Hošea 11

Biblija Hrvatski	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Dok Izrael bijaše dijete, ja ga ljubljah, iz Egipta dozvah sina svoga.	1 Just as the morning passes, so has the king of Israel passed by. For Israel was a child and I loved him; and out of Egypt I called my son.
2 Al’ što sam ih više zvao, sve su dalje od mene odlazili; baalima su žrtvovali, kadili kumirima.	2 They called them, and so they departed before their face. They offered victims to the Baals, and they sacrificed to graven images.
3 A ja sam Efrajima hodati učio, držeći ga za ruke njegove; al’ oni ne spoznaše da sam se za njih brinuo.	3 And I was like a foster father to Ephraim. I carried them in my arms. And they did not know that I healed them.
4 Užima za ljude privlačio sam ih, konopcima ljubavi; bijah im k’o onaj koji u čeljustima njihovim žvale opušta; nad njega se saginjah i davah mu jesti.	4 I will draw them with the cords of Adam, with the bands of love. And I will be to them like one who raises the yoke over their jaws. And I will reach down to him so that he may eat.
5 U zemlju egipatsku on će se vratiti, Asirac će mu kraljem biti, jer se ne htjede vratiti k meni.	5 He will not return to the land of Egypt, but Assur himself will be the king over him, because they were not willing to be converted.
6 Mač će bješnjeti njegovim gradovima, uništiti prijevornice njegove, proždirat će zbog spletaka njegovih.	6 The sword has begun in his cities, and it will consume his elect and devour their heads.
7 Narod je moj sklon otpadu; i premda ga k Višnjem dozivlju, nitko da ga podigne.	7 And my people will long for my return. But a yoke will be imposed on them together, which will not be taken away.
8 Kako da te dadem, Efrajime, kako da te predam, Izraele! Kako da te dadem kao Admu, da učinim s tobom kao Sebojimu? Srce mi je uznemireno, uzavrela mi sva utroba:	8 How will I provide for you, Ephraim; how will I protect you, Israel? How will I provide for you as for Adam; will I set you like Zeboiim? My heart has changed within me; together with my regret, it has been stirred up.
9 neću više gnjevu dati maha, neću opet zatirati Efrajima, jer ja sam Bog, a ne čovjek: Svetac posred tebe – neću više gnjevan dolaziti!	9 I will not act on the fury of my wrath. I will not turn back to utterly destroy Ephraim. For I am God, and not man, the Divine in your midst, and I will not advance upon the city.
10 Za Jahvom će ići on, k’o lav on će rikati; a kad zarikao bude, sinovi će mu veselo dohrliti sa zapada;	10 They will walk after the Lord; he will roar like a lion. For he himself will roar, and the sons of the sea will dread.
11 k’o ptice će dohrliti iz Egipta, k’o golubica iz zemlje asirske, i naselit ću ih po kućama njihovim – riječ je Jahvina.	11 And they will fly like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove from the land of the Assyrians. And I will arrange them in their own houses, says the Lord.
	12 Ephraim has besieged me with denials, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah went down as a witness before God and the holy ones of faith.