1 افرايم راعي الريح وتابع الريح الشرقية. كل يوم يكثر الكذب والاغتصاب ويقطعون مع اشور عهدا والزيت الى مصر يجلب. | 1 Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat; all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians, and he has carried oil into Egypt. |
2 فللرب خصام مع يهوذا وهو مزمع ان يعاقب يعقوب بحسب طرقه. بحسب افعاله يرد عليه | 2 Therefore, the judgment of the Lord is with Judah and a visitation is upon Jacob. He will repay him according to his ways and according to his inventions. |
3 في البطن قبض بعقب اخيه وبقوّته جاهد مع الله. | 3 In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel. |
4 جاهد مع الملاك وغلب. بكى واسترحمه. وجده في بيت ايل وهناك تكلم معنا. | 4 And he prevailed over an angel, for he had been strengthened. He wept and petitioned him. He found him in Bethel, and there he has spoken to us. |
5 والرب اله الجنود يهوه اسمه. | 5 And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial. |
6 وانت فارجع الى الهك. احفظ الرحمة والحق وانتظر الهك دائما | 6 And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always. |
7 مثل الكنعاني في يده موازين الغش. يحب ان يظلم. | 7 Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations. |
8 فقال افرايم اني صرت غنيا. وجدت لنفسي ثروة. جميع اتعابي لا يجدون لي فيها ذنبا هو خطية. | 8 And Ephraim has said, “Nevertheless, I have become rich; I have found an idol for myself. All of my labors will not reveal to me the iniquity that I have committed.” |
9 وانا الرب الهك من ارض مصر حتى اسكنك الخيام كايام الموسم. | 9 And I, the Lord your God from the land of Egypt, nevertheless will cause you to dwell in tabernacles, just as during the days of the feast. |
10 وكلّمت الانبياء وكثّرت الرؤى وبيد الانبياء مثّلت امثالا. | 10 And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets. |
11 انهم في جلعاد قد صاروا اثما بطلا لا غير. في الجلجال ذبحوا ثيرانا ومذابحهم كرجم في اتلام الحقل. | 11 If Gilead is an idol, then they have been sacrificing cattle in Gilgal to no purpose. For even their altars are like clutter on the soil of the field. |
12 وهرب يعقوب الى صحراء ارام وخدم اسرائيل لاجل امرأة ولاجل امرأة رعى | 12 Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife. |
13 وبنبيّ اصعد الرب اسرائيل من مصر وبنبيّحفظ. | 13 Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet. |
14 اغاظه اسرائيل بمرارة فيترك دماءه عليه ويردّ سيده عاره عليه | 14 Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness. |