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].”

RAB bana şöyle dedi: “İsrailliler'in başka ilahlara yönelmelerine, üzüm pestillerine gönül vermelerine karşın, RAB onları nasıl seviyorsa, sen de git, o kadını sev, başkasınca sevilmiş, zina etmiş olsa bile.”

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

Böylece onu on beş şekel gümüş, bir homer bir letek arpa karşılığında satın aldım kendime.

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.”

Ona, “Uzun süre benimle yaşayacaksın” dedim, “Zina etmeyecek, başka bir erkekle dostluk kurmayacaksın. Ben de sana öyle davranacağım.”

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!

Çünkü İsrailliler uzun süre kral, önder, kurban, dikili taş, efod, aile putu olmadan yaşayacak.

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.

Sonra dönüp Tanrıları RAB'bi, kralları Davut'u arayacaklar. Son günlerde korkarak RAB'be ve O'nun iyiliğine yönelecekler.