Hoseas 7
1 Naar jeg læger Israel, da blottes Efraims Misgerning og Samarias Ondskab, thi de have lagt sig efter Løgn; Tyve bryde ind, en Skare røver udenfor.
when I heal Israel, Ephraim's sins will be exposed, together with the evil actions of Samaria. They deal in lies; they are thieves who break into homes and rob people on the outside.
2 Og de sige ikke i deres Hjerte, at jeg ihukommer al deres Ondskab; nu have deres Idrætter omringet dem, de ere komne for mit Ansigt.
But they don't realize that I remember all of their wickedness. Their sins surround them and are always before me.
3 Ved deres Ondskab glæde de en Konge og Fyrster ved deres Løgn.
They make their king happy with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
4 Alle ere de Horkarle, de ere som en Ovn, der hedes af en Bager, som holder op med at ilde fra den Tid, han har æltet Dejgen, indtil den bliver syret.
All of them are adulterers, burning with lust like an oven whose fire stays hot, even though it is not tended by the baker, having left the dough to rise after kneading.
5 Paa vor Konges Dag blive Fyrsterne syge ved Hede af Vinen, han rækker Spottere sin Haand.
On the king's birthday the princes drink so much they are sick, while he joins in with those who mock.
6 Thi de bringe deres Hjerte nær til deres List som til Ovnen; den hele Nat sover deres Bager; om Morgenen brænder den som luende Ild.
Their minds are fired up like an oven; they go to him with their plots. All through the night their anger burns; in the morning it blazes out uncontrollably.
7 Alle gløde de som Ovnen, og de have fortæret deres Dommere; alle deres Konger ere faldne, der er ingen iblandt dem, som paakalder mig.
All of them are as hot as a burning oven, and they exhaust their leaders. All of their kings have fallen, and not one of them calls on me.
8 Efraim, han blander sig med Folkene, Efraim er som en Kage, der ikke er vendt.
Ephraim mixes with the foreign nations; he is as useless as half-baked bread!
9 Fremmede have fortæret hans Kraft, men han mærker det ikke; der kommer ogsaa graa Haar frem hist og her paa ham, men han mærker det ikke.
Foreigners drain his strength, and he doesn't even realize it. His hair is turning grey and he doesn't even notice.
10 Og Israels Stolthed vidner imod ham, men de vende ikke om til Herren deres Gud og søge ham ikke, uagtet alt dette.
Israel's pride testifies against him, but for all of this he still does not return to the Lord their God or look for him.
11 Men Efraim er bleven ligesom en enfoldig Due, uden Forstand; de raabe paa Ægypten, de gaa til Assyrien.
Ephraim is like a dove, foolish and without sense—calling to Egypt, then going to Assyria.
12 Saa snart de gaa bort, vil jeg udbrede mit Garn over dem, jeg vil drage dem ned som Fugle under Himmelen; jeg vil tugte dem, efter hvad der er forkyndt deres Forsamling.
When they go I will throw my net over them; I will bring them down like wild birds. When I hear them flocking together I will punish them.
13 Ve dem! thi de ere flygtede bort fra mig; Ødelæggelse over dem! thi de have begaaet Overtrædelse imod mig; og jeg vilde frelse dem, men de talte Løgn imod mig.
What disaster is coming to them because they have strayed from me! Destruction is coming to them because they have rebelled against me! I wish I could redeem them, but they tell lies about me.
14 Og de raabe ikke til mig i deres Hjerte, men de hyle paa deres Leje; for Korn og Most forsamle de sig, de vige bort fra mig.
They do not cry out to me with sincere minds; instead they lie on their beds howling. They assemble together and gash themselves to gain grain and new wine, but they turn away from me.
15 Og jeg oplærte, jeg styrkede deres Arme; men imod mig optænke de ondt.
I myself trained them and made them strong, but now they plot evil against me.
16 De vende sig, men ikke opad, de ere blevne som en falsk Bue, deres Fyrster skulle falde ved Sværdet for deres Tunges Frækhed; dette bliver dem til Spot i Ægyptens Land.
They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a useless bow. Their leaders will be killed by the sword because of their cursing. Because of this they will be ridiculed in Egypt.
