Hosea 12
sarkashee kee raam kahaanee
1israaeel hava charnay kee koshish kar raha hai, poora din vah mashriqee loo kay peechhay bhaagta raheta hai. us kay jhoot aur zulm men izaafa hota ja raha hai. asoor say ahd baandhnay kay saath saath vah misr ko bhee zaitoon ka tel bhej deta hai.
2rabb adaalat men yahoodaah say bhee ladega. vah yaaqoob [a] yaaqoob say muraad israaeel hai. ko us kay chaal-chalan kee saza, us kay aamaal ka munaasib ajr dega. 3kyoonki maan kay pet men hee us nay apnay bhaaee kee edee pakad kar usay dhoka diya. jab baaligh hua to allaah say ladaa 4balki farishtay say ladtay ladtay us par ghaalib aaya. phir us nay rotay rotay us say iltija kee ki mujh par rahem kar. baad men yaaqoob nay allaah ko bait-el men paaya, aur vahaan khuda us say hamkalaam hua. 5rabb jo lashkaron ka khuda hai aur jis ka naam rabb hee hai, us nay farmaaya, 6“apnay khuda kay paas vaapas a kar rahem aur insaaf qaaim rakh! kabhee apnay khuda par ummeed rakhnay say baaz na a.”
7israaeel taajir hai jis kay haath men ghalat taraazoo hai aur jisay logon say naajaaiz faaida uthaanay ka bada shauq hai. 8vah kaheta hai, “main ameer ho gaya hoon, main nay kasrat kee daulat paaee hai. koee saabit naheen kar sakega ki mujh say yah tamaam milkiyat haasil karnay men koee qusoor ya gunaah sarzad hua hai.”
9“lekin main, rabb jo misr say tujhay nikaaltay vaqt aaj tak tera khuda hoon main yah nazar’andaaz naheen karoonga. main tujhay dubaara khaimon men basnay doonga. yoon hoga jis tarah un pahelay dinon men hua jab israaeelee meree parastish karnay kay liyay registaan men jama hotay thay. 10main baar baar nabiyon kee maarifat tum say hamkalaam hua, main nay unhen mut’addid royaaen dikhaaeen aur un kay zareeay tumhen tamseelen sunaaeen.”
butparastee ka ajr zavaal hai
11kya jiliaad bedeen hai? us kay log naakaara hee hain! jiljaal men logon nay saand qurbaan kiay hain, is liyay un kee qurbaangaahen malbay kay dher ban jaaengee. vah beej bonay kay liyay tayyaarshuda khet kay kinaaray par lagay patthar kay dher jaisee banengee.
12yaaqoob ko bhaag kar mulk-ay-araam men panaah lenee padee. vahaan vah beevee milnay kay liyay mulaazim ban gaya, aurat kay baais us nay bhed-bakriyon kee gallaabaanee kee. 13lekin baad men rabb nabee kee maarifat israaeel ko misr say nikaal laaya aur nabee kay zareeay us kee gallaabaanee kee. 14to bhee israaeel nay usay bada taish dilaaya. ab unhen un kee qatl-o-ghaarat ka ajr bhugatna padega. unhon nay apnay aaqa kee tauheen kee hai, aur ab vah unhen munaasib saza dega.