Hosea’s reconciliation with his wife
1The Lord said to me, ‘Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.’
2So I bought her for fifteen shekels3:2 That is, about 170 grams of silver and about a homer and a lethek3:2 A homer and a lethek possibly weighed about 195 kilograms. of barley. 3Then I told her, ‘You are to live with me for many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will behave the same way towards you.’
4For the Israelites will live for many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or household gods. 5Afterwards the Israelites will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days.
何西阿赎回不贞之妻
1耶和华对何西阿说：“你要再去爱那个另有新欢的淫妇，像耶和华爱以色列人一样爱她。尽管他们祭拜别的神明，喜爱葡萄饼，耶和华仍然爱他们。” 2于是，我用一百七十克银子和一百五十公斤大麦赎回她， 3对她说：“你要和我住许多日子。这期间不可行淫，不可亲近别的男人，我也不与你同房。” 4以色列人也要有许多日子没有君王和首领，没有祭祀和神柱，也没有以弗得和家庭神像。 5之后，以色列人将回心转意，寻求他们的上帝耶和华，归向他们的君王大卫。在末后的日子，他们将怀着敬畏的心归向耶和华，领受祂的恩惠。
