Hoseas 14
1 Israel, vend om til HERREN din Gud, thi du faldt ved din Brøde.
O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2 Tag Angersord med og vend jer atter til HERREN; sig til ham: »Tilgiv al vor Brøde, vær naadig! Vi betaler med Læbernes Frugt.
Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive [us] graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
3 Vi vil ej søge Hjælp hos Assur, ej ride paa Stridshest, vi kalder ej mer vore Hænders Værk vor Gud; hos dig finder faderløs Medynk.«
Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, [Ye are] our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
4 Jeg læger deres Frafald, elsker dem frivilligt, min Vrede har vendt sig fra dem.
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
5 Jeg vil være Israel som Dug, han skal blomstre som Liljen, Rod skal han slaa som en Poppel
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
6 og bugne af Skud, som et Olietræ staa i Pragt, som Libanon dufte.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
7 Atter skal de bo i min Skygge, Korn skal de avle, skyde som en Vinstok med Ry som Libanons Vin.
They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive [as] the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof [shall be] as the wine of Lebanon.
8 Hvad skal Efraim mere med Afguder? Jeg hører ham, ser ned til ham. Jeg er som en grøn Cypres, du faar din Frugt fra mig.
Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard [him], and observed him: I [am] like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
9 Hvem er saa viis, at han fatter det, saa klog, at han ved det? Thi rette er HERRENS Veje; retfærdige vandrer paa dem, men Syndere snubler paa dem.
Who [is] wise, and he shall understand these [things]? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD [are] right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
