Hosea 6

1Come, and let us return unto Jehovah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

1Come, let’s return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us; he has injured us, but he will bandage our wounds.

2After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.

2After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up so that we may live in his presence.

3And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.

3Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to know him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.

4O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early away.

4What should I do with you, Ephraim? What should I do with you, Judah? Your loyalty is like the morning mist, like the dew that disappears early in the day.

5Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

5That is why I cut them to pieces through the prophets; I killed them with the words from my mouth. My judgment flashes like lightning.

6For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

6For I desire mercy and faithful love, not sacrifices; I want you to know God more than I want burnt offerings.

7But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

7But like Adam, they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there.

8Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

8Gilead is a city of criminals; it is covered with bloody footprints.

9And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness.

9The groups of priests are like gangs of robbers waiting to ambush someone; they murder people on the road to Shechem and commit horrible crimes.

10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

10I have seen a disgusting thing in the house of Israel: Ephraim is unfaithful and Israel is morally filthy.碎

11Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee, when I bring back the captivity of my people.

11Also for you, Judah, a harvest is coming when I restore the fortunes of my people.