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.

THE WORD of the LORD that came unto Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, 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 spoke at first with Hosea, the LORD said unto Hosea: 'Go, take unto thee a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry; for the land doth commit great harlotry, departing from the LORD.'

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

So he went and took Gomer the 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.

And the LORD said unto him: 'Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will visit the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

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

And it shall come to pass at that day, that 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.

And she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And He said unto him: 'Call her name Lo-ruhamah; for I will no more have compassion upon the house of Israel, that I should in any wise pardon 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.«

But I will have compassion upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, nor by horses, nor by horsemen.'

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

Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.

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

And He said: 'Call his name Lo-ammi; for ye are not My people, and I will not be yours.'

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 children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass that, instead of that which was said unto them: 'Ye are not My people', it shall be said unto them: 'Ye are the children 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.

And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall go up out of the land; for great shall be the day of Jezreel.