Hosea 3
1 At sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, Yumaon ka pa, suminta ka sa isang babae na minamahal ng kaniyang kaibigan, at mangangalunya, sa makatuwid baga'y ng gaya ng pagibig ng Panginoon sa mga anak ni Israel, bagaman sila'y nagsisipihit sa ibang mga dios, at nangakakagusto ng mga binilong pasas.
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 Sa gayo'y binili ko siya para sa akin ng labing limang putol na pilak, at ng isang homer na cebada, at ng kalahating homer na cebada;
[My wife had become a slave, ] but I bought her for (6 ounces/179 grams) of silver and ten bushels of barley.
3 At sinabi ko sa kaniya, Ikaw ay mapapa sa akin na maraming araw; ikaw ay hindi magpapatutot, at ikaw ay hindi na magiging asawa pa ng ibang lalake; kaya't ako naman ay sasa iyo.
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 Sapagka't ang mga anak ni Israel ay magsisitahang maraming araw na walang hari, at walang prinsipe, at walang hain, at walang haligi, at walang efod o mga teraf:
[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 Pagkatapos ay manunumbalik ang mga anak ni Israel, at hahanapin ang Panginoon nilang Dios, at si David na kanilang hari, at magsisiparitong may takot sa Panginoon at sa kaniyang kabutihan sa mga huling araw.
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.
