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1 Când Israel era copil, atunci l-am iubit, şi am chemat pe fiul meu din Egipt.
“Before the Israeli [people] became a nation [MET], I loved them [like a man loves] his son, and I called them out of Egypt.
2 Precum ei i-au chemat, astfel au plecat de la ei; au sacrificat Baalilor şi au ars tămâie chipurilor cioplite.
But while I continued to call them, they [continued to] turn away from me more and more. They offered sacrifices to their statues of Baal, and they burned incense to [honor] them.
3 Pe Efraim l-am învăţat de asemenea să meargă, luându-i de braţe; dar nu au cunoscut că eu i-am vindecat.
[The people of] Israel were [like a little boy] [MET], and [it was as though] it was I who taught them to walk, holding them by their hands. But they did not realize that it was I who was taking care of them.
4 I-am tras cu funii omeneşti, cu legături de iubire; şi le-am fost asemenea celor ce scot jugul de pe fălcile lor şi le-am pus mâncare.
[It was as though I fastened] ropes [around them] to lead them, while I loved them and was kind to them. [It was as though they were young oxen] [MET], and I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
5 El nu se va întoarce în ţara Egiptului, ci asirianul va fi împăratul lui, pentru că au refuzat să se întoarcă.
But the people of Israel will become [slaves] again, like they were in Egypt, and [the people of] Assyria will [RHQ] rule over them, because the people of Israel refused to repent.
6 Şi sabia va rămâne peste cetăţile lui şi va mistui ramurile lui şi le va mânca, din cauza propriilor sfaturi.
[Their enemies] will use their swords [to attack] the cities in Israel and will destroy the bars in the gates [of the city walls]. [As a result], the people of Israeli will not be able to accomplish the things that they planned to do.
7 Şi poporul meu înclină a da înapoi de la mine; deşi ei i-au chemat la cel Preaînalt, nici măcar unul nu a voit să îl înalţe.
My people are determined to (turn away from/abandon) me. They say that I am the great all-powerful God, but they do not honor me at all.
8 Cum să renunţ la tine, Efraime? Cum să te dau, Israele? Cum să te fac precum Adma? Cum să te pun ca Ţeboimul? Inima mea s-a întors în mine, pocăinţele mele s-au aprins împreună.
[You people of] Israel, I certainly do not want to [RHQ] abandon you and allow [your enemies] to capture you. I do not [RHQ] want to act toward you like I acted toward Admah and Zeboiim, [cities that I completely destroyed when I destroyed Sodom]. I [SYN] have changed my mind [about punishing you]; my desire to pity you has increased.
9 Nu voi împlini înverşunarea mâniei mele, nu mă voi întoarce să nimicesc pe Efraim, pentru că eu sunt Dumnezeu, şi nu om; Cel Sfânt în mijlocul tău; şi nu voi intra în cetate.
Although I am extremely angry, I do not want to punish you severely; I do not want to (devastate/completely ruin) Israel. [Humans would easily decide to do that], but I am God, not a human. I, the Holy One, am with you; although I am very angry [with you], I will not [destroy you].
10 Ei vor umbla după DOMNUL; el va răcni ca un leu; când va răcni, atunci copiii de la vest vor tremura.
You will follow me when I roar like [SIM] a lion; when I roar, [some of you] my children will tremble as you return [to Israel] from [the islands and seacoasts toward] the west.
11 Vor tremura ca o pasăre din Egipt şi ca un porumbel din ţara Asiriei; şi îi voi pune în casele lor, spune DOMNUL.
[Some of] you will come swiftly from Egypt like [a flock of] birds; [others] will return from Assyria, like doves. I will enable you to live in your homes [in Israel] again. [That will surely happen, because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
12 Efraim mă înconjoară cu minciuni şi casa lui Israel cu înşelăciune; dar Iuda încă stăpâneşte cu Dumnezeu şi este credincios împreună cu sfinţii.
[Yahweh says, “The people of] Israel have (surrounded me with lies/constantly told lies to me). And the people of Judah have [also] turned/rebelled against me, their God, the Holy One who always does what I promise to do, and the people of Judah worship other gods.”

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