هُوشَع 10

١ 1 إِنَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِثْلُ كَرْمَةٍ مُخْصِبَةٍ يُغِلُّ ثَمَراً لِنَفْسِهِ. كُلَّمَا تَكَاثَرَ مَحْصُولُ ثَمَرِهِ، زَادَ فِي بِنَاءِ الْمَذَابِحِ، وَبِمِقْدَارِ مَا تَجُودُ أَرْضُهُ، يُتْقِنُ بِنَاءَ أَنْصَابِهِ.

Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit to himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath multiplied the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made beautiful images.

٢ 2 قُلُوبُهُمْ كُلُّهَا خِدَاعٌ، وَعَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَتَحَمَّلُوا عِقَابَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ. إِنَّ الرَّبَّ يَهْدِمُ مَذَابِحَهُمْ وَيُدَمِّرُ أَوْثَانَهُمْ.

Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.

٣ 3 يَقُولُونَ الآنَ: «لَيْسَ لَنَا مَلِكٌ لأَنَّنَا لَمْ نَخْشَ اللهَ، وَمَاذَا فِي وُسْعِ الْمَلِكِ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ لَنَا؟»

For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?

٤ 4 يَنْطِقُونَ بِكَلامِ لَغْوٍ وَيُبْرِمُونَ عُهُوداً بِأَقسَامٍ بَاطِلَةٍ، فَيَحُلُّ بِهِمِ الْقَضَاءُ كَأَعْشَابٍ سَامَّةٍ نَبَتَتْ فِي أَرْضٍ مَحْرُوثَةٍ.

They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

٥ 5 يَخْشَى أَهْلُ السَّامِرَةِ عَلَى عِجْلِ بَيْتِ آوَنَ، لأَنَّ شَعْبَهُ يَنُوحُونَ عَلَيْهِ، وَكَذَلِكَ كَهَنَتَهُ الْخَوَنَةَ الَّذِينَ ابْتَهَجُوا بِبَهَائِهِ الَّذِي سُلِبَ مِنْهُ.

The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for its people shall mourn over it, and its priests that rejoiced on it, for its glory, because it is departed from it.

٦ 6 سَيُحْمَلُ هَذَا الْعِجْلُ إِلَى أَشُّورَ هَدِيَّةً لِلْمَلِكِ الْعَظِيمِ، فَيَخْزَى أَفْرَايِمُ وَيَعْتَرِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الْخَجَلُ مِنِ اتِّكَالِهِ عَلَيْهِ.

It shall also be carried to Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

٧ 7 يَهْلِكُ مَلِكُ السَّامِرَةِ كَقَشَّةٍ عَائِمَةٍ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْمِيَاهِ.

As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.

٨ 8 وَتُدَمَّرُ أَمَاكِنُ الْعِبَادَةِ عَلَى مَشَارِفِ آوَنَ الَّتِي أَضْحَتْ خَطِيئَةَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَيَنْمُو الشَّوْكُ وَالْحَسَكُ عَلَى مَذَابِحِهِمْ، فَيَقُولُونَ لِلْجِبَالِ: غَطِّينَا، وَلِلتِّلالِ: اسْقُطِي عَلَيْنَا.

The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

٩ 9 لَقَدْ أَخْطَأْتَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ مُنْذُ أَيَّامِ جِبْعَةَ وَلَمْ تَكُفَّ عَنِ ارْتِكَابِ الإِثْمِ، أَلَمْ تُدْرِكْهُمُ الْحَرْبُ فِي جِبْعَةَ؟

O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.

١٠ 10 فَأُعَاقِبُهُمْ عِنْدَمَا أَشَاءُ، إِذْ تَتَأَلَّبُ عَلَيْهِمْ أُمَمٌ وَتُقَيِّدُهُمْ بِالأَغْلالِ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ إِثْمِهِمِ الْمُتَكَاثِرِ.

It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.

١١ 11 كَانَ أَفْرَايِمُ كَعِجْلَةٍ مُرَوَّضَةٍ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَدُوسَ الْقَمْحَ، وَلَكِنِّي سَأَضَعُ نِيراً عَلَى عُنُقِهَا الْجَمِيلِ الَّذِي حَافَظَتْ عَلَى سَلامَتِهِ، وَأَدْفَعُهَا إِلَى الْعَمَلِ الشَّاقِ، وَيَحْرُثُ يَهُوذَا وَيُمَهِّدُ إِسْرَائِيلُ الأَرْضَ.

And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the grain; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

١٢ 12 ازْرَعُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ بِذَارَ الْبِرِّ، فَتَحْصُدُوا بِمُقْتَضَاهُ ثِمَارَ الرَّحْمَةِ، اُحْرُثُوا لَكُمْ حَرْثاً لأَنَّ هَذَا أَوَانُ الْتِمَاسِ الرَّبِّ، حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ وَيُمْطِرَ عَلَيْكُمْ غُيُوثَ صَلاحِهِ.

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he shall come and rain righteousness upon you.

١٣ 13 لَكِنَّكُمْ زَرَعْتُمُ الشَّرَّ فَحَصَدْتُمُ الإِثْمَ، وَأَكَلْتُمْ ثِمَارَ الْكَذِبِ لأَنَّكُمُ اتَّكَلْتُمْ عَلَى مَرْكَبَاتِكُمْ وَعَلَى كَثْرَةِ مُحَارِبِيكُمُ الْجَبَابِرَةِ.

Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou hast trusted in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

١٤ 14 لِذَلِكَ يُدَوِّي زَئِيرُ الْمَعْرَكَةِ بَيْنَ شَعْبِكَ، وَتُدَمَّرُ جَمِيعُ حُصُونِكَ كَمَا دَمَّرَ شَلْمَانُ بَيْتَ أَرَبْئِيلَ فِي يَوْمِ الْقِتَالِ إِذْ أَصْبَحَتِ الأُمُّ مَعَ أَوْلادِهَا حُطَاماً.

Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be plundered, as Shalman plundered Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

١٥ 15 هَذَا مَا يَجْرِي عَلَيْكُمْ يَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ عِقَاباً لَكُمْ عَلَى إِثْمِكُمُ الْعَظِيمِ، وَيَتِمُّ الْقَضَاءُ عَلَى مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ عِنْدَ انْبِلاجِ الْفَجْرِ.

So shall Bethel do to you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel be utterly cut off.