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Mercoledi, 8 maggio 2024 - Madonna del Rosario di Pompei ( Letture di oggi)

Hosea 11


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DOUAI-RHEIMSNEW JERUSALEM
1 As the morning passeth, so hath the king of Israel Israel was a child, and I loved him: and I called my son out of Egypt.1 When Israel was a child I loved him, and I cal ed my son out of Egypt.
2 As they called them, they went away from before their face: they offered victims to Baalim, and sacrificed to idols.2 But the more I cal ed, the further they went away from me; they offered sacrifice to Baal and burntincense to idols.
3 And I was like a foster father to Ephraim, I carried them in my arms: and they knew not that I healed them.3 I myself taught Ephraim to walk, I myself took them by the arm, but they did not know that I was theone caring for them,
4 I will draw them with the cords of Adam, with the bands of love : and I will be to them as one that taketh off the yoke on their jaws: and I put his meat to him that he might eat.4 that I was leading them with human ties, with leading-strings of love, that, with them, I was likesomeone lifting an infant to his cheek, and that I bent down to feed him.
5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king: because they would not be converted.5 He wil not have to go back to Egypt, Assyria wil be his king instead! Since he has refused to comeback to me,
6 The sword hath begun in his cities, and it shall consume his chosen men, and sha.ll devour their heads.6 the sword wil rage through his cities, destroying the bars of his gates, devouring them because oftheir plots.
7 And my people shall long for my return: but a yoke shall be put upon them together, which shall not be taken off.7 My people are bent on disregarding me; if they are summoned to come up, not one of them makes amove.
8 How shall I deal with thee, O Ephraim, shall I protect thee, O Israel? how shall I make thee as Adama, shall I set thee as Seboim? my heart is turned within me, my repentance is stirred up.8 Ephraim, how could I part with you? Israel, how could I give you up? How could I make you likeAdmah or treat you like Zeboi m? My heart within me is overwhelmed, fever grips my inmost being.
9 I will not execute the fierceness of my wrath: I will not return to destroy Ephraim: because I am God, and not man: the holy one in the midst of thee, and I will not enter into the city.9 I wil not give rein to my fierce anger, I wil not destroy Ephraim again, for I am God, not man, the HolyOne in your midst, and I shall not come to you in anger.
10 They shall walk after the Lord, he shall roar as a lion: because he shall roar, and the children of the sea shall fear.10 They wil fol ow Yahweh; he wil roar like a lion, and when he roars, his children will come flutteringfrom the west,
11 And they shall fly away like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove out of the land of the Assyrians: and I will place them in their own houses, saith the Lord.11 fluttering like sparrows from Egypt, like pigeons from Assyria, and I shal settle them in their homes-declares Yahweh.
12 Ephraim hath compassed me about with denials, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Juda went down as a witness with God, and is faithful with the saints.