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 Yahweh. For he has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us; he has injured us, but he will bandage 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; he will raise us up on the third day, 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 us know Yahweh; let us press on to know Yahweh. His coming out is as sure as the dawn; he will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the land.”

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 will I do with you? Judah, what will I do with you? Your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early.

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

So I have cut them to pieces by the prophets, I have killed them with the words of my mouth. Your decrees are like the light that shines out.

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

For I desire faithfulness 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.

Like Adam they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me.

8 Gilead er en Misdæderstad, fuld af Blodspor.

Gilead is a city of evildoers 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.

As gangs of robbers wait for someone, so the priests band together to commit murder on the way to Shechem; they have committed 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; Ephraim's prostitution is there, and Israel has become unclean.

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

For you also, Judah, a harvest has been appointed, when I will restore the fortunes of my people.