Hoseas 8
1 Sæt Hornet for din Mund, som en Ørn over HERRENS Hus! — fordi de brød min Pagt og overtraadte min Lov.
[Set] the trumpet to thy mouth. [He shall come] as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
2 De raaber til mig: »Min Gud! Vi, Israel, kender dig.«
Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we 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 set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew [it] not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
5 Modbydelig er din Kalv, Samaria; min Vrede luer imod dem — hvor længe? De kan ikke slippe for Straf.
Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast [thee] off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long [will it be] ere they attain to innocency?
6 Thi den er et Værk af Israel, en Haandværker lavede den; den er ikke Gud. Nej, til Splinter skal Samarias Kalv blive.
For from Israel [was] it also: the workman made it; therefore it [is] not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
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 have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
8 Israel er opslugt, blandt Folkene regnes det nu for et Kar uden Værd.
Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure.
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 hired lovers.
10 Selv om de tinger blandt Folkene, samler jeg dem nu; snart salver de ikke mere Konge og Fyrster.
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of 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 shall be unto him to sin.
12 jeg skriver ham mange Love, han regner dem ikke.
I have written to him the great things of my law, [but] they were counted as a strange thing.
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 sacrifice flesh [for] the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat [it; but] the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and 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.
For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
