eqesa thn ammon orion thV qalasshV kata prostagma aiwnion, kai den qelei uperbh auto× kai ta kumata authV suntarassontai, omwV den qelousin uperiscusei× kai hcousin, omwV den qelousin uperbh auto;

5:23 All' outoV o laoV ecei kardian stasiastikhn kai apeiqh× apestathsan kai aphlqon.

5:24 Kai den eipon en th kardia autwn, AV fobhqwmen twra Kurion ton Qeon hmwn, ostiV didei brochn prwimon kai oyimon en tw kairw authV× fulattei di' hmaV taV diwrismenaV ebdomadaV tou qerismou.

5:25 [] Ai anomiai saV apestreyan tauta kai ai amartiai saV empodisan to agaqon apo saV.

5:26 Dioti eureqhsan en tw law mou asebeiV× esthsan enedran, kaqwV o sthnwn brocia× qetousi pagida, sullambanousin anqrwpouV.

5:27 KaqwV to klwbion einai plhreV pthnwn, outwV oi oikoi autwn einai plhreiV dolou× dia touto emegalunqhsan kai eplouthsan.

5:28 Epacunqhsan, apostilbousin× uperebhsan malista taV praxeiV twn asebwn× den krinousi thn krisin, thn krisin tou orfanou, kai euhmerousi× kai to dikaion twn penhtwn den krinousi.

5:29 Den qelw kamei dia tauta episkeyin; legei KurioV× h yuch mou den qelei ekdikhqh enantion eqnouV, toioutou;

5:30 EkplhxiV kai frikh egeinan en th gh.