Hosea 6
1 “Come, and we turn back to YHWH, For He has torn, and He heals us, He strikes, and He binds us up.
"Kom, vi vil tilbage til HERREN! Han sønderrev, han vil og læge, han slog os, vil også forbinde.
2 He revives us after two days, In the third day He raises us up, And we live before Him.
Om to Dage gør han os levende, rejser os op den tredje; da lever vi for hans Åsyn.
3 And we know—we pursue to know YHWH, His going forth is prepared as the dawn, And He comes in as a shower to us, As spring rain [and] autumn rain to the earth.”
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."
4 “What do I do to you, O Ephraim? What do I do to you, O Judah? Your goodness [is] as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early—going.
Hvor kan jeg hjælpe dig, Efraim, hvor kan jeg hjælpe dig, Juda? Eders Kærlighed er Morgentåge, Dug, som årle svinder!
5 Therefore I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments go forth to the light.
Thi hugged jeg løs ved Profeter, dræbte med Ord af min Mund, min Ret stråler frem som Lys:
6 For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.
Ej Slagtoffer Kærlighed vil jeg, ej Brændofre Kendskab til Gud!
7 And they, as Adam, transgressed a covenant, There they dealt treacherously against Me.
De bryder Pagten i Adam er mig utro der;
8 Gilead [is] a city of workers of iniquity, Slippery from blood.
Gilead er Udådsmænds By, den er sølet i Blod.
9 And as bands wait for a man, A company of priests murder—the way to Shechem, For they have done wickedness.
Som en Stimandsflok er Præsternes Flok, de myrder på Vejen til Sikem gør Niddingsværk.
10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing, There [is] the whoredom of Ephraim—Israel is defiled.
Grufulde Ting har jeg set i Israels Hus, der har Efraim bolet, Israel blev uren.
11 Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed to you, In My turning back [to] the captivity of My people!”
Juda, også for dig er der fastsat en Høst, når jeg vender mit Folks Skæbne, når jeg læger Israel.
