Hoseas 5
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Landets ledere har ført folket på afveje
5 Lyt til mig, I præster! Hør godt efter, israelitter! Mærk jer mine ord, I, som har magten! I er dømt, for I lagde en fælde på Mitzpas høj og spredte et net ud på Tabors bjerg. 2 I har dækket landet med et tykt lag synd,[a] og det vil jeg straffe jer for.
3 Jeg ved, hvad der sker i Efraims[b] land, for Israel er ikke skjult for mig. Efraim har været mig utro, ja, hele Israel er fyldt med synd.”
Utroskab leder til fald
4 Folkets handlinger hindrer dem i at vende om til Gud, for de er styret af utroskabens ånd, og de anerkender ikke Herren som deres Gud. 5 Israels selvsikre hovmod vidner imod dem. De styrter under vægten af deres skyld, og Juda rives med i faldet.
6 Når de så ofrer deres får og kvæg til Herren for at søge hjælp hos ham, finder de ham ikke, for han har trukket sig væk. 7 De har været troløse mod Herren, og deres børn er ikke hans. Deres afguderi vil snart styrte både dem selv og deres land i ulykke.
8 Lad vædderhornet lyde i Gibea og trompeten kalde til kamp i Rama! Lad krigsråbene gjalde fra Ondskabens Hus! Ryst af skræk, benjaminitter![c] 9 Efraim bliver ødelagt på straffens dag. Dommen over Israel står fast.
10 Herren siger: „Judas ledere er upålidelige som folk, der flytter grænseskel. Min vrede vil ramme dem som et vandfald. 11 Efraim vil blive knust, fordi de søgte hjælp hos afguderne. 12 Efraim og Juda skal ødelægges som af møl og råddenskab.
13 Da Efraim opdagede sin sygdom og Juda sine sår, sendte Efraim bud til Assyrien for at bede den magtfulde konge om hjælp. Men han kan hverken helbrede din sygdom eller læge dine sår. 14 For jeg ødelægger Efraim og Juda, som en løve sønderriver sit bytte. Jeg slæber dem bort, og ingen kan redde dem. 15 Derefter holder jeg mig i min hule, indtil de har fået nok af deres straf. Drevet af deres trængsler vil de igen søge hjælp hos mig.”
Hosea 5
English Standard Version
Punishment Coming for Israel and Judah
5 (A)Hear this, O priests!
Pay attention, O house of Israel!
Give ear, O house of the king!
For the judgment is for you;
for (B)you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread upon (C)Tabor.
2 And (D)the revolters (E)have gone deep into slaughter,
but (F)I will discipline all of them.
3 (G)I know Ephraim,
and Israel is not hidden from me;
for now, O Ephraim, you have played the whore;
Israel is defiled.
4 (H)Their deeds do not permit them
to return to their God.
For (I)the spirit of whoredom is within them,
and they know not the Lord.
5 (J)The pride of Israel testifies to his face;[a]
Israel and (K)Ephraim shall stumble in his guilt;
(L)Judah also shall stumble with them.
6 (M)With their flocks and herds they shall go
to seek the Lord,
(N)but they will not find him;
(O)he has withdrawn from them.
7 (P)They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord;
for they have borne alien children.
Now the new moon shall devour them with their fields.
8 (Q)Blow the horn in (R)Gibeah,
the trumpet in (S)Ramah.
Sound the alarm at (T)Beth-aven;
we follow you,[b] O Benjamin!
9 Ephraim shall become a desolation
in the day of punishment;
among the tribes of Israel
I make known what is sure.
10 The princes of Judah have become
like (U)those who move the landmark;
upon them I will pour out
my wrath like water.
11 Ephraim is (V)oppressed, crushed in judgment,
because he was determined to go after filth.[c]
12 But I am (W)like a moth to Ephraim,
and (X)like dry rot to the house of Judah.
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness,
and Judah (Y)his wound,
then Ephraim went (Z)to Assyria,
and sent to the great king.[d]
(AA)But he is not able to cure you
or heal (AB)your wound.
14 For I will be (AC)like a lion to (AD)Ephraim,
and like a young lion to the house of (AE)Judah.
(AF)I, even I, will tear and go away;
I will carry off, and no one shall rescue.
15 (AG)I will return again to my place,
until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face,
and (AH)in their distress earnestly seek me.
Footnotes
- Hosea 5:5 Or in his presence
- Hosea 5:8 Or after you
- Hosea 5:11 Or to follow human precepts
- Hosea 5:13 Or to King Jareb
Hosea 5
New King James Version
Impending Judgment on Israel and Judah
5 “Hear this, O priests!
Take heed, O house of Israel!
Give ear, O house of the king!
For [a]yours is the judgment,
Because (A)you have been a snare to Mizpah
And a net spread on Tabor.
2 The revolters are (B)deeply involved in slaughter,
Though I rebuke them all.
3 (C)I know Ephraim,
And Israel is not hidden from Me;
For now, O Ephraim, (D)you commit harlotry;
Israel is defiled.
4 “They[b] do not direct their deeds
Toward turning to their God,
For (E)the spirit of harlotry is in their midst,
And they do not know the Lord.
5 The (F)pride of Israel testifies to his face;
Therefore Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity;
Judah also stumbles with them.
6 “With their flocks and herds
(G)They shall go to seek the Lord,
But they will not find Him;
He has withdrawn Himself from them.
7 They have (H)dealt treacherously with the Lord,
For they have begotten [c]pagan children.
Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.
8 “Blow(I) the ram’s horn in Gibeah,
The trumpet in Ramah!
(J)Cry aloud at (K)Beth Aven,
‘Look behind you, O Benjamin!’
9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke;
Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure.
10 “The princes of Judah are like those who (L)remove a landmark;
I will pour out My wrath on them like water.
11 Ephraim is (M)oppressed and broken in judgment,
Because he willingly walked by (N)human precept.
12 Therefore I will be to Ephraim like a moth,
And to the house of Judah (O)like rottenness.
13 “When Ephraim saw his sickness,
And Judah saw his (P)wound,
Then Ephraim went (Q)to Assyria
And sent to King Jareb;
Yet he cannot cure you,
Nor heal you of your wound.
14 For (R)I will be like a lion to Ephraim,
And like a young lion to the house of Judah.
(S)I, even I, will tear them and go away;
I will take them away, and no one shall rescue.
15 I will return again to My place
Till they [d]acknowledge their offense.
Then they will seek My face;
In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 5:1 Or to you
- Hosea 5:4 Or Their deeds will not allow them to turn
- Hosea 5:7 Lit. strange
- Hosea 5:15 Lit. become guilty or bear punishment
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