Hosea 7
1 När jag vill hela Israel, då uppenbarar sig Efraims missgärning och Samariens ondska. Ty de öva falskhet, tjuvar göra inbrott, rövarskaror plundra på vägarna.
When I was willing to heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the malice of Samaria, for they had been manufacturing lies. And the thief steals from inside, the robber from outside.
2 Och de betänka icke i sina hjärtan att jag lägger all deras ondska på minnet. De äro nu kringrända av sina egna gärningar, ty dessa hava kommit inför mitt ansikte.
And, so that they may not say in their hearts that I am the one who has called to mind all of their wickedness: now their own inventions have encircled them. These things have happened in my presence.
3 Med sin ondska bereda de konungen glädje och med sina lögner furstarna.
The king has rejoiced at their wickedness, and the leaders have rejoiced in their lies.
4 Allasammans äro de äktenskapsbrytare; de likna en ugn, upphettad av bagaren, som när han har knådat degen, underlåter att elda, till dess att degen är syrad.
They are all adulterers; like an oven heating up before baking, the city rested a little before the leaven was mixed in, until the whole was leavened.
5 På vår konungs dag drucko sig furstarna febersjuka av vin; själv räckte han bespottarna handen.
On the day of our king, the leaders began to be mad with wine; he extended his hand with those who fabricate illusions.
6 När de med sina anslag hava eldat upp sitt hjärta likasom en ugn, sover bagaren hela natten; men om morgonen brinner elden i ljus låga.
For they have used their heart like an oven, while he laid snares for them; he slept through the night baking them, and by morning he himself was heated like a burning fire.
7 Allasammans äro de heta såsom en ugn och förbränna så sina domare; ja, alla deras konungar falla, ty bland dem finnes ingen som åkallar mig.
They have all become hot like an oven, and they have devoured their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one who calls to me among them.
8 Efraim beblandar sig med andra folk; Efraim har blivit lik en ovänd kaka.
Ephraim himself has been mingled with the nations. Ephraim has become like bread, baked under ashes, that has not been turned over.
9 Främlingar hava förtärt hans kraft, men han förstår intet; fastän han har fått grå hår, förstår han ändå intet.
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he did not know it. And grey hairs also have spread across him, and he is ignorant of it.
10 Men Israels stolthet vittnar emot honom; de vända icke om till HERREN, sin Gud, och de söka honom ej, allt detta oaktat.
And the pride of Israel will be brought low before his face, for they have not returned to the Lord their God, nor have they sought him in all of this.
11 Efraim har blivit lik en duva, enfaldig, utan förstånd. Egypten påkalla de, till Assur gå de;
And Ephraim has become like a pigeon that has been led astray, not having a heart; for they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians.
12 men bäst de gå där, breder jag ut mitt nät över dem och drager dem ned, såsom vore de fåglar under himmelen. Ja, jag skall tukta dem, såsom det redan har sports i deras församling.
And when they will set out, I will spread my net over them. I will pull them down like the birds of the sky; I will cut them down in accordance with the reports of their meetings.
13 Ve över dem, ty de hava flytt bort ifrån mig! Fördärv över dem, ty de hava avfallit från mig! Och jag skulle förlossa dem, dem som föra mot mig så lögnaktigt tal!
Woe to them, for they have withdrawn from me. They will waste away because they have been dishonest with me. And I redeemed them, and they have spoken lies against me.
14 De ropa icke till mig av hjärtat, allenast jämra sig på sina läger; de hava ångest för sin säd och sitt vin, men de äro gensträviga mot mig.
And they have not cried out to me in their heart, but they howled on their beds. They have obsessed about wheat and wine; they have withdrawn from me.
15 Det var jag som undervisade dem och stärkte deras armar, men de hava ont i sinnet mot mig.
And I have educated them, and I have reinforced their arms; and they have imagined evil against me.
16 De vända om, men icke till den som är därovan; de äro lika en båge som sviker. Deras furstar skola falla genom svärd, därför att deras tungor äro så hätska. Då skall man bespotta dem i Egyptens land.
They returned so that they might be without a yoke. They have become like a deceitful bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of the madness of their words. This is their derision in the land of Egypt.
