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].”

Et l’Éternel me dit: Va encore, aime une femme aimée d’un ami, et adultère, selon l’amour de l’Éternel pour les fils d’Israël, tandis qu’eux se tournent vers d’autres dieux et aiment les gâteaux de raisins.

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

Et je me l’achetai pour 15 [pièces] d’argent, et un khomer d’orge et un léthec d’orge.

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.”

Et je lui dis: Durant beaucoup de jours tu m’attendras, tu ne te prostitueras pas, et tu ne seras à [aucun] homme; et moi [je ferai] de même à ton égard.

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!

Car les fils d’Israël resteront beaucoup de jours sans roi, et sans prince, et sans sacrifice, et sans statue, et sans éphod ni théraphim.

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.

Ensuite, les fils d’Israël retourneront et rechercheront l’Éternel, leur Dieu, et David, leur roi, et se tourneront avec crainte vers l’Éternel et vers sa bonté, à la fin des jours.