Hosea 13
1 Apabila Efraim berbicara, gemetarlah orang; ia diangkat-angkat di Israel, tetapi ia bersalah dengan menyembah Baal, sehingga matilah ia.
When Ephraim, spake, there was terror, exalted was, he, in Israel, —but, when he became guilty with Baal, then 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!
Now, therefore they go on to sin, and have made them a Molten Thing out of their silver, after the notion of idols, the workmanship of craftsmen, all of it! Of them, are they saying—Ye sacrificers of men! The Great Calf, shall ye surely kiss!
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, shall they become like the morning cloud, and like the dew early departing, —like chaff storm-driven out of the threshing-floor, and like smoke out of a 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, Yahweh, have been thy God from the land of Egypt, —and, god beside me, shalt thou not acknowledge, for, saviour, is there none besides me.
5 Akulah yang mengenal engkau di padang gurun, di tanah yang gersang.
I, tended thee in the desert, —in a land parched with drought:
6 Ketika mereka makan rumput, maka mereka kenyang; setelah mereka kenyang, maka hati mereka meninggi; itulah sebabnya mereka melupakan Aku.
Whenever they were pastured, then were they satisfied, They were satisfied, and their heart, was lifted up, —because of this, they forgat me.
7 Maka Aku menjadi seperti singa bagi mereka, seperti macan tutul Aku mengintip-intip di pinggir jalan.
Therefore am I become to them as a lion, —As a leopard by the way, do I watch.
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 fall upon them as a bear bereaved, and will read asunder the enclosure of their heart, —that I may devour them there, like a lioness, the wild beast of the field, shall tear them in pieces.
9 Aku membinasakan engkau, hai Israel, siapakah yang dapat menolong engkau?
It hath utterly destroyed thee, O Israel, for it was against me, as thy helper!
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!"
Where is thy king, then, that he may save thee throughout all thy cities? and thy judges, concerning whom thou saidst, Oh give me a king and rulers?
11 Aku memberikan engkau seorang raja dalam murka-Ku dan mengambilnya dalam gemas-Ku.
I might give thee a king in mine anger, and take him away in my wrath.
12 Kesalahan Efraim dibungkus, dosanya disimpan.
Bound up, is the iniquity of Ephraim, stored away, his sin.
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 pangs of a woman in labour, shall overtake him, —he, is a son, not wise, for, now, he cannot stand still, when children are about to be born.
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)
Out of the hand of hades, will I ransom them, out of death, will I redeem them, —Where is thy pestilence, O death? Where thy plague, O hades? Repentance, shall be hid from mine 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, among brethren, be fruitful, there shall come in an east wind, the blast of Yahweh out of the desert coming up, that his spring, may dry up, and his fountain, be exhausted, he, will rob the treasure-house of all the vessels of delight.
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 be held guilty, for she hath rebelled against her God, By the sword, shall they fall, their infants, shall be dashed to the ground, and, his women with child, shall be ripped up.
