Hosea 12
1 Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Jefrem se hrani vjetrom, i ide za ustokom; svaki dan množi laž i pogibao; i hvataju vjeru s Asircem i nose ulje u Misir.
2 The LORD also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him.
I s Judom ima Gospod parbu i pohodiæe Jakova prema putovima njegovijem, platiæe mu po djelima njegovijem.
3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he contended with God.
U utrobi uhvati za petu brata svojega, i u sili svojoj bori se s Bogom;
4 Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us—
Bori se s anðelom, i nadjaèa; plaka, i moli mu se; naðe ga u Vetilju, i ondje govori s nama.
5 even the LORD, the God of Hosts. The LORD is his name of renown!
Ali je Gospod Bog nad vojskama, Gospod mu je spomen.
6 Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.
Ti dakle obrati se k Bogu svojemu, èuvaj milost i pravdu, i uzdaj se vazda u Boga svojega.
7 A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
Trgovac je Jefrem, u ruci su mu mjerila lažna, milo mu je da èini krivo.
8 Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich. I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won’t find in me any iniquity that is sin.”
I govori Jefrem: baš se obogatih, stekoh blago, ni u kom trudu mom neæe mi naæi nepravde koja bi bila grijeh.
9 “But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.
A ja sam Gospod Bog tvoj od zemlje Misirske, još æu ti dati da sjediš u šatorima kao o praznicima.
10 I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.
I govoriæu preko proroka, i umnožiæu utvare, i davaæu prièu preko proroka.
11 If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field.
Doista je Galad bezakonje, postaše sama taština; u Galgalu prinose junce na žrtvu, i oltari su im kao gomile kamenja po brazdama na njivi mojoj.
12 Jacob fled into the country of Aram. Israel served to get a wife. For a wife he tended flocks and herds.
I Jakov pobježe u zemlju Sirsku, i Izrailj služi za ženu, i za ženu èuva ovce.
13 By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
I prorokom izvede Gospod Izrailja iz Misira, i prorokom èuva ga.
14 Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord will repay his contempt.
Jefrem ga ljuto razgnjevi; zato æe ostaviti na njemu krv njegovu, i vratiæe mu sramotu njegovu Gospod njegov.
