Oséias 11

Te Aroha o te Atua ki Tāna Iwi Whakakeke

1 "I a Īharaira e tamariki ana i aroha ahau ki a ia i reira,

ā, karangatia ana e ahau tāku tama i Īhipa.

2 E karanga ana rātou i a rātou,

e haere kē atu ana i a rātou.

I patu whakahere rātou ki ngā Paarimi,

i tahu whakakakara anō ki ngā whakapakoko.

3 "Otiia nāku a Ēparaima i ako ki te haere;

i hikitia rātou e ahau ki runga ki ōku ringa;

heoi, kīhai rātou i mōhio e rongoā ana ahau i a rātou.

4 He taura tangata āku ki te kukume i a rātou,

he here aroha.

Ko tāku hoki ki a rātou ko tā te hunga

e tango ana i te ioka i ō rātou kauae;

i hoatu anō e ahau he kai ki mua i a rātou.

5 "E kore ia e hoki atu ki te whenua o Īhipa;

engari ko te Ahiriana hei kīngi mōna,

mō rātou kīhai i pai ki te hoki.

6 Ka hāua iho te hoari ki runga ki ōna pā,

whakamōtī ai i ōna tūtaki ā pau ake;

nā ō rātou whakaaro hoki.

7 Ā, kei te tohe tāku iwi ki te tahuri kē i ahau;

ahakoa karangatia rātou ki te mea i Runga Rawa,

kāhore tētahi o rātou e whakanui i a ia.

8 "Me pēhea koe ka hoatu whakarere ai e ahau, e Ēparaima?

Me pēhea ka tukua ai koe e ahau, e Īharaira?

Me pēhea ka meinga ai koe e ahau kia rite ki Arema?

Me pēhea ka waiho ai koe kia rite ki Tepoimi?

Kua puta kē tōku ngākau i roto i ahau,

ngiha tahi anō ōku kōnohinohitanga.

9 E kore tōku riri e mura nei e puta,

e kore ahau e hoki ki te whakangaro i a Ēparaima.

Ko te Atua hoki ahau, ehara i te tangata,

ko te Mea Tapu i waenganui i a koe;

kore anō ahau e tomo ki te pā.

10 "Ka whāia e rātou a Ihowā,

ā, ka hāmama ia ānō he raiona.

Ka hāmama hoki ia,

ā, ka haere wiri mai ngā tamariki i te hauāuru.

11 Ka rere wiri mai rātou i Īhipa ānō he manu,

i te whenua o Ahiria ānō he kūkupa;

ka whakanohoia anō hoki rātou e ahau ki ō rātou whare,"

e ai tā Ihowā.

12 Kua oti ahau te karapoti e Ēparaima ki te teka,

e te whare o Īharaira ki te tinihanga.

Engari, a Hūrā kei runga i tā te Atua tāna tikanga;

kei te Mea Tapu ia, pono tonu.

1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. 2 The more the prophets called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. 3 Yet I taught Ephraim to walk; I took them on my arms; but they knew not that I healed them. 4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love; and I was to them as they that lift up the yoke on their jaws; and I laid food before them.

5 They shall not return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be their king, because they refused to return to me. 6 And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels. 7 And my people are bent on backsliding from me: though they call them to him that is on high, none at all will exalt him.

8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I cast thee off, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboiim? my heart is turned within me, my compassions are kindled together. 9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee; and I will not come in wrath. 10 They shall walk after Jehovah, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west. 11 They shall come trembling as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will make them to dwell in their houses, saith Jehovah.

12 Ephraim compasseth me about with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the Holy One.