Hoseas 6
1 »Kom, vi vil tilbage til HERREN! Han sønderrev, han vil og læge, han slog os, vil ogsaa forbinde.
In their tribulation, they will arise early to me. Come, let us return to the Lord.
2 Om to Dage gør han os levende, rejser os op den tredje; da lever vi for hans Aasyn.
For he has seized us, and he will heal us. He will strike, and he will cure us.
3 Saa lad os da kende, jage efter at kende HERREN! Som Morgenrøden er hans Opgang vis. Da kommer han til os som Regn, som Vaarregn, der væder Jorden.«
He will revive us after two days; on the third day he will raise us up, and we will live in his sight. We will understand, and we will continue on, so that we may know the Lord. His landing place has been prepared like the first light of morning, and he will come to us like the early and the late rains of the land.
4 Hvor kan jeg hjælpe dig, Efraim, hvor kan jeg hjælpe dig, Juda? Eders Kærlighed er Morgentaage, Dug, som aarle svinder!
What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What am I to do with you, Judah? Your mercy is like the morning mist, and like the dew passing away in the morning.
5 Thi hugged jeg løs ved Profeter, dræbte med Ord af min Mund, min Ret straaler frem som Lys:
Because of this, I have cut them with the prophets, I have slain them with the words of my mouth; and your opinions will depart like the light.
6 Ej Slagtoffer — Kærlighed vil jeg, ej Brændofre — Kendskab til Gud!
For I desired mercy and not sacrifice, and knowledge of God more than holocausts.
7 De bryder Pagten i Adam, er mig utro der;
But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; in this, they have been dishonest with me.
8 Gilead er Udaadsmænds By, den er sølet i Blod.
Gilead is a city that manufactures idols; it has been tripped up by family relations.
9 Som en Stimandsflok er Præsternes Flok, de myrder paa Vejen til Sikem, gør Niddingsværk.
And, like those who rob with skillful words, they, by conspiring with the priests, bring a death sentence to travelers on a pilgrimage from Shechem; for they have been performing evil deeds.
10 Grufulde Ting har jeg set i Israels Hus, der har Efraim bolet, Israel blev uren.
I have seen horrible things in the house of Israel; the fornications of Ephraim are there. Israel has been contaminated.
11 Juda, ogsaa for dig er der fastsat en Høst, naar jeg vender mit Folks Skæbne, naar jeg læger Israel.
But you, Judah, set a harvest for yourself, while I reverse the captivity of my people.
