Осия 8
1 Тури тръбата на устата си! Той се впуща като орел против дома Господен, Защото нарушиха завета ми И престъпиха закона ми.
[Yahweh said to me], “Blow [MTY] your trumpet [to warn the people]! My people have rejected the agreement that I made with them, and they have rebelled against [obeying] my laws. Therefore, [their enemies] are swooping down on my people’s country like [SIM] an eagle.
2 Ще викат към мене: Боже мой, ние Израил те познаваме.
My Israeli people cry out to me, ‘Our God, we know that you are our God!’
3 Но понеже Израил отхвърли доброто, За това неприятелят ще го прогони.
But because the Israeli people have rejected what is good, their enemies will pursue them.
4 Те поставиха царе, но не чрез Мене; Назначиха началници, но без да ги призная Аз; От среброто си и от златото си направиха си идоли, Та да бъдат изтребени.
The Israel people appointed [their last three] kings, but they did not ask me if I agreed to [what they were doing]. They chose their own leaders without asking if I would approve of them. They used their own silver and gold to make for themselves idols, and doing that led them to be destroyed.
5 Той е отхвърлил телето ти, Самарийо; Гневът ми пламна против тях; До кога не ще могат да се очистят?
You people of Samaria, throw away your [idol that resembles a] calf! I am extremely angry with you people! How long [RHQ] will you [do things that cause] you to be unacceptable to me?
6 Защото телето наистина е от Израиля; Художник го е направил; то не е Бог; Да! Самарийско теле ще се разтроши.
[Someone in] Israel made that idol for you; [but I am] God and it is not. So that idol of a calf in Samaria must be smashed to pieces.
7 Понеже посеяха вятър, за това ще пожънат вихрушка; Няма узряло жито; израсналото няма да даде брашно; И ако даде, чужденци ще го погълнат.
[The foolish thing that the people of Israel have done is like] [MET] trying to plant wind; but what they harvest will be like [MET] a whirlwind. So the grain that they planted will have no heads [on the stalks], and as a result [there will be no grain] from which to make flour. And if it did produce good grain, foreigners would [come and] steal it.
8 Израил биде погълнат; Сега той е между народите като негоден съд.
[The people of] Israel will be defeated [MET] [by their enemies]; they will be [scattered] among other nations and become worthless.
9 Защото възлязоха при Асирийците като див и осамотен осел; Ефрем е наел любовници.
Like [MET] donkeys that are looking for mates, they have requested [help] from Assyria; they paid money to [the leaders of Assyria] in order to [persuade those leaders to] protect them.
10 И даже ако наемат любовници между народите, Аз сега ще ги събера против тях; И те ще почнат да намаляват Поради товара наложен от царя на князете.
But although they have agreed to pay money each year to [the leaders of] those countries, I will soon gather them together [to punish them]. The great King [of Assyria] will cause them to suffer greatly.
11 Понеже Ефрем издигна много жертвеници, за да греши, То жертвениците му станаха причина за грях.
Although [the people of] Israel built many altars to present offerings [to their idols] to take away [their guilt for] sinning, those altars have become places where they commit [more] sins.
12 Написах му десетте хиляди правила на закона си; Но те се счетоха като чуждо нещо.
I wrote many laws for them, but they disregarded them, saying that [they did not have to obey them because] they were different from laws that they had known previously.
13 В жертвите, които ми принася, Жертват месо и го ядат; Но Господ не ги приема; Сега ще си спомни беззаконието им, И ще накаже греховете им; Те ще се върнат в Египет.
They offer sacrifices to me, and they eat [some of] the meat of those sacrifices, [which is what I permitted them to do]. But I, Yahweh, am not pleased with those sacrifices. I remember the evil things that they have done, and I will punish them for the sins that they have committed: I will force them to [go to other countries] [and become slaves like they were] [MET] in Egypt.
14 Защото Израил е забравил Твореца си, и е построил палати, И Юда е съградил множество укрепени градове; Но Аз ще пратя огън върху градовете му, Та ще пояде палатите им.
[The people of] Israel have abandoned/forgotten me, the one who created their [nation]; they have built palaces, and [the people of] Judah have built walls around many towns. But I will send a fire that will destroy all their cities and their fortresses.”
