Hosea 11

1 If [was] a youth Israel and I loved him and from Egypt I summoned son my.

I loved Israel when he was a child. He's my son I called out of Egypt.

2 They summoned them so they went from before them to the Baals they sacrificed and to the idols they made smoke!

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed to the Baals and offered incense to idols.

3 And I I taught to walk Ephraim he took them on arms his and not they knew that I had healed them.

I myself taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the hand, but they didn't realize I was the one who healed them.

4 With cords of humankind I drew them with ropes of love and I was to them like [those who] lift a yoke on jaws their and I incline to him I feed [him].

I led them along with cords of kindness, with ropes of love. I was the one who eased their burden and bent down to feed them.

5 Not he will return to [the] land of Egypt and Assyria it [will be] king his for they have refused to repent.

However, because my people refuse to return to me, they will not return to the land of Egypt but Assyria shall be their king.

6 And it will whirl a sword in cities his and it will put an end to bars his and it will devour [them] from schemes their.

War will sweep through their cities, putting an end to their boasting and destroying their plans.

7 And people my [is] hung up to apostasy my and to a height they call on him together not he will exalt [them].

My people are hanging on to their apostasy from me. They call him “god on high” but he will not raise them up at all.

8 How? will I give up you O Ephraim will I deliver up? you O Israel how? will I make you like Admah will I make? you like Zeboiim it has been changed on me heart my together they have grown warm compassions my.

How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I let you go, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is breaking; I am full of compassion.

9 Not I will carry out [the] burning of anger my not I will repeat to destroy Ephraim for [am] God I and not a human in midst your [the] holy [one] and not I will come in rage.

I will not execute the fierceness of my anger, I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God, not a human being. I am the Holy One living among you. I will not enter your cities.

10 After Yahweh they will walk like a lion he will roar if he he will roar and they may tremble children from [the] west.

The people will follow me, the Lord. He will roar like a lion. When he roars like a lion then his children will come trembling from the west.

11 They will tremble like a bird from Egypt and like a dove from [the] land of Assyria and I will cause to dwell them at houses their [the] utterance of Yahweh.

Like a flock of frightened birds they will come from Egypt, like doves they will come from Assyria, and I will bring them back home, declares the Lord.

12 They have surrounded me with lying Ephraim and with deceit [the] house of Israel and Judah still it has roamed with God and with [the] holy [one] faithful.

Ephraim surrounds me with lies and Israel with deceit, and Judah still wanders with some deity, faithful to some “Holy One.”