Hosea 6
1 [The Israeli people say, ] “Come, let’s return to Yahweh! He has caused [us] to be injured, but he will heal us. He has caused [us] to be wounded, but [it is as though] he will put bandages on our wounds [MET].
"Komt, laat ons teruggaan tot Jahweh!" Want Hij verscheurt, maar Hij zal ons genezen, Hij slaat, maar Hij zal ons verbinden;
2 After a very short time he will revive us; in less than three days he will restore us in order that we may live in his presence.
Na twee dagen zal Hij ons doen herleven, De derde dag doen verrijzen, opdat wij leven voor zijn aanschijn!
3 We must try to know Yahweh; [if we do that, ] he will come [and help] us, as surely as the sun rises [every morning], as surely as rain falls every winter/cold season, and as surely as the rain falls again (in the springtime/at the end of the cold season).”
Laat ons Jahweh kennen, Hem ijverig zoeken! Zodra wij Hem zoeken, vinden wij Hem: Dan komt Hij tot ons als een milde regen, Als een lentebui, die de aarde drenkt!
4 [But Yahweh knows they are insincere; ] [so he says to them, ] “You [people of] Israel, and you [people of] Judah, [I do not know] [RHQ] what I should do to you. Your being faithful [to me will disappear as quickly] as [SIM] the morning mist [disappears], like [SIM] the dew [on the ground] that disappears quickly [when the sun shines].
Efraïm, wat zal Ik u doen, Juda, hoe met u handelen? Uw vroomheid is als een morgenwolk, Vergankelijk als de ochtenddauw!
5 I warned [HYP] you by [the messages that I gave to] the prophets, [but you did not pay attention to my messages]. Therefore I will completely destroy you; the punishment that I give you will strike you like lightning.
Daarom heb Ik er op ingeslagen door de profeten, Ze gedood door de woorden van mijn mond; Is mijn gericht als het licht Te voorschijn getreden.
6 I want [my people] to faithfully love [me] more than [I want them to offer] sacrifices [to me]; [I want them] to know me more than [I want them to] completely burn sacrifices [on the altar].
Want vroomheid wil Ik, geen offers; Kennis van God liever dan offeranden.
7 But they have refused to obey my agreement, [just] like Adam did; they have not been faithful to me.
Maar laaghartig hebben zij mijn verbond overtreden, En zijn Mij toen ontrouw geworden.
8 Gilead is a city [full] of people who do wicked things; [in the streets] are the bloody footprints [of those who have murdered others].
Gilad is een vesting van schurken, Vol bloedige sporen;
9 The priests are like [SIM] bandits who wait (in ambushes/along the road) to attack people; they murder [people who are walking] on the road to Shechem, and they commit other disgraceful crimes.
Als een roverbende De priesterschaar! Op de weg naar Sikem wordt gemoord, Worden boze plannen gesmeed;
10 I have seen horrible things [being done] in Israel [MTY]. The people have abandoned me [like prostitutes who have abandoned their husbands] [MET]; [so the people of] Israel have become unacceptable to me.
In Betel heb Ik gruwelen aanschouwd: Daar heeft Efraïm ontucht bedreven. Israël heeft zich bezoedeld;
11 And you [people of] Judah, I have appointed a time when I will punish [MET] you, too. Whenever I wanted to enable my people to prosper again,”
Juda, ook u is een oogst weggelegd: Al zou Ik het lot van mijn volk ten beste keren, En Israël willen genezen!
