Hosea 7
1 “and when I wanted to heal them [again], [I did not do it, ] [because] I saw the wicked things that [the people of] Samaria [city] and [other places in] Israel [DOU] have done. They constantly deceive others; bandits rob people in the streets.
Då jag Israel hjelpa vill, så finner man först Ephraims otro och Samarie ondsko, så att de bedrifva desto mer afguderi; och ändock de inbördes med tjufvar, och utantill med röfvare plågade äro;
2 But they do not realize that I do not forget all the evil things that they do. [It is as though] they are surrounded by [all] the sins that they commit; and [it is though] those sins are [always right] in front of me [MTY].
Likväl vilja de intet märka, att jag dermed gifver akt uppå alla deras ondsko; men jag ser väl deras väsende, som de allstädes bedrifva.
3 Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s lies.
De fröjda Konungen genom sitt afguderi, och Förstarna genom sina lögner;
4 [The king and his officials] are all treacherous. [They are always eager to do wicked things; ] they are like [SIM] an oven that is [very] hot: a baker mixes the dough and waits for it to expand, and he does not [need to] cause the oven to become hotter.
Och äro allesamman horkarlar, lika som en bakougn, den bakaren het gör, när han utknådat hafver, och låter degen igenomsyras och jäsa.
5 The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
I dag är vår Konungs högtid ( säga de ). Så varda då Förstarna hete lika som af vin; så bjuder han de falska lärare till sig.
6 The officials angrily plan to murder the king; it is like [SIM] they have an oven in their inner beings. All during the night their [eagerness/wanting to murder the king] is like a fire that is smouldering, but in the morning it becomes like [MET] a roaring fire.
Ty deras hjerta är hett uti deras gudelighet, lika som en bakougn, när de offra och bedraga folket; men deras bakare sofver alla nattena, och om morgonen brinner han i ljusom låga.
7 All those officials are like [MET] hot flames that completely burn up their rulers, so all their kings are murdered, and no one pleads with me [to help them].”
Så äro de ändå så hete i gudelighet, lika som en bakougn; ändock att deras domare uppfrätne varda, och alle deras Konungar falla; likväl är der ändå ingen ibland dem, som åkallar mig.
8 “[The leaders of] Israel join with leaders of [godless] nations; so [the leaders of] Israel are [as worthless as] a pancake that is cooked on only one side.
Ephraim varder öfverfallen af Hedningom; Ephraim är lika såsom en kaka, den ingen omvänder;
9 Joining with the rulers of foreign nations has caused Israel to be a weak [nation], but the Israelis do not realize that. Israel has become [like] [MET] a gray-haired old man, but the people of Israel do not realize it.
Utan främmande uppäta hans kraft, likväl vill han intet aktat; han hafver ock fått grå hår, likväl vill han intet aktat.
10 Their being proud [PRS] testifies against them, but in spite of that, they do not return to [me], Yahweh, their God, or [even] try to know me.
Och Israels högfärd varder för deras ögon ödmjukad; likväl omvända de sig intet till Herran sin Gud, och fråga ej heller något efter honom i allo desso.
11 [The people of] Israel have become foolish and stupid like [SIM] doves. [First] they called out to Egypt [to help them], [and then] they sought help from Assyria.
Ty Ephraim är lika som en galen dufva, den intet akta vill. Nu åkallade Egypten, nu löpa de till Assur.
12 But wherever they go [to get help], [I will not allow them to succeed]; [it will be as though] [MET] I will throw a net over them like [SIM] [a hunter uses a net to capture] birds; I will punish them for the evil things that they do.
Men efter de så löpa, nu bit och nu dit, skall jag kasta mitt nät öfver dem, och rycka dem neder, lika som foglar under himmelen; jag skall straffa dem, såsom man det predikar uti deras församlingar.
13 Terrible things will happen to them because they abandoned/deserted me! They will be destroyed because they rebelled against me. I wanted to rescue them, but they tell lies about me.
Ve dem, att de ifrå mig vika. De måste förderfvade varda; ty de äro ifrå mig affällige vordne; jag ville väl förlossa dem, om de icke afguderi emot mig lärde.
14 They do not cry out to me sincerely [IDM]; they [only] lie on their beds and wail. They gather together and ask [me to give them] grain and wine, but they turn away from me.
Så åkalla de mig ock intet af hjertana, utan tjuta i sin lägre; de församlas för mats och drycks skull, och äro mig ohörsamme.
15 I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to me.
Jag lärer dem, och stärker deras armar; men de tacka mig illa.
16 They have rejected me, their Great God, and turned to their god Baal; they are [as useless] as [SIM] a crooked bow. Their leaders boast [that they are very strong], but they will be killed by [their enemies’] swords. As a result, [the people of] Egypt will laugh at them.”
De omvända sig dock icke rätteliga, utan äro lika som en falsk båge; derföre måste deras Förstar falla genom svärd; deras trug skall uti Egypti land till spott varda.
