Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלis a luxuriantבּוֹקֵקvine;גֶּפֶןhe producesיְשַׁוֶּהfruitפְּרִיfor himself;לּוֹaccording to the abundanceכְּרֹבof his fruit,לְפִרְיוֹhe has multipliedהִרְבָּהthe altars;לַמִּזְבְּחוֹתaccording to the goodnessכְּטוֹבof his land,לְאַרְצוֹthey have improvedהֵיטִיבוּthe standing stones.מַצֵּבוֹת
Their heartלִבָּםis divided;חָלַקnowעַתָּהthey will be found guilty;יֶאְשָׁמוּheהוּאwill break the neck ofיַעֲרֹףtheir altars,מִזְבְּחוֹתָםhe will destroyיְשֹׁדֵדtheir standing stones.מַצֵּבוֹתָם
Forכִּיnowעַתָּהthey will say,יֹאמְרוּ“There is noאֵיןkingמֶלֶךְfor us,לָנוּforכִּיwe did notלֹאfearיָרֵאנוּYHWH;יְהֹוָהand the king,וְהַמֶּלֶךְwhatמַהwill he doיַּעֲשֶׂהfor us?”לָּנוּ
They speakדִּבְּרוּwords,דְבָרִיםswearingאָלוֹתfalselyשָׁוְאin makingכָּרֹתa covenant;בְּרִיתso judgmentוּ מִשְׁפָּטsproutsפָרַחlike poisonכָּרֹאשׁin the furrowsעַל תַּלְמֵיof the field.שָׂדָי
For the calvesלְעֶגְלוֹתof Beth-avenבֵּית אָוֶןthe inhabitantsשְׁכַןof Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןwill be afraid;יָגוּרוּforכִּיits peopleעַמּוֹwill mournאָבַלover it,עָלָיוand its pagan priestsוּכְמָרָיוwho rejoicedיָגִילוּover it,עָלָיוover its glory,עַל כְּבוֹדוֹbecauseכִּיit has gone into exileגָלָהfrom it.מִמֶּנּוּ
It tooגַּם אוֹתוֹwill be carriedיוּבָלto Assyria,לְאַשּׁוּרa tributeמִנְחָהto KingלְמֶלֶךְJareb;יָרֵבEphraimאֶפְרַיִםwill receiveיִקָּחshame,בָּשְׁנָהand Israelוְ יִשְׂרָאֵלwill be ashamedיֵבוֹשׁof his counsel.מֵעֲצָתוֹ
Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןis destroyed;נִדְמֶהher kingמַלְכָּהּis like foamכְּקֶצֶףonעַלthe faceפְּנֵיof the waters.מָיִם
And the high placesוְ בָּמוֹתof Aven,אָוֶןthe sinחַטַּאתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwill be destroyed;נִשְׁמְדוּthornקוֹץand thistleוְדַרְדַּרwill come upיַעֲלֶהonעַלtheir altars;מִזְבְּחוֹתָםand they will sayוְאָמְרוּto the mountains,לֶהָרִים“Cover us,”כַּסּוּנוּand to the hills,וְלַגְּבָעוֹת“Fallנִפְלוּon us.”עָלֵינוּ
From the daysמִימֵיof Gibeahהַגִּבְעָהyou have sinned,חָטָאתָIsrael;יִשְׂרָאֵלthereשָׁםthey have stood;עָמָדוּwill notלֹאthe warמִלְחָמָהagainstעַלthe childrenבְּנֵיof injusticeעַלְוָהovertake themתַשִּׂיגֵםin Gibeah?בַּגִּבְעָה
When I desire,בְּאַוָּתִיI will discipline them;וְאֶסֳּרֵםand peoplesעַמִּיםwill be gatheredוְאֻסְּפוּagainst them,עֲלֵיהֶםwhen they are boundבְּאָסְרָםfor their twoלִשְׁתֵּיiniquities.עוֹנֹתָם
And Ephraimוְאֶפְרַיִםis a trainedמְלֻמָּדָהheiferעֶגְלָהthat lovesאֹהַבְתִּיto thresh;לָדוּשׁbut Iוַאֲנִיwill passעָבַרְתִּיoverעַלthe beautyטוּבof her neck;צַוָּארָהּI will make Ephraim ride;אַרְכִּיב אֶפְרַיִםJudahיְהוּדָהwill plow;יַחֲרוֹשׁJacobיַעֲקֹבwill harrowיְשַׂדֶּדfor himself.לוֹ
Sowזִרְעוּfor yourselvesלָכֶםin righteousness,לִצְדָקָהreapקִצְרוּaccording toלְפִיloyal love;חֶסֶדbreak upנִירוּfor yourselvesלָכֶםthe fallow ground;נִירfor it is timeוְעֵתto seekלִדְרוֹשׁYHWH,יְהוָהuntilעַדhe comesיָבוֹאand teachesוְיֹרֶהrighteousnessצֶדֶקto you.לָכֶם
You have plowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּםwickedness,רֶשַׁעyou have reapedקְצַרְתֶּםinjustice,עַוְלָתָהyou have eatenאֲכַלְתֶּםthe fruitפְּרִיof lying;כָחַשׁforכִּיyou have trustedבָטַחְתָּin your way,בְדַרְכְּךָin the multitudeבְּרֹבof your mighty men.גִּבּוֹרֶיךָ
And a tumultוְ שָׁאוֹןwill riseקָאםamong your people,בְּעַמֶּךָand allוְכָלyour fortressesמִבְצָרֶיךָwill be destroyed,יוּשַּׁדas Shalman destroyedכְּשֹׁד שַׁלְמַןBeth-arbelבֵּית אַרְבֵאלon the dayבְּיוֹםof battle;מִלְחָמָהthe motherאֵםwas dashed to piecesרֻטָּשָׁהonעַלher children.בָּנִים
ThusכָּכָהBethelבֵּית אֵלwill doעָשָׂהto youלָכֶםbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe evilרָעַתof your evil;רָעַתְכֶםat dawnבַּשַּׁחַרthe kingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill be utterly destroyed.נִדְמֹה נִדְמָה