Hoseas 14
1 Omvend dig, Israel! til Herren din Gud; thi du er falden ved din Misgerning.
Israel, convert to the Lord your God. For you have been ruined by your own iniquity.
2 Tager Ord med eder, og omvender eder til Herren; siger til ham: Tilgiv al Misgerning og modtag det gode, saa ville vi i Stedet for med Øksne betale dig med vore Læber.
Take these words with you and return to the Lord. And say to him, “Remove all iniquity and accept the good. And we will repay the calves of our lips.
3 Assur kan ikke frelse os, vi ville ikke ride paa Heste og ikke ydermere sige „vor Gud‟ til vore Hænders Gerning; thi hos dig finder den faderløse Barmhjertighed.
Assur will not save us; we will not ride on horses. Neither will we say any more, ‘The works of our hands are our gods,’ for those that are in you will have mercy on the orphan.”
4 Jeg vil læge deres Frafald, jeg vil elske dem frivilligt; thi min Vrede har vendt sig fra dem.
I will heal their contrition; I will love them spontaneously. For my wrath has been turned away from them.
5 Jeg vil være Israel som Duggen, han skal blomstre som Lillien og slaa sine Rødder som Libanon.
I will be like the dew; Israel will spring forth like the lily, and his root will spread out like that of the cedars of Lebanon.
6 Hans Skud skulle brede sig ud, og hans Herlighed skal være som Olietræet, og han skal dufte som Libanon.
His branches will advance, and his glory will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance will be like that of the cedars of Lebanon.
7 De, som sidde under hans Skygge, skulle vende tilbage, de skulle bringe Korn til Live og blomstre som Vintræet; hans Ihukommelse skal være som Vin fra Libanon.
They will be converted, sitting in his shadow. They will live on wheat, and they will grow like a vine. His memorial will be like the wine of the cedars of Lebanon.
8 Efraim! hvad har jeg fremdeles at gøre med Afguder? jeg har bønhørt ham, og jeg beskuer ham; jeg vil være som en grønnende Cypres, din Frugt er funden at være af mig.
Ephraim will say, “What are idols to me anymore?” I will listen to him, and I will set him straight like a healthy spruce tree. Your fruit has been found by me.
9 Hvo er viis, at han forstaar disse Ting? og forstandig, at han kender dem? thi Herrens Veje ere rette, og de retfærdige vandre paa dem, men Overtrædere falde paa dem.
Who is wise and will understand this? Who has understanding and will know these things? For the ways of the Lord are straight, and the just will walk in them, but truly, the traitors will fall in them.
