Osee 12

1 But Ephraim is an evil spirit, he has chased the east wind all the day: he has multiplied empty and vain things, and made a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil has gone in the way of traffic into Egypt.

Efraims Hu staar til Vind, efter Østenstorm jager han stadig, af Løgn og Svig er han fuld; med Assur slutter de Pagt, til Ægypten bringer de Olie.

2 And the Lord [has] a controversy with Juda, in order to punish Jacob: according to his ways and according to his practices will he recompense him.

HERREN gaar i Rette med Juda og hjemsøger Jakob, gengælder ham efter hans Veje og efter hans Id.

3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his labors he had power with God.

I Moders Liv overlisted han sin Broder, han stred med Gud i sin Manddom,

4 And he prevailed with the angel and was strong: they wept, and entreated me: they found me in the house of On, and there [a word] was spoken to them.

ja stred med en Engel og sejred, han bad ham med Graad om Naade; i Betel traf han ham og talte med ham der,

5 But the Lord God Almighty shall be his memorial.

HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, HERREN er hans Navn:

6 You therefore shall return to your God: keep you mercy and judgment, and draw near to your God continually.

»Drag du nu hjem med din Gud, tag Vare paa Kærlighed og Ret og bi bestandig paa din Gud!«

7 [As for] Chanaan, in his hand is a balance of unrighteousness: he has loved to tyrannize.

I Kana'ans Haand er falske Lodder, han elsker Svig.

8 And Ephraim said, Nevertheless I am rich, I have found refreshment to myself. None of his labors shall be found [available] to him, by reason of the sins which he has committed.

Efraim siger: »Jeg vandt dog Rigdom og Gods!« Al hans Vinding soner ej Brøden, han øved.

9 But I the Lord your God brought you up out of the land of Egypt: I will yet cause you to dwell in tabernacles, according to the days of the feast.

Men jeg, som er HERREN din Gud, fra du var i Ægypten, lader dig bo i Telt igen som i svundne Dage.

10 And I will speak to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and by the means of the prophets I was represented.

Jeg har talet til Profeterne og givet mange Syner, ved Profeterne talet i Lignelser.

11 If Galaad exists not, then the chiefs in Galaad when they sacrificed were false, and their altars were as heaps on the ground of the field.

Gilead er Løgn og Tomhed, i Gilgal ofrer de Tyre; som Stendynger langs med Markfurer er deres Altre.

12 And Jacob retreated into the plain of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and waited for a wife.

Jakob flyede til Arams Slette, og Israel trællede for en Kvindes Skyld, og for en Kvindes Skyld vogtede han Kvæg.

13 And the Lord brought Israel out of the land of Egypt by a prophet, and by a prophet was he preserve.

Ved en Profet førte HERREN Israel op fra Ægypten, og det vogtedes ved en Profet.

14 Ephraim was angry and excited, therefore his blood shall be poured out upon him, and the Lord shall recompense to him his reproach.

Efraim vakte bitter Vrede, han bærer Blodskyld; med Skændsel dænges han til, hans Herre gør Gengæld.