Hosea 2

1 Sabihin ninyo sa inyong mga kapatid na lalake, Ammi; at sa inyong mga kapatid na babae ay, Ruhama.

[At that time, ] you will say to your fellow-Israeli men, “[You are] God’s people,” and [you will say] to your fellow-Israeli women, “You are ones whom God loves.”

2 Makipagtalo kayo sa inyong ina, makipagtalo kayo; sapagka't siya'y hindi ko asawa, ni ako man ay kaniyang asawa; at alisin niya ang kaniyang pagpapatutot sa kaniyang mukha, at ang kaniyang mga pangangalunya sa pagitan ng kaniyang mga suso;

[Yahweh also said to me], “I want you to accuse the Israeli people. [It is as though] [MET] this nation is your mother, but this nation is [no longer as though it is] [MET] my wife, and it is [no longer as though] [MET] I am its husband. Tell the Israeli people that they must stop [acting like] a prostitute [by worshiping other gods]; they must stop showing by their behavior that they (are unfaithful to/have abandoned) [me] [MET].

3 Baka siya'y aking hubaran, at aking ilagay siya na gaya ng araw na siya'y ipanganak, at gawin ko siyang parang isang ilang, at ilagay ko siyang parang isang tuyong lupa, at patayin ko siya sa uhaw;

If they do not do that, I will not give them [food and] clothes [as a husband should give to his wife]; I will take away those things, and I will cause their nation to become [as deserted] as it was on the day that I [brought their ancestors out of Egypt and caused them to become a nation] [MET]. I will cause their country to be like [SIM] a desert; there will be no rain to water the ground [MET].

4 Oo, sa kaniyang mga anak ay hindi ako magdadalang habag; sapagka't sila'y mga anak sa patutot.

I will not pity the people, because they have [abandoned me] as [MET] prostitutes abandon their husbands.

5 Sapagka't ang kanilang ina ay nagpatutot; siya na naglihi sa kanila ay gumawa ng kahiyahiya; sapagka't kaniyang sinabi, Ako'y susunod sa mga mangingibig sa akin, na nangagbibigay sa akin ng aking tinapay at ng aking tubig, ng aking lana at ng aking lino, ng langis ko at ng inumin ko.

Their parents are like prostitutes [MET]: they have been unfaithful [to me], and they have done [very] disgraceful things. They said, ‘We will run to [our idols/gods] who love us; [they are the ones] who give us food and water and wool and linen and [olive] oil, and [wine to] drink.’

6 Kaya't, narito, aking babakuran ng mga tinik ang iyong daan, at ako'y gagawa ng bakod laban sa kaniya, na hindi niya, masusumpungan ang kaniyang mga landas.

So [it will be as though] [MET] I am blocking their road with thornbushes, and putting put a wall around them so that they do not know which way to go.

7 At siya'y susunod sa mga mangingibig sa kaniya, nguni't hindi niya sila aabutan; at hahanapin niya sila, nguni't hindi niya sila masusumpungan; kung magkagayo'y sasabihin niya, Ako'y yayaon at babalik sa aking unang asawa; sapagka't naging mabuti sa akin kay sa ngayon.

They will run to their idols/gods that [they think] love them, but they will not find them. They will search for their false gods, but they will not find them. Then they will say, ‘[Perhaps] we should return to [Yahweh], whom we worshiped previously [MET], because things were better for us then than they are now.’

8 Sapagka't hindi niya naalaman na ako ang nagbigay sa kaniya ng trigo, at ng alak, at ng langis, at nagpaparami sa kaniya ng pilak at ginto, na kanilang ginamit kay Baal.

But they do not realize that I, [Yahweh], am the one who gave them grain and wine and [olive] oil; I am the one who gave them silver and gold which they used to worship Baal.

9 Kaya't aking babawiin ang aking trigo sa panahon niyaon, at ang aking alak sa panahon niyaon, at aking aalisin ang aking lana at ang aking lino na sana'y tatakip sa kaniyang kahubaran.

Therefore I will return and take my grain and grapes from them when they are ripe. I will take from them the wool and linen that I gave to them [to make their clothes] [MTY].

10 At ngayo'y aking ililitaw ang kaniyang kahalayan sa paningin ng mga mangingibig sa kaniya, at walang magliligtas sa kaniya mula sa aking kamay.

I will show those false gods/idols that what my people are doing is disgusting [MET], and no one will be able to hinder me from [punishing them].

11 Akin din namang papaglilikatin ang kaniyang mga kalayawan, ang kaniyang mga kapistahan, ang kaniyang mga bagong buwan, at ang kaniyang mga sabbath, at lahat ng kaniyang takdang kapulungan.

I will cause their religious celebrations to cease, the festivals that they celebrate every year and at every new moon and on their (Sabbath days/weekly days of rest). I will cause all their religious celebrations to cease.

12 At aking iwawasak ang kaniyang mga puno ng ubas, at ang kaniyang mga puno ng higos, na siya niyang sinasabi, Ang mga ito ang aking kaupahan na ibinigay sa akin ng mga mangingibig sa akin; at ang mga yao'y aking gagawing isang gubat, at kakanin ng mga hayop sa parang.

I will destroy [all] their grapevines and fig trees, which they said were what their [idols/gods] who loved them paid them for worshiping those idols. I will cause those places to become a desert, and wild animals will eat the fruit [that remains].

13 At aking dadalawin sa kaniya ang mga kaarawan ng mga Baal, na siya niyang pinagsusunugan ng kamangyan, nang siya'y nagpaparanya ng kaniyang mga hikaw at kaniyang mga hiyas, at sumusunod sa mga mangingibig sa kaniya, at kinalilimutan ako, sabi ng Panginoon.

I will punish my people for [all] the times that they burned incense to [honor] the idols of Baal. They decorated themselves with rings and jewelry, and they went to worship those [false gods/idols] that [they thought] [IRO] loved them, but they abandoned/forgot me! [That is what I], Yahweh, say.

14 Kaya't, narito, akin siyang hihikayatin, at dadalhin siya sa ilang, at pagsasalitaan ko siyang may pagaliw.

But listen! [Some day] I will persuade my people [to worship me again]; I will lead them [out] into the desert and speak kindly to them [there].

15 At ibibigay ko sa kaniya ang kaniyang mga ubasan mula roon, at ang libis ng Achor na pinakapintuan ng pagasa; at siya'y sasagot doon, gaya ng mga kaarawan ng kaniyang kabataan, at gaya ng araw na siya'y sumampa mula sa lupain ng Egipto.

I will give their vineyards [back] to them, and I will cause Achor Valley, [which means ‘valley of trouble'], to become a valley where they will confidently expect [me to do good things for them]. They will (respond to/want to please) me there like they did long ago, when I freed them from [being slaves in] Egypt.

16 At mangyayari sa araw na yaon, sabi ng Panginoon, na tatawagin mo akong Ishi, at hindi mo na ako tatawaging Baali.

At that time, they will say to me, ‘[It is as though] [MET] you are our husband.’ They will not say that I am their [master, like they considered that] Baal [was].

17 Sapagka't aking aalisin ang mga pangalan ng mga Baal sa kaniyang bibig, at siya'y hindi na babanggitin pa sa pamamagitan ng kanilang pangalan.

I will not allow them to speak [MTY] the names of Baal; they will never use those names again.

18 At sa araw na yaon ay ipakikipagtipan ko sila sa mga hayop sa parang, at sa mga ibon sa himpapawid, at sa mga bagay na nagsisiusad sa lupa: at aking babaliin ang busog at ang tabak, at patitigilin ko ang pagbabaka sa lupain, at akin silang pahihigaing tiwasay.

At that time [it will be as though] I will make an agreement with [all] the wild animals and birds, and [even with] the little animals that scurry across the ground, so that they will never harm my people [again]. And I will remove from their nation all the weapons [for fighting] battles, [like] swords and bows [and arrows]. The result will be that my people will live peacefully and safely, and will not be afraid.

19 At ako'y magiging asawa mo magpakailan man; oo, magiging asawa mo ako sa katuwiran, at sa kahatulan, at sa kagandahang-loob, at sa mga kaawaan.

I will cause them to be [as though they are] [MET] my bride forever. I will be righteous and fair/just; I will faithfully love them and be kind to them.

20 Magiging asawa mo rin ako sa pagtatapat; at iyong makikilala ang Panginoon.

I will not abandon them, and they will realize [that I] Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do.]

21 At mangyayari sa araw na yaon, na ako'y sasagot, sabi ng Panginoon, ako'y sasagot sa langit, at sila'y magsisisagot sa lupa;

At that time, [when they request me to do things for them], [I will do those things]. When they request clouds and rain to fall on their land, I will speak to the clouds, and rain will fall on the earth,

22 At ang lupa'y sasagot sa trigo, at sa alak, at sa langis; at sila'y magsisisagot sa Jezreel.

and grain will grow, and the vineyards and the olive trees will grow in Jezreel [Valley].

23 At aking itatatag siya para sa akin sa lupa; at ako'y magdadalang habag sa kaniya na hindi nagtamo ng kahabagan; at aking sasabihin sa kanila na hindi ko bayan, Ikaw ay aking bayan; at siya'y magsasabi, Ikaw ay aking Dios.

[At that time], I will take care of the Israeli people [like a farmer plants and takes care of his crops] [MET]. I will love those people that I previously said were ones I did not love, and I previously said, ‘You are not my people,’ and [then] they will say to me, ‘You are our God.’”