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 and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
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 will he revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before his face;
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.
and we shall know, — we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth 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 unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do unto thee, Judah? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.
5 Derfor huggede jeg bort ved Profeterne, ihjelslog dem ved min Munds Taler; og Dommene over dig komme for Lyset.
Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and my judgment goeth forth as the light.
6 Thi jeg har Lyst til Miskundhed og ikke til Offer og til Gudskundskab mer end Brændofre.
For I delight in loving-kindness, 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 transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
8 Gilead er en Misdæderstad, fuld af Blodspor.
Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is tracked with blood.
9 Som en Stimand lurer, saaledes og en Flok Præster; de myrde paa Vejen til Sikem, thi skændige Ting have de begaaet.
And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; yea, they commit lewdness.
10 I Israels Hus har jeg set gruelige Ting; der har Efraim bedrevet Hor, Israel er besmittet.
In the house of Israel have I seen a horrible thing: the whoredom of Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled.
11 Ogsaa Juda — over dig er bestemt en Høst, naar jeg omvender mit Folks Fangenskab.
Also, for thee, Judah, is a harvest appointed, when I shall turn again the captivity of my people.
