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].”

परमप्रभुले मलाई भन्‍नुभयो, “फेरि जा, आफ्नो पतिले प्रेम गरेकी एक जना स्‍त्रीलाई प्रेम गर्, तर त्‍यो एक जना व्यभिचारिणी हो । इस्राएलका मानिसहरू अन्‍य देवतातर्फ लागे र तिनीहरूले पवित्र दाखका केकहरू मन पराए तापनि, जसरी म परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूलाई प्रेम गरें, त्‍यसरी नै त्यसलाई प्रेम गर् ।”

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

यसैले मैले त्यसलाई मेरो निम्ति पन्ध्र शेकेल चाँदी र अढाइ मुरी जौ तिरेर किनें ।

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.”

मैले त्यसलाई भनें, “तिमी मसँग धेरै दिन बस्‍नुपर्छ । तिमी अब वेश्‍या हुनेछैनौ र कुनै अर्को पुरुषको हुनेछैनौ । त्‍यसरी नै म पनि तिमीसँगै रहनेछु ।”

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!

किनकि इस्राएलका मानिसहरू राजा, राजकुमार, बलिदान, ढुङ्गाको स्तम्भ, एपोद र घरघरका मूर्तिहरूविना धेरै दिनसम्म रहनेछन् ।

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.

त्यसपछि इस्राएलका मानिसहरू फर्कनेछन् र परमप्रभु आफ्‍ना परमेश्‍वर र आफ्‍ना राजा दाऊदलाई खोज्‍नेछन्, र अन्तका दिनहरूमा, तिनीहरु परमप्रभु र उहाँको भलाइको सामु भयसाथ आउँछन् ।