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 ye this—O priests, and attend, O house of Israel, and ye, House of the King, give ear, for, to you, pertaineth the sentence, —for, a snare, have ye been to Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.
2 Og de afvegne ere dybt fordærvede; men jeg er den, som tugter dem alle sammen.
And, a slaughter, have apostates deeply designed, —though, I, was a rebuker to them all.
3 Jeg kender Efraim, og Israel er ikke skjult for mig; thi nu har du, Efraim, bedrevet Hor, Israel er besmittet.
I, have known Ephraim, and, Israel, hath not been hidden from me, —for, now, hast thou committed unchastity, O Ephraim, Israel, hath made himself impure.
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 suffer, them to return unto their God, —for, the spirit of unchastity, is within them, and, Yahweh, have they not known.
5 Og Israels Stolthed vidner imod det; og Israel og Efraim skulle falde for deres Misgerning, Juda skal ogsaa falde med dem.
Therefore will the Excellency of Israel, answer, to his face, —and, Israel and Ephraim, shall stumble in their iniquity, even Judah with them, hath stumbled.
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With their flocks and with their herds, will they go to seek Yahweh, but shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
7 Imod Herren have de handlet troløst, thi de fødte fremmede Børn; nu skal Nymaaneden fortære dem med deres Agre.
With Yahweh, have they dealt treacherously, for, to alien children, have they given birth, —now, a new moon, shall devour them, with their portions.
8 Blæser i Trompeten i Gibea, i Basunen i Rama! raaber højt i Beth-Aven: Bag dig, Benjamin!
Blow ye a horn in Gibeah, a 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: Throughout the tribes of Israel, have I hide known what is sure.
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 as they who remove a land-mark. Upon them, will I pour out, like water, my wrath.
11 Undertrykt er Efraim og knust i sin Ret; thi det tog sig for at vandre efter selvgjorte Bud.
Oppressed, is Ephraim, crushed in judgment, —because he hath, wilfully, walked after falsehood.
12 Og jeg er som Møl for Efraim og som Kræft for Judas Hus.
But, I, was like a moth, to Ephraim, —and like rotten wood 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.
When Ephraim, saw, his injury, and Judah his wound, then went Ephraim unto Assyria, and [Judah] sent unto a hostile king, —yet, he, cannot heal you, nor will the wound, remove from you.
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 as a lion unto Ephraim, and as a young lion to the house of Judah, —I, I, will tear in pieces, and depart, I will carry off, and none be able to 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 depart, will return unto my place! till what time they acknowledge their guilt, and seek my face, —In their trouble, will they make for me diligent search.
