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, et aime une femme aimée d'un amant et adultère, de l'amour qu'a l'Éternel pour les enfants d'Israël, qui eux aussi s'adressent à 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 quinze pièces d'argent et un homer d'orge et un léthech 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: Longtemps tu seras assise dans l'attente de moi; tu ne te prostitueras point, et ne te livreras à aucun homme, et moi aussi j'agirai de même envers 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 longtemps les enfants d'Israël resteront sans roi et sans prince, et sans sacrifice, et sans statue et sans éphod ni Théraphims.

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 ils chercheront l'Éternel leur Dieu, et David leur roi, et ils précipiteront leurs pas vers l'Éternel et vers sa grâce, dans la suite des temps.