הושע 7
| כרפאי לישראל ונגלה עון אפרים ורעות שמרון כי פעלו שקר וגנב יבוא פשט גדוד בחוץ׃ | 1 |
When I would heal Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, also the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief enters in, and the gang of robbers ravages outside.
| ובל יאמרו ללבבם כל רעתם זכרתי עתה סבבום מעלליהם נגד פני היו׃ | 2 |
They do not consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own deeds have engulfed them. They are before my face.
| ברעתם ישמחו מלך ובכחשיהם שרים׃ | 3 |
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
| כלם מנאפים כמו תנור בערה מאפה ישבות מעיר מלוש בצק עד חמצתו׃ | 4 |
They are all adulterers. They are burning like an oven that the baker stops stirring, from the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened.
| יום מלכנו החלו שרים חמת מיין משך ידו את לצצים׃ | 5 |
On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers.
| כי קרבו כתנור לבם בארבם כל הלילה ישן אפהם בקר הוא בער כאש להבה׃ | 6 |
For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait. Their baker sleeps all the night. In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.
| כלם יחמו כתנור ואכלו את שפטיהם כל מלכיהם נפלו אין קרא בהם אלי׃ | 7 |
They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one among them who calls to me.
| אפרים בעמים הוא יתבולל אפרים היה עגה בלי הפוכה׃ | 8 |
Ephraim, he mixes himself among the nations. Ephraim is a pancake not turned over.
| אכלו זרים כחו והוא לא ידע גם שיבה זרקה בו והוא לא ידע׃ | 9 |
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn't realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn't realize it.
| וענה גאון ישראל בפניו ולא שבו אל יהוה אלהיהם ולא בקשהו בכל זאת׃ | 10 |
The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they haven't returned to the LORD their God, nor sought him, for all this.
| ויהי אפרים כיונה פותה אין לב מצרים קראו אשור הלכו׃ | 11 |
"Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.
| כאשר ילכו אפרוש עליהם רשתי כעוף השמים אורידם איסרם כשמע לעדתם׃ | 12 |
When they go, I will spread my net on them. I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. I will chastise them, as their congregation has heard.
| אוי להם כי נדדו ממני שד להם כי פשעו בי ואנכי אפדם והמה דברו עלי כזבים׃ | 13 |
Woe to them. For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them. For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
| ולא זעקו אלי בלבם כי יילילו על משכבותם על דגן ותירוש יתגוררו יסורו בי׃ | 14 |
They haven't cried to me with their heart, but they wail on their beds. They cut themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me.
| ואני יסרתי חזקתי זרועתם ואלי יחשבו רע׃ | 15 |
Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet they plot evil against me.
| ישובו לא על היו כקשת רמיה יפלו בחרב שריהם מזעם לשונם זו לעגם בארץ מצרים׃ | 16 |
They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.
