Hosea 10
1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, which put forth fruit freely: as his fruit increased, he increased his altars; the more goodly his land was, the more goodly were his pillars.
Israel er et frodigt Vintræ, det sætter sig Frugt: Eftersom hans Frugt blev mangfoldig, gjorde han Altrene mangfoldige, eftersom det gik hans Land godt, gjorde han Billedstøtterne gode.
2 Their heart is divided; now shall they bear their guilt; He will break down their altars, He will spoil their pillars.
Glat var deres Hjerte, nu skulle de bøde; han skal sønderbryde deres Altre, ødelægge deres Billedstøtter.
3 Surely now shall they say: 'We have no king; for we feared not the LORD; and the king, what can he do for us?'
Thi nu skulle de sige: Vi have ingen Konge; thi vi frygtede ikke Herren, og Kongen, hvad skulde han kunne gøre for os?
4 They speak words, they swear falsely, they make covenants; thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
De have talt tomme Ord, svoret falsk, sluttet Forbund; og Retten skyder frem som beske Urter over Furerne paa Marken.
5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall be in dread for the calves of Beth-aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof shall tremble for it, for its glory, because it is departed from it.
For Kalvene i Beth-Aven grue Samarias Indbyggere; thi dens Folk sørger over den, og dens Præster skælve for den, for dens Herligheds Skyld, thi den er bortført fra dem.
6 It also shall be carried unto Assyria, for a present to King Contentious; Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
Ogsaa den skal føres til Assyrien som Gave til en stridbar Konge; Skam skal komme over Efraim, og Israel skal beskæmmes for sit Raad.
7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water.
Samaria — dens Konge skal svinde bort som en Splint oven paa Vandet.
8 The high places also of Aven shall be destroyed, even the sin of Israel. The thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains: 'Cover us', and to the hills: 'Fall on us.'
Og Højene i Aven, ved hvilke Israel syndede, skulle ødelægges, Tom og Tidsler skulle vokse op over deres Altre; og de skulle sige til Bjergene: Skjuler os! og til Højene: Falder over os!
9 From the days of Gibeah thou hast sinned, O Israel; there they stood; no battle was to overtake them in Gibeah, nor the children of arrogancy.
Fra Gibeas Dage af har du syndet, Israel! der ere de blevne staaende, ej naaede dem i Gibea Krigen imod Uretfærdighedens Børn.
10 When it is My desire, I will chastise them; and the peoples shall be gathered against them, when they are yoked to their two rings.
Som det er min Lyst, saa vil jeg tugte dem; og Folkeslag skulle samles imod dem, naar jeg binder dem til deres tvende Misgerninger.
11 And Ephraim is a heifer well broken, that loveth to thresh, and I have passed over upon her fair neck; I will make Ephraim to ride, Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.
Og Efraim er en Kalv, som er oplært og holder af at tærske; men jeg skal komme over dens skønne Hals; jeg skal bringe Efraim til at trække, Juda skal pløje, Jakob skal harve.
12 Sow to yourselves according to righteousness, reap according to mercy, break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, till He come and cause righteousness to rain upon you.
Saar eder en Sæd til Retfærdighed, høster efter Miskundhed, bryder eder Nyland, da det er Tid at søge Herren, indtil han kommer og lader regne Retfærdighed over eder.
13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity, ye have eaten the fruit of lies; for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
I have pløjet Ugudelighed, I have høstet Uretfærdighed, I have tæret Løgnens Frugt; thi du forlod dig paa din Vej, paa dine vældiges Mangfoldighed.
14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy hosts, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle; the mother was dashed in pieces with her children.
Derfor skal et Krigsbulder rejse sig imod dine Folk, og alle dine Fæstninger skulle forstyrres, ligesom Salman forstyrrede Beth-Arbeel paa Krigens Dag; Moderen blev knust tillige med Børnene.
15 So hath Beth-el done unto you because of your great wickedness; at daybreak is the king of Israel utterly cut off.
Ligesaa skal Bethel gøre ved eder, for eders Ondskabs Ondskab; ved Morgengry er det aldeles forbi med Israels Konge.
