Hošea 12
1 Efrajim pase vjetar, za vjetrom istočnim trči cio dan, sve više je laži njegovih i nasilja. Savez sklapaju s Asirijom, ulje nose u Egipat.
“Ephraim is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day he multiplies lying and spoiling, And they make a covenant with Asshur, And oil is carried to Egypt.
2 S Izraelom ima Jahve parnicu, kaznit će Jakova prema postupcima, vratit će mu po djelima njegovim.
And YHWH has a controversy with Judah, To lay a charge on Jacob according to his ways, He returns to him according to his doings.
3 Već u krilu materinu brata je potisnuo, u snazi muževnoj s Bogom se borio.
In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And by his strength he was a prince with God,
4 S Anđelom se borio i nadvladao ga, plakao je i zaklinjao ga. Našao ga je u Betelu i ondje mu je govorio.
Indeed, he is a prince to the Messenger, And he overcomes [by] weeping, And he makes supplication to Him, At Bethel He finds him, And there He speaks with us,
5 Da, Jahve, Bog nad Vojskama, Jahve je ime njegovo.
Even YHWH, God of the Hosts, YHWH [is] His memorial.
6 Ti se dakle Bogu svojem vrati, čuvaj ljubav i pravednost i u Boga se svoga uzdaj svagda!
And you, through your God, turn, Keep kindness and judgment, And wait on your God continually.
7 U ruci je Kanaanu kriva tezulja, on voli zakidati.
Canaan! In his hand [are] balances of deceit! He has loved to oppress.
8 I reče Efrajim: “Samo sam se obogatio, blago sam nagomilao.” Ali ništa mu od sveg dobitka neće ostati, jer se ogriješio bezakonjima.
And Ephraim says, Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself, All my labors—they do not find against me iniquity that [is] sin.
9 Ja sam Jahve, Bog tvoj, sve od zemlje egipatske, još ću ti dati da stanuješ pod šatorima kao u dane Sastanka;
And I—your God YHWH from the land of Egypt, Again I turn you back into tents, As in the days of the appointed time.
10 govorit ću prorocima, umnožit ću viđenja i po prorocima prispodobom učiti.
And I have spoken to the prophets, And I have multiplied vision, And by the hand of the prophets I use allegories.
11 Gilead je puko bezakonje, ispraznost sama; u Gilgali žrtvuju bikove; zato će im oltari biti k'o hrpe kamenja u brazdama poljskim.
Surely Gilead [is] iniquity, They have been only vanity, In Gilead they have sacrificed bullocks, Also their altars [are] as heaps, on the furrows of a field.
12 Jakov pobježe u kraj aramski, za ženu služaše Izrael, za ženu jednu stada čuvaše.
And Jacob flees to the country of Aram, And Israel serves for a wife, Indeed, he has kept watch for a wife.
13 Al' po Proroku izvede Jahve Izraela iz Egipta, i po Proroku on ga je čuvao.
And by a prophet has YHWH brought up Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet it has been watched.
14 Pregorko ga Efrajim uvrijedi: stoga će krv njegovu na nj svaliti, platit će mu Gospod njegov za pogrde.
Ephraim has most bitterly provoked, And he leaves his blood on himself, And his Lord turns his reproach back to him!”
