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 le Seigneur me dit: Vas encore, et aime une femme aimée par un ami, et adultère; comme le Seigneur aime les enfants d’Israël, et eux se tournent vers les dieux étrangers, et ils aiment le marc 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 j’achetai cette femme quinze pièces d’argent, et un cor d’orge, et un demi-cor 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 durant de longs jours; tu ne forniqueras pas, et tu ne seras à aucun homme; et moi aussi je t’attendrai.

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!

Parce que durant de longs jours, les enfants d’Israël seront sans roi et sans prince, et sans sacrifice et sans autel, et 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.

Et après cela, les enfants d’Israël reviendront, et ils chercheront le Seigneur leur Dieu et David leur roi; et ils craindront en approchant du Seigneur et de ses biens au dernier des jours.