Oseas 3

1 El Señor me dijo: “Ve una vez más y ama a una mujer que es amada por otro y es adúltera, así como el Señor ama a los hijos de Israel, aunque ellos buscan a otros dioses y se deleitan en su adoración sensual”.

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].”

2 Así que la compré de nuevo por quince siclos de plata y un homer y medio de cebada.

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

3 Y le dije: “Debes quedarte conmigo por muchos días, y abandonarás la prostitución. No tendrás intimidad con ningún hombre, y entonces seré tuyo”.

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.”

4 Porque el pueblo de Israel durará muchos días sin rey ni príncipe, sin altar de piedras, sin imágenes paganas ni santuarios idólatras.

[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!

5 Después de esto, el pueblo de Israel volverá y se dedicará al Señor su Dios y al linaje de David, su rey. En los últimos días vendrán con asombro y reverencia por el Señor y su bondad.

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.