Hosea 13
1 Apabila Efraim berbicara, gemetarlah orang; ia diangkat-angkat di Israel, tetapi ia bersalah dengan menyembah Baal, sehingga matilah ia.
When Ephraim spoke trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
2 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!
And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
3 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.
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passes away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
4 Tetapi Aku adalah TUHAN, Allahmu sejak di tanah Mesir; engkau tidak mengenal allah kecuali Aku, dan tidak ada juruselamat selain dari Aku.
Yet I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt, and you shall know no god but me: for there is no savior beside me.
5 Akulah yang mengenal engkau di padang gurun, di tanah yang gersang.
I did know you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
6 Ketika mereka makan rumput, maka mereka kenyang; setelah mereka kenyang, maka hati mereka meninggi; itulah sebabnya mereka melupakan Aku.
According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
7 Maka Aku menjadi seperti singa bagi mereka, seperti macan tutul Aku mengintip-intip di pinggir jalan.
Therefore I will be to them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
8 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.
I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the lobe of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
9 Aku membinasakan engkau, hai Israel, siapakah yang dapat menolong engkau?
O Israel, you have destroyed yourself; but in me is your help.
10 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!"
I will be your king: where is any other that may save you in all your cities? and your judges of whom you said, Give me a king and princes?
11 Aku memberikan engkau seorang raja dalam murka-Ku dan mengambilnya dalam gemas-Ku.
I gave you a king in my anger, and took him away in my wrath.
12 Kesalahan Efraim dibungkus, dosanya disimpan.
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.
13 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.
The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come on him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.
14 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)
I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be your plagues; O grave, I will be your destruction: repentance shall be hid from my eyes. (Sheol h7585)
15 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.
Though he be fruitful among his brothers, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
16 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.
Samaria shall become desolate; for she has rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
