Hošea 4
1 Čujte riječ Jahvinu, sinovi Izraelovi, jer Jahve se parbi sa stanovnicima zemlje.
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
2 Nema više vjernosti, nema ljubavi, nema znanja Božjega u zemlji, već proklinjanje i laž, ubijanje i krađa, preljub i nasilje, jedna krv drugu stiže.
Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
3 Stoga tuguje zemlja i ginu svi stanovnici s poljskim zvijerima i pticama nebeskim te ugibaju i ribe u moru.
Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.
4 Ipak neka se nitko ne parbi, neka nitko ne kori! Ali s tobom se moram parbiti, svećeniče.
But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
5 Danju ti posrćeš, a noću s tobom posrće i prorok; pogubit ću mater tvoju.
You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother—
6 Moj narod gine: nema znanja; jer si ti znanje odbacio, i ja odbacujem tebe iz svećenstva svoga; jer si Zakon svoga Boga zaboravio, i ja ću tvoje zaboraviti sinove.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
7 Što ih je više bivalo, više su protiv mene griješili, Slavu su svoju Sramotom zamijenili.
The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.
8 Grijesima mog naroda oni se hrane, duša im hlepi za bezakonjem njegovim.
They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
9 I sa svećenikom bit će k'o i s narodom; kaznit ću ga za njegove putove i naplatit ću mu za njegova djela.
And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
10 Jest će, ali se nasititi neće; bludničit će, ali se neće množiti, jer oni su prestali štovati Jahvu -
They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.
11 blud, mošt i vino zarobiše im srce.
Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
12 Narod moj savjet traži od drva, palica mu njegova daje odgovore: jer duh razvratni njih zavodi te se od Boga svoga bludu odaju.
My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.
13 Oni žrtvuju na gorskim vrhuncima i na bregovima pale kad, pod hrastom, jablanom i dubom; jer je tako lagodno pod njihovom sjenom. I zato, odaju li se vaše kćeri bludu, čine li preljub vaše nevjeste,
They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.
14 neću vam kazniti kćeri što bludniče niti nevjeste vaše što preljub čine; jer oni sami idu nasamo s bludnicama i žrtvuju s milosnicama hramskim. Tako, bez razuma narod u propast srlja!
I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.
15 Ako li se ti bludu odaješ, Izraele, neka bar Juda ne griješi! I ne idite u Gilgal, ne penjite se u Bet Aven, ne kunite se “živoga mi Jahve.”
Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
16 Jer poput junice tvrdoglave Izrael tvrdoglav postade, pa kako da ga Jahve sad pase k'o janje na prostranoj livadi?
For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?
17 Efrajim se udružio s kumirima: pusti ga!
Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
18 A kad završe pijanku, bluda se prihvaćaju, Sramotu vole više nego Slavu svoju.
When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
19 Vihor će ih svojim krilima stegnuti i njihovi će ih osramotit' žrtvenici.
The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.
