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, you priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, members of the royal family!
2 Og de afvegne ere dybt fordærvede; men jeg er den, som tugter dem alle sammen.
Judgment belongs with you because you have been a snare set at Mizpah and a net spread out on Tabor. You dug a deep trap in Shittim, but I will punish you for all these things you have done.
3 Jeg kender Efraim, og Israel er ikke skjult for mig; thi nu har du, Efraim, bedrevet Hor, Israel er besmittet.
I know Ephraim very well, and Israel cannot hide from me, for now Ephraim is a prostitute and 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.
Your actions stop you from coming back to your God for a spirit of prostitution is within you and you do not know the Lord.
5 Og Israels Stolthed vidner imod det; og Israel og Efraim skulle falde for deres Misgerning, Juda skal ogsaa falde med dem.
Israel's pride speaks against them, right in the face. Israel and Ephraim will stumble because of their guilt, and Judah will stumble along 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 will go to seek the Lord with their herds and flocks, but they will not find him, for he has given up on them.
7 Imod Herren have de handlet troløst, thi de fødte fremmede Børn; nu skal Nymaaneden fortære dem med deres Agre.
They have been unfaithful to the Lord and have had children that are not his. Now the New Moon will destroy them along with their fields.
8 Blæser i Trompeten i Gibea, i Basunen i Rama! raaber højt i Beth-Aven: Bag dig, Benjamin!
Blow the horn in Gibeah! Sound the trumpet in Ramah! Shout an alarm in Beth-aven! Lead the way, Benjamin!
9 Efraim skal blive øde paa Straffens Dag; iblandt Israels Stammer har jeg kundgjort, hvad der staar fast.
Ephraim will be left desolate on the day of punishment. Among the tribes of Israel I will reveal what is the real truth.
10 Judas Fyrster ere blevne som de, der flytter Grænseskel; over dem vil jeg udøse min Harme som Vand.
The rulers of Judah have become thieves like those who illegally move boundaries. I will pour out my anger like water upon them.
11 Undertrykt er Efraim og knust i sin Ret; thi det tog sig for at vandre efter selvgjorte Bud.
The people of Ephraim are crushed, smashed to pieces in judgment because they were determined to follow human commands.
12 Og jeg er som Møl for Efraim og som Kræft for Judas Hus.
I am like a maggot to Ephraim, and like something rotten to the people of Judah.
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 how sick they were, and Judah saw how wounded they were, Ephraim turned to the great king of Assyria for help, but he could not heal them or cure their wounds.
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 like a lion to Ephraim, like a fierce lion to the people of Judah. I will come and tear them to pieces, and carry them off, and no one will be able to rescue them.
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.
Then I will leave and return to where I came from until they acknowledge their wrongs, and in their distress they will seek my face and beg for my help.”
