Oseas se reconcilia con su esposa
1Me habló una vez más el Señor, y me dijo: «Ve y ama a esa mujer adúltera, que es amante de otro. Ámala como ama el Señor a los israelitas, aunque se hayan vuelto a dioses ajenos y se deleiten con las tortas de pasas que les ofrecen».
2Compré entonces a esa mujer por quince monedas de plata3:2 quince monedas de plata. Lit. quince [siclos] de plata. y una carga y media de cebada,3:2 una carga y media de cebada. Lit. un jómer de cebada y un létec de cebada. 3y le dije: «Vas a vivir conmigo mucho tiempo, pero sin prostituirte. No tendrás relaciones sexuales con ningún otro hombre. ¡Ni yo te voy a tocar!»
4Ciertamente los israelitas vivirán mucho tiempo sin rey ni gobernante, sin sacrificio ni altares, ni efod ni ídolos. 5Pero después los israelitas buscarán nuevamente al Señor su Dios, y a David su rey. En los últimos días acudirán con temor reverente al Señor y a sus bondades.
Hosea Brings His Wife Back to Himself
1The Lord said to me, “Go. Show your love to your wife again. She is loved by another man. And she has committed adultery. But I want you to love her just as I love the people of Israel. They turn to other gods. And they love to offer raisin cakes to Baal and eat them. In spite of that, I love my people.”
2So I bought Gomer for six ounces of silver and 430 pounds of barley. 3Then I told her, “You must wait for me for a long time. You must not be a prostitute. You must not have sex with any man. And I will be faithful to you too.”
4So the people of Israel will live for a long time without a king or prince. They won’t have sacrifices or sacred stones. They won’t have sacred linen aprons or statues of family gods. 5After that, the people of Israel will return to the Lord their God. They will look to him and to a king from the family line of David. In the last days, they will tremble with fear as they come to the Lord. And they will receive his full blessing.
