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Елате, да се върнем при Господа! Защото Той ни нарани и Той ще ни изцери, порази ни и ще превърже раните ни. След два дена Господ ще ни оживи, на третия ден отново ще ни въздигне и ние ще живеем пред Него. (A)Нека се стремим към познание на Господа. Неговата поява е като утринна зора и Той ще дойде при нас като дъжд; като пролетен дъжд ще напои земята.

(B)Какво да ти сторя, Ефреме? Какво да ти сторя, Юдо? Вашето милосърдие е като утринна мъгла и като роса, която бързо отминава. (C)Затова Аз ги поразявах чрез пророците, бичувах ги с възвестените от Мене слова и съдът Ми е като светлина. (D)Защото Аз искам милосърдие, а не жертва; повече познание за Бога, отколкото всеизгаряния.

Нечестието на Израил

(E)И те при Адам нарушиха завета и тогава измениха на верността си към Мене. Галаад е град на злодейци, опозорен с кръв. Както разбойници причакват човек, така сбирщина свещеници убиват отиващите към Сихем и вършат безчестие. 10 Аз видях ужас в дома на Израил, там Ефрем блудства, Израил се оскверни.

11 И за тебе, Юдо, Аз определих жътва, когато върна от плен Своя народ.

Venite, ritorniamo all'Eterno, perché egli ha lacerato, ma ci guarirà; ha percosso, ma ci fascerà.

Dopo due giorni ci ridarà la vita, il terzo giorno ci farà risorgere e noi vivremo alla sua presenza.

Conosciamo l'Eterno, sforziamoci di conoscerlo; il suo levarsi è certo come l'aurora. Egli verrà a noi come la pioggia, come l'ultima e la prima pioggia, alla terra.

«Che cosa devo fare con te, o Efraim? Che cosa devo fare con te, o Giuda? Il vostro amore è come una nuvola mattutina, come la rugiada che al mattino presto scompare.

Per questo li ho tagliati per mezzo dei profeti, li ho uccisi con le parole della mia bocca e i miei giudizi su di voi sono come la luce che si sprigiona.

Poiché io desidero la misericordia e non i sacrifici, e la conoscenza di DIO piú degli olocausti.

Ma, come Adamo, essi hanno trasgredito il patto, hanno agito con inganno verso di me.

Galaad è una città di malfattori e macchiata di sangue.

Come le bande di briganti stanno in agguato per un uomo, cosí una ciurma di sacerdoti massacra sulla via di Sichem, commette scelleratezze.

10 Nella casa d'Israele ho visto una cosa orrenda: là si prostituisce Efraim, là Israele si contamina.

11 Anche per te, o Giuda, è riserbata una messe, quando ricondurrò dalla cattività il mio popolo».

Israel Unrepentant

“Come, let us return(A) to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces(B)
    but he will heal us;(C)
he has injured us
    but he will bind up our wounds.(D)
After two days he will revive us;(E)
    on the third day(F) he will restore(G) us,
    that we may live in his presence.
Let us acknowledge the Lord;
    let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
    he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,(H)
    like the spring rains that water the earth.(I)

“What can I do with you, Ephraim?(J)
    What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
    like the early dew that disappears.(K)
Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
    I killed you with the words of my mouth(L)
    then my judgments go forth like the sun.[a](M)
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,(N)
    and acknowledgment(O) of God rather than burnt offerings.(P)
As at Adam,[b] they have broken the covenant;(Q)
    they were unfaithful(R) to me there.
Gilead is a city of evildoers,(S)
    stained with footprints of blood.
As marauders lie in ambush for a victim,(T)
    so do bands of priests;
they murder(U) on the road to Shechem,
    carrying out their wicked schemes.(V)
10 I have seen a horrible(W) thing in Israel:
    There Ephraim is given to prostitution,
    Israel is defiled.(X)

11 “Also for you, Judah,
    a harvest(Y) is appointed.

“Whenever I would restore the fortunes(Z) of my people,

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 6:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
  2. Hosea 6:7 Or Like Adam; or Like human beings

A Call to Repentance

Come,(A) and let us return to the Lord;
For (B)He has torn, but (C)He will heal us;
He has stricken, but He will [a]bind us up.
(D)After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight.
(E)Let us know,
Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
His going forth is established (F)as the morning;
(G)He will come to us (H)like the rain,
Like the latter and former rain to the earth.

Impenitence of Israel and Judah

“O Ephraim, what shall I do to you?
O Judah, what shall I do to you?
For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud,
And like the early dew it goes away.
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets,
I have slain them by (I)the words of My mouth;
And [b]your judgments are like light that goes forth.
For I desire (J)mercy[c] and (K)not sacrifice,
And the (L)knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

“But like [d]men they transgressed the covenant;
There they dealt treacherously with Me.
(M)Gilead is a city of evildoers
And [e]defiled with blood.
As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man,
So the company of (N)priests (O)murder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they commit (P)lewdness.
10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel:
There is the [f]harlotry of Ephraim;
Israel is defiled.
11 Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed for you,
When I return the captives of My people.

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 6:1 Bandage
  2. Hosea 6:5 Or the judgments on you
  3. Hosea 6:6 Or faithfulness or loyalty
  4. Hosea 6:7 Or Adam
  5. Hosea 6:8 Lit. foot-tracked
  6. Hosea 6:10 Spiritual adultery