Hoseas 3

1 Og Herren sagde til mig: Gak endnu hen, elsk en Kvinde, som elskes af sin Ven og dog bedriver Hor; ligesom Herren elsker Israels Børn, og disse dog vende sig til fremmede Guder og elske Rosinkager.

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 Og jeg købte mig hende for femten Sekel Sølv og en Homer Byg og en Lethek Byg.

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

3 Og jeg sagde til hende: I mange Dage skal du sidde hen for mig, ikke skal du bedrive Hor og ikke tilhøre nogen Mand; saaledes vil ogsaa jeg holde mig over for dig.

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 Thi i mange Dage skulle Israels Børn sidde hen uden Konge og uden Fyrste og uden Offer og uden Billedstøtte og uden præstelig Livkjortel og Husguder.

[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 Derefter skulle Israels Børn vende om og søge Herren, deres Gud, og David, deres Konge, og med Frygt skulle de komme til Herren og til hans gode Gaver i de sidste Dage.

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.