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, comme l'Éternel aime les enfants d'Israël, qui se tournent vers d'autres dieux, et qui 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 m'acquis cette femme pour quinze pièces d'argent, et un homer et demi 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 m'attendras pendant beaucoup de jours; tu ne te prostitueras pas, et ne seras à personne; et je ferai de même pour toi.

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 enfants d'Israël attendront pendant beaucoup de jours, sans roi et sans prince, sans sacrifice et sans statue, sans éphod et sans 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.

Après cela, les enfants d'Israël reviendront, et rechercheront l'Éternel leur Dieu, et David, leur roi. Et ils viendront avec crainte à l'Éternel et à sa bonté, aux derniers jours.