Hosea 4
1 Listen to the word of the Lord, sons of Israel, for the Lord is judge of the inhabitants of the land. Yet there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God, in the land.
Hør Herrens ord, I Israels barn! For Herren har sak med dem som bor i landet, fordi det ingen sannhet og ingen kjærlighet og ingen gudskunnskap finnes i landet.
2 Slander, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and bloodshed has brought more bloodshed.
De sverger og lyver, myrder og stjeler og driver hor. De farer frem med vold, og mord følger på mord.
3 Because of this, the land will mourn, and all who dwell in it will languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. And the fishes of the sea also will be gathered together.
Derfor skal landet visne, og alt det som bor der, skal vansmekte, både markens dyr og himmelens fugler, endog havets fisker skal utryddes.
4 So, truly, let each and every one not judge, and let no man be accused, for your people are just like those who speak against the priesthood.
Allikevel må ingen gå i rette med nogen annen eller refse ham; for ditt folk er lik dem som tretter med en prest.
5 And you will be ruined on this day, and now the prophet will be ruined with you. In the night, I have made your mother to be silent.
Du skal omkomme om dagen, og profeten skal omkomme med dig om natten, og jeg vil tilintetgjøre din mor.
6 My people have become silent because they had no knowledge. Since you have rejected knowledge, I will drive you away; you do not perform the duties of the priesthood for me, and you have forgotten the law of your God, and so I will forget your sons.
Mitt folk går til grunne fordi det ikke har kunnskap; fordi du har forkastet kunnskapen, forkaster jeg dig, så du ikke skal tjene mig som prest; du glemte din Guds lov, derfor vil også jeg glemme dine barn.
7 According to the multitude of them, so have they sinned against me. I will change their glory into disgrace.
Jo flere de blev, dess mere syndet de mot mig; deres ære vil jeg skifte om til skam.
8 They will devour the sins of my people, and they will lift up their souls towards their iniquity.
Av mitt folks synd lever de, og efter deres misgjerning higer de.
9 And, just as it is with the people, so will it be with the priest; and I will visit their ways upon them, and I will repay them for their intentions.
Derfor skal det gå med presten som med folket, og jeg vil hjemsøke ham for hans ferd og gi ham like for hans gjerninger.
10 And they will eat and not be satisfied. They have been committing fornication, and they did not cease. Since they have abandoned the Lord, they will not be safeguarded.
De skal ete og ikke bli mette, de skal drive utukt og ikke utbrede sig; for de har holdt op å akte på Herren.
11 Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness, have taken away their heart.
Hor og vin og most tar forstanden bort.
12 My people have inquired of their stave, and their staff has announced to them. For the spirit of fornication has deceived them, and they have been fornicating before their God.
Mitt folk spør sitt trestykke til råds, og dets kjepp gir det svar; for utuktens ånd har forvillet dem, så de driver hor og ikke vil stå under sin Gud.
13 They have offered sacrifice on the tops of the mountains and burnt incense on the hills, under the oak, and the poplar, and the terebinth tree, because its shadow was good; therefore, your daughters will commit fornication and your spouses will be adulteresses.
På fjelltoppene ofrer de, og på haugene brenner de røkelse under eker og popler og terebinter, fordi skyggen der er god; derfor driver eders døtre hor, og eders sønnekoner gjør sig skyldige i ekteskapsbrudd.
14 I will not send afflictions on your daughters, when they will commit fornication, nor on your spouses, when they will commit adultery, because you yourselves have associated with harlots and have offered sacrifice with the effeminate, and because the people who do not understand will be defeated.
Jeg vil ikke hjemsøke eders døtre for deres hor, eller eders sønnekoner for deres ekteskapsbrudd; for mennene går selv avsides med horkvinnene og ofrer med skjøgene. Således går det uforstandige folk til grunne.
15 If you commit fornication, Israel, at least let Judah not commit offenses; and do not be willing to enter into Gilgal, nor to ascend to Bethaven, and neither should you swear, “As the Lord lives.”
Om enn du, Israel, driver hor, så må ikke Juda gjøre sig skyldig i sådant! Gå ikke til Gilgal og dra ikke op til Bet-Aven og sverg ikke: Så sant Herren lever!
16 For Israel has gone astray like a wanton heifer; so now the Lord will pasture them like a young lamb in a wide expanse.
For Israel er som en ustyrlig ku; men nu skal Herren la dem beite som lam på den vide mark.
17 Ephraim participates in idolatry, so send him away.
Efra'im er bundet til avgudsbilleder; la ham fare!
18 Their feasting has been set aside; they have committed fornication after fornication. They love to bring disgrace to their protectors.
Deres rus er forbi; utukt har deres skjold drevet, høit har de elsket det som skammelig er.
19 The wind has fastened them to its wings, and they will be confounded because of their sacrifices.
Et stormvær griper dem med sine vinger, og de skal bli til skamme med sine offer.
