Hosea 13
1 “When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling. He exalted himself in Israel, but he became guilty because of Baal worship, and he died.
Apabila Efraim berbicara, gemetarlah orang; ia diangkat-angkat di Israel, tetapi ia bersalah dengan menyembah Baal, sehingga matilah ia.
2 Now they sin more and more. They make cast metal figures from their silver, idols as skillfully worked as possible, all of them the work of the craftsmen. People say of them, 'These men who sacrifice kiss calves.'
Sekarangpun mereka terus berdosa, dan membuat baginya patung tuangan dari perak dan berhala-berhala sesuai dengan kecakapan mereka; semuanya itu buatan tukang-tukang. Persembahkanlah korban kepadanya!, kata mereka. Baiklah manusia mencium anak-anak lembu!
3 So they will be like the morning clouds, like the dew that goes away early, like the chaff that is driven by the wind away from a threshing floor, and like smoke out of a chimney.
Sebab itu mereka akan seperti kabut pagi atau seperti embun yang hilang pagi-pagi benar, seperti debu jerami yang diterbangkan badai dari tempat pengirikan atau seperti asap dari tingkap.
4 But I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt. You must acknowledge no God but me; you must acknowledge that besides me, there is no other savior.
Tetapi Aku adalah TUHAN, Allahmu sejak di tanah Mesir; engkau tidak mengenal allah kecuali Aku, dan tidak ada juruselamat selain dari Aku.
5 I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of great dryness.
Akulah yang mengenal engkau di padang gurun, di tanah yang gersang.
6 When you had pasture, then you became full; and when you were filled, your heart became lifted up. For that reason you forgot me.
Ketika mereka makan rumput, maka mereka kenyang; setelah mereka kenyang, maka hati mereka meninggi; itulah sebabnya mereka melupakan Aku.
7 I will become like a lion to them; like a leopard I will watch along the path.
Maka Aku menjadi seperti singa bagi mereka, seperti macan tutul Aku mengintip-intip di pinggir jalan.
8 I will attack them as a bear that is robbed of her cubs. I will rip open their chests, and there I will devour them as a lion, as a wild beast would tear them to pieces.
Aku mau mendatangi mereka seperti beruang yang kehilangan anak, Aku mau mengoyakkan dada mereka. Di sana Aku memakan mereka seperti singa; binatang liar di padang akan merobek mereka.
9 I will destroy you, Israel; who will be able to help you?
Aku membinasakan engkau, hai Israel, siapakah yang dapat menolong engkau?
10 Where now is your king, that he may save you in all your cities? Where are your rulers, about whom you said to me, 'Give me a king and princes'?
Di mana gerangan rajamu, supaya diselamatkannya engkau, dan semua pemukamu, supaya diberinya engkau keadilan, hai, engkau yang berkata: "Berilah kepadaku seorang raja dan pemuka-pemuka!"
11 I gave you a king in my anger, and I took him away in my wrath.
Aku memberikan engkau seorang raja dalam murka-Ku dan mengambilnya dalam gemas-Ku.
12 Ephraim's iniquity has been stored up; his guilt has been stored up.
Kesalahan Efraim dibungkus, dosanya disimpan.
13 Pains of childbirth will come on him, but he is an unwise son, for when it is time to be born, he does not come out of the womb.
Sakit beranak mendahului kelahirannya, tetapi ia adalah seorang anak yang tidak bijaksana; sebab tidak pada waktunya ia bergerak, bila waktunya tiba, ia tidak mau keluar dari kandungan ibu.
14 Will I rescue them from the hand of Sheol? Will I rescue them from death? Where, death, are your plagues? Where, Sheol, is your destruction? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.” (Sheol h7585)
Akan Kubebaskankah mereka dari kuasa dunia orang mati, akan Kutebuskah mereka dari pada maut? Di manakah penyakit samparmu, hai maut, di manakah tenaga pembinasamu, hai dunia orang mati? Mata-Ku tertutup bagi belas kasihan. (Sheol h7585)
15 Though Ephraim is prosperous among his brothers, an east wind will come; the wind of Yahweh will blow in from the wilderness. Ephraim's spring will dry up, and his well will have no water. His enemy will plunder his storehouse of every precious object.
Sekalipun ia tumbuh subur di antara rumput-rumput, maka angin timur, angin TUHAN, akan datang, bertiup dari padang gurun, mengeringkan sumber-sumbernya dan merusakkan mata-mata airnya; dirampasnya harta benda, segala barang yang indah-indah.
16 Samaria will be guilty, for she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their young children will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.
Samaria harus mendapat hukuman, sebab ia memberontak terhadap Allahnya. Mereka akan tewas oleh pedang, bayi-bayinya akan diremukkan, dan perempuan-perempuannya yang mengandung akan dibelah perutnya.
