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].”

Och Herren sade till mig; Gack än en gång bort, och älska den bolerska och horiska qvinnona; såsom Herren älskar Israels barn, och de vända sig likväl till främmande gudar, och bola för en kanno vins skull.

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

Och jag vardt med henne öfverens om femton silfpenningar och halftannat homer bjugg;

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.”

Och sade till henne: Häll dig efter mig en tid långt, och bedrif intet boleri, och tillstäd ingen annan; ty jag vill ock hålla mig efter dig.

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!

Ty Israels barn skola i långan tid blifva utan Konung, utan Första, utan offer, utan altare, utan lifkjortel, och utan Theraphim.

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.

Derefter skola Israels barn omvända sig, och söka Herran sin Gud, och sin Konung David; och skola ära Herran, och hans nåd i yttersta tidenom.