Hosea 6
1 “Come! Let’s return to the LORD; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.
»Kom, vi vil tilbage til HERREN! Han sønderrev, han vil og læge, han slog os, vil ogsaa forbinde.
2 After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.
Om to Dage gør han os levende, rejser os op den tredje; da lever vi for hans Aasyn.
3 Let’s acknowledge the LORD. Let’s press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, the LORD will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”
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.«
4 “Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.
Hvor kan jeg hjælpe dig, Efraim, hvor kan jeg hjælpe dig, Juda? Eders Kærlighed er Morgentaage, Dug, som aarle svinder!
5 Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.
Thi hugged jeg løs ved Profeter, dræbte med Ord af min Mund, min Ret straaler frem som Lys:
6 For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Ej Slagtoffer — Kærlighed vil jeg, ej Brændofre — Kendskab til Gud!
7 But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me there.
De bryder Pagten i Adam, er mig utro der;
8 Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.
Gilead er Udaadsmænds By, den er sølet i Blod.
9 As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
Som en Stimandsflok er Præsternes Flok, de myrder paa Vejen til Sikem, gør Niddingsværk.
10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.
Grufulde Ting har jeg set i Israels Hus, der har Efraim bolet, Israel blev uren.
11 “Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.
Juda, ogsaa for dig er der fastsat en Høst, naar jeg vender mit Folks Skæbne, naar jeg læger Israel.
