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 the Lord; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, 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.
He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall 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.
And let us feel it, that we may strive to know the Lord; bright as the morning-dawn is his rising; and he will come as the rain unto us, as the latter rain that maketh fruitful 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, O Ephraim? what shall I do unto thee, O Judah? for your piety is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away.
5 Derfor huggede jeg bort ved Profeterne, ihjelslog dem ved min Munds Taler; og Dommene over dig komme for Lyset.
Therefore did I hew [them] down by means of the prophets; I slew them by the words of my mouth: and thy punishments go forth like the light.
6 Thi jeg har Lyst til Miskundhed og ikke til Offer og til Gudskundskab mer end Brændofre.
For piety I desired, 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 an ordinary man, have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
8 Gilead er en Misdæderstad, fuld af Blodspor.
Gil'ad is become a city of workers of wickedness, is full of traces of 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 that lie in wait for a man, so is the band of priests, they murder on the way in unison; for they commit scandalous deeds.
10 I Israels Hus har jeg set gruelige Ting; der har Efraim bedrevet Hor, Israel er besmittet.
On the house of Israel have I seen a horrible thing: there is lewdness in Ephraim, Israel is become defiled.
11 Ogsaa Juda — over dig er bestemt en Høst, naar jeg omvender mit Folks Fangenskab.
Also for thee, O Judah, will a harvest be prepared, when I bring back the captivity of my people.
