< Hosea 14 >

1 Bertobatlah, hai Israel, kepada TUHAN, Allahmu, sebab engkau telah tergelincir karena kesalahanmu.
[You people of] Israel, return to Yahweh our God. You are being punished because of the sins which you have committed.
2 Bawalah sertamu kata-kata penyesalan, dan bertobatlah kepada TUHAN! katakanlah kepada-Nya: "Ampunilah segala kesalahan, sehingga kami mendapat yang baik, maka kami akan mempersembahkan pengakuan kami.
So now return to Yahweh and say [MTY] this to him: “Forgive us for all the sins that we have committed, and kindly accept (us/our sacrifices) in order that we may thank/praise you [IDM].
3 Asyur tidak dapat menyelamatkan kami; kami tidak mau mengendarai kuda, dan kami tidak akan berkata lagi: Ya, Allah kami! kepada buatan tangan kami. Karena Engkau menyayangi anak yatim."
[We admit that] Assyria will not save us, and our war horses will not save us, either. We will never again say, ‘You are our gods’ to [the idols that] we [SYN] have made. You are the one who acts mercifully to orphans.”
4 Aku akan memulihkan mereka dari penyelewengan, Aku akan mengasihi mereka dengan sukarela, sebab murka-Ku telah surut dari pada mereka.
[Yahweh says, “If they say that to me, ] I will forgive them for having (turned away from/abandoned) me, and I will love them with all my inner being, because I [PRS] will have stopped being angry with them.
5 Aku akan seperti embun bagi Israel, maka ia akan berbunga seperti bunga bakung dan akan menjulurkan akar-akarnya seperti pohon hawar.
I will be to the people of Israel like dew [that refreshes the soil]. When I do that, they will [become as delightful as] [MET] lilies are when they are blooming. [No one will be able to conquer them; ] they will be [as unmovable as] [SIM] the roots [of cedar trees].
6 Ranting-rantingnya akan merambak, semaraknya akan seperti pohon zaitun dan berbau harum seperti yang di Libanon.
[Their good influence will spread] like [MET] the branches of a tree. They will be like [SIM] beautiful olive trees, and [they will be as delightful as] [SIM] the aroma of the cedar [trees in] Lebanon.
7 Mereka akan kembali dan diam dalam naungan-Ku dan tumbuh seperti gandum; mereka akan berkembang seperti pohon anggur, yang termasyhur seperti anggur Libanon.
People will [come to them to be protected] [like people are protected from the hot sun by being] [MET] in the shade [of a tree]. They [will (flourish/be strong) like] [SIM] grain that grows well. They will [be successful like] a vineyard [in which grapes grow abundantly]. They will become as famous/well-known as [SIM] the wines from Lebanon.
8 Efraim, apakah lagi sangkut paut-Ku dengan berhala-berhala? Akulah yang menjawab dan memperhatikan engkau! Aku ini seperti pohon sanobar yang menghijau, dari pada-Ku engkau mendapat buah.
[You people of] Israel, do not [RHQ] have anything more to do with idols; if you [get rid of your idols], I will answer your [prayers] and take care of you. I am like [MET] a strong/green pine tree, and your blessings come from me.”
9 Siapa yang bijaksana, biarlah ia memahami semuanya ini; siapa yang paham, biarlah ia mengetahuinya; sebab jalan-jalan TUHAN adalah lurus, dan orang benar menempuhnya, tetapi pemberontak tergelincir di situ.
Those who are wise will understand the things [about which I have written]. Those who think well will pay careful attention to them. The things that Yahweh wants us to do [MET] are right; righteous people will conduct their lives adhering to them. But those who rebel against Yahweh will be ruined.

< Hosea 14 >