Hosea 14

1 O Israel, returne vnto the Lord thy God: for thou hast fallen by thine iniquitie.

イスラエルよ汝の神ヱホバに歸れよ汝は不義のために仆れたり

2 Take vnto you words, and turne to the Lord, and say vnto him, Take away all iniquitie, and receiue vs graciously: so wil we render the calues of our lippes.

汝ら言詞をたづさへ來りヱホバに歸りていへ諸の不義は赦して善ところを受納れたまへ斯て我らは唇をもて牛のごとくに汝に献げん

3 Asshur shall not saue vs, neither wil we ride vpon horses, neither will we say any more to the worke of our handes, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherlesse findeth mercie.

アツスリヤはわれらを授けじ我らは馬に騎らじまたふたたび我儕みづからの手にて作れる者にむかひわが神なりと言じ孤児は爾によりて憐憫を得べければなりと

4 I wil heale their rebellion: I wil loue them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

我かれらの反逆を醫し悦びて之を愛せん我が怒はかれを離れ去たり

5 I will be as the dewe vnto Israel: he shall grow as the lilie and fasten his rootes, as the trees of Lebanon.

我イスラエルに対しては露のごとくならん彼は百合花のごとく花さきレバノンのごとく根をはらん

6 His branches shall spread, and his beautie shalbe as the oliue tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

その枝は茂りひろがり其美麗は橄欖の樹のごとくその芬芳はレバノンのごとくならん

7 They that dwel vnder his shadow, shall returne: they shall reuiue as the corne, and florish as the vine: the sent thereof shalbe as the wine of Lebanon.

その蔭に往む者かへり來らんかれらは穀物の如く活かへり葡萄樹のごとく花さきその馨香はレバノンの酒のごとくなるべし

8 Ephraim shall say, What haue I to doe any more with idoles? I haue heard him, and looked vpon him: I am like a greene firre tree: vpon me is thy fruite founde.

エフライムはいふ我また偶像と何のあづかる所あらんやと我これに應へたり我かれを顧みん我は蒼翠の松のごとし汝われより果を得ん

9 Who is wise, and he shall vnderstande these things? and prudent, and he shall knowe them? for the wayes of the Lord are righteous, and the iust shall walke in them: but the wicked shall fall therein.

誰か智慧ある者ぞその人はこの事を暁らん誰か頴悟ある者ぞその人は之を知んヱホバの道は凡て直し義者は之をむ然ど罪人は之に躓かん