Hosea 14

O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

Ispaštat će Samarija jer se protiv Boga svoga pobunila. Od mača past će oni, djecu će njihovu smrskati, žene trudne rasporiti.

Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

Vrati se, Izraele, Jahvi Bogu svome, jer zbog svojeg si bezakonja posrnuo.

Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

Uzmite sa sobom riječi i Jahvi se vratite. Recite mu: "Skini sa nas bezakonje i dobrohotno primi da ti prinesemo plod svojih usana.

I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

Asirac nas neće izbavljati i nećemo konje više jahati niti ćemo djelu ruku svojih govoriti: 'Bože naš!' - jer u tebe sirota milost nalazi."

I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

Iscijelit ću ih od njihova otpada, od svega ću ih srca ljubiti; jer gnjev se moj odvratio od njih.

His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

Bit ću kao rosa Izraelu; kao ljiljan on će cvasti, pustit će korijen poput jablana,

They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

nadaleko pružat će izdanke. Ljepota će mu biti kao u masline, miris poput libanonskog.

Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

Opet će u mojoj sjeni boraviti, uzgajat će svoju pšenicu, vinograde gajit' što će steći ime vina helbonskog.

Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

Efrajime, što ti imaš još s kumirima? Ja sam ga uslišao i pogledao. Ja sam poput zelena čempresa: po meni si rodan plodovima. [ (Hosea 14:10) Tko je mudar neka shvati ovo, i čovjek razuman neka spozna! Jer pravi su putovi Jahvini: pravednici hode po njima, grešnici na njima posrću. ]