1 This is the message which the Lord gave Hosea son of Beeri during the time that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
Hosea's Wife and Children
2 When the Lord first spoke to Israel through Hosea, he said to Hosea, “Go and get married; your wife will be unfaithful, and your children will be just like her. In the same way my people have left me and become unfaithful.”
3 So Hosea married a woman named Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. After the birth of their first child, a son, 4 the Lord said to Hosea, “Name him ‘Jezreel,’ because it will not be long before I punish the king of Israel for the murders that his ancestor Jehu committed at Jezreel. I am going to put an end to Jehu's dynasty. 5 And in Jezreel Valley I will at that time destroy Israel's military power.”
6 Gomer had a second child—this time it was a daughter. The Lord said to Hosea, “Name her ‘Unloved,’ because I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them. 7 But to the people of Judah I will show love. I, the Lord their God, will save them, but I will not do it by war—with swords or bows and arrows or with horses and horsemen.”
8 After Gomer had weaned her daughter, she became pregnant again and had another son. 9 The Lord said to Hosea, “Name him ‘Not-My-People,’ because the people of Israel are not my people, and I am not their God.”
Israel Is to Be Restored
10 The people of Israel will become like the sand of the sea, more than can be counted or measured. Now God says to them, “You are not my people,” but the day is coming when he will say to them, “You are the children of the living God!” 11 The people of Judah and the people of Israel will be reunited. They will choose for themselves a single leader, and once again they will grow and prosper in their land. Yes, the day of Jezreel will be a great day!
Hozejas sieva un bērni
1 Kunga vārdi, ko viņš teica Hozejam, Beērī dēlam, Jūdas ķēniņu Uzijas, Jotāma, Āhāza un Jehizkijāhu dienās, un Israēla ķēniņa Jārobāma, Joāša dēla, dienās.
2 Tā Kungs sāka runāt uz Hozeju.
Un Kungs Hozejam teica:
“Ej, apņem maucīgu sievu
ar visiem maucības bērniem,
jo visa zeme maukot nomaukojusies,
tie neseko Kungam!”
3 Un viņš gāja un apņēma Gomeru, Diblaima meitu, un tā tapa grūta un dzemdēja viņam dēlu.
Israēla neuzticība, sods un derības atjaunošana
4 Un Kungs viņam teica:
“Sauc viņu vārdā Jizreēls ,
jo jau pēc mirkļa
es piemeklēšu Jizreēlā asinis,
ko izlēja Jehus nams,
un iznīdēšu valdnieku Israēla namam!
5 Tāpat es tajā dienā salauzīšu
Israēla loku Jizreēlas ielejā.”
6 Un viņa tapa grūta vēlreiz un dzemdēja meitu.
Tad viņš teica Hozejam:
“Sauc viņu vārdā Lo-Ruhāma ,
jo vairs nekad
es neapžēlošu Israēla namu
un nepiedošu tam!
7 Bet Jūdas namu es apžēlošu,
ļaušu tiem glābties pie Kunga, viņu Dieva,
bet nelīdzēšu tiem ar loku vai zobenu,
nedz ar karu, zirgiem vai jātniekiem!”
8 Un viņa atšķīra no krūts Lo-Ruhāmu
un atkal tapa grūta, un dzemdēja dēlu.
9 Un viņš teica:
“Sauc viņu vārdā Lo-Ammī ,
jo jūs neesat mana tauta
un es nebūšu jūsējais!
