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 us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but 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, that we may live in His presence.

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.

So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water 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.

What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.

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

Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.

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

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

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

But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.

8 Gilead er en Misdæderstad, fuld af Blodspor.

Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood.

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

Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.

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: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.

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

Also for you, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore My people from captivity.