Hosea 4
1 “Hear a word of YHWH, sons of Israel, For a strife [is] to YHWH with inhabitants of the land, For 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 Swearing, and lying, and murdering, And stealing, and committing adultery—have increased, And blood has touched against blood.
Man sværger og lyver, myrder og stjæler, horer, gør Indbrud, og Blodskyld følger på Blodskyld.
3 Therefore the land mourns, And every dweller is weak in it, With the beast of the field, And with the bird of the heavens, And the fishes of the sea—they are removed.
Derfor sørger Landet, og alt, hvad der bor der, sygner, Markens Dyr og Himlens Fugle; selv Havets Fisk svinder bort.
4 Only, let no one strive, nor reprove a man, And your people [are] as those striving with a priest.
Dog skænde man ej, dog revse man ej, når mit Folk kun er som dets Præster.
5 And you have stumbled in the day, And a prophet has also stumbled with you in the night, And I have cut off your mother.
Du skal styrte ved Dag, og med dig Profeten ved Nat.
6 My people have been cut off for lack of knowledge, Because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being priest to Me, And you forget the Law of your God—I forget your sons, I also!
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 According to their abundance so they sinned against Me, I change their glory into shame.
Jo fler, des mere de synded, ombytted deres Ære med Skændsel;
8 The sin of My people they eat, And to their iniquity lift up their soul.
mit Folks Synd lever de af, dets Brøde hungrer de efter.
9 And it has been, like people, like priest, And I have charged on it its ways, And its habitual doings I return to it.
Men Præst skal det gå som Folk: jeg hjemsøger ham for hans Færd, hans Id gengælder jeg ham.
10 And they have eaten, and are not satisfied, They have gone whoring, and do not increase, For they have left off taking heed to YHWH.
De skal spise, men ikke mættes bole, men ej blive fler; thi de har sveget HERREN og holder fast ved Hor.
11 Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart,
Vin og Most tager Forstanden.
12 My people at its staff asks and its rod declares to it, For a spirit of whoredoms has caused to err, And they go whoring from under 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 On tops of the mountains they sacrifice, And on the hills they make incense, Under oak, and poplar, and terebinth, For good [is] its shade.
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 Therefore your daughters commit whoredom, And your spouses commit adultery, I do not see after your daughters when they commit whoredom, And after your spouses when they commit adultery, For they with the harlots are separated, And with the whores they sacrifice, A people that does not understand kicks.
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 Though you [are] a harlot, O Israel, Do not let Judah become guilty, And do not come to Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-Aven, Nor swear, YHWH lives.
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 Israel has turned aside as a stubborn heifer, Now YHWH feeds them as a lamb in a large place.
Thi som en uvan Ko er Israel uvan, skal HERREN så lade dem græsse i Frihed som Lam?
17 Ephraim is joined to idols, leave him alone.
Efraim er bundet til Afgudsbilleder; lad ham fare!
18 Sour [is] their drink, They have gone whoring diligently, Her protectors have thoroughly loved shame.
Deres Drikken er skejet ud. Hor har de bedrevet; højt har deres Skjolde elsket Skændsel.
19 Wind has distressed her with its wings, And they are ashamed of their sacrifices!”
Et Vejr har omspændt dem med sine Vinger, og de skal blive til Skamme for deres Ofre.
