1 ي َرعَى بَنُو أفْرايِمَ الرِّيحَ، وَيُلاحِقُونَ الرِّيحَ الشَّرقِيَّةَ طِيلَةَ اليَومِ، وَيَزِيدُونَ مِنَ الكَذِبِ وَالدَّمارِ. قَطَعُوا عَهداً مَعَ أشُّورَ وَحَمَلُوا زَيتَهُمْ إلَى مِصرَ.

Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

2 « للهِ قَضِيَّةٌ مَعَ يَهُوذا، وَسَيُعاقِبُ يَعقُوبَ بِحَسَبِ ما يَستَحِقُّ، وَسَيُجازَى بِحَسَبِ أعمالِهِ.

Jehovah hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

3 ف َبَينَما هُوَ ما يَزالُ فِي الرَّحِمِ، خَدَعَ أخاهُ، وَبِقُوَّتِهِ تَصارَعَ مَعَ اللهِ.

In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:

4 « تَصارَعَ مَعَ مَلاكٍ وَغَلَبَهُ. بَكَى وَتَضَرَّعَ إلَيهِ. وَجَدَ اللهَ فِي بَيتِ إيلَ، وَهُناكَ تَكَلَّمَ مَعَهُ.

yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us,

5 ي هوه الإلَهُ القَدِيرُ، يهوه اسْمُهُ.

even Jehovah, the God of hosts; Jehovah is his memorial name.

6 ا رجِعْ إلَى إلَهِكَ كُنْ أمِيناً وَعادِلاً وَاتِّكِلْ عَلَى إلَهِكَ دائِماً.

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.

7 « يَعقُوبُ مِثلُ الكَنْعانِيِّ الَّذِي يَغِشُّ فِي المَوازِينِ لأنَّهُمْ يُحِبُّونَ الظُلمَ.

He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

8 ي َقُولُ أفْرايِمُ: ‹صِرتُ غَنِيّاً جِدّاً، وَقَد وَجَدتُ ثَرَواتٍ لأجلِ ذاتِي. الأشيِاءُ الَّتِي عَمِلتُها لَن تَكشِفَنِي، وَلَن تُدرِكَنِي أيَّةُ آثامٍ ارتَكَبتُها.›

And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.

9 « أنا إلَهُكَ مُنذُ وُجُودِكَ فِي أرْضِ مِصرَ سَتَعِيشُ فِي خِيامٍ فِي الصَّحراءِ، كَما كُنْتَ أيّامَ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ.

But I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; I will yet again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.

10 « أنا كَلَّمتُ الأنبِياءِ، وَأعَلَنْتُ مَشِيئَتِي بِالرُّؤَى. وَتَكَلَّمْتُ عَلَى فَمِ الأنبِياءِ بِأمثالٍ.

I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.

11 ه ُناكَ إثمٌ فِي جِلْعادَ، فَإنَّهُمْ كانُوا أكثَرَ سُوءاً وَبُطلاً فِي الجِلجالِ حَيثُ يَذبَحُونَ الثِّيرانَ. مَذابِحُهُمْ كَثِيرَةٌ كَأكوامِ الصُّخُورِ قُربَ أتلامِ الحُقُولِ.

Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether false; in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field.

12 ه َرَبَ يَعقُوبُ إلَى حُقُولِ أرامَ، وَعَمِلَ للحُصُولِ عَلَى زَوجَةٍ، وَحَرَسَ غَنَماً لِيَتَزَوَّجَ بِامرَأةٍ أُخْرَى.

And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

13 أ خرَجَ اللهُ إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ مِصرَ بِنَبِيٍّ، وَبِنَبِيٍّ حَفِظَهُ.

And by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

14 ص َنَعَ أفْرايِمُ مَرارَةً وَأساءَ كَثِيراً. لِذا سَيَرُدُّ رَبُّهُ ذَنبَهُ عَلَيهِ، وَسَيُجازِيهِ عَلَى جَرائِمِهِ.»

Ephraim hath provoked to anger most bitterly: therefore shall his blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.