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11 Pan oedd Israel yn fachgen, mi a’i cerais ef, ac a elwais fy mab o’r Aifft. Fel y galwent arnynt, felly hwythau a aent o’u gŵydd hwy; aberthasant i Baalim, llosgasant arogl‐darth i ddelwau cerfiedig. Myfi hefyd a ddysgais i Effraim gerdded, gan eu cymryd erbyn eu breichiau; ond ni chydnabuant mai myfi a’u meddyginiaethodd hwynt. Tynnais hwynt â rheffynnau dynol, â rhwymau cariad; ac oeddwn iddynt megis y rhai a godant yr iau ar eu bochgernau hwynt; a bwriais atynt fwyd.

Ni ddychwel efe i wlad yr Aifft; ond yr Asyriad fydd ei frenin, am iddynt wrthod troi. A’r cleddyf a erys ar ei ddinasoedd ef, ac a dreulia ac a ysa ei geinciau ef, am eu cynghorion eu hun. A’m pobl i sydd ar feddwl cilio oddi wrthyf fi; er iddynt eu galw at y Goruchaf, eto ni ddyrchafai neb ef. Pa fodd y’th roddaf ymaith, Effraim? y’th roddaf i fyny, Israel? pa fodd y’th wnaf fel Adma? ac y’th osodaf megis Seboim? trodd fy nghalon ynof, a’m hedifeirwch a gydgyneuwyd. Ni chyflawnaf angerdd fy llid: ni ddychwelaf i ddinistrio Effraim, canys Duw ydwyf fi, ac nid dyn; y Sanct yn dy ganol di; ac nid af i mewn i’r ddinas. 10 Ar ôl yr Arglwydd yr ânt; efe a rua fel llew: pan ruo efe, yna meibion o’r gorllewin a ddychrynant. 11 Dychrynant fel aderyn o’r Aifft, ac fel colomen o dir Asyria: a mi a’u gosodaf hwynt yn eu tai, medd yr Arglwydd. 12 Effraim a’m hamgylchynodd â chelwydd, a thŷ Israel â thwyll; ond y mae Jwda eto yn llywodraethu gyda Duw, ac yn ffyddlon gyda’r saint.

God’s Love for Israel

11 “When Israel was a child,(A) I loved(B) him,
    and out of Egypt I called my son.(C)
But the more they were called,
    the more they went away from me.[a](D)
They sacrificed to the Baals(E)
    and they burned incense to images.(F)
It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
    taking them by the arms;(G)
but they did not realize
    it was I who healed(H) them.
I led them with cords of human kindness,
    with ties of love.(I)
To them I was like one who lifts
    a little child to the cheek,
    and I bent down to feed(J) them.(K)

“Will they not return to Egypt(L)
    and will not Assyria(M) rule over them
    because they refuse to repent?(N)
A sword(O) will flash in their cities;
    it will devour(P) their false prophets
    and put an end to their plans.
My people are determined to turn(Q) from me.(R)
    Even though they call me God Most High,
    I will by no means exalt them.

“How can I give you up,(S) Ephraim?(T)
    How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
    How can I make you like Zeboyim?(U)
My heart is changed within me;
    all my compassion(V) is aroused.(W)
I will not carry out my fierce anger,(X)
    nor will I devastate(Y) Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man(Z)
    the Holy One(AA) among you.
    I will not come against their cities.
10 They will follow the Lord;
    he will roar(AB) like a lion.(AC)
When he roars,
    his children will come trembling(AD) from the west.(AE)
11 They will come from Egypt,
    trembling like sparrows,
    from Assyria,(AF) fluttering like doves.(AG)
I will settle them in their homes,”(AH)
    declares the Lord.

Israel’s Sin

12 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies,(AI)
    Israel with deceit.
And Judah is unruly against God,
    even against the faithful(AJ) Holy One.[b](AK)

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:2 Septuagint; Hebrew them
  2. Hosea 11:12 In Hebrew texts this verse (11:12) is numbered 12:1.

11 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, and the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.

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 enter into the city.

10 They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

11 They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the Lord.

12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.