Hosea 4
1 Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel; for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; because there is no truth, nor kindness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Hør Isralitter, Herrens ord, thi Herren går i rette med Landets Folk. Thi ej er der Troskab, ej Godhed, ej kender man Gud i Landet.
2 There is false swearing, and lying, and murdering, and stealing, and committing adultery: they break the bounds, and blood toucheth on blood.
Man sværger og lyver, myrder og stjæler, horer, gør Indbrud, og Blodskyld følger på Blodskyld.
3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of the heaven; yea, also the fishes of the sea shall perish.
Derfor sørger Landet, og alt, hvad der bor der, sygner, Markens Dyr og Himlens Fugle; selv Havets Fisk svinder bort.
4 Yet let no man strive, let no man reprove another: and thy people are contentious equally with the priest.
Dog skænde man ej, dog revse man ej, når mit Folk kun er som dets Præster.
5 Therefore shalt thou stumble in the daytime, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother.
Du skal styrte ved Dag, og med dig Profeten ved Nat.
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because thou hast rejected knowledge, so will I also reject thee, that thou shalt not be a priest to me; and as thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, so will I myself also forget thy children.
Mit Folk skal gå til Grunde, fordi det er uden Kundskab. Da du har vraget Kundskab, vrager jeg dig som Præst; du glemte din Guds Åbenbaring, så glemmer og jeg dine Sønner.
7 The more they increased, the more did they sin against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
Jo fler, des mere de synded, ombytted deres Ære med Skændsel;
8 The sin-offering of my people do they eat, and for their iniquity doth the soul of each one of them long.
mit Folks Synd lever de af, dets Brøde hungrer de efter.
9 Therefore shall the same befall both people and priest: and I will punish every one of them for his ways, and recompense every one for his doings.
Men Præst skal det gå som Folk: jeg hjemsøger ham for hans Færd, hans Id gengælder jeg ham.
10 And they will eat, and shall not be satisfied; they will commit lewdness, and they shall not increase; because the Lord have they forsaken [not] keeping [his law].
De skal spise, men ikke mættes bole, men ej blive fler; thi de har sveget HERREN og holder fast ved Hor.
11 Lewdness and wine and new wine take away the heart.
Vin og Most tager Forstanden.
12 My people ask counsel of their stick of wood, and their staff shall tell them [the future]: for the spirit of lewdness hath caused them to err, and they are gone astray unfaithful to their God.
Mit Folk rådspørger sit Træ, og Svaret giver dets Stok; thi Horeånd ledte dem vild, de boler sig bort fra deres Gud.
13 Upon the tops of the mountains do they sacrifice, and upon the hills burn they incense, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because their shadow is good: therefore will your daughters play the harlot, and your daughter-in-law will commit adultery.
De ofrer på Bjergenes Tinder, på Højene brænder de Ofre under en Eg, en Poppel, en Terebinte, thi Skyggen er god. Så horer jo og eders Døtre, så boler jo og eders Kvinder;
14 I cannot inflict punishment on your daughters when they play the harlot, nor on your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery; for they themselves associate with lewd women, and with harlots do they sacrifice: and so doth the people that doth not understand stumble.
jeg straffer ej Døtrenes Hor, ej Kvinderne for deres Bolen; thi selv går de bort med Horer ofrer sammen med Skøger; og det uvise Folk drages ned.
15 Yet though thou play the harlot, O Israel, let not Judah offend: and come not ye unto Gilgal, nor go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As the Lord liveth.
Men selv om du, Israel, horer, må Juda ej gøre sig skyldigt. Gå ikke over til Gilgal, drag ikke op til Bet-Aven, sværg ikke: "Så sandt HERREN lever!"
16 For like an untamable cow is Israel disobedient: now would the Lord have fed them as a sheep in a wide pasture.
Thi som en uvan Ko er Israel uvan, skal HERREN så lade dem græsse i Frihed som Lam?
17 Ephraim is bound to idols: let him alone.
Efraim er bundet til Afgudsbilleder; lad ham fare!
18 Their drinking bout will come to an end: while they are so often guilty of lewdness, their rulers love, prepare themselves but shame.
Deres Drikken er skejet ud. Hor har de bedrevet; højt har deres Skjolde elsket Skændsel.
19 The wind seizeth fast on them with its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
Et Vejr har omspændt dem med sine Vinger, og de skal blive til Skamme for deres Ofre.
