Hosea 5
1 “Listen, you priests! And you [other] Israeli people, you also pay attention! And you who are members of the king’s family, [you also need to] listen, because [I am going to] judge you! Your [worshiping idols] has been [like] [MET] a trap for [the people at] Mizpah [town]; it has been [like][MET] a net spread out [to catch people] at Tabor [Mountain].
Høyr dette, de prestar, og gjev gaum, du Israels hus, og du kongehus, legg øyra til! For dykk gjeld domen. For det hev vore ei snara åt Mispa, og eit utspila net på Tabor.
2 You have done many evil things, so I will punish all of you.
Med ei offerslagting hev dei sokke berre djupare ned i villa. Men eg skal verta eit tukteris åt deim alle i hop.
3 I know [everything about the people of] Israel; nothing that they have done is hidden from me. Because [the people of] Israel have given themselves [to worshiping idols] like [MET] prostitutes [give themselves to the men they sleep with], they have become unacceptable to me.
Eg kjenner Efraim, og Israel er ikkje løynt burt ifrå meg. For du Efraim hev drive hor, og Israel hev sulka seg til.
4 Because they [like to do evil] things, they will not return to [me], their God. Like prostitutes [who have abandoned their husbands] [MET], they have [IDM] abandoned [MET] me; they do not [even] know me, Yahweh.
Gjerningarne deira let deim ikkje få venda um til deira Gud, av di dei hev ei hordoms ånd i bringa si, og Herren, honom kjenner dei ikkje.
5 [It is as though] their being proud testifies [PRS] against them. The sins that [the people of] Israel have committed [are like a heavy load that] causes them to stumble, and [the people of] Judah stumble with them.
Men Israels storlæte vitnar imot honom, og Israel og Efraim skal stupa for si misgjerning. Juda skal og falla med deim.
6 They will come to worship [me], Yahweh, bringing their herds of sheep and cattle, but they will not [be able to] find me, because I have abandoned them.
Um dei fer av stad med sitt småfe og sitt storfe og skal søkja Herren, so finn dei honom ikkje. Han hev drege seg ifrå deim.
7 They have abandoned me; and their children do not belong to me [MET]. So [they will not be able to celebrate their festivals at] the new moons [because I] will destroy them and [the crops in] their fields.
Mot Herren hev dei vore utrue. For dei hev født born som ikkje er hans. Difor skal no ein nymåne eta deim upp med alt det dei eig.
8 Blow the [rams’] horns in Gibeah [town] [and blow] the trumpets in Ramah [town]! Warn [the people at] Beth-Aven [town]; you warriors of the tribe of Benjamin, lead the troops [into the battle].
Blås i lur i Gibea, i trompet i Rama! Blås alarm i Bet-Aven! Etter deg, Benjamin!
9 Israel will be ruined on the day that [I] destroy them. What I am telling to the tribes of Israel will certainly [happen].
Efraim skal øydast på refsingsdagen. Mot Israelsfylki varslar eg det visse.
10 [Because] the leaders of Judah [seized some land that belonged to Israel], they are like [SIM] those who move boundary markers [to get more land for themselves]; [so] I will punish them severely [MET].
Juda hovdingar hev vorte liksom dei som flyt deilder. Yver deim skal eg ausa ut vreiden min som vatn.
11 And [the people of] Israel will suffer greatly when I punish them, because they are [very] determined to worship idols.
Efraim vert nedkua, retten hans rana. For han hev teke på med å fara etter menneskjebod.
12 I will destroy [the people of] Israel like [SIM] ([larvae of] moths/cockroaches) destroy wool, and I will cause [the people of] Judah to be like [SIM] rotten wood.
Og eg - som mol er eg no for Efraim og som beinåt for Judas hus.
13 When [the leaders of] Israel and Judah saw that the people were suffering because of what [their enemies were doing to them] [MET], they sent [messages] to the great King of Assyria requesting [his help]. But he cannot help you; he cannot cause you to stop suffering, [because I am the one who is punishing Israel and Judah].
Og Efraim hev gått sjukdomen sin og Juda såret sitt. Difor hev Efraim fare til Assur og sendt bod til kong Jareb. Men han kann ikkje gjera dykk gode att, og såret dykkar vert ikkje lækt.
14 I will become like [SIM] a lion [DOU] to both nations; I will [attack them and] tear them to pieces. I will drag them away, and no one will [be able to] rescue them.
For eg, som ei løva er eg mot Efraim og som ei ungløva mot Juda hus. Og eg, ja eg riv sund og fer min veg med det, og ikkje finst den som kann berga.
15 [After that], I will return to my place [in heaven] until they admit that they have sinned [MTY] and return to me; when they will experience [many] troubles, they will request me [to help them].”
Eg gjeng min veg attende til min stad, til dess dei hev lide det dei hev fortent, og so fer til å søkja mi åsyn. I si naud skal dei leita etter meg.
