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 this, O priests, and attend, O house of Israel, And, O house of the king, give ear, For the judgment [is] for you, For, a snare ye have been on Mizpah, And a net spread out on Tabor.
2 en dyb Faldgrube i Sjittim; men jeg er en Lænke for alle.
And to slaughter sinners have gone deep, And I [am] a fetter to them all.
3 Efraim kender jeg, ej skjult er Israel for mig; thi du har bolet, Efraim, uren er Israel blevet.
I have known Ephraim, And Israel hath not been hid from me, For now thou hast gone a-whoring, Ephraim, Defiled is Israel.
4 Deres Gerninger tillader ikke, at de vender sig til deres Gud; thi Horeaand har de i sig, HERREN kender de ej.
They give not up their habitual doings, To turn back unto their God, For a spirit of whoredoms [is] in their midst, And Jehovah they have not known.
5 Mod Israel vidner dets Hovmod; Efraim styrter for sin Brøde, med dem skal og Juda styrte.
And humbled hath been the excellency of Israel to his face, And Israel and Ephraim stumble by their iniquity, Stumbled also hath Judah 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With their flock and with their herd, They go to seek Jehovah, and do not find, He hath withdrawn from them.
7 Troløse var de mod HERREN, thi uægte Børn har de født; nu vil han opsluge dem, Plovmand sammen med Mark.
Against Jehovah they dealt treacherously, For strange sons they have begotten, Now consume them doth a month [with] their portions.
8 Lad Hornet gjalde i Gibea, Trompeten i Rama, opløft Raab i Bet-Aven, Benjamin, var dig!
Blow ye a cornet in Gibeah, a trumpet in Ramah, Shout, O Beth-Aven, after thee, O Benjamin.
9 Til Ørk skal Efraim blive paa Straffens Dag. Jeg kundgør om Israels Stammer, hvad sikkert skal ske.
Ephraim is for a desolation in a day of reproof, Among the tribes of Israel I have made known a sure thing.
10 Som Folk, der flytter Skel, blev Judas Fyrster, over dem vil jeg øse min Harme som Vand.
Princes of Judah have been as those removing a border, On them I do pour out as water My wrath.
11 Efraim er undertrykt, Retten knust; frivilligt løb han efter Fjenden.
Oppressed is Ephraim, broken in judgment, When he pleased he went after the command.
12 Jeg er som Møl for Efraim, Edder for Judas Hus.
And I [am] as a moth to Ephraim, And as a rotten thing to the house of Judah.
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 see doth Ephraim his sickness, and Judah his wound, And Ephraim goeth unto Asshur, And sendeth unto a warlike king, And he is not able to give healing to you, Nor doth he remove from you a scar.
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 [am] as a lion to Ephraim, And as a young lion to the house of Judah, I — I tear and go, I bear away, and there is no deliverer.
15 Jeg gaar til mit sted igen, indtil de bøder for Skylden og søger frem for mit Aasyn, søger mig i deres Trængsel.
I go — I turn back unto My place, Till that they are desolate, and have sought My face. In their distress they do seek Me speedily!'
