Hosea 1
1 [I am] Hosea, the son of Beeri. Yahweh gave me these messages [at various times] during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah, and Jeroboam the son of Jehoash was the King of Israel.
Detta är Herrans ord, som skedde till Osea, Beeri son, uti Ussia, Jotham, Ahas, Jehiskia, Juda Konungars, tid; och uti Jerobeams, Joas sons, Israels Konungs, tid.
2 When Yahweh first [began to] give messages to me [to tell to the people of Israel], he said to me, “Go and marry a prostitute. But [some of] her children will be born as a result of her having sex with men to whom she is not married. That will illustrate how the people of Israel have turned away from me and worship (idols/other gods).”
Och då Herren först tog till att tala genom Osea, sade Herren till honom: Gack bort, och tag dig ena sköko till hustru, och skökobarn; ty landet löper ifrå Herranom i boleri.
3 So I married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and gave birth to my son.
Och han gick bort, och tog Gomer, Diblaims dotter. Hon vardt hafvandes, och födde honom en son.
4 Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Jezreel, [which means ‘God scatters’], because I will soon punish the descendants [MTY] of [King] Jehu [by scattering them], because he killed many of my people at Jezreel [town]. [Some day] I will end the kingdom of Israel,
Och Herren sade till honom: Kalla honom Jisreel; ty det är ännu om en liten tid till görandes, så vill jag hemsöka de blodskulder i Jisreel, öfver Jehu hus, och skall göra en ända med Israels rike.
5 by destroying the power [MTY] of [the army of] Israel in Jezreel Valley.”
På den tiden skall jag sönderbryta Israels båga, uti Jisreels dal.
6 [Later] Gomer became pregnant [again], and she gave birth to a daughter. Yahweh said to me “Give her the name Lo-ruhamah, [which means ‘not loved],’ because I will no longer [show that I] love the people [MET] of Israel, and I will not forgive them [for the sins that they have committed].
Och hon vardt äter hafvandes, och födde ena dotter; och han sade till honom: Kalla henne LoRyhama; ty jag vill intet mer förbarma mig öfver Israels hus; utan lag vill bortkasta dem.
7 But I will [show that I] love the people [MTY] of Judah [by saving them from their enemies]. However, it will not be by weapons and armies or horses and chariots that I will save them. Instead, it will be by [the power that I], Yahweh their God, [have].”
Dock öfver Juda hus vill jag förbarma mig, och skall hjelpa dem genom Herran deras Gud; men jag vill icke hjelpa dem genom båga, svärd, strid, hästar eller resenärar.
8 After Gomer had (weaned/stopped breast-feeding) Lo-ruhamah, she became pregnant again, and she gave birth to another son.
Och då hon afvant hade LoRyhama, vardt hon äter hafvandes, och födde en son.
9 Yahweh said “Give him the name Lo-ammi, [which means 'not my people', ] because the people of Israel are no [longer my people], and I am not their God.
Och han sade: Kalla honom LoAmmi; ty I ären icke mitt folk, så vill jag ej heller vara edar.
10 But [some day] the people of Israel will be [as numerous] as [SIM] the [grains of] sand on the seashore; no one will be able to count them. Now [I] am saying to them, ‘You are not my people,’ but then people will say to them, ‘[You are the] children of God who is all-powerful.’
Men talet på Israels barn skall varda lika som sanden i hafvena, den man hvarken mäla eller räkna kan; och det skall ske på det rum, der man till dem sagt hafver; I ären icke mitt folk; der skall man säga till dem: O! I lefvande Guds barn.
11 [At that time], the people of Judah and the people of Israel will unite. They will appoint one leader for all of them, and they will return from the countries [to which they have been (exiled/forced to go)]. That will be a great time; Jezreel [also means ‘God plants’, and it will be as though God will plant them in this country again].”
Ty Juda barn och Israels barn skola sammankomma, och skola hålla sig alla under ett hufvud, och draga upp utu landena; ty Jisreels dag skall vara en stor lag.
