Hosea 3

1 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].”

Og HERREN sagde til mig: "Gå 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."

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

Så købte jeg mig hende for femten Sekel Sølv og en Homer og en Letek Byg.

3 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.”

Og jeg sagde til hende: "I lang Tid skal du vente på mig; du må ikke bedrive Hor eller tilhøre nogen Mand; heller ikke jeg vil komme til dig."

4 [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!

Thi i lang Tid skal Israeliterne vente uden Konge og Fyrste, uden Slagtoffer og, Stenstøtte, uden Efod og Husgud.

5 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.

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.