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ホセア、妻を連れ戻す
1それから、主は私にこう言いました。「さあ、もう一度、妻を連れ戻せ。たとえ姦通を愛する女であっても、彼女を愛せ。イスラエルが他の神々に心を向けて、高価な贈り物をささげても、主はなおもイスラエルを愛しているからだ。」 2そこで私は、銀十五シェケル（百七十一グラム）と大麦一ホメル半（三百三十リットル）で、奴隷であった妻を買い戻し、 3こう言い渡しました。「当分、ひとりで暮らすのだ。ほかの男たちと出かけたり、遊女になることはやめろ。私は待っているから。」 4これは、イスラエルが今後ずっと、王も君主もなく、祭壇も神殿も祭司も、また偶像もなく過ごすことを示しています。 5のちに彼らは、彼らの神、主と、彼らの王であるメシヤのもとに帰って来るでしょう。終わりの日に、彼らは震えおののきながら、うやうやしく主とその祝福に近づいて来るのです。
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.
