Oséias 4
1 Ouvi a palavra do Senhor, vós, filhos de Israel, porque o Senhor tem uma contenda com os habitantes da terra, porque não há verdade, nem benignidade, nem conhecimento de Deus na terra.
You Israeli people, listen to this message from Yahweh! He is accusing you people who live in this country, [saying] “The people are not faithfully [doing what pleases me], they are not kind [to others], and they do not [even] know me!
2 Mas o perjurar, e o mentir, e o matar, e o furtar, e o adulterar, prevalecem, e os homicídios se tocaram com homicídios.
Everywhere in this land they curse [others], they murder [others], they steal, and they commit adultery. They act violently toward others and commit one murder after another.
3 Por isso a terra se lamentará, e qualquer que morar nela desfalecerá, com os animais do campo e com as aves do céu; e até os peixes do mar serão tirados.
It is because of their doing those things that there is no rain [MTY], the land has become dry, the people are mourning, and the people are dying [from hunger]. Even the wild animals and the birds and the fish in the sea are dying.
4 Porém ninguém contenda, nem repreenda a alguém, porque o teu povo é como os que contendem com o sacerdote.
But no one should accuse someone else and say it is his fault. It is you priests whom I am accusing.
5 Por isso cairás de dia, e o profeta contigo cairá de noite, e destruirei a tua mãe.
So I will punish [MTY] you priests, night and day, and I will punish the prophets with you. I am going to destroy [Israel, the nation that is like] [MET] a mother to you.
6 O meu povo foi destruído, porque lhe faltou o conhecimento: porque tu rejeitaste o conhecimento, também eu te rejeitarei, para que não sejas sacerdote diante de mim; e, visto que te esqueceste da lei do teu Deus, também eu me esquecerei de teus filhos.
It is because my people do not know [about me] that they will be destroyed. And their not knowing about me is because you priests have refused [to teach them about me]; so I will no longer allow you to be my priests. You have forgotten the things that I taught you, so I will forget [to bless] your children.
7 Assim como eles se multiplicaram, assim contra mim pecaram: eu mudarei a sua honra em vergonha.
As there are more and more priests, they have sinned against me more and more. So I will no longer allow them to be honored; instead, I will cause them to be disgraced.
8 Comem do pecado do meu povo, e da sua maldade dele tem desejo ardente.
The priests get food from [the offerings that the] people [bring in order to be forgiven for having sinned], [so] the priests want the people to sin more and more [in order that the people will bring them more and more offerings].
9 Portanto, como o povo, assim será o sacerdote; e visitarei sobre ele os seus caminhos, e lhe recompensarei as suas obras.
The priests [are as sinful] as the [other] people, and I will punish [all of] them for what they have done; I will pay them back for the [evil] things that they have done.
10 Comerão, mas não se fartarão; fornicarão, mas não se multiplicarão; porque deixaram de olhar para o Senhor.
[The priests] will eat, but they will still be hungry; they will have sex with prostitutes, but they will not have any children, because they have abandoned [me], Yahweh,
11 A fornicação, e o vinho, e o mosto tiram o coração.
and they are devoting themselves to sleeping with prostitutes, and to [drinking] old wine and new wine, which results in their not being able to think clearly.”
12 O meu povo consulta a sua madeira, e a sua vara lhe responde, porque o espírito de fornicações os engana, e fornicam, apartando-se da sujeição do seu Deus.
“[You] my people request wooden idols [to tell you what you should do]! Like prostitutes who have left/abandoned their husbands,
13 Sacrificam sobre os cumes dos montes, e queimam incenso sobre os outeiros, debaixo do carvalho, e do álamo, e do olmeiro, porque é boa a sua sombra: por isso vossas filhas fornicam, e as vossas noras adulteram.
you have abandoned [me] your God, and you are chasing after [other gods] on the tops of hills and mountains; you burn incense under oak [trees], poplar [trees], and other trees where there is nice/pleasing shade. So your daughters have become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law have committed adultery.
14 Porventura não visitarei sobre vossas filhas, que fornicam, nem sobre vossas noras, que adulteram, porque eles mesmos com as prostitutas se desviam, e com as meretrizes sacrificam; pois o povo que não tem entendimento será transtornado.
But it is not [only] your daughters [whom I will punish] for having become prostitutes, and it is not [only] your daughters-in-law whom I will punish for committing adultery, because the men also are having sex with prostitutes, and they offer sacrifices with the prostitutes [who search for men at the] shrines [of the idols]. [They are all] foolish people, and they will [all] be ruined.
15 Se tu, ó Israel, queres fornicar, ao menos não se faça culpado Judá: não venhais a Gilgal, e não subais a Beth-aven, e não jureis, dizendo: Vive o Senhor.
You Israeli [people] have abandoned me like [MET] those who commit adultery have abandoned their spouses. But do not cause [the people of] Judah to sin [also]. Do not go to Gilgal or go up to Beth-Aven [towns] [to worship idols there]. Do not make solemn promises [there, saying ‘Just as surely] as Yahweh lives, [I will do what I am promising].’
16 Porque como uma vaca rebelde se rebelou Israel: agora o Senhor os apascentará como a um cordeiro num lugar espaçoso.
You [people of Israel] are as stubborn as [SIM] a young cow. So there is no way [RHQ] that [I], Yahweh, will [provide food for them] [like a shepherd provides food for his] lambs [by leading them] to a nice meadow.
17 Ephraim é dado a ídolos; deixa-o.
The people of Israel have chosen to worship idols [MET], [so] allow them [to do what they want to do].
18 A sua bebida se foi: fornicando, fornicam; certamente amaram a vergonha os seus príncipes.
When their rulers finish drinking [their wine], they go to find prostitutes; they love their disgraceful behavior.
19 Um vento os atou nas suas asas, e envergonhar-se-ão por causa dos seus sacrifícios.
But they will disappear [as though] [MET] they were blown away by a whirlwind. They will become [very] ashamed because of their offering sacrifices [to idols].”
