Hosea 12
1 Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat; all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians, and he has carried oil into Egypt.
Efrájim se hrani z vetrom in sledi vzhodnemu vetru, dnevno povečuje laži in opustošenje, sklepa zavezo z Asirci in olje nosi v Egipt.
2 Therefore, the judgment of the Lord is with Judah and a visitation is upon Jacob. He will repay him according to his ways and according to his inventions.
Prav tako ima Gospod polemiko z Judom in kaznoval bo Jakoba glede na njegove poti; poplačal mu bo glede na njegova dejanja.
3 In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel.
V maternici je svojega brata prijel za peto in s svojo močjo je imel moč z Bogom.
4 And he prevailed over an angel, for he had been strengthened. He wept and petitioned him. He found him in Bethel, and there he has spoken to us.
Da, imel je moč nad angelom in je prevladal. Jokal je in ponižno prosil k njemu. Našel ga je v Betelu in tam je [Bog] govoril z nami;
5 And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.
celo Gospod Bog nad bojevniki; Gospod je njegov spomenik.
6 And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always.
Zatorej se obrni k svojemu Bogu, ohranjaj usmiljenje in sodbo in nenehno čakaj na svojega Boga.
7 Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations.
On je trgovec, v njegovi roki so tehtnice prevare, rad zatira.
8 And Ephraim has said, “Nevertheless, I have become rich; I have found an idol for myself. All of my labors will not reveal to me the iniquity that I have committed.”
Efrájim je rekel: »Vendar sem postal bogat, pridobil sem si imetje, v vseh mojih naporih ne bodo našli v meni nobene krivičnosti, da bi bila greh.«
9 And I, the Lord your God from the land of Egypt, nevertheless will cause you to dwell in tabernacles, just as during the days of the feast.
»Jaz pa, ki sem Gospod, tvoj Bog, od egiptovske dežele, te bom vendarle prisilil, da prebivaš v šotorih kakor v dneh slovesnega praznika.
10 And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.
Prav tako sem govoril po prerokih in množil videnja ter po služenju prerokov uporabljal prilike.
11 If Gilead is an idol, then they have been sacrificing cattle in Gilgal to no purpose. For even their altars are like clutter on the soil of the field.
Ali je v Gileádu krivičnost? Oni so zagotovo ničevost. V Gilgálu žrtvujejo bikce. Da, njihovi oltarji so kakor kupi na brazdah polj.
12 Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife.
Jakob je zbežal v sirsko deželo in Izrael je služil za ženo in za ženo je varoval ovce.
13 Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet.
In po preroku je Gospod Izraela privedel iz Egipta in po preroku je bil obvarovan.
14 Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness.
Efrájim ga je silno grenko izzival k jezi, zatorej bo njegovo kri pustil nad njim in njegovo grajo bo njegov Gospod povrnil k njemu.
