1 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. 2 The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. 3 They shall not dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. 4 They shall not offer 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 for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD. 5 What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD? 6 For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.

7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred. 8 The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. 10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. 12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! 13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer. 14 Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. 15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters. 16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb. 17 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

1 Wees nie bly met gejuig, o Israel, soos die volke nie, want jy het gehoereer van jou God af weg; jy het hoereloon liefgehad op al die koringdorsvloere.

2 Dorsvloer en parskuip sal hulle nie voed nie, en die mos sal hulle in die steek laat.

3 Hulle sal in die land van die HERE nie bly nie; maar Efraim sal na Egipte teruggaan, en in Assur sal hulle eet wat onrein is.

4 Hulle sal vir die HERE geen wyn uitgiet nie, en hulle slagoffers sal vir Hom nie welgevallig wees nie; soos tranebrood sal hulle spys vir hulle wees. Almal wat daarvan eet, word verontreinig; want hulle brood is vir hulleself: dit sal nie in die huis van die HERE kom nie.

5 Wat sal julle dan doen op die feestyd en op die feesdag van die HERE?

6 Want kyk, hulle gaan heen weens die verwoesting: Egipte sal hulle versamel, Mof hulle begrawe; onkruid sal hulle skat van silwergoed in besit neem, dorings in hulle tente wees.

7 Die dae van besoeking het gekom, die dae van vergelding het gekom; Israel sal dit ervaar! Die profeet word 'n dwaas, die man van die gees 'n waansinnige, weens die grootheid van jou ongeregtigheid, en omdat die vyandskap groot is.

8 Efraim is 'n spioen teenoor my God; wat die profeet aangaan, die net van 'n voëlvanger is op al sy weë gesprei, vyandskap in die huis van sy God.

9 Hulle het baie, baie verkeerd gehandel soos in die dae van G¡bea. Hy sal dink aan hulle ongeregtigheid, besoeking doen oor hulle sondes.

10 Ek het Israel gevind soos druiwe in die woestyn; Ek het julle vaders gesien soos voorvye aan die vyeboom in sy eerste groei; maar hulle het na Ba„l-Peor gekom en hulle aan die skandegod toegewy en 'n verfoeisel geword net soos die voorwerp van hulle liefde.

11 Efraim -- sy heerlikheid sal wegvlieg soos 'n voël. Geen geboorte, geen moederskap, geen ontvangenis meer nie!

12 Ja, al sou hulle hul kinders grootmaak, Ek maak hulle kinderloos, sonder mense; ja, wee hulleself ook as Ek van hulle wyk.

13 Efraim, soos Ek dit sien na Tirus heen, is geplant in 'n mooi omgewing, maar Efraim sal sy seuns na die moordenaar moet uitbring.

14 Gee hulle, o HERE -- wat sal U gee? -- gee hulle 'n kinderlose moederskoot en uitgedroogde borste.

15 Al hulle boosheid is byeen in Gilgal, want daar het Ek hulle begin haat weens die boosheid van hulle handelinge; Ek sal hulle uit my huis uitdrywe, hulle nie meer liefhê nie. Al hulle vorste is opstandig.

16 Efraim is getref, hulle wortel het verdor, hulle dra geen vrug meer nie; ook wanneer hulle kinders baar, sal Ek nogtans die lieflinge van hulle skoot ombring.

17 My God sal hulle verwerp, omdat hulle na Hom nie geluister het nie, en hulle sal rondswerwe onder die nasies.