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,
“Listen to this, you priests! Listen, house of Israel, and give ear, house of the king! For the judgment is against you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.
2 en dyb Faldgrube i Sjittim; men jeg er en Lænke for alle.
The rebels are deep in slaughter, but I discipline all of them.
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 hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute. 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.
Their deeds won’t allow them to turn to their God, for the spirit of prostitution is within them, and they don’t know the LORD.
5 Mod Israel vidner dets Hovmod; Efraim styrter for sin Brøde, med dem skal og Juda styrte.
The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble 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.
They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD, but they won’t find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.
7 Troløse var de mod HERREN, thi uægte Børn har de født; nu vil han opsluge dem, Plovmand sammen med Mark.
They are unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.
8 Lad Hornet gjalde i Gibea, Trompeten i Rama, opløft Raab i Bet-Aven, Benjamin, var dig!
“Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the shofar in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!
9 Til Ørk skal Efraim blive paa Straffens Dag. Jeg kundgør om Israels Stammer, hvad sikkert skal ske.
Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel, I have made known that which will surely be.
10 Som Folk, der flytter Skel, blev Judas Fyrster, over dem vil jeg øse min Harme som Vand.
The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark. I will pour out my wrath on them like water.
11 Efraim er undertrykt, Retten knust; frivilligt løb han efter Fjenden.
Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment, because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.
12 Jeg er som Møl for Efraim, Edder for Judas Hus.
Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.
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.
“When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to King Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
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 to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.
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 they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.”
