Hosea 7
1 When I was willing to heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the malice of Samaria, for they had been manufacturing lies. And the thief steals from inside, the robber from outside.
Ainda que eu esteja [disposto] a curar Israel, expostas estão a perversidade de Efraim e as maldades de Samaria, porque praticam a falsidade; o ladrão vem, e o bando de assaltantes despoja do lado de fora.
2 And, so that they may not say in their hearts that I am the one who has called to mind all of their wickedness: now their own inventions have encircled them. These things have happened in my presence.
E nem percebem em seus corações eu me lembro de toda a maldade deles; agora seus atos os cercam; diante de mim estão.
3 The king has rejoiced at their wickedness, and the leaders have rejoiced in their lies.
Com sua maldade alegram ao rei, e com suas mentiras aos príncipes.
4 They are all adulterers; like an oven heating up before baking, the city rested a little before the leaven was mixed in, until the whole was leavened.
Todos eles cometem adultério; semelhantes são ao forno aceso pelo padeiro, que deixa de atiçar depois da massa estar feita, até que esteja levedada.
5 On the day of our king, the leaders began to be mad with wine; he extended his hand with those who fabricate illusions.
No dia do nosso rei, os príncipes ficam doentes pelo calor do vinho; ele estende sua mão com os zombadores.
6 For they have used their heart like an oven, while he laid snares for them; he slept through the night baking them, and by morning he himself was heated like a burning fire.
Porque preparam seus corações para suas ciladas como a um forno; toda a noite seu padeiro dorme, pela manhã arde como fogo flamejante.
7 They have all become hot like an oven, and they have devoured their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one who calls to me among them.
Todos eles se aquecem como um forno, e devoraram os seus juízes; todos os seus reis caem; ninguém há entre eles que clame a mim.
8 Ephraim himself has been mingled with the nations. Ephraim has become like bread, baked under ashes, that has not been turned over.
Efraim se mistura com os povos; Efraim é um bolo que não foi virado.
9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he did not know it. And grey hairs also have spread across him, and he is ignorant of it.
Estrangeiros devoram sua riqueza, sem que ele perceba; e até o cabelo grisalho se espalha por ele, e ele não percebeu.
10 And the pride of Israel will be brought low before his face, for they have not returned to the Lord their God, nor have they sought him in all of this.
A soberba de Israel dá testemunho contra ele, porém não se convertem ao SENHOR seu Deus, nem o buscam, apesar de tudo isto.
11 And Ephraim has become like a pigeon that has been led astray, not having a heart; for they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians.
E foi Efraim como pomba imprudente, sem inteligência; chamam ao Egito, vão à Assíria.
12 And when they will set out, I will spread my net over them. I will pull them down like the birds of the sky; I will cut them down in accordance with the reports of their meetings.
Quando forem, estenderei minha rede sobre eles; eu os farei cair como as aves do céu. Eu os castigarei conforme o que se tem ouvido quando eles se reúnem.
13 Woe to them, for they have withdrawn from me. They will waste away because they have been dishonest with me. And I redeemed them, and they have spoken lies against me.
Ai deles, porque se afastaram de mim; destruição sobre eles, porque se rebelaram contra mim; eu os livraria, porém falam mentiras contra mim.
14 And they have not cried out to me in their heart, but they howled on their beds. They have obsessed about wheat and wine; they have withdrawn from me.
E não clamam a mim com seus corações quando gemem sobre suas camas; eles se reúnem para o trigo e o vinho, [porém] de mim se afastam.
15 And I have educated them, and I have reinforced their arms; and they have imagined evil against me.
Eu os treinei, [e] fortalecei seus braços, porém pensam o mal contra mim.
16 They returned so that they might be without a yoke. They have become like a deceitful bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of the madness of their words. This is their derision in the land of Egypt.
Eles se voltam, [mas] não para o Altíssimo. Eles são como um arco defeituoso; seus príncipes caem à espada por causa da insolência de suas línguas; por isso serão escarnecidos na terra do Egito.
