Hosea 5
1 Hear this, priests! Attend, Israelites! Listen, royal family! For you is the judgment: a snare you have become at Mizpeh, and a net spread out on Tabor,
Hører dette, I Præster, lyt til du Israels Hus, laan Øre, du Kongehus, thi eder gælder Dommen. Thi I blev en Snare for Mizpa, et Garn bredt ud over Tabor,
2 the rebels are deep in slaughter, but I will discipline all.
en dyb Faldgrube i Sjittim; men jeg er en Lænke for alle.
3 I know Ephraim, Israel is not hidden from me, for you, Ephraim, have committed prostitution and Israel is defiled.
Efraim kender jeg, ej skjult er Israel for mig; thi du har bolet, Efraim, uren er Israel blevet.
4 Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. For the spirit of prostitution is within them, they do not know the Lord.
Deres Gerninger tillader ikke, at de vender sig til deres Gud; thi Horeaand har de i sig, HERREN kender de ej.
5 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, Israel, even Ephraim, stumble in their sin, and Judah also stumbles with them.
Mod Israel vidner dets Hovmod; Efraim styrter for sin Brøde, med dem skal og Juda styrte.
6 With their sheep and their cattle they will go to seek the Lord but they will not find him, he has withdrawn from them,
Da gaar de med Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg hen for at søge HERREN; men ham skal de ikke finde, thi bort fra dem vil han vige.
7 for they have been untrue to the Lord, their children are strangers. Their new moon festivals will soon destroy them and their fields.
Troløse var de mod HERREN, thi uægte Børn har de født; nu vil han opsluge dem, Plovmand sammen med Mark.
8 Blow the trumpet in Gibeah, the clarion in Ramah! Raise the alarm in Beth-aven: we are with you, Benjamin!
Lad Hornet gjalde i Gibea, Trompeten i Rama, opløft Raab i Bet-Aven, Benjamin, var dig!
9 Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of punishment, concerning the tribes of Israel I make known what is certain.
Til Ørk skal Efraim blive paa Straffens Dag. Jeg kundgør om Israels Stammer, hvad sikkert skal ske.
10 The princes of Israel have become like thieves who move boundary stones. On them I will pour out my wrath like a flood.
Som Folk, der flytter Skel, blev Judas Fyrster, over dem vil jeg øse min Harme som Vand.
11 Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed by judgment, for they are determined to go after vanity.
Efraim er undertrykt, Retten knust; frivilligt løb han efter Fjenden.
12 So I am like a moth to Ephraim, like rottenness to the house of Judah.
Jeg er som Møl for Efraim, Edder for Judas Hus.
13 For when Ephraim saw their sickness and Israel their wound, Ephraim turned to Assyria, to its patron king. But he cannot heal you nor relieve you of your wound.
Da Efraim mærked sin Sygdom og Juda mærked sin Byld, gik Efraim hen til Assur, Storkongen sendte han Bud. Men han kan ej give jer Helse, han læger ej eders Byld.
14 For I myself will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, yes I, will rend and go my way, I will carry off and none will rescue.
Thi jeg er som en Løve for Efraim, en Løveunge for Judas Hus; jeg, jeg river sønder og gaar, slæber bort, og ingen redder.
15 I will return to my place, until in remorse they seek my presence. When they are in distress they will quickly seek me,
Jeg gaar til mit sted igen, indtil de bøder for Skylden og søger frem for mit Aasyn, søger mig i deres Trængsel.
