Hosea 9
1 हे इस्राएल, तू देश देश के लोगों की नाईं आनन्द में मगन मत हो! क्योंकि तू अपने परमेश्वर को छोड़ कर वेश्या बनी। तू ने अन्न के हर एक खलिहान पर छिनाले की कमाई आनन्द से ली है।
2 वे न तो खलिहान के अन्न से तृप्त होंगे, और न कुण्ड के दाखमधु से; और न नये दाखमधु के घटने से वे धोखा खाएंगे।
3 वे यहोवा के देश में रहने न पाएंगे; परन्तु एप्रैम मिस्र में लौट जाएगा, और वे अश्शूर में अशुद्ध वस्तुएं खाएंगे॥
4 वे यहोवा के लिये दाखमधु का अर्घ न देंगे, और न उनके बलिदान उसको भाएंगे। उनकी रोटी शोक करने वालों का सा भोजन ठहरेगी; जितने उसे खाएंगे सब अशुद्ध हो जाएंगे; क्योंकि उनकी भोजनवस्तु उनकी भूख बुझाने ही के लिये होगी; वह यहोवा के भवन में न आ सकेगी॥
5 नियत समय के पर्व और यहोवा के उत्सव के दिन तुम क्या करोगे?
6 देखो, वे सत्यानाश होने के डर के मारे चले गए; परन्तु वहां मर जाएंगे और मिस्री उनकी लोथें इकट्ठी करेंगे; और मोप के निवासी उन को मिट्टी देंगे। उनकी मनभावनी चान्दी की वस्तुएं बिच्छु पेड़ों के बीच में पड़ेंगी, और उनके तम्बुओं में झड़बेरी उगेगी।
7 दण्ड के दिन आए हैं; बदला लेने के दिन आए हैं; और इस्राएल यह जान लेगा। उनके बहुत से अधर्म और बड़े द्वेष के कारण भविष्यद्वक्ता तो मूर्ख, और जिस पुरूष पर आत्मा उतरता है, वह बावला ठहरेगा॥
8 एप्रैम मेरे परमेश्वर की ओर से पहरूआ है; भविष्यद्वक्ता सब मार्गों में बहेलिये का फन्दा है, और वह अपने परमेश्वर के घर में बैरी हुआ है।
9 वे गिबा के दिनों की भांति अत्यन्त बिगड़े हैं; सो वह उनके अधर्म की सुधि ले कर उनके पाप का दण्ड देगा॥
10 मैं ने इस्राएल को ऐसा पाया जैसे कोई जंगल में दाख पाए; और तुम्हारे पुरखाओं पर ऐसे दृष्टि की जैसे अंजीर के पहिले फलों पर दृष्टि की जाती है। परन्तु उन्होंने पोर के बाल के पास जा कर अपने तईं लज्जा का कारण होने के लिये अर्पण कर दिया, और जिस पर मोहित हो गए थे, वे उसी के समान घिनौने हो गए।
11 एप्रैम का वैभव पक्षी की नाईं उड़ जाएगा; न तो किसी का जन्म होगा, न किसी को गर्भ रहेगा, और न कोई स्त्री गर्भवती होगी!
12 चाहे वे अपने लड़के-बालों का पालन-पोषण कर बड़े भी करें, तौभी मैं उन्हें यहां तक निर्वंश करूंगा कि कोई भी न बचेगा। जब मैं उन से दूर हो जाऊंगा, तब उन पर हाय!
13 जैसा मैं ने सोर को देखा, वैसा एप्रैम को भी मनभाऊ स्थान में बसा हुआ देखा; तौभी उसे अपने लड़के-बालों को घातक के साम्हने ले जाना पड़ेगा।
14 हे यहोवा, उन को दण्ड दे! तू क्या देगा? यह, कि उनकी स्त्रियों के गर्भ गिर जाएं, और स्थान सूखे रहें॥
15 उनकी सारी बुराई गिल्गाल में है; वहीं मैं ने उन से घृणा की। उनके बुरे कामों के कारण मैं उन को अपने घर से निकाल दूंगा। और उन से फिर प्रीति न रखूंगा, क्योंकि उनके सब हाकिम बलवा करने वाले हैं।
16 एप्रैम मारा हुआ है, उनकी जड़ सूख गई, उन में फल न लगेगा। और चाहे उनकी स्त्रियां बच्चे भी न जनें तौभी मैं उनके जन्मे हुए दुलारों को मार डालूंगा॥
17 मेरा परमेश्वर उन को निकम्मा ठहराएगा, क्योंकि उन्होंने उसकी नहीं सुनी। वे अन्यजातियों के बीच मारे मारे फिरेंगे॥
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 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
3 And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
4 And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
5 These going before tarried for us at Troas.
6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
11 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
13 And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
14 And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
15 And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
19 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
33 I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.
34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
38 Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.