Hosea 3

1 Yahweh said to me, “Go again, love a woman, loved by her husband, but who is an adulteress. Love her just as I, Yahweh, love the people of Israel, although they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.”

Dia hoy Jehovah tamiko: Mandehana indray, tiava vehivavy izay tian’ ny vadiny nefa mijangajanga, dia tahaka ny fitiavan’ i Jehovah ny Zanak’ Isiraely, nefa ireo kosa dia mihodìna ho amin’ izay andriamani-kafa sady tia ampempam-boaloboka.

2 So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a lethek of barley.

Ka dia novidiko sekely volafotsy dimy ambin’ ny folo sy vary hordea homera iray sy tapany izy.

3 I said to her, “You must live with me many days. You will not be a prostitute or belong to any other man. In the same way, I will be with you.”

Ary hoy izaho taminy: Andro maro no hitoeranao miandry ahy; fa tsy havela hijangajanga na hanambady olon-kafa ianao; ary izaho koa dia ho toy izany aminao.

4 For the people of Israel will live for many days without a king, prince, sacrifice, stone pillar, ephod or household idols.

Fa andro maro no hitoeran’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely tsy hanana mpanjaka, na mpanapaka, na fanatitra, na tsangam-bato, na efoda, na terafima.

5 Afterward the people of Israel will return and seek Yahweh their God and David their king, and in the last days, they will come trembling before Yahweh and his goodness.

Rehefa afaka izany, dia hiverina ny Zanak’ Isiraely ka hitady an’ i Jehovah Andriamaniny sy Davida mpanjakany; ary nandeha amin-kovitra hanatona an’ i Jehovah sy ny fahasoavany izy, raha mby any am-parany.