Hoseas 3

1 Og HERREN sagde til mig: »Gaa atter hen og elsk en Kvinde, som har Elskere og boler, ligesom HERREN elsker Israeliterne, endskønt de vender sig til fremmede Guder og elsker 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 Saa købte jeg mig hende for femten Sekel Sølv og en Homer og en Letek 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 lang Tid skal du vente paa mig; du maa ikke bedrive Hor eller tilhøre nogen Mand; heller ikke jeg vil komme til 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 lang Tid skal Israeliterne vente uden Konge og Fyrste, uden Slagtoffer og Stenstøtte, uden Efod og Husgud.

[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 Siden skal Israeliterne omvende sig og søge HERREN deres Gud og David, deres Konge, og bævende komme til HERREN og hans Velsignelse 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.