< هُوشَع 11 >

«لَمَّا كَانَ إِسْرَائِيلُ غُلَامًا أَحْبَبْتُهُ، وَمِنْ مِصْرَ دَعَوْتُ ٱبْنِي. ١ 1
“When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
كُلَّ مَا دَعَوْهُمْ ذَهَبُوا مِنْ أَمَامِهِمْ يَذْبَحُونَ لِلْبَعْلِيمِ، وَيُبَخِّرُونَ لِلتَّمَاثِيلِ ٱلْمَنْحُوتَةِ. ٢ 2
They called to them, so they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to engraved images.
وَأَنَا دَرَّجْتُ أَفْرَايِمَ مُمْسِكًا إِيَّاهُمْ بِأَذْرُعِهِمْ، فَلَمْ يَعْرِفُوا أَنِّي شَفَيْتُهُمْ. ٣ 3
Yet I taught Ephraim to walk. I took them by their arms, but they didn’t know that I healed them.
كُنْتُ أَجْذِبُهُمْ بِحِبَالِ ٱلْبَشَرِ، بِرُبُطِ ٱلْمَحَبَّةِ، وَكُنْتُ لَهُمْ كَمَنْ يَرْفَعُ ٱلنِّيرَ عَنْ أَعْنَاقِهِمْ، وَمَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ مُطْعِمًا إِيَّاهُ. ٤ 4
I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love; and I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks; and I bent down to him and I fed him.
«لَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، بَلْ أَشُّورُ هُوَ مَلِكُهُ، لِأَنَّهُمْ أَبَوْا أَنْ يَرْجِعُوا. ٥ 5
“They won’t return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian will be their king, because they refused to repent.
يَثُورُ ٱلسَّيْفُ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ وَيُتْلِفُ عِصِيَّهَا، وَيَأْكُلُهُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ آرَائِهِمْ. ٦ 6
The sword will fall on their cities, and will destroy the bars of their gates, and will put an end to their plans.
وَشَعْبِي جَانِحُونَ إِلَى ٱلِٱرْتِدَادِ عَنِّي، فَيَدْعُونَهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْعَلِيِّ وَلَا أَحَدٌ يَرْفَعُهُ. ٧ 7
My people are determined to turn from me. Though they call to the Most High, he certainly won’t exalt them.
كَيْفَ أَجْعَلُكَ يَا أَفْرَايِمُ، أُصَيِّرُكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ؟! كَيْفَ أَجْعَلُكَ كَأَدَمَةَ، أَصْنَعُكَ كَصَبُويِيمَ؟! قَدِ ٱنْقَلَبَ عَلَيَّ قَلْبِي. ٱضْطَرَمَتْ مَرَاحِمِي جَمِيعًا. ٨ 8
“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused.
«لَا أُجْرِي حُمُوَّ غَضَبِي. لَا أَعُودُ أَخْرِبُ أَفْرَايِمَ، لِأَنِّي ٱللهُ لَا إِنْسَانٌ، ٱلْقُدُّوسُ فِي وَسَطِكَ فَلَا آتِي بِسَخَطٍ. ٩ 9
I will not execute the fierceness of my anger. I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am God, and not man—the Holy One among you. I will not come in wrath.
«وَرَاءَ ٱلرَّبِّ يَمْشُونَ. كَأَسَدٍ يُزَمْجِرُ. فَإِنَّهُ يُزَمْجِرُ فَيُسْرِعُ ٱلْبَنُونَ مِنَ ٱلْبَحْرِ. ١٠ 10
They will walk after the LORD, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children will come trembling from the west.
يُسْرِعُونَ كَعُصْفُورٍ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَكَحَمَامَةٍ مِنْ أَرْضِ أَشُّورَ، فَأُسْكِنُهُمْ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ. ١١ 11
They will come trembling like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will settle them in their houses,” says the LORD.
قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِي أَفْرَايِمُ بِٱلْكَذِبِ، وَبَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِٱلْمَكْرِ، وَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَهُوذَا شَارِدًا عَنِ ٱللهِ وَعَنِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِ ٱلْأَمِينِ. ١٢ 12
Ephraim surrounds me with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit. Judah still strays from God, and is unfaithful to the Holy One.

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