Hosea 6

1 In her tribulacioun thei schulen rise eerli to me. Come ye, and turne we ayen to the Lord;

“Come on! Let's go back to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces, but now he will heal us. He has struck us down, but now he will bind up our wounds.

2 for he took, and schal heele vs; he schal smyte, and schal make vs hool.

In two days he will heal us; after three days he will raise us up so we can live in his presence.

3 He schal quykene vs after twei daies, and in the thridde dai he schal reise vs, and we schulen lyue in his siyt. We schulen wite, and sue, that we knowe the Lord. His goyng out is maad redi at the morewtid, and he schal come as a reyn to vs, which is timeful and lateful to the erthe.

Let's get to know the Lord, really strive to know him, and he will appear to us as surely as the sun will rise; he will come to us as certainly as the spring rains fall on the earth.”

4 Effraym, what schal Y do to thee? Juda, what schal Y do to thee? Youre merci is as a cloude of the morewtid, and as deew passynge forth eerli.

Ephraim, what shall I do with you? Judah, what shall I do with you? Your love disappears like mist at dawn; it vanishes like dew in the morning.

5 For this thing Y hewide in profetis, Y killide hem in the wordis of my mouth;

So I cut you down through the prophets; I killed you with my words. My judgment shines out like a light.

6 and thi domes schulen go out as liyt. For Y wolde merci, and not sacrifice, and Y wolde the kunnyng of God, more than brent sacrificis.

I want your true love, not your sacrifices; I want you to know me, not your burnt offerings.

7 But thei as Adam braken the couenaunt; there thei trespassiden ayens me.

But you, just like Adam, broke our agreement, there you were unfaithful to me.

8 Galaad the citee of hem that worchen idol, is supplauntid with blood; and

Gilead is a city of evil people where footprints are tracked in blood.

9 as the chekis of men `that ben theues. Partener of prestis sleynge in the weie men goynge fro Sichem, for thei wrouyten greet trespasse.

Priests are like a gang of bandits, lying in wait to ambush travelers on the road. They commit murder in Shechem, carrying out wicked crimes.

10 In the hous of Israel Y siy an orible thing; there the fornicaciouns of Effraym.

I have seen in the house of Israel something totally disgusting: Ephraim engages in prostitution and Israel is sexually corrupt.

11 Israel is defoulid; but also thou, Juda, sette heruest to thee, whanne Y schal turne the caitiftee of my puple.

And as for you, Judah, your harvest-time has been set! When I restore the fortunes of my people,