Hosea

1Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.

2Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.

3Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

4They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.

5¶ Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

6For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

7For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.

8Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.

9For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

10Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.

11Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.

12I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.

13They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

14For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

1và vi phạm lề luật Ta truyền dạy.

2chúng con nhận biết Ngài.”

3nên nó sẽ bị quân thù đuổi bắt.

4dùng bạc vàng làm ra ngẫu tượng, để rồi bị đập tan.

5Chúng không chịu để cho Ta thanh tẩy mãi cho tới bao giờ ?–

6Chắc chắn con bê của Sa-ma-ri sẽ như thể mùn cưa.

7nhưng giả như có bột, thì ngoại bang cũng sẽ nuốt hết.

8Giờ đây chúng ở lẫn với chư dân, như một vật chẳng ai ưa thích.

9nhưng Ép-ra-im lại tặng quà để có tình nhân.

10dưới gánh nặng của vua các thủ lãnh.

11chỉ làm cho chúng phạm tội thêm.

12thì nó cũng coi là xa lạ.

13chúng sẽ phải trở về Ai-cập.

14và lửa sẽ ngốn hết các dinh thự.