Hosea 11 (VUL) · Opened

1[Sicut mane transiit, pertransiit rex Israël. Quia puer Israël, et dilexi eum; et ex Ægypto vocavi filium meum.When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.

2Vocaverunt eos, sic abierunt a facie eorum; Baalim immolabant, et simulacris sacrificabant.But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.

3Et ego quasi nutritius Ephraim: portabam eos in brachiis meis, et nescierunt quod curarem eos.It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.

4In funiculis Adam traham eos, in vinculis caritatis; et ero eis quasi exaltans jugum super maxillas eorum, et declinavi ad eum ut vesceretur.I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.

5Non revertetur in terram Ægypti, et Assur ipse rex ejus, quoniam noluerunt converti.Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?

6Cœpit gladius in civitatibus ejus, et consumet electos ejus, et comedet capita eorum.A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.

7Et populus meus pendebit ad reditum meum; jugum autem imponetur eis simul, quod non auferetur.My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.

8Quomodo dabo te, Ephraim? protegam te, Israël? Quomodo dabo te sicut Adama, ponam te ut Seboim? Conversum est in me cor meum, pariter conturbata est pœnitudo mea.How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!

9Non faciam furorem iræ meæ; non convertar ut disperdam Ephraim, quoniam Deus ego, et non homo; in medio tui sanctus, et non ingrediar civitatem.I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God and not man—the Holy One among you—and I will not come in wrath.

10Post Dominum ambulabunt; quasi leo rugiet, quia ipse rugiet, et formidabunt filii maris.They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.

11Et avolabunt quasi avis ex Ægypto, et quasi columba de terra Assyriorum: et collocabo eos in domibus suis, dicit Dominus.]They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.

12Circumdedit me in negatione Ephraim, et in dolo domus Israël; Judas autem testis descendit cum Deo, et cum sanctis fidelis.Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.

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