Hoseas 6

1 "Kom, vi vil tilbage til HERREN! Han sønderrev, han vil og læge, han slog os, vil også forbinde.

“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 Om to Dage gør han os levende, rejser os op den tredje; da lever vi for hans Åsyn.

After two days he will revive us; he will raise us up on the third day, and we will live before him.

3 Så lad os da kende, jage efter at kende HERREN! Som Morgenrøden er hans Opgang vis. Da kommer han til os som Regn, som Vårregn, 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 Hvor kan jeg hjælpe dig, Efraim, hvor kan jeg hjælpe dig, Juda? Eders Kærlighed er Morgentåge, Dug, som årle svinder!

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 Thi hugged jeg løs ved Profeter, dræbte med Ord af min Mund, min Ret stråler frem som Lys:

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 Ej Slagtoffer Kærlighed vil jeg, ej Brændofre Kendskab til Gud!

For I desire faithfulness and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

7 De bryder Pagten i Adam er mig utro der;

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

8 Gilead er Udådsmænds By, den er sølet i Blod.

Gilead is a city of evildoers with footprints of blood.

9 Som en Stimandsflok er Præsternes Flok, de myrder på Vejen til Sikem gør Niddingsværk.

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 Grufulde Ting har jeg set i Israels Hus, der har Efraim bolet, Israel blev uren.

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim's prostitution is there, and Israel has become unclean.

11 Juda, også for dig er der fastsat en Høst, når jeg vender mit Folks Skæbne, når jeg læger Israel.

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