Hosea 8
1 “Place a trumpet at your lips! An eagle is coming over the house of Yahweh because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.
Basunen for din Gane! Som en Ørn over Herrens Hus! fordi de have overtraadt min Pagt og forbrudt sig imod min Lov.
2 They cry out to me, 'My God, we in Israel know you.'
Til mig raabe de: Min Gud! vi, Israel, kende dig.
3 But Israel has rejected what is good, and the enemy will pursue him.
Israel har forkastet det gode; Fjenden forfølge ham!
4 They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, but without my knowledge. With their silver and gold they have made idols for themselves, but it was only so they might be cut off.”
De have indsat Konger, men ikke fra mig; de have indsat Fyrster, men jeg vidste det ikke; de have gjort sig Afguder af deres Sølv og deres Guld, for at det kan udryddes.
5 “Your calf has been rejected, Samaria. My anger is burning against these people. For how long will they stay guilty?
Din Kalv, Samaria! er forkastet, min Vrede er optændt imod dem, hvor længe? de taale ikke Renhed.
6 For this idol came from Israel; a workman made it; it is not God! The calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces.
Thi af Israel er ogsaa den, en Mester har gjort den, og den er ikke en Gud; men til Splinter bliver Samarias Kalv.
7 For the people sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it yields no flour. If it does come to maturity, foreigners will devour it.
Thi Vind saa de, og Storm høste de; Korn paa Roden have de ej, Grøden giver ikke Mel, og om den end giver det, skulle fremmede opsluge det.
8 Israel is swallowed up; now they lie among the nations like something useless.
Opslugt er Israel; nu ere de blevne iblandt Hedningerne som et Kar, hvortil ingen har Lyst.
9 For they went up to Assyria like a wild donkey all alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for herself.
Thi de droge op til Assyrien som et Vildæsel, der gaar sine egne Veje; Efraim tingede om Elskov.
10 Even though they have hired lovers among the nations, I will now gather them together. They will begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of princes.
Men tinge de iblandt Folkene, saa vil jeg dog nu samle dem; og de skulle begynde at mindskes under Trykket af Fyrsternes Konge.
11 For Ephraim has multiplied altars for sin offerings, but they have become altars for committing sins instead.
Thi Efraim byggede mange Altre til at synde ved; han har faaet Altre til at synde ved.
12 I could write down my law for them ten thousand times, but they would view it as something strange to them.
Jeg skriver ham mine mangfoldige Love; de ere blevne agtede som noget fremmed.
13 As for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice meat and eat it, but I, Yahweh, do not accept them. Now I will think about their iniquity and punish their sins. They will return to Egypt.
Som Ofre, de bringe mig, ofre de Kød og æde; Herren finder ikke Behag i dem; nu vil han komme deres Misgerning i Hu og hjemsøge deres Synder; de skulle komme tilbage til Ægypten.
14 Israel has forgotten me, his Maker, and has built palaces. Judah has fortified many cities, but I will send fire on his cities; it will destroy his fortresses.
Og Israel forglemte sin Skaber og byggede Paladser, og Juda opførte mange faste Stæder; men jeg vil sende Ild i hans Stæder, og den skal fortære hans Paladser.
