Hosea 6
1 “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.
[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].
2 Er wird uns nach zwei Tagen neu beleben, am dritten Tag uns wieder aufrichten, daß wir in seiner Hut neues Leben haben.
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.
3 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.”
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).”
4 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?
[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].
5 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.
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.
6 Denn an Liebe habe ich Wohlgefallen, nicht an Schlachtopfern, an Gotteserkenntnis und nicht an Brandopfern!
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].
7 Diese aber haben nach Menschenweise meine Gebote übertreten; dort sind sie mir untreu geworden!
But they have refused to obey my agreement, [just] like Adam did; they have not been faithful to me.
8 Gilead ist eine Stadt von Übelthätern, befleckt von vergossenem Blut,
Gilead is a city [full] of people who do wicked things; [in the streets] are the bloody footprints [of those who have murdered others].
9 und gleich lauernden Räubern ist die Priesterbande. Am Wege morden sie bei Sichem; ja, Schandthat haben sie verübt!
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.
10 Im Reiche Israel habe ich Grauenhaftes gesehen: Dort hat Ephraim Götzendienst getrieben, hat sich Israel verunreinigt.
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.
11 Auch Dir, Juda, hat er eine Ernte bereitet. Wenn ich das Geschick meines Volkes wende,
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,”
