Hosea 12
1 EPHRAIM feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, 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 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
V maternici je svojega brata prijel za peto in s svojo močjo je imel moč z Bogom.
4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake 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 Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.
celo Gospod Bog nad bojevniki; Gospod je njegov spomenik.
6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
Zatorej se obrni k svojemu Bogu, ohranjaj usmiljenje in sodbo in nenehno čakaj na svojega Boga.
7 He is a merchant, 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, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me 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 And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.
»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 by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
Prav tako sem govoril po prerokih in množil videnja ter po služenju prerokov uporabljal prilike.
11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
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 country of Syria, 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 out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
In po preroku je Gospod Izraela privedel iz Egipta in po preroku je bil obvarovan.
14 Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood 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.
