< Hoseas 12 >

1 Efraims Hu staar til Vind, efter Østenstorm jager han stadig, af Løgn og Svig er han fuld; med Assur slutter de Pagt, til Ægypten bringer de Olie.
Ephraim striveth after wind, and followeth after the east wind; all the day he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
2 HERREN gaar i Rette med Juda og hjemsøger Jakob, gengælder ham efter hans Veje og efter hans Id.
The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways, according to his doings will He recompense him.
3 I Moders Liv overlisted han sin Broder, han stred med Gud i sin Manddom,
In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and by his strength he strove with a godlike being;
4 ja stred med en Engel og sejred, han bad ham med Graad om Naade; i Betel traf han ham og talte med ham der,
So he strove with an angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him; at Beth-el he would find him, and there he would speak with us;
5 HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, HERREN er hans Navn:
But the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD is His name.
6 »Drag du nu hjem med din Gud, tag Vare paa Kærlighed og Ret og bi bestandig paa din Gud!«
Therefore turn thou to thy God; keep mercy and justice, and wait for thy God continually.
7 I Kana'ans Haand er falske Lodder, han elsker Svig.
As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand. He loveth to oppress.
8 Efraim siger: »Jeg vandt dog Rigdom og Gods!« Al hans Vinding soner ej Brøden, han øved.
And Ephraim said: 'Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth; in all my labours they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.'
9 Men jeg, som er HERREN din Gud, fra du var i Ægypten, lader dig bo i Telt igen som i svundne Dage.
But I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt; I will yet again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed season.
10 Jeg har talet til Profeterne og givet mange Syner, ved Profeterne talet i Lignelser.
I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.
11 Gilead er Løgn og Tomhed, i Gilgal ofrer de Tyre; som Stendynger langs med Markfurer er deres Altre.
If Gilead be given to iniquity becoming altogether vanity, in Gilgal they sacrifice unto bullocks; yea, their altars shall be as heaps in the furrows of the field.
12 Jakob flyede til Arams Slette, og Israel trællede for en Kvindes Skyld, og for en Kvindes Skyld vogtede han Kvæg.
And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
13 Ved en Profet førte HERREN Israel op fra Ægypten, og det vogtedes ved en Profet.
And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he kept.
14 Efraim vakte bitter Vrede, han bærer Blodskyld; med Skændsel dænges han til, hans Herre gør Gengæld.
Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly; therefore shall his blood be cast upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.

< Hoseas 12 >