Hosea 10
1 “Israel [is] an empty vine, He makes fruit like to himself, According to the abundance of his fruit, He has multiplied for the altars, According to the goodness of his land, They have made good standing-pillars.
En frodig Vinstok var Israel, som bar sin Frugt, jo flere Frugter, des flere Altre; som Landet gik frem, des skønnere Støtter.
2 Their heart has been divided, now they are guilty, He breaks down their altars, He destroys their standing-pillars.
Deres Hjerte var glat, saa lad dem da bøde! Han skal slaa Altrene ned, lægge Støtterne øde.
3 For now they say: We have no king, Because we have not feared YHWH, And the king—what does he do for us?
De siger jo nu: »Vi har ingen Konge; thi HERREN frygter vi ej; en Konge, hvad gavner han os?«
4 They have spoken words, To swear falsehood in making a covenant, And flourished as a poisonous herb has judgment, on the furrows of a field.
Med Ord slaar de om sig, gør Mened og indgaar Forbund, saa Ret bliver Gifturt, der gror langs Markens Furer.
5 For the inhabitants of Samaria fear the calves of Beth-Aven, Surely its people have mourned on account of it, And its priests leap about on account of it, Because of its glory, for it has removed from it,
For Bet-Avens Kalv skal Samarias Borgere ængstes, ja, over den skal dens Folk og dens Præster sørge, jamre over deres Skat, thi den bortføres fra dem;
6 Also, it is carried to Asshur, a present to a warlike king, Ephraim receives shame, And Israel is ashamed of its own counsel.
som Gave til Storkongen føres og den til Assur. Efraim høster kun Skændsel, Israel Skam af sin Afgud.
7 Samaria is cut off! Its king [is] as wrath on the face of the waters.
Samarias Konge slettes som Skum paa Vandets Flade.
8 And high places of Aven have been destroyed, the sin of Israel. Thorn and bramble go up on their altars, And they have said to hills, Cover us, And to heights, Fall on us.
Øde er Afgudshøjene, Israels Synd, og paa deres Altre skal Torn og Tidsel gro. De siger til Bjergene: »Skjul os!« til Højene: »Fald ned over os!«
9 From the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, There they have stood, Battle does not overtake them in Gibeah, Because of sons of perverseness.
Du syndede, Israel, helt fra Gibeas Dage. Der i Gibea sagde man: »Krig skal ej naa os!« Men jeg kom over de Niddinger, revsede dem;
10 When I desire, then I bind them, And peoples have gathered against them, When they bind themselves to their two iniquities.
Stammerne samled sig mod dem til Tugt for tvefold Brøde.
11 And Ephraim [is] a trained heifer—loving to thresh, And I have passed over on the goodness of its neck, I cause [one] to ride Ephraim, Judah plows, Jacob harrows for him.
En tilvænnet Kvie var Efraim, tærskede villigt, Aaget lagde jeg selv paa dens skønne Hals; for Ploven spændte jeg Efraim, Juda for Harven.
12 Sow for yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to loving-kindness, Till for yourselves tillage of knowledge, To seek YHWH, Until He comes and shows righteousness to you.
Saa eders Sæd i Retfærd, høst i Fromhed; bryd eder Kundskabs Nyjord og søg saa HERREN, til Retfærds Frugt bliver eder til Del.
13 You have plowed wickedness, Perversity you have reaped, You have eaten the fruit of lying, For you have trusted in your way, In the abundance of your might.
I pløjede Gudløshed, høstede Uret, fortærede Løgnens Frugt. Fordi du slaar Lid til dine Vogne og mange Helte,
14 And a tumult rises among your people, And all your fortresses are spoiled, As the spoiling of Shalman of Beth-Arbel, In a day of battle, Mother against sons dashed in pieces.
skal Kampgny staa i dine Byer og alle dine Borge. De skal ødelægges, som da Sjalman ødelagde Bet-Arbel paa Stridens Dag. Moder skal knuses hos Børn.
15 Thus has Beth-El done to you, Because of the evil of your wickedness, In the dawn a king of Israel is utterly cut off!”
Det voldte Betel eder. For din Ondskabs Skyld skal Israels Konge ved Morgengry gøres til intet.
