Hošea 7
1 Kad hoću Izraela liječiti, otkriva se bezakonje Efrajimovo i zloća Samarije; prijevarom se bave oni: tat u kuću provaljuje, a vani napadaju razbojnici.
“and when I wanted to heal them [again], [I did not do it, ] [because] I saw the wicked things that [the people of] Samaria [city] and [other places in] Israel [DOU] have done. They constantly deceive others; bandits rob people in the streets.
2 I u srcu svome oni ne kažu da ja pamtim svu zlopakost njihovu! Ali djela su ih njihova sad opkolila, pred licem mojim ona stoje.
But they do not realize that I do not forget all the evil things that they do. [It is as though] they are surrounded by [all] the sins that they commit; and [it is though] those sins are [always right] in front of me [MTY].
3 Svojom zloćom razveseljuju kralja, a knezove podlošću svojom.
Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s lies.
4 Svi su oni preljubnici, kao peć su ražarena koju pekar više ne potpaljuje kad zamijesi tijesto pa dok ne ukisne.
[The king and his officials] are all treacherous. [They are always eager to do wicked things; ] they are like [SIM] an oven that is [very] hot: a baker mixes the dough and waits for it to expand, and he does not [need to] cause the oven to become hotter.
5 U dan kralja našega knezovi obolješe od žestine vina, a on ruku pruža pijanima.
The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
6 U zavjeri srce im se žari poput peći; svu noć njihova jarost drijema, ujutru se razgara k'o plam ognjeni;
The officials angrily plan to murder the king; it is like [SIM] they have an oven in their inner beings. All during the night their [eagerness/wanting to murder the king] is like a fire that is smouldering, but in the morning it becomes like [MET] a roaring fire.
7 poput peći svi se raspalili te proždiru svoje suce. Padoše svi njihovi kraljevi, a nijedan od njih zazvao me nije.
All those officials are like [MET] hot flames that completely burn up their rulers, so all their kings are murdered, and no one pleads with me [to help them].”
8 Efrajim se miješa s narodima, Efrajim je pogača što je ne prevrnuše.
“[The leaders of] Israel join with leaders of [godless] nations; so [the leaders of] Israel are [as worthless as] a pancake that is cooked on only one side.
9 Tuđinci proždiru snagu njegovu, a on toga i ne zna! Sjedine mu pobijeliše glavu, a on toga i ne zna!
Joining with the rulers of foreign nations has caused Israel to be a weak [nation], but the Israelis do not realize that. Israel has become [like] [MET] a gray-haired old man, but the people of Israel do not realize it.
10 Naprasitost Izraelova protiv njih samih svjedoči; i oni se ne vraćaju Jahvi, Bogu svome, i uza sve to oni ga ne traže!
Their being proud [PRS] testifies against them, but in spite of that, they do not return to [me], Yahweh, their God, or [even] try to know me.
11 Efrajim je kao golubica plaha i bez razuma; oni pozivaju Egipat, idu u Asiriju.
[The people of] Israel have become foolish and stupid like [SIM] doves. [First] they called out to Egypt [to help them], [and then] they sought help from Assyria.
12 Kamo god otišli, na njih ću razapeti svoju mrežu, oborit ću ih kao ptice nebeske, za njihovu ih kazniti zloću.
But wherever they go [to get help], [I will not allow them to succeed]; [it will be as though] [MET] I will throw a net over them like [SIM] [a hunter uses a net to capture] birds; I will punish them for the evil things that they do.
13 Teško njima jer od mene odbjegoše! Propast na njih jer se pobuniše protiv mene! Otkupit' ih hoću, a oni protiv mene lažu.
Terrible things will happen to them because they abandoned/deserted me! They will be destroyed because they rebelled against me. I wanted to rescue them, but they tell lies about me.
14 Oni me ne prizivlju iz srca kada kukaju na svojim ležajima; razdiru svoje lice zbog žita i mošta, ali protiv mene se bune.
They do not cry out to me sincerely [IDM]; they [only] lie on their beds and wail. They gather together and ask [me to give them] grain and wine, but they turn away from me.
15 Dok sam im ja mišicu krijepio, oni su zlosti smišljali protiv mene!
I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to me.
16 Okreću se prema ništavostima, oni su poput varljiva luka. Poradi razbješnjela jezika knezovi će im od mača pasti, bit će im to na ruglo u zemlji egipatskoj!
They have rejected me, their Great God, and turned to their god Baal; they are [as useless] as [SIM] a crooked bow. Their leaders boast [that they are very strong], but they will be killed by [their enemies’] swords. As a result, [the people of] Egypt will laugh at them.”
