Hosea, 12

1. Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat; all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians, and he has carried oil into Egypt.

1. Opkolio me lažju Efrajim i prijevarom Izraelov dom. A i Juda još je nestalan Bogu, Svecu vjernome.

2. Therefore, the judgment of the Lord is with Judah and a visitation is upon Jacob. He will repay him according to his ways and according to his inventions.

2. Efrajim pase vjetar, za vjetrom istoènim trèi cio dan, sve više je laži njegovih i nasilja. Savez sklapaju s Asirijom, ulje nose u Egipat.

3. In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel.

3. S Izraelom ima Jahve parnicu, kaznit æe Jakova prema postupcima, vratit æe mu po djelima njegovim.

4. And he prevailed over an angel, for he had been strengthened. He wept and petitioned him. He found him in Bethel, and there he has spoken to us.

4. Veæ u krilu materinu brata je potisnuo, u snazi muževnoj s Bogom se borio.

5. And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.

5. S Anðelom se borio i nadvladao ga, plakao je i zaklinjao ga. Našao ga je u Betelu i ondje mu je govorio.

6. And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always.

6. Da, Jahve, Bog nad Vojskama, Jahve je ime njegovo.

7. Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations.

7. Ti se dakle Bogu svojem vrati, èuvaj ljubav i pravednost i u Boga se svoga uzdaj svagda!

8. And Ephraim has said, “Nevertheless, I have become rich; I have found an idol for myself. All of my labors will not reveal to me the iniquity that I have committed.”

8. U ruci je Kanaanu kriva tezulja, on voli zakidati.

9. And I, the Lord your God from the land of Egypt, nevertheless will cause you to dwell in tabernacles, just as during the days of the feast.

9. I reèe Efrajim: "Samo sam se obogatio, blago sam nagomilao." Ali ništa mu od sveg dobitka neæe ostati, jer se ogriješio bezakonjima.

10. And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.

10. Ja sam Jahve, Bog tvoj, sve od zemlje egipatske, još æu ti dati da stanuješ pod šatorima kao u dane Sastanka;

11. If Gilead is an idol, then they have been sacrificing cattle in Gilgal to no purpose. For even their altars are like clutter on the soil of the field.

11. govorit æu prorocima, umnožit æu viðenja i po prorocima prispodobom uèiti.

12. Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife.

12. Gilead je puko bezakonje, ispraznost sama; u Gilgali žrtvuju bikove; zato æe im oltari biti k'o hrpe kamenja u brazdama poljskim.

13. Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet.

13. Jakov pobježe u kraj aramski, za ženu služaše Izrael, za ženu jednu stada èuvaše.

14. Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness.

14. Al' po Proroku izvede Jahve Izraela iz Egipta, i po Proroku on ga je èuvao.

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15. Pregorko ga Efrajim uvrijedi: stoga æe krv njegovu na nj svaliti, platit æe mu Gospod njegov za pogrde.