Hosea 8
1 “Put the trumpet to your lips! Something like an eagle is over the LORD’s house, because they have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.
Tiuplah sangkakala! Serangan laksana rajawali atas rumah TUHAN! Oleh karena mereka telah melangkahi perjanjian-Ku dan telah mendurhaka terhadap pengajaran-Ku.
2 They cry to me, ‘My God, we, Israel, acknowledge you!’
Kepada-Ku mereka berseru-seru: "Ya Allahku, kami, Israel mengenal Engkau!"
3 Israel has cast off that which is good. The enemy will pursue him.
Israel telah menolak yang baik--biarlah musuh mengejar dia!
4 They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I did not approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, that they may be cut off.
Mereka telah mengangkat raja, tetapi tanpa persetujuan-Ku; mereka mengangkat pemuka, tetapi dengan tidak setahu-Ku. Dari emas dan peraknya mereka membuat berhala-berhala bagi dirinya sendiri, sehingga mereka dilenyapkan.
5 Let Samaria throw out his calf idol! My anger burns against them! How long will it be until they are capable of purity?
Aku menolak anak lembumu, hai Samaria; murka-Ku menyala terhadap mereka! Sampai berapa lama tidak dapat disucikan,
6 For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
orang-orang Israel itu? Itu dibuat oleh tukang, dan itu bukan Allah! Sungguh, akan menjadi serpih anak lembu Samaria itu!
7 For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
Sebab mereka menabur angin, maka mereka akan menuai puting beliung; gandum yang belum menguning tidak ada pada mereka; tumbuh-tumbuhan itu tidak menghasilkan tepung; dan jika memberi hasil, maka orang-orang lain menelannya.
8 Israel is swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like a worthless thing.
Israel sudah ditelan; sekarang mereka itu ada di antara bangsa-bangsa seperti barang yang tidak disukai orang.
9 For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.
Sebab mereka telah pergi ke Asyur, bagaikan keledai hutan yang memencilkan diri; Efraim telah membagi-bagi hadiah cinta.
10 But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.
Sekalipun mereka membagi-bagi hadiah itu di antara bangsa-bangsa, sekarang ini Aku akan mengumpulkan mereka, dan sebentar lagi mereka akan berhenti mengurapi raja dan para pemuka.
11 Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they became for him altars for sinning.
Sungguh, Efraim telah memperbanyak mezbah; mezbah-mezbah itu menjadikan mereka berdosa.
12 I wrote for him the many things of my law, but they were regarded as a strange thing.
Sekalipun Kutuliskan baginya banyak pengajaran-Ku, itu akan dianggap mereka sebagai sesuatu yang asing.
13 As for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice meat and eat it, but the LORD does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish their sins. They will return to Egypt.
Mereka mencintai korban sembelihan; mereka mempersembahkan daging dan memakannya; tetapi TUHAN tidak berkenan kepada mereka. Sekarang Ia akan mengingat kesalahan mereka dan akan menghukum dosa mereka; mereka harus kembali ke Mesir!
14 For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send a fire on his cities, and it will devour its fortresses.”
Israel telah melupakan Pembuatnya dan telah mendirikan istana-istana; Yehuda telah memperbanyak kota-kota yang berkubu; tetapi Aku akan melepas api ke dalam kota-kota mereka, sehingga puri mereka dimakan habis.
