Osea 7
1 Mentre sto per guarire Israele, si scopre l'iniquità di Efraim e la malvagità di Samaria, poichè si pratica la menzogna: il ladro entra nelle case e fuori saccheggia il brigante.
When I was willing to heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the malice of Samaria, for they had been manufacturing lies. And the thief steals from inside, the robber from outside.
2 Non pensano dunque che io ricordo tutte le loro malvagità? Ora sono circondati dalle loro azioni: esse stanno davanti a me.
And, so that they may not say in their hearts that I am the one who has called to mind all of their wickedness: now their own inventions have encircled them. These things have happened in my presence.
3 Con la loro malvagità rallegrano il re, rallegrano i capi con le loro finzioni.
The king has rejoiced at their wickedness, and the leaders have rejoiced in their lies.
4 Tutti bruciano d'ira, ardono come un forno quando il fornaio cessa di rattizzare il fuoco, dopo che, preparata la pasta, aspetta che sia lievitata.
They are all adulterers; like an oven heating up before baking, the city rested a little before the leaven was mixed in, until the whole was leavened.
5 Nel giorno del nostro re i capi lo sommergono negli ardori del vino, ed egli si compromette con i ribelli.
On the day of our king, the leaders began to be mad with wine; he extended his hand with those who fabricate illusions.
6 Il loro cuore è un forno nelle loro trame, tutta la notte sonnecchia il loro furore e la mattina divampa come fiamma.
For they have used their heart like an oven, while he laid snares for them; he slept through the night baking them, and by morning he himself was heated like a burning fire.
7 Tutti ardono come un forno e divorano i loro governanti. Così sono caduti tutti i loro sovrani e nessuno si preoccupa di ricorrere a me.
They have all become hot like an oven, and they have devoured their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one who calls to me among them.
8 Efraim si mescola con le genti, Efraim è come una focaccia non rivoltata.
Ephraim himself has been mingled with the nations. Ephraim has become like bread, baked under ashes, that has not been turned over.
9 Gli stranieri divorano la sua forza ed egli non se ne accorge; la canizie gli ricopre la testa ed egli non se ne accorge.
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he did not know it. And grey hairs also have spread across him, and he is ignorant of it.
10 L'arroganza d'Israele testimonia contro di loro, non ritornano al Signore loro Dio e, malgrado tutto, non lo ricercano.
And the pride of Israel will be brought low before his face, for they have not returned to the Lord their God, nor have they sought him in all of this.
11 Efraim è come un'ingenua colomba, priva d'intelligenza; ora chiamano l'Egitto, ora invece l'Assiria.
And Ephraim has become like a pigeon that has been led astray, not having a heart; for they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians.
12 Dovunque si rivolgeranno stenderò la mia rete contro di loro e li abbatterò come gli uccelli dell'aria, li punirò nelle loro assemblee.
And when they will set out, I will spread my net over them. I will pull them down like the birds of the sky; I will cut them down in accordance with the reports of their meetings.
13 Guai a costoro, ormai lontani da me! Distruzione per loro, perchè hanno agito male contro di me! Li volevo salvare, ma essi hanno proferito menzogne contro di me.
Woe to them, for they have withdrawn from me. They will waste away because they have been dishonest with me. And I redeemed them, and they have spoken lies against me.
14 Non gridano a me con il loro cuore quando gridano sui loro giacigli. Si fanno incisioni per il grano e il mosto e intanto si ribellano contro di me.
And they have not cried out to me in their heart, but they howled on their beds. They have obsessed about wheat and wine; they have withdrawn from me.
15 Eppure io ho rafforzato il loro braccio, ma essi hanno tramato il male contro di me.
And I have educated them, and I have reinforced their arms; and they have imagined evil against me.
16 Si sono rivolti ma non a colui che è in alto, sono stati come un arco fallace. I loro capi cadranno di spada per l'insolenza della loro lingua e nell'Egitto rideranno di loro.
They returned so that they might be without a yoke. They have become like a deceitful bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of the madness of their words. This is their derision in the land of Egypt.
