Hosea 12
1 Ephraim striveth after wind, and followeth after the east wind; all the day he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Efrájim se hrani z vetrom in sledi vzhodnemu vetru, dnevno povečuje laži in opustošenje, sklepa zavezo z Asirci in olje nosi v Egipt.
2 The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways, according to his doings will He recompense him.
Prav tako ima Gospod polemiko z Judom in kaznoval bo Jakoba glede na njegove poti; poplačal mu bo glede na njegova dejanja.
3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and by his strength he strove with a godlike being;
V maternici je svojega brata prijel za peto in s svojo močjo je imel moč z Bogom.
4 So he strove with an angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him; at Beth-el he would find him, and there he would speak with us;
Da, imel je moč nad angelom in je prevladal. Jokal je in ponižno prosil k njemu. Našel ga je v Betelu in tam je [Bog] govoril z nami;
5 But the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD is His name.
celo Gospod Bog nad bojevniki; Gospod je njegov spomenik.
6 Therefore turn thou to thy God; keep mercy and justice, and wait for thy God continually.
Zatorej se obrni k svojemu Bogu, ohranjaj usmiljenje in sodbo in nenehno čakaj na svojega Boga.
7 As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand. He loveth to oppress.
On je trgovec, v njegovi roki so tehtnice prevare, rad zatira.
8 And Ephraim said: 'Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth; in all my labours they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.'
Efrájim je rekel: »Vendar sem postal bogat, pridobil sem si imetje, v vseh mojih naporih ne bodo našli v meni nobene krivičnosti, da bi bila greh.«
9 But I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt; I will yet again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed season.
»Jaz pa, ki sem Gospod, tvoj Bog, od egiptovske dežele, te bom vendarle prisilil, da prebivaš v šotorih kakor v dneh slovesnega praznika.
10 I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.
Prav tako sem govoril po prerokih in množil videnja ter po služenju prerokov uporabljal prilike.
11 If Gilead be given to iniquity becoming altogether vanity, in Gilgal they sacrifice unto bullocks; yea, their altars shall be as heaps in the furrows of the field.
Ali je v Gileádu krivičnost? Oni so zagotovo ničevost. V Gilgálu žrtvujejo bikce. Da, njihovi oltarji so kakor kupi na brazdah polj.
12 And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
Jakob je zbežal v sirsko deželo in Izrael je služil za ženo in za ženo je varoval ovce.
13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he kept.
In po preroku je Gospod Izraela privedel iz Egipta in po preroku je bil obvarovan.
14 Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly; therefore shall his blood be cast upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
Efrájim ga je silno grenko izzival k jezi, zatorej bo njegovo kri pustil nad njim in njegovo grajo bo njegov Gospod povrnil k njemu.
