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].”

L’Eternel me dit encore: "Va derechef, accorde ton amour à une femme qui est aimée d’un autre et coupable d’adultère, tout comme Dieu aime les enfants d’Israël tandis qu’ils se tournent, eux, vers des dieux étrangers et raffolent de gâteaux de raisin.

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

Je m’acquis cette femme pour quinze pièces d’argent, un homer plus un létec 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: "Tu me demeureras fidèle pendant de longs jours, sans te débaucher ni appartenir à aucun homme, de même en userai-je 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 de longs jours, les enfants d’Israël demeureront isolés sans roi ni chef, sans sacrifice ni stèle, sans Ephod ni Pénates.

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.

Après cela, les enfants d’Israël se remettront à rechercher l’Eternel, leur Dieu, et David, leur roi; ils accourront, le cœur ému, auprès de l’Eternel et de sa grâce, dans la suite des temps.