Hosea 9

1 Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.

1 لَا تَبْتَهِجْ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ وَلا تَطْرَبْ كَبَقِيَّةِ الشُّعُوبِ، لأَنَّكَ قَدْ خُنْتَ إِلَهَكَ وَهَجَرْتَهُ، وَأَحْبَبْتَ أُجْرَةَ الزِّنَى عَلَى كُلِّ بَيَادِرِ الْحِنْطَةِ.

2 The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them.

2 لِهَذَا فَإِنَّ الْبَيْدَرَ وَالْمِعْصَرَةَ لَا يُطْعِمَانِكُمْ وَالْخَمْرَةَ الْجَدِيدَةَ لَا تُلَبِّي حَاجَتَكُمْ.

3 They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.

3 لَنْ تَظَلُّوا مُقِيمِينَ فِي أَرْضِ الرَّبِّ بَلْ يَرْجِعَ أَفْرَايِمُ إِلَى دِيَارِ مِصْرَ، وَيَأْكُلُوا لَحْماً نَجِساً فِي أَشُّورَ.

4 They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.

4 لَا تَسْكُبُوا لِلرَّبِّ خَمْراً وَلَنْ تَسُرَّهُ ذَبَائِحُكُمْ، بَلْ تَكُونُ لَكُمْ كَخُبْزِ النَّائِحِينَ. كُلُّ مَنْ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ يَتَنَجَّسُ، إِذْ يَكُونُ خُبْزُكُمْ لِسَدِّ جُوعِكُمْ فَقَطْ، وَلا يَدْخُلُ أَبَداً إِلَى بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ.

5 What will you do on the appointed day, on the day of the LORD’s feast?

5 مَاذَا تَفْعَلُونَ فِي يَوْمِ الاِحْتِفَالِ وَفِي يَوْمِ عِيدِ الرَّبِّ؟

6 For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.

6 حَتَّى لَوْ سَلِمْتُمْ مِنَ الْخَرَابِ فَإِنَّ مِصْرَ تَجْمَعُكُمْ وَمَنْفَ تُفْنِيكُمْ وَتَدْفِنُكُمْ. يَرِثُ الْقَرِيصُ نَفَائِسَ فِضَّتِكُمْ، وَيَنْمُو الْعَوْسَجُ فِي مَنَازِلِكُمْ.

7 The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.

7 لَقَدْ أَزِفَتْ أَيَّامُ الْعِقَابِ وَحَانَ يَوْمُ الْحِسَابِ، فَلْيَعْلَمْ إِسْرَائِيلُ هَذَا. لِكَثْرَةِ إِثْمِكَ وَفَرْطِ حِقْدِكَ حُسِبَ النَّبِيُّ أَحْمَقَ، وَرَجُلُ الرُّوحِ مَجْنُوناً.

8 The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God!

8 إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ هُوَ رَقِيبُ أَفْرَايِمَ شَعْبِ إِلَهِي، غَيْرَ أَنَّ فَخَّ صَيَّادٍ قَدْ نُصِبَ فِي كُلِّ طُرُقِهِ، وَطَغَى الْحِقْدُ عَلَى بَيْتِ إِلَهِي.

9 They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.

9 قَدْ أَوْغَلُوا فِي الْفَسَادِ كَمَا حَدَثَ فِي أَيَّامِ جِبْعَةَ، لِهَذَا سَيَذْكُرُ إِثْمَهُمْ وَيُعَاقِبُهُمْ عَلَى خَطَايَاهُمْ.

10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.

10 وَجَدْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ كَعِنَبٍ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ، وَرَأَيْتُ آبَاءَهُمْ كَبَاكُورَةِ ثَمَرِ شَجَرَةِ التِّينِ فِي أَوَّلِ مَوْسِمِهَا. وَلَكِنَّهُمُ الْتَصَقُوا بِبَعْلِ فَغُورَ وَنَذَرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ لِلصَّنَمِ الْمُخْزِي، فَأَصْبَحُوا رِجْساً نَظِيرَ الشَّيْءِ الَّذِي أَحَبُّوهُ.

11 Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.

11 إِنَّ مَجْدَ أَفْرَايِمَ يَتَوَارَى كَالطَّائِرِ الْمُحَلِّقِ إِذْ يَمُوتُ أَوْلادُكُمْ فِي أَثْنَاءِ الْوِلادَةِ أَوْ فِي الأَرْحَامِ، أَوْ لَا يُحْبَلُ بِهِمْ أَبَداً.

12 Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!

12 وَحَتَّى إِنْ أَنْجَبُوا أَوْلاداً فَإِنِّي أَحْرِمُكُمْ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ. وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ حِينَ أَنْصَرِفُ عَنْكُمْ.

13 I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a meadow. But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter.

13 مَصِيرُ أَبْنَاءِ أَفْرَايِمَ، كَمَا أَرَى، هُوَ الوُقُوعُ فِي قَبْضَةِ الصَّيَّادِ، لأَنَّ أَفْرَايِمَ، يَقْتَادُ أَبْنَاءَهُ لِلذَّبْحِ.

14 Give them, O LORD—what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up!

14 أَعْطِهِمْ يَا رَبُّ: وَلَكِنْ مَاذَا تُعْطِيهِمْ؟ أَعْطِهِمْ نِسَاءً ذَوَاتِ أَرْحَامٍ مُسْقِطَةٍ، وَأَثْدَاءَ جَافَّةٍ.

15 All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.

15 فِي الْجِلْجَالِ ارْتَكَبُوا جَمِيعَ شُرُورِهِمْ، فَكَرِهْتُهُمْ هُنَاكَ. لِسُوءِ أَعْمَالِهِمْ أَطْرُدُهُمْ مِنْ بَيْتِي وَلا أَعُودُ أُحِبُّهُمْ، فَكُلُّ رُؤَسَائِهِمْ مُتَمَرِّدُونَ.

16 Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.

16 أَفْرَايِمُ مُصَابٌ. قَدْ جَفَّتْ أُصُولُهُمْ فَلَنْ يُثْمِرُوا، وَإِنْ أَنْجَبُوا فَإِنِّي أُهْلِكُ أَبْنَاءَهُمُ الأَعِزَّاءَ.

17 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

17 يَنْبِذُهُمْ إِلَهِي لأَنَّهُمْ أَبَوْا الِاسْتِمَاعَ إِلَيْهِ، لِهَذَا يَتَشَرَّدُونَ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ.