Hosea 12
1 Ephraim's food is the wind, and he goes after the east wind: deceit and destruction are increasing day by day; they make an agreement with Assyria, and take oil into Egypt.
Jefrem se hrani vjetrom, i ide za ustokom; svaki dan množi laž i pogibao; i hvataju vjeru s Asircem i nose ulje u Misir.
2 The Lord has a cause against Judah, and will give punishment to Jacob for his ways; he will give him the reward of his acts.
I s Judom ima Gospod parbu i pohodiæe Jakova prema putovima njegovijem, platiæe mu po djelima njegovijem.
3 In the body of his mother he took his brother by the foot, and in his strength he was fighting with God;
U utrobi uhvati za petu brata svojega, i u sili svojoj bori se s Bogom;
4 He had a fight with the angel and overcame him; he made request for grace to him with weeping; he came face to face with him in Beth-el and there his words came to him;
Bori se s anðelom, i nadjaèa; plaka, i moli mu se; naðe ga u Vetilju, i ondje govori s nama.
5 Even the Lord, the God of armies; the Lord is his name.
Ali je Gospod Bog nad vojskama, Gospod mu je spomen.
6 So then, come back to your God; keep mercy and right, and be waiting at all times on your God.
Ti dakle obrati se k Bogu svojemu, èuvaj milost i pravdu, i uzdaj se vazda u Boga svojega.
7 As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways.
Trgovac je Jefrem, u ruci su mu mjerila lažna, milo mu je da èini krivo.
8 And Ephraim said, Now I have got wealth and much property; in all my works no sin may be seen in me.
I govori Jefrem: baš se obogatih, stekoh blago, ni u kom trudu mom neæe mi naæi nepravde koja bi bila grijeh.
9 But I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; I will give you tents for your living-places again as in the days of the holy meeting.
A ja sam Gospod Bog tvoj od zemlje Misirske, još æu ti dati da sjediš u šatorima kao o praznicima.
10 My word came to the ears of the prophets and I gave them visions in great number, and by the mouths of the prophets I made use of comparisons.
I govoriæu preko proroka, i umnožiæu utvare, i davaæu prièu preko proroka.
11 In Gilead there is evil. They are quite without value; in Gilgal they make offerings of oxen; truly their altars are like masses of stones in the hollows of a ploughed field.
Doista je Galad bezakonje, postaše sama taština; u Galgalu prinose junce na žrtvu, i oltari su im kao gomile kamenja po brazdama na njivi mojoj.
12 And Jacob went in flight into the field of Aram, and Israel became a servant for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
I Jakov pobježe u zemlju Sirsku, i Izrailj služi za ženu, i za ženu èuva ovce.
13 And by a prophet the Lord made Israel come up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was kept safe.
I prorokom izvede Gospod Izrailja iz Misira, i prorokom èuva ga.
14 I have been bitterly moved to wrath by Ephraim; so that his blood will be on him, and the Lord will make his shame come back on him.
Jefrem ga ljuto razgnjevi; zato æe ostaviti na njemu krv njegovu, i vratiæe mu sramotu njegovu Gospod njegov.
