Hosea 9
1 Do not rejoice, Israel, with joy like the other peoples. For you have been unfaithful, forsaking your God. You love to pay the wages a prostitute requires on all the threshing floors.
Israel, glæd dig ikke med Folkets jubel, ved Hor veg du bort fra din Gud, på hver en Tærskeplads elsker du Skøgens Løn.
2 But the threshing floor and the winepress will not feed them; the new wine will fail them.
Tærskeplads og Perse skal ej kendes ved dem, og Mosten slår fejl for dem.
3 They will not continue to live in Yahweh's land; instead, Ephraim will return to Egypt, and one day they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
Ej skal de blive i HERRENs Land; til Ægypten skal Efraim tilbage, spise uren Føde i Assur.
4 They will pour out no wine offerings to Yahweh, neither will they be pleasing to him. Their sacrifices will be to them like mourners' food: all who eat it will be defiled. For their food will be for themselves only; it will not come into the house of Yahweh.
Ej skal de udgyde Vin for HERREN, ej heller gøre Slagtoffer rede. Som Sørgebrød er deres Brød, det gør hver, som spiser det uren: thi Hungeren kræver alt Brødet, i HERRENs Hus kommer intet.
5 What will you do on the day of an appointed festival, on the day of a festival for Yahweh?
Hvad gør I på Højtidsdagen, på HERRENs Festdag?
6 For, look, if they escape from destruction, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them. As for their treasures of silver— sharp briers will possess them, and thorns will fill their tents.
Slipper de bort fra Vold, skal Ægypten sanke dem op og Memfis jorde dem; deres kostbare Sølvtøj skal Tidsler arve, Nælder skal bo i deres Telte.
7 The days for punishment are coming; the days for retribution are coming. Let all Israel know these things. The prophet is a fool, and the inspired man is insane, because of your great iniquity and great hostility.
Hjemsøgelsens Dage kommer, Gengældelsens Dage, det skal Israel mærke. "Afsindig er Profeten, forrykt den af Ånden grebne" fordi din Brøde er stor og Fjendskabet stort!
8 The prophet is the watchman for my God over Ephraim. But a bird snare is on all of his paths, and hostility toward him is in the house of his God.
I sin Guds Hus lurer Efraim på Profeten; der er Snarer på alle hans Veje, man gør Faldgruben dyb.
9 They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah. God will call to mind their iniquity, and he will punish their sins.
Det er som i Gibeas Dage, han mindes deres Skyld og straffer deres Synder.
10 Yahweh says, “When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the wilderness. Like the very first fruit of the season on the fig tree, I found your fathers. But they went to Baal Peor, and they devoted themselves to that shameful idol. They became as detestable as the idol they loved.
Som Druer i Ørkenen fandt jeg Israel, som tidligmodne Figner på Træet så jeg eders Fædre. De kom til Baal-Peor, til Skændselen viede de sig, som Efraims Elskere blev de en væmmelig Hob.
11 As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird. There will be no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.
Deres Herlighed flyver som Fugle, Fødsel, Svangerskab, Undfangelse forbi!
12 Though they have brought up children, I will take them away so that none of them is left. Woe to them when I turn away from them!
Ja, selv om de opfostrer Sønner, jeg lader dem dø ud uden Børn. Ja, ve også dem, når jeg viger fra dem!
13 I have seen Ephraim, just like Tyre, planted in a meadow, but Ephraim will bring out his children to someone who will slaughter them.”
Efraim så jeg som en Mand, der gør Jagt på sine Børn; thi Efraim selv fører Sønnerne ud til Bøddelen.
14 Give them, Yahweh—what will you give them? Give them a miscarrying womb and breasts that give no milk.
Giv dem, HERRE ja hvad skal du give? Du give dem barnløst Skød og golde Bryster!
15 “Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal, that is where I began to hate them. Because of their sinful deeds, I will drive them out of my house. I will love them no more; all their officials are rebels.
I Gilgal er al deres Ondskab, der fik jeg Had til dem; for deres onde Gerninger driver jeg dem ud af mit Hus; jeg elsker dem ikke mer, genstridige er alle deres Fyrster.
16 Ephraim is diseased, and their root is dried up; they bear no fruit. Even if they have children, I will put their beloved children to death.”
Efraim er ramt, dets Rod er vissen, de bærer slet ingen Frugt; og får de end Børn, jeg dræber den dyre Livsfrugt.
17 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed him. They will become wanderers among the nations.
Deres Gud vil forkaste dem, fordi de ej adlød ham; hjemløse bliver de blandt Folkene.
