¹In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel, for nine years.

¹[] Εν τω δωδεκατω ετει του Αχαζ βασιλεως του Ιουδα, εβασιλευσεν Ωσηε ο υιος του Ηλα εν Σαμαρεια επι τον Ισραηλ, εννεα ετη.

²And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not as the kings of Israel that had been before him.

²Και επραξε πονηρα ενωπιον του Κυριου, πλην ουχι ως οι βασιλεις του Ισραηλ οιτινες ησαν προ αυτου.

³Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his servant, and tendered him presents.

³Επ' αυτον ανεβη Σαλμανασαρ ο βασιλευς της Ασσυριας· και εγεινεν Ωσηε δουλος αυτου και εδιδεν εις αυτον φορον.

⁴But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and sent up no present to the king of Assyria as [he had done] from year to year. And the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.

⁴Ευρηκε δε ο βασιλευς της Ασσυριας συνωμοσιαν εν τω Ωσηε· διοτι απεστειλε μηνυτας προς τον Σω, βασιλεα της Αιγυπτου, και δεν εδωκε φορον εις τον βασιλεα της Ασσυριας, ως εκαμνε κατ' ετος· οθεν συνεκλεισεν αυτον ο βασιλευς της Ασσυριας και εδεσεν αυτον εν φυλακη.

⁵And the king of Assyria overran the whole land, and went up against Samaria, and besieged it three years.

⁵Και ανεβη ο βασιλευς της Ασσυριας δια πασης της γης· και ανεβη εις την Σαμαρειαν και επολιορκησεν αυτην τρια ετη.

⁶In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

⁶Εν τω εννατω ετει του Ωσηε, ο βασιλευς της Ασσυριας εκυριευσε την Σαμαρειαν και μετωκισε τον Ισραηλ εις την Ασσυριαν, και κατωκισεν αυτους εν Αλα και εν Αβωρ, παρα τον ποταμον Γωζαν, και εν ταις πολεσι των Μηδων.

⁷And so it was, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods;

⁷[] Εγεινε δε τουτο, διοτι οι υιοι του Ισραηλ ημαρτησαν εις Κυριον τον Θεον αυτων, οστις ανηγαγεν αυτους εκ γης Αιγυπτου, υποκατωθεν της χειρος του Φαραω βασιλεως της Αιγυπτου, και εσεβασβησαν αλλους θεους,

⁸and they walked in the statutes of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.

⁸και περιεπατησαν εις τα νομιμα των εθνων, τα οποια εξεδιωξεν ο Κυριος απεμπροσθεν των υιων Ισραηλ, και τα των βασιλεων του Ισραηλ, τα οποια εθεσπισαν.

⁹And the children of Israel did secretly against Jehovah their God things that were not right; and they built them high places in all their cities, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.

⁹Και επραττον οι υιοι του Ισραηλ κρυφιως πραγματα, τα οποια δεν ησαν ευθεα ενωπιον Κυριου του Θεου αυτων, και ωκοδομησαν εις εαυτους υψηλους τοπους εν πασαις ταις πολεσιν αυτων, απο πυργου φυλακων εως οχυρας πολεως.

¹⁰And they set them up columns and Asherahs on every high hill and under every green tree;

¹⁰Και ανηγειραν εις εαυτους αγαλματα και αλση επι παντα υψηλον λοφον και υποκατω παντος δενδρου πρασινου.

¹¹and there they burned incense on all the high places, as did the nations that Jehovah had carried away from before them, and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;

¹¹Και εκει εθυμιαζον επι παντας τους υψηλους τοπους, καθως τα εθνη τα οποια ο Κυριος εξεδιωξεν απεμπροσθεν αυτων· και επραττον πονηρα πραγματα δια να παροργιζωσι τον Κυριον·

¹²and they served idols, as to which Jehovah had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing.

¹²και ελατρευσαν τα ειδωλα, περι των οποιων ο Κυριος ειπε προς αυτους, Δεν θελετε καμει το πραγμα τουτο.

¹³And Jehovah testified against Israel and against Judah, by all the prophets, all the seers, saying, Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments, my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you through my servants the prophets.

¹³Και διεμαρτυρηθη ο Κυριος κατα του Ισραηλ και κατα του Ιουδα, δια χειρος παντων των προφητων, παντων των βλεποντων, λεγων, Επιστρεψατε απο των οδων υμων των πονηρων και φυλαττετε τας εντολας μου, τα διαταγματα μου, κατα παντα τον νομον τον οποιον προσεταξα εις τους πατερας σας και τον οποιον απεστειλα εις εσας δια μεσου των δουλων μου των προφητων.

¹⁴But they would not hear, and hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in Jehovah their God.

¹⁴Πλην αυτοι δεν υπηκουσαν, αλλ' εσκληρυναν τον τραχηλον αυτων, ως τον τραχηλον των πατερων αυτων, οιτινες δεν επιστευσαν εις Κυριον τον Θεον αυτων.

¹⁵And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant which he had made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he had testified unto them; and they followed vanity and became vain, and [went] after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom Jehovah had charged them that they should not do like them.

¹⁵Και απερριψαν τα διαταγματα αυτου και την διαθηκην αυτου, την οποιαν εκαμε μετα των πατερων αυτων, και τας διαμαρτυρησεις αυτου, τας οποιας διεμαρτυρηθη εναντιον αυτων· και υπηγαν οπισω της ματαιοτητος, και εματαιωθησαν, και οπισω των εθνων των περιξ αυτων, περι των οποιων ο Κυριος προσεταξεν αυτους, να μη πραξωσιν ως εκεινα.

¹⁶And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of the heavens, and served Baal;

¹⁶Και εγκατελιπον πασας ταις εντολας Κυριου του Θεου αυτων, και εκαμον εις εαυτους χωνευτα, δυο μοσχους, και εκαμον αλση και προσεκυνησαν πασαν την στρατιαν του ουρανου και ελατρευσαν τον Βααλ.

¹⁷and they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

¹⁷Και διεβιβαζον τους υιους αυτων και τας θυγατερας αυτων δια του πυρος, και μετεχειριζοντο μαντειας και οιωνισμους, και επωλησαν εαυτους εις το να πραττωσι πονηρα ενωπιον του Κυριου, δια να παροργιζωσιν αυτον.

¹⁸Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there remained but the tribe of Judah only.

¹⁸Δια ταυτα ο Κυριος ωργισθη σφοδρα κατα του Ισραηλ και απεβαλεν αυτους απο προσωπου αυτου· δεν εναπελειφθη, παρα μονη η φυλη του Ιουδα.

¹⁹Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they had made.

¹⁹Και ο Ιουδας ετι δεν εφυλαξε τας εντολας Κυριου του Θεου αυτου, αλλα περιεπατησαν εις τα διαταγματα του Ισραηλ, τα οποια εκαμον.

²⁰And Jehovah rejected all the seed of Israel; and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

²⁰Και απεβαλεν ο Κυριος παν το σπερμα του Ισραηλ και κατεθλιψεν αυτους, και παρεδωκεν αυτους εις την χειρα των διαρπαζοντων, εωσου απερριψεν αυτους απο προσωπου αυτου.

²¹For Israel had rent [the kingdom] from the house of David; and they had made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam violently turned Israel from following Jehovah, and made them sin a great sin.

²¹Διοτι απεσχισθη ο Ισραηλ απο του οικου Δαβιδ, και εκαμον βασιλεα τον Ιεροβοαμ υιον του Ναβατ· και ο Ιεροβοαμ απεσπασε τον Ισραηλ εξοπισθεν του Κυριου, και εκαμεν αυτους να αμαρτησωσιν αμαρτιαν μεγαλην.

²²And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them:

²²Διοτι οι υιοι Ισραηλ περιεπατησαν εν πασαις ταις αμαρτιαις του Ιεροβοαμ, τας οποιας επραξε· δεν απεμακρυνθησαν απ' αυτων,

²³until Jehovah had removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said through all his servants the prophets; and Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, unto this day.

²³εωσου ο Κυριος απεβαλε τον Ισραηλ απο προσωπου αυτου, καθως ελαλησε δια χειρος παντων των δουλων αυτου των προφητων. Και μετωκισθη ο Ισραηλ απο της γης αυτου εις την Ασσυριαν, εως της ημερας ταυτης.

²⁴And the king of Assyria brought [people] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and made them dwell in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in its cities.

²⁴[] Και εφερεν ο βασιλευς της Ασσυριας ανθρωπους εκ Βαβυλωνος και απο Χουθα και απο Αυα και απο Αιμαθ και απο Σεφαρουιμ, και κατωκισεν εν ταις πολεσι της Σαμαρειας αντι των υιων Ισραηλ, και εκληρονομησαν την Σαμαρειαν και κατωκησαν εν ταις πολεσιν αυτης.

²⁵And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah; and Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed [some] of them.

²⁵Και εν τη αρχη της εκει κατοικησεως αυτων, δεν εφοβηθησαν τον Κυριον· και απεστειλεν ο Κυριος τους λεοντας μεταξυ αυτων, και εθανατονον εξ αυτων.

²⁶And they spoke to the king of Assyria saying, The nations that thou hast removed and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria know not the manner of the god of the land; therefore he has sent lions among them, and behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the god of the land.

²⁶Και ειπον προς τον βασιλεα της Ασσυριας, λεγοντες, Τα εθνη, τα οποια μετωκισας και εκαθισας εν ταις πολεσι της Σαμαρειας, δεν γνωριζουσι τον νομον του Θεου της γης· δια τουτο απεστειλε τους λεοντας μεταξυ αυτων, και ιδου, θανατονουσιν αυτους, επειδη δεν γνωριζουσι τον νομον του Θεου της γης.

²⁷And the king of Assyria commanded saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye have brought away from thence; and let them go and abide there, and let him teach them the manner of the god of the land.

²⁷Τοτε ο βασιλευς της Ασσυριας προσεταξε, λεγων, Φερετε εκει ενα των ιερεων, τους οποιους μετωκισατε εκειθεν· και ας υπαγωσι και ας κατοικησωσιν εκει· και ας διδαξη αυτους τον νομον του Θεου της γης.

²⁸Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and abode in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah.

²⁸Και εις των ιερεων, τους οποιους μετωκισαν εκ της Σαμαρειας, ηλθε και κατωκησεν εν Βαιθηλ, και εδιδασκεν αυτους πως να φοβωνται τον Κυριον.

²⁹And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they dwelt.

²⁹Εκαστον ομως εθνος εκαμον θεους εις εαυτους και εθεσαν εις τους οικους των υψηλων τοπων, τους οποιους οι Σαμαρειται εκαμον, εκαστον εθνος εν ταις πολεσιν αυτων, οπου κατωκουν.

³⁰And the people of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the people of Cuth made Nergal, and the people of Hamath made Ashima,

³⁰Και οι ανδρες της Βαβυλωνος εκαμον την Σοκχωθ-βενωθ, οι δε ανδρες της Χουθα εκαμον την Νεργαλ, και οι ανδρες της Αιμαθ εκαμον την Ασιμα,

³¹and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.

³¹και οι Αυιται εκαμον την Νιβαζ και τον Ταρτακ, και οι Σεφαρουιται εκαιον τους υιους αυτων δια του πυρος εις τον Αδραμμελεχ και Αναμμελεχ, θεους των Σεφαρουιτων.

³²So they feared Jehovah, and made to themselves from all classes of them priests of the high places, who offered [sacrifices] for them in the houses of the high places.

³²Ουτως εφοβουντο τον Κυριον· εκαμον δε εις εαυτους εκ των εσχατων μεταξυ αυτων ιερεις των υψηλων τοπων, οιτινες εθυσιαζον υπερ αυτων εν τοις οικοις των υψηλων τοπων.

³³They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods after the manner of the nations, whence they had been carried away.

³³Εφοβουντο μεν τον Κυριον, ελατρευον ομως τους ιδιους αυτων θεους, κατα τον τροπον των εθνων, οθεν μετωκισθησαν.

³⁴To this day they do after their former customs: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes or after their ordinances, nor after the law and commandment that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel.

³⁴Εως της ημερας ταυτης καμνουσι κατα τους προτερους τροπους· δεν φοβουνται τον Κυριον και δεν πραττουσι κατα τα διαταγματα αυτων και κατα τας κρισεις αυτων και κατα τον νομον και την εντολην, την οποιαν προσεταξεν ο Κυριος εις τους υιους Ιακωβ, τον οποιον ωνομασεν Ισραηλ·

³⁵And Jehovah had made a covenant with them, and charged them saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow down yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them;

³⁵και εκαμε προς αυτους ο Κυριος διαθηκην και προσεταξεν αυτους, λεγων, Δεν θελετε φοβηθη αλλους θεους, και δεν θελετε προσκυνησει αυτους ουδε λατρευσει αυτους ουδε θυσιασει εις αυτους·

³⁶but Jehovah alone, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched-out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.

³⁶αλλα τον Κυριον, οστις σας ανηγαγεν εκ γης Αιγυπτου μετα δυναμεως μεγαλης και εν βραχιονι εξηπλωμενω, αυτον θελετε φοβεισθαι και αυτον θελετε προσκυνει και εις αυτον θελετε θυσιαζει,

³⁷And the statutes and the ordinances and the law, and the commandment which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.

³⁷και τα διαταγματα και τας κρισεις και τον νομον και την εντολην, την οποιαν εγραψε δια σας, θελετε προσεχει να εκτελητε παντοτε· αλλους δε θεους δεν θελετε φοβηθη·

³⁸And ye shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you, neither shall ye fear other gods;

³⁸και την διαθηκην, την οποιαν εκαμα προς εσας, δεν θελετε λησμονησει και δεν θελετε φοβηθη αλλους θεους·

³⁹but ye shall fear Jehovah your God, and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

³⁹αλλα Κυριον τον Θεον σας θελετε φοβεισθαι και αυτος θελει σας ελευθερωσει εκ χειρος παντων των εχθρων σας.

⁴⁰And they did not hearken, but did after their former customs.

⁴⁰Πλην δεν υπηκουσαν, αλλ' εκαμνον κατα τους προτερους τροπους αυτων.

⁴¹And these nations feared Jehovah, and served their graven images, both their children and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they, unto this day.

⁴¹Και τα εθνη ταυτα εφοβουντο μεν τον Κυριον, ελατρευον ομως τα γλυπτα αυτων· και οι υιοι αυτων και των υιων αυτων οι υιοι, καθως οι πατερες αυτων εκαμνον, ουτω καμνουσιν εως της ημερας ταυτης.