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].
“Wohlan, laßt uns umkehren zu Jahwe! Denn nur er wird uns, wenn er uns zerfleischt hat, auch wieder heilen, wenn er verwundet hat, auch 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.
Er wird uns nach zwei Tagen neu beleben, am dritten Tag uns wieder aufrichten, daß wir in seiner Hut neues Leben haben.
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).”
Laßt uns Jahwe erkennen, laßt uns eifrig darnach trachten, Jahwe zu erkennen, - er wird so sicher kommen, wie die Morgenröte aufgeht! damit er über uns komme wie ein Regenguß, wie ein Spätregen, der das Land befeuchtet.”
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].
Was soll ich dir thun, Ephraim? Was soll ich dir thun, Juda, da doch eure Liebe flüchtig ist wie Morgengewölk, wie der Tau, der früh wieder vergeht?
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.
Weil dem so ist, muß ich dreinschlagen durch die Propheten, sie hinstrecken durch die Machtsprüche meines Mundes, und muß mein Gericht so sicher erscheinen wie die Sonne aufgeht.
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].
Denn an Liebe habe ich Wohlgefallen, nicht an Schlachtopfern, an Gotteserkenntnis und nicht an Brandopfern!
7 But they have refused to obey my agreement, [just] like Adam did; they have not been faithful to me.
Diese aber haben nach Menschenweise meine Gebote übertreten; dort sind sie mir untreu 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].
Gilead ist eine Stadt von Übelthätern, befleckt von vergossenem Blut,
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.
und gleich lauernden Räubern ist die Priesterbande. Am Wege morden sie bei Sichem; ja, Schandthat haben sie verübt!
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.
Im Reiche Israel habe ich Grauenhaftes gesehen: Dort hat Ephraim Götzendienst getrieben, hat sich Israel verunreinigt.
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,”
Auch Dir, Juda, hat er eine Ernte bereitet. Wenn ich das Geschick meines Volkes wende,
