Oséias 7
1 Sarando eu a Israel, se descobriu a iniquidade de Ephraim, como também as maldades de Samaria, porque obraram a falsidade; e o ladrão entra, e a tropa dos salteadores despoja por fora.
“and when I wanted to heal them [again], [I did not do it, ] [because] I saw the wicked things that [the people of] Samaria [city] and [other places in] Israel [DOU] have done. They constantly deceive others; bandits rob people in the streets.
2 E não dizem no seu coração que eu me lembro de toda a sua maldade: agora, pois, os cercam as suas obras; diante da minha face estão.
But they do not realize that I do not forget all the evil things that they do. [It is as though] they are surrounded by [all] the sins that they commit; and [it is though] those sins are [always right] in front of me [MTY].
3 Com a sua malícia alegram ao rei, e com as suas maneiras aos príncipes.
Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s lies.
4 Todos juntamente adulteram: semelhantes são ao forno aceso pelo padeiro, que cessa de vigiar, depois que amassou a massa, até que seja levedada.
[The king and his officials] are all treacherous. [They are always eager to do wicked things; ] they are like [SIM] an oven that is [very] hot: a baker mixes the dough and waits for it to expand, and he does not [need to] cause the oven to become hotter.
5 E o dia do nosso rei os príncipes o fazem adoecer, por esquentamento do vinho: estende a sua mão com os escarnecedores.
The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
6 Porque, como um forno, aplicaram o coração, emboscando-se; toda a noite dorme o seu padeiro, pela manhã arde como fogo de chama.
The officials angrily plan to murder the king; it is like [SIM] they have an oven in their inner beings. All during the night their [eagerness/wanting to murder the king] is like a fire that is smouldering, but in the morning it becomes like [MET] a roaring fire.
7 Todos juntos se esquentam como o forno, e consomem os seus juízes: todos os seus reis caem, ninguém entre eles há que clame a mim.
All those officials are like [MET] hot flames that completely burn up their rulers, so all their kings are murdered, and no one pleads with me [to help them].”
8 Ephraim com os povos se mistura; Ephraim é um bolo que não foi virado.
“[The leaders of] Israel join with leaders of [godless] nations; so [the leaders of] Israel are [as worthless as] a pancake that is cooked on only one side.
9 Estrangeiros lhe comeram a força, e não o sabe; também as cãs se espalharam sobre ele, e não o sabe.
Joining with the rulers of foreign nations has caused Israel to be a weak [nation], but the Israelis do not realize that. Israel has become [like] [MET] a gray-haired old man, but the people of Israel do not realize it.
10 E a soberba de Israel testificará em sua face; e não voltarão para o Senhor seu Deus, nem o buscarão em tudo isto.
Their being proud [PRS] testifies against them, but in spite of that, they do not return to [me], Yahweh, their God, or [even] try to know me.
11 Porque Ephraim é como uma pomba enganada, sem entendimento: invocam o Egito, vão para a Assyria.
[The people of] Israel have become foolish and stupid like [SIM] doves. [First] they called out to Egypt [to help them], [and then] they sought help from Assyria.
12 Quando forem, sobre eles estenderei a minha rede, e como aves do céu os farei descer: castiga-los-ei, conforme ao que eles tem ouvido na sua congregação.
But wherever they go [to get help], [I will not allow them to succeed]; [it will be as though] [MET] I will throw a net over them like [SIM] [a hunter uses a net to capture] birds; I will punish them for the evil things that they do.
13 Ai deles, porque fugiram de mim: destruição sobre eles, porque se rebelaram contra mim: eu os remi, porém falam mentiras contra mim.
Terrible things will happen to them because they abandoned/deserted me! They will be destroyed because they rebelled against me. I wanted to rescue them, but they tell lies about me.
14 E não clamaram a mim do seu coração, quando davam uivos nas suas camas; para o trigo e para o vinho se ajuntam, mas contra mim se rebelam.
They do not cry out to me sincerely [IDM]; they [only] lie on their beds and wail. They gather together and ask [me to give them] grain and wine, but they turn away from me.
15 Eu os castiguei, e lhes esforcei os braços, mas pensam mal contra mim.
I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to me.
16 Tornaram-se, mas não ao altíssimo. Fizeram-se como um arco enganoso: caem à espada os seus príncipes, por causa da colera da sua língua; este será o seu escarneio na terra do Egito.
They have rejected me, their Great God, and turned to their god Baal; they are [as useless] as [SIM] a crooked bow. Their leaders boast [that they are very strong], but they will be killed by [their enemies’] swords. As a result, [the people of] Egypt will laugh at them.”
