Hosea 4:12 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, departing from under their God.

ASV Byzantine Text

My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, departing from under their God.

Asang Khongca Bible

Kai ih kaminawk loe a sak o cop ih krang khaeah lokdueng o moe, angmacae ih cung mah nihcae hanah lokthuih pae. Tangzat zawh koehhaih palungthin mah nihcae loklam amkhraengsak, nihcae loe angmacae ih Sithaw to caeh o taak moe, tangzat zawh o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Ka pilnam loh a thingngo te a dawt tih a conghol loh anih ham a thui pah. Pumyoihnah mueihla dongah kho a hmang tih a Pathen hnuk lamloh cukhalh uh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Ka pilnam loh a thingngo te a dawt tih a conghol loh anih ham a thui pah. Pumyoihnah mueihla dongah kho a hmang tih a Pathen hnuk lamloh cukhalh uh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ke ninau nei kuu poe kanaka i ko lakou kii laau, A ua hoike mai ko lakou kookoo ia lakou; No ka mea, ua hooauwana ka naau moe kolohe ia lakou; Ua hele moe kolohe lakou mai lalo ae o ko lakou Akua.

English Berean Standard Bible

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.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Se yon moso bwa y' al mande sa pou yo fè! Se yon bout bwa ki pou di yo sa yo bezwen konnen! Yo tankou yon fanm marye ki lage kò l' nan fè jennès, yo pèdi tèt yo. Y'ap kouri dèyè lòt bondye, y'ap twonpe Seyè a!

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Populus meus in ligno suo interrogavit, et baculus ejus annuntiavit ei; spiritus enim fornicationum decepit eos, et fornicati sunt a Deo suo.

Bible in Basic English

My people get knowledge from their tree, and their rod gives them news; for a false spirit is the cause of their wandering, and they have been false to their God.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mon peuple interroge son bois, et son bâton est son oracle, car l’esprit de fornication égare ; et il se prostitue, se soustrayant à son Dieu.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Lid můj dřeva svého se dotazuje, a hůl jeho oznamuje jemu; nebo je duch smilství v blud uvodí, aby smilnili, odcházejíce od Boha svého.

Kosraean Bible

Elos sukok kas in kasru sin sie polosak! Ac elos nunku mu soko sikal sak ku in fahk nu selos ma elos ke etu. Elos sisyula. Oana sie mutan su orek kosro ac eis molin kosro lal, elos eisalosyang sifacna nu sin god ngia.

World Portuguese Bible

O meu povo consulta o seu ídolo de madeira, e pedem respostas a um pedaço de madeira. De fato, o espírito de prostituição os desviou, e eles têm sido infiéis ao seu Deus.

Romanian BTF Bible

Poporul meu cere sfat de la trunchiurile lor şi toiagul lor le vesteşte; fiindcă duhul curviilor i-a făcut să rătăcească şi curvind, s-au îndepărtat de sub Dumnezeul lor.

Brenton English Septuagint

They asked counsel by means of signs, and they reported answer to them by their staves: they have gone astray in a spirit of whoredom, and gone grievously a-whoring from their God.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သူတို့သည်သစ်သားနတ်ဘုရားထံဗေဒင် မေးကြသည်။ တုတ်ချောင်းကလူတို့သိလို သမျှကိုပြောပြသည်။ သူတို့သည်ငါ့ကို စွန့်သွားကြပြီ။ ပြည့်တန်ဆာမဘဝသို့ ရောက်သောမိန်းမကဲ့သို့သူတို့သည်အခြား သောဘုရားများထံ၌ဆည်းကပ်ကြ၏။-

Darby Translation

My people ask counsel of their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredoms causeth [them] to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God:

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Mein Volk befragt sein Holz, und sein Stab tut es ihm kund; denn der Geist der Hurerei hat es irregeführt, und, ihren Gott verlassend, huren sie.

Dutch Bible 1917

Mijn volk vraagt zijn hout, en zijn stok zal het hem bekend maken; want de geest der hoererijen verleidt hen, dat zij van onder hun God weghoereren.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Mijn volk ondervraagt zijn stuk hout, En zijn stok moet hem de toekomst voorspellen; Want hun wulpse geest heeft ze op een dwaalspoor gebracht, Door hun ontucht hebben ze hun God verlaten.

Italian Diodati Bible

Il mio popolo domanda il suo legno, e il suo bastone gli dà avviso ; perciocchè lo spirito delle fornicazioni fa traviare ; ed essi fornicano, sottraendosi dall'Iddio loro.

Douay-Rheims 1899

My people have consulted their stocks, and their staff hath declared unto them: for the spirit of fornication hath deceived them, and they have committed fornication against their God.

Geneva Bible 1599

My people aske counsell at their stockes, and their staffe teacheth them: for the spirite of fornications hath caused them to erre, and they haue gone a whoring from vnder their God.

Noyes Bible

My people ask counsel of their stocks, And their staff revealeth to them. For the spirit of fornication causeth them to err; Yea, they commit fornication, forsaking their God.

Danish Bible 1931

Mit Folk rådspørger sit Træ, og Svaret giver dets Stok; thi Horeånd ledte dem vild, de boler sig bort fra deres Gud.

Leeser Tanakh

My people ask counsel of their stick of wood, and their staff shall tell them [the future]: for the spirit of lewdness hath caused them to err, and they are gone astray unfaithful to their God.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of harlotry hath caused them to err, and they have gone astray from under their God.

King James Version

¶ My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.

King James Version + Apocrypha

¶ My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Dân ta hỏi tượng gỗ nó, thì gậy nó trả lời; vì lòng dâm làm lầm lạc chúng nó, và chúng nó phạm tội tà dâm mà lìa bỏ Đức Chúa Trời mình.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

My people ask counsel at their stocks, And their staff declareth unto them: For the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, And they have gone a whoring from under their God.

Revised West Version

“ʻOku fehuʻi ʻe hoku kakai ki heʻenau fuʻu ʻakau, pea ko honau tokotoko ʻoku fakahā ia kiate kinautolu: he ko e laumālie ʻoe feʻauaki kuo ne fakahēʻi ʻakinautolu, pea kuo nau ʻalu ʻo feʻauaki mei honau ʻOtua.

French Ostervald Bible

Mon peuple consulte son bois, et son bâton lui prophétise; car l'esprit de fornication égare, et ils se prostituent en abandonnant leur Dieu.

Esperanto Bible

Mia popolo demandas sian lignon, kaj ĝia bastono donas al ĝi respondon; ĉar la spirito de malĉasteco erarigas ilin, kaj ili malĉastas kontraŭ sia Dio.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Mon peuple consulte son bois, Et c’est son bâton qui lui parle; Car l’esprit de prostitution égare, Et ils se prostituent loin de leur Dieu.

German Luther Bible 1912

Mein Volk fragt sein Holz, und sein Stab soll ihm predigen; denn der Hurerei-Geist verführt sie, daß sie wider ihren Gott Hurerei treiben.

LXX2012 U. S. English

They asked counsel by means of signs, and they reported answer to them by their staves: they have gone astray in a spirit of whoredom, and gone grievously a-whoring from their God.

British English Septuagint 2012

They asked counsel by means of signs, and they reported answer to them by their staves: they have gone astray in a spirit of whoredom, and gone grievously a-whoring from their God.

Majority Standard BIble

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.

Webster Bible

My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth to them: for the spirit of lewdness hath caused them to err, and they have gone astray from under their God.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

My own people ask counsel of a piece of wood! A stick gives them advice! For a spirit of prostitution has led them astray, they commit adultery against their God.

Open English Bible (US)

My own people ask counsel of a piece of wood! A stick gives them advice! For a spirit of prostitution has led them astray, they commit adultery against their God.

Revised Version

My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Il mio popolo consulta il suo legno, e il suo bastone gli dà delle istruzioni; poiché lo spirito della prostituzione lo svia, egli si prostituisce, sottraendosi al suo Dio.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mon peuple consulte son idole de bois, et c'est un bâton de bois qui lui répond. En effet, l'esprit de prostitution les a égarés, et ils ont été infidèles à leur Dieu.

Reina Valera 1909

Mi pueblo á su madero pregunta, y su palo le responde: porque espíritu de fornicaciones lo engañó, y fornicaron debajo de sus dioses.

Spanish BLL

Mi pueblo le consulta a su ídolo de madera, y un pedazo de palo le responde. Pues un espíritu de prostitución los ha descarriado, y se han prostituido alejándose de su Dios.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Mi pueblo consulta a su ídolo de madera, y un palo le responde; porque el espíritu de fornicación los hizo errar, y fornicaron apartándose de su Dios.

Croatian Bible

Narod moj savjet traži od drva, palica mu njegova daje odgovore: jer duh razvratni njih zavodi te se od Boga svoga bludu odaju.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Narod moj pita drvo svoje, i palica mu njegova odgovara; jer duh kurvarski zavodi ih da se kurvaju odstupivši od Boga svog.

German Textbibel

Mein Volk befragt sein Stück Holz, und sein Stab giebt ihm Bescheid! Denn ein hurerischer Geist hat sie bethört, daß sie den Götzen statt ihrem Gotte dienen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

They asked counsel by means of signs, and they reported answer to them by their staffs: they have gone astray in a spirit of whoredom, and gone grievously a-whoring from their God.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

עַמִּי֙ בְּעֵצ֣וֹ יִשְׁאָ֔ל וּמַקְל֖וֹ יַגִּ֣יד ל֑וֹ כִּ֣י ר֤וּחַ זְנוּנִים֙ הִתְעָ֔ה וַיִּזְנ֖וּ מִתַּ֥חַת אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃