Hosea 14
1 O Israel, return to the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thy iniquity.
Israel, vend om til HERREN din Gud, thi du faldt ved din Brøde.
2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say to him, Take away all iniquity, and receive [us] graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
Tag Angersord med og vend jer atter til HERREN; sig til ham: »Tilgiv al vor Brøde, vær naadig! Vi betaler med Læbernes Frugt.
3 Ashur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, [Ye are] our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
Vi vil ej søge Hjælp hos Assur, ej ride paa Stridshest, vi kalder ej mer vore Hænders Værk vor Gud; hos dig finder faderløs Medynk.«
4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for my anger is turned away from him.
Jeg læger deres Frafald, elsker dem frivilligt, min Vrede har vendt sig fra dem.
5 I will be as the dew to Israel: he shall grow as the lily and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Jeg vil være Israel som Dug, han skal blomstre som Liljen, Rod skal han slaa som en Poppel
6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
og bugne af Skud, som et Olietræ staa i Pragt, som Libanon dufte.
7 They that dwell under his shade shall return; they shall revive [as] the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent of it [shall be] 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 [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard [him], and observed him: I [am] like a green fir-tree. From me is thy fruit found.
Hvad skal Efraim mere med Afguder? Jeg hører ham, ser ned til ham. Jeg er som en grøn Cypres, du faar din Frugt fra mig.
9 Who [is] wise, and he shall understand these [things]? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD [are] right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall in them.
Hvem er saa viis, at han fatter det, saa klog, at han ved det? Thi rette er HERRENS Veje; retfærdige vandrer paa dem, men Syndere snubler paa dem.
