Hoseas 12
1 Efraims Hu står til Vind, efter Østenstorm jager han stadig, af Løgn og Svig er han fuld; med Assur slutter de Pagt, til Ægypten bringer de Olie.
“Ephraim is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day he multiplies lying and spoiling, And they make a covenant with Asshur, And oil is carried to Egypt.
2 HERREN går i Rette med Juda og hjemsøger Jakob, gengælder ham efter hans Veje og efter hans Id.
And YHWH has a controversy with Judah, To lay a charge on Jacob according to his ways, He returns to him according to his doings.
3 I Moders Liv overlisted han sin Broder, han stred med Gud i sin Manddom,
In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And by his strength he was a prince with God,
4 ja stred med en Engel og sejred, han bad ham med Gråd om Nåde; i Betel traf han ham og talte med ham der,
Indeed, he is a prince to the Messenger, And he overcomes [by] weeping, And he makes supplication to Him, At Bethel He finds him, And there He speaks with us,
5 HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, HERREN er hans Navn:
Even YHWH, God of the Hosts, YHWH [is] His memorial.
6 "Drag du nu hjem med din Gud, tag Vare på Kærlighed og Ret og bi bestandig på din Gud!"
And you, through your God, turn, Keep kindness and judgment, And wait on your God continually.
7 I Kana'ans Hånd er falske Lodder, han elsker Svig.
Canaan! In his hand [are] balances of deceit! He has loved to oppress.
8 Efraim siger: "Jeg vandt dog Rigdom og Gods!" Al hans Vinding soner ej Brøden, han øved.
And Ephraim says, Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself, All my labors—they do not find against me iniquity that [is] sin.
9 Men jeg, som er HERREN din Gud, fra du var i Ægypten, lader dig bo i Telt igen som i svundne Dage.
And I—your God YHWH from the land of Egypt, Again I turn you back into tents, As in the days of the appointed time.
10 Jeg har talet til Profeterne og givet mange Syner, ved Profeterne talet i Lignelser.
And I have spoken to the prophets, And I have multiplied vision, And by the hand of the prophets I use allegories.
11 Gilead er Løgn og Tomhed, i Gilgal ofrer de Tyre; som Stendynger langs med Markfurer er deres Altre.
Surely Gilead [is] iniquity, They have been only vanity, In Gilead they have sacrificed bullocks, Also their altars [are] as heaps, on the furrows of a field.
12 Jakob flyede til Arams Slette, og Israel trællede for en kvindes Skyld, og for en Kvindes Skyld vogtede han kvæg.
And Jacob flees to the country of Aram, And Israel serves for a wife, Indeed, he has kept watch for a wife.
13 Ved en Profet førte HERREN Israel op fra Ægypten, og det vogtedes ved en Profet.
And by a prophet has YHWH brought up Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet it has been watched.
14 Efraim vakte bitter Vrede, han bærer Blodskyld; med Skændsel dænges han til, hans Herre gør Gengæld.
Ephraim has most bitterly provoked, And he leaves his blood on himself, And his Lord turns his reproach back to him!”
