Hosea 7
1 Nang aking pagagalingin ang Israel, ang kasamaan nga ng Ephraim ay lumitaw, at ang kasamaan ng Samaria; sapagka't sila'y nagsinungaling; at ang magnanakaw ay pumapasok, at ang pulutong ng mga tulisan ay nananamsam sa labas.
“and when I wanted to heal them [again], [I did not do it, ] [because] I saw the wicked things that [the people of] Samaria [city] and [other places in] Israel [DOU] have done. They constantly deceive others; bandits rob people in the streets.
2 At hindi nila ginugunita sa kanilang mga puso na aking inaalaala ang lahat nilang kasamaan: ngayo'y kinukulong sila sa palibot ng kanilang sariling mga gawa; sila'y nangasa harap ko.
But they do not realize that I do not forget all the evil things that they do. [It is as though] they are surrounded by [all] the sins that they commit; and [it is though] those sins are [always right] in front of me [MTY].
3 Kanilang pinasasaya ng kanilang kasamaan ang hari, at ng kanilang pagsisinungaling ang mga prinsipe.
Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s lies.
4 Silang lahat ay mga mangangalunya; sila'y parang hurnong iniinit ng magtitinapay; siya'y tumitigil na magsulong ng apoy, mula sa paggawa ng masa hanggang sa umaasim.
[The king and his officials] are all treacherous. [They are always eager to do wicked things; ] they are like [SIM] an oven that is [very] hot: a baker mixes the dough and waits for it to expand, and he does not [need to] cause the oven to become hotter.
5 Nang kaarawan ng ating hari ang mga prinsipe ay nagpakasakit sa pamamagitan ng tapang ng alak; kaniyang iniuunat ang kaniyang kamay sa mga mangduduwahagi.
The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
6 Sapagka't kanilang inihanda ang kanilang puso na parang hurno, samantalang sila'y nangagaabang: ang kanilang magtitinapay ay natutulog magdamag; sa kinaumagaha'y nagniningas na parang liyab na apoy.
The officials angrily plan to murder the king; it is like [SIM] they have an oven in their inner beings. All during the night their [eagerness/wanting to murder the king] is like a fire that is smouldering, but in the morning it becomes like [MET] a roaring fire.
7 Silang lahat ay nangagiinit na parang hurno, at nilalamon ang kanilang mga hukom; lahat nilang hari ay nangabuwal: wala sa kanila na tumawag sa akin.
All those officials are like [MET] hot flames that completely burn up their rulers, so all their kings are murdered, and no one pleads with me [to help them].”
8 Ang Ephraim, nakikisalamuha sa mga bayan; ang Ephraim ay isang tinapay na hindi binalik.
“[The leaders of] Israel join with leaders of [godless] nations; so [the leaders of] Israel are [as worthless as] a pancake that is cooked on only one side.
9 Nilamon ng mga taga ibang lupa ang kaniyang yaman, at hindi niya nalalaman: oo, mga uban ay nasasabog sa kaniya, at hindi niya nalalaman.
Joining with the rulers of foreign nations has caused Israel to be a weak [nation], but the Israelis do not realize that. Israel has become [like] [MET] a gray-haired old man, but the people of Israel do not realize it.
10 At ang kapalaluan ng Israel ay nagpapatotoo sa kaniyang mukha: gayon ma'y hindi sila nanumbalik sa Panginoon nilang Dios, ni hinanap man siya nila, dahil sa lahat na ito.
Their being proud [PRS] testifies against them, but in spite of that, they do not return to [me], Yahweh, their God, or [even] try to know me.
11 At ang Ephraim ay parang isang mangmang na kalapati, na walang unawa sila'y nagsitawag sa Egipto, sila'y nagsiparoon sa Asiria.
[The people of] Israel have become foolish and stupid like [SIM] doves. [First] they called out to Egypt [to help them], [and then] they sought help from Assyria.
12 Pagka sila'y magsisiyaon, ay aking ilaladlad ang aking lambat sa kanila; akin silang ibabagsak na parang mga ibon sa himpapawid; aking parurusahan sila, gaya ng narinig sa kanilang kapisanan.
But wherever they go [to get help], [I will not allow them to succeed]; [it will be as though] [MET] I will throw a net over them like [SIM] [a hunter uses a net to capture] birds; I will punish them for the evil things that they do.
13 Sa aba nila! sapagka't sila'y nagsilayas sa akin; kagibaa'y suma kanila! sapagka't sila'y nagsisalangsang laban sa akin: bagaman sila'y aking tinubos, gayon ma'y nangagsalita ng kasinungalingan sila laban sa akin.
Terrible things will happen to them because they abandoned/deserted me! They will be destroyed because they rebelled against me. I wanted to rescue them, but they tell lies about me.
14 At sila'y hindi nagsidaing sa akin ng kanilang puso, kundi sila'y nagsiangal sa kanilang mga higaan: sila'y nagpupulong dahil sa trigo at alak; sila'y nanganghimagsik laban sa akin.
They do not cry out to me sincerely [IDM]; they [only] lie on their beds and wail. They gather together and ask [me to give them] grain and wine, but they turn away from me.
15 Bagaman aking tinuruan at pinalakas ang kanilang mga bisig, gayon ma'y nangagisip sila ng kalikuan laban sa akin.
I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to me.
16 Sila'y nanganunumbalik, nguni't hindi sa kaniya na nasa kaitaasan: sila'y parang magdarayang busog: ang kanilang mga prinsipe ay mangabubuwal sa pamamagitan ng tabak dahil sa poot ng kanilang dila: ito ang magiging katuyaan sa kanila sa lupain ng Egipto.
They have rejected me, their Great God, and turned to their god Baal; they are [as useless] as [SIM] a crooked bow. Their leaders boast [that they are very strong], but they will be killed by [their enemies’] swords. As a result, [the people of] Egypt will laugh at them.”
