Hosea 11
1 “Before the Israeli [people] became a nation [MET], I loved them [like a man loves] his son, and I called them out of Egypt.
Der Israel var ung, da havde jeg ham kær, og fra Ægypten kaldte jeg min Søn.
2 But while I continued to call them, they [continued to] turn away from me more and more. They offered sacrifices to their statues of Baal, and they burned incense to [honor] them.
Som de kaldte paa dem, saa gik de bort fra deres Ansigt, og til Baalerne ofre de, og for de udskaarne Billeder gøre de Røgelse.
3 [The people of] Israel were [like a little boy] [MET], and [it was as though] it was I who taught them to walk, holding them by their hands. But they did not realize that it was I who was taking care of them.
Og jeg, jeg lærte Efraim at gaa, tog dem paa Arm; men de vilde ikke vide, at jeg havde lægt dem.
4 [It was as though I fastened] ropes [around them] to lead them, while I loved them and was kind to them. [It was as though they were young oxen] [MET], and I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
Med Menneskesnore, med Kærligheds Baand drog jeg dem, og jeg var dem som de, der skyde Aaget over deres Kæver op; og jeg rakte ham Føde.
5 But the people of Israel will become [slaves] again, like they were in Egypt, and [the people of] Assyria will [RHQ] rule over them, because the people of Israel refused to repent.
Han skal ikke vende tilbage til Ægyptens Land; men Assur, han skal være hans Konge, thi de vægrede sig ved at vende om.
6 [Their enemies] will use their swords [to attack] the cities in Israel and will destroy the bars in the gates [of the city walls]. [As a result], the people of Israeli will not be able to accomplish the things that they planned to do.
Og Sværdet skal hvirvle om i hans Stæder og tilintetgøre hans Portstænger og fortære, og det for deres Raads Skyld.
7 My people are determined to (turn away from/abandon) me. They say that I am the great all-powerful God, but they do not honor me at all.
Mit Folk hælder til Frafald fra mig; og kalder man dem opad, saa stræber ingen af dem opad.
8 [You people of] Israel, I certainly do not want to [RHQ] abandon you and allow [your enemies] to capture you. I do not [RHQ] want to act toward you like I acted toward Admah and Zeboiim, [cities that I completely destroyed when I destroyed Sodom]. I [SYN] have changed my mind [about punishing you]; my desire to pity you has increased.
Dog, hvorledes skal jeg kunne hengive dig, Efraim? og lade dig fare, Israel? hvorledes skal jeg kunne gøre ved dig som ved Adma, behandle dig som Zeboim? mit Hjerte har vendt sig i mig, og min Medlidenhed er i heftig Bevægelse.
9 Although I am extremely angry, I do not want to punish you severely; I do not want to (devastate/completely ruin) Israel. [Humans would easily decide to do that], but I am God, not a human. I, the Holy One, am with you; although I am very angry [with you], I will not [destroy you].
Jeg vil ikke fuldbyrde min brændende Vrede, jeg vil ikke komme igen og ødelægge Efraim; thi jeg er Gud og ikke et Menneske, den Hellige midt iblandt dig, og jeg vil ikke komme med glødende Harme.
10 You will follow me when I roar like [SIM] a lion; when I roar, [some of you] my children will tremble as you return [to Israel] from [the islands and seacoasts toward] the west.
Efter Herren skulle de vandre, som en Løve skal han brøle; thi han skal brøle, og Børn skulle komme skælvende fra Havet af.
11 [Some of] you will come swiftly from Egypt like [a flock of] birds; [others] will return from Assyria, like doves. I will enable you to live in your homes [in Israel] again. [That will surely happen, because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
De skulle komme skælvende som en Fugl fra Ægypten og som en Due fra Assurs Land; og jeg vil lade dem bo i deres Huse, siger Herren.
12 [Yahweh says, “The people of] Israel have (surrounded me with lies/constantly told lies to me). And the people of Judah have [also] turned/rebelled against me, their God, the Holy One who always does what I promise to do, and the people of Judah worship other gods.”
Efraim har omringet mig med Løgn, og Israels Hus med Svig, og Juda svæver fremdeles ustyrligt om hos Gud og hos deri trofaste Hellige.
