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 is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day lying and spoiling he multiplieth, And a covenant with Asshur they make, And oil to Egypt is carried.
2 HERREN gaar i Rette med Juda og hjemsøger Jakob, gengælder ham efter hans Veje og efter hans Id.
And a controversy hath Jehovah with Judah, To lay a charge on Jacob according to his ways, According to his doings He returneth to 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 was a prince with God,
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,
Yea, he is a prince unto the Messenger, And he overcometh [by] weeping, And he maketh supplication to Him, At Bethel He doth find him, And there He doth speak with us,
5 HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, HERREN er hans Navn:
Even Jehovah, God of the Hosts, Jehovah [is] His memorial.
6 »Drag du nu hjem med din Gud, tag Vare paa Kærlighed og Ret og bi bestandig paa din Gud!«
And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.
7 I Kana'ans Haand er falske Lodder, han elsker Svig.
Canaan! in his hand [are] balances of deceit! To oppress he hath loved.
8 Efraim siger: »Jeg vandt dog Rigdom og Gods!« Al hans Vinding soner ej Brøden, han øved.
And Ephraim saith: 'Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself, All my labours — they find not against me iniquity that [is] sin.'
9 Men jeg, som er HERREN din Gud, fra du var i Ægypten, lader dig bo i Telt igen som i svundne Dage.
And I — Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt, Again do I turn thee back into tents, As in the days of the appointed time.
10 Jeg har talet til Profeterne og givet mange Syner, ved Profeterne talet i Lignelser.
And I have spoken unto the prophets, And I have multiplied vision, And by the hand of the prophets I use similes.
11 Gilead er Løgn og Tomhed, i Gilgal ofrer de Tyre; som Stendynger langs med Markfurer er deres Altre.
Surely Gilead [is] iniquity, Only, vanity they have been, In Gilead bullocks they have sacrificed, Also their altars [are] as heaps, on the furrows of a field.
12 Jakob flyede til Arams Slette, og Israel trællede for en Kvindes Skyld, og for en Kvindes Skyld vogtede han Kvæg.
And Jacob doth flee to the country of Aram, And Israel doth serve for a wife, Yea, for a wife he hath kept watch.
13 Ved en Profet førte HERREN Israel op fra Ægypten, og det vogtedes ved en Profet.
And by a prophet hath Jehovah brought up Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet it hath been watched.
14 Efraim vakte bitter Vrede, han bærer Blodskyld; med Skændsel dænges han til, hans Herre gør Gengæld.
Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly, And his blood on himself he leaveth, And his reproach turn back to him doth his Lord!
