Hoseas 5
1 Hører dette, I Præster, lyt til du Israels hus, lån Øre, du Kongehus, thi eder gælder Dommen. Thi I blev en Snare for Mizpa, et Garn bredt ud over Tabor,
Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king; for unto you pertaineth the judgment; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
2 en dyb Faldgrube i Sjittim; men jeg er en Lænke for alle.
And the revolters are gone deep in making slaughter; but I am a rebuker of them all.
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 hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, thou hast played the harlot, Israel is defiled.
4 Deres Gerninger tillader ikke, at de vender sig til deres Gud; thi Horeånd har de i sig, HERREN kender de ej.
Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah.
5 Mod Israel vidner dets Hovmod; Efraim styrter for sin Brøde, med dem skal og Juda styrte.
And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them.
6 Da går de med Småkvæg og Hornkvæg hen for at søge HERREN; men ham skal de ikke finde, thi bort fra dem vil han vige.
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.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 have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have borne strange children: now shall the new moon devour them with their fields.
8 Lad Hornet gjalde i Gibea, Trompeten i Rama, opløft Råb i Bet-Aven, Benjamin, var dig!
Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: sound an alarm at Beth-aven; behind thee, O Benjamin.
9 Til Ørk skal Efraim blive på Straffens Dag. Jeg kundgør om Israels Stammer, hvad sikkert skal ske.
Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall 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 them that remove the landmark: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
11 Efraim er undertrykt, Retten knust; frivilligt løb han efter Fjenden.
Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after [man’s] command.
12 Jeg er som Møl for Efraim, Edder for Judas Hus.
Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as 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 [saw] his wound, then went Ephraim 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 går, slæber bort, og ingen redder.
For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.
15 Jeg går til mit sted igen, indtil de bøder for skylden og søger frem for mit Åsyn, søger mig i deres Trængsel.
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.
