Hoshea 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
1 The Devar Hashem that came unto Hoshea, ben Be’eri, in the yamim of Uziyah, Yotam, Achaz, and Yechizkiyah, melachim of Yehudah, and in the yamim of Yarov‘am ben Yoash, Melech Yisroel.
2 The beginning of the Devar Hashem by Hoshea: And Hashem said to Hoshea, Go, take unto thee an eshet zenunim (wife of whoredoms) and yeladim of zenunim; for ha’aretz hath committed great whoredom, by departing from Hashem.
3 So he went and took Gomer bat Divlayim; which conceived, and bore him ben.
4 And Hashem said unto him, Call shmo Yizre’el (G-d will sow); for yet a little while, and I will visit vengeance upon Bais Yehu for the demei Yizre’el (massacre at Yizre’el), and will cause to cease the Mamlechut Bais Yisroel [See 2Kg chp 9].
5 And it shall come to pass on Yom Hahu, that I will break the keshet Yisroel (bow of Israel), in the Emek Yizre’el (Jezreel Valley).
6 And she conceived again, and bore a bat. And G-d said unto him, Call her shem Loruchamah (not pitied); for I will no more have pity upon Bais Yisroel; since I have been utterly betrayed by them [1K 2:10].
7 But I will have mercy upon the Bais Yehudah, and will save them by Hashem Eloheihem, and will not save them by keshet, nor by cherev, nor by milchamah, by susim, nor by parashim.
8 Now when she had weaned Lo-ruchamah, she conceived, and bore ben.
9 Then said G-d, Call shmo Lo-ami; for ye are lo ami (not My people), and to you (pl) not eh’h’yeh (I am, which is ALEFH HEH YOD HEH 1 common sg form of YOD HEH VAV HEH—HASHEM, i.e., to you I am not Hashem).
10 (2:1) Yet the number of the Bnei Yisroel shall be as the sand of the yam (sea), which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are lo ami (not My people), there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the Bnei El Chai.
11 (2:2) Then shall the Bnei Yehudah and the Bnei Yisroel be gathered together, and appoint for them Rosh Echad [Moshiach; see Isa chp 11; Hoshea 3:5], and they shall come up out of ha’aretz; for gadol shall be the Yom Yizre’el (Day of Jezreel [G-d will sow]).
Hosea 1
International Standard Version
The Word of the Lord to Hosea
1 A message from the Lord came[a] to Beeri’s son Hosea[b] during the reigns of[c] Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of[d] Joash’s son Jeroboam, who was king of Israel.
Hosea’s Wife and Family
2 When a message from the Lord came to Hosea, the Lord told him,[e] “Go marry a prostitute and have children with her,[f] because the land is prostituting itself by departing from the Lord.” 3 So he went out and married Diblaim’s daughter Gomer. She conceived with him and gave birth to a son.
Naming the Children
4 The Lord told Hosea,[g] “Name the child[h] ‘Jezreel,’[i] because in a little while I’ll avenge the blood that was shed by Jehu’s dynasty at Jezreel. I’ll put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. 5 At that time I’ll shatter the military strength[j] of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
6 Gomer[k] conceived again and gave birth to a daughter, so the Lord[l] told Hosea,[m] “Name her ‘Lo-ruhamah,’[n] because I will no longer be showing mercy to the house of Israel, nor will I forgive them. 7 But I’ll have mercy on the house of Judah, and I’ll save them by the Lord their God—I will not save them by the bow, by the sword, by battle, by horses, or by cavalry.”
8 After Gomer[o] had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived again and gave birth to a son, 9 so the Lord[p] told Hosea,[q] “Name him ‘Lo-ammi,’[r] because you are not my people, and I will not be your God.[s] 10 [t]Despite this, the number of the people of Israel will be like ocean sand, which can neither be measured nor counted. And the time will come when instead of it being said,[u] ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said,[v] ‘You are children of the living God.’ 11 [w]And the people of Judah and the people of Israel will be united as one. They will appoint for themselves a single leader and will take dominion over[x] the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.
Footnotes
- Hosea 1:1 Lit. that came
- Hosea 1:1 The Heb. name Hosea means salvation
- Hosea 1:1 Lit. in the days of
- Hosea 1:1 Lit. in the days of
- Hosea 1:2 Lit. Hosea
- Hosea 1:2 Lit. children of prostitution
- Hosea 1:4 Lit. him
- Hosea 1:4 Lit. Name him
- Hosea 1:4 The Heb. name Jezreel means “God sows”
- Hosea 1:5 Lit. the bow
- Hosea 1:6 Lit. She
- Hosea 1:6 Lit. he
- Hosea 1:6 Lit. him
- Hosea 1:6 The Heb. name Lo-ruhamah means No mercy
- Hosea 1:8 Lit. she
- Hosea 1:9 Lit. he
- Hosea 1:9 Lit. him
- Hosea 1:9 The Heb. name Lo-ammi means Not my people
- Hosea 1:9 Lit. be for you
- Hosea 1:10 This vs. is 2:1 in MT
- Hosea 1:10 Lit. told them
- Hosea 1:10 Lit. told them
- Hosea 1:11 This vs. is 2:2 in MT
- Hosea 1:11 Lit. will go up from
何西阿书 1
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
1 乌西雅、约坦、亚哈斯和希西迦做犹大王，约阿施的儿子耶罗波安做以色列王期间，耶和华将祂的话传给备利的儿子何西阿。
何西阿娶妓女为妻
2 耶和华首次向何西阿说话时，对他说：“你去娶一个妓女为妻，和她生养儿女，因为这片土地上的人极其淫乱，背弃了耶和华。” 3 于是，何西阿娶了滴拉音的女儿歌蜜为妻，她怀孕为他生了一个儿子。 4 耶和华对何西阿说：“给他取名叫耶斯列[a]，因为再过不久，我就要因耶户家在耶斯列的屠杀而惩罚他们，消灭以色列国。 5 那时，我要在耶斯列平原折断以色列的弓。” 6 后来，歌蜜又怀孕生了一个女儿。耶和华对何西阿说：“给她取名叫罗·路哈玛[b]，因为我将不再怜悯以色列家，也不再赦免他们的罪。 7 但我要怜悯犹大家，使他们依靠他们的上帝耶和华得到拯救，而不是依靠战弓、刀剑、马匹、骑兵和战争。” 8 罗·路哈玛断奶后，歌蜜又怀孕生了一个儿子。 9 耶和华说：“给他取名叫罗·阿米[c]，因为以色列人不再是我的子民，我也不再是他们的上帝。
以色列的复兴
10 “然而，以色列的人数必像海沙一样量不尽、数不完。从前我在什么地方对他们说‘你们不是我的子民’，将来也要在那里对他们说‘你们是永活上帝的儿女’。 11 那时，犹大人和以色列人将被聚集起来，为自己选立一位首领，从流亡之地返回故乡，安居乐业。耶斯列的日子将是伟大的日子。
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