Hosea 4
1 You Israeli people, listen to this message from Yahweh! He is accusing you people who live in this country, [saying] “The people are not faithfully [doing what pleases me], they are not kind [to others], and they do not [even] know me!
Dinggin ninyo ang salita ng Panginoon, ninyong mga anak ni Israel; sapagka't ang Panginoon ay may pakikipagkaalit sa mga mananahan sa lupain, sapagka't walang katotohanan, ni kaawaan man, ni kaalaman man tungkol sa Dios sa lupain.
2 Everywhere in this land they curse [others], they murder [others], they steal, and they commit adultery. They act violently toward others and commit one murder after another.
Wala kundi pagsumpa at kawalan ng pagtatapat, at pagpatay, pagnanakaw, at pangangalunya; sila'y nagsisidaluhong, at nagkakabubuan ng dugo.
3 It is because of their doing those things that there is no rain [MTY], the land has become dry, the people are mourning, and the people are dying [from hunger]. Even the wild animals and the birds and the fish in the sea are dying.
Kaya't ang lupain ay tatangis, at bawa't tumatahan doon ay manglulupaypay, kasama ng mga hayop sa parang at ng mga ibon sa himpapawid; oo, ang mga isda rin naman sa dagat ay mangahuhuli.
4 But no one should accuse someone else and say it is his fault. It is you priests whom I am accusing.
Gayon ma'y huwag makipaglaban ang sinoman, o sumuway man ang sinoman; sapagka't ang iyong bayan ay gaya ng nakikipaglaban sa saserdote.
5 So I will punish [MTY] you priests, night and day, and I will punish the prophets with you. I am going to destroy [Israel, the nation that is like] [MET] a mother to you.
At ikaw ay matitisod sa araw, at ang propeta naman ay matitisod na kasama mo sa gabi; at aking papatayin ang iyong ina.
6 It is because my people do not know [about me] that they will be destroyed. And their not knowing about me is because you priests have refused [to teach them about me]; so I will no longer allow you to be my priests. You have forgotten the things that I taught you, so I will forget [to bless] your children.
Ang aking bayan ay nasira dahil sa kakulangan ng kaalaman: sapagka't ikaw ay nagtakuwil ng kaalaman, akin namang itatakuwil ka, upang ikaw ay huwag maging saserdote ko: yamang iyong nilimot ang kautusan ng iyong Dios, akin namang kalilimutan ang iyong mga anak.
7 As there are more and more priests, they have sinned against me more and more. So I will no longer allow them to be honored; instead, I will cause them to be disgraced.
Kung paanong sila'y nagsidami, gayon sila nangagkasala laban sa akin: aking papalitan ng kahihiyan ang kanilang kaluwalhatian.
8 The priests get food from [the offerings that the] people [bring in order to be forgiven for having sinned], [so] the priests want the people to sin more and more [in order that the people will bring them more and more offerings].
Sila'y nagsisikain sa kasalanan ng aking bayan, at inilalagak ang kanilang puso sa kanilang kasamaan.
9 The priests [are as sinful] as the [other] people, and I will punish [all of] them for what they have done; I will pay them back for the [evil] things that they have done.
At mangyayari, na kung paano ang bayan, gayon ang saserdote, at akin silang parurusahan dahil sa kanilang mga lakad, at aking gagantihin sa kanila ang kanilang mga gawa.
10 [The priests] will eat, but they will still be hungry; they will have sex with prostitutes, but they will not have any children, because they have abandoned [me], Yahweh,
At sila'y magsisikain, at hindi mangabubusog; sila'y magpapatutot, at hindi dadami; sapagka't sila'y nangagwalang bahala sa Panginoon.
11 and they are devoting themselves to sleeping with prostitutes, and to [drinking] old wine and new wine, which results in their not being able to think clearly.”
Ang pagpapatutot at ang alak at bagong alak ay nagaalis ng kaalaman.
12 “[You] my people request wooden idols [to tell you what you should do]! Like prostitutes who have left/abandoned their husbands,
Ang aking bayan ay humingi ng payo sa kanilang tungkod, at ang kanilang tungkod ay nagpapahayag sa kanila; sapagka't ang pagpapatutot ay nagligaw sa kanila, at sila'y nagpatutot, na nagsisihiwalay sa kanilang Dios.
13 you have abandoned [me] your God, and you are chasing after [other gods] on the tops of hills and mountains; you burn incense under oak [trees], poplar [trees], and other trees where there is nice/pleasing shade. So your daughters have become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law have committed adultery.
Sila'y nangaghahain sa mga taluktok ng mga bundok, at nangagsusunog ng kamangyan sa mga burol, sa ilalim ng mga encina at ng mga alamo at ng mga roble, sapagka't ang lilim ng mga yaon ay mabuti: kaya't ang inyong mga anak na babae ay nagpatutot, at ang inyong mga manugang na babae ay nangangalunya.
14 But it is not [only] your daughters [whom I will punish] for having become prostitutes, and it is not [only] your daughters-in-law whom I will punish for committing adultery, because the men also are having sex with prostitutes, and they offer sacrifices with the prostitutes [who search for men at the] shrines [of the idols]. [They are all] foolish people, and they will [all] be ruined.
Hindi ko parurusahan ang inyong mga anak na babae pagka sila'y nagpatutot ni ang inyong mga manugang na babae man pagka sila'y nangangalunya; sapagka't ang mga lalake sa kanilang sarili ay nagsisiyaon kasama ng mga patutot, at sila'y nangaghahain na kasama ng mga patutot: at ang bayan na hindi nakakaalam ay nawawasak.
15 You Israeli [people] have abandoned me like [MET] those who commit adultery have abandoned their spouses. But do not cause [the people of] Judah to sin [also]. Do not go to Gilgal or go up to Beth-Aven [towns] [to worship idols there]. Do not make solemn promises [there, saying ‘Just as surely] as Yahweh lives, [I will do what I am promising].’
Bagaman ikaw, Oh Israel, ay nagpapatutot, gayon ma'y huwag ipagkasala ng Juda: at huwag kayong magsiparoon sa Gilgal, ni magsisampa man kayo sa Bethaven, ni magsisumpa man, Buhay ang Panginoon.
16 You [people of Israel] are as stubborn as [SIM] a young cow. So there is no way [RHQ] that [I], Yahweh, will [provide food for them] [like a shepherd provides food for his] lambs [by leading them] to a nice meadow.
Sapagka't ang Israel ay nagpakatigas ng ulo, gaya ng isang matigas na ulo na guyang babae: ngayo'y pakakanin sila ng Panginoon na parang batang tupa sa isang malaking dako.
17 The people of Israel have chosen to worship idols [MET], [so] allow them [to do what they want to do].
Ang Ephraim ay nalalakip sa mga diosdiosan; pabayaan siya.
18 When their rulers finish drinking [their wine], they go to find prostitutes; they love their disgraceful behavior.
Ang kanilang inumin ay naging maasim; sila'y nagpapatutot na palagi; iniibig na mabuti ng kaniyang mga puno ang kahihiyan.
19 But they will disappear [as though] [MET] they were blown away by a whirlwind. They will become [very] ashamed because of their offering sacrifices [to idols].”
Tinangay siya ng hangin sa kaniyang mga pakpak; at sila'y mangapapahiya dahil sa kanilang mga hain.
