Hoseas 2
1 Si da til eders brødre: Ammi! Og til eders søstre: Ruhama!
[At that time, ] you will say to your fellow-Israeli men, “[You are] God’s people,” and [you will say] to your fellow-Israeli women, “You are ones whom God loves.”
2 Gå i rette med eders mor, gå i rette med henne! For hun er ikke min hustru, og jeg er ikke hennes mann. Få henne til å ta sine horeminer bort fra sitt ansikt og sine utuktige fakter fra sine bryster,
[Yahweh also said to me], “I want you to accuse the Israeli people. [It is as though] [MET] this nation is your mother, but this nation is [no longer as though it is] [MET] my wife, and it is [no longer as though] [MET] I am its husband. Tell the Israeli people that they must stop [acting like] a prostitute [by worshiping other gods]; they must stop showing by their behavior that they (are unfaithful to/have abandoned) [me] [MET].
3 forat jeg ikke skal klæ henne naken og stille henne frem som hun var den dag hun blev født, og gjøre henne lik en ørken, et tørt land, og la henne dø av tørst!
If they do not do that, I will not give them [food and] clothes [as a husband should give to his wife]; I will take away those things, and I will cause their nation to become [as deserted] as it was on the day that I [brought their ancestors out of Egypt and caused them to become a nation] [MET]. I will cause their country to be like [SIM] a desert; there will be no rain to water the ground [MET].
4 Og hennes barn vil jeg ikke miskunne mig over; for de er horebarn.
I will not pity the people, because they have [abandoned me] as [MET] prostitutes abandon their husbands.
5 For deres mor har drevet hor, hun som fødte dem, har båret sig skammelig at - hun sa: Jeg vil gå efter mine elskere, de som gir mig mitt brød og mitt vann, min ull og mitt lin, min olje og min vin.
Their parents are like prostitutes [MET]: they have been unfaithful [to me], and they have done [very] disgraceful things. They said, ‘We will run to [our idols/gods] who love us; [they are the ones] who give us food and water and wool and linen and [olive] oil, and [wine to] drink.’
6 Se, derfor stenger jeg din vei med torner; jeg reiser en mur foran henne, så hun ikke finner sine stier;
So [it will be as though] [MET] I am blocking their road with thornbushes, and putting put a wall around them so that they do not know which way to go.
7 når hun løper efter sine elskere, skal hun ikke nå dem, når hun søker dem, skal hun ikke finne dem. Da skal hun si: Jeg vil vende tilbake til min første mann; for dengang hadde jeg det bedre enn nu.
They will run to their idols/gods that [they think] love them, but they will not find them. They will search for their false gods, but they will not find them. Then they will say, ‘[Perhaps] we should return to [Yahweh], whom we worshiped previously [MET], because things were better for us then than they are now.’
8 Hun skjønte ikke at det var jeg som gav henne kornet og mosten og oljen, og som gav henne sølv og gull i mengdevis, som de brukte til Ba'al.
But they do not realize that I, [Yahweh], am the one who gave them grain and wine and [olive] oil; I am the one who gave them silver and gold which they used to worship Baal.
9 Derfor vil jeg ta mitt korn tilbake, når dets tid kommer, og min most, når tiden er inne, og jeg vil ta bort min ull og mitt lin, som tjener til å skjule hennes blusel.
Therefore I will return and take my grain and grapes from them when they are ripe. I will take from them the wool and linen that I gave to them [to make their clothes] [MTY].
10 Ja, nu vil jeg avdekke hennes visne kropp for hennes elskeres øine, og ingen skal rive henne ut av min hånd.
I will show those false gods/idols that what my people are doing is disgusting [MET], and no one will be able to hinder me from [punishing them].
11 Og jeg vil gjøre ende på all hennes glede, hennes fester, hennes nymåner og hennes sabbater og alle hennes høitider.
I will cause their religious celebrations to cease, the festivals that they celebrate every year and at every new moon and on their (Sabbath days/weekly days of rest). I will cause all their religious celebrations to cease.
12 Og jeg vil ødelegge hennes vintre og hennes fikentre, hvorom hun har sagt: De er min horelønn, som mine elskere har gitt mig. Og jeg vil gjøre dem til skog, og markens dyr skal ete dem.
I will destroy [all] their grapevines and fig trees, which they said were what their [idols/gods] who loved them paid them for worshiping those idols. I will cause those places to become a desert, and wild animals will eat the fruit [that remains].
13 Og jeg vil hjemsøke henne for de dager da hun brente røkelse for Ba'alene og prydet sig med nesering og halssmykke og gikk efter sine elskere, men glemte mig, sier Herren.
I will punish my people for [all] the times that they burned incense to [honor] the idols of Baal. They decorated themselves with rings and jewelry, and they went to worship those [false gods/idols] that [they thought] [IRO] loved them, but they abandoned/forgot me! [That is what I], Yahweh, say.
14 Se, derfor vil jeg lokke henne og føre henne ut i ørkenen og tale vennlig til henne,
But listen! [Some day] I will persuade my people [to worship me again]; I will lead them [out] into the desert and speak kindly to them [there].
15 og så snart hun kommer derfra, vil jeg gi henne hennes vingårder igjen og gjøre Akors dal til en håpets dør for henne; og hun skal takke der, som i sin ungdoms dager, som den dag hun drog op fra Egyptens land.
I will give their vineyards [back] to them, and I will cause Achor Valley, [which means ‘valley of trouble'], to become a valley where they will confidently expect [me to do good things for them]. They will (respond to/want to please) me there like they did long ago, when I freed them from [being slaves in] Egypt.
16 Og det skal skje på den dag, sier Herren, at du skal rope: Min mann! Og du skal ikke mere rope til mig: Min Ba'al!
At that time, they will say to me, ‘[It is as though] [MET] you are our husband.’ They will not say that I am their [master, like they considered that] Baal [was].
17 Og jeg vil ta Ba'alenes navn bort fra hennes munn, og de skal ikke mere nevnes ved navn.
I will not allow them to speak [MTY] the names of Baal; they will never use those names again.
18 Og jeg vil den dag gjøre en pakt for dem med markens dyr og himmelens fugler og jordens kryp; og bue og sverd og krig vil jeg sønderbryte og utrydde av landet, og jeg vil la dem bo i trygghet.
At that time [it will be as though] I will make an agreement with [all] the wild animals and birds, and [even with] the little animals that scurry across the ground, so that they will never harm my people [again]. And I will remove from their nation all the weapons [for fighting] battles, [like] swords and bows [and arrows]. The result will be that my people will live peacefully and safely, and will not be afraid.
19 Og jeg vil trolove mig med dig for evig tid; jeg vil trolove mig med dig i rettferdighet og rett, i miskunhet og barmhjertighet,
I will cause them to be [as though they are] [MET] my bride forever. I will be righteous and fair/just; I will faithfully love them and be kind to them.
20 og jeg vil trolove mig med dig i trofasthet, og du skal kjenne Herren.
I will not abandon them, and they will realize [that I] Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do.]
21 Og det skal skje på den dag at jeg vil bønnhøre, sier Herren, jeg vil bønnhøre himmelen, og den skal bønnhøre jorden,
At that time, [when they request me to do things for them], [I will do those things]. When they request clouds and rain to fall on their land, I will speak to the clouds, and rain will fall on the earth,
22 og jorden skal bønnhøre kornet og mosten og oljen, og de skal bønnhøre Jisre'el.
and grain will grow, and the vineyards and the olive trees will grow in Jezreel [Valley].
23 Og jeg vil plante henne for mig i landet og miskunne mig over Lo-Ruhama, og jeg vil si til Lo-Ammi: Du er mitt folk, og det skal svare: Min Gud!
[At that time], I will take care of the Israeli people [like a farmer plants and takes care of his crops] [MET]. I will love those people that I previously said were ones I did not love, and I previously said, ‘You are not my people,’ and [then] they will say to me, ‘You are our God.’”
