Hosea 11
1 “Because Israel [is] a youth, and I love him, Out of Egypt I have called for My Son.
| عِنْدَمَا كَانَ إِسْرَائِيلُ صَغِيراً أَحْبَبْتُهُ، وَمِنْ مِصْرَ دَعَوْتُ ابْنِي. | ١ |
2 They have called to them correctly, They have gone from before them, They sacrifice to lords, And make incense to carved images.
| لَكِنْ كُلَّمَا دَعَاهُمُ الأَنْبِيَاءُ لِعِبَادَتِي أَعْرَضُوا عَنِّي، ذَابِحِينَ قَرَابِينَ لِلْبَعْلِ، وَمُصْعِدِينَ بَخُوراً لِلأَوْثَانِ. | ٢ |
3 And I have caused Ephraim to go on foot, Taking them by their arms, And they have not known that I strengthened them.
| أَنَا الَّذِي دَرَّبْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى الْمَشْيِ، وَحَمَلْتُهُ عَلَى ذِرَاعَيَّ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُدْرِكُوا أَنِّي أَنَا الَّذِي أَبْرَأْتُهُمْ. | ٣ |
4 I draw them with cords of man, With thick cords of love, And I am to them as a raiser up of a yoke on their jaws, And I incline to him—I feed [him].
| قُدْتُهُمْ بِحِبَالِ اللُّطْفِ الْبَشَرِيَّةِ وَبِرُبُطِ الْمَحَبَّةِ، فَكُنْتُ لَهُمْ كَمَنْ يَرْفَعُ النِّيرَ عَنْ أَعْنَاقِهِمْ وَيَنْحَنِي بِنَفْسِهِ لِيُطْعِمَهُمْ. | ٤ |
5 He does not return to the land of Egypt, And Asshur—he [is] his king, For they have refused to return.
| وَلَكِنَّهُمْ رَفَضُوا أَنْ يَتَحَوَّلُوا إِلَيَّ تَائِبِينَ، لِذَلِكَ لَنْ يَرْجِعُوا إِلَى مِصْرَ بَلْ يُصْبِحُ أَشُّورُ مَلِكاً عَلَيْهِمْ. | ٥ |
6 The sword has been grievous in his cities, And it has ended his bars, and consumed—from their own counsels.
| يَهْجِمُ السَّيْفُ عَلَى مُدُنِهِمْ، وَيَلْتَهِمُ بَوَّابَاتِهَا، وَيُهْلِكُهُمْ لِمَشُورَاتِهِمِ الْخَاطِئَةِ. | ٦ |
7 And My people are hanging in suspense about My returning, And to the Most High they call, Together they do not exalt.
| قَدْ وَطَّدَ شَعْبِي الْعَزْمَ عَلَى الاِرْتِدَادِ عَنِّي، لِهَذَا وَلَوِ اسْتَغَاثُوا بِالْعَلِيِّ، فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَجِدُونَ مَنْ يَرْفَعُ النِّيرَ عَنْهُمْ. | ٧ |
8 How do I give you up, O Ephraim? Do I deliver you up, O Israel? How do I make you as Admah? Do I set you as Zeboim? My heart is turned in Me, My sympathy has been kindled together.
| 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. | ٨ |
9 I do not do the fierceness of My anger, I do not turn back to destroy Ephraim, For I [am] God, and not a man—The Holy One in your midst, and I do not enter in enmity.
| لَنْ أُنَفِّذَ فِيهِمْ قَضَاءَ احْتِدَامِ غَضَبِي، وَلَنْ أُدَمِّرَ أَفْرَايِمَ ثَانِيَةً، لأَنِّيَ اللهُ لَا إِنْسَانٌ، أَنَا الْقُدُّوسُ الَّذِي فِي وَسَطِكَ لَا أُقْبِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِسَخَطٍ. | ٩ |
10 They go after YHWH—He roars as a lion, When He roars, then the sons from the west tremble.
| يَسِيرُونَ وَرَائِي أَنَا الرَّبَّ، فَأَزْأَرُ كَالأَسَدِ، وَعِنْدَئِذٍ يُسْرِعُ أَبْنَائِي قَادِمِينَ مِنَ الْغَرْبِ. | ١٠ |
11 They tremble as a sparrow out of Egypt, And as a dove out of the land of Asshur, And I have caused them to dwell in their own houses,” A declaration of YHWH.
| وَيُهْرَعُونَ كَالطُّيُورِ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَكَحَمَامٍ مِنْ أَرْضِ أَشُّورَ، وَأَرُدُّهُمْ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ. | ١١ |
12 “Ephraim has surrounded Me with feigning, And the house of Israel with deceit. And Judah is again ruling with God, And [is] faithful with the Holy Ones!”
| لَقَدْ حَاصَرَنِي أَفْرَايِمُ بِالْكَذِبِ وَبَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالنِّفَاقِ، وَمَازَالَ يَهُوذَا شَارِداً عَنِّي أَنَا اللهِ الْقُدُّوسِ الأَمِينِ. | ١٢ |
