Hoseas 7
1 Afsløret er Efraims Brøde, Samarias ondskab, thi Svig er, hvad de har for, og Tyve gør Indbrud, Ransmænd røver paa Gaden.
'When I give healing to Israel, Then revealed is the iniquity of Ephraim, And the wickedness of Samaria, For they have wrought falsehood, And a thief doth come in, Stript off hath a troop in the street,
2 De tænker ej paa, at jeg husker al deres Ondskab. Nu staar deres Gerninger om dem, de er for mit Aasyn.
And they do not say to their heart, [That] all their evil I have remembered, Now compassed them have their doings, Over-against My face they have been.
3 Med ondt i Sinde glæder de Kongen, under sleske Lader Fyrster.
With their wickedness they make glad a king, And with their lies — princes.
4 Horkarle er de alle. De ligner en gloende Ovn, som en Bager standser med at ilde, fra Æltning til Dejgen er syret.
All of them [are] adulterers, Like a burning oven of a baker, He ceaseth from stirring up after kneading the dough, till its leavening.
5 De gør paa Kongens Dag Fyrsterne syge af Rus. Spottere giver han Haanden,
A day of our king! Princes have polluted themselves [with] the poison of wine, He hath drawn out his hand with scorners.
6 thi lumskelig nærmed de sig. Hjertet er som en Ovn; deres Vrede sover om Natten, men brænder i Lue ved Gry.
For they have drawn near, As an oven [is] their heart, In their lying in wait all the night sleep doth their baker, Morning! he is burning as a flaming fire.
7 Som Ovnen gløder de alle, deres Herskere æder de op; alle deres Konger falder, ej en af dem paakalder mig.
All of them are warm as an oven, And they have devoured their judges, All their kings have fallen, There is none calling unto Me among them.
8 Efraim er iblandt Folkene, aflægs er han; Efraim er som en Kage, der ikke er vendt.
Ephraim! among peoples he mixeth himself, Ephraim hath been a cake unturned.
9 Fremmede tæred hans Kraft, han mærker det ej; hans Haar er ogsaa graanet, han mærker det ej.
Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled [itself] on him, And he hath not known.
10 Mod Israel vidner dets Hovmod; de vendte ej om til HERREN deres Gud og søgte ham ikke trods alt.
And humbled hath been the excellency of Israel to his face, And they have not turned back unto Jehovah their God, Nor have they sought Him for all this.
11 Efraim er som en Due, tankeløs, dum; de kalder Ægypten til Hjælp og vandrer til Assur.
And Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, Egypt they called on — [to] Asshur they have gone.
12 Men medens de vandrer, kaster jeg Nettet over dem, bringer dem ned som Himlens Fugle og revser dem for deres Ondskab.
When they go I spread over them My net, As the fowl of the heavens I bring them down, I chastise them as their company hath heard.
13 Ve dem, fordi de veg fra mig, Død over dem for deres Frafald! Og jeg skulde genløse dem, endskønt de lyver imod mig!
Woe to them, for they wandered from Me, Destruction to them, for they transgressed against Me, And I — I ransom them, and they have spoken lies against Me,
14 De raaber ej til mig af Hjertet, naar de jamrer paa Lejet, saarer sig for Korn og Most og er genstridige mod mig.
And have not cried unto Me with their heart, but howl on their beds, For corn and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn aside against Me.
15 Jeg gav deres Arme Styrke, men ondt har de for imod mig.
And I instructed — I strengthened their arms, And concerning Me they think evil!
16 De vender sig, dog ej opad, de er som en slappet Bue. Deres Fyrster skal falde for Sværd ved deres Tunges Frækhed. Det spottes de for i Ægypten.
They turn back — not to the Most High, They have been as a deceitful bow, Fall by sword do their princes, From the insolence of their tongue, This [is] their derision in the land of Egypt!
