Hoseas 14
1 Israel, vend om til HERREN din Gud, thi du faldt ved din Brøde.
Return, O Israel, to Jehovah 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 nådig! Vi betaler med Læbernes F1ugt.
Take with you words, And return to Jehovah, saying, “Forgive all our iniquity, and receive us graciously, And we will render to thee the sacrifices of our lips!
3 Vi vil ej søge Hjælp hos Assur, ej lide på Stridshest, vi kalder ej mer vore Hænders Værk vor Gud; hos dig finder faderløs Medynk."
Assyria shall not help us; We will not ride on horses; And no more will we say to the work of our hands, Ye are our Gods! For from thee the fatherless obtaineth mercy.”
4 Jeg læger deres Frafald, elsker dem frivilligt, min Vrede har vendt sig fra dem.
“I will heal their rebellion; I will love them freely; For my anger is turned away from them.
5 Jeg vil være Israel som Dug, han skal blomstre som Liljen, Rod skal han slå som en Poppel
I will be as the dew to Israel; He shall blossom as the lily, And strike his roots like Lebanon.
6 og bugne af Skud, som et Olietræ stå i Pragt, som Libanon dufte.
His sprouts shall spread forth, And his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, And his fragrance 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 revive as the corn; They shall shoot forth as the vine; Their name shall be like 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 får din Frugt fra mig.
Ephraim shall say, What have I more to do with idols? I will hear him; I will care for him; I will be like a green cypress-tree; From me shall thy fruit be found.”
9 Hvem er så viis, at han fatter det, så klog, at han ved det? Thi rette er HERRENs Veje; retfærdige vandrer på dem, men Syndere snubler på dem.
Who is wise, that he may understand these things, Prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Jehovah are right, And the righteous walk in them; But in them transgressors stumble.
