Tanach · Prophets

Hosea 9/הושע ט׳

אאַל־תִּשְׂמַ֨ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀אֶל־גִּיל֙ כָּעַמִּ֔ים כִּ֥י זָנִ֖יתָ מֵעַ֣ל אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ אָהַ֣בְתָּ אֶתְנָ֔ן עַ֖ל כׇּל־גׇּרְנ֥וֹת דָּגָֽן׃

1Rejoice not, O Israel,As other peoples exult;For you have strayedAway from your God:You have loved a prostitute’s feeBy every threshing floor of new grain.

בגֹּ֥רֶן וָיֶ֖קֶב לֹ֣א יִרְעֵ֑ם וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ יְכַ֥חֶשׁ בָּֽהּ׃

2Threshing floor and winepressShall not join them,And the new wine shall betray her.^a

גלֹ֥א יֵשְׁב֖וּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהֹוָ֑ה וְשָׁ֤ב אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם וּבְאַשּׁ֖וּר טָמֵ֥א יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃

3They shall not be able to remainIn GOD’s land.But Ephraim shall return to EgyptAnd shall eat impure food in Assyria.^b

דלֹא־יִסְּכ֨וּ לַיהֹוָ֥ה׀יַ֘יִן֮ וְלֹ֣א יֶעֶרְבוּ־לוֹ֒ זִבְחֵיהֶ֗ם כְּלֶ֤חֶם אוֹנִים֙ לָהֶ֔ם כׇּל־אֹכְלָ֖יו יִטַּמָּ֑אוּ כִּֽי־לַחְמָ֣ם לְנַפְשָׁ֔ם לֹ֥א יָב֖וֹא בֵּ֥ית יְהֹוָֽה׃

4It shall be for them like the food of mourners,All who partake of which are defiled.They will offer no libations of wine to GOD,And no sacrifices of theirs will please;But their food will be only for their hunger,It shall not come into the House of GOD.

המַֽה־תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ לְי֣וֹם מוֹעֵ֑ד וּלְי֖וֹם חַג־יְהֹוָֽה׃

5What will you do about feast days,About the festivals of GOD?

וכִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה הָֽלְכוּ֙ מִשֹּׁ֔ד מִצְרַ֥יִם תְּקַבְּצֵ֖ם מֹ֣ף תְּקַבְּרֵ֑ם מַחְמַ֣ד לְכַסְפָּ֗ם קִמּוֹשׂ֙ יִֽירָשֵׁ֔ם ח֖וֹחַ בְּאׇהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃

6Behold, they have gone from destruction^c [With] the silver they treasure.Egypt shall hold them fast,^d Moph^e shall receive them in burial.Weeds are their heirs;Prickly shrubs occupy their [old] homes.

זבָּ֣אוּ׀ יְמֵ֣י הַפְּקֻדָּ֗ה בָּ֚אוּ יְמֵ֣י הַשִּׁלֻּ֔ם יֵדְע֖וּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֱוִ֣יל הַנָּבִ֗יא מְשֻׁגָּע֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָר֔וּחַ עַ֚ל רֹ֣ב עֲוֺנְךָ֔ וְרַבָּ֖ה מַשְׂטֵמָֽה׃

7The days of punishment have comeFor your heavy guilt;The days of requital have come—Let Israel know it!The prophet was distraught,The inspired man driven madBy constant harassment.

חצֹפֶ֥ה אֶפְרַ֖יִם עִם־אֱלֹהָ֑י נָבִ֞יא פַּ֤ח יָקוֹשׁ֙ עַל־כׇּל־דְּרָכָ֔יו מַשְׂטֵמָ֖ה בְּבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהָֽיו׃

8Ephraim watches for my God.As for the prophet,^f Fowlers’ snares are on all his paths,Harassment in the House of his God.

טהֶעְמִ֥יקוּ שִׁחֵ֖תוּ כִּימֵ֣י הַגִּבְעָ֑ה יִזְכּ֣וֹר עֲוֺנָ֔ם יִפְק֖וֹד חַטֹּאותָֽם׃

9They have been as grievously corruptAs in the days of Gibeah;^g [God] will remember their iniquity,And will punish their sins.

יכַּעֲנָבִ֣ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר מָצָ֙אתִי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כְּבִכּוּרָ֤הֿ בִתְאֵנָה֙ בְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּ רָאִ֖יתִי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם הֵ֜מָּה בָּ֣אוּ בַֽעַל־פְּע֗וֹר וַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙ לַבֹּ֔שֶׁת וַיִּהְי֥וּ שִׁקּוּצִ֖ים כְּאׇהֳבָֽם׃

10I found Israel [as pleasing]As grapes in the wilderness;Your ancestors seemed to MeLike the first fig to ripen on a fig tree.^h But when they came to Baal-peor,They turned aside to shamefulness;ⁱ Then they became as detestedAs they had been loved.^j

יאאֶפְרַ֕יִם כָּע֖וֹף יִתְעוֹפֵ֣ף כְּבוֹדָ֑ם מִלֵּדָ֥ה וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן וּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃

11From birth, from the womb, from conceptionEphraim’s glory shall beLike birds that fly away.^k

יבכִּ֤י אִם־יְגַדְּלוּ֙ אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֔ם וְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖ים מֵאָדָ֑ם כִּֽי־גַם־א֥וֹי לָהֶ֖ם בְּשׂוּרִ֥י מֵהֶֽם׃

12Even if they rear their infants,I will bereave them of everyone.Woe to them indeedWhen I turn away from them!^l

יגאֶפְרַ֛יִם כַּאֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֥יתִי לְצ֖וֹר שְׁתוּלָ֣ה בְנָוֶ֑ה וְאֶפְרַ֕יִם לְהוֹצִ֥יא אֶל־הֹרֵ֖ג בָּנָֽיו׃

13It shall go with EphraimAs I have seen it go with Tyre,Which was planted in a meadow;^m Ephraim too must bring outHis children to slayers.

ידתֵּן־לָהֶ֥ם יְהֹוָ֖ה מַה־תִּתֵּ֑ן תֵּן־לָהֶם֙ רֶ֣חֶם מַשְׁכִּ֔יל וְשָׁדַ֖יִם צֹמְקִֽים׃

14Give them, O ETERNAL One—give them what?Give them a womb that miscarries,And shriveled breasts!

טוכׇּל־רָעָתָ֤ם בַּגִּלְגָּל֙ כִּי־שָׁ֣ם שְׂנֵאתִ֔ים עַ֚ל רֹ֣עַ מַעַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם מִבֵּיתִ֖י אֲגָרְשֵׁ֑ם לֹ֤א אוֹסֵף֙ אַהֲבָתָ֔ם כׇּל־שָׂרֵיהֶ֖ם סֹרְרִֽים׃

15All their misfortune [began] at Gilgal,For there I disowned them.ⁿ For their evil deedsI will drive them out of My House.I will accept them no more;All their officials are^o disloyal.

טזהֻכָּ֣ה אֶפְרַ֔יִם שׇׁרְשָׁ֥ם יָבֵ֖שׁ פְּרִ֣י (בלי) [בַֽל־]יַעֲשׂ֑וּן גַּ֚ם כִּ֣י יֵלֵד֔וּן וְהֵמַתִּ֖י מַחֲמַדֵּ֥י בִטְנָֽם׃

16Ephraim^p is stricken,Their stock is withered;They can produce no fruit.Even if they do bear children,I will slay their cherished offspring.

יזיִמְאָסֵ֣ם אֱלֹהַ֔י כִּ֛י לֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ ל֑וֹ וְיִֽהְי֥וּ נֹדְדִ֖ים בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃

17My God rejects themBecause they have not obeyed,And they shall go wanderingAmong the nations.