¹Vitis frondosa Israël,Israel is a leafy vine,fructus adæquatus est ei:its fruit has been suitable to him.secundum multitudinem fructus sui multiplicavit altaria,According to the multitude of his fruit, he has multiplied altars;juxta ubertatem terræ suæ exuberavit simulacris.according to the fertility of his land, he has abounded with graven images.

¹Vitis frondosa Israël,Israel is a leafy vine,fructus adæquatus est ei:its fruit has been suitable to him.secundum multitudinem fructus sui multiplicavit altaria,According to the multitude of his fruit, he has multiplied altars;juxta ubertatem terræ suæ exuberavit simulacris.according to the fertility of his land, he has abounded with graven images.

²Divisum est cor eorum,His heart has been divided,nunc interibunt;so now they will cross the divide.ipse confringet simulacra eorum,He will break apart their images;depopulabitur aras eorum.he will plunder their sanctuaries.

²Divisum est cor eorum,His heart has been divided,nunc interibunt;so now they will cross the divide.ipse confringet simulacra eorum,He will break apart their images;depopulabitur aras eorum.he will plunder their sanctuaries.

³Quia nunc dicent:For now they will say,Non est rex nobis,“We have no king.non enim timemus Dominum;For we do not fear the Lord.et rex quid faciet nobis?And what would a king do for us?”

³Quia nunc dicent:For now they will say,Non est rex nobis,“We have no king.non enim timemus Dominum;For we do not fear the Lord.et rex quid faciet nobis?And what would a king do for us?”

⁴Loquimini verba visionis inutilis,You speak words about a useless vision,et ferietis fœdus;and you will strike a deal.et germinabit quasi amaritudo judicium super sulcos agri.And judgment will spring up like bitterness in the furrows of the field.

⁴Loquimini verba visionis inutilis,You speak words about a useless vision,et ferietis fœdus;and you will strike a deal.et germinabit quasi amaritudo judicium super sulcos agri.And judgment will spring up like bitterness in the furrows of the field.

⁵Vaccas Bethaven coluerunt habitatores Samariæ;The inhabitants of Samaria have worshipped the calf of Bethaven.quia luxit super eum populus ejus,For the keepers of its temple, who had exulted over it in its glory,et æditui ejus super eum exsultaverunt in gloria ejus, quia migravit ab eo.and its people, have mourned over it because it migrated from there.

⁵Vaccas Bethaven coluerunt habitatores Samariæ;The inhabitants of Samaria have worshipped the calf of Bethaven.quia luxit super eum populus ejus,For the keepers of its temple, who had exulted over it in its glory,et æditui ejus super eum exsultaverunt in gloria ejus, quia migravit ab eo.and its people, have mourned over it because it migrated from there.

⁶Siquidem et ipse in Assur delatus est,If, indeed, it also has been offered to Assur,munus regi ultori.as a gift for the Avenging king,Confusio Ephraim capiet,confusion will seize Ephraim,et confundetur Israël in voluntate sua.and Israel will be confounded by his own will.

⁶Siquidem et ipse in Assur delatus est,If, indeed, it also has been offered to Assur,munus regi ultori.as a gift for the Avenging king,Confusio Ephraim capiet,confusion will seize Ephraim,et confundetur Israël in voluntate sua.and Israel will be confounded by his own will.

⁷Transire fecit Samaria regem suum quasi spumam super faciem aquæ.Samaria has required her king to pass by, like foam on the face of the water.

⁷Transire fecit Samaria regem suum quasi spumam super faciem aquæ.Samaria has required her king to pass by, like foam on the face of the water.

⁸Et disperdentur excelsa idoli,And the heights of the idol,peccatum Israël;the sin of Israel,lappawill be utterly destroyed.et tribulus ascendet super aras eorum:The burr and the thistle will rise up over their altars.et dicent montibus:And they will say to the mountains,Operite nos,‘Cover us,’et collibus:and to the hills,Cadite super nos.‘Fall on us.’

⁸Et disperdentur excelsa idoli,And the heights of the idol,peccatum Israël;the sin of Israel,lappawill be utterly destroyed.et tribulus ascendet super aras eorum:The burr and the thistle will rise up over their altars.et dicent montibus:And they will say to the mountains,Operite nos,‘Cover us,’et collibus:and to the hills,Cadite super nos.‘Fall on us.’

⁹Ex diebus Gabaa peccavit Israël;From the days of Gibeah, Israel has sinned; in this,ibi steterunt.they remained firm.Non comprehendet eos in Gabaa prælium super filios iniquitatis.The battle in Gibeah against the sons of iniquity will not take hold of them.

⁹Ex diebus Gabaa peccavit Israël;From the days of Gibeah, Israel has sinned; in this,ibi steterunt.they remained firm.Non comprehendet eos in Gabaa prælium super filios iniquitatis.The battle in Gibeah against the sons of iniquity will not take hold of them.

¹⁰Juxta desiderium meum corripiam eos:According to my desire, I will correct them.congregabuntur super eos populi, cum corripientur propter duas iniquitates suas.And the peoples will be gathered together over them, while they are chastised for their two iniquities.

¹⁰Juxta desiderium meum corripiam eos:According to my desire, I will correct them.congregabuntur super eos populi, cum corripientur propter duas iniquitates suas.And the peoples will be gathered together over them, while they are chastised for their two iniquities.

¹¹Ephraim vitula docta diligere trituram,Ephraim is a heifer that has been taught to love treading out the grain,et ego transivi super pulchritudinem colli ejus:but I passed over the beauty of her neck.ascendam super Ephraim,I will rise over Ephraim.arabit Judas;Judah will plough;confringet sibi sulcos Jacob.Jacob will break up the soil for himself.

¹¹Ephraim vitula docta diligere trituram,Ephraim is a heifer that has been taught to love treading out the grain,et ego transivi super pulchritudinem colli ejus:but I passed over the beauty of her neck.ascendam super Ephraim,I will rise over Ephraim.arabit Judas;Judah will plough;confringet sibi sulcos Jacob.Jacob will break up the soil for himself.

¹²Seminate vobis in justitia,Sow for yourselves in justice,et metite in ore misericordiæ.and harvest in the mouth of mercy;Innovate vobis novale;renew your fallow land.tempus autem requirendi Dominum, cum venerit qui docebit vos justitiam.But the time when you will seek the Lord is the time when he will arrive who will teach you justice.

¹²Seminate vobis in justitia,Sow for yourselves in justice,et metite in ore misericordiæ.and harvest in the mouth of mercy;Innovate vobis novale;renew your fallow land.tempus autem requirendi Dominum, cum venerit qui docebit vos justitiam.But the time when you will seek the Lord is the time when he will arrive who will teach you justice.

¹³Arastis impietatem,You have ploughed impiety;iniquitatem messuistis:you have harvested iniquity;comedistis frugem mendacii,you have eaten the fruit of lies.quia confisus es in viis tuis,For you had confidence in your ways,in multitudine fortium tuorum.in the multitude of your good fortunes.

¹³Arastis impietatem,You have ploughed impiety;iniquitatem messuistis:you have harvested iniquity;comedistis frugem mendacii,you have eaten the fruit of lies.quia confisus es in viis tuis,For you had confidence in your ways,in multitudine fortium tuorum.in the multitude of your good fortunes.

¹⁴Consurget tumultus in populo tuo;A tumult will arise among your people.et omnes munitiones tuæ vastabuntur,And all your fortifications will be laid waste,sicut vastatus est Salmana a domo ejus qui judicavit Baal in die prælii,just as Salman was destroyed by the house of him that judged Baal on the day of the battle,matre super filios allisa.the mother having been crushed against her sons.

¹⁴Consurget tumultus in populo tuo;A tumult will arise among your people.et omnes munitiones tuæ vastabuntur,And all your fortifications will be laid waste,sicut vastatus est Salmana a domo ejus qui judicavit Baal in die prælii,just as Salman was destroyed by the house of him that judged Baal on the day of the battle,matre super filios allisa.the mother having been crushed against her sons.

¹⁵Sic fecit vobis Bethel,So has Bethel done to you,a facie malitiæ nequitiarum vestrarum.before the face of your malicious wickedness.

¹⁵Sic fecit vobis Bethel,So has Bethel done to you,a facie malitiæ nequitiarum vestrarum.before the face of your malicious wickedness.