1 I det tolvte året av Akas, Judas konge, ble Hosea, sønn av Ela, konge over Israel i Samaria og regjerte i ni år.

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

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

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, though not like the kings of Israel before him.

3 Mot ham dro Salmanassar, kongen av Assyria, og Hosea ble hans tjener og sendte ham gaver.

Against him came up Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his servant and sent him offerings.

4 Men kongen av Assyria oppdaget at Hosea var utro fordi han hadde sendt sendebud til So, kongen av Egypt, og ikke hadde sendt gaven til kongen av Assyria som de andre årene. Så lot kongen av Assyria gripe ham og kaste ham i fengsel.

But Hoshea's broken faith became clear to the king of Assyria because he had sent representatives to So, king of Egypt, and did not send his offering to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: so the king of Assyria had him shut up in prison and put in chains.

5 Kongen av Assyria dro deretter gjennom hele landet og kom til Samaria, som han belærte med hæren sin i tre år.

Then the king of Assyria went through all the land and came up to Samaria, shutting it in with his forces for three years.

6 I Hoseas niende år inntok kongen av Assyria Samaria og førte Israel bort til Assyria, hvor de ble plassert i Halah og ved Habor-elven, i Gosan og i byene til mederne.

In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and took Israel away to Assyria, placing them in Halah and in Habor on the river Gozan, and in the towns of the Medes.

7 Herrens vrede kom over Israel fordi de hadde gjort det som var ondt mot Herren deres Gud, som hadde ført dem ut av Egypt fra faraos, kongen av Egypts, åk, og de hadde blitt tilbedere av andre guder.

And the wrath of the Lord came on Israel because they had done evil against the Lord their God, who took them out of the land of Egypt from under the yoke of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and had become worshippers of other gods,

8 De fulgte skikkene til de nasjonene som Herren hadde jaget ut for dem, Israels barn.

Living by the rules of the nations whom the Lord had sent out from before the children of Israel.

9 Israels barn gjorde hemmelige ting mot Herren deres Gud som ikke var riktige; de bygde offerhauger for seg selv i alle byene, fra vakttårnet til den befestede byen.

And the children of Israel did secretly against the Lord their God things which were not right, building high places for themselves in all their towns, from the tower of the watchmen to the walled town.

10 De reiste stein- og tretotemer på hver høyde og under hvert grønt tre.

They put up pillars of stone and wood on every high hill and under every green tree:

11 De brente sine offer på alle høyene, som de folkene gjorde som Herren hadde jaget ut foran dem, og de gjorde onde ting, og vakte Herrens vrede.

Burning their offerings in all the high places, as those nations did whom the Lord sent away from before them; they did evil things, moving the Lord to wrath;

12 Og de gjorde seg selv til tjenere for avskyelige ting, noe Herren hadde sagt de ikke skulle gjøre.

And they made themselves servants of disgusting things, though the Lord had said, You are not to do this.

13 Han vitnet til Israel og Juda gjennom alle profetene og seerne, og sa: Vend tilbake fra deres onde veier og hold mine befalinger og forskrifter, i samsvar med hele loven som jeg ga deres fedre, og som jeg sendte til dere ved mine tjenere profetene.

And he gave witness to Israel and Judah, by every prophet and seer, saying, Come back from your evil ways, and do my orders and keep my rules, and be guided by the law which I gave to your fathers and sent to you by my servants the prophets.

14 Men de hørte ikke, de var sta som sine fedre, som ikke stolte på Herren deres Gud.

And they did not give ear, but became stiff-necked, like their fathers who had no faith in the Lord their God.

15 De forkastet hans forskrifter og pakten han gjorde med deres fedre, og de lovene han ga dem. De fulgte verdiløse avguder på samme måte som nasjonene rundt dem, som Herren hadde sagt de ikke skulle følge.

And they went against his rules, and the agreement which he made with their fathers, and his laws which he gave them; they gave themselves up to things without sense or value, and became foolish like the nations round them, of whom the Lord had said, Do not as they do.

16 De vendte sine rygger til alle befalingene Herren hadde gitt dem, og laget seg støpte bilder, til og med et bilde av Asjera, og tilbad alle himmelens hærskarer og tjente Baal.

And turning their backs on all the orders which the Lord had given them, they made for themselves images of metal, and the image of Asherah, worshipping all the stars of heaven and becoming servants to Baal.

17 Og de lot sine sønner og døtre gå gjennom ilden, de brukte okkulte kunster og søkte spådom, og de hengav seg til det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, slik at han ble veldig sint.

And they made their sons and their daughters go through the fire, and they made use of secret arts and unnatural powers, and gave themselves up to doing evil in the eyes of the Lord, till he was moved to wrath.

18 Så ble Herren svært vred på Israel og vendte seg bort fra dem; bare Judas stamme ble igjen.

So the Lord was very angry with Israel, and his face was turned away from them: only the tribe of Judah kept its place.

19 (Men heller ikke Juda holdt Herrens, deres Guds, bud, men fulgte de skikker som Israel hadde innført.

(But even Judah did not keep the orders of the Lord their God, but were guided by the rules which Israel had made.

20 Så Herren forkastet hele Israels etterkommerskap og overgav dem til fiendene inntil han jagde dem bort fra sitt ansikt.)

So the Lord would have nothing to do with all the offspring of Israel, and sent trouble on them, and gave them up into the hands of their attackers, till he had sent them away from before his face.)

21 For Israel ble skilt fra Davids hus, og de gjorde Jeroboam, Nebats sønn, til konge; han fikk dem til å begå en stor synd og få dem bort fra Herrens vei.

For Israel was broken off from the family of David, and they made Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, king, who, driving them away from the laws of the Lord, made them do a great sin.

22 Israels barn fortsatte i alle de syndene Jeroboam hadde gjort; de forlot dem ikke;

And the children of Israel went on with all the sins which Jeroboam did; they did not keep themselves from them;

23 inntil Herren fjernet Israel fra sitt ansikt, slik han hadde advart gjennom alle sine tjenere profetene. Så ble Israel bortført fra sitt land til Assyria, der de er til denne dag.

Till the Lord put Israel away from before his face, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was taken away from their land to Assyria, to this day.

24 Deretter tok kongen av Assyria folk fra Babylon, Kutah, Avva, Hamat og Sefarvajim og plasserte dem i Samarias byer i stedet for Israels barn, og de tok Samaria som sitt arveland og bodde i dens byer.

Then the king of Assyria took men from Babylon and from Cuthah and Avva and Hamath and Sepharvaim, and put them in the towns of Samaria in place of the children of Israel; so they got Samaria for their heritage, living in its towns.

25 Da de først bodde der, fryktet de ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

Now when first they were living there they did not give worship to the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, causing the death of some of them.

26 Da sa de til kongen av Assyria: De nasjonene du har flyttet og plassert i Samarias byer, kjenner ikke til landets Guds lover. Derfor har han sendt løver blant dem, som dreper dem fordi de ikke kjenner til hans lover.

So they said to the king of Assyria, The nations whom you have taken as prisoners and put in the towns of Samaria, have no knowledge of the way of the god of the land: so he has sent lions among them, causing their death, because they have no knowledge of his way.

27 Da beordret kongen av Assyria: Send en av prestene dere tok i fangenskap derfra, la ham reise dit og bo der, og la ham lære dem om landets Guds lover.

Then the king of Assyria gave orders, saying, Send there one of the priests whom you took away, and let him be living there and teaching the people the way of the god of the land.

28 Så en av prestene som de hadde bortført fra Samaria, kom og bodde i Betel, og lærte dem hvordan de skulle frykte Herren.

So one of the priests whom they had taken away as a prisoner from Samaria came back, and, living in Beth-el, became their teacher in the worship of the Lord.

29 Men hvert folkeslag laget sine egne guder og plasserte dem i de høye steders huser som samaritanene hadde laget, ettersom hvert folk bodde i sine byer.

And every nation made gods for themselves, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in the towns where they were living.

30 Mennene fra Babylon laget Sukkot-Benot, og mennene fra Kut laget Nergal, og mennene fra Hamat laget Asima,

The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

31 Avvittene laget Nibhas og Tartak, og Sefarvitterne brente sine barn i ilden for Adrammelek og Anammelek, Sefarvajims guder.

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

32 De fryktet også Herren og gjorde folk fra alle samfunnslag til prester for de høye steders hus, som ofret for dem i husene til de høye steder.

So they went on worshipping the Lord, and made for themselves, from among all the people, priests for the high places, to make offerings for them in the houses of the high places.

33 De fryktet Herren, men tjente også sine egne guder, ifølge de nasjoners skikker som de hadde blitt ført bort fra.

They gave worship to the Lord, but they gave honour to their gods like the nations did from whom they had been taken as prisoners.

34 Så til denne dag følger de sine gamle skikker. De frykter ikke Herren eller holder hans forskrifter, hans lover eller påbud, som Herren hadde gitt til Jakobs etterkommere, til hvem han ga navnet Israel.

So to this day they go on in their old ways, not worshipping the Lord or keeping his orders or his ways or the law and the rule which the Lord gave to the children of Jacob, to whom he gave the name Israel;

35 Herren gjorde en pakt med dem og ga dem befalinger, og sa: Dere skal ikke ha andre guder; dere skal ikke tilbe dem eller tjene dem eller ofre til dem.

And the Lord made an agreement with them and gave them orders, saying, You are to have no other gods; you are not to give worship to them or be their servants or make them offerings:

36 Men Herren, som førte dere ut av Egypt med stor kraft og en utstrakt arm, han er deres Gud, ham skal dere frykte og tilbe og ofre til:

But the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt with his great power and his outstretched arm, he is your God, to whom you are to give worship and make offerings:

37 De lover, regler og forskrifter som han ga dere skriftlig, skal dere alltid holde og gjøre; dere skal ikke ha andre guder.

And the rules and the orders and the law which he put in writing for you, you are to keep and do for ever; you are to have no other gods.

38 Dere skal huske avtalen jeg har gjort med dere; dere skal ikke ha andre guder.

And you are to keep in memory the agreement which I have made with you; and you are to have no other gods.

39 Dere skal tilbe Herren deres Gud; for han vil redde dere fra fiendenes hånd.

And you are to give worship to the Lord your God; for it is he who will give you salvation from the hands of all who are against you.

40 Men de lyttet ikke, men fortsatte i sine gamle skikker.

But they gave no attention, but went on in their old way.

41 Så disse nasjonene, selv om de tilbad Herren, tjente fortsatt de avgudene de hadde laget; deres barn og barnebarn gjorde det samme, akkurat som deres fedre gjorde, gjør de til denne dag.

So these nations, worshipping the Lord, still were servants to the images they had made; their children and their children's children did the same; as their fathers did, so do they, to this day.