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.
När jag vill hela Israel, då uppenbarar sig Efraims missgärning och Samariens ondska. Ty de öva falskhet, tjuvar göra inbrott, rövarskaror plundra på vägarna.
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].
Och de betänka icke i sina hjärtan att jag lägger all deras ondska på minnet. De äro nu kringrända av sina egna gärningar, ty dessa hava kommit inför mitt ansikte.
3 Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s lies.
Med sin ondska bereda de konungen glädje och med sina lögner furstarna.
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.
Allasammans äro de äktenskapsbrytare; de likna en ugn, upphettad av bagaren, som när han har knådat degen, underlåter att elda, till dess att degen är syrad.
5 The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
På vår konungs dag drucko sig furstarna febersjuka av vin; själv räckte han bespottarna handen.
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.
När de med sina anslag hava eldat upp sitt hjärta likasom en ugn, sover bagaren hela natten; men om morgonen brinner elden i ljus 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].”
Allasammans äro de heta såsom en ugn och förbränna så sina domare; ja, alla deras konungar falla, ty bland dem finnes ingen 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.
Efraim beblandar sig med andra folk; Efraim har blivit lik en ovänd kaka.
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.
Främlingar hava förtärt hans kraft, men han förstår intet; fastän han har fått grå hår, förstår han ändå intet.
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.
Men Israels stolthet vittnar emot honom; de vända icke om till HERREN, sin Gud, och de söka honom ej, allt detta oaktat.
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.
Efraim har blivit lik en duva, enfaldig, utan förstånd. Egypten påkalla de, till Assur gå de;
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 bäst de gå där, breder jag ut mitt nät över dem och drager dem ned, såsom vore de fåglar under himmelen. Ja, jag skall tukta dem, såsom det redan har sports i deras församling.
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 över dem, ty de hava flytt bort ifrån mig! Fördärv över dem, ty de hava avfallit från mig! Och jag skulle förlossa dem, dem som föra mot mig så lögnaktigt tal!
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.
De ropa icke till mig av hjärtat, allenast jämra sig på sina läger; de hava ångest för sin säd och sitt vin, men de äro gensträviga mot mig.
15 I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to me.
Det var jag som undervisade dem och stärkte deras armar, men de hava ont i sinnet mot mig.
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 vända om, men icke till den som är därovan; de äro lika en båge som sviker. Deras furstar skola falla genom svärd, därför att deras tungor äro så hätska. Då skall man bespotta dem i Egyptens land.
