Hosea 11
1 Just as the morning passes, so has the king of Israel passed by. For Israel was a child and I loved him; and out of Egypt I called my son.
TUHAN berkata, "Aku mengasihi Israel sejak ia masih kecil, Kupanggil anak-Ku itu keluar dari Mesir.
2 They called them, and so they departed before their face. They offered victims to the Baals, and they sacrificed to graven images.
Tapi makin Kupanggil anak-Ku itu semakin ia menjauhi Aku. Ia membawa kurban dan membakar dupa untuk Baal dan dewa-dewa lainnya.
3 And I was like a foster father to Ephraim. I carried them in my arms. And they did not know that I healed them.
Padahal Akulah yang mengajar Israel berjalan, dan yang memeluknya dengan kasih sayang. Akulah yang merawat dia tapi ia tak mau mengakuinya.
4 I will draw them with the cords of Adam, with the bands of love. And I will be to them like one who raises the yoke over their jaws. And I will reach down to him so that he may eat.
Dengan segala kasih sayang-Ku, Kudekatkan dia pada-Ku. Segala penderitaannya Kuringankan, dan dengan murah hati Kuberi dia makan.
5 He will not return to the land of Egypt, but Assur himself will be the king over him, because they were not willing to be converted.
Orang-orang Israel itu tidak mau kembali kepada-Ku, sebab itu mereka harus kembali ke Mesir, dan bangsa Asyur akan memerintah mereka.
6 The sword has begun in his cities, and it will consume his elect and devour their heads.
Pertempuran akan berkobar sampai ke dalam kota-kota mereka, pintu-pintu gerbang akan dirusakkan, dan umat-Ku dibinasakan. Itu terjadi karena mereka mengikuti kemauannya sendiri,
7 And my people will long for my return. But a yoke will be imposed on them together, which will not be taken away.
dan berkeras untuk meninggalkan Aku. Maka mereka akan tertindas, tapi tak ada yang membebaskan mereka meskipun mereka berteriak minta tolong."
8 How will I provide for you, Ephraim; how will I protect you, Israel? How will I provide for you as for Adam; will I set you like Zeboiim? My heart has changed within me; together with my regret, it has been stirred up.
TUHAN berkata, "Hai Israel, tak mungkin engkau Kubiarkan atau Kutinggalkan. Mungkinkah engkau Kumusnahkan seperti Adma? Atau Kuperlakukan seperti Zeboim? Tak tega hati-Ku melakukan hal itu, karena cinta-Ku terlalu besar bagimu!
9 I will not act on the fury of my wrath. I will not turn back to utterly destroy Ephraim. For I am God, and not man, the Divine in your midst, and I will not advance upon the city.
Engkau tak akan Kuhukum di dalam kemarahan-Ku; engkau tidak akan Kuhancurkan lagi. Sebab Aku Allah, bukan manusia. Aku, Yang Kudus, menyertai engkau, dan tak mau lagi marah kepadamu."
10 They will walk after the Lord; he will roar like a lion. For he himself will roar, and the sons of the sea will dread.
TUHAN berkata, "Umat-Ku akan mengikuti Aku apabila Aku mengaum seperti singa dan menggentarkan musuh mereka. Umat-Ku akan cepat-cepat datang dari sebelah barat untuk menyembah Aku.
11 And they will fly like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove from the land of the Assyrians. And I will arrange them in their own houses, says the Lord.
Dari Mesir mereka akan datang secepat burung, dan dari Asyur seperti kawanan merpati. Lalu mereka akan Kubawa kembali ke rumah mereka. Aku, TUHAN, yang berbicara."
12 Ephraim has besieged me with denials, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah went down as a witness before God and the holy ones of faith.
TUHAN berkata, "Bangsa Israel mengelilingi Aku dengan dusta dan tipu; bangsa Yehuda tetap melawan Aku, Allah Yang Kudus dan setia.
