Hosea 7
1 When I would heal Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria. For they commit falsehood, and the thief enters in, and the troop of robbers ravages outside.
| כרפאי לישראל ונגלה עון אפרים ורעות שמרון--כי פעלו שקר וגנב יבוא פשט גדוד בחוץ |
2 And they do not consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own doings have surrounded them; they are before my face.
| ובל יאמרו ללבבם כל רעתם זכרתי עתה סבבום מעלליהם נגד פני היו |
3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the rulers with their lies.
| ברעתם ישמחו מלך ובכחשיהם שרים |
4 They are all adulterers. They are as an oven heated by the baker. He ceases to stir the fire, from the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened.
| כלם מנאפים--כמו תנור בערה מאפה ישבות מעיר מלוש בצק עד חמצתו |
5 On the day of our king the rulers made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He stretched out his hand with scoffers.
| יום מלכנו החלו שרים חמת מיין משך ידו את לצצים |
6 For they have made their heart ready like an oven, while they lie in wait. Their baker sleeps all the night. In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.
| כי קרבו כתנור לבם בארבם כל הלילה ישן אפהם--בקר הוא בער כאש להבה |
7 They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges. All their kings are fallen. There is none among those who call to me.
| כלם יחמו כתנור ואכלו את שפטיהם כל מלכיהם נפלו אין קרא בהם אלי |
8 Ephraim, he mixes himself among the peoples. Ephraim is a cake not turned.
| אפרים בעמים הוא יתבולל אפרים היה עגה בלי הפוכה |
9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he does not know. Yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he does not know.
| אכלו זרים כחו והוא לא ידע גם שיבה זרקה בו והוא לא ידע |
10 And the pride of Israel testifies to his face. Yet they have not returned to Jehovah their God, nor sought him for all this.
| וענה גאון ישראל בפניו ולא שבו אל יהוה אלהיהם ולא בקשהו בכל זאת |
11 And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.
| ויהי אפרים כיונה פותה אין לב מצרים קראו אשור הלכו |
12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them. I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens. I will chastise them, as their congregation has heard.
| כאשר ילכו אפרוש עליהם רשתי--כעוף השמים אורידם איסירם כשמע לעדתם |
13 Woe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
| אוי להם כי נדדו ממני שד להם כי פשעו בי ואנכי אפדם--והמה דברו עלי כזבים |
14 And they have not cried to me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They rebel against me.
| ולא זעקו אלי בלבם כי יילילו על משכבותם על דגן ותירוש יתגוררו יסורו בי |
15 Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet they devise mischief against me.
| ואני יסרתי חזקתי זרועתם ואלי יחשבו רע |
16 They return, but not to him on high. They are like a deceitful bow. Their rulers shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
| ישובו לא על היו כקשת רמיה--יפלו בחרב שריהם מזעם לשונם זו לעגם בארץ מצרים |
