Hosea 2
1 Say ye to your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.
Kald eders Broder Mit-Folk og eders Søster nåderig.
2 Contend with your mother, contend: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her harlotry out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
Gå i rette med eders Moder, gå i rette, thi hun er ikke min Hustru, og jeg er ej hendes Mand. For Hormærket fri hun sit Ansigt, for Bolemærket sit Bryst.
3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and kill her with thirst.
Jeg klæder hende ellers nøgen, stiller hende frem, som hun fødtes; jeg reder hende til som en Ørk, som et Tørkeland gør jeg hende, lader hende tørste ihjel.
4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they are the children of harlotry.
Jeg ynkes ej over hendes Børn, fordi de er Horebørn;
5 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.
thi Horkvinde var deres Moder, skamløs var hun, som bar dem. Thi hun sagde: "Mine Elskere holder jeg mig til, som giver mig mit Brød og mit Vand, min Uld og min Hør, min Olie og Vin."
6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
Se, derfor spærrer jeg med Tjørn hendes Vej, foran hende murer jeg en Mur, så hun ikke kan finde sine Stier.
7 And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.
Efter Elskerne kan hun så løbe, hun når dem alligevel ikke; hun søger dem uden at finde, og da skal hun sige: "Jeg går på ny til min første Mand; da, havde jeg det bedre end nu."
8 For she did not know that I gave her grain, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.
Ja hun, hun skønner ikke, at det var mig, som gav hende Korn og Most og Olie, gav hende rigeligt Sølv. og Guld, som de gjorde til Baaler.
9 Therefore will I return, and take away my grain in its time, and my wine in its season, and I will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.
Derfor tager jeg atter mit Korn, når Tiden er til det, min Most, når Timen er inde, borttager min Uld og min Hør, som hun skjuler sin Nøgenhed med.
10 And now will I uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of my hand.
Jeg blotter nu hendes Skam lige for Elskernes Øjne, af min Hånd frier ingen hende ud.
11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.
Jeg, gør Ende på al hendes. Glæde, Fester, Nymåner, Sabbater, hver en Højtid, hun har.
12 And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, of which she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.
Jeg ødelægger hendes Vinstok og Figentræ, om hvilke hun sagde: "Her er min Skøgeløn, den, mine Elskere gav mig." Jeg skaber dem om til Krat, af Markens Dyr skal de ædes.
13 And I will judge her for the days of Baalim, in which she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgot me, saith the LORD.
Jeg hjemsøger hende for Baalernes Fester, på hvilke hun bragte dem Ofre, smykket med Ring og Kæde. Sine Elskere holdt hun sig til, mig glemte hun, lyder det fra HERREN.
14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak kindly to her.
Se, derfor vil jeg lokke og føre hende ud i Ørkenen og tale hende kærligt til.
15 And I will give her her vineyards there, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came from the land of Egypt.
Så giver jeg hende hendes Vingårde der og Akors Dal til en Håbets Dør. Der skal hun synge som i Ungdommens Dage, som da hun drog op fra Ægyptens Land.
16 And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
På hin Dag, lyder det fra HERREN, skal hun påkalde sin Ægtemand, og ikke mere Baalerne.
17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
Baalsnavnene fjerner jeg fra hendes Mund, ej mer skal Navnene huskes.
18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down in safety.
På hin Dag slutter jeg en Pagt for dem med Markens Dyr og Himmelens Fugle og Jordens Kryb; Bue, Sværd og Stridsvåben sønderbryder jeg i Landet, og jeg lader dem bo trygt.
19 And I will betroth thee to me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee to me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
Jeg trolover mig med dig for evigt, jeg trolover mig med dig med Retfærd og Ret, med Miskundhed og Barmhjertighed;
20 I will even betroth thee to me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
jeg trolover mig med dig i Troskab, og du skal kende HERREN.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;
Da skal det ske på hin Dag, at jeg bønhører, lyder det fra HERREN, ja, at jeg bønhører Himlen, at den så bønhører Jorden,
22 And the earth shall hear the grain, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
og Jorden bønhører Hornet, Mosten og Olien, og de bønhører Jizreel.
23 And I will sow her to me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them who were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
Jeg sår hende ud i Landet, mod Nådeløs er jeg nådig og siger til Ikke-mit-Folk: "Mit Folk er du!" og han skal sige: "Min Gud!"
