Hosea 11
1 If [was] a youth Israel and I loved him and from Egypt I summoned son my.
When Israel was young, then I began to love him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
2 They summoned them so they went from before them to the Baals they sacrificed and to the idols they made smoke!
The more I called them, the further they went away from me. They kept sacrificing to Baals and making offerings 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.
Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them up in my arms, but they did not know that I 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].
With humane cords I ever drew them, with bands of love. I was to them as one who lifts up the yoke from off their jaws, and bending toward them, I gave them food to eat.
5 Not he will return to [the] land of Egypt and Assyria it [will be] king his for they have refused to repent.
No! They return to the land of Egypt, Assyria will be their king, for they have refused to return to me.
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.
Therefore the swords will whirl in their cities, will devour in their fortresses.
7 And people my [is] hung up to apostasy my and to a height they call on him together not he will exalt [them].
For my people are bent in rebellion against me, even if they call on the Most High he will not raise them.
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! Give you over, Israel! How am I to give you up as Admah! Make you like Zeboim! My heart asserts itself, my sympathies are all aglow.
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 carry into effect the fierceness of my anger, I will not turn to destroy Ephraim, for God am I, and not man, holy in the midst of you, therefore I will not consume.
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.
They will follow after the Lord. Like a lion he will roar, and when he roars 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.
They will come trembling like the birds from Egypt, like doves from the land of Assyria. And I will bring them back to their houses, – 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 has encompassed me with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah still wanders with God faithful to the Holy One.
