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].”

Berfirmanlah TUHAN kepadaku: "Pergilah lagi, cintailah perempuan yang suka bersundal dan berzinah, seperti TUHAN juga mencintai orang Israel, sekalipun mereka berpaling kepada allah-allah lain dan menyukai kue kismis."

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

Lalu aku membeli dia bagiku dengan bayaran lima belas syikal perak dan satu setengah homer jelai.

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.”

Aku berkata kepadanya: "Lama engkau harus diam padaku dengan tidak bersundal dan dengan tidak menjadi kepunyaan seorang laki-laki; juga aku ini tidak akan bersetubuh dengan engkau."

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!

Sebab lama orang Israel akan diam dengan tidak ada raja, tiada pemimpin, tiada korban, tiada tugu berhala dan tiada efod dan terafim.

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.

Sesudah itu orang Israel akan berbalik dan akan mencari TUHAN, Allah mereka, dan Daud, raja mereka. Mereka akan datang dengan gementar kepada TUHAN dan kepada kebaikan-Nya pada hari-hari yang terakhir.