Hosea 14
1 Return, Israel, to the Lord your God, because your sins have brought you down.
Israel, vend om til HERREN din Gud, thi du faldt ved din Brøde.
2 Take words like these with you and come back to the Lord, saying to him, “Please take away all our guilt, accept what is good, and we will repay you with praise from our lips.
Tag Angersord med og vend jer atter til HERREN; sig til ham: "Tilgiv al vor Brøde, vær nådig! Vi betaler med Læbernes F1ugt.
3 Assyria can't save us; we will not ride our warhorses; we will never again say ‘You are our gods’ to the idols we have made. For in you orphans find mercy.”
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."
4 I will heal their unfaithfulness; I will love them freely, for I'm not angry with them any more.
Jeg læger deres Frafald, elsker dem frivilligt, min Vrede har vendt sig fra dem.
5 I will be like the dew to Israel, they will blossom like lilies, they will send down roots like the cedars of Lebanon.
Jeg vil være Israel som Dug, han skal blomstre som Liljen, Rod skal han slå som en Poppel
6 They shall send out new shoots, their splendor will be like the olive tree, their scent will be like the cedars of Lebanon.
og bugne af Skud, som et Olietræ stå i Pragt, som Libanon dufte.
7 Those who live under their shade shall return, they will flourish like grain, they will blossom like the vine, and they will be as famous as the wine of Lebanon.
Atter skal de bo i min Skygge, Korn skal de avle, skyde som en Vinstok med Ry som Libanons Vin.
8 Ephraim, how much more do I have to warn you about idols? I have answered and now I am watching. I am like a tree that is evergreen; your fruit is found in me.
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.
9 Who is wise to understand these things? Who has discernment in understanding them? The Lord's paths are right—the good follow them, but rebels trip and fall along the way.
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.
