Hoseas 12
1 Efra'im higer efter vind, han jager efter østenvær; hele dagen dynger han op løgn og ødeleggelse; de inngår pakt med Assur, de fører olje til Egypten.
But Ephraim is an evil spirit, he has chased the east wind all the day: he has multiplied empty and vain things, and made a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil has gone in the way of traffic into Egypt.
2 Herren har trette med Juda, og han skal hjemsøke Jakob for hans ferds skyld, betale ham efter hans gjerninger.
And the Lord [has] a controversy with Juda, in order to punish Jacob: according to his ways and according to his practices will he recompense him.
3 I mors liv holdt han sin bror i hælen, og i sin manndomskraft kjempet han med Gud.
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his labours he had power with God.
4 Han kjempet med engelen og vant; han gråt og bad ham om nåde; i Betel møtte han ham, og der talte han med oss.
And he prevailed with the angel and was strong: they wept, and entreated me: they found me in the house of On, and there [a word] was spoken to them.
5 Og Herren, hærskarenes Gud - Herren er det navn han skal kalles med.
But the Lord God Almighty shall be his memorial.
6 Og du - til din Gud skal du vende om; hold fast ved miskunnhet og rett, og bi stadig på din Gud!
You therefore shall return to your God: keep you mercy and judgement, and draw near to your God continually.
7 I Kana'ans hånd er det falsk vekt; å gjøre urett er hans lyst.
[As for] Chanaan, in his hand is a balance of unrighteousness: he has loved to tyrannize.
8 Og Efra'im sier: Ja, jeg er blitt rik, har vunnet mig gods; men i alt mitt strev skal ingen kunne finne nogen urett - nogen synd.
And Ephraim said, Nevertheless I am rich, I have found refreshment to myself. None of his labours shall be found [available] to him, by reason of the sins which he has committed.
9 Men jeg er Herren din Gud fra Egyptens land; jeg vil ennu la dig bo i telt likesom i høitidsdagene.
But I the Lord your God brought you up out of the land of Egypt: I will yet cause you to dwell in tabernacles, according to the days of the feast.
10 Jeg har talt til profetene, og jeg har latt dem se syner i mengde, og gjennem profetene har jeg talt i lignelser.
And I will speak to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and by the means of the prophets I was represented.
11 Er Gilead fullt av misgjerninger, så skal de også bli rent til intet; har de ofret okser i Gilgal, så skal og deres altere bli som stenrøser langsmed markens furer.
If Galaad exists not, then the chiefs in Galaad when they sacrificed were false, and their altars were as heaps on the ground of the field.
12 Jakob flyktet til Arams land, Israel tjente for å vinne en hustru - for å vinne en hustru voktet han får.
And Jacob retreated into the plain of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and waited for a wife.
13 Men ved en profet førte Herren Israel op fra Egypten, og ved en profet voktet han det.
And the Lord brought Israel out of the land of Egypt by a prophet, and by a prophet was he preserve.
14 Efra'im har vakt bitter harme; derfor skal hans Herre la hans blodskyld komme over ham, og hans hån skal han gjengjelde ham.
Ephraim was angry and excited, therefore his blood shall be poured out upon him, and the Lord shall recompense to him his reproach.
