Hosea 11
1 “Before the Israeli [people] became a nation [MET], I loved them [like a man loves] his son, and I called them out of Egypt.
| زمانی که اسرائیل کودک بود او را دوست داشتم، و پسر خود را از مصر فرا خواندم. |
2 But while I continued to call them, they [continued to] turn away from me more and more. They offered sacrifices to their statues of Baal, and they burned incense to [honor] them.
| ولی هر چه بیشتر او را به سوی خود خواندم، بیشتر از من دور شد و برای بعل قربانی کرد و برای بتها بخور سوزانید. |
3 [The people of] Israel were [like a little boy] [MET], and [it was as though] it was I who taught them to walk, holding them by their hands. But they did not realize that it was I who was taking care of them.
| از بچگی او را تربیت کردم، او را در آغوش گرفتم و راه رفتن را به او یاد دادم؛ ولی او نخواست بفهمد که این من بودم که او را شفا دادم. |
4 [It was as though I fastened] ropes [around them] to lead them, while I loved them and was kind to them. [It was as though they were young oxen] [MET], and I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
| با کمند محبت، اسرائیل را به سوی خود کشیدم؛ بار از دوشش برداشتم و خم شده، او را خوراک دادم. |
5 But the people of Israel will become [slaves] again, like they were in Egypt, and [the people of] Assyria will [RHQ] rule over them, because the people of Israel refused to repent.
| ولی او به سوی من بازگشت نمی‌کند، پس دوباره به مصر خواهد رفت و آشور بر او سلطنت خواهد کرد. |
6 [Their enemies] will use their swords [to attack] the cities in Israel and will destroy the bars in the gates [of the city walls]. [As a result], the people of Israeli will not be able to accomplish the things that they planned to do.
| آتش جنگ در شهرهایش شعله‌ور خواهد شد. دشمنانش به دروازه‌های او حمله خواهند کرد و او در میان سنگرهای خود به دام دشمن خواهد افتاد. |
7 My people are determined to (turn away from/abandon) me. They say that I am the great all-powerful God, but they do not honor me at all.
| قوم من تصمیم گرفته‌اند مرا ترک کنند، پس هرچند مرا قادر متعال خطاب کنند، اما من به فریادشان نخواهم رسید. |
8 [You people of] Israel, I certainly do not want to [RHQ] abandon you and allow [your enemies] to capture you. I do not [RHQ] want to act toward you like I acted toward Admah and Zeboiim, [cities that I completely destroyed when I destroyed Sodom]. I [SYN] have changed my mind [about punishing you]; my desire to pity you has increased.
| ای اسرائیل، چگونه تو را از دست بدهم؟ چگونه بگذارم بروی؟ چگونه می‌توانم تو را مثل ادمه و صبوئیم هلاک کنم؟ دل من آشوب است و شفقت من در درونم می‌جوشد! |
9 Although I am extremely angry, I do not want to punish you severely; I do not want to (devastate/completely ruin) Israel. [Humans would easily decide to do that], but I am God, not a human. I, the Holy One, am with you; although I am very angry [with you], I will not [destroy you].
| در شدت خشم خود تو را مجازات نخواهم کرد و دیگر تو را از بین نخواهم برد؛ زیرا من خدا هستم، نه انسان. من خدایی مقدّس هستم و در میان شما ساکنم. من دیگر با خشم به سراغ شما نخواهم آمد. |
10 You will follow me when I roar like [SIM] a lion; when I roar, [some of you] my children will tremble as you return [to Israel] from [the islands and seacoasts toward] the west.
| «قوم من از من پیروی خواهند کرد و من مثل شیر بر دشمنانشان خواهم غرید. ایشان لرزان از غرب باز خواهند گشت؛ |
11 [Some of] you will come swiftly from Egypt like [a flock of] birds; [others] will return from Assyria, like doves. I will enable you to live in your homes [in Israel] again. [That will surely happen, because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
| آنها لرزان خواهند آمد، مثل دستهٔ بزرگی از پرندگان از مصر و مانند کبوتران از آشور پرواز خواهند کرد. من دوباره ایشان را به خانه‌شان باز می‌گردانم.» این وعده‌ای است از جانب خداوند. |
12 [Yahweh says, “The people of] Israel have (surrounded me with lies/constantly told lies to me). And the people of Judah have [also] turned/rebelled against me, their God, the Holy One who always does what I promise to do, and the people of Judah worship other gods.”
| خداوند می‌فرماید: «خاندان اسرائیل با دروغ و فریب مرا احاطه کرده است، اما یهودا هنوز نسبت به من که خدای امین و مقدّس هستم، وفادار است.» |
