Hosea 11

1 When Israel was yet young, then I loved him, and out of Egypt did I call my son.

١ عِنْدَمَا كَانَ إِسْرَائِيلُ صَغِيراً أَحْبَبْتُهُ، وَمِنْ مِصْرَ دَعَوْتُ ابْنِي.

2 The [prophets] called them; but the more they went from them: unto the Be'alim would they sacrifice, and to the graven images would they burn incense.

٢ لَكِنْ كُلَّمَا دَعَاهُمُ الأَنْبِيَاءُ لِعِبَادَتِي أَعْرَضُوا عَنِّي، ذَابِحِينَ قَرَابِينَ لِلْبَعْلِ، وَمُصْعِدِينَ بَخُوراً لِلأَوْثَانِ.

3 Yet I myself appointed a leader for Ephraim, who took them up in his arms; but they would not acknowledge that I healed them.

٣ أَنَا الَّذِي دَرَّبْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى الْمَشْيِ، وَحَمَلْتُهُ عَلَى ذِرَاعَيَّ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُدْرِكُوا أَنِّي أَنَا الَّذِي أَبْرَأْتُهُمْ.

4 With human cords I ever drew them forward, with leading-strings of love: and I was to them as those that lift off the yoke from their jaws, and I held out unto them food.

٤ قُدْتُهُمْ بِحِبَالِ اللُّطْفِ الْبَشَرِيَّةِ وَبِرُبُطِ الْمَحَبَّةِ، فَكُنْتُ لَهُمْ كَمَنْ يَرْفَعُ النِّيرَ عَنْ أَعْنَاقِهِمْ وَيَنْحَنِي بِنَفْسِهِ لِيُطْعِمَهُمْ.

5 He should not return unto the land of Egypt: yet [now] is the Assyrian his king; because they refused to repent.

٥ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ رَفَضُوا أَنْ يَتَحَوَّلُوا إِلَيَّ تَائِبِينَ، لِذَلِكَ لَنْ يَرْجِعُوا إِلَى مِصْرَ بَلْ يُصْبِحُ أَشُّورُ مَلِكاً عَلَيْهِمْ.

6 And the sword shall fall on his cities, and shall make an end of his boughs, and consume them, because of their [evil] counsels.

٦ يَهْجِمُ السَّيْفُ عَلَى مُدُنِهِمْ، وَيَلْتَهِمُ بَوَّابَاتِهَا، وَيُهْلِكُهُمْ لِمَشُورَاتِهِمِ الْخَاطِئَةِ.

7 For my people are only bent on backsliding from me; and though upward they call them, they altogether will not elevate themselves.

٧ قَدْ وَطَّدَ شَعْبِي الْعَزْمَ عَلَى الاِرْتِدَادِ عَنِّي، لِهَذَا وَلَوِ اسْتَغَاثُوا بِالْعَلِيِّ، فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَجِدُونَ مَنْ يَرْفَعُ النِّيرَ عَنْهُمْ.

8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I surrender thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I change thee as Zeboyim? turned is my heart within me, all my compassion is enkindled together.

٨ كَيْفَ أَتَخَلَّى عَنْكَ يَا أَفْرَايِمُ؟ وَكَيْفَ أُسَلِّمُكَ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ؟ كَيْفَ أُعَامِلُكَ كَمَا عَامَلْتُ أَدَمَةَ؟ وَكَيْفَ أُجْرِي عَلَيْكَ مَا أَجْرَيْتُهُ عَلَى صَبُوئِيمَ؟ إِنَّ قَلْبِي يَتَلَوَّى أَسىً فِي دَاخِلِي وَتَضْرَمُ فِيَّ مَرَاحِمِي.

9 I will not execute the fierceness of my anger, I will not again destroy Ephraim; for God am I, and not man, the Holy One in the midst of thee, and I will not come with an enemy's hatred.

٩ لَنْ أُنَفِّذَ فِيهِمْ قَضَاءَ احْتِدَامِ غَضَبِي، وَلَنْ أُدَمِّرَ أَفْرَايِمَ ثَانِيَةً، لأَنِّيَ اللهُ لَا إِنْسَانٌ، أَنَا الْقُدُّوسُ الَّذِي فِي وَسَطِكَ لَا أُقْبِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِسَخَطٍ.

10 They shall follow after the Lord, when he will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall hasten together from the west;

١٠ يَسِيرُونَ وَرَائِي أَنَا الرَّبَّ، فَأَزْأَرُ كَالأَسَدِ، وَعِنْدَئِذٍ يُسْرِعُ أَبْنَائِي قَادِمِينَ مِنَ الْغَرْبِ.

11 They shall hasten together as birds out of Egypt, and as doves out of the land of Assyria: and I will cause them to dwell in their houses, saith the Lord.

١١ وَيُهْرَعُونَ كَالطُّيُورِ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَكَحَمَامٍ مِنْ أَرْضِ أَشُّورَ، وَأَرُدُّهُمْ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ.

12 With lies hath Ephraim encompassed me about, and with deceit, the house of Israel; but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful to the Holy One.

١٢ لَقَدْ حَاصَرَنِي أَفْرَايِمُ بِالْكَذِبِ وَبَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالنِّفَاقِ، وَمَازَالَ يَهُوذَا شَارِداً عَنِّي أَنَا اللهِ الْقُدُّوسِ الأَمِينِ.