호세아 7

1내가 이스라엘을 치료하려 할 때에 에브라임의 죄와 사마리아의 악이 드러나도다 저희는 궤사를 행하며 안으로 들어가 도적질하고 밖으로 떼 지어 노략질하며 2내가 그 여러 악을 기억하였음을 저희가 마음에 생각지 아니하거니와 이제 그 행위가 저희를 에워싸고 내 목전에 있도다 3저희가 그 악으로 왕을, 그 거짓말로 방백들을 기쁘게 하도다 4저희는 다 간음하는 자라 빵 만드는 자에게 달궈진 화덕과 같도다 저가 반죽을 뭉침으로 발교되기까지만 불 일으키기를 그칠 뿐이니라 5우리 왕의 날에 방백들이 술의 뜨거움을 인하여 병이 나며 왕은 오만한 자들로 더불어 악수하는도다 6저희는 엎드리어 기다릴 때에 그 마음을 화덕 같이 예비하니 마치 빵 만드는 자가 밤새도록 자고 아침에 피우는 불의 일어나는 것 같도다 7저희가 다 화덕 같이 뜨거워져서 그 재판장들을 삼키며 그 왕들을 다 엎드러지게 하며 저희 중에는 내게 부르짖는 자가 하나도 없도다 8에브라임이 열방에 혼잡되니 저는 곧 뒤집지 않은 전병이로다 9저는 이방인에게 그 힘이 삼키웠으나 알지 못하고 백발이 얼룩얼룩 할지라도 깨닫지 못하는도다 10이스라엘의 교만은 그 얼굴에 증거가 되나니 저희가 이 모든 일을 당하여도 그 하나님 여호와께로 돌아오지 아니하며 구하지 아니하도다 11에브라임은 어리석은 비둘기 같이 지혜가 없어서 애굽을 향하여 부르짖으며 앗수르로 가는도다 12저희가 갈 때에 내가 나의 그물을 그 위에 쳐서 공중의 새처럼 떨어뜨리고 전에 그 공회에 들려준 대로 저희를 징계하리라 13화 있을진저 저희가 나를 떠나 그릇 갔음이니라 패망할진저 저희가 내게 범죄하였음이니라 내가 저희를 구속하려 하나 저희가 나를 거스려 거짓을 말하고 14성심으로 나를 부르지 아니하였으며 오직 침상에서 슬피 부르짖으며 곡식과 새 포도주를 인하여 모이며 나를 거역하는도다 15내가 저희 팔을 연습시켜 강건케 하였으나 저희는 내게 대하여 악을 꾀하는도다 16저희가 돌아오나 높으신 자에게로 돌아오지 아니하니 속이는 활과 같으며 그 방백들은 그 혀의 거친 말로 인하여 칼에 엎드러지리니 이것이 애굽 땅에서 조롱거리가 되리라

1When I would heal Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, also the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief enters in, and the gang of robbers ravages outside. 2They don’t consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own deeds have engulfed them. They are before my face. 3They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. 4They are all adulterers. They are burning like an oven that the baker stops stirring, from the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened. 5On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers. 6For they have prepared their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait. Their baker sleeps all the night. In the morning it burns as a flaming fire. 7They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one among them who calls to me. 8Ephraim, he mixes himself among the nations. Ephraim is a pancake not turned over. 9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn’t realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn’t realize it. 10The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they haven’t returned to Yahweh their God, nor sought him, for all this. 11“Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria. 12When they go, I will spread my net on them. I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. I will chastise them, as their congregation has heard. 13Woe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me. 14They haven’t cried to me with their heart, but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me. 15Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet they plot evil against me. 16They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

1Terwijl Ik Israel genees, zo wordt Efraims ongerechtigheid ontdekt, mitsgaders de boosheden van Samaria; want zij werken valsheid; en de dief gaat er in, de bende der straatschenders stroopt daar buiten. 2En zij zeggen niet in hun hart, dat Ik al hunner boosheid gedachtig ben; nu omsingelen hen hun handelingen, zij zijn voor Mijn aangezicht. 3Zij verblijden den koning met hun boosheid, en de vorsten met hun leugenen. 4Zij bedrijven al te zamen overspel, zij zijn gelijk een bakoven, die heet gemaakt is van den bakker; die ophoudt van wakker te zijn, nadat hij het deeg heeft gekneed, totdat het doorgezuurd zij. 5Het is de dag onzes konings; de vorsten maken hem krank door verhitting van den wijn; hij strekt zijn hand voort met de spotters. 6Want zij voeren hun hart aan, als een bakoven, tot hun lagen; hunlieder bakker slaapt den gansen nacht; 's morgens brandt hij als een vlammend vuur. 7Zij zijn allen te zamen verhit als een bakoven, en zij verteren hun rechters; al hun koningen vallen; er is niemand onder hen, die tot Mij roept. 8Efraim, die verwart zich met de volken; Efraim is een koek, die niet is omgekeerd; 9Vreemden verteren zijn kracht, en hij merkt het niet; ook is de grauwigheid op hem verspreid, en hij merkt het niet. 10Dies zal de hovaardij van Israel in zijn aangezicht getuigen; dewijl zij zich niet bekeren tot den HEERE, hun God, noch Hem zoeken in alle deze. 11Want Efraim is als een botte duif, zonder hart; zij roepen Egypte aan, zij gaan henen tot Assur. 12Wanneer zij zullen henengaan, zal Ik Mijn net over hen uitspreiden, Ik zal ze als vogelen des hemels doen nederdalen. Ik zal ze tuchtigen, gelijk gehoord is in hun vergadering. 13Wee hen, want zij zijn van Mij afgezworven; verstoring over hen, want zij hebben tegen Mij overtreden! Ik zou hen wel verlossen, maar zij spreken leugenen tegen Mij. 14Zij roepen ook niet tot Mij met hun hart, wanneer zij huilen op hun legers; om koren en most verzamelen zij zich, maar zij wederstreven tegen Mij. 15Ik heb hen wel getuchtigd, en hunlieder armen gesterkt; maar zij denken kwaad tegen Mij. 16Zij keren zich, maar niet tot den Allerhoogste, zij zijn als een bedrieglijke boog; hun vorsten vallen door het zwaard; vanwege de gramschap hunner tong; dat is hunlieder bespotting in Egypteland.