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.
“and when I wanted to heal them [again], [I did not do it, ] [because] I saw the wicked things that [the people of] Samaria [city] and [other places in] Israel [DOU] have done. They constantly deceive others; bandits rob people in the streets.
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.
But they do not realize that I do not forget all the evil things that they do. [It is as though] they are surrounded by [all] the sins that they commit; and [it is though] those sins are [always right] in front of me [MTY].
3 Ved sin ondskap gleder de kongen og ved sine løgner fyrstene.
Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s 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.
[The king and his officials] are all treacherous. [They are always eager to do wicked things; ] they are like [SIM] an oven that is [very] hot: a baker mixes the dough and waits for it to expand, and he does not [need to] cause the oven to become hotter.
5 På vår konges dag drikker fyrstene sig syke av den hete vin; han rekker spottere hånden.
The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
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.
The officials angrily plan to murder the king; it is like [SIM] they have an oven in their inner beings. All during the night their [eagerness/wanting to murder the king] is like a fire that is smouldering, but in the morning it becomes like [MET] a roaring 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.
All those officials are like [MET] hot flames that completely burn up their rulers, so all their kings are murdered, and no one pleads with me [to help them].”
8 Efra'im blander sig med folkene; Efra'im er blitt en kake som ikke er vendt.
“[The leaders of] Israel join with leaders of [godless] nations; so [the leaders of] Israel are [as worthless as] a pancake that is cooked on only one side.
9 Fremmede har fortært hans kraft, men han vet det ikke; hans hår er alt gråsprengt, men han vet det ikke.
Joining with the rulers of foreign nations has caused Israel to be a weak [nation], but the Israelis do not realize that. Israel has become [like] [MET] a gray-haired old man, but the people of Israel do not realize it.
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.
Their being proud [PRS] testifies against them, but in spite of that, they do not return to [me], Yahweh, their God, or [even] try to know me.
11 Men Efra'im er blitt som en enfoldig due, uten forstand; på Egypten kaller de, til Assur går de.
[The people of] Israel have become foolish and stupid like [SIM] doves. [First] they called out to Egypt [to help them], [and then] they sought help from Assyria.
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.
But wherever they go [to get help], [I will not allow them to succeed]; [it will be as though] [MET] I will throw a net over them like [SIM] [a hunter uses a net to capture] birds; I will punish them for the evil things that they do.
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.
Terrible things will happen to them because they abandoned/deserted me! They will be destroyed because they rebelled against me. I wanted to rescue them, but they tell lies about 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.
They do not cry out to me sincerely [IDM]; they [only] lie on their beds and wail. They gather together and ask [me to give them] grain and wine, but they turn away from me.
15 Det er jeg som har lært dem op, og som har styrket deres armer; men mot mig har de ondt i sinne.
I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to 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 have rejected me, their Great God, and turned to their god Baal; they are [as useless] as [SIM] a crooked bow. Their leaders boast [that they are very strong], but they will be killed by [their enemies’] swords. As a result, [the people of] Egypt will laugh at them.”
