Hosea 11
1 “Nígbà tí Israẹli wà ní ọmọdé mo fẹ́ràn rẹ̀, mo sì pe ọmọ mi jáde láti Ejibiti wá.
When Israel was a childe, then I loued him, and called my sonne out of Egypt.
2 Bí a ti ń pe wọn, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọ́n ṣe ń sá kúrò lọ́dọ̀ mi, wọn rú ẹbọ sí Baali, wọn sì fi tùràrí jóná sí ère fínfín.
They called them, but they went thus from them: they sacrificed vnto Baalim, and burnt incense to images.
3 Lóòtítọ́ mo kọ́ Efraimu pẹ̀lú ní ìrìn mo di wọ́n mú ní apá, ṣùgbọ́n wọn kò mọ̀ pé mo ti mú wọn láradá.
I ledde Ephraim also, as one shoulde beare them in his armes: but they knewe not that I healed them.
4 Mo fi okùn ènìyàn fà wọ́n àti ìdè ìfẹ́. Mo mú àjàgà kúrò ni ọrùn wọn, Mo sì fi ara balẹ̀ fún wọn ni oúnjẹ.
I led them with cordes of a man, euen with bandes of loue, and I was to them, as hee that taketh off the yoke from their iawes, and I laide the meat vnto them.
5 “Ṣé wọn ò wá ní padà sí Ejibiti bí. Ṣé Asiria kò sì ní jẹ ọba lé wọn lórí bí nítorí pé wọ́n kọ̀ jálẹ̀ láti ronúpìwàdà?
He shall no more returne into the lande of Egypt: but Asshur shalbe his King, because they refused to conuert.
6 Idà yóò kọ mọ̀nà ní gbogbo ìlú wọn yóò si bá gbogbo irin ẹnu odi ìlú wọn jẹ́ yóò sì fi òpin sí gbogbo èrò wọn.
And the sworde shall fall on his cities, and shall consume his barres, and deuoure them, because of their owne counsels.
7 Àwọn ènìyàn mi ti pinnu láti pẹ̀yìndà kúrò lọ́dọ̀ mi bí wọ́n tilẹ̀ pè wọ́n sọ́dọ̀ Ọ̀gá-ògo jùlọ, kò ní gbé wọn ga rárá.
And my people are bent to rebellion against me: though they called them to the most hie, yet none at all would exalt him.
8 “Báwo ni èmi ó ṣe fi ọ́ sílẹ̀, Efraimu? Báwo ni èmi ó ṣe yọ̀ǹda rẹ̀, Israẹli? Báwo ni mo ṣe lè ṣe ọ bi i Adma? Báwo ni mo ṣe lè ṣe ọ bi i Seboimu? Ọkàn mi yípadà nínú mi àánú mi sì ru sókè.
Howe shall I giue thee vp, Ephraim? howe shall I deliuer thee, Israel? how shall I make thee, as Admah? howe shall I set thee, as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within mee: my repentings are rouled together.
9 Èmi kò ni mú ìbínú gbígbóná mi ṣẹ, tàbí kí èmi wá sọ Efraimu di ahoro. Nítorí pé èmi ni Ọlọ́run, àní, èmi kì í ṣe ènìyàn. Ẹni mímọ́ láàrín yín, Èmi kò ní í wá nínú ìbínú.
I wil not execute ye fiercenesse of my wrath: I will not returne to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man, the holy one in the middes of thee, and I will not enter into the citie.
10 Wọn yóò máa tẹ̀lé Olúwa; òun yóò bú ramúramù bí i kìnnìún. Nígbà tó bá bú, àwọn ọmọ rẹ yóò wá ní ìwárìrì láti ìwọ̀-oòrùn.
They shall walke after the Lord: he shall roare like a lyon: when hee shall roare, then the children of the West shall feare.
11 Wọn ó wá pẹ̀lú ẹ̀rù bí i ẹyẹ láti Ejibiti, bí i àdàbà láti Asiria, Èmi ó mú wọn padà sí ilé wọn,” ni Olúwa wí.
They shall feare as a sparrow out of Egypt, and as a doue of the lande of Asshur, and I will place them in their houses, sayth the Lord.
12 Efraimu tí fi irọ́ yí mi ká ilé Israẹli pẹ̀lú ẹ̀tàn. Ṣùgbọ́n Juda sì dúró ṣinṣin pẹ̀lú Ọlọ́run. Ó sì ṣe olóòtítọ́ sí Ẹni mímọ́ Israẹli.
Ephraim copasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Iudah yet ruleth with God, and is faithfull with the Saints.
