Hosea 4
1 You Israeli people, listen to this message from Yahweh! He is accusing you people who live in this country, [saying] “The people are not faithfully [doing what pleases me], they are not kind [to others], and they do not [even] know me!
Чујте реч Господњу, синови Израиљеви, јер Господ има парбу са становницима земаљским; јер нема истине ни милости ни знања за Бога у земљи;
2 Everywhere in this land they curse [others], they murder [others], they steal, and they commit adultery. They act violently toward others and commit one murder after another.
Заклињу се криво и лажу и убијају и краду и чине прељубу, застранише, и једна крв стиже другу.
3 It is because of their doing those things that there is no rain [MTY], the land has become dry, the people are mourning, and the people are dying [from hunger]. Even the wild animals and the birds and the fish in the sea are dying.
Зато ће тужити земља, и шта год живи на њој пренемоћи ће, и звери пољске и птице небеске; и рибе ће морске помрети.
4 But no one should accuse someone else and say it is his fault. It is you priests whom I am accusing.
Али нико да се не препире ни да кога кори, јер је народ твој као они који се препиру са свештеником.
5 So I will punish [MTY] you priests, night and day, and I will punish the prophets with you. I am going to destroy [Israel, the nation that is like] [MET] a mother to you.
Зато ћеш пасти дању, и с тобом ће пророк пасти ноћу, и погубићу матер твоју.
6 It is because my people do not know [about me] that they will be destroyed. And their not knowing about me is because you priests have refused [to teach them about me]; so I will no longer allow you to be my priests. You have forgotten the things that I taught you, so I will forget [to bless] your children.
Изгибе мој народ, јер је без знања; кад си ти одбацио знање, и ја ћу тебе одбацити да ми не вршиш службе свештеничке; кад си заборавио Бога свог, и ја ћу заборавити синове твоје.
7 As there are more and more priests, they have sinned against me more and more. So I will no longer allow them to be honored; instead, I will cause them to be disgraced.
Што се више множише, то ми више грешише; славу њихову претворићу у срамоту.
8 The priests get food from [the offerings that the] people [bring in order to be forgiven for having sinned], [so] the priests want the people to sin more and more [in order that the people will bring them more and more offerings].
Од греха народа мог хране се, и лакоме се на безакоње њихово.
9 The priests [are as sinful] as the [other] people, and I will punish [all of] them for what they have done; I will pay them back for the [evil] things that they have done.
Зато ће бити свештенику као народу; походићу га за путеве његове и платићу му за дела његова.
10 [The priests] will eat, but they will still be hungry; they will have sex with prostitutes, but they will not have any children, because they have abandoned [me], Yahweh,
И они ће јести, а неће се наситити; курваће се, а неће се множити; јер престаше служити Господу.
11 and they are devoting themselves to sleeping with prostitutes, and to [drinking] old wine and new wine, which results in their not being able to think clearly.”
Курварство и вино и маст одузима срце.
12 “[You] my people request wooden idols [to tell you what you should do]! Like prostitutes who have left/abandoned their husbands,
Народ мој пита дрво своје, и палица му његова одговара; јер дух курварски заводи их да се курвају одступивши од Бога свог.
13 you have abandoned [me] your God, and you are chasing after [other gods] on the tops of hills and mountains; you burn incense under oak [trees], poplar [trees], and other trees where there is nice/pleasing shade. So your daughters have become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law have committed adultery.
Наврх гора приносе жртве, и на хумовима каде под храстовима, тополама и брестовима, јер им је сен добар; зато се курвају кћери ваше и снахе ваше чине прељубу.
14 But it is not [only] your daughters [whom I will punish] for having become prostitutes, and it is not [only] your daughters-in-law whom I will punish for committing adultery, because the men also are having sex with prostitutes, and they offer sacrifices with the prostitutes [who search for men at the] shrines [of the idols]. [They are all] foolish people, and they will [all] be ruined.
Нећу карати кћери ваших кад се курвају, ни снаха ваших кад чине прељубу; јер се они одвајају с курвама и приносе жртве с неваљалим женама; и народ неразумни пропашће.
15 You Israeli [people] have abandoned me like [MET] those who commit adultery have abandoned their spouses. But do not cause [the people of] Judah to sin [also]. Do not go to Gilgal or go up to Beth-Aven [towns] [to worship idols there]. Do not make solemn promises [there, saying ‘Just as surely] as Yahweh lives, [I will do what I am promising].’
Ако се ти курваш, Израиљу, нека не греши Јуда; и не идите у Галгал нити идите у Вет-авен, и не куните се: Тако да је жив Господ.
16 You [people of Israel] are as stubborn as [SIM] a young cow. So there is no way [RHQ] that [I], Yahweh, will [provide food for them] [like a shepherd provides food for his] lambs [by leading them] to a nice meadow.
Јер је Израиљ упоран као упорна јуница; сада ће их пасти Господ као јагње на пространом месту.
17 The people of Israel have chosen to worship idols [MET], [so] allow them [to do what they want to do].
Јефрем се удружио с лажним боговима; остави га.
18 When their rulers finish drinking [their wine], they go to find prostitutes; they love their disgraceful behavior.
Пиће се њихово преврну, једнако се курвају; мило им је: дајте. Браничи су његови срамота.
19 But they will disappear [as though] [MET] they were blown away by a whirlwind. They will become [very] ashamed because of their offering sacrifices [to idols].”
Ветар ће их стегнути крилима својим, и они ће се посрамити од жртава својих.
