Hozeáš 3

1 Opět řekl mi Hospodin: Ještě jdi, a zamiluj ženu, milou frejíři a cizoložnou, tak jako miluje Hospodin syny Izraelské, ačkoli oni hledí k bohům cizím, a milují kádě vína.

Then Yahweh said to me, “Go and show to your wife that you still love her, even though she has been committing adultery with another man who loves her. [That will show that] I still love the people of Israel, even though they worship other gods/idols and eat raisin cakes [in feasts that honor those gods].”

2 Tedy zjednal jsem ji sobě z patnácti stříbrných a z půldruhého chomeru ječmene.

[My wife had become a slave, ] but I bought her for (6 ounces/179 grams) of silver and ten bushels of barley.

3 A řekl jsem jí: Za mnoho dnů seď mi, nesmilni, aniž se vdávej za muže, a já také příčinou tvou.

Then I said to her, “You must wait for many days [before we sleep together] [EUP]. During that time, you must not be a prostitute, and you must not have sex with any other man; but I will live with you.”

4 Nebo za mnohé dny budou synové Izraelští bez krále, bez knížete, bez oběti, bez modly, bez efodu a terafim.

[Our doing that will show that] in the same way, the people of Israel will not have a king and [other] leaders for many years. They will not offer sacrifices or [have sacred stone] pillars, no sacred vest [for the Supreme Priest], and no idols!

5 Potom pak obrátí se synové Izraelští, a hledati budou Hospodina Boha svého i Davida krále svého; a předěšeni jsouce, poběhnou k Hospodinu a k dobrotě jeho v posledních časích.

But later, the people of Israel will return to Yahweh their God and [be guided by him and] by a king who is a descendant of [King] David. In the last/future days they will come to Yahweh, revering him and trembling [in his presence], and he will bless them.