< Hosea 4 >
1 Hear the word of the LORD, you children of Israel; for the LORD has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: "Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Oigan la Palabra de Yavé, oh hijos de Israel. Porque Yavé contiende con los habitantes de la tierra, porque no hay verdad ni compasión ni conocimiento de ʼElohim en la tierra,
2 There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.
Sino propagan el juramento falso y la mentira, el asesinato, el robo y el adulterio prevalecen. Uno tras otro suceden los homicidios.
3 Therefore the land mourns, and all those who dwell in it will waste away, along with the animals of the field and the crawling creatures of the earth and the birds of the sky, and even the fish of the sea will be taken away.
Por eso la tierra tendrá luto, y todos los que la habitan desfallecerán juntamente con las bestias del campo y las aves del cielo. También los peces del mar perecerán.
4 "Yet let no man bring a charge, neither let any man accuse; For your people are like those who bring charges against a cohen.
Pero nadie acuse ni reprenda a otro, porque, oh sacerdote, mi contienda es contigo.
5 You will stumble in the day, and the prophet will also stumble with you in the night; and I will destroy your mother.
Por tanto, tropezarás de día y el profeta tropezará contigo de noche.
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no cohen to me. Because you have forgotten your God's law, I will also forget your children.
Porque mi pueblo perece por falta de conocimiento. Porque desechaste el conocimiento, Yo te echaré del sacerdocio. Porque olvidaste la Ley de tu ʼElohim, también Yo me olvidaré de tus hijos,
7 As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. They have exchanged their glory into shame.
Que cuanto más se multiplican, más pecan contra Mí. Cambiaré su resplandor en vergüenza.
8 They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.
Se alimentan con las ofrendas por el pecado de mi pueblo, y a su iniquidad elevan su anhelo.
9 It will be, like people, like cohen; and I will punish them for their ways, and will repay them for their deeds.
Como es el pueblo así es el sacerdote. Los castigaré por sus caminos y les pagaré según sus obras.
10 They will eat, and not have enough. They will play the prostitute, and will not increase; because they have abandoned giving to the LORD.
Comerán y no se saciarán, fornicarán y no se multiplicarán, porque abandonaron a Yavé.
11 Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
Fornicación, vino y mosto quitan el entendimiento.
12 My people consult with their wooden idol, and answer to a stick of wood. Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray, and they have been unfaithful to their God.
Mi pueblo consulta al leño, y el palo le responde. Porque un espíritu de prostitución lo extravió, y se prostituyeron contra su ʼElohim.
13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and shady terebinths, because its shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the prostitute, and your brides commit adultery.
Sobre las cumbres de las montañas ofrecen sacrificios y queman incienso sobre las colinas debajo del roble, del álamo y del olmo, porque su sombra es agradable. Por eso sus hijas fornican y sus nueras cometen adulterio.
14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute, nor your brides when they commit adultery; because the men consort with prostitutes, and they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes; so the people without understanding will come to ruin.
Yo no castigaré a sus hijas cuando se prostituyan, ni a sus nueras cuando adulteren, porque los hombres se van con las prostitutas y con las prostitutas sagradas ofrecen sacrificios. El pueblo sin entendimiento se arruina.
15 "Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, yet do not let Judah offend; and do not come to Gilgal, neither go up to Beth Aven, nor swear, 'As the LORD lives.'
Aunque tú, Israel te prostituyas, que Judá no sea culpable. Tampoco vaya a Gilgal, ni suba a Bet-avén, ni jure al decir: ¡Vive Yavé!
16 For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will the LORD feed them like a lamb in a meadow.
Puesto que Israel es terco como novilla indómita, ¿Yavé lo pastoreará como cordero en el campo?
17 Ephraim, joined to idols, has placed stumbling blocks against himself.
Efraín se apegó a los ídolos. ¡Déjalo!
18 Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.
Su embriaguez es rebelión. Ciertamente cometen prostitución, y sus gobernantes aman mucho el deshonor.
19 The wind has wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be disappointed because of their sacrifices.
El viento los ató en sus alas, y serán avergonzados a causa de sus sacrificios.