Hoseas 14
1 Israel, vend om til HERREN din Gud, thi du faldt ved din Brøde.
Return thou, O Israel, unto Yahweh thy God, —for thou hast stumbled by thine iniquity.
2 Tag Angersord med og vend jer atter til HERREN; sig til ham: "Tilgiv al vor Brøde, vær nådig! Vi betaler med Læbernes F1ugt.
Take with you words, and return to Yahweh: say unto him—Wholly, shalt thou take away iniquity, Accept, then, with favour, and we will make good the boldness of our lips!
3 Vi vil ej søge Hjælp hos Assur, ej lide på Stridshest, vi kalder ej mer vore Hænders Værk vor Gud; hos dig finder faderløs Medynk."
Assyria, shall not save us, Upon horses, will we not ride, neither will we say any more—Our god! to the work of our own hands! For, in thee, shall the fatherless, find compassion.
4 Jeg læger deres Frafald, elsker dem frivilligt, min Vrede har vendt sig fra dem.
I will heal their apostacy, I will love them freely, —for mine anger, hath turned, from them.
5 Jeg vil være Israel som Dug, han skal blomstre som Liljen, Rod skal han slå som en Poppel
I will become as the dew unto Israel, he shall break forth as the lily, —and he shall strike his roots as Lebanon:
6 og bugne af Skud, som et Olietræ stå i Pragt, som Libanon dufte.
His branches, shall spread, that, like an olive-tree, may be his fresh beauty, —and his fragrance, like Lebanon.
7 Atter skal de bo i min Skygge, Korn skal de avle, skyde som en Vinstok med Ry som Libanons Vin.
They who dwell in his shade shall again show life like the corn, and break forth as the vine, —and, the remembrance of him, shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 Hvad skal Efraim mere med Afguder? Jeg hører ham, ser ned til ham. Jeg er som en grøn Cypres, du får din Frugt fra mig.
Ephraim [saith] —What to me any more are idols? I, have answered, and have closely observed him, I, am like a fir-tree that is green, From me, is thy fruit found.
9 Hvem er så viis, at han fatter det, så klog, at han ved det? Thi rette er HERRENs Veje; retfærdige vandrer på dem, men Syndere snubler på dem.
Who is wise, that he may understand these things? intelligent, that he may take knowledge of them? For, straightforward, are the ways of Yahweh, and, the righteous, shall travel therein, but, transgressors, shall stumble therein.
