Hosea 5
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
5 “Pakinggan ninyo ito, mga pari!
Dinggin ninyo ito, sambahayan ni Israel!
Makinig kayo, sambahayan ng hari!
Sapagkat kayo ang tinutukoy sa kahatulan.
Kayo'y naging bitag sa Mizpa,
at lambat na nakalatag sa Bundok Tabor.
2 Kayo'y naghimagsik at nagpakagumon sa kasalanan,
kaya't paparusahan ko kayong lahat.
3 Kilala ko si Efraim;
walang lihim sa akin ang Israel;
sapagkat ikaw ngayon Efraim ay naging babaing masama,
at ang Israel naman ay naging marumi.”
Babala Laban sa Pagsamba sa mga Diyus-diyosan
4 Dahil sa kanilang mga ginawa,
hindi na sila makapanumbalik sa Diyos.
Sapagkat nasa kanila ang espiritu ng kasamaan,
at hindi nila nakikilala si Yahweh.
5 Ang kapalaluan ng Israel ay sumasaksi laban sa kanya.
Matitisod ang Efraim sa kanyang kasalanan;
at kasama niyang matitisod ang Juda.
6 Dadalhin nila ang kanilang mga kawan ng tupa at baka
upang hanapin si Yahweh,
subalit siya'y hindi nila matatagpuan;
lumayo na siya sa kanila.
7 Naging taksil sila kay Yahweh;
kaya't nagkaanak sila sa labas.
Masisira ang kanilang mga pananim at sila'y malilipol pagdating ng bagong buwan.
Digmaan ng Juda at ng Israel
8 “Hipan ang tambuli sa Gibea!
Hipan ang trumpeta sa Rama!
Ibigay ang hudyat sa Beth-aven!
Nasa likuran mo na sila, Benjamin!
9 Mawawasak ang Efraim sa araw ng pag-uusig.
Ang ipinapahayag kong ito'y tiyak na mangyayari.
10 “Nangangamkam ng lupa ang mga pinuno ng Juda;
binago nila ang palatandaan ng pagbabahagi sa kanilang lupain.
Kaya parang bahang ibubuhos ko sa kanila ang aking poot.
11 Ang Efraim ay inaapi at tadtad sa kahatulan,
sapagkat patuloy siyang umaasa sa mga diyus-diyosan.
12 Ako'y parang kalawang sa Efraim,
at bukbok sa sambahayan ni Juda.
13 “Nang makita ni Efraim ang maselan niyang karamdaman,
at ni Juda ang kanyang mga sugat,
si Efraim ay nagpasugo sa hari ng Asiria.
Subalit hindi na siya kayang pagalingin,
hindi na mabibigyang-lunas ang kanyang mga sugat.
14 Sapagkat parang leon akong sasalakay sa Efraim,
parang isang mabangis na batang leon na gugutay sa Juda.
Lalapain ko ang Juda saka iiwan,
at walang makakapagligtas sa kanila.
15 “Pagkatapos ay babalik ako sa aking tahanan
hanggang sa harapin nila ang kanilang pananagutan,
at sa kanilang paghihirap ako ay hanapin.”
Hosea 5
Good News Translation
5 “Listen to this, you priests! Pay attention, people of Israel! Listen, you that belong to the royal family! You are supposed to judge with justice—so judgment will fall on you! You have become a trap at Mizpah, a net spread on Mount Tabor, 2 a deep pit at Acacia City,[a] and I will punish all of you. 3 I know what Israel is like—she cannot hide from me. She has been unfaithful, and her people are unfit to worship me.”
Hosea Warns against Idolatry
4 The evil that the people have done keeps them from returning to their God. Idolatry has a powerful hold on them, and they do not acknowledge the Lord. 5 The arrogance of the people of Israel cries out against them. Their sins make them stumble and fall, and the people of Judah fall with them. 6 They take their sheep and cattle to offer as sacrifices to the Lord, but it does them no good. They cannot find him, for he has left them. 7 They have been unfaithful to the Lord; their children do not belong to him. So now they and their lands will soon be destroyed.
War between Judah and Israel
8 Blow the war trumpets in Gibeah! Sound the alarm in Ramah! Raise the war cry at Bethaven![b] Into battle, men of Benjamin! 9 The day of punishment is coming, and Israel will be ruined. People of Israel, this will surely happen!
10 The Lord says, “I am angry because the leaders of Judah have invaded Israel and stolen land from her. So I will pour out punishment on them like a flood. 11 Israel is suffering oppression; she has lost land that was rightfully hers, because she insisted on going for help to those who had none to give.[c] 12 I will bring destruction on Israel and ruin on the people of Judah.
13 “When Israel saw how sick she was and when Judah saw her own wounds, then Israel went to Assyria to ask the great emperor for help, but he could not cure them or heal their wounds. 14 I will attack the people of Israel and Judah like a lion. I myself will tear them to pieces and then leave them. When I drag them off, no one will be able to save them.
15 “I will abandon my people until they have suffered enough for their sins and come looking for me. Perhaps in their suffering they will try to find me.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 5:2 Probable text a deep pit at Acacia City; Hebrew unclear.
- Hosea 5:8 This name means “house of evil” or “house of idolatry” and in this passage refers to the city of Bethel, a name which means “house of God.” See also 10.8.
- Hosea 5:11 Probable text those who had none to give; Hebrew command.
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