Hosea 5

Hear this O priests and pay attention O house of Israel and house of the king give ear for to you the judgment for a snare you have been at Mizpah and a net spread out upon Tabor

1 שִׁמְעוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu Hear HVqv2mp זֹ֨את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this HPdxfs הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim O priests HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הַקְשִׁ֣יבוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 vehaqeshivu and pay attention HC/Vhv2mp בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt O house HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp וּ/בֵ֤ית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and house HC/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king HTd/Ncmsa הַאֲזִ֔ינוּ 𐤄𐤀𐤆𐤉𐤍𐤅 haazinu give ear HVhv2mp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC לָ/כֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you HR/Sp2mp הַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֑ט 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 hamishepat the judgment HTd/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for HC פַח֙ 𐤐𐤇 fach a snare HNcmsa הֱיִיתֶ֣ם 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤌 heyitem you have been HVqp2mp לְ/מִצְפָּ֔ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤄 lemitsepah at Mizpah HR/Np וְ/רֶ֖שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤓𐤔𐤕 vereshet and a net HC/Ncfsc פְּרוּשָׂ֥ה 𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤄 perusah spread out HVqsfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR תָּבֽוֹר 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤓 tavor Tabor HNp

and-slaughter rebels have gone deep but I discipline for all of them

2 וְ/שַׁחֲטָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤇𐤈𐤄 veshachatah and-slaughter HC/Ncfsa שֵׂטִ֖ים 𐤔𐤈𐤉𐤌 setim rebels HNcmpa הֶעְמִ֑יקוּ 𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤒𐤅 heemiqu have gone deep HVhp3cp וַ/אֲנִ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) but I HC/Pp1cs מוּסָ֥ר 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 musar discipline HNcmsa לְ/כֻלָּֽ/ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤋/𐤌 lekhulam for all of them HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp

I have known Ephraim and Israel not is hidden from me for now you have played the harlot O Ephraim is defiled Israel

3 אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs יָדַ֣עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti have known HVqp1cs אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim HNp וְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael and Israel HC/Np לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn נִכְחַ֣ד 𐤍𐤊𐤇𐤃 nikhechad is hidden HVNp3ms מִמֶּ֑/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from me HR/Sp1cs כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC עַתָּה֙ 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now HD הִזְנֵ֣יתָ 𐤄𐤆𐤍𐤉𐤕 hizeneyta you have played the harlot HVhp2ms אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim-2 O Ephraim HNp נִטְמָ֖א 𐤍𐤈𐤌𐤀 nitema is defiled HVNp3ms יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp

not they give their deeds to return to their God for spirit of whoredoms in their midst and YHWH not they know

4 לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יִתְּנוּ֙ 𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 yitenu they give HVqi3mp מַ֣עַלְלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 maaleleyhem their deeds HNcmpc/Sp3mp לָ/שׁ֖וּב 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤁 lashuv to return HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR אֱלֹֽהֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eloheyhem Mulimu (Lozi) their God HNcmpc/Sp3mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC ר֤וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) spirit HNcbsc זְנוּנִים֙ 𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 zenunim of whoredoms HNcmpa בְּ/קִרְבָּ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤌 beqirebam in their midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and HC/To יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יָדָֽעוּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadau they know HVqp3cp

testifies pride of Israel against him Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity has stumbled also Judah with them

5 וְ/עָנָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤄 veanah testifies HC/Vqp3ms גְאֽוֹן 𐤂𐤀𐤅𐤍 geon pride HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp בְּ/פָנָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 befanayv against him HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael Israel HC/Np וְ/אֶפְרַ֗יִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 veeferayim and Ephraim HC/Np יִכָּֽשְׁלוּ֙ 𐤉𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅 yikashelu will stumble HVNi3mp בַּ/עֲוֺנָ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤌 baaonam in their iniquity HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp כָּשַׁ֥ל 𐤊𐤔𐤋 kashal has stumbled HVqp3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah HNp עִמָּֽ/ם 𐤏𐤌/𐤌 imam with them HR/Sp3mp

with their flocks and with their herds they will go to seek [direct object marker] YHWH but not they will find he has withdrawn from them

6 בְּ/צֹאנָ֣/ם 𐤁/𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤌 betsonam with their flocks HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp וּ/בִ/בְקָרָ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓/𐤌 uviveqaram and with their herds HC/R/Ncbsc/Sp3mp יֵֽלְכ֛וּ 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 yelekhu they will go HVqi3mp לְ/בַקֵּ֥שׁ 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤔 levaqesh to seek HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not HC/Tn יִמְצָ֑אוּ 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 yimetsau they will find HVqi3mp חָלַ֖ץ 𐤇𐤋𐤑 chalats he has withdrawn HVqp3ms מֵ/הֶֽם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem from them HR/Sp3mp

against YHWH they have dealt treacherously for children alien they have borne now will devour them new moon [direct object marker] their portions

7 בַּ/יהוָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) against YHWH HR/Np בָּגָ֔דוּ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤅 bagadu they have dealt treacherously HVqp3cp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC בָנִ֥ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 vanim Bene (Bemba) children HNcmpa זָרִ֖ים 𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤌 zarim alien HAampa יָלָ֑דוּ 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤅 yaladu they have borne HVqp3cp עַתָּ֛ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now HD יֹאכְלֵ֥/ם 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤌 yokhelem will devour them HVqi3ms/Sp3mp חֹ֖דֶשׁ 𐤇𐤃𐤔 chodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) new moon HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HR חֶלְקֵי/הֶֽם 𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤉/𐤄𐤌 cheleqeyhem their portions HNcmpc/Sp3mp

Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah the trumpet in Ramah sound an alarm at Beth aven behind thee O Benjamin

8 תִּקְע֤וּ 𐤕𐤒𐤏𐤅 tiqeu Blow ye HVqv2mp שׁוֹפָר֙ 𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 shofar the cornet HNcmsa בַּ/גִּבְעָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤄 bagiveah in Gibeah HRd/Np חֲצֹצְרָ֖ה 𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤄 chatsotserah the trumpet HNcfsa בָּ/רָמָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤓𐤌𐤄 baramah in Ramah HRd/Np הָרִ֨יעוּ֙ 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤏𐤅 hariu sound an alarm HVhv2mp בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt at Beth HNp אָ֔וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven aven HNp אַחֲרֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤊 achareykha behind thee HR/Sp2ms בִּנְיָמִֽין 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 bineyamin O Benjamin HNp

Ephraim for desolation she shall be in day of rebuke among tribes of Israel I have made known what is sure

9 אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim HNp לְ/שַׁמָּ֣ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤄 leshamah for desolation HR/Ncfsa תִֽהְיֶ֔ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh she shall be HVqi3fs בְּ/י֖וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in day HR/Ncmsc תּֽוֹכֵחָ֑ה 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤄 tokhechah of rebuke HNcfsa בְּ/שִׁבְטֵי֙ 𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 beshivetey among tribes HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp הוֹדַ֖עְתִּי 𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 hodaeti I have made known HVhp1cs נֶאֱמָנָֽה 𐤍𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤄 neemanah what is sure HVNrfsa

have become princes of Judah like those who move boundary on them I will pour out like water my wrath

10 הָיוּ֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu have become HVqp3cp שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey princes of HNcmpc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah HNp כְּ/מַסִּיגֵ֖י 𐤊/𐤌𐤎𐤉𐤂𐤉 kemasigey like those who move HR/Vhrmpc גְּב֑וּל 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 gevul boundary HNcmsa עֲלֵי/הֶ֕ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem on them HR/Sp3mp אֶשְׁפּ֥וֹךְ 𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤅𐤊 eshepokhe I will pour out HVqi1cs כַּ/מַּ֖יִם 𐤊/𐤌𐤉𐤌 kamayim Amanzi (Zulu) like water HRd/Ncmpa עֶבְרָתִֽ/י 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕/𐤉 everati my wrath HNcfsc/Sp1cs

oppressed Ephraim crushed in judgment because he was determined to go after command

11 עָשׁ֥וּק 𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤒 ashuq oppressed HVqsmsa אֶפְרַ֖יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim HNp רְצ֣וּץ 𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤑 retsuts crushed HVqsmsc מִשְׁפָּ֑ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat in judgment HNcmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because HC הוֹאִ֔יל 𐤄𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤋 hoil he was determined HVhp3ms הָלַ֖ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe to go HVqp3ms אַחֲרֵי 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after HR צָֽו 𐤑𐤅 tsav command HNcmsa

And I like a moth to Ephraim and like rot to house Judah

12 וַ/אֲנִ֥י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) And I HC/Pp1cs כָ/עָ֖שׁ 𐤊/𐤏𐤔 khaash like a moth HRd/Ncmsa לְ/אֶפְרָ֑יִם 𐤋/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 leeferayim to Ephraim HR/Np וְ/כָ/רָקָ֖ב 𐤅/𐤊/𐤓𐤒𐤁 vekharaqav and like rot HC/Rd/Ncmsa לְ/בֵ֥ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt to house HR/Ncmsc יְהוּדָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah HNp

and saw Ephraim his sickness and Judah his wound went Ephraim to Assyria and sent to king Jareb but he not could to heal you nor cure from you wound

13 וַ/יַּ֨רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and saw HC/Vqw3ms אֶפְרַ֜יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his HTo חָלְי֗/וֹ 𐤇𐤋𐤉/𐤅 chaleyo sickness HNcmsc/Sp3ms וִֽ/יהוּדָה֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah and Judah HC/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 his HTo מְזֹר֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤆𐤓/𐤅 mezoro wound HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּ֤לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe went HC/Vqw3ms אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim-2 Ephraim HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR אַשּׁ֔וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria HNp וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֖ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsa יָרֵ֑ב 𐤉𐤓𐤁 yarev Jareb HNp וְ/ה֗וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu but he HC/Pp3ms לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יוּכַל֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋 yukhal could HVqi3ms לִ/רְפֹּ֣א 𐤋/𐤓𐤐𐤀 lirepo to heal HR/Vqc לָ/כֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem you HR/Sp2mp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor HC/Tn יִגְהֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤂𐤄𐤄 yigeheh cure HVqi3ms מִ/כֶּ֖ם 𐤌/𐤊𐤌 mikem from you HR/Sp2mp מָזֽוֹר 𐤌𐤆𐤅𐤓 mazor wound HNcmsa

For I like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to house Judah I even I will tear and go away I will carry off and there is no one to rescue

14 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC אָנֹכִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I HPp1cs כַ/שַּׁ֨חַל֙ 𐤊/𐤔𐤇𐤋 khashachal like a lion HRd/Ncmsa לְ/אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤋/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 leeferayim to Ephraim HR/Np וְ/כַ/כְּפִ֖יר 𐤅/𐤊/𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓 vekhakefir and like a young lion HC/Rd/Ncmsa לְ/בֵ֣ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt to house HR/Ncmsc יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah HNp אֲנִ֨י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs אֲנִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-2 Ine (Bemba) even I HPp1cs אֶטְרֹף֙ 𐤀𐤈𐤓𐤐 eterof will tear HVqi1cs וְ/אֵלֵ֔ךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤊 veelekhe and go away HC/Vqi1cs אֶשָּׂ֖א 𐤀𐤔𐤀 esa I will carry off HVqi1cs וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is no HC/Tn מַצִּֽיל 𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤋 matsil one to rescue HVhrmsa

I will go and return to my place until that they become guilty and seek my face in the distress for them they will seek me

15 אֵלֵ֤ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤊 elekhe I will go HVqi1cs אָשׁ֨וּבָה֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤄 ashuvah and return HVqi1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR מְקוֹמִ֔/י 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤉 meqomi my place HNcmsc/Sp1cs עַ֥ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until HR אֲשֶֽׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr יֶאְשְׁמ֖וּ 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤅 yeeshemu they become guilty HVqi3mp וּ/בִקְשׁ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 uviqeshu and seek HC/Vpp3cp פָנָ֑/י 𐤐𐤍/𐤉 fanay my face HNcbpc/Sp1cs בַּ/צַּ֥ר 𐤁/𐤑𐤓 batsar in the distress HRd/Aamsa לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp יְשַׁחֲרֻֽ/נְנִי 𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤓/𐤍𐤍𐤉 yeshacharuneni they will seek me HVpi3mp/Sp1cs

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