Hoseas 5

1 Hører dette, I Præster, lyt til du Israels Hus, laan Øre, du Kongehus, thi eder gælder Dommen. Thi I blev en Snare for Mizpa, et Garn bredt ud over Tabor,

Hear ye this, O priests, and hearken, O ye house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king: for there is a judgment against you, because you have been a snare to them whom you should have watched over, and a net spread upon Thabor.

2 en dyb Faldgrube i Sjittim; men jeg er en Lænke for alle.

And you have turned aside victims into the depth: and I am, the teacher of them all.

3 Efraim kender jeg, ej skjult er Israel for mig; thi du har bolet, Efraim, uren er Israel blevet.

I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now Ephraim hath committed fornication, Israel is defiled.

4 Deres Gerninger tillader ikke, at de vender sig til deres Gud; thi Horeaand har de i sig, HERREN kender de ej.

They will not set their thoughts to return to their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.

5 Mod Israel vidner dets Hovmod; Efraim styrter for sin Brøde, med dem skal og Juda styrte.

And the pride of Israel shall answer in his face: and Israel and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquity, Juda also shall fall with them.

6 Da gaar de med Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg hen for at søge HERREN; men ham skal de ikke finde, thi bort fra dem vil han vige.

With their flocks, and with their herds, they shall go to seek the Lord, and shall not find him: he is withdrawn from them.

7 Troløse var de mod HERREN, thi uægte Børn har de født; nu vil han opsluge dem, Plovmand sammen med Mark.

They have transgressed against the Lord, for they have begotten children that are strangers: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

8 Lad Hornet gjalde i Gibea, Trompeten i Rama, opløft Raab i Bet-Aven, Benjamin, var dig!

Blow ye the cornet in Gabaa, the trumpet in Rama: howl ye in Bethaven, behind thy back, O Benjamin.

9 Til Ørk skal Efraim blive paa Straffens Dag. Jeg kundgør om Israels Stammer, hvad sikkert skal ske.

Ephraim shall be in desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel I have shewn that which shall surely be.

10 Som Folk, der flytter Skel, blev Judas Fyrster, over dem vil jeg øse min Harme som Vand.

The princes of Juda are become as they that take up the bound: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

11 Efraim er undertrykt, Retten knust; frivilligt løb han efter Fjenden.

Ephraim is under oppression, and broken in judgment: because he began to go after filthiness.

12 Jeg er som Møl for Efraim, Edder for Judas Hus.

And I will be like a moth to Ephraim: and like rottenness to the house of Juda.

13 Da Efraim mærked sin Sygdom og Juda mærked sin Byld, gik Efraim hen til Assur, Storkongen sendte han Bud. Men han kan ej give jer Helse, han læger ej eders Byld.

And Ephraim saw his sickness, and Juda his band: and Ephraim went to the Assyrian, and sent to the avenging king: and he shall not be able to heal you, neither shall he be able to take off the band from you.

14 Thi jeg er som en Løve for Efraim, en Løveunge for Judas Hus; jeg, jeg river sønder og gaar, slæber bort, og ingen redder.

For I will be like a lioness to Ephraim, and like a lion’s whelp to the house of Juda: I, I will catch, and go: I will take away, and there is none that can rescue.

15 Jeg gaar til mit sted igen, indtil de bøder for Skylden og søger frem for mit Aasyn, søger mig i deres Trængsel.

I will go and return to my place: until you are consumed, and seek my face.