Hoseas 5
1 Hører dette I Præster! og giver Agt, Israels Hus! og du, Kongehus, laan Øre! thi Dommen angaar eder, fordi I vare en Snare for Mizpa og et udbredt Garn over Tabor.
Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king, for to you pertains the judgment. For ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
2 Og de afvegne ere dybt fordærvede; men jeg er den, som tugter dem alle sammen.
And the revolters have gone deep in making slaughter, but I am a rebuker of them all.
3 Jeg kender Efraim, og Israel er ikke skjult for mig; thi nu har du, Efraim, bedrevet Hor, Israel er besmittet.
I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me. For now, O Ephraim, thou have played the harlot; Israel is defiled.
4 Deres Idrætter tillade dem ikke at vende om til deres Gud; thi der er en Horeriets Aand i deres Indre, og Herren kende de ikke.
Their doings will not allow them to turn to their God, for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they do not know Jehovah.
5 Og Israels Stolthed vidner imod det; og Israel og Efraim skulle falde for deres Misgerning, Juda skal ogsaa falde med dem.
And the pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity. Judah also shall stumble with them.
6 Med deres Faar og med deres Øksne skulle de gaa hen for at søge Herren, men ikke finde ham; han har draget sig bort fra dem.
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah, but they shall not find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.
7 Imod Herren have de handlet troløst, thi de fødte fremmede Børn; nu skal Nymaaneden fortære dem med deres Agre.
They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah, for they have borne strange sons. Now the new moon shall devour them with their fields.
8 Blæser i Trompeten i Gibea, i Basunen i Rama! raaber højt i Beth-Aven: Bag dig, Benjamin!
Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah. Sound an alarm at Beth-aven, behind thee, O Benjamin.
9 Efraim skal blive øde paa Straffens Dag; iblandt Israels Stammer har jeg kundgjort, hvad der staar fast.
Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke. I have made known that which shall surely be among the tribes of Israel.
10 Judas Fyrster ere blevne som de, der flytter Grænseskel; over dem vil jeg udøse min Harme som Vand.
The rulers of Judah are like those who remove the landmark. I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
11 Undertrykt er Efraim og knust i sin Ret; thi det tog sig for at vandre efter selvgjorte Bud.
Ephraim is oppressed. He is crushed in judgment, because he was content to walk after man's command.
12 Og jeg er som Møl for Efraim og som Kræft for Judas Hus.
Therefore I am to Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
13 Der Efraim saa sin Sygdom og Juda sin Byld, da gik Efraim til Assyrien og sendte Bud til en stridbar Konge; men han skal ikke kunne læge eder, og Bylden skal ikke gaa bort fra eder.
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb. But he is not able to heal you, nor will he cure you of your wound.
14 Thi jeg er som en Løve for Efraim og som en ung Løve for Judas Hus, jeg, jeg sønderriver og gaar bort, jeg tager det med, og ingen skal redde.
For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away, I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.
15 Jeg vil gaa bort, jeg vil vende tilbage til mit Sted, indtil de kende deres Skyld og søge mit Ansigt; naar de ere i Trængsel, ville de søge mig.
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.
