Hoseas 12
1 Efraim lægger sig efter Vind og jager efter Østenvejr, den hele Dag formerer han Løgn og Voldsgerning; og de slutte Pagt med Assyrien, og Olie føres til Ægypten.
But Ephraim is an evil spirit, he has chased the east wind all the day: he has multiplied empty and vain things, and made a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil has gone in the way of traffic into Egypt.
2 Og Herren har Trætte med Juda, og han er rede til at hjemsøge Jakob efter hans Veje og betale ham efter hans Idrætter.
And the Lord [has] a controversy with Juda, in order to punish Jacob: according to his ways and according to his practices will he recompense him.
3 I Moders Liv holdt han sin Broder om Hælen, og i sin Manddoms Kraft kæmpede han med Gud.
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his labors he had power with God.
4 Ja, han kæmpede med en Engel og sejrede, han græd og bad ham om Naade; han fandt ham i Bethel, og der talte han med os.
And he prevailed with the angel and was strong: they wept, and entreated me: they found me in the house of On, and there [a word] was spoken to them.
5 Og Herren, Hærskarernes Gud — „Herren‟ er hans Ihukommelses Navn.
But the Lord God Almighty shall be his memorial.
6 Og du, du skal omvende dig til din Gud; bevar Miskundhed og Ret, og vent stedse paa din Gud!
You therefore shall return to your God: keep you mercy and judgment, and draw near to your God continually.
7 I Kanaans Haand er der Falskheds Vægtskaale; han har Lyst til at forfordele.
[As for] Chanaan, in his hand is a balance of unrighteousness: he has loved to tyrannize.
8 Og Efraim sagde: Jeg er dog bleven rig, jeg har vundet mig Formue; alle mine Arbejder paadrage mig ingen Overtrædelse, som maatte være Synd.
And Ephraim said, Nevertheless I am rich, I have found refreshment to myself. None of his labors shall be found [available] to him, by reason of the sins which he has committed.
9 Men jeg er Herren din Gud fra Ægyptens Land af: Jeg vil endnu lade dig bo i Telte som paa Højtidens Dage.
But I the Lord your God brought you up out of the land of Egypt: I will yet cause you to dwell in tabernacles, according to the days of the feast.
10 Og jeg har talt til Profeterne, og jeg har givet mange Syner, og ved Profeterne fremsatte jeg Lignelser.
And I will speak to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and by the means of the prophets I was represented.
11 Er Gilead Uretfærdighed, saa skulle de blive aldeles til intet; de have ofret Øksne i Gilgal, derfor skulle ogsaa deres Altre vorde som Stenhobe ved Furerne paa Marken.
If Galaad exists not, then the chiefs in Galaad when they sacrificed were false, and their altars were as heaps on the ground of the field.
12 Og Jakob flyede til Arams Land, og Israel tjente for en Hustru; ja, for en Hustru maatte han være Hyrde.
And Jacob retreated into the plain of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and waited for a wife.
13 Og ved en Profet førte Herren Israel op af Ægypten, og ved en Profet blev det bevaret.
And the Lord brought Israel out of the land of Egypt by a prophet, and by a prophet was he preserve.
14 Efraim har vakt bitter Harme; men hans Herre skal lade hans Blodskyld blive paa ham og betale ham hans Forhaanelse.
Ephraim was angry and excited, therefore his blood shall be poured out upon him, and the Lord shall recompense to him his reproach.
