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.
“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 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.
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 Pinasaya nila ang hari sa kanilang kasamaan at ang mga opisyal sa kanilang mga kasinungalingan.
Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s 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.
[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 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.
The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
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.
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 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.
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 Nakihalo ang Efraim sa mga tao, isang manipis na tinapay ang Efraim na hindi pa nabaliktad.
“[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 Inubos ng mga dayuhan ang kaniyang lakas, ngunit hindi niya ito nalalaman. Nagkalat ang kaniyang puting buhok, ngunit hindi niya ito 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 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.
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 Tulad ng isang kalapati ang Efraim, mapaniwalain at walang pang-unawa, tumatawag sa Egipto at lilipad patungong 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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Bagama't sinanay ko sila at pinalakas ang kanilang mga bisig, nagbabalak sila ngayon ng masama laban sa akin.
I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to 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 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.”
