Hosea (Hoshea)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 27 March 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

Hosea spying on his unfaithful wife

Two interlocked rings, but one has a cut

(The image above is from Hosea - Biblical Profile - Christ-Centered Mall.)

'Under Construction' highway sign

Under construction

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

Chapter 12 Chapter 13

CHAPTER 12

13. Illuminated letter JACOB ESCAPE. #GO WHERE? A-R-A-M. FOOD GROW"each". HE-lf WORK"over time" EARN WIFE. GET WIFE #DO-DO? HIMSELF-lf SHEPHERD.

14. LORD SEND PROPHET HE-rt HELP JEWISH PEOPLE ESCAPE EGYPT. PLUS PROPHET TAKE CARE-OF-lf.

15. NORTH PART ISRAEL, ITS-lf KINGDOM CAUSE GOD NOT-FINE*. PUNISH HOW? THEIR-lf BLOOD God-DOUSE-lf. BEFORE THEY-lf DISGRACE GOD 'S PROPHET. NOW GOD GET-EVEN.

CHAPTER 13

1. Illuminated letter USED-TO-BE POSS-lf KING ANNOUNCE, PEOPLE TREMBLE. HAPPEN HE-lf WORSHIP IDOL, GOD KILL-lf.

2. STILL THEY-lf SIN WORSE+. NOW SILVER POUR-IN-MOLD MAKE IDOL. alt.MAKE-UP WHAT GOD LOOK LIKE. THEIR-lf O-W-N CHILDREN, THEY-lf KILL, SACRIFICE-TO-ctr. COW THEY-lf KISS"each". FOR-FOR? WORSHIP. IMAGINE!

3. THERFORE ME DESTROY THEM-lf. (<) IDEA~LIKE MORNING CLOUD~DISSOLVE. (>) NIGHT DEW-DESCEND, MORNING SUNSHINE EVAPORATE-AWAY. (<) CEREAL THRESH, WIND WHISK-AWAY. (>) SMOKE BOTHER? OPEN-WINDOW@rt GO-AWAY-rt GONE.

4. ME STILL LORD HELP (2h)YOU ESCAPE EGYPT. HAVE NO OTHER GOD. ONLY ME. NONE ELSE SAVE CAN.

5. (2h)YOU GROUP-WANDER LAND NOTHING-THERE, ME SUPPORT. (2h)YOU THIRSTY, WATER ME OFFER.

6. YOUR ANCESTORS, ME FEED"each". THEY-lf SATISFIED. AGAIN+ THRILLED. WHO FEED-lf? THEY-lf FORGET.

7. NOW ME BECOME LIKE LION. WAIT"over time' POUNCE. LIKE LEOPARD (CAT~SPOTS) ME WATCH"over time" THEM-lf MOVE-AROUND.

8. TWO-OF-US MEET, LIKE BEAR LOSE BABY. MEAN THEIR HEART, ME RIP-OUT. LIKE FEMALE LION ME EAT-UP-BODY. SOMETHING LEFT@lf? (2h)FINE. WILD BEAST DESTROY WILL.

9. ME DESTROY (2h)YOU WHY? (2h)YOU AGAINST ME. AGAINST YOUR HELP.

10. (2h)YOU BEG HAVE KING. YOU THINK NOW KING SAVE YOUR CITY CAN?

11. BEFORE ME ANGRY BUT BARELY-WILLING SELECT KING. NOW ME ANGRY WORSE TAKE-AWAY MUST.

12. NORTH KINGDOM OFF-POINT-lf&rt, PUNISH ME SEAL. THEY-lf SIN"over time" AT-AN-END.

13. NOT WISE THEY-lf. LIKE BABY READY BORN, BUT WAIVER. GIVE-BIRTH, WITHDRAW-BIRTH, GIVE-BIRTH. THEY-lf WAIT TOO LONG CALL ME HEAVENLY-FATHER.

14. SHOULD ME PAY-OFF THEIR-lf DEBT, NOT SUFFER HELL? SHOULD ME OPPRESSION-OFF, POSTPONE DEATH? DEATH OFFER ACUTELY-SICK. HELL MEAN DESTROY FOR SURE. GIVE-UP WAIT FOR TWO-OF-US #BACK-TOGETHER.

15. THEY-rt TRY GROW FOOD, EAST WIND ARRIVE DESTROY. WIND FROM LAND NOTHING-THERE LORD SEND. THEIR WELL BECOME DRY. THINGS PRECIOUS THEY-lf STORE-AWAY, GOD SPOIL.

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