| 1 ܡܛܠ ܕܟܕ ܛܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܪܚܡܬܗ ܘܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝ | 1 When Israel was a child I loved him, out of Egypt I called my son. |
| 2 ܐܝܟ ܕܩܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܙܠܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝ ܘܠܒܥܠܐ ܕܒܚܘ ܘܠܓܠܝܦܐ ܣܡܘ ܒܣܡܐ | 2 The more I called them, the farther they went from me, Sacrificing to the Baals and burning incense to idols. |
| 3 ܘܐܢܐ ܕܒܪܬ ܠܐܦܪܝܡ ܘܩܒܠܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܠ ܕܪܥܝ ܘܠܐ ܝܕܥܘ ܕܐܣܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ | 3 Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk, who took them in my arms; |
| 4 ܒܚܒܠܐ ܕܒܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܢܓܕܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܒܫܫܠܬܐ ܕܪܚܡܬܐ ܘܗܘܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܗܘ ܕܡܪܝܡ ܢܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܪܟܢܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܟܠܘ | 4 I drew them with human cords, with bands of love; I fostered them like one who raises an infant to his cheeks; Yet, though I stooped to feed my child, they did not know that I was their healer. |
| 5 ܠܐ ܢܗܦܟܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܡܠܟܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܨܒܘ ܠܡܗܦܟ | 5 He shall return to the land of Egypt, and Assyria shall be his king; |
| 6 ܢܬܟܪܗ ܣܝܦܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܘܢܬܛܠܩ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܐܟܠܘܢ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܝܬܗܘܢ | 6 The sword shall begin with his cities and end by consuming his solitudes. Because they refused to repent, their own counsels shall devour them. |
| 7 ܘܥܡܝ ܬܠܝܢ ܠܡܬܒ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܢܩܪܘܢ ܘܢܪܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܕܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܬܪܝܡ | 7 His people are in suspense about returning to him; and God, though in unison they cry out to him, shall not raise them up. |
| 8 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܣܝܥܟ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܘ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܥܕܪܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܘ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܥܒܕܟ ܐܝܟ ܐܕܡܐ ܐܘ ܐܝܟ ܨܒܘܐܝܡ ܐܬܗܦܟ ܠܒܝ ܘܓܠܘ ܪܚܡܝ | 8 How could I give you up, O Ephraim, or deliver you up, O Israel? How could I treat you as Admah, or make you like Zeboiim? My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred. |
| 9 ܠܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܚܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܝ ܘܠܐ ܐܗܦܘܟ ܠܡܚܒܠܘܬܗ ܠܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܥܘܠ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ | 9 I will not give vent to my blazing anger, I will not destroy Ephraim again; For I am God and not man, the Holy One present among you; I will not let the flames consume you. |
| 10 ܒܬܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܐܙܠܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܐܪܝܐ ܕܢܗܡ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘ ܢܢܗܡ ܘܢܙܘܥܘܢ ܒܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ | 10 They shall follow the LORD, who roars like a lion; When he roars, his sons shall come frightened from the west, |
| 11 ܘܢܕܘܠܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܐܝܟ ܝܘܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܘܐܗܦܟ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܝܬܒܗܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ | 11 Out of Egypt they shall come trembling, like sparrows, from the land of Assyria, like doves; And I will resettle them in their homes, says the LORD. |
