Oseas 7
1 Tunggal kayatko nga agasan ti Israel, maiparangarang ti basol ti Efraim, kasta met dagiti dakes nga aramid ti Samaria, gapu ta mangal-allilawda; Sumrek ti agtatakaw, ken agsaneb dagiti tulisan iti kalsada.
“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.
2 Saanda a maamiris kadagiti pusoda a malaglagipko dagiti amin a dakes nga aramidda. Ita, linikmut ida dagiti aramidda; addada iti sangoanak.
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].
3 Babaen iti kinadakesda, parparagsakenda ti ari, ken babaen ti kinaulbodda, parparagsakenda dagiti opisial.
Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s lies.
4 Mannakikamalalada amin, maiyarigda iti pugon a pinapudot ti panadero, a nagsardeng a mangparubrub iti apuy manipud ti pannakamasa ti arina agingga nga umalsa daytoy.
[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.
5 Iti aldaw iti aritayo, nabartek dagiti opisial babaen iti pudot ti arak. Nakitipon isuna kadagiti manglalais.
The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
6 Ta ti puso a kasla pugon, partuatenda ti panggepda a panangallilaw. Nagpatpatnag a bumegbeggang ti pungtotda; mapupuoran a kasla gumilgil-ayab nga apuy iti agsapa.
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.
7 Napudotda amin a kas iti pugon, ket papatayenda dagiti mangiturturay kadakuada. Natay amin dagiti arida; awan kadakuada ti agpatulong kaniak.
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].”
8 Nakipulapol ti Efraim kadagiti tattao, maiyarig ti Efraim iti naingpis a bibingka a saan a naibaliktad.
“[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.
9 Inibus dagiti ganggannaet ti kinapigsana, ngem saanna nga ammo daytoy. Nagtubo dagiti uban kenkuana, ngem saanna nga ammo daytoy.
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.
10 Agsaksinto a maibusor kenkuana ti kinatangsit ti Israel; nupay kasta, saanda a nagsubli kenni Yahweh a Diosda, wenno saanda a sinapul isuna iti laksid amin dagitoy.
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.
11 Maiyarig ti Efraim iti maysa a kalapati, nanengneng ken awan pannakaawatna, umaw-awag iti Egipto, kalpasanna, agtayab nga agturong idiay Asiria.
[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.
12 Inton mapanda, isarwagkonto ti iketko kadakuada, itinnagkonto ida a kas kadagiti billit iti tangatang. Dusaekto ida iti panaguummongda.
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.
13 Asida pay! Gapu ta immadayoda kaniak. Umayen ti pannakadadael kadakuada! Nagsukirda kaniak! Ispalek koma ida, ngem nagsaoda kadagiti inuulbod maibusor kaniak.
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.
14 Saanda nga immasug kaniak iti amin a pusoda, ngem agas-asugda kadagiti pagiddaanda. Sugatenda dagiti bagida tapno makagun-odda iti trigo ken baro nga arak, ken timmalikodda kaniak.
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.
15 Uray no sinuruak ida ken pinapigsak dagiti takkiagda, agpangpanggepda ita iti dakes maibusor kaniak.
I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to me.
16 Nagsublida, ngem saanda a nagsubli kaniak a Kangangatoan. Maiyarigda iti saan a narukop a bai ti pana. Mapapatayto babaen iti kampilan dagiti opisialda gapu iti kinakuspag dagiti dilada. Agbalinto daytoy a pakalaisanda iti daga ti Egipto.
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.”
