Hoseas 10
1 En frodig Vinstok var Israel, som bar sin Frugt, jo flere Frugter, des flere Altre; som Landet gik frem, des skønnere Støtter.
“Israel was [like a large] healthy/luxuriant vine [MET] that produced [a lot of] grapes. But as the people became richer, they made more altars [at which to worship idols]. As the people prospered, they [built and] decorated sacred pillars [that they worshiped].
2 Deres Hjerte var glat, saa lad dem da bøde! Han skal slaa Altrene ned, lægge Støtterne øde.
They are deceitful; [so] now they are guilty and must be punished. [I], Yahweh, will tear down their altars and smash those pillars.
3 De siger jo nu: »Vi har ingen Konge; thi HERREN frygter vi ej; en Konge, hvad gavner han os?«
Then they will say, ‘It is because we did not revere Yahweh that we no [longer] have a king. But [even if we had] a king, he certainly could not [RHQ] do anything to help us.’
4 Med Ord slaar de om sig, gør Mened og indgaar Forbund, saa Ret bliver Gifturt, der gror langs Markens Furer.
They falsely promise [that they will do many things]; they solemnly promise and make agreements, but they do not do what they promise. So people accuse and sue [each other in the courts]; they are like [SIM] poisonous weeds [that grow] in a plowed field.
5 For Bet-Avens Kalv skal Samarias Borgere ængstes, ja, over den skal dens Folk og dens Præster sørge, jamre over deres Skat, thi den bortføres fra dem;
The people who live in Samaria [city] are worried about [what may happen to the idol that resembles] a calf [that they set up] at Beth-Aven [town]. The people in Samaria will mourn, and the priests there will cry about it [if it is damaged or destroyed]. [Previously] they shouted joyfully about its being very great; but now it will not be great any more.
6 som Gave til Storkongen føres og den til Assur. Efraim høster kun Skændsel, Israel Skam af sin Afgud.
It will be taken to Assyria to be a gift for the great King [of Assyria]. [So the people of] Israel will be disgraced, and they will be ashamed because [they trusted in] that idol.
7 Samarias Konge slettes som Skum paa Vandets Flade.
The King of Samaria [and the other people in Samaria] will be gone; they will be like [SIM] a twig [that floats away] on the surface of the water [and disappears].
8 Øde er Afgudshøjene, Israels Synd, og paa deres Altre skal Torn og Tidsel gro. De siger til Bjergene: »Skjul os!« til Højene: »Fald ned over os!«
The altars on the tops of hills [where the people worshiped idols] will be destroyed; those have been the places where the people of Israel sinned greatly. Thorns and weeds will grow and cover those altars. Then the people will plead to the mountains and hills, ‘Fall [down and] cover us [to protect us from God punishing us]!’
9 Du syndede, Israel, helt fra Gibeas Dage. Der i Gibea sagde man: »Krig skal ej naa os!« Men jeg kom over de Niddinger, revsede dem;
[You people of] Israel, [ever since your ancestors did evil things] at Gibeah, you have continued to sin. [When the people at] [PRS] Gibeah [did evil things], the result was a war [in which thousands of people died].
10 Stammerne samled sig mod dem til Tugt for tvefold Brøde.
[So now], when I want to, I will punish the Israeli people. Because of the many sins that they have committed, [the armies of other] nations will gather to attack them, and they will cause the Israeli people to become their slaves.
11 En tilvænnet Kvie var Efraim, tærskede villigt, Aaget lagde jeg selv paa dens skønne Hals; for Ploven spændte jeg Efraim, Juda for Harven.
Israel is [like] [MET] a well-trained (heifer/young cow) that likes to thresh [grain]. [So now you will become slaves]. [It will be as though] I will put a yoke on your neck, and you will be forced to work hard for your enemies in their fields. [You people of] Israel and Judah [will be forced to go to Assyria]; there you [DOU] will pull plows to break up the ground [for planting seeds].
12 Saa eders Sæd i Retfærd, høst i Fromhed; bryd eder Kundskabs Nyjord og søg saa HERREN, til Retfærds Frugt bliver eder til Del.
[You plow your fields and plant your seeds] and harvest [your crops] [MET], [but what you need to do is] to act righteously and to faithfully love [me]; you need to repent [MET], because it is time to try to know [me], Yahweh; and if you do that, I will pour out [MET] many blessings on you.
13 I pløjede Gudløshed, høstede Uret, fortærede Løgnens Frugt. Fordi du slaar Lid til dine Vogne og mange Helte,
You [plant seeds and harvest the crops and eat them]; [but what I consider that you have really done is] that you have planted wicked things and harvested evil things and eaten [MET] the results [IDM] of the lies [that you have told]. [Instead of trusting in me, ] you have (depended on/trusted in) your own power and in your many soldiers.
14 skal Kampgny staa i dine Byer og alle dine Borge. De skal ødelægges, som da Sjalman ødelagde Bet-Arbel paa Stridens Dag. Moder skal knuses hos Børn.
As a result, you will [soon] hear the roar of battle, and all your cities that have walls around them will be destroyed, like [SIM] Shalman’s [army] destroyed Beth-Arbel [city] in a battle, and the women [in that city] and their children were bashed to death.
15 Det voldte Betel eder. For din Ondskabs Skyld skal Israels Konge ved Morgengry gøres til intet.
[You people of] [APO] Bethel [city], that is what will happen to you, because you are very wicked. And when the sun rises [on that day], the King of Israel will be killed [in the battle].”
