Hoseas 6
1 Kom, la oss vende om til Herren! For det er han som har sønderrevet, men han vil også læge oss; han slo, men han vil også forbinde oss.
[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].
2 Han vil gjøre oss levende efter to dager; på den tredje dag vil han opreise oss, og vi skal leve for hans åsyn.
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.
3 Så la oss lære å kjenne Herren, la oss med iver søke å lære ham å kjenne! Hans opgang er så viss som morgenrøden, og han kommer til oss som regnet, som et vårregn som væter jorden.
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).”
4 Hvad skal jeg gjøre med dig, Efra'im? Hvad skal jeg gjøre med dig, Juda? For eders kjærlighet er som en morgensky, lik duggen som tidlig går bort.
[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].
5 Derfor har jeg hugget løs på dem ved profetene, drept dem ved min munns ord, og dommene over dig fór ut som et lyn.
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.
6 For jeg har lyst til kjærlighet og ikke til slaktoffer, og til gudskunnskap mere enn til brennoffer.
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].
7 Men de har brutt pakten, likesom Adam; der har de vært troløse mot mig.
But they have refused to obey my agreement, [just] like Adam did; they have not been faithful to me.
8 Gilead er en by med ugjerningsmenn, full av blodspor.
Gilead is a city [full] of people who do wicked things; [in the streets] are the bloody footprints [of those who have murdered others].
9 Og lik en røverskare som lurer på folk, er hele presteflokken; de myrder på veien til Sikem; ja, skammelige ting har de gjort.
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.
10 I Israels hus har jeg sett grufulle ting; der driver Efra'im hor, der er Israel blitt urent.
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.
11 Også for dig, Juda, er det fastsatt en høst, når jeg gjør ende på mitt folks fangenskap.
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,”
