Hošea 8
1 Trublju na usta, poput stražara na Domu Jahvinu; jer oni moj Savez prestupiše, otpadoše od moga Zakona.
“Place a trumpet at your lips! An eagle is coming over the house of Yahweh because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.
2 Meni viču: “Poznajemo te, Bože Izraelov.”
They cry out to me, 'My God, we in Israel know you.'
3 Ali je Izrael odbacio dobro, dušman će ga progoniti.
But Israel has rejected what is good, and the enemy will pursue him.
4 Kraljeve su postavljali bez mene, knezove birali bez znanja moga. Od srebra svog i zlata načiniše sebi kumire da budu uništeni.
They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, but without my knowledge. With their silver and gold they have made idols for themselves, but it was only so they might be cut off.”
5 Odbacih tvoje tele, Samarijo, na njih se gnjev moj rasplamtio. Dokle će ostati nečisti sinovi Izraelovi?
“Your calf has been rejected, Samaria. My anger is burning against these people. For how long will they stay guilty?
6 Umjetnik ga je neki načinio, i ono Bog nije. Prometnut će se u komadiće tele samarijsko.
For this idol came from Israel; a workman made it; it is not God! The calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces.
7 Posijali su vjetar, i požet će oluju; žito im neće proklijati, neće brašna dati; ako ga i dade proždrijet će ga tuđinci.
For the people sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it yields no flour. If it does come to maturity, foreigners will devour it.
8 Progutan je Izrael, evo ga među narodima poput nevrijedne posude;
Israel is swallowed up; now they lie among the nations like something useless.
9 jer otiđoše k Asircu, divljem magarcu što sam živi! Efrajim obdaruje milosnike.
For they went up to Assyria like a wild donkey all alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for herself.
10 Neka ih samo obdaruje, među narode ću ih sada razasuti: i doskora će uzdrhtati pod teretom kralja knezova.
Even though they have hired lovers among the nations, I will now gather them together. They will begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of princes.
11 Žrtvenike je umnožio Efrajim, za grijeh su mu oni poslužili.
For Ephraim has multiplied altars for sin offerings, but they have become altars for committing sins instead.
12 Da mu i tisuću zakona svojih napišem, oni ih smatraju tuđima.
I could write down my law for them ten thousand times, but they would view it as something strange to them.
13 Nek' žrtvuju klanice što mi ih prinose, nek' samo jedu meso! Jahvi se ne mile. Odsad će se spominjati bezakonja njihova i njihove će kazniti grijehe: u Egipat će se oni vratiti.
As for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice meat and eat it, but I, Yahweh, do not accept them. Now I will think about their iniquity and punish their sins. They will return to Egypt.
14 Izrael je zaboravio tvorca svoga i sebi dvorove sagradio; Juda je namnožio gradove tvrde. Oganj ću pustiti na gradove njegove; vatra će mu dvorove progutati.
Israel has forgotten me, his Maker, and has built palaces. Judah has fortified many cities, but I will send fire on his cities; it will destroy his fortresses.
