Hosea 12
1 [The leaders of] Israel are constantly wavering [about seeking help from other countries]. [Seeking their help is as useless as] [MET] chasing the wind. They pile up their lies and violent acts. [First, ] they make a treaty with Assyria, and [then they] send olive oil to [the rulers of] Egypt [to seek their help].
Segala sesuatu yang dilakukan oleh orang Israel dari pagi sampai malam tak berguna dan bersifat memusnahkan seperti angin timur. Kecurangan dan kekejaman meningkat di antara mereka. Mereka membuat perjanjian-perjanjian dengan Asyur dan membawa minyak ke Mesir sebagai tanda persahabatan."
2 Yahweh [says that he] will bring accusations against [the leaders of] Judah, and that he will punish [the descendants of] Jacob for what they have done.
TUHAN mempunyai perkara dengan bangsa Yehuda; Ia juga akan menghukum Israel karena tingkah laku mereka. Ia akan membalas perbuatan mereka.
3 [When Jacob was] in his mother’s womb, he grabbed his brother [Esau’s] heel [because he wanted to be born first]. When Jacob grew up, he wrestled with God.
Sejak di dalam kandungan, Yakub leluhur mereka telah menyerobot Esau saudara kembarnya; dan setelah dewasa, Yakub bergelut dengan Allah.
4 He struggled with [the one who had appeared to him in the form of] an angel, and Jacob defeated him, but [then] he cried and asked the angel to bless him. [Later], God came to Jacob at Bethel and talked with him there.
Ia bergelut dengan seorang malaikat, dan ia menang. Lalu ia menangis dan minta diberkati. Kemudian di Betel, Allah datang kepada Yakub leluhur kita itu, dan berbicara dengan dia.
5 [That was] the Commander of the armies of angels whose name is Yahweh [who talked with him]!
Allah itu ialah TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa. Namanya ialah TUHAN. Dengan nama itulah Ia menghendaki orang beribadat kepada-Nya.
6 But you [people of Israel] must return to your God! You must faithfully love [him], and you must do what is fair/just and always depend on him.
Karena itu, hai kamu keturunan Yakub, percayalah kepada Allahmu dan kembalilah kepada-Nya. Hiduplah dengan penuh kasih dan kejujuran, dan tunggulah dengan sabar sampai Allahmu bertindak.
7 The merchants [among you] use scales that do not weigh correctly; they love/like to cheat people.
TUHAN berkata kepada bangsa Israel, "Kamu curang seperti orang Kanaan; pedagang-pedagangmu suka menipu langganannya dengan timbangan yang tidak benar.
8 [The people of] Israel boast, saying “We are [very] rich [DOU]; and we got all that money by our own efforts, and without committing any sin.”
'Kita sekarang kaya,' kata mereka. 'Kita untung! Tak seorang pun bisa menuduh bahwa kita mendapat kekayaan itu secara tak jujur.'
9 “I am Yahweh your God, [the one who brought your ancestors] out of Egypt. [And some day] I will force you to live in tents again [like your ancestors did] when [they celebrated] the Festival [of Living in Temporary Shelters].
Tetapi Aku, TUHAN Allahmu, yang membawa kamu keluar dari Mesir, akan membuat kamu tinggal lagi di kemah-kemah seperti dahulu ketika Aku datang kepadamu di padang gurun.
10 [Many times] I spoke to the prophets, and I gave them many visions, and I gave them parables to tell [to the people].”
Aku telah berbicara kepada nabi-nabi, dan memberikan banyak penglihatan kepada mereka. Melalui mereka Aku memberitahukan rencana-rencana-Ku untuk kamu, umat-Ku,
11 [The people of] Gilead [city] are [RHQ] extremely wicked; they are worthless. The people sacrifice bulls in Gilgal [city], but their altars will [soon] become like [SIM] piles of stone [at the edge of] a plowed field.
namun demikian masih ada yang menyembah berhala di Gilead, dan mempersembahkan sapi di atas mezbah di Gilgal. Tapi mereka yang menyembah berhala itu akan mati, dan mezbah-mezbah di Gilgal itu akan menjadi timbunan batu di ladang-ladang."
12 [Your ancestor] Jacob fled [from his brother Esau] and went to northwest Mesopotamia. He worked [for his uncle Laban for many years] to get a wife; he took care of [his uncle’s] sheep [to pay] for her.
Yakub leluhur kita lari ke Mesopotamia, lalu untuk mendapat istri, ia berhamba kepada orang di sana dan menggembalakan domba-domba orang itu.
13 [Many years later, ] Yahweh enabled a prophet to bring the [ancestors of you] people of Israel here from Egypt; that prophet, [Moses], took care of them.
TUHAN mengutus seorang nabi untuk membawa orang Israel keluar dari perbudakan di Mesir, dan untuk menjaga mereka.
14 [But now the people of] Israel have caused [Yahweh] to become very angry; Yahweh says that they deserve to die because they caused [many others] to die [MTY]; he will pay them back for the sins that they have committed against him and for insulting him.
Orang Israel telah membuat TUHAN marah sekali; mereka patut dihukum karena kejahatan mereka. TUHAN akan menghukum mereka karena mereka telah membuat orang menghina Dia.
