Hosea 7
1 “and when I wanted to heal them [again], [I did not do it, ] [because] I saw the wicked things that [the people of] Samaria [city] and [other places in] Israel [DOU] have done. They constantly deceive others; bandits rob people in the streets.
Kad hoću Izraela liječiti, otkriva se bezakonje Efrajimovo i zloća Samarije; prijevarom se bave oni: tat u kuću provaljuje, a vani napadaju razbojnici.
2 But they do not realize that I do not forget all the evil things that they do. [It is as though] they are surrounded by [all] the sins that they commit; and [it is though] those sins are [always right] in front of me [MTY].
I u srcu svome oni ne kažu da ja pamtim svu zlopakost njihovu! Ali djela su ih njihova sad opkolila, pred licem mojim ona stoje.
3 Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s lies.
Svojom zloćom razveseljuju kralja, a knezove podlošću svojom.
4 [The king and his officials] are all treacherous. [They are always eager to do wicked things; ] they are like [SIM] an oven that is [very] hot: a baker mixes the dough and waits for it to expand, and he does not [need to] cause the oven to become hotter.
Svi su oni preljubnici, kao peć su ražarena koju pekar više ne potpaljuje kad zamijesi tijesto pa dok ne ukisne.
5 The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
U dan kralja našega knezovi obolješe od žestine vina, a on ruku pruža pijanima.
6 The officials angrily plan to murder the king; it is like [SIM] they have an oven in their inner beings. All during the night their [eagerness/wanting to murder the king] is like a fire that is smouldering, but in the morning it becomes like [MET] a roaring fire.
U zavjeri srce im se žari poput peći; svu noć njihova jarost drijema, ujutru se razgara k'o plam ognjeni;
7 All those officials are like [MET] hot flames that completely burn up their rulers, so all their kings are murdered, and no one pleads with me [to help them].”
poput peći svi se raspalili te proždiru svoje suce. Padoše svi njihovi kraljevi, a nijedan od njih zazvao me nije.
8 “[The leaders of] Israel join with leaders of [godless] nations; so [the leaders of] Israel are [as worthless as] a pancake that is cooked on only one side.
Efrajim se miješa s narodima, Efrajim je pogača što je ne prevrnuše.
9 Joining with the rulers of foreign nations has caused Israel to be a weak [nation], but the Israelis do not realize that. Israel has become [like] [MET] a gray-haired old man, but the people of Israel do not realize it.
Tuđinci proždiru snagu njegovu, a on toga i ne zna! Sjedine mu pobijeliše glavu, a on toga i ne zna!
10 Their being proud [PRS] testifies against them, but in spite of that, they do not return to [me], Yahweh, their God, or [even] try to know me.
Naprasitost Izraelova protiv njih samih svjedoči; i oni se ne vraćaju Jahvi, Bogu svome, i uza sve to oni ga ne traže!
11 [The people of] Israel have become foolish and stupid like [SIM] doves. [First] they called out to Egypt [to help them], [and then] they sought help from Assyria.
Efrajim je kao golubica plaha i bez razuma; oni pozivaju Egipat, idu u Asiriju.
12 But wherever they go [to get help], [I will not allow them to succeed]; [it will be as though] [MET] I will throw a net over them like [SIM] [a hunter uses a net to capture] birds; I will punish them for the evil things that they do.
Kamo god otišli, na njih ću razapeti svoju mrežu, oborit ću ih kao ptice nebeske, za njihovu ih kazniti zloću.
13 Terrible things will happen to them because they abandoned/deserted me! They will be destroyed because they rebelled against me. I wanted to rescue them, but they tell lies about me.
Teško njima jer od mene odbjegoše! Propast na njih jer se pobuniše protiv mene! Otkupit' ih hoću, a oni protiv mene lažu.
14 They do not cry out to me sincerely [IDM]; they [only] lie on their beds and wail. They gather together and ask [me to give them] grain and wine, but they turn away from me.
Oni me ne prizivlju iz srca kada kukaju na svojim ležajima; razdiru svoje lice zbog žita i mošta, ali protiv mene se bune.
15 I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to me.
Dok sam im ja mišicu krijepio, oni su zlosti smišljali protiv mene!
16 They have rejected me, their Great God, and turned to their god Baal; they are [as useless] as [SIM] a crooked bow. Their leaders boast [that they are very strong], but they will be killed by [their enemies’] swords. As a result, [the people of] Egypt will laugh at them.”
Okreću se prema ništavostima, oni su poput varljiva luka. Poradi razbješnjela jezika knezovi će im od mača pasti, bit će im to na ruglo u zemlji egipatskoj!
