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,
Give ear to this, O priests; give attention, O Israel, and you, family of the king; for you are to be judged; you have been a deceit at Mizpah and a net stretched out on Tabor.
2 en dyb Faldgrube i Sjittim; men jeg er en Lænke for alle.
They have gone deep in the evil ways of Shittim, but I am the judge of all.
3 Efraim kender jeg, ej skjult er Israel for mig; thi du har bolet, Efraim, uren er Israel blevet.
I have knowledge of Ephraim, and Israel is not secret from me; for now, O Ephraim, you have been false to me, Israel has become unclean.
4 Deres Gerninger tillader ikke, at de vender sig til deres Gud; thi Horeånd har de i sig, HERREN kender de ej.
Their works will not let them come back to their God, for a false spirit is in them and they have no knowledge of the Lord.
5 Mod Israel vidner dets Hovmod; Efraim styrter for sin Brøde, med dem skal og Juda styrte.
And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; and Ephraim will have a fall through his sins, and the fall of Judah will be the same as theirs.
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 will go, with their flocks and their herds, in search of the Lord, but they will not see him; he has taken himself out of their view.
7 Troløse var de mod HERREN, thi uægte Børn har de født; nu vil han opsluge dem, Plovmand sammen med Mark.
They have been false to the Lord; they have given birth to strange children; now the new moon will make them waste with their fields.
8 Lad Hornet gjalde i Gibea, Trompeten i Rama, opløft Råb i Bet-Aven, Benjamin, var dig!
Let the horn be sounded in Gibeah and in Ramah; give a loud cry in Beth-aven, They are after you, O Benjamin.
9 Til Ørk skal Efraim blive på Straffens Dag. Jeg kundgør om Israels Stammer, hvad sikkert skal ske.
Ephraim will become a waste in the day of punishment; I have given knowledge among the tribes of Israel of what is certain.
10 Som Folk, der flytter Skel, blev Judas Fyrster, over dem vil jeg øse min Harme som Vand.
The rulers of Judah are like those who take away a landmark; I will let loose my wrath on them like flowing water.
11 Efraim er undertrykt, Retten knust; frivilligt løb han efter Fjenden.
Ephraim is troubled; he is crushed by his judges, because he took pleasure in walking after deceit.
12 Jeg er som Møl for Efraim, Edder for Judas Hus.
And so to Ephraim I am like a wasting insect, and a destruction to the children 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.
When Ephraim saw his disease and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to the great king; but he is not able to make you well or give you help for 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 to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the children of Judah; I, even I, will give him wounds and go away; I will take him away, and there will be no helper.
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 back to my place till they are made waste; in their trouble they will go after me early and will make search for me.
