Hosea 2
1 Say ye unto your brethren: 'Ammi'; and to your sisters, 'Ruhamah.'
Kald eders Broder Mit-Folk og eders Søster Naaderig.
2 Plead with your mother, plead; for she is not My wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her harlotries from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
Gaa i rette med eders Moder, gaa i rette, thi hun er ikke min Hustru, og jeg er ej hendes Mand. For Hormærket fri hun sit Ansigt, for Bolemærket sit Bryst.
3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.
Jeg klæder hende ellers nøgen, stiller hende frem, som hun fødtes; jeg reder hende til som en Ørk, som et Tørkeland gør jeg hende, lader hende tørste ihjel.
4 And I will not have compassion upon her children; for they are children of harlotry.
Jeg ynkes ej over hendes Børn, fordi de er Horebørn;
5 For their mother hath played the harlot, she that conceived them hath done shamefully; for she said: 'I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.'
thi Horkvinde var deres Moder, skamløs var hun, som bar dem. Thi hun sagde: »Mine Elskere holder jeg mig til, som giver mig mit Brød og mit Vand, min Uld og min Hør, min Olie og Vin.«
6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will make a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths.
Se, derfor spærrer jeg med Tjørn hendes Vej, foran hende murer jeg en Mur, saa hun ikke kan finde sine Stier.
7 And she shall run after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them, and she shall seek them, but shall not find them; then shall she say: 'I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.'
Efter Elskerne kan hun saa løbe, hun naar dem alligevel ikke; hun søger dem uden at finde, og da skal hun sige: »Jeg gaar paa ny til min første Mand; da havde jeg det bedre end nu.«
8 For she did not know that it was I that gave her the corn, and the wine, and the oil, and multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.
Ja hun, hun skønner ikke, at det var mig, som gav hende Korn og Most og Olie, gav hende rigeligt Sølv og Guld, som de gjorde til Ba'aler.
9 Therefore will I take back My corn in the time thereof, and My wine in the season thereof, and will snatch away My wool and My flax given to cover her nakedness.
Derfor tager jeg atter mit Korn, naar Tiden er til det, min Most, naar Timen er inde, borttager min Uld og min Hør, som hun skjuler sin Nøgenhed med.
10 And now will I uncover her shame in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of My hand.
Jeg blotter nu hendes Skam lige for Elskernes Øjne, af min Haand frier ingen hende ud.
11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feasts, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her appointed seasons.
Jeg gør Ende paa al hendes Glæde, Fester, Nymaaner, Sabbater, hver en Højtid, hun har.
12 And I will lay waste her vines and her fig-trees, whereof she hath said: 'These are my hire that my lovers have given me'; and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.
Jeg ødelægger hendes Vinstok og Figentræ, om hvilke hun sagde: »Her er min Skøgeløn, den, mine Elskere gav mig.« Jeg skaber dem om til Krat, af Markens Dyr skal de ædes.
13 And I will visit upon her the days of the Baalim, wherein she offered unto them, and decked herself with her ear-rings and her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgot Me, saith the LORD.
Jeg hjemsøger hende for Ba'alernes Fester, paa hvilke hun bragte dem Ofre, smykket med Ring og Kæde. Sine Elskere holdt hun sig til, mig glemte hun, lyder det fra HERREN.
14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly unto her.
Se, derfor vil jeg lokke og føre hende ud i Ørkenen og tale hende kærligt til.
15 And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she shall respond there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
Saa giver jeg hende hendes Vingaarde der og Akors Dal til en Haabets Dør. Der skal hun synge som i Ungdommens Dage, som da hun drog op fra Ægyptens Land.
16 And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call Me Ishi, and shalt call Me no more Baali.
Paa hin Dag, lyder det fra HERREN, skal hun paakalde sin Ægtemand, og ikke mere Ba'alerne.
17 For I will take away the names of the Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be mentioned by their name.
Ba'alsnavnene fjerner jeg fra hendes Mund, ej mer skal Navnene huskes.
18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground; and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the land, and will make them to lie down safely.
Paa hin Dag slutter jeg en Pagt for dem med Markens Dyr og Himmelens Fugle og Jordens Kryb; Bue, Sværd og Stridsvaaben sønderbryder jeg i Landet, og jeg lader dem bo trygt.
19 And I will betroth thee unto Me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto Me in righteousness, and in justice, and in lovingkindness, and in compassion.
Jeg trolover mig med dig for evigt, jeg trolover mig med dig med Retfærd og Ret, med Miskundhed og Barmhjertighed;
20 And I will betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know the LORD.
jeg trolover mig med dig i Troskab, og du skal kende HERREN.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will respond, saith the LORD, I will respond to the heavens, and they shall respond to the earth;
Da skal det ske paa hin Dag, at jeg bønhører, lyder det fra HERREN, ja, at jeg bønhører Himlen, at den saa bønhører Jorden,
22 And the earth shall respond to the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall respond to Jezreel.
og Jorden bønhører Kornet, Mosten og Olien, og de bønhører Jizre'el.
23 And I will sow her unto Me in the land; and I will have compassion upon her that had not obtained compassion; and I will say to them that were not My people: 'Thou art My people'; and they shall say: 'Thou art my God.'
Jeg saar hende ud i Landet, mod Naadeløs er jeg naadig og siger til Ikke-mit-Folk: »Mit Folk er du!« og han skal sige: »Min Gud!«
