< 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].”
Yahvé me dijo: “Vuelve a amar a una mujer amada por otro, y a una adúltera, como Yahvé ama a los hijos de Israel, aunque se vuelvan a otros dioses, y amen las tortas de pasas.”
2 [My wife had become a slave, ] but I bought her for (6 ounces/179 grams) of silver and ten bushels of barley.
Así que la compré para mí por quince piezas de plata y un homer y medio de cebada.
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.”
Le dije: “Te quedarás conmigo muchos días. No harás de prostituta, y no estarás con ningún otro hombre. Yo también seré así contigo”.
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!
Porque los hijos de Israel vivirán muchos días sin rey, sin príncipe, sin sacrificio, sin piedra sagrada y sin efod ni 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.
Después, los hijos de Israel volverán y buscarán a Yahvé, su Dios, y a David, su rey, y acudirán con temor a Yahvé y a sus bendiciones en los últimos días.