Hosea 9

Israel Will Be Punished

1Israel, don't celebrate

or make noisy shouts#9.1 or … shouts: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

like other nations.

You have been unfaithful

to your God.

Wherever grain is threshed,

you behave like prostitutes

because you enjoy

the money you receive.#9.1 Wherever … receive: Grain was threshed on hills or other places where the wind could blow away the husks. People also met at these places to worship Baal, the god they thought had given them the grain harvest.

2But you will run short

of grain and wine,

3and you will have to leave

the land of the Lord.

Some of you will go to Egypt;

others will go to Assyria

and eat unclean food.

4You won't be able to offer

sacrifices of wine

to the Lord.

None of your sacrifices

will please him—

they will be unclean

like food offered to the dead.

Your food will only be used

to satisfy your hunger;

none of it will be brought

to the Lord's temple.

5You will no longer be able

to celebrate the festival

of the Lord.#9.5 festival of the Lord: Probably the Festival of Shelters.

6Even if you escape alive,

you will end up in Egypt

and be buried in Memphis.#9.6 Memphis: An Egyptian city with a famous cemetery.

Your silver treasures

will be lost among weeds;#9.6 Your silver … weeds: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

thorns will sprout in your tents.

7 # Lk 21.22. Israel, the time has come.

You will get what you deserve,

and you will know it.

“Prophets are fools,” you say.

“And God's messengers

are crazy.”

Your terrible guilt

has filled you with hatred.

8Israel, the Lord sent me

to look after you.#9.8 Israel … you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

But you trap his prophets

and flood his temple

with your hatred.

9 # Jg 19.1-30. You are brutal and corrupt,

as were the men of Gibeah.#9.9 the men of Gibeah: They raped and murdered a woman (see Judges 19).

But God remembers your sin,

and you will be punished.

Sin's Terrible Results

10 # Nu 25.1-5. Israel, when I, the Lord,

found you long ago

it was like finding

grapes in a barren desert

or tender young figs.

Then you worshiped Baal Peor,

that disgusting idol,

and you became as disgusting

as the idol you loved.

11And so, Israel, your glory

will fly away like birds—

your women will no longer

be able to give birth.

12Even if you do have children,

I will take them all

and leave you to mourn.

I will turn away,

and you will sink down

in deep trouble.

13Israel, when I first met you,

I thought of you as palm trees

growing in fertile ground.#9.13 Israel, when … ground: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

Now you lead your people out,

only to be slaughtered.

Hosea's Advice

14Our Lord, do just one thing

for your people—

make their women unable

to have children

or to nurse their babies.

The Lord's Judgment on Israel

15Israel, I first began

to hate you because

you did evil at Gilgal.#9.15 Gilgal: See 4.15.

Now I will chase you

out of my house.

No longer will I love you;

your leaders betrayed me.

16Israel, you are a vine

with dried-up roots

and fruitless branches.

Even if you had more children

and loved them dearly,

I would slaughter them all.

Hosea Warns Israel

17Israel, you disobeyed my God.

Now he will force you to roam

from nation to nation.

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Hosea 9

Ang Parusa sa Patuloy na Pagtataksil ng Israel

1Huwag kang magalak, Israel!

Huwag kang magdiwang tulad ng ibang mga bansa,

sapagkat naging tulad ka ng mahalay na babae.

Tinalikuran mo ang iyong Diyos at nakipagtalik sa iba-ibang lalaki.

Ikinatuwa mong ika'y isang babaing bayaran,

kahit saang lugar ika'y sinisipingan.

2Ngunit ang ginagawa nila sa giikan at sa pisaan ng alak ay hindi nila ikabubuhay,

at ang bagong alak ay hindi nila matitikman.

3Hindi sila mananatili sa lupain ni Yahweh;

subalit ang Efraim ay magbabalik sa Egipto,

at kakain sila sa Asiria ng mga pagkaing nagpaparumi at ipinagbabawal.

4Hindi na sila papayagang maghandog ng alak kay Yahweh,

at hindi naman siya malulugod sa kanilang mga handog.

Ang pagkain nila'y matutulad sa pagkain ng namatayan;

magiging marumi ang lahat ng kakain nito.

Sapagkat ang pagkain nila'y para lamang sa kanilang katawan;

hindi iyon maihahandog sa Templo ni Yahweh.

5Ano ang gagawin mo sa araw ng itinakdang kapistahan,

at sa araw ng kapistahan ng pagdiriwang para kay Yahweh?

6Makatakas man sila sa pagkawasak,

titipunin rin sila ng Egipto,

at ililibing sa Memfis.

Matatakpan ng damo ang kanilang mga kagamitang pilak;

at tutubuan ng dawag ang mga tahanan nilang wasak.

7Dumating#Lu. 21:22. na ang mga araw ng pagpaparusa,

sumapit na ang araw ng paghihiganti;

ito'y malalaman ng Israel.

Ang sabi ninyo, “Mangmang ang isang propeta,

at ang lingkod ng Diyos ay baliw!”

Totoo iyan sapagkat labis na ang inyong kasamaan,

at matindi ang inyong poot.

8Ang propeta'y siyang bantay sa Efraim, ang bayan ng aking Diyos,

ngunit may bitag na laging sa kanya'y nakaumang,

at kinapopootan siya maging sa templo ng kanyang Diyos.

9Nagpakasamang#Huk. 19:1-30. lubha ang aking bayan

gaya ng nangyari sa Gibea.

Gugunitain ng Diyos ang kanilang kalikuan,

at paparusahan ang kanilang mga kasalanan.

Ang Kasalanan ng Israel at ang mga Resulta Nito

10“Ang#Bil. 25:1-5. Israel ay tulad ng mga ubas sa ilang,

gayon sila noong una kong matagpuan.

Parang unang bunga ng puno ng igos,

nang makita ko ang iyong mga magulang.

Ngunit nang magpunta sila sa Baal-peor,

sila'y naglingkod sa diyus-diyosang si Baal,

at naging kasuklam-suklam gaya ng diyus-diyosang kanilang inibig.

11Ang kaningningan ng Efraim ay maglalaho, para itong ibong lumipad na palayo.

Wala nang isisilang, walang magdadalang-tao, at wala na ring maglilihi.

12At kahit pa sila magkaroon ng mga anak,

kukunin ko ang mga ito hanggang sa walang matira.

Kahabag-habag sila

kapag ako'y lumayo na sa kanila!

13Gaya ng aking nakita, ang mga anak ni Efraim ay nakatakdang mapahamak.

Mapipilitan ang kanilang ama na dalhin sila sa patayan.”

14O Yahweh, bigyan mo po sila ng mga sinapupunang baog

at ng mga susong walang gatas.

Hinatulan ni Yahweh ang Efraim

15“Lahat ng kanilang kasamaan ay nagpasimula sa Gilgal;

doon pa ma'y kinapootan ko na sila.

Dahil sa kasamaan ng kanilang gawain

sila'y palalayasin ko sa aking tahanan.

Hindi ko na sila mamahalin pa;

mapaghimagsik ang lahat ng kanilang mga pinuno.

16Mapapahamak ang Efraim,

tuyo na ang kanyang mga ugat;

hindi na sila mamumunga.

At kung magbunga ma'y papatayin ko

ang pinakamamahal nilang mga supling.”

Nagsalita ang Propeta tungkol sa Israel

17Itatakwil sila ng aking Diyos

sapagkat hindi sila nakinig sa kanya;

sila'y magiging palaboy sa maraming mga bansa.

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