Åtte år etter Ahaz, Judas konge, ble Hosea, sønn av Ela, konge over Israel i Samaria. Han regjerte ni år.

In the twelfth year of Ahaz, king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king over Israel in Samaria, and he ruled for nine years.

Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som kongene i Israel som hadde vært før ham.

He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who came before him.

Mot ham dro kongen av Assyria, Shalmaneser, opp. Hosea ble hans tjener og betalte skatt til ham.

Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came up against him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.

Men kongen av Assyria oppdaget forræderi hos Hosea, som hadde sendt bud til So, Egypts konge, og ikke betalte skatt slik han gjorde tidligere. Da tok kongen av Assyria ham og satte ham i fengsel.

But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was conspiring against him, for Hoshea had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as he had done year by year. Therefore, the king of Assyria detained him and bound him in prison.

Kongen av Assyria dro opp mot hele landet, og han gikk mot Samaria og beleiret den i tre år.

Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, went up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.

I det niende året av Hoseas regjering tok kongen av Assyria Samaria og førte Israel i eksil til Assyria. Han bosatte dem i Halah og ved Habor-elven i Gosan, samt i byene i Media.

In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor River, and in the cities of Media.

Dette skjedde fordi Israels barn hadde syndet mot Herren, sin Gud, som hadde ført dem opp fra Egyptens land, fra faraos, Egypts konges hånd. De hadde fryktet og tilbedt andre guder.

This happened because the Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. They worshiped other gods.

De vandret etter skikkene til folkene som Herren hadde drevet bort foran Israels barn, og etter kongenes lover som de selv hadde laget.

They followed the practices of the nations whom the Lord had driven out before the Israelites, as well as the practices of the kings of Israel that they themselves had introduced.

Israels barn gjorde i hemmelighet det som ikke var rett mot Herren, sin Gud. De bygde seg offerhauger i alle sine byer, fra vakttårn til befestede byer.

The Israelites secretly did things against the Lord their God that were not right. They built high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city.

De reiste steinstøtter og Asjera-pæler på hver høyde og under hvert grønt tre.

They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every leafy tree.

På alle offerhaugene tente de røkelse, som de folkene Herren hadde drevet bort foran dem hadde gjort, og de gjorde onde gjerninger for å vekke Herrens vrede.

There, on all the high places, they burned incense as the nations whom the Lord had driven out before them had done. They did wicked things that provoked the Lord to anger.

De dyrket avgudene som Herren hadde sagt til dem: 'Dere skal ikke gjøre dette!'

They served idols, about which the Lord had said to them, 'You shall not do this thing.'

Herren hadde advart Israel og Juda gjennom alle sine profeter og seere og sagt: 'Vend om fra deres onde veier og hold mine bud og lover, i samsvar med hele loven jeg ga deres fedre og sendte til dere gjennom mine tjenere profetene!'

Yet the Lord warned Israel and Judah through all His prophets and seers, saying, 'Turn back from your evil ways and keep My commandments and statutes according to the entire law I commanded your fathers to follow, and which I sent to you through My servants the prophets.'

Men de ville ikke høre. De gjorde sine nakker stive, lik sine fedre som ikke trodde på Herren, sin Gud.

But they would not listen. Instead, they hardened their necks like their fathers who did not believe in the Lord their God.

De forkastet hans lover, hans pakt som han hadde inngått med deres fedre, og hans advarsler som han hadde gitt dem. De fulgte tomhet og ble selv tomme. De fulgte folkene rundt seg som Herren hadde befalt dem ikke å imitere.

They despised His statutes, His covenant that He made with their fathers, and His warnings He gave them. They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. They imitated the nations around them, though the Lord had commanded them not to do so.

De forlot alle Herrens, sin Guds, bud. De laget seg støpte kalver, to stykker, og en Asjera-pæle. De tilba himmelens hær og dyrket Ba'al.

They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God. They made for themselves two cast idols in the form of calves, made an Asherah pole, worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

De lot sine sønner og døtre gå igjennom ilden, drev med spådom og trolldom og solgte seg selv til å gjøre det som var ondt i Herrens øyne og dermed vekke hans vrede.

They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire, practiced divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.

Herren ble veldig vred på Israel og drev dem bort fra sitt åsyn. Bare Judas stamme ble igjen.

So the Lord became very angry with Israel and removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left.

Heller ikke Juda holdt Herrens, sin Guds befalinger, men fulgte de skikker Israel hadde laget.

But even Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God. They followed the practices of Israel as the Israelites had done.

Derfor forkastet Herren hele Israels ætt. Han ydmyket dem og lot dem falle i plyndrernes hender, helt til han drev dem bort fra sitt ansikt.

Therefore the Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel, afflicted them, and handed them over to plunderers until He had cast them out of His presence.

For han rev Israel bort fra Davids hus, og de satte Jeroboam, Nebats sønn, til konge. Jeroboam førte Israel bort fra Herren og fikk dem til å begå stor synd.

For when Israel was torn from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the Lord and led them into great sin.

Israels barn fulgte alle Jeroboams synder. De vendte seg ikke bort fra dem.

The Israelites persisted in all the sins Jeroboam committed and did not turn away from them.

Til slutt fjernet Herren Israel fra sitt ansikt, slik han hadde sagt gjennom sine tjenere profetene. Og Israel ble bortført fra sitt land til Assyria, hvor de er til denne dag.

Finally, the Lord removed Israel from His presence as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So the Israelites were exiled from their own land to Assyria, and they remain there to this day.

Kongen av Assyria hentet folk fra Babylon, Kuthah, Avva, Hamat og Sefarvajim, og plasserte dem i Samarias byer i stedet for israelittene. De tok Samaria i eie og bodde i byene.

The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the towns of Samaria in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

Men fordi de ikke fryktet Herren da de først begynte å bo der, sendte Herren løver blant dem, og de drepte noen av dem.

When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of the people.

Da sa de til kongen av Assyria: 'De folkene du har flyttet hit for å bo i Samarias byer, kjenner ikke landets Guds lover. Løvene dreper dem, siden de ikke kjenner landets Guds lover.'

It was said to the king of Assyria, 'The nations you have resettled in the towns of Samaria do not know the customs of the God of the land. He has sent lions among them, which are killing them because the people do not know His customs.'

Kongen av Assyria befalte: 'Send en av de prestene som dere førte bort fra Samaria, så han kan dra tilbake og slå seg ned der, og lære dem hvordan de skal frykte landets Gud.'

Then the king of Assyria gave this order: 'Send back one of the priests you took captive from Samaria. Let him live there and teach the people the customs of the God of the land.'

En av de prestene som var blitt ført bort fra Samaria, kom og bosatte seg i Betel. Han underviste dem i hvordan de skulle frykte Herren.

So one of the priests who had been taken captive from Samaria came back and lived in Bethel. He taught them how they should fear the Lord.

Hvert folk laget seg likevel sine egne guder og plasserte dem i offerhaugshusene som samaritanene hadde bygget i byene de bodde i.

But each nation made its own gods and set them up in the shrines of the high places that the Samaritans had made—each nation in the towns where they lived.

Mennene fra Babylon laget Sukot-Benot. Mennene fra Kuth laget Nergal. Mennene fra Hamat laget Ashima.

The men from Babylon made Sukkoth Benoth, the men from Cuthah made Nergal, and the men from Hamath made Ashima.

Avvitterne laget Nibhas og Tartak, og sefarvitterne brente sine sønner i ilden til Adrammelek og Anammelek, Sefervajims guder.

The Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire as sacrifices to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

De fryktet også Herren, men laget prester av sine egne folk til haugene, som ofret for dem i offerhaugshusene.

They feared the Lord, but they also appointed for themselves all sorts of priests for the high places, who made sacrifices for them in the shrines of the high places.

De fryktet Herren, men tjente sine egne guder etter skikkene til de folkeslagene de var blitt bortført fra.

They feared the Lord, but they also served their own gods according to the practices of the nations from which they had been deported.

Til denne dag gjør de etter sine tidligere skikker. De frykter ikke Herren og følger verken hans lover, forskrifter, lov eller bud som Herren ga Jakobs barn, som han kalte Israel.

To this day they continue to practice their former customs. They neither fear the Lord nor follow the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the Lord gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.

Herren inngikk en pakt med dem og befalte dem: 'Dere skal ikke frykte andre guder, ikke tilbe dem, ikke tjene dem, og ikke ofre til dem.'

The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, 'Do not fear other gods, do not bow down to them, do not serve them, and do not sacrifice to them.'

Men Herren som førte dere opp fra Egyptens land med stor kraft og utstrakt arm, ham skal dere frykte, tilbe og ofre til.

But fear only the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. Worship Him and sacrifice to Him alone.

De lover, forskrifter, lov og bud som han skrev for dere, skal dere nøye holde alle dager. Dere skal ikke frykte andre guder.

And you shall always observe and follow the statutes, ordinances, the law, and the commandment that He wrote for you. Do not fear other gods.

Pakten som jeg har sluttet med dere, skal dere ikke glemme, og dere skal ikke frykte andre guder.

Do not forget the covenant that I made with you, and do not fear other gods.

Men Herren deres Gud skal dere frykte, og han vil frelse dere fra alle deres fienders hånd.

Rather, fear the Lord your God, and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.

Men de hørte ikke, men handlet etter sine tidligere skikker.

But they would not listen. Instead, they continued to act according to their former customs.

Slik fryktet disse folkene Herren, men de tjente også sine egne gudebilder. Deres barn og barnebarn gjør som deres fedre har gjort, inntil denne dag.

So these nations feared the Lord, but they also served their carved images. Their children and grandchildren continued to do as their fathers did, even to this day.