Do notאַלrejoice,תִּשְׂמַחIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלwith exultationאֶל גִּילlike the peoples,כָּעַמִּיםforכִּיyou have prostituted yourselfזָנִיתָaway fromמֵעַלyour Elohim;אֱלֹהֶיךָyou have lovedאָהַבְתָּa prostitute's wagesאֶתְנָןonעַלallכָּלthe threshing floorsגָּרְנוֹתof grain.דָּגָן
Threshing floorגֹּרֶןand winepressוָיֶקֶבwill notלֹאfeed them,יִרְעֵםand the new wineוְתִירוֹשׁwill failיְכַחֶשׁher.בָּהּ
They will notלֹאstayיֵשְׁבוּin the landבְּאֶרֶץof YHWH,יְהוָהbut Ephraimוְ אֶפְרַיִםwill returnשָׁבto Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand in Assyriaוּבְאַשּׁוּרthey will eatיֹאכֵלוּunclean food.טָמֵא
They will notלֹאpour out libations ofיִסְּכוּwineיַיִןto YHWH,לַיהוָהand their sacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶםwill notוְלֹאbe pleasingיֶעֶרְבוּto him;לוֹthey will be like the breadכְּלֶחֶםof mournersאוֹנִיםto them;לָהֶםallכָּלwho eat itאֹכְלָיוwill be defiled;יִטַמָּאוּforכִּיtheir breadלַחְמָםwill be for their soul;לְנַפְשָׁםit will notלֹאcome intoיָבוֹאthe houseבֵּיתof YHWH.יְהוָה
Whatמַהwill you doתַּעֲשׂוּon the dayלְיוֹםof the appointed time,מוֹעֵדand on the dayוּלְיוֹםof the feastחַגof YHWH?יְהוָה
Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהthey have goneהָלְכוּbecause of the destruction;מִשֹּׁדEgyptמִצְרַיִםwill gather them,תְּקַבְּצֵםMemphisמֹףwill bury them;תְּקַבְּרֵםthe precious thingsמַחְמַדof their silver,לְכַסְפָּםnettlesקִמּוֹשׂwill possess them;יִירָשֵׁםthornsחוֹחַwill be in their tents.בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶם
The daysיְמֵיof punishmentהַפְּקֻדָּהhave come,בָּאוּthe daysיְמֵיof retributionהַשִׁלֻּםhave come;בָּאוּIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill know it.יֵדְעוּThe prophetהַנָּבִיאis a fool,אֱוִילthe manאִישׁof the spiritהָרוּחַis mad,מְשֻׁגָּעbecause ofעַלthe abundanceרֹבof your iniquity,עֲוֺנְךָand the hostilityמַשְׂטֵמָהis great.וְרַבָּה
Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםis a watchmanצֹפֶהwith my Elohim;עִם אֱלֹהָיthe prophetנָבִיאis a fowler'sיָקוֹשׁsnareפַּחonעַלallכָּלhis ways,דְּרָכָיוhostilityמַשְׂטֵמָהin the houseבְּבֵיתof his Elohim.אֱלֹהָיו
They have deeplyהֶעְמִיקוּcorrupted themselvesשִׁחֵתוּas in the daysכִּימֵיof Gibeah;הַגִּבְעָהhe will rememberיִזְכּוֹרtheir iniquity,עֲוֺנָםhe will call to accountיִפְקוֹדtheir sins.חַטֹּאותָם
Like grapesכַּעֲנָבִיםin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּרI foundמָצָאתִיIsrael;יִשְׂרָאֵלlike the early fruitכְּבִכּוּרָהon the fig treeבִתְאֵנָהin its first seasonבְּרֵאשִׁיתָהּI sawרָאִיתִיyour fathers;אֲבוֹתֵיכֶםtheyהֵמָּהcameבָּאוּto Baal-peorבַעַל פְּעוֹרand consecrated themselvesוַיִּנָּזְרוּto the shame,לַבֹּשֶׁתand they becameוַיִּהְיוּdetestable thingsשִׁקּוּצִיםlike what they loved.כְּאָהֳבָם
Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםlike a birdכָּעוֹףtheir gloryכְּבוֹדָםwill fly away:יִתְעוֹפֵףno birth,מִלֵּדָהand no womb,וּמִבֶּטֶןand no conception.וּמֵהֵרָיוֹן
Evenכִּיifאִםthey bring upיְגַדְּלוּtheir children,בְּנֵיהֶםI will bereave themוְשִׁכַּלְתִּיםbefore they are men;מֵאָדָםforכִּיindeed,גַםwoeאוֹיto themלָהֶםwhen I turn awayבְּשׂוּרִיfrom them!מֵהֶם
Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםasכַּאֲשֶׁרI have seen,רָאִיתִיwas like Tyre,לְצוֹרplantedשְׁתוּלָהin a meadow;בְנָוֶהbut Ephraimוְאֶפְרַיִםis to bring outלְהוֹצִיאhis childrenבָּנָיוto the killer.אֶל הֹרֵג
Giveתֵּןthem,לָהֶםYHWH;יְהוָהwhatמַהwill you give?תִּתֵּןGiveתֵּןthemלָהֶםa miscarryingמַשְׁכִּילwombרֶחֶםand dryצֹמְקִיםbreasts.וְשָׁדַיִם
Allכָּלtheir evilרָעָתָםis in Gilgal;בַּגִּלְגָּלforכִּיthereשָׁםI came to hate them;שְׂנֵאתִיםbecause ofעַלthe evilרֹעַof their deedsמַעַלְלֵיהֶםI will drive them outאֲגָרְשֵׁםof my house;מִבֵּיתִיI will noלֹאlongerאוֹסֵףlove them;אַהֲבָתָםallכָּלtheir princesשָׂרֵיהֶםare rebels.סֹרְרִים
Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםis struck,הֻכָּהtheir rootשָׁרְשָׁםis dried up;יָבֵשׁthey will bearיַעֲשׂוּןnoבַלfruit;פְּרִיevenגַּםifכִּיthey give birth,יֵלֵדוּןI will killוְהֵמַתִּיthe beloved onesמַחֲמַדֵּיof their womb.בִטְנָם
My Elohimאֱלֹהַיwill reject them,יִמְאָסֵםbecauseכִּיthey did notלֹאlistenשָׁמְעוּto him;לוֹand they will beוְיִהְיוּwanderersנֹדְדִיםamong the nations.בַּגּוֹיִם