Hosea 8
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Pinarusahan ng Dios ang Israel Dahil sa Kanilang Pagsamba sa mga Dios-diosan
8 “Hipan ninyo ang trumpeta upang bigyang babala ang aking mga mamamayan, ang Israel na itinuturing kong tahanan,[a] na lulusubin sila ng kalaban na kasimbilis ng agila. Sapagkat sinira nila ang kasunduan ko sa kanila at nilabag nila ang aking Kautusan. 2 Nagsusumamo sila sa akin, ‘Dios ng Israel, kinikilala ka namin.’ 3 Pero itinakwil nila ang mabuti, kaya hahabulin sila ng kanilang kalaban. 4 Pumili sila ng mga hari at mga opisyal na hindi ko pinili. Gumawa sila ng mga dios-diosan mula sa kanilang mga pilak at ginto, at ang mga ito ang nagdala sa kanila sa kapahamakan. 5 Itinatakwil ko[b] ang dios-diosang baka ng mga taga-Samaria. Galit na galit ako sa kanila. Hanggang kailan sila mananatiling marumi? 6 Ang dios-diosang baka ng Samaria ay ginawa lamang ng mga platero na taga-Israel. Hindi iyon Dios! Tiyak na dudurugin iyon.
7 “Para silang naghahasik ng hangin at nag-aani ng buhawi.[c] Para ring trigo na walang uhay, kaya walang makukuhang pagkain. At kung mamumunga man, taga-ibang bansa naman ang lalamon nito. 8 Ang Israel ay parang nilamon ng ibang bansa. At ngayong nakikisalamuha na siya sa kanila, para na siyang kasangkapang walang silbi. 9 Para siyang asnong-gubat na nag-iisa at naliligaw. Humingi siya ng tulong sa Asiria; binayaran niya[d] ang kanyang mga kakamping bansa para ipagtanggol siya. 10 Pero kahit na nagpasakop siya sa mga bansang iyon, titipunin ko ngayon ang kanyang mga mamamayan at parurusahan. At magsisimula na ang kanilang paghihirap sa pang-aapi ng isang hari at ng mga opisyal[e] niya. 11 Nagpagawa nga sila ng maraming altar para sa mga handog sa paglilinis, pero doon din sila gumawa ng kasalanan. 12 Marami akong ipinasulat na kautusan para sa kanila, pero ang mga itoʼy itinuring nilang para sa iba at hindi para sa kanila. 13 Naghahandog sila sa akin at kinakain nila ang karneng handog,[f] pero hindi ako nalulugod sa kanila. At ngayon aalalahanin ko ang kanilang kasamaan at parurusahan ko sila dahil sa kanilang mga kasalanan. Babalik sila sa Egipto. 14 Kinalimutan ng mga taga-Israel ang lumikha sa kanila. Sila at ang mga taga-Juda ay nagtayo ng mga palasyo[g] at maraming napapaderang bayan. Pero susunugin ko ang kanilang mga lungsod at ang matitibay na bahagi nito.”
Footnotes
- 8:1 Israel … tahanan: o, templo ko.
- 8:5 ko: sa Hebreo, niya.
- 8:7 Para … buhawi: Maaaring ang ibig sabihin nito, dahil sa kanilang mga ginagawa na walang kabuluhan, matinding parusa ang igaganti sa kanila.
- 8:9 niya: sa Hebreo, Efraim. Makikita rin ang salitang Efraim sa Hebreo sa talatang 11. Tingnan ang “footnote” sa 4:17.
- 8:10 isang hari at ng mga opisyal: o, mga hari at mga opisyal; o, makapangyarihang hari.
- 8:13 kinakain … handog: Ayon sa Lev. 7:11-18, ang karne na inialay bilang handog para sa mabuting relasyon ay kakainin ng pamilya ng naghandog at ng mga pari.
- 8:14 palasyo: o, templo.
Hosea 8
New International Version
Israel to Reap the Whirlwind
8 “Put the trumpet(A) to your lips!
An eagle(B) is over the house of the Lord
because the people have broken my covenant(C)
and rebelled against my law.(D)
2 Israel cries out to me,
‘Our God, we acknowledge you!’
3 But Israel has rejected what is good;
an enemy will pursue him.(E)
4 They set up kings without my consent;
they choose princes without my approval.(F)
With their silver and gold
they make idols(G) for themselves
to their own destruction.
5 Samaria, throw out your calf-idol!(H)
My anger burns against them.
How long will they be incapable of purity?(I)
6 They are from Israel!
This calf—a metalworker has made it;
it is not God.(J)
It will be broken in pieces,
that calf(K) of Samaria.(L)
7 “They sow the wind
and reap the whirlwind.(M)
The stalk has no head;
it will produce no flour.(N)
Were it to yield grain,
foreigners would swallow it up.(O)
8 Israel is swallowed up;(P)
now she is among the nations
like something no one wants.(Q)
9 For they have gone up to Assyria(R)
like a wild donkey(S) wandering alone.
Ephraim has sold herself to lovers.(T)
10 Although they have sold themselves among the nations,
I will now gather them together.(U)
They will begin to waste away(V)
under the oppression of the mighty king.
11 “Though Ephraim built many altars for sin offerings,
these have become altars for sinning.(W)
12 I wrote for them the many things of my law,
but they regarded them as something foreign.(X)
13 Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to me,
and though they eat(Y) the meat,
the Lord is not pleased with them.(Z)
Now he will remember(AA) their wickedness
and punish their sins:(AB)
They will return to Egypt.(AC)
14 Israel has forgotten(AD) their Maker(AE)
and built palaces;
Judah has fortified many towns.
But I will send fire on their cities
that will consume their fortresses.”(AF)
Hosea 8
New King James Version
The Apostasy of Israel
8 “Set the [a]trumpet to your mouth!
He shall come (A)like an eagle against the house of the Lord,
Because they have transgressed My covenant
And rebelled against My law.
2 (B)Israel will cry to Me,
‘My God, (C)we know You!’
3 Israel has rejected the good;
The enemy will pursue him.
4 “They(D) set up kings, but not by Me;
They made princes, but I did not acknowledge them.
From their silver and gold
They made idols for themselves—
That they might be cut off.
5 Your [b]calf [c]is rejected, O Samaria!
My anger is aroused against them—
(E)How long until they attain to innocence?
6 For from Israel is even this:
A (F)workman made it, and it is not God;
But the calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces.
7 “They(G) sow the wind,
And reap the whirlwind.
The stalk has no bud;
It shall never produce meal.
If it should produce,
(H)Aliens would swallow it up.
8 (I)Israel is swallowed up;
Now they are among the Gentiles
(J)Like a vessel in which is no pleasure.
9 For they have gone up to Assyria,
Like (K)a wild donkey alone by itself;
Ephraim (L)has hired lovers.
10 Yes, though they have hired among the nations,
Now (M)I will gather them;
And they shall [d]sorrow a little,
Because of the [e]burden of (N)the king of princes.
11 “Because Ephraim has made many altars for sin,
They have become for him altars for sinning.
12 I have written for him (O)the great things of My law,
But they were considered a strange thing.
13 For the sacrifices of My offerings (P)they sacrifice flesh and eat it,
(Q)But the Lord does not accept them.
(R)Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.
They shall return to Egypt.
14 “For(S) Israel has forgotten (T)his Maker,
And has built [f]temples;
Judah also has multiplied (U)fortified cities;
But (V)I will send fire upon his cities,
And it shall devour his [g]palaces.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 8:1 ram’s horn, Heb. shophar
- Hosea 8:5 Golden calf image
- Hosea 8:5 Or has rejected you
- Hosea 8:10 Or begin to diminish
- Hosea 8:10 Or oracle or proclamation
- Hosea 8:14 Or palaces
- Hosea 8:14 Or citadels
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