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].”

Yahweh me disse: “Vá novamente, ame uma mulher amada por outra, e uma adúltera, assim como Yahweh ama as crianças de Israel, embora elas se voltem para outros deuses, e ame bolos de passas”.

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

So Comprei-a para mim por quinze moedas de prata e um homer e meio de cevada.

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.”

Eu disse a ela: “Você ficará comigo por muitos dias. Não farás de prostituta e não estarás com nenhum outro homem”. Eu também o serei para você”.

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!

Para os filhos de Israel viverão muitos dias sem rei, sem príncipe, sem sacrifício, sem pedra sagrada e sem éfode ou ídolos.

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.

Depois disso os filhos de Israel voltarão e buscarão a Javé seu Deus, e Davi seu rei, e virão com tremor para Javé e para suas bênçãos nos últimos dias.