Hosea 12
1 Ephraim tries to herd the wind, chasing after the east wind all day long. Their lies and violence keep on increasing. They make a treaty with Assyria, and send olive oil to 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 also has an accusation against Judah, and will punish Jacob for the way the people act; he will repay them for what they have done.
I s Judom ima Gospod parbu i pohodiæe Jakova prema putovima njegovijem, platiæe mu po djelima njegovijem.
3 Even in the womb he fought with his brother; when he became a man he fought with God.
U utrobi uhvati za petu brata svojega, i u sili svojoj bori se s Bogom;
4 He fought with the angel, and he won. He wept, and begged him for a blessing. Jacob found God at Bethel, and spoke with him there—
Bori se s anðelom, i nadjaèa; plaka, i moli mu se; naðe ga u Vetilju, i ondje govori s nama.
5 the Lord God Almighty, the Lord is his memorable name!
Ali je Gospod Bog nad vojskama, Gospod mu je spomen.
6 You must return to your God. Act lovingly and do what is right, and always wait for your God.
Ti dakle obrati se k Bogu svojemu, èuvaj milost i pravdu, i uzdaj se vazda u Boga svojega.
7 A merchant who holds in his hands dishonest scales loves to swindle.
Trgovac je Jefrem, u ruci su mu mjerila lažna, milo mu je da èini krivo.
8 Ephraim says, “I'm rich! I've made myself wealthy! I've made so much from my work, and nobody can prove me guilty of doing wrong.”
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 who brought you out of the land of Egypt. I will make you live again in tents like you do at the time of that particular festival.
A ja sam Gospod Bog tvoj od zemlje Misirske, još æu ti dati da sjediš u šatorima kao o praznicima.
10 I spoke through the prophets. I myself gave many visions and parables through the prophets.
I govoriæu preko proroka, i umnožiæu utvare, i davaæu prièu preko proroka.
11 If Gilead is idolatrous, they will surely come to nothing. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Even their altars are like heaps of rocks in the furrows of the 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 Jacob fled to the land of Aram; Israel worked there to gain a wife, earning a wife by looking after sheep.
I Jakov pobježe u zemlju Sirsku, i Izrailj služi za ženu, i za ženu èuva ovce.
13 Through a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet they were cared for.
I prorokom izvede Gospod Izrailja iz Misira, i prorokom èuva ga.
14 Ephraim has really upset the Lord, and the Lord will let them have the consequences of their bloodshed and pay them back for their contempt.
Jefrem ga ljuto razgnjevi; zato æe ostaviti na njemu krv njegovu, i vratiæe mu sramotu njegovu Gospod njegov.
