| א אַל-תִּשְׂמַח יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-גִּיל כָּעַמִּים, כִּי זָנִיתָ מֵעַל אֱלֹהֶיךָ; אָהַבְתָּ אֶתְנָן, עַל כָּל-גָּרְנוֹת דָּגָן. | 1 Rejoice not, O Israel, unto exultation, like the peoples, for thou hast gone astray from thy God, thou hast loved a harlot's hire upon every corn-floor. |
| ב גֹּרֶן וָיֶקֶב, לֹא יִרְעֵם; וְתִירוֹשׁ, יְכַחֶשׁ בָּהּ. | 2 The threshing-floor and the wine-press shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her. |
| ג לֹא יֵשְׁבוּ, בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוָה; וְשָׁב אֶפְרַיִם מִצְרַיִם, וּבְאַשּׁוּר טָמֵא יֹאכֵלוּ. | 3 They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria. |
| ד לֹא-יִסְּכוּ לַיהוָה יַיִן, וְלֹא יֶעֶרְבוּ-לוֹ--זִבְחֵיהֶם כְּלֶחֶם אוֹנִים לָהֶם, כָּל-אֹכְלָיו יִטַּמָּאוּ: כִּי-לַחְמָם לְנַפְשָׁם, לֹא יָבוֹא בֵּית יְהוָה. | 4 They shall not pour out wine-offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto Him; their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners, all that eat thereof shall be polluted; for their bread shall be for their appetite, it shall not come into the house of the LORD. |
| ה מַה-תַּעֲשׂוּ, לְיוֹם מוֹעֵד, וּלְיוֹם, חַג-יְהוָה. | 5 What will ye do in the day of the appointed season, and in the day of the feast of the LORD? |
| ו כִּי-הִנֵּה הָלְכוּ מִשֹּׁד, מִצְרַיִם תְּקַבְּצֵם מֹף תְּקַבְּרֵם; מַחְמַד לְכַסְפָּם, קִמּוֹשׂ יִירָשֵׁם, חוֹחַ, בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶם. | 6 For, lo, they are gone away from destruction, yet Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them; their precious treasures of silver, nettles shall possess them, thorns shall be in their tents. |
| ז בָּאוּ יְמֵי הַפְּקֻדָּה, בָּאוּ יְמֵי הַשִּׁלֻּם--יֵדְעוּ, יִשְׂרָאֵל; אֱוִיל הַנָּבִיא, מְשֻׁגָּע אִישׁ הָרוּחַ--עַל רֹב עֲוֺנְךָ, וְרַבָּה מַשְׂטֵמָה. | 7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come, Israel shall know it. The prophet is a fool, the man of the spirit is mad! For the multitude of thine iniquity, the enmity is great. |
| ח צֹפֶה אֶפְרַיִם, עִם-אֱלֹהָי; נָבִיא פַּח יָקוֹשׁ, עַל-כָּל-דְּרָכָיו--מַשְׂטֵמָה, בְּבֵית אֱלֹהָיו. | 8 Ephraim is a watchman with my God; as for the prophet, a fowler's snare is in all his ways, and enmity in the house of his God. |
| ט הֶעְמִיקוּ שִׁחֵתוּ, כִּימֵי הַגִּבְעָה; יִזְכּוֹר עֲוֺנָם, יִפְקוֹד חַטֹּאותָם. {ס} | 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their iniquity, He will punish their sins. {S} |
| י כַּעֲנָבִים בַּמִּדְבָּר, מָצָאתִי יִשְׂרָאֵל--כְּבִכּוּרָה בִתְאֵנָה בְּרֵאשִׁיתָהּ, רָאִיתִי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם; הֵמָּה בָּאוּ בַעַל-פְּעוֹר, וַיִּנָּזְרוּ לַבֹּשֶׁת, וַיִּהְיוּ שִׁקּוּצִים, כְּאָהֳבָם. | 10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness, I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at her first season; but so soon as they came to Baal-peor, they separated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became detestable like that which they loved. |
| יא אֶפְרַיִם, כָּעוֹף יִתְעוֹפֵף כְּבוֹדָם; מִלֵּדָה וּמִבֶּטֶן, וּמֵהֵרָיוֹן. | 11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird; there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception. |
| יב כִּי אִם-יְגַדְּלוּ אֶת-בְּנֵיהֶם, וְשִׁכַּלְתִּים מֵאָדָם: כִּי-גַם-אוֹי לָהֶם, בְּשׂוּרִי מֵהֶם. | 12 Yea, though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there be not a man left; yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! |
| יג אֶפְרַיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר-רָאִיתִי לְצוֹר, שְׁתוּלָה בְנָוֶה; וְאֶפְרַיִם, לְהוֹצִיא אֶל-הֹרֵג בָּנָיו. | 13 Ephraim, like as I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place; but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the slayer. |
| יד תֵּן-לָהֶם יְהוָה, מַה-תִּתֵּן; תֵּן-לָהֶם רֶחֶם מַשְׁכִּיל, וְשָׁדַיִם צֹמְקִים. | 14 Give them, O LORD, whatsoever Thou wilt give; give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. |
| טו כָּל-רָעָתָם בַּגִּלְגָּל, כִּי-שָׁם שְׂנֵאתִים, עַל רֹעַ מַעַלְלֵיהֶם, מִבֵּיתִי אֲגָרְשֵׁם; לֹא אוֹסֵף אַהֲבָתָם, כָּל-שָׂרֵיהֶם סֹרְרִים. | 15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal, for there I hated them; because of the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of My house; I will love them no more, all their princes are rebellious. |
| טז הֻכָּה אֶפְרַיִם--שָׁרְשָׁם יָבֵשׁ, פְּרִי בלי- בַל- יַעֲשׂוּן; גַּם כִּי יֵלֵדוּן, וְהֵמַתִּי מַחֲמַדֵּי בִטְנָם. | 16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit; yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb. |
| יז יִמְאָסֵם אֱלֹהַי, כִּי לֹא שָׁמְעוּ לוֹ; וְיִהְיוּ נֹדְדִים, בַּגּוֹיִם. {ס} | 17 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations. {S} |