Hosea 11
1 Because Israel [is] a youth, and I love him, Out of Egypt I have called for My Son.
Ko je bil Izrael otrok, takrat sem ga ljubil in svojega sina poklical iz Egipta.
2 They have called to them rightly, They have gone from before them, To lords they do sacrifice, And to graven images they make perfume.
Kakor so jih [preroki] klicali, tako so odhajali od njih. Žrtvovali so Báalom in rezanim podobam zažigali kadilo.
3 And I have caused Ephraim to go on foot, Taking them by their arms, And they have not known that I strengthened them.
Tudi Efrájima sem učil hoditi in jih držal za njihove lakte, toda niso spoznali, da sem jih jaz ozdravil.
4 With cords of man I do draw them, With thick cords of love, And I am to them as a raiser up of a yoke on their jaws, And I incline unto him — I feed [him].
Pritegoval sem jih s človeškimi vrvicami, z vezmi ljubezni in bil sem jim kakor tisti, ki snamejo jarem z njihovih čeljusti in jaz sem jim dajal hrano.
5 He turneth not back unto the land of Egypt, And Asshur — he [is] his king, For they have refused to return.
Ne bo se vrnil v egiptovsko deželo, temveč bo Asirec njegov kralj, ker so zavrnili, da bi se vrnili.
6 Grievous hath been the sword in his cities, And it hath ended his bars, and consumed — from their own counsels.
Meč bo ostajal na njegovih mestih in použije njegove mladike in jih požre zaradi njihovih lastnih nasvetov.
7 And My people are hanging in suspense, about My returning, And unto the Most High they do call, Together they exalt not.
Moje ljudstvo je nagnjeno k odpadu od mene. Čeprav so jih klicali k Najvišjemu, ga sploh nihče ni hotel povišati.
8 How do I give thee up, O Ephraim? Do I deliver thee up, O Israel? How do I make thee as Admah? Do I set thee as Zeboim? Turned in Me is My heart, kindled together have been My repentings.
Kako naj bi se ti odrekel, Efrájim? Kako naj bi te izročil, Izrael? Kako naj bi te naredil kakor Admo? Kako naj bi te postavil kakor Cebojím? Moje srce je spremenjeno znotraj mene, poleg tega so se moja kesanja razvnela.
9 I do not the fierceness of My anger, I turn not back to destroy Ephraim, For God I [am], and not a man. In thy midst the Holy One, and I enter not in enmity,
Ne bom izvršil okrutnosti svoje jeze, ne bom se vrnil, da uničim Efrájima, kajti jaz sem Bog in ne človek, Sveti v tvoji sredi in ne bom vstopil v mesto.«
10 After Jehovah they go — as a lion He roareth, When He doth roar, then tremble do the sons from the west.
Hodili bodo za Gospodom, rjovel bo kakor lev. Ko bo zarjovel, potem bodo otroci pritrepetali od zahoda.
11 They tremble as a sparrow out of Egypt, And as a dove out of the land of Asshur, And I have caused them to dwell in their own houses, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Pritrepetali bodo kakor ptica iz Egipta in kakor golobica iz asirske dežele in postavil jih bom v njihove hiše, « govori Gospod.
12 Compassed Me with feigning hath Ephraim, And with deceit the house of Israel. And Judah again is ruling with God, And with the Holy Ones [is] faithful!
»Efrájim me obdaja z lažmi in Izraelova hiša s prevaro, toda Juda še vlada z Bogom in je zvest s svetimi.
