| א גֶּפֶן בּוֹקֵק יִשְׂרָאֵל, פְּרִי יְשַׁוֶּה-לּוֹ; כְּרֹב לְפִרְיוֹ, הִרְבָּה לַמִּזְבְּחוֹת--כְּטוֹב לְאַרְצוֹ, הֵיטִיבוּ מַצֵּבוֹת. | 1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, which put forth fruit freely: as his fruit increased, he increased his altars; the more goodly his land was, the more goodly were his pillars. |
| ב חָלַק לִבָּם, עַתָּה יֶאְשָׁמוּ; הוּא יַעֲרֹף מִזְבְּחוֹתָם, יְשֹׁדֵד מַצֵּבוֹתָם. | 2 Their heart is divided; now shall they bear their guilt; He will break down their altars, He will spoil their pillars. |
| ג כִּי עַתָּה יֹאמְרוּ, אֵין מֶלֶךְ לָנוּ: כִּי לֹא יָרֵאנוּ אֶת-יְהוָה, וְהַמֶּלֶךְ מַה-יַּעֲשֶׂה-לָּנוּ. | 3 Surely now shall they say: 'We have no king; for we feared not the LORD; and the king, what can he do for us?' |
| ד דִּבְּרוּ דְבָרִים, אָלוֹת שָׁוְא כָּרֹת בְּרִית; וּפָרַח כָּרֹאשׁ מִשְׁפָּט, עַל תַּלְמֵי שָׂדָי. | 4 They speak words, they swear falsely, they make covenants; thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field. |
| ה לְעֶגְלוֹת בֵּית אָוֶן, יָגוּרוּ שְׁכַן שֹׁמְרוֹן: כִּי-אָבַל עָלָיו עַמּוֹ, וּכְמָרָיו עָלָיו יָגִילוּ--עַל-כְּבוֹדוֹ, כִּי-גָלָה מִמֶּנּוּ. | 5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall be in dread for the calves of Beth-aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof shall tremble for it, for its glory, because it is departed from it. |
| ו גַּם-אוֹתוֹ לְאַשּׁוּר יוּבָל, מִנְחָה לְמֶלֶךְ יָרֵב; בָּשְׁנָה אֶפְרַיִם יִקָּח, וְיֵבוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעֲצָתוֹ. | 6 It also shall be carried unto Assyria, for a present to King Contentious; Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel. |
| ז נִדְמֶה שֹׁמְרוֹן, מַלְכָּהּ, כְּקֶצֶף, עַל-פְּנֵי-מָיִם. | 7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water. |
| ח וְנִשְׁמְדוּ בָּמוֹת אָוֶן, חַטַּאת יִשְׂרָאֵל--קוֹץ וְדַרְדַּר, יַעֲלֶה עַל-מִזְבְּחוֹתָם; וְאָמְרוּ לֶהָרִים כַּסּוּנוּ, וְלַגְּבָעוֹת נִפְלוּ עָלֵינוּ. {פ} | 8 The high places also of Aven shall be destroyed, even the sin of Israel. The thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains: 'Cover us', and to the hills: 'Fall on us.' {P} |
| ט מִימֵי, הַגִּבְעָה, חָטָאתָ, יִשְׂרָאֵל; שָׁם עָמָדוּ, לֹא-תַשִּׂיגֵם בַּגִּבְעָה מִלְחָמָה עַל-בְּנֵי עַלְוָה. | 9 From the days of Gibeah thou hast sinned, O Israel; there they stood; no battle was to overtake them in Gibeah, nor the children of arrogancy. |
| י בְּאַוָּתִי, וְאֶסֳּרֵם; וְאֻסְּפוּ עֲלֵיהֶם עַמִּים, בְּאָסְרָם לִשְׁתֵּי עינתם עוֹנוֹתָם. | 10 When it is My desire, I will chastise them; and the peoples shall be gathered against them, when they are yoked to their two rings. |
| יא וְאֶפְרַיִם עֶגְלָה מְלֻמָּדָה, אֹהַבְתִּי לָדוּשׁ, וַאֲנִי עָבַרְתִּי, עַל-טוּב צַוָּארָהּ; אַרְכִּיב אֶפְרַיִם יַחֲרוֹשׁ יְהוּדָה, יְשַׂדֶּד-לוֹ יַעֲקֹב. | 11 And Ephraim is a heifer well broken, that loveth to thresh, and I have passed over upon her fair neck; I will make Ephraim to ride, Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods. |
| יב זִרְעוּ לָכֶם לִצְדָקָה קִצְרוּ לְפִי-חֶסֶד, נִירוּ לָכֶם נִיר; וְעֵת, לִדְרוֹשׁ אֶת-יְהוָה, עַד-יָבוֹא, וְיֹרֶה צֶדֶק לָכֶם. | 12 Sow to yourselves according to righteousness, reap according to mercy, break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, till He come and cause righteousness to rain upon you. |
| יג חֲרַשְׁתֶּם-רֶשַׁע עַוְלָתָה קְצַרְתֶּם, אֲכַלְתֶּם פְּרִי-כָחַשׁ--כִּי-בָטַחְתָּ בְדַרְכְּךָ, בְּרֹב גִּבּוֹרֶיךָ. | 13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity, ye have eaten the fruit of lies; for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men. |
| יד וְקָאם שָׁאוֹן, בְּעַמֶּךָ, וְכָל-מִבְצָרֶיךָ יוּשַּׁד, כְּשֹׁד שַׁלְמַן בֵּית אַרְבֵאל בְּיוֹם מִלְחָמָה: אֵם עַל-בָּנִים, רֻטָּשָׁה. | 14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy hosts, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle; the mother was dashed in pieces with her children. |
| טו כָּכָה, עָשָׂה לָכֶם בֵּית-אֵל, מִפְּנֵי, רָעַת רָעַתְכֶם; בַּשַּׁחַר, נִדְמֹה נִדְמָה מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל. | 15 So hath Beth-el done unto you because of your great wickedness; at daybreak is the king of Israel utterly cut off. |