Hoseas 7
1 Afsløret er Efraims Brøde, Samarias ondskab, thi Svig er, hvad de har for, og Tyve gør Indbrud, Ransmænd røver på Gaden.
When I was about to deliver my people from captivity, When I would have healed Israel, Then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, And the wickedness of Samaria; For they practise fraud, And the thief entereth in, And the band of robbers spoileth without.
2 De tænker ej på, at jeg husker al deres Ondskab. Nu står deres Gerninger om dem, de er for mit Åsyn.
And they think not in their hearts, That I remember all their wickedness. Now shall their doings encompass them; They are before my face.
3 Med ondt i Sinde glæder de Kongen, under sleske Lader Fyrster.
With their wickedness they gladden the king, And with their falsehoods the princes; All of them are adulterers;
4 Horkarle er de alle. De ligner en gloende Ovn, som en Bager standser med at ilde, fra Æltning til Dejgen er syret.
They are as an oven heated by the baker; He ceaseth to stir the fire, Until the dough which he hath kneaded be leavened.
5 De gør på Kongens Dag Fyrsterne syge af Rus. Spottere giver han Hånden,
On the feast-day of our king, the princes are sick with the heat of wine, And he stretcheth out his hand with revilers.
6 thi lumskelig nærmed de sig. Hjertet er som en Ovn; deres Vrede sover om Natten, men brænder i Lue ved Gry.
For they make ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait; All night the baker sleepeth; In the morning it gloweth like a flaming fire.
7 Som Ovnen gløder de alle, deres Herskere æder de op; alle deres Konger falder, ej en af dem påkalder mig.
They all glow as an oven; They have devoured their judges; All their kings have fallen; And none among them calleth upon me.
8 Efraim er iblandt Folkene, aflægs er han; Efraim er som en Kage, der ikke er vendt.
Ephraim hath mixed himself with the nations; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
9 Fremmede tæred hans Kraft, han mærker det ej; hans Hår er også grånet, han mærker det ej.
Strangers have devoured his strength, And he knoweth it not; Yea, gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, Yet he knoweth it not.
10 Mod Israel vidner dets Hovmod; de vendte ej om til HERREN deres Gud og søgte ham ikke trods alt.
The pride of Israel testifieth to his face; Yet do not they return to Jehovah their God, Nor seek him, for all this.
11 Efraim er som en Due, tankeløs, dum; de kalder Ægypten til Hjælp og vandrer til Assur.
Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding; They call upon Egypt; they go to Assyria.
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 will spread my net over them; As birds of heaven will I bring them down. I will chastise them, as hath been proclaimed in their congregation.
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 have wandered from me! Destruction upon them, for they have rebelled against me! Though I myself would redeem them, they speak falsely to me.
14 De råber ej til mig af Hjertet, når de jamrer på Lejet, sårer sig for Korn og Most og er genstridige mod mig.
They cry not to me from their heart, But howl upon their beds; For corn and wine they assemble themselves; They rebel against me.
15 Jeg gav deres Arme Styrke, men ondt har de for imod mig.
I have chastened them; I have also strengthened their arms; Yet do they devise evil against me.
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 return, but not to the Most High; They are like a deceitful bow; Their princes shall fall by the sword for the haughtiness of their tongues; This shall be their reproach in the land of Egypt.
