Hosea 6

1 Antao, himpoly am’ Iehovà tika; Ie ty nandrimitse, naho ie ty hampijangañe antika, Ie ty namofoke, naho ie ty hampidiañe antika.

Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has smitten, and he will bind us up.

2 Afake roe andro le hampiveloma’e, amy andro fahateloy ro hampitroara’e, himoneñan-tika am-pivazohoa’e eo.

After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

3 Le hahafohiñe tika, naho himane hahafohiñe Iehovà; Mionjoñe re manahake ty manjirik’àndro; le hivotrak’ amantika manahake o orañeo, i oram-pigadoñañey, naho i orañe aolo an-tane atoiy.

Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

4 Ry Efraime, ino ty hanoako ama’o? Ry Iehodà, ino ty hanoako azo? Hoe mika ty hasoa’o; mimeatse añe te maraindray manahake o misafononokeo.

O Ephraim, what shall I do unto you? O Judah, what shall I do unto you? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away.

5 Aa le nihatsafako añamo mpitokio, nizamanako añamo fivolam-bavakoo; hoe fipelaran-kelatse ty fizakañ’ azo.

Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and your judgments are as the light that goes forth.

6 Toe fiferenaiñañe ty paiako, fa tsy soroñe; naho ty fahafohinañe an’Andrianañahare te amo engan-koroañeo.

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

7 Fe manahake i Dame ty nivaliha’ iareo amy fañinay; zay ty niolà’ iareo amako.

But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

8 Rova’ o mpikitro-draha ratio t’i Gilade, tsitsike lian-dio.

Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.

9 Hoe firimbo-malaso mivoñoñe ondaty, ty fañohofa’ i fivorim-pisoroñey loza an-tevan-dala’ i Sekème eo; toe haloloañe ty anoe’ iereo;

And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

10 Naharendreke haleorañe añ’anjomba’ Israele ao raho; zoeñe e Efraime ao ty hatsimirirañe, naho naniva vatañe t’Israele.

I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

11 F’ie nifotoañeko san-kavokaran- drehe r’Iehodà, ie hampoliko ty fandrohizañe ondatikoo.

Also, O Judah, he has set an harvest for you, when I returned the captivity of my people.