1 لما كان اسرائيل غلاما احببته ومن مصر دعوت ابني. | 1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. |
2 كل ما دعوهم ذهبوا من امامهم يذبحون للبعليم ويبخّرون للتماثيل المنحوتة. | 2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. |
3 وانا درّجت افرايم ممسكا اياهم باذرعهم فلم يعرفوا اني شفيتهم. | 3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. |
4 كنت اجذبهم بحبال البشر بربط المحبة وكنت لهم كمن يرفع النير عن اعناقهم ومددت اليه مطعما اياه | 4 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. |
5 لا يرجع الى ارض مصر بل اشور هو ملكه. لانهم أبوا ان يرجعوا | 5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return. |
6 يثور السيف في مدنهم ويتلف عصيّها وياكلهم من اجل آرائهم. | 6 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels. |
7 وشعبي جانحون الى الارتداد عني فيدعونهم الى العلي ولا احد يرفعه. | 7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him. |
8 كيف اجعلك يا افرايم. اصيّرك يا اسرائيل. كيف اجعلك كأدمة. اصنعك كصبوييم. قد انقلب عليّ قلبي. اضطرمت مراحمي جميعا. | 8 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. |
9 لا اجري حمو غضبي لا اعود اخرب افرايم لاني الله لا انسان القدوس في وسطك فلا آتي بسخط | 9 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. |
10 وراء الرب يمشون. كاسد يزمجر. فانه يزمجر فيسرع البنون من البحر. | 10 They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west. |
11 يسرعون كعصفور من مصر وكحمامة من ارض اشور فأسكنهم في بيوتهم يقول الرب. | 11 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. |
12 قد احاط بي افرايم بالكذب وبيت اسرائيل بالمكر ولم يزل يهوذا شاردا عن الله وعن القدوس الامين | 12 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. |