Hoseas 7
1 Når jeg vil læge Israel, da åpenbares Efra'ims misgjerning og Samarias ondskap; for de farer med svik, og tyver bryter sig inn, og røverskarer plyndrer utenfor.
When I have healed Israel, then shall the iniquity of Ephraim be revealed, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they have wrought falsehood: and a thief shall come in to him, [even] a robber spoiling in his way;
2 Og de tenker ikke på at jeg kommer all deres ondskap i hu; nu har deres gjerninger omringet dem, de er kommet for mitt åsyn.
that they may concert together as [men] singing in their heart: I remember all their wickedness: now have their own counsels compassed them about; they came before my face.
3 Ved sin ondskap gleder de kongen og ved sine løgner fyrstene.
They gladdened kings with their wickedness, and princes with their lies.
4 Alle sammen er de horkarler; de ligner en ovn som ophetes av bakeren; han holder bare op med å ilde fra deigen eltes til den er syret.
They are all adulterers, as an oven glowing with flame for hot-baking, on account of the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened.
5 På vår konges dag drikker fyrstene sig syke av den hete vin; han rekker spottere hånden.
[In] the days of our kings, the princes began to be inflamed with wine: he stretched out his hand with pestilent fellows.
6 For de gjør sitt hjerte så hett som en ovn mens de lurer; hele natten sover deres baker, om morgenen brenner det som luende ild.
Therefore their hearts are inflamed as an oven, while they rage all the night: Ephraim is satisfied with sleep; the morning is come; he is burnt up as a flame of fire.
7 Alle sammen blir de hete som en ovn og fortærer sine dommere; alle deres konger er falt, det er ingen iblandt dem, som kaller på mig.
They are all heated like an oven, and have devoured their judges: all their kings are fallen; there was not among them one that called on me.
8 Efra'im blander sig med folkene; Efra'im er blitt en kake som ikke er vendt.
Ephraim is mixed among his people; Ephraim became a cake not turned.
9 Fremmede har fortært hans kraft, men han vet det ikke; hans hår er alt gråsprengt, men han vet det ikke.
Strangers devoured his strength, and he knew [it] not; and grey hairs came upon him, and he knew [it] not.
10 Og Israels stolthet vidner mot ham like i hans åsyn; men de vender ikke om til Herren sin Gud og søker ham ikke til tross for alt dette.
And the pride of Israel shall be brought down before his face: yet they have not returned to the Lord their God, neither have they diligently sought him for all this.
11 Men Efra'im er blitt som en enfoldig due, uten forstand; på Egypten kaller de, til Assur går de.
And Ephraim was as a silly dove, not having a heart: he called to Egypt, and they went to the Assyrians.
12 Så snart de går, vil jeg spenne ut mitt nett over dem; som himmelens fugler vil jeg dra dem ned; jeg vil tukte dem, som det allerede er forkynt for deres menighet.
Whenever they shall go, I will cast my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the sky, I will chasten them with the rumor of their [coming] affliction.
13 Ve dem, at de flyktet bort fra mig! Ødeleggelse over dem, fordi de er falt fra mig! Jeg vilde forløse dem, men de talte løgn imot mig.
Woe to them! for they have started aside from me: they are cowards; for they have sinned against me: yet I redeemed them, but they spoke falsehoods against me.
14 De roper ikke til mig fra sitt hjerte, men ligger og hyler på sitt leie; de trenger sig sammen for å få korn og most, men fra mig vender de sig bort.
And their hearts did not cry to me, but they howled on their beds: they pined for oil and wine.
15 Det er jeg som har lært dem op, og som har styrket deres armer; men mot mig har de ondt i sinne.
They were instructed by me, and I strengthened their arms; and they devised evils against me.
16 De vender sig, men ikke mot det høie; de er blitt som en sviktende bue. Deres fyrster skal falle for sverdet for sin rasende tunges skyld; dette blir dem til spott i Egyptens land.
They turned aside to that which is not, they became as a bent bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, by reason of the unbridled state of their tongue: this is their setting at nothing in the land of Egypt.
