Hoseas 8
1 Sett basunen for din munn! - Som en ørn kommer fienden over Herrens hus, fordi de har brutt pakten med mig og forsyndet sig mot min lov.
Set the trumpet to thy mouth. As an eagle he comes against the house of Jehovah, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
2 De skal rope til mig: Min Gud! Vi israelitter kjenner dig.
They shall cry to me, My God, we, Israel know thee.
3 Israel har støtt det gode fra sig - fienden skal forfølge ham.
Israel has cast off that which is good. The enemy shall pursue him.
4 De har valgt sig konger, som ikke kom fra mig, de har satt inn fyrster, uten at jeg visste om det. Av sitt sølv og gull har de gjort sig avgudsbilleder, så de skulde bli utryddet.
They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made rulers, and I knew it not. They have made themselves idols of their silver and their gold, that they may be cut off.
5 Motbydelig er din kalv, Samaria! Min vrede er optendt mot dem. Hvor lenge skal renhet synes dem utålelig?
He has cast off thy calf, O Samaria. My anger is kindled against them. How long will it be ere they attain to innocence?
6 For et verk av Israel er den, en kunstner har gjort den, og den er ikke nogen gud; ja, til splinter skal den bli Samarias kalv.
For even this is from Israel: the workman made it, and it is no God. Yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
7 For vind sår de, og storm skal de høste; deres korn får ikke aks, deres grøde gir ikke føde; om den gir noget, skal fremmede opsluke det.
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The blade shall yield no meal. If so be it yields, strangers shall swallow it up.
8 Israel er opslukt; nu er de blandt folkene lik en ting som ingen bryr sig om;
Israel is swallowed up. They are now among the nations as a vessel in which no man delights.
9 for de drog op til Assur lik et villesel, som går sine egne veier; Efra'im tinger om elskov;
For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey alone by himself. Ephraim has hired lovers.
10 men om de enn tinger blandt folkene, vil jeg nu samle dem dit, og de skal begynne å bli færre under storkongens byrder.
Yea, though they hire among the nations, I will now gather them, and they shall begin to be diminished because of the burden of the king of rulers.
11 Fordi Efra'im har gjort sig så mange alter til å synde med, er de blitt ham alter til synd.
Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been to him for sinning.
12 Om jeg enn skriver ham mine lover i tusentall, så blir de allikevel aktet for noget fremmed.
I wrote for him the multitude of my law, but they are counted as a strange thing.
13 Som offergaver til mig ofrer de kjøtt som de selv eter; Herren har ikke behag i dem. Nu vil han komme deres misgjerning i hu og hjemsøke dem for deres synder - de skal vende tilbake til Egypten.
As for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it, but Jehovah does not accept them. He will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. They shall return to Egypt.
14 Israel glemte sin skaper og bygget sig palasser, og Juda bygget mange faste byer; men jeg vil sende ild mot hans byer, og den skal fortære hans palasser.
For Israel has forgotten his maker, and built palaces. And Judah has multiplied fortified cities. But I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the castles thereof.
