Hosea 7
1 Kapag nais kong pagalingin ang Israel, mabubunyag ang kasalanan ng Efraim, ganun din ang masamang mga gawa ng Samaria, sapagkat gumagawa sila ng panlilinlang, pumasok ang isang magnanakaw at isang pangkat ng mandarambong ang lumusob sa lansangan.
When I was willing to heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the malice of Samaria, for they had been manufacturing lies. And the thief steals from inside, the robber from outside.
2 Hindi napagtanto ng kanilang mga puso na naalala ko ang lahat ng kanilang masasamang gawa. Ngayon, napalibutan sila ng kanilang masasamang gawa, sila ay nasa aking harapan.
And, so that they may not say in their hearts that I am the one who has called to mind all of their wickedness: now their own inventions have encircled them. These things have happened in my presence.
3 Pinasaya nila ang hari sa kanilang kasamaan at ang mga opisyal sa kanilang mga kasinungalingan.
The king has rejoiced at their wickedness, and the leaders have rejoiced in their lies.
4 Mangangalunya silang lahat, tulad ng pinapainit na isang pugon ng panadero, na humihinto sa paggalaw sa apoy mula sa pagmamasa hanggang sa pag-alsa nito.
They are all adulterers; like an oven heating up before baking, the city rested a little before the leaven was mixed in, until the whole was leavened.
5 Sa araw ng ating hari, nilasing ng mga opisyal ang kanilang mga sarili sa pamamagitan ng init ng alak. Iniabot niya ang kaniyang kamay sa mga nangutya.
On the day of our king, the leaders began to be mad with wine; he extended his hand with those who fabricate illusions.
6 Sapagkat tulad ng isang pugon ang kanilang mga puso, binabalangkas nila ang mapanlinlang nilang mga balak. Magdamag na nagbabaga ang kanilang galit; nagliliyab ito na tulad ng apoy sa umaga.
For they have used their heart like an oven, while he laid snares for them; he slept through the night baking them, and by morning he himself was heated like a burning fire.
7 Mainit silang lahat tulad ng isang pugon, at pinagpapatay nila ang mga namumuno sa kanila. Bumagsak ang lahat ng kanilang mga hari; wala kahit isa sa kanila ang tumawag sa akin.
They have all become hot like an oven, and they have devoured their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one who calls to me among them.
8 Nakihalo ang Efraim sa mga tao, isang manipis na tinapay ang Efraim na hindi pa nabaliktad.
Ephraim himself has been mingled with the nations. Ephraim has become like bread, baked under ashes, that has not been turned over.
9 Inubos ng mga dayuhan ang kaniyang lakas, ngunit hindi niya ito nalalaman. Nagkalat ang kaniyang puting buhok, ngunit hindi niya ito nalalaman.
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he did not know it. And grey hairs also have spread across him, and he is ignorant of it.
10 Ang pagmamataas ng Israel ay nagpatotoo laban sa kaniya; gayunpaman, hindi sila nagbalikloob kay Yahweh na kanilang Diyos, ni hinanap nila siya, sa kabila ng lahat ng ito.
And the pride of Israel will be brought low before his face, for they have not returned to the Lord their God, nor have they sought him in all of this.
11 Tulad ng isang kalapati ang Efraim, mapaniwalain at walang pang-unawa, tumatawag sa Egipto at lilipad patungong Asiria.
And Ephraim has become like a pigeon that has been led astray, not having a heart; for they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians.
12 Kapag aalis sila, ilalatag ko sa kanila ang aking lambat, ibabagsak ko sila tulad ng mga ibon sa kalangitan. Parurusahan ko sila sa kanilang pagsasama-sama.
And when they will set out, I will spread my net over them. I will pull them down like the birds of the sky; I will cut them down in accordance with the reports of their meetings.
13 Kahabag-habag sila! Dahil kumawala sila mula sa akin. Darating sa kanila ang pagkawasak! Naghimagsik sila laban sa akin! Ililigtas ko sana sila, ngunit nagsalita sila ng kasinungalingan laban sa akin.
Woe to them, for they have withdrawn from me. They will waste away because they have been dishonest with me. And I redeemed them, and they have spoken lies against me.
14 Hindi sila tumawag sa akin ng buong puso, ngunit humagulgol sila sa kanilang mga higaan. Sinusugatan nila ang kanilang mga sarili upang magkaroon ng trigo at bagong alak at lumayo sila mula sa akin.
And they have not cried out to me in their heart, but they howled on their beds. They have obsessed about wheat and wine; they have withdrawn from me.
15 Bagama't sinanay ko sila at pinalakas ang kanilang mga bisig, nagbabalak sila ngayon ng masama laban sa akin.
And I have educated them, and I have reinforced their arms; and they have imagined evil against me.
16 Bumalik sila, ngunit hindi sila bumalik sa akin, ang Kataas-taasan. Tulad sila ng isang sirang pana. Babagsak ang kanilang mga opisyal sa pamamagitan ng espada dahil sa kawalang-galang ng kanilang mga dila. Magiging dahilan ito ng pangungutya sa kanila sa lupain ng Egipto.
They returned so that they might be without a yoke. They have become like a deceitful bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of the madness of their words. This is their derision in the land of Egypt.
