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].”

Yavé me dijo: Vé otra vez, ama a una mujer amada por su esposo, aunque adúltera, tal como Yavé ama a los hijos de Israel, aunque siguen a ʼelohim extraños y aman las tortas de uvas pasas.

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

La compré para mí por 165 piezas de plata y 230 litros 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.”

Y le dije: Muchos días estarás conmigo. No te prostituirás ni aceptarás a otro hombre. Lo mismo haré yo 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 muchos días estarán los hijos de Israel, sin rey y sin caudillo, sin sacrificio y sin columna, sin efod y las pequeñas imágenes que usan como ídolos domésticos.

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 volverán los hijos de Israel y buscarán a Yavé su ʼElohim y a David su rey. Acudirán temblorosos a Yavé y a su bondad en los últimos días.