Hošea 6

1 “Hajde, vratimo se Jahvi! On je razderao, on će nas iscijeliti: on je udario, on će nam poviti rane;

In their affliction they will seek me early, saying, Let us go, and return to the Lord our God; for he has torn, and will heal us; he will strike, and bind us up.

2 poslije dva dana oživit će nas, trećeg će nas dana podignuti i mi ćemo živjeti pred njim.

After two days he will heal us: in the third day we shall arise, and live before him, and shall know [him]:

3 Težimo da upoznamo Jahvu: k'o zora pouzdan mu dolazak. On će nam doći poput dažda jesenskog, poput kiše proljetne što natapa zemlju.”

let us follow on to know the Lord: we shall find him ready as the morning, and he will come to us as the early and latter rain to the earth.

4 Što za tebe mogu učiniti, Efrajime? Što za tebe mogu učiniti, Judo? K'o oblak jutarnji ljubav je vaša, k'o rana rosa koje nestaje.

What shall I do to you, Ephraim? What shall I do to you, Juda? whereas your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew that goes away.

5 Zato sam ih preko proroka sjekao i ubijao riječima usta svojih; al' sud će tvoj izaći k'o svjetlost.

Therefore have I mown down your prophets; I have slain them with the word of my mouth: and my judgement shall go forth as the light.

6 Jer ljubav mi je mila, ne žrtve, poznavanje Boga, ne paljenice.

For I will [have] mercy rather than sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than whole burnt offerings.

7 Al' oni su kod Adama prekršili Savez i ondje mene iznevjerili.

But they are as a man transgressing a covenant:

8 Gilead je grad zlikovački, pun krvavih tragova.

there the city Galaad despised me, working vanity, troubling water.

9 Družba je svećenička kao zasjeda razbojnička: ubijaju na šekemskom putu; odista, sramotu počinjaju!

And your strength [is that] of a robber: the priests have hid the way, they have murdered [the people of] Sicima; for they have wrought iniquity in the house of Israel.

10 Strahotu vidjeh u domu Izraelovu; Efrajim se ondje bludu odaje i skvrni se Izrael.

I have seen horrible [things] there, [even] the fornication of Ephraim: Israel and Juda are defiled;

11 I tebi sam, Judo, žetvu odredio kad okrenem udes naroda svoga.

begin together grapes for yourself, when I turn the captivity of my people.