< 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].”
Sitten sanoi Herra minulle: "Mene vielä ja rakasta naista, jota hänen puolisonsa rakastaa, mutta joka rikkoo avion, niinkuin Herra rakastaa israelilaisia, mutta nämä kääntyvät muiden jumalien puoleen ja rakastavat rypälekakkuja".
2 [My wife had become a slave, ] but I bought her for (6 ounces/179 grams) of silver and ten bushels of barley.
Niin minä hankin hänet itselleni viidellätoista sekelillä hopeata ynnä hoomer-mitalla ja letek-mitalla ohria.
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.”
Ja minä sanoin hänelle: "Ole kauan aikaa minua varten; älä harjoita haureutta äläkä mene muille miehille. Minä myös teen samoin sinua kohtaan."
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!
Sillä kauan aikaa saavat israelilaiset olla ilman kuningasta ja ruhtinasta, ilman uhria ja patsasta, ilman kasukkaa ja kotijumalia.
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.
Senjälkeen israelilaiset kääntyvät ja etsivät Herraa, Jumalaansa, ja Daavidia, kuningastansa. Vavisten he lähestyvät Herraa ja hänen hyvyyttänsä päivien lopulla.