Hosea 1
1 [I am] Hosea, the son of Beeri. Yahweh gave me these messages [at various times] during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah, and Jeroboam the son of Jehoash was the King of Israel.
La Palabra de Yavé que vino a Oseas, hijo de Beeri, en los días de Uzías, Jotam, Acaz y Ezequías, reyes de Judá, y en los días de Jeroboam, hijo de Joás, rey de Israel.
2 When Yahweh first [began to] give messages to me [to tell to the people of Israel], he said to me, “Go and marry a prostitute. But [some of] her children will be born as a result of her having sex with men to whom she is not married. That will illustrate how the people of Israel have turned away from me and worship (idols/other gods).”
Cuando Yavé comenzó a hablar por medio de Oseas le dijo: Vé, toma para ti una mujer prostituta y engendra hijos de prostitución, porque la tierra se prostituye totalmente y se aparta de Yavé.
3 So I married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and gave birth to my son.
Fue, pues, y tomó a Gomer, hija de Diblaim, la cual concibió y le dio a luz un hijo.
4 Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Jezreel, [which means ‘God scatters’], because I will soon punish the descendants [MTY] of [King] Jehu [by scattering them], because he killed many of my people at Jezreel [town]. [Some day] I will end the kingdom of Israel,
Yavé le dijo: Llámalo Jezreel, porque muy pronto castigaré la casa de Jehú por la sangre derramada en Jezreel, y eliminaré el reino de la Casa de Israel.
5 by destroying the power [MTY] of [the army of] Israel in Jezreel Valley.”
Sucederá que aquel día quebraré el arco de Israel en el valle de Jezreel.
6 [Later] Gomer became pregnant [again], and she gave birth to a daughter. Yahweh said to me “Give her the name Lo-ruhamah, [which means ‘not loved],’ because I will no longer [show that I] love the people [MET] of Israel, and I will not forgive them [for the sins that they have committed].
Otra vez concibió y dio a luz una hija. Y Yavé le dijo: Llámala Lo-ruhama, porque ya no me compadeceré de la Casa de Israel para perdonarlos.
7 But I will [show that I] love the people [MTY] of Judah [by saving them from their enemies]. However, it will not be by weapons and armies or horses and chariots that I will save them. Instead, it will be by [the power that I], Yahweh their God, [have].”
Pero tendré compasión de la Casa de Judá y los salvaré por Yavé, su ʼElohim. No los libraré con arco, ni con espada, ni con batalla, ni con caballos, ni con jinetes.
8 After Gomer had (weaned/stopped breast-feeding) Lo-ruhamah, she became pregnant again, and she gave birth to another son.
Después de destetar a Lo-ruhama, concibió y dio a luz un hijo.
9 Yahweh said “Give him the name Lo-ammi, [which means 'not my people', ] because the people of Israel are no [longer my people], and I am not their God.
Yavé dijo: Llámalo Lo-ammi, porque ustedes no son mi pueblo ni Yo seré para ustedes su [ʼElohim].
10 But [some day] the people of Israel will be [as numerous] as [SIM] the [grains of] sand on the seashore; no one will be able to count them. Now [I] am saying to them, ‘You are not my people,’ but then people will say to them, ‘[You are the] children of God who is all-powerful.’
Sin embargo, el número de los hijos de Israel será como la arena del mar, que no se puede medir ni contar. Y en el lugar donde les fue dicho: Ustedes no son mi pueblo, se les dirá: Son hijos del ʼEL que vive.
11 [At that time], the people of Judah and the people of Israel will unite. They will appoint one leader for all of them, and they will return from the countries [to which they have been (exiled/forced to go)]. That will be a great time; Jezreel [also means ‘God plants’, and it will be as though God will plant them in this country again].”
Los hijos de Judá y de Israel se unirán y designarán un solo caudillo. Subirán de la tierra, porque grande es el día de Jezreel.
