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].”

I rzekł Pan do mnie: Jeszcze idź, a rozmiłuj się niewiasty umiłowanej od innego, a cudzołożnicy, tak jako miłuje Pan synów Izraelskich, choć się oni oglądają na cudzych bogów, a miłują fasy wina.

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

I kupiłem ją sobie za piętnaście srebrników i za półtora homera jęczmienia;

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.”

I rzekłem do niej: Siedź mi tak przez wiele dni, a nie płódź wszeteczeństwa, ani chodź za mąż, a ja też dla ciebie.

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!

Bo przez wiele dni będą synowie Izraelscy bez króla i bez książęcia, i bez ofiary i bez bałwana, i bez Efodu i bez 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.

A potem nawrócą się synowie Izraelscy i szukać będą Pana, Boga swego, i Dawida, króla swego, a przestraszeni będąc pójdą do Pana i do dobrotliwości jego w ostatnie dni.