Hosea 12

«أَفْرَايِمُ رَاعِي الرِّيحِ، وَتَابعُ الرِّيحِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ. كُلَّ يَوْمٍ يُكَثِّرُ الْكَذِبَ وَالاغْتِصَابَ، وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَعَ أَشُّورَ عَهْدًا، وَالزَّيْتُ إِلَى مِصْرَ يُجْلَبُ.

Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

فَلِلرَّبِّ خِصَامٌ مَعَ يَهُوذَا، وَهُوَ مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ يُعَاقِبَ يَعْقُوبَ بِحَسَبِ طُرُقِهِ. بِحَسَبِ أَفْعَالِهِ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ.

The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

«فِي الْبَطْنِ قَبَضَ بِعَقِبِ أَخِيهِ، وَبِقُوَّتِهِ جَاهَدَ مَعَ اللهِ.

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

جَاهَدَ مَعَ الْمَلاَكِ وَغَلَبَ. بَكَى وَاسْتَرْحَمَهُ. وَجَدَهُ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَهُنَاكَ تَكَلَّمَ مَعَنَا.

Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us;

وَالرَّبُّ إِلهُ الْجُنُودِ يَهْوَهُ اسْمُهُ.

Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.

وَأَنْتَ فَارْجعْ إِلَى إِلهِكَ. اِحْفَظِ الرَّحْمَةَ وَالْحَقَّ، وَانْتَظِرْ إِلهَكَ دَائِمًا.

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

«مِثْلُ الْكَنْعَانِيِّ فِي يَدِهِ مَوَازِينُ الْغِشِّ. يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَظْلِمَ.

He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

فَقَالَ أَفْرَايِمُ: إِنِّي صِرْتُ غَنِيًّا. وَجَدْتُ لِنَفْسِي ثَرْوَةً. جَمِيعُ أَتْعَابِي لاَ يَجِدُونَ لِي فِيهَا ذَنْبًا هُوَ خَطِيَّةٌ.

And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

وَأَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ حَتَّى أُسْكِنَكَ الْخِيَامَ كَأَيَّامِ الْمَوْسِمِ.

And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.

وَكَلَّمْتُ الأَنْبِيَاءَ وَكَثَّرْتُ الرُّؤَى، وَبِيَدِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ مَثَّلْتُ أَمْثَالاً».

I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.

إِنَّهُمْ فِي جِلْعَادَ قَدْ صَارُوا إِثْمًا، بُطْلاً لاَ غَيْرُ. فِي الْجِلْجَالِ ذَبَحُوا ثِيرَانًا، وَمَذَابِحُهُمْ كَرُجَمٍ فِي أَتْلاَمِ الْحَقْلِ.

Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.

وَهَرَبَ يَعْقُوبُ إِلَى صَحْرَاءِ أَرَامَ، وَخَدَمَ إِسْرَائِيلُ لأَجْلِ امْرَأَةٍ، وَلأَجْلِ امْرَأَةٍ رَعَى.

And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

وَبِنَبِيٍّ أَصْعَدَ الرَّبُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَبِنَبِيٍّ حُفِظَ.

And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

أَغَاظَهُ إِسْرَائِيلُ بِمَرَارَةٍ، فَيَتْرُكُ دِمَاءَهُ عَلَيْهِ، وَيَرُدُّ سَيِّدُهُ عَارَهُ عَلَيْهِ.

Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.