Hosea 11

«لَمَّا كَانَ إِسْرَائِيلُ غُلاَمًا أَحْبَبْتُهُ، وَمِنْ مِصْرَ دَعَوْتُ ابْنِي.

When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

كُلَّ مَا دَعَوْهُمْ ذَهَبُوا مِنْ أَمَامِهِمْ يَذْبَحُونَ لِلْبَعْلِيمِ، وَيُبَخِّرُونَ لِلتَّمَاثِيلِ الْمَنْحُوتَةِ.

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

وَأَنَا دَرَّجْتُ أَفْرَايِمَ مُمْسِكًا إِيَّاهُمْ بِأَذْرُعِهِمْ، فَلَمْ يَعْرِفُوا أَنِّي شَفَيْتُهُمْ.

I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

كُنْتُ أَجْذِبُهُمْ بِحِبَالِ الْبَشَرِ، بِرُبُطِ الْمَحَبَّةِ، وَكُنْتُ لَهُمْ كَمَنْ يَرْفَعُ النِّيرَ عَنْ أَعْنَاقِهِمْ، وَمَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ مُطْعِمًا إِيَّاهُ.

I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.

«لاَ يَرْجعُ إِلَى أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، بَلْ أَشُّورُ هُوَ مَلِكُهُ، لأَنَّهُمْ أَبَوْا أَنْ يَرْجِعُوا.

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

يَثُورُ السَّيْفُ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ وَيُتْلِفُ عِصِيَّهَا، وَيَأْكُلُهُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ آرَائِهِمْ.

And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

وَشَعْبِي جَانِحُونَ إِلَى الارْتِدَادِ عَنِّي، فَيَدْعُونَهُمْ إِلَى الْعَلِيِّ وَلاَ أَحَدٌ يَرْفَعُهُ.

And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

كَيْفَ أَجْعَلُكَ يَا أَفْرَايِمُ، أُصَيِّرُكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ؟! كَيْفَ أَجْعَلُكَ كَأَدَمَةَ، أَصْنَعُكَ كَصَبُويِيمَ؟! قَدِ انْقَلَبَ عَلَيَّ قَلْبِي. اضْطَرَمَتْ مَرَاحِمِي جَمِيعًا.

How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.

«لاَ أُجْرِي حُمُوَّ غَضَبِي. لاَ أَعُودُ أَخْرِبُ أَفْرَايِمَ، لأَنِّي اللهُ لاَ إِنْسَانٌ، الْقُدُّوسُ فِي وَسَطِكَ فَلاَ آتِي بِسَخَطٍ.

I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.

«وَرَاءَ الرَّبِّ يَمْشُونَ. كَأَسَدٍ يُزَمْجِرُ. فَإِنَّهُ يُزَمْجِرُ فَيُسْرِعُ الْبَنُونَ مِنَ الْبَحْرِ.

They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

يُسْرِعُونَ كَعُصْفُورٍ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَكَحَمَامَةٍ مِنْ أَرْضِ أَشُّورَ، فَأُسْكِنُهُمْ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.

قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِي أَفْرَايِمُ بِالْكَذِبِ، وَبَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالْمَكْرِ، وَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَهُوذَا شَارِدًا عَنِ اللهِ وَعَنِ الْقُدُّوسِ الأَمِينِ.

Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.