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, priests! Attend, Israelites! Listen, royal family! For you is the judgment: a snare you have become at Mizpeh, and a net spread out on Tabor,

2 Og de afvegne ere dybt fordærvede; men jeg er den, som tugter dem alle sammen.

the rebels are deep in slaughter, but I will discipline 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, Israel is not hidden from me, for you, Ephraim, have committed prostitution 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.

Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. For the spirit of prostitution is within them, they 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 arrogance testifies against them, Israel, even Ephraim, stumble in their sin, and Judah also stumbles 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.

With their sheep and their cattle they will go to seek the Lord but they will not find him, he has withdrawn from them,

7 Imod Herren have de handlet troløst, thi de fødte fremmede Børn; nu skal Nymaaneden fortære dem med deres Agre.

for they have been untrue to the Lord, their children are strangers. Their new moon festivals will soon destroy them and their fields.

8 Blæser i Trompeten i Gibea, i Basunen i Rama! raaber højt i Beth-Aven: Bag dig, Benjamin!

Blow the trumpet in Gibeah, the clarion in Ramah! Raise the alarm in Beth-aven: we are with you, Benjamin!

9 Efraim skal blive øde paa Straffens Dag; iblandt Israels Stammer har jeg kundgjort, hvad der staar fast.

Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of punishment, concerning the tribes of Israel I make known what is certain.

10 Judas Fyrster ere blevne som de, der flytter Grænseskel; over dem vil jeg udøse min Harme som Vand.

The princes of Israel have become like thieves who move boundary stones. On them I will pour out my wrath like a flood.

11 Undertrykt er Efraim og knust i sin Ret; thi det tog sig for at vandre efter selvgjorte Bud.

Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed by judgment, for they are determined to go after vanity.

12 Og jeg er som Møl for Efraim og som Kræft for Judas Hus.

So I am like a moth to Ephraim, like rottenness to the house 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.

For when Ephraim saw their sickness and Israel their wound, Ephraim turned to Assyria, to its patron king. But he cannot heal you nor relieve 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 myself will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, yes I, will rend and go my way, I will carry off and none will rescue.

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 return to my place, until in remorse they seek my presence. When they are in distress they will quickly seek me,