Hosea 5

1 Hear this, O ye priests; and listen well, O ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for the punishment threateneth you; because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread out upon Thabor.

Sacerdotes, oíd esto, y estád atentos, casa de Israel, y casa del rey, escuchád; porque a vosotros es el juicio; porque habéis sido lazo en Maspad, y red extendida sobre Tabor.

2 And for murdering they who had rebelled [against God] concealed themselves in deep places; but I will inflict correction on them all.

Y matando sacrificios han bajado hasta el profundo, y yo la corrección de todos ellos.

3 I well know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, O Ephraim, hast thou played the harlot, [and] Israel is defiled.

Yo conozco a Efraím, e Israel no me es ignorado; porque ahora has fornicado, o! Efraím, y se ha contaminado Israel.

4 Their doings will not permit them to return unto their God; for the spirit of lewdness is in their bosom, and the Lord they have not known.

No pondrán sus pensamientos en volverse a su Dios, porque espíritu de fornicación está en medio de ellos, y no conocen a Jehová.

5 Therefore shall the pride of Israel be humbled before his face: and Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them.

Y la soberbia de Israel le desmentirá en su cara; e Israel y Efraím tropezarán en su pecado, tropezará también con ellos Judá.

6 With their flocks and with their herds will they go to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

Con sus ovejas, y con sus vacas andarán buscando a Jehová, y no le hallarán: apartóse de ellos.

7 Against the Lord have they dealt treacherously; for strange children have they begotten: now shall one month devour them together with their possessions.

Contra Jehová se rebelaron, porque engendraron hijos extraños: ahora los devorará mes con sus heredades.

8 Blow ye the cornet in Gib'ah, the trumpet in Ramah: blow the alarm at Beth-aven, [The enemy is] after thee, O Benjamin.

Tocád bocina en Gabaa, trompeta en Rama: sonád atambor en Bet-aven, tras ti, o! Ben-jamín.

9 Ephraim shall be made desolate on the day of chastisement: among the tribes of Israel had I made known that which is true.

Efraím será asolado el día del castigo: en las tribus de Israel hice conocer mi verdad.

10 The princes of Judah were like those that remove the landmark: my wrath, therefore, will I pour out upon them like water.

Los príncipes de Judá fueron como los que traspasan mojones: derramaré pues sobre ellos, como agua, mi ira.

11 Oppressed is Ephraim, broken through punishment; because he willingly walked after the commandment [of false prophets].

Calumniado Efraím, quebrantado en juicio, porque quiso andar tras mandamientos.

12 But like the moth became I unto Ephraim, and like rottenness to the house of Judah.

Y yo seré como polilla a Efraím, y como carcoma a la casa de Judá.

13 Then saw Ephraim his sickness, and Judah his wound, and Ephraim went to Asshur, and [the other] sent to the king that should contend [[Jareb]]; but he will never be able to heal you, nor remove from you your wound.

Y verá Efraím su enfermedad, y Judá su llaga; e irá Efraím al Asur, y enviará al rey de Jareb: mas él no os podrá sanar, ni os curará la llaga.

14 For I am as a lion unto Ephraim, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I myself will tear in pieces and go away; I will bear away, and none shall deliver.

Porque yo seré como león a Efraím, y como cachorro de león a la casa de Judá: yo, yo arrebataré, y andaré: tomaré, y no habrá quien escape.

15 I will go [from here, and] return to my place, till they acknowledge their guilt, and seek my presence: in their affliction will they seek for me.

Andaré, y tornaré a mi lugar, hasta que conozcan su pecado, y busquen mi faz: en su angustia madruguen a mí.