Hoseas 6

1 Kommer og lader os vende om til Herren; thi han har sønderrevet og vil læge os; har han slaget, vil han forbinde os.

“Come! Let’s return to the LORD; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.

2 Han skal gøre os levende efter to Dage; paa den tredje Dag skal han oprejse os, at vi maa leve for hans Ansigt.

After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.

3 Og vi ville kende, jage efter at kende Herren, som Morgenrøden er hans Opgang vis; og han skal komme til os som Regnen, som Sildigregnen, der væder Jorden.

Let’s acknowledge the LORD. Let’s press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, the LORD will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”

4 Hvad skal jeg gøre ved dig, Efraim? hvad skal jeg gøre ved dig, Juda? da eders Kærlighed er som en Sky om Morgenen og som Duggen, der aarle gaar bort.

“Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.

5 Derfor huggede jeg bort ved Profeterne, ihjelslog dem ved min Munds Taler; og Dommene over dig komme for Lyset.

Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.

6 Thi jeg har Lyst til Miskundhed og ikke til Offer og til Gudskundskab mer end Brændofre.

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

7 Men de have overtraadt Pagten ligesom Adam; der ere de blevne troløse imod mig.

But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me there.

8 Gilead er en Misdæderstad, fuld af Blodspor.

Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

9 Som en Stimand lurer, saaledes og en Flok Præster; de myrde paa Vejen til Sikem, thi skændige Ting have de begaaet.

As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.

10 I Israels Hus har jeg set gruelige Ting; der har Efraim bedrevet Hor, Israel er besmittet.

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.

11 Ogsaa Juda — over dig er bestemt en Høst, naar jeg omvender mit Folks Fangenskab.

“Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.