Hosea 7
1 When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes property by force in the streets.
Cuando yo sanara a Israel, entonces la iniquidad de Efraín queda al descubierto, también la maldad de Samaria; ya que cometen falsedad, y el ladrón entra, y la banda de ladrones hace estragos en el exterior.
2 And they do not say to themselves that I keep in mind all their sin; now their evil acts come round them on every side; they are before my face.
No consideran en su corazón que me acuerdo de toda su maldad. Ahora sus propios actos los han engullido. Están ante mi cara.
3 In their sin they make a king for themselves, and rulers in their deceit.
Alegran al rey con su maldad, y los príncipes con sus mentiras.
4 They are all untrue; they are like a burning oven; the bread-maker does not make up the fire from the time when the paste is mixed till it is leavened.
Todos son adúlteros. Arden como un horno que el panadero deja de remover, desde el amasado de la masa, hasta su leudado.
5 On the day of our king, the rulers made him ill with the heat of wine; his hand was stretched out with the men of pride.
En el día de nuestro rey, los príncipes se enfermaron con el calor del vino. Unió su mano con la de los burlones.
6 For they have made their hearts ready like an oven, while they are waiting secretly; their wrath is sleeping all night; in the morning it is burning like a flaming fire.
Porque han preparado su corazón como un horno, mientras están al acecho. Su ira arde toda la noche. Por la mañana arde como un fuego ardiente.
7 They are all heated like an oven, and they put an end to their judges; all their kings have been made low; not one among them makes prayer to me.
Están todos calientes como un horno, y devorar a sus jueces. Todos sus reyes han caído. No hay nadie entre ellos que me llame.
8 Ephraim is mixed with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
Efraín se mezcla entre las naciones. Efraín es un panqueque no volteado.
9 Men from other lands have made waste his strength, and he is not conscious of it; grey hairs have come on him here and there, and he has no knowledge of it.
Los extraños han devorado su fuerza, y no se da cuenta. De hecho, las canas están aquí y allá en él, y no se da cuenta.
10 And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; but for all this, they have not gone back to the Lord their God, or made search for him.
La soberbia de Israel da testimonio de su rostro; pero no han vuelto a Yahvé, su Dios, ni lo buscó, por todo esto.
11 And Ephraim is like a foolish dove, without wisdom; they send out their cry to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
“Efraín es como una paloma fácil de engañar, sin entendimiento. Llaman a Egipto. Van a Asiria.
12 When they go, my net will be stretched out over them; I will take them like the birds of heaven, I will give them punishment, I will take them away in the net for their sin.
Cuando se vayan, extenderé mi red sobre ellos. Los haré descender como las aves del cielo. Los castigaré, como ha oído su congregación.
13 May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me.
¡Ay de ellos! Porque se han alejado de mí. ¡Destrucción para ellos! Porque se han ensañado conmigo. Aunque los redimiría, sin embargo, han dicho mentiras contra mí.
14 And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.
No han clamado a mí con el corazón, pero aúllan en sus camas. Se reúnen por el grano y el vino nuevo. Se alejan de mí.
15 Though I have given training and strength to their arms, they have evil designs against me.
Aunque he enseñado y fortalecido sus brazos, sin embargo, traman el mal contra mí.
16 They have gone to what is of no value; they are like a false bow; their captains will come to destruction by the sword, and their ruler by my wrath; for this, the land of Egypt will make sport of them.
Vuelven, pero no al Altísimo. Son como un arco defectuoso. Sus príncipes caerán a espada por la furia de su lengua. Esta será su burla en la tierra de Egipto.
