Hoseas 4
1 Hører Herrens Ord, Israels Børn! thi Herren har en Trætte med dem, som bo i Landet; thi der er ej Sandhed og ej Kærlighed og ej Gudskundskab i Landet;
You Israeli people, listen to this message from Yahweh! He is accusing you people who live in this country, [saying] “The people are not faithfully [doing what pleases me], they are not kind [to others], and they do not [even] know me!
2 Sværgen og Lyren og Myrden og Stjælen og Bolen! man bryder ind, og Blodskyld rører ved Blodskyld.
Everywhere in this land they curse [others], they murder [others], they steal, and they commit adultery. They act violently toward others and commit one murder after another.
3 Derfor sørger Landet, og alt, som bor deri, vansmægter, baade de vilde Dyr paa Marken og Fuglene under Himmelen, ogsaa Fiskene i Havet omkomme.
It is because of their doing those things that there is no rain [MTY], the land has become dry, the people are mourning, and the people are dying [from hunger]. Even the wild animals and the birds and the fish in the sea are dying.
4 Dog skal ingen trætte og ingen revse, da dit Folk er som de, der trætte med en Præst.
But no one should accuse someone else and say it is his fault. It is you priests whom I am accusing.
5 Derfor skal du falde om Dagen, og Profeten hos dig skal falde om Natten, og jeg vil lade din Moder gaa til Grunde.
So I will punish [MTY] you priests, night and day, and I will punish the prophets with you. I am going to destroy [Israel, the nation that is like] [MET] a mother to you.
6 Til Grunde gaar mit Folk, fordi det ikke har Kundskab; thi som du har forkastet Kundskab, saa vil ogsaa jeg forkaste dig, at du ikke skal gøre Præstetjeneste for mig; og som du glemte din Guds Lov, vil ogsaa jeg glemme dine Børn.
It is because my people do not know [about me] that they will be destroyed. And their not knowing about me is because you priests have refused [to teach them about me]; so I will no longer allow you to be my priests. You have forgotten the things that I taught you, so I will forget [to bless] your children.
7 Jo mere de bleve mangfoldige, desto mere syndede de imod mig; deres Ære vil jeg omskifte til Skam.
As there are more and more priests, they have sinned against me more and more. So I will no longer allow them to be honored; instead, I will cause them to be disgraced.
8 De æde mit Folks Syndofre og længes efter, at det skal forsynde sig.
The priests get food from [the offerings that the] people [bring in order to be forgiven for having sinned], [so] the priests want the people to sin more and more [in order that the people will bring them more and more offerings].
9 Derfor skal det gaa Præsten ligesom Folket; og jeg vil hjemsøge ham for hans Veje og betale ham for hans Idrætter.
The priests [are as sinful] as the [other] people, and I will punish [all of] them for what they have done; I will pay them back for the [evil] things that they have done.
10 Og de skulle æde og ikke blive mætte, bedrive Hor og ikke formere sig; thi de have holdt op med at agte paa Herren.
[The priests] will eat, but they will still be hungry; they will have sex with prostitutes, but they will not have any children, because they have abandoned [me], Yahweh,
11 Horeri og Vin og Most tager Forstanden bort.
and they are devoting themselves to sleeping with prostitutes, and to [drinking] old wine and new wine, which results in their not being able to think clearly.”
12 Mit Folk adspørger sin Træklods, og dets Kæp giver det Besked; thi en Horeriets Aand har forvildet dem, og de bedrive Hor, saa at de ikke ville staa under deres Gud.
“[You] my people request wooden idols [to tell you what you should do]! Like prostitutes who have left/abandoned their husbands,
13 De ofre paa Bjergtoppene og gøre Røgoffer paa Højene under Ege og Popler og Terebinther, thi deres Skygge er god; derfor bole eders Døtre, og eders Svigerdøtre bedrive Hor.
you have abandoned [me] your God, and you are chasing after [other gods] on the tops of hills and mountains; you burn incense under oak [trees], poplar [trees], and other trees where there is nice/pleasing shade. So your daughters have become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law have committed adultery.
14 Jeg vil ikke hjemsøge eders Døtre, fordi de bole, eller eders Svigerdøtre, fordi de bedrive Hor; thi selv gaa de afsides med Horkvinderne og ofre med Skøgerne; og Folket, som er uforstandigt, gaar til Grunde.
But it is not [only] your daughters [whom I will punish] for having become prostitutes, and it is not [only] your daughters-in-law whom I will punish for committing adultery, because the men also are having sex with prostitutes, and they offer sacrifices with the prostitutes [who search for men at the] shrines [of the idols]. [They are all] foolish people, and they will [all] be ruined.
15 Om du, Israel, end boler, saa gøre dog Juda sig ikke skyldig! kommer ikke til Gilgal, og gaar ikke op til Beth-Aven, og sværger ikke: Saa sandt Herren lever!
You Israeli [people] have abandoned me like [MET] those who commit adultery have abandoned their spouses. But do not cause [the people of] Judah to sin [also]. Do not go to Gilgal or go up to Beth-Aven [towns] [to worship idols there]. Do not make solemn promises [there, saying ‘Just as surely] as Yahweh lives, [I will do what I am promising].’
16 Thi Israel er bleven uregerlig som en uregerlig Ko; nu skal Herren lade dem græsse som Lam paa den vide Mark.
You [people of Israel] are as stubborn as [SIM] a young cow. So there is no way [RHQ] that [I], Yahweh, will [provide food for them] [like a shepherd provides food for his] lambs [by leading them] to a nice meadow.
17 Efraim er bunden til Afgudsbilleder; lad ham fare!
The people of Israel have chosen to worship idols [MET], [so] allow them [to do what they want to do].
18 Deres Drikken er skejet ud, Hor have de bedrevet; højt have deres Skjolde elsket Skændsel.
When their rulers finish drinking [their wine], they go to find prostitutes; they love their disgraceful behavior.
19 Et Vejr har omspændt dem med sine Vinger, og de skulle blive til Skamme for deres Ofre.
But they will disappear [as though] [MET] they were blown away by a whirlwind. They will become [very] ashamed because of their offering sacrifices [to idols].”
