Hosea 2

1 Sabihin ninyo sa inyong mga kapatid na lalaki, 'Aking mga tao!' at sa inyong mga kapatid na babae, 'Pinakitaan kayo ng habag.'”

[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 Isakdal mo ang iyong ina, isakdal mo, sapagkat hindi ko siya asawa, at hindi rin niya ako asawa. Hayaan mong alisin niya ang kaniyang pagbebenta ng aliw mula sa kaniyang harapan, at ang kaniyang mga gawaing 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 Kung hindi, huhubaran ko siya at ipapakita ang kaniyang kahubaran gaya sa araw ng kaniyang pagkasilang. Gagawin ko siyang tulad ng ilang, tulad ng isang tigang na lupa at papatayin 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 Hindi ako mahahabag sa kaniyang mga anak, sapagkat sila ay mga anak sa pagbebenta ng aliw.

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

5 Sapagkat ang kanilang ina ay naging babaing nagbebenta ng aliw, at siya na nagbuntis sa kanila ay gumawa ng kahiya-hiya. Sinabi niya, “Susundan ko ang aking mga mangingibig, sapagkat ibinibigay nila sa akin ang aking tinapay at tubig, ang aking lana at lino, ang aking langis at inumin.”

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 gagawa ako ng bakod ng mga tinik upang harangan ang kaniyang daraanan. Gagawa ako ng pader laban sa kaniya upang hindi niya makita ang kaniyang daraanan.

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 Hahabulin niya ang kaniyang mga mangingibig, ngunit hindi niya sila maaabutan. Hahanapin niya sila, ngunit hindi niya sila matatagpuan. Pagkatapos, sasabihin niya, “Babalik ako sa aking unang asawa, sapagkat mas mabuti para sa akin noon kaysa 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 Sapagkat hindi niya nalamang ako ang nagbigay sa kaniya ng butil, ng bagong alak at ng langis, at ang nagbigay sa kaniya ng labis-labis na pilak at ginto, na ginamit naman nila para 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 babawiin ko ang kaniyang butil sa panahon ng anihan at ang aking bagong alak sa kapanahunan nito. Babawiin ko ang aking lana at lino na ginamit upang takpan ang 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 Pagkatapos, huhubaran ko siya sa harapan ng kaniyang mga mangingibig, 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 Patitigilin ko rin ang lahat ng kaniyang mga pagdiriwang—ang kaniyang mga pista, ang kaniyang mga pagdiriwang sa bagong buwan, ang kaniyang mga Araw ng Pamamahinga, at ang lahat ng kaniyang mga itinakdang kapistahan.

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 Wawasakin ko ang kaniyang mga puno ng ubas at ang kaniyang mga puno ng igos, na sinabi niya, “Ito ang mga kabayarang ibinigay sa akin ng aking mga mangingibig.” Gagawin kong gubat ang mga ito, at kakainin ng mga hayop sa parang ang mga ito.

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 Paparusahan ko siya dahil sa mga araw ng pista ng mga Baal, nang nagsunog siya ng insenso sa kanila, nang pinalamutian niya ang kaniyang sarili ng kaniyang mga singsing at alahas, at sinundan niya ang kaniyang mga mangingibig at nilimot ako.” Ito ang pahayag ni Yahweh.

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 susuyuin ko siya upang manumbalik. Dadalhin ko siya sa ilang at magiliw ko siyang kakausapin.

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 Ibabalik ko sa kaniya ang kaniyang mga ubasan, at ang lambak ng Achor bilang pintuan ng pag-asa. Sasagot siya sa akin doon gaya ng ginawa niya sa panahon ng kaniyang kabataan, gaya sa panahon nang lumabas siya 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 “Mangyayari ito sa araw na iyon”—ito ang pahayag ni Yahweh—”na tatawagin mo akong, 'Aking asawa,' at hindi mo na ako tatawagin pang, 'Aking Baal.'

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 Sapagkat tatanggalin ko ang mga pangalan ng mga Baal mula sa kaniyang bibig, hindi na maaalala pa ang kanilang mga pangalan.”

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

18 “Sa araw na iyon, gagawa ako ng kasunduan para sa kanila sa mga hayop sa parang, sa mga ibon sa himpapawid, at sa mga bagay na gumagapang sa lupa. Paaalisin ko ang pana, ang espada, at ang digmaan mula sa lupain at pahihigain kita nang ligtas.

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 Ipapangako kong magiging asawa mo ako magpakailanman. Ipapangako kong magiging asawa mo ako sa katuwiran, sa katarungan, sa katapatan sa kasunduan at sa kahabagan.

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 Ipapangako kong magiging asawa mo ako sa katapatan. At makikilala mo ako, si Yahweh.

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 sa araw na iyon, sasagot ako”—ito ang pahayag ni Yahweh. “Sasagutin ko ang mga langit at sasagutin ng mga ito ang 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 Sasagutin ng lupa ang butil, ang bagong alak at ang langis at sasagutin ng mga ito ang Jezreel.

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

23 Itatanim ko siya sa lupain para sa akin, at kahahabagan ko si Lo-ruhama. Sasabihin ko kay Lo-Ammi, 'Ikaw si Ammi Attah,' at sasabihin niya sa akin, 'Ikaw ang aking Diyos.'”

[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.’”