Hosea 3

1 And the Lord said to me: “Go yet again, and love a woman, beloved by a friend, yet an adulteress, for so does the Lord love the sons of Israel, yet they look to strange gods, and love the seeds of grapes.”

Og HERREN sagde til mig: "Gå atter hen og elsk en kvinde, som har Elskere - og boler, ligesom HERREN elsker Israeliterne, endskønt de vender sig til fremmede Guder og elsker Rosinkager."

2 And I contracted her to me for fifteen silver coins, and for a basket of barley, and half a basket of barley.

Så købte jeg mig hende for femten Sekel Sølv og en Homer og en Letek Byg.

3 And I said to her, “You will wait for me for many days. You will not commit fornication, and you will not be with a man. But I also will wait for you.”

Og jeg sagde til hende: "I lang Tid skal du vente på mig; du må ikke bedrive Hor eller tilhøre nogen Mand; heller ikke jeg vil komme til dig."

4 For the sons of Israel will sit for many days without a king, and without a leader, and without sacrifice, and without altar, and without priestly vestments, and without religious symbols.

Thi i lang Tid skal Israeliterne vente uden Konge og Fyrste, uden Slagtoffer og, Stenstøtte, uden Efod og Husgud.

5 And after this, the sons of Israel will return, and they will seek the Lord their God and David their king, and they will be terrified by the Lord and by his goodness, in the last days.

Siden skal Israeliterne omvende sig og søge HERREN deres Gud og David, deres Konge, og bævende komme til HERREN og hans Velsignelse i de sidste Dage.