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].”

Και είπε Κύριος προς εμέ, Ύπαγε έτι, αγάπησον γυναίκα, ήτις καίτοι αγαπωμένη υπό του φίλου αυτής είναι μοιχαλίς, κατά την αγάπην του Κυρίου προς τους υιούς Ισραήλ, οίτινες όμως επιβλέπουσιν εις θεούς αλλοτρίους και αγαπώσι φιάλας οίνου.

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

Και εμίσθωσα αυτήν εις εμαυτόν διά δεκαπέντε αργύρια και εν χομόρ κριθής και ήμισυ χομόρ κριθής.

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.”

Και είπα προς αυτήν, Θέλεις καθήσει δι' εμέ πολλάς ημέρας· δεν θέλεις πορνεύσει και δεν θέλεις είσθαι δι' άλλον· και εγώ ομοίως θέλω είσθαι διά σε.

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!

Διότι οι υιοί Ισραήλ θέλουσι καθήσει πολλάς ημέρας χωρίς βασιλέως και χωρίς άρχοντος και χωρίς θυσίας και χωρίς αγάλματος και χωρίς εφόδ και θεραφείμ.

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.

Μετά ταύτα θέλουσιν επιστρέψει οι υιοί Ισραήλ και θέλουσι ζητήσει Κύριον τον Θεόν αυτών και Δαβίδ τον βασιλέα αυτών· και θέλουσι φοβείσθαι τον Κύριον και την αγαθότητα αυτού εν ταις εσχάταις ημέραις.