Hoseas 1

1 HERRENS Ord kom til Hoseas, Be'eris Søn, i de Dage da Uzzija, Jotam, Akaz og Ezekias var Konger i Juda, og Jeroboam, Joas's Søn, var Konge i Israel.

This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.

2 Dengang HERREN først talede ved Hoseas, sagde han til ham: »Gaa hen og tag dig en Horkvinde og Horebørn; thi utro mod HERREN bedriver Landet Hor.«

When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”

3 Saa gik han hen og ægtede Gomer, Diblajims Datter, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte ham en Søn.

So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

4 Og HERREN sagde til ham: »Kald ham Jizre'el; thi om en liden Stund hjemsøger jeg Jizre'els Blodskyld paa Jehus Hus og gør Ende paa Israels Hus's Rige.

Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

5 Paa hin Dag sønderbryder jeg Israels Bue i Jizre'els Dal.«

And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”

6 Atter blev hun frugtsommelig og fødte en Datter. Og HERREN sagde til ham: »Kald hende Naadeløs; thi jeg vil ikke længer være Israels Hus naadig og tilgive dem.

Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.

7 Men Judas Hus vil jeg være naadig og frelse ved HERREN deres Gud; dog frelser jeg dem ikke ved Bue, Sværd eller Stridsvaaben, ved Heste eller Ryttere.«

Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”

8 Saa vænnede hun Naadeløs fra og blev atter frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn.

After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son.

9 Og HERREN sagde: »Kald ham Ikke-mit-Folk; thi I er ikke mit Folk, og jeg er ikke eders Gud.«

And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.

10 Men Israeliternes Tal skal blive som Sandet ved Havet, der ikke kan maales eller tælles. Og i Stedet for »I er ikke mit Folk« skal de kaldes »den levende Guds Børn«.

Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’

11 Judæerne og Israeliterne skal slaa sig sammen og sætte en og samme Høvding over sig og drage op af Landet; thi stor er Jizre'els Dag.

Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.