هُوشَع 7

١ 1 حِينَ كُنْتُ أَشْفِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، تَكَشَّفَتْ خَطِيئَةُ أَفْرَايِمَ، وَاسْتُعْلِنَتْ آثَامُ السَّامِرَةِ، فَقَدْ مَارَسُوا النِّفَاقَ وَاقْتَحَمَ اللُّصُوصُ الْبُيُوتَ، وَسَلَبَ قُطَّاعُ الطُّرُقِ فِي الْخَارِجِ.

when I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria, for they commit falsehood; and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers maketh a raid without.

٢ 2 وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَا يُدْرِكُونَ أَنِّي أَتَذَكَّرُ سُوءَ أَعْمَالِهِمْ. هَا هِيَ أَعْمَالُهُمْ تُحِيطُ بِهِمْ، وَهِيَ دَائِماً مَاثِلَةٌ أَمَامِي.

And let them not say to their heart — I remember all their wickedness; now their own doings have beset them about, they are before My face.

٣ 3 بِشَرِّهِمْ يُبْهِجُونَ الْمَلِكَ، وَبِخِيَانَتِهِمِ الرُّؤَسَاءَ.

They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

٤ 4 كُلُّهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ مُلْتَهِبُونَ مِثْلَ فُرْنٍ مُتَّقِدٍ يَكُفُّ الْخَبَّازُ عَنْ إِشْعَالِهِ مَا بَيْنَ عَجْنِ الدَّقِيقِ إِلَى أَوَانِ اخْتِمَارِهِ.

They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth to stir from the kneading of the dough until it be leavened.

٥ 5 فِي يَوْمِ احْتِفَالِ مَلِكِنَا انْتَشَى الرُّؤَسَاءُ مِنْ سَوْرَةِ الْخَمْرِ، وَانْضَمَّ هُوَ إِلَى الْمُتَبَذِّلِينَ.

On the day of our king the princes make him sick with the heat of wine, he stretcheth out his hand with scorners.

٦ 6 فَقُلُوبُهُمْ تَشْتَعِلُ بِالْمَكَائِدِ كَالأَتُونِ. يَخْمُدُ غَضَبُهُمْ فِي اللَّيْلِ، وَيَتَوَهَّجُ كَنَارٍ مُلْتَهِبَةٍ عِنْدَ الصَّبَاحِ.

For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait; their baker sleepeth all the night, in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.

٧ 7 كُلُّهُمْ مُتَأَجِّجُونَ كَأَتُونٍ مُشْتَعِلٍ. يَفْتَرِسُونَ حُكَّامَهُمْ. هَلَكَ جَميِعُ مُلُوكِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يُوْجَدْ بَيْنَهُمْ مَنْ يَطْلُبُنِي.

They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen, there is none among them that calleth unto Me.

٨ 8 قَدِ اخْتَلَطَ أَفْرَايِمُ بِالشُّعُوبِ، صَارَ كَرَغِيفٍ لَمْ يَنْضُجْ لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُقْلَبْ.

Ephraim, he mixeth himself with the peoples; Ephraim is become a cake not turned.

٩ 9 اسْتَنْزَفَ الْغُرَبَاءُ قُوَّتَهُ وَهُوَ لَا يَدْرِي، وَخَطَّ الشَّيْبُ شَعْرَ رَأْسِهِ وَهُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ.

Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.

١٠ 10 يَشْهَدُ غُرُورُ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ، وَلا الْتَمَسَهُ.

And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face; but they have not returned unto the LORD their God, nor sought Him, for all this.

١١ 11 إِنَّ أَفْرَايِمَ مِثْلُ حَمَامَةٍ غَبِيَّةٍ حَمْقَاءَ، تَسْتَنْجِدُ بِمِصْرَ تَارَةً وَتَسْتَغِيثُ بِأَشُّورَ تَارَةً أُخْرَى.

And Ephraim is become like a silly dove, without understanding; they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.

١٢ 12 إِذَا ذَهَبُوا أَبْسُطُ عَلَيْهِمْ شَبَكَتِي وَأَطْرَحُهُمْ كَطُيُورِ السَّمَاءِ، وَأُعَاقِبُهُمْ بِمُقْتَضَى شُرُورِهِمْ.

Even as they go, I will spread My net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath been made to hear.

١٣ 13 وَيْلٌ لَهُمْ لأَنَّهُمْ شَرَدُوا عَنِّي! تَبّاً لَهُمْ لأَنَّهُمْ تَمَرَّدُوا عَلَيَّ! لَشَدَّ مَا أَتُوقُ لاِفْتِدَائِهِمْ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ نَطَقُوا عَلَيَّ كَذِباً.

Woe unto them! for they have strayed from Me; Destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against Me; Shall I then redeem them, seeing they have spoken lies against Me?

١٤ 14 لَمْ يَسْتَغِيثُوا بِي مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِهِمْ، بَلْ وَلْوَلُوا فِي مَضَاجِعِهِمْ، وَتَجَمَّعُوا حَوْلَ أَصْنَامِهِمْ يَطْلُبُونَ قَمْحاً وَخَمْراً، وَارْتَدُّوا عَنِّي.

And they have not cried unto Me with their heart, though they wail upon their beds; they assemble themselves for corn and wine, they rebel against Me.

١٥ 15 دَرَّبْتُهُمْ عَلَى الْقِتَالِ وشَدَّدْتُهُمْ، وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ ارْتَكَبُوا الشَّرَّ ضِدِّي.

Though I have trained and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise evil against Me.

١٦ 16 لَا يَرْجِعُونَ إِلَيَّ، فَهُمْ كَقَوْسٍ مُلْتَوِيَةٍ مُخْطِئَةٍ. يَهْلِكُ رُؤَسَاؤُهُمْ بِالسَّيْفِ لِفَرْطِ سَلاطَةِ أَلْسِنَتِهِمْ، وَيُصْبِحُ مَصِيرُهُمْ مَثَارَ سُخْرِيَةِ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ.

They return, but not upwards; they are become like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue; this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.