Osee 4
1 Hear the word of the Lord, you children of Israel: for the Lord [has] a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Hører Herrens Ord, Israels Børn! thi Herren har en Trætte med dem, som bo i Landet; thi der er ej Sandhed og ej Kærlighed og ej Gudskundskab i Landet;
2 Cursing, and lying, and murder, and theft, and adultery abound in the land, and they mingle blood with blood.
Sværgen og Lyren og Myrden og Stjælen og Bolen! man bryder ind, og Blodskyld rører ved Blodskyld.
3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and shall be diminished with all that dwell in it, with the wild beasts of the field, and the reptiles of the earth, and with the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea shall fail:
Derfor sørger Landet, og alt, som bor deri, vansmægter, baade de vilde Dyr paa Marken og Fuglene under Himmelen, ogsaa Fiskene i Havet omkomme.
4 that neither any one may plead, nor any one reprove [another]; but my people are as a priest spoken against.
Dog skal ingen trætte og ingen revse, da dit Folk er som de, der trætte med en Præst.
5 Therefore they shall fall by day, and the prophet with you shall fall: I have compared your mother to night.
Derfor skal du falde om Dagen, og Profeten hos dig skal falde om Natten, og jeg vil lade din Moder gaa til Grunde.
6 My people are like as if they had no knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you shall not minister as priest to me: and [as] you has forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
Til Grunde gaar mit Folk, fordi det ikke har Kundskab; thi som du har forkastet Kundskab, saa vil ogsaa jeg forkaste dig, at du ikke skal gøre Præstetjeneste for mig; og som du glemte din Guds Lov, vil ogsaa jeg glemme dine Børn.
7 According to their multitude, so they sinned against me: I will turn their glory into shame.
Jo mere de bleve mangfoldige, desto mere syndede de imod mig; deres Ære vil jeg omskifte til Skam.
8 They will devour the sins of my people, and will set their hearts on their iniquities.
De æde mit Folks Syndofre og længes efter, at det skal forsynde sig.
9 And the priest shall be as the people: and I will avenge on them their ways, and I will recompense to them their counsels.
Derfor skal det gaa Præsten ligesom Folket; og jeg vil hjemsøge ham for hans Veje og betale ham for hans Idrætter.
10 And they shall eat, and shall not be satisfied: they have gone a-whoring, and shall by no means prosper: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.
Og de skulle æde og ikke blive mætte, bedrive Hor og ikke formere sig; thi de have holdt op med at agte paa Herren.
11 The heart of my people has gladly engaged in fornication and wine and strong drink.
Horeri og Vin og Most tager Forstanden bort.
12 They asked counsel by [means of] signs, and they reported answer to them by their staves: they have gone astray in a spirit of whoredom, and gone grievously a-whoring from their God.
Mit Folk adspørger sin Træklods, og dets Kæp giver det Besked; thi en Horeriets Aand har forvildet dem, og de bedrive Hor, saa at de ikke ville staa under deres Gud.
13 They have sacrificed on the tops of the mountains, and on the hills they have sacrificed under the oak and poplar, and under the shady tree, because the shade was good: therefore your daughters shall go a-whoring, and your daughters-in-law shall commit adultery.
De ofre paa Bjergtoppene og gøre Røgoffer paa Højene under Ege og Popler og Terebinther, thi deres Skygge er god; derfor bole eders Døtre, og eders Svigerdøtre bedrive Hor.
14 And I will not visit upon your daughters when they shall commit fornication, nor your daughters-in-law when they shall commit adultery: for they themselves mingled themselves with harlots, and sacrificed with polluted ones, and the people that understood not entangled itself with a harlot.
Jeg vil ikke hjemsøge eders Døtre, fordi de bole, eller eders Svigerdøtre, fordi de bedrive Hor; thi selv gaa de afsides med Horkvinderne og ofre med Skøgerne; og Folket, som er uforstandigt, gaar til Grunde.
15 But you, O Israel, be not ignorant, and go you not, [men of] Juda, to Galgala; and go not up to the house of On, and swear not by the living Lord.
Om du, Israel, end boler, saa gøre dog Juda sig ikke skyldig! kommer ikke til Gilgal, og gaar ikke op til Beth-Aven, og sværger ikke: Saa sandt Herren lever!
16 For Israel was maddened like a mad heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a wide place.
Thi Israel er bleven uregerlig som en uregerlig Ko; nu skal Herren lade dem græsse som Lam paa den vide Mark.
17 Ephraim, joined with idols, has laid stumbling blocks in his own way.
Efraim er bunden til Afgudsbilleder; lad ham fare!
18 He has chosen the Chananites: they have grievously gone a-whoring: they have loved dishonour through her insolence.
Deres Drikken er skejet ud, Hor have de bedrevet; højt have deres Skjolde elsket Skændsel.
19 You are a blast of wind in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their altars.
Et Vejr har omspændt dem med sine Vinger, og de skulle blive til Skamme for deres Ofre.
