< Hoseas 6 >

1 »Kom, vi vil tilbage til HERREN! Han sønderrev, han vil og læge, han slog os, vil ogsaa forbinde.
“Come, and let us return to Jehovah! For he hath torn, and he will heal us; He hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
2 Om to Dage gør han os levende, rejser os op den tredje; da lever vi for hans Aasyn.
After two days will he revive us, On the third day he will raise us up, And we shall live in his presence,
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.«
Let us, therefore, know him; Let us ever strive to know Jehovah, His coming forth is sure as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter rain which watereth the earth.”
4 Hvor kan jeg hjælpe dig, Efraim, hvor kan jeg hjælpe dig, Juda? Eders Kærlighed er Morgentaage, Dug, som aarle svinder!
O Ephraim, what shall I do to thee? O Judah, what shall I do to thee? For your goodness is like the morning cloud, And like the early dew, which vanisheth away.
5 Thi hugged jeg løs ved Profeter, dræbte med Ord af min Mund, min Ret straaler frem som Lys:
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of my mouth, And my judgments have gone forth like the light.
6 Ej Slagtoffer — Kærlighed vil jeg, ej Brændofre — Kendskab til Gud!
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings.
7 De bryder Pagten i Adam, er mig utro der;
But they, after the manner of men, have transgressed the covenant; Even therein have they dealt unfaithfully with me.
8 Gilead er Udaadsmænds By, den er sølet i Blod.
Gilead is a city of them that do iniquity; She is full of footsteps of blood.
9 Som en Stimandsflok er Præsternes Flok, de myrder paa Vejen til Sikem, gør Niddingsværk.
As troops of robbers lying in wait for a man, so is the company of priests; They murder in the way to Shechem; Yea, they commit heinous wickedness.
10 Grufulde Ting har jeg set i Israels Hus, der har Efraim bolet, Israel blev uren.
I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel; There Ephraim committeth fornication, Israel is polluted.
11 Juda, ogsaa for dig er der fastsat en Høst, naar jeg vender mit Folks Skæbne, naar jeg læger Israel.
For thee also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed.

< Hoseas 6 >