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.
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and pursueth the east wind; the whole day he increaseth deceit and corruption; and a covenant do they make with Assyria, and oil is carried 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.
But with Judah also hath the Lord [to hold] a controversy; and to punish Jacob according to his ways, according to his doings will he recompense him.
3 I Moders Liv holdt han sin Broder om Hælen, og i sin Manddoms Kraft kæmpede han med Gud.
In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his strength he strove with an angel.
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.
Yea, he strove with an angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: in Beth-el he should find him, and there he will speak with us.
5 Og Herren, Hærskarernes Gud — „Herren‟ er hans Ihukommelses Navn.
And the Lord God of hosts, the Eternal One is his memorial.
6 Og du, du skal omvende dig til din Gud; bevar Miskundhed og Ret, og vent stedse paa din Gud!
Therefore do thou return to thy God: keep goodness and justice, and wait on thy God continually.
7 I Kanaans Haand er der Falskheds Vægtskaale; han har Lyst til at forfordele.
But like a merchant, who hath the balances of deceit in his hand, loving to overreach,
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.
Did Ephraim say, I am certainly become rich, I have acquired substance unto myself: it is all through my labors; they will find no iniquity in me, that could be sin.
9 Men jeg er Herren din Gud fra Ægyptens Land af: Jeg vil endnu lade dig bo i Telte som paa Højtidens Dage.
And I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt: I will yet make thee dwell in tents, as in the days of antiquity.
10 Og jeg har talt til Profeterne, og jeg har givet mange Syner, og ved Profeterne fremsatte jeg Lignelser.
And I have spoken through the prophets, and I myself have multiplied visions, and by the means of the prophets have I spoken in similitudes.
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 in Gil'ad there was misfortune, [it is because] there was naught but idolatry; in Gilgal they sacrificed bullocks [to idols]: their altars also are as stone-heaps on the furrows of the fields.
12 Og Jakob flyede til Arams Land, og Israel tjente for en Hustru; ja, for en Hustru maatte han være Hyrde.
And Jacob fled into the fields of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [the flocks].
13 Og ved en Profet førte Herren Israel op af Ægypten, og ved en Profet blev det bevaret.
And by a prophet did the Lord bring Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he guarded.
14 Efraim har vakt bitter Harme; men hans Herre skal lade hans Blodskyld blive paa ham og betale ham hans Forhaanelse.
[Yet] Ephraim provoked [him] to anger most bitterly: therefore will his Lord cast his blood-guiltiness upon him, and his reproach will he recompense unto him.
