Hoseas 8
1 Sæt Hornet for din Mund, som en Ørn over HERRENS Hus! — fordi de brød min Pagt og overtraadte min Lov.
Let there be a trumpet in thy throat like an eagle upon the house of the Lord: because they have transgressed my covenant, and have violated my law.
2 De raaber til mig: »Min Gud! Vi, Israel, kender dig.«
They shall call upon me: O my God, we, Israel, know thee.
3 Israel vragede Lykken, lad saa Fjenden forfølge dem.
Israel hath cast off the thing that is good, the enemy shall pursue him.
4 De kaarer sig Drot uden mig, uden mit Vidende Fyrster. Af deres Sølv og Guld lavede de sig Gudebilleder til egen Undergang.
They have reigned, but not by me: they have been princes, and I knew not: of their silver, and their gold they have made idols to themselves, that they might perish.
5 Modbydelig er din Kalv, Samaria; min Vrede luer imod dem — hvor længe? De kan ikke slippe for Straf.
Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off, my wrath is kindled against them. How long will they be incapable of being cleansed?
6 Thi den er et Værk af Israel, en Haandværker lavede den; den er ikke Gud. Nej, til Splinter skal Samarias Kalv blive.
For itself also is the invention of Israel: a workman made it, and it is no god: for the calf of Samaria shall be turned to spiders’ webs.
7 Thi Vind har de saaet, og Storm skal de høste, Sæd uden Spire, der ej giver Mel; og gav den, slugte fremmede Melet.
For they shall sow wind, and reap a whirlwind, there is no standing stalk in it, the bud shall yield no meal; and if it should yield, strangers shall eat it.
8 Israel er opslugt, blandt Folkene regnes det nu for et Kar uden Værd.
Israel is swallowed up: now is he become among the nations like an unclean vessel.
9 Thi de er draget til Assur som et enligt strejfende Vildæsel. Efraim tinged med Elskovsgaver.
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath given gifts to his lovers.
10 Selv om de tinger blandt Folkene, samler jeg dem nu; snart salver de ikke mere Konge og Fyrster.
But even though they shall have hired the nations, now will I gather them together: and they shall rest a while from the burden of the king, and the princes.
11 Thi saa mange Altre Efraim har bygget, de er blevet ham Altre til Synd;
Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin: altars are become to him unto sin.
12 jeg skriver ham mange Love, han regner dem ikke.
I shall write to him my manifold laws, which have been accounted as foreign.
13 Slagtofre elsker de — slagter, elsker Kød — og æder; HERREN behager de ej. Han mindes nu deres Skyld og straffer deres Synder. De skal tilbage til Ægypten.
They shall offer victims, they shall sacrifice flesh, and shall eat it, and the Lord will not receive them: now will he remember their iniquity, and will visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.
14 Israel glemte sin Skaber og byggede Helligdomme, og Juda byggede mange faste Stæder; derfor sender jeg Ild imod hans Byer, og den skal fortære hans Borge.
And Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and hath built temples: and Juda hath built many fenced cities: and I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the houses thereof.
