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].”

Y el Señor me dijo: Vuelve a dar tu amor a una mujer que tiene un amante y es adúltera, así como el Señor ama a los hijos de Israel, aunque se vuelvan a otros dioses y se deleitan con las tortas de pasa.

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 siclos 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.”

Y le dije: Tú serás mía por un largo espacio de tiempo; no debes prostituirte, y ningún otro hombre debe tenerte como su esposa; y yo también lo seré para ti.

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 estarán por mucho tiempo sin rey y sin gobernante, sin ofrendas y sin sacrificios, y sin efod ni imágenes.

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.

Y después de eso, los hijos de Israel regresarán e irán en busca del Señor su Dios y David su rey; y vendrán con temor al Señor y a sus misericordias en los días venideros.