Hosea 2
1 [At that time, ] you will say to your fellow-Israeli men, “[You are] God’s people,” and [you will say] to your fellow-Israeli women, “You are ones whom God loves.”
“Ese día llamarás a tus hermanos Ammi, y a tus hermanas Ruhama.
2 [Yahweh also said to me], “I want you to accuse the Israeli people. [It is as though] [MET] this nation is your mother, but this nation is [no longer as though it is] [MET] my wife, and it is [no longer as though] [MET] I am its husband. Tell the Israeli people that they must stop [acting like] a prostitute [by worshiping other gods]; they must stop showing by their behavior that they (are unfaithful to/have abandoned) [me] [MET].
Condenen a su madre, condénenla porque no es mi esposa y yo no soy su esposo. Pídanle que deje de lucir como una prostituta, y que se quite el maquillaje y las vestiduras provocativas.
3 If they do not do that, I will not give them [food and] clothes [as a husband should give to his wife]; I will take away those things, and I will cause their nation to become [as deserted] as it was on the day that I [brought their ancestors out of Egypt and caused them to become a nation] [MET]. I will cause their country to be like [SIM] a desert; there will be no rain to water the ground [MET].
“De lo contrario la dejaré desnuda, tal como el día en que nació, y la convertiré en un desierto, en un terreno árido, y la dejaré morir de sed.
4 I will not pity the people, because they have [abandoned me] as [MET] prostitutes abandon their husbands.
No tendré piedad de sus hijos porque son hijos de prostitución.
5 Their parents are like prostitutes [MET]: they have been unfaithful [to me], and they have done [very] disgraceful things. They said, ‘We will run to [our idols/gods] who love us; [they are the ones] who give us food and water and wool and linen and [olive] oil, and [wine to] drink.’
Pues su madre era un prostituta que los concibió de manera vergonzosa. Ella dijo: ‘Buscaré a mis amantes que me proveen comida y agua, así como la lana, el lino, el aceite de oliva y me dan de beber’.
6 So [it will be as though] [MET] I am blocking their road with thornbushes, and putting put a wall around them so that they do not know which way to go.
“Por eso voy a obstaculizar su camino con arbustos de espinas, y construiré un muro de piedra para detenerla y que no encuentre forma de continuar.
7 They will run to their idols/gods that [they think] love them, but they will not find them. They will search for their false gods, but they will not find them. Then they will say, ‘[Perhaps] we should return to [Yahweh], whom we worshiped previously [MET], because things were better for us then than they are now.’
Cuando vaya en busca de sus amantes no podrá hallarlos; los buscará pero no los encontrará. Entonces dirá: ‘Volveré a mi ex esposo, porque estaba mejor con él que ahora’.
8 But they do not realize that I, [Yahweh], am the one who gave them grain and wine and [olive] oil; I am the one who gave them silver and gold which they used to worship Baal.
“A ella se le olvidó que yo fui quien le dio grano, vino nuevo y aceite de oliva, así como la plata y el oro que le di en abundancia y que usaron para hacerle un ídolo a Baal.
9 Therefore I will return and take my grain and grapes from them when they are ripe. I will take from them the wool and linen that I gave to them [to make their clothes] [MTY].
Así que recuperaré mi grano maduro y mi nuevo vino que di en tiempo de cosecha. Recuperaré mi lana y el lino que le di para cubrir su desnudez.
10 I will show those false gods/idols that what my people are doing is disgusting [MET], and no one will be able to hinder me from [punishing them].
La dejaré desnuda ante la mirada de sus amantes, y ninguno podrá rescatarla de mi.
11 I will cause their religious celebrations to cease, the festivals that they celebrate every year and at every new moon and on their (Sabbath days/weekly days of rest). I will cause all their religious celebrations to cease.
Pondré fin a sus festividades: sus fiestas, celebraciones de luna nueva, sus días de reposo, y todos sus festivales.
12 I will destroy [all] their grapevines and fig trees, which they said were what their [idols/gods] who loved them paid them for worshiping those idols. I will cause those places to become a desert, and wild animals will eat the fruit [that remains].
Destruiré sus viñedos e higueras que decía haber recibido como pago por ser una prostituta. Los convertiré en matorrales y solo los animales salvajes comerán de los frutos que queden.
13 I will punish my people for [all] the times that they burned incense to [honor] the idols of Baal. They decorated themselves with rings and jewelry, and they went to worship those [false gods/idols] that [they thought] [IRO] loved them, but they abandoned/forgot me! [That is what I], Yahweh, say.
Yo la castigaré por todas las veces que le ofreció incienso a Baal, vestida, usando anillos y joyas, buscando a sus amantes, y olvidándose de mi, dice el Señor.
14 But listen! [Some day] I will persuade my people [to worship me again]; I will lead them [out] into the desert and speak kindly to them [there].
“Miren lo que voy a hacer: Haré que vuelva a mi, la llevaré al desierto, y allí hablaré a su corazón.
15 I will give their vineyards [back] to them, and I will cause Achor Valley, [which means ‘valley of trouble'], to become a valley where they will confidently expect [me to do good things for them]. They will (respond to/want to please) me there like they did long ago, when I freed them from [being slaves in] Egypt.
Le devolveré los viñedos y convertiré el Valle de Acor en una puerta de esperanza. Ella me responderá de la misma manera que lo hizo cuando era joven, como cuando salió de Egipto.
16 At that time, they will say to me, ‘[It is as though] [MET] you are our husband.’ They will not say that I am their [master, like they considered that] Baal [was].
Ese día, dice el Señor, tú me volverás a llamar ‘mi esposo’ y no ‘mi Baal’.
17 I will not allow them to speak [MTY] the names of Baal; they will never use those names again.
Haré que deje de invocar a los baales, y sus nombres no serán mencionados nunca más.
18 At that time [it will be as though] I will make an agreement with [all] the wild animals and birds, and [even with] the little animals that scurry across the ground, so that they will never harm my people [again]. And I will remove from their nation all the weapons [for fighting] battles, [like] swords and bows [and arrows]. The result will be that my people will live peacefully and safely, and will not be afraid.
“En ese momento haré un acuerdo solemne con los animales salvajes y las aves del cielo, así como todo lo que se arrastra sobre el suelo. Voy a deshacerme del arco y la espada; aboliré la guerra de la tierra para que puedas acostarte en paz.
19 I will cause them to be [as though they are] [MET] my bride forever. I will be righteous and fair/just; I will faithfully love them and be kind to them.
Serás mi esposa para siempre. Te haré mi esposa en bondad y justicia.
20 I will not abandon them, and they will realize [that I] Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do.]
Seré fiel a ti, mi esposa, y tú me reconocerás como el Señor.
21 At that time, [when they request me to do things for them], [I will do those things]. When they request clouds and rain to fall on their land, I will speak to the clouds, and rain will fall on the earth,
Ese día, declara el Señor, yo le responderé a los cielos y ellos le responderán a la tierra.
22 and grain will grow, and the vineyards and the olive trees will grow in Jezreel [Valley].
La tierra responderá al grano, y al nuevo vino, y al aceite de oliva y ellos responderán ‘Jezreel’ (Dios muestra).
23 [At that time], I will take care of the Israeli people [like a farmer plants and takes care of his crops] [MET]. I will love those people that I previously said were ones I did not love, and I previously said, ‘You are not my people,’ and [then] they will say to me, ‘You are our God.’”
Yo la ‘sembraré’ para mi mismo en la tierra. Amaré a Lo-ruhamah (no amada) y a Lo-ammi (no mi pueblo) le diré: ‘tú eres mi pueblo,’ y me dirá: ‘Tú eres mi Dios’”.
