Hosea 14

1 O Israel, come back to the Lord your God; for your evil-doing has been the cause of your fall.

Atgriezies, ak Israēl, pie Tā Kunga, sava Dieva, jo tu esi kritis sava nozieguma dēļ.

2 Take with you words, and come back to the Lord; say to him, Let there be forgiveness for all wrongdoing, so that we may take what is good, and give in payment the fruit of our lips.

Ņemiet šos vārdus līdz un atgriežaties pie Tā Kunga un sakāt uz Viņu: piedod visu noziegumu un parādi žēlastību, ka mēs nesam savu lūpu upurus.

3 Assyria will not be our salvation; we will not go on horses; we will not again say to the work of our hands, You are our gods; for in you there is mercy for the child who has no father.

Asurs mūs neizpestīs, mēs nejāsim uz zirgiem un nesacīsim vairs uz savu roku darbu: tu esi mūsu dievs! Jo pie Tevis bāriņš atrod žēlastību.

4 I will put right their errors; freely will my love be given to them, for my wrath is turned away from him.

Es dziedināšu viņu atkāpšanos, Es tos mīlēšu ar labu prātu, jo Mana dusmība no viņa novērsīsies.

5 I will be as the dew to Israel; he will put out flowers like a lily, and send out his roots like Lebanon.

Es Israēlim būšu kā rasa: viņš zaļos kā lilija un iesakņosies kā Libānas(ciedrs).

6 His branches will be stretched out, he will be beautiful as the olive-tree and sweet-smelling as Lebanon.

Viņa zari izplētīsies, un skaistums viņam būs kā eļļas kokam, un smarža viņam būs kā Libānas(ciedram).

7 They will come back and have rest in his shade; their life will be made new like the grain, and they will put out flowers like the vine; his name will be like the wine of Lebanon.

Tie, sēdēdami viņa ēnā, atkal audzinās labību un zaļos kā vīna koks; tam būs slava kā vīnam no Libānas.

8 As for Ephraim, what has he to do with false gods any longer? I have given an answer and I will keep watch over him; I am like a branching fir-tree, from me comes your fruit.

Efraīm, kas Man vēl ar dievekļiem? Es paklausīšu un viņu uzlūkošu. Es būšu kā zaļa priede, pie Manis tavs auglis rodas.

9 He who is wise will see these things; he who has good sense will have knowledge of them. For the ways of the Lord are straight, and the upright will go in them, but sinners will be falling in them.

Kas ir gudrs, ka saprot šās lietas? Kas ir prātīgs, ka tās atzīst? Jo Tā Kunga ceļi ir taisni, un taisnie pa tiem staigās, bet pārkāpēji pa tiem kritīs.