هُوشَع 11

١ 1 «لَمَّا كَانَ إِسْرَائِيلُ غُلَامًا أَحْبَبْتُهُ، وَمِنْ مِصْرَ دَعَوْتُ ٱبْنِي.

“When Israel was a young man I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt.

٢ 2 كُلَّ مَا دَعَوْهُمْ ذَهَبُوا مِنْ أَمَامِهِمْ يَذْبَحُونَ لِلْبَعْلِيمِ، وَيُبَخِّرُونَ لِلتَّمَاثِيلِ ٱلْمَنْحُوتَةِ.

The more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to idols.

٣ 3 وَأَنَا دَرَّجْتُ أَفْرَايِمَ مُمْسِكًا إِيَّاهُمْ بِأَذْرُعِهِمْ، فَلَمْ يَعْرِفُوا أَنِّي شَفَيْتُهُمْ.

Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk. It was I who lifted them up by their arms, but they did not know that I cared for them.

٤ 4 كُنْتُ أَجْذِبُهُمْ بِحِبَالِ ٱلْبَشَرِ، بِرُبُطِ ٱلْمَحَبَّةِ، وَكُنْتُ لَهُمْ كَمَنْ يَرْفَعُ ٱلنِّيرَ عَنْ أَعْنَاقِهِمْ، وَمَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ مُطْعِمًا إِيَّاهُ.

I led them with cords of humanity, with bands of love. I was to them like someone who eased the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them.

٥ 5 «لَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، بَلْ أَشُّورُ هُوَ مَلِكُهُ، لِأَنَّهُمْ أَبَوْا أَنْ يَرْجِعُوا.

Will they not return to the land of Egypt? Will Assyria not rule over them because they refuse to return to me?

٦ 6 يَثُورُ ٱلسَّيْفُ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ وَيُتْلِفُ عِصِيَّهَا، وَيَأْكُلُهُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ آرَائِهِمْ.

The sword will fall on their cities and destroy the bars of their gates; it will destroy them because of their own plans.

٧ 7 وَشَعْبِي جَانِحُونَ إِلَى ٱلِٱرْتِدَادِ عَنِّي، فَيَدْعُونَهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْعَلِيِّ وَلَا أَحَدٌ يَرْفَعُهُ.

My people are determined to turn away from me. Though they call to the Most High, no one will help them.

٨ 8 كَيْفَ أَجْعَلُكَ يَا أَفْرَايِمُ، أُصَيِّرُكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ؟! كَيْفَ أَجْعَلُكَ كَأَدَمَةَ، أَصْنَعُكَ كَصَبُويِيمَ؟! قَدِ ٱنْقَلَبَ عَلَيَّ قَلْبِي. ٱضْطَرَمَتْ مَرَاحِمِي جَمِيعًا.

How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart has changed within me; all my compassions have been stirred up.

٩ 9 «لَا أُجْرِي حُمُوَّ غَضَبِي. لَا أَعُودُ أَخْرِبُ أَفْرَايِمَ، لِأَنِّي ٱللهُ لَا إِنْسَانٌ، ٱلْقُدُّوسُ فِي وَسَطِكَ فَلَا آتِي بِسَخَطٍ.

I will not execute my fierce anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim. For I am God and not a man; I am the Holy One among you, and I will not come in wrath.

١٠ 10 «وَرَاءَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَمْشُونَ. كَأَسَدٍ يُزَمْجِرُ. فَإِنَّهُ يُزَمْجِرُ فَيُسْرِعُ ٱلْبَنُونَ مِنَ ٱلْبَحْرِ.

They will follow Yahweh; and he will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.

١١ 11 يُسْرِعُونَ كَعُصْفُورٍ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَكَحَمَامَةٍ مِنْ أَرْضِ أَشُّورَ، فَأُسْكِنُهُمْ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

They will come trembling like a bird from Egypt, like a dove from the land of Assyria. I will make them live in their homes—this is the declaration of Yahweh.

١٢ 12 قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِي أَفْرَايِمُ بِٱلْكَذِبِ، وَبَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِٱلْمَكْرِ، وَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَهُوذَا شَارِدًا عَنِ ٱللهِ وَعَنِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِ ٱلْأَمِينِ.

Ephraim surrounds me with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah is still going about with me, God, and is faithful to me, the Holy One.”