Hosea 4
1 You Israeli people, listen to this message from Yahweh! He is accusing you people who live in this country, [saying] “The people are not faithfully [doing what pleases me], they are not kind [to others], and they do not [even] know me!
Oíd palabra de Jehová, hijos de Israel; porque Jehová pleitea con los moradores de la tierra; porque no hay verdad, ni misericordia, ni conocimiento de Dios en la tierra.
2 Everywhere in this land they curse [others], they murder [others], they steal, and they commit adultery. They act violently toward others and commit one murder after another.
Perjurar, y mentir, y matar, y hurtar, y adulterar prevalecieron, y sangres se tocaron contra sangres.
3 It is because of their doing those things that there is no rain [MTY], the land has become dry, the people are mourning, and the people are dying [from hunger]. Even the wild animals and the birds and the fish in the sea are dying.
Por lo cual la tierra se enlutará, y será talado todo morador de ella, con las bestias del campo, y las aves del cielo; y aun los peces de la mar serán cogidos.
4 But no one should accuse someone else and say it is his fault. It is you priests whom I am accusing.
Ciertamente hombre no contienda ni reprenda a hombre; porque tu pueblo es como los que resisten al sacerdote.
5 So I will punish [MTY] you priests, night and day, and I will punish the prophets with you. I am going to destroy [Israel, the nation that is like] [MET] a mother to you.
Caerás pues en este día, y caerá también contigo el profeta de noche; y a tu madre talaré.
6 It is because my people do not know [about me] that they will be destroyed. And their not knowing about me is because you priests have refused [to teach them about me]; so I will no longer allow you to be my priests. You have forgotten the things that I taught you, so I will forget [to bless] your children.
Mi pueblo fue talado, porque le faltó sabiduría. Porque tú desechaste la sabiduría, yo te echaré del sacerdocio; y pues que olvidaste la ley de tu Dios, también yo me olvidaré de tus hijos.
7 As there are more and more priests, they have sinned against me more and more. So I will no longer allow them to be honored; instead, I will cause them to be disgraced.
Conforme a su grandeza así pecaron contra mí: yo pues también trocaré su honra en vergüenza.
8 The priests get food from [the offerings that the] people [bring in order to be forgiven for having sinned], [so] the priests want the people to sin more and more [in order that the people will bring them more and more offerings].
Comen del pecado de mi pueblo, y en su maldad levantan su alma.
9 The priests [are as sinful] as the [other] people, and I will punish [all of] them for what they have done; I will pay them back for the [evil] things that they have done.
Y tal será el pueblo como el sacerdote; y visitaré sobre él sus caminos, y pagarle he conforme a sus obras.
10 [The priests] will eat, but they will still be hungry; they will have sex with prostitutes, but they will not have any children, because they have abandoned [me], Yahweh,
Y comerán, mas no se hartarán: fornicarán, mas no se aumentarán, porque dejaron de guardar a Jehová.
11 and they are devoting themselves to sleeping with prostitutes, and to [drinking] old wine and new wine, which results in their not being able to think clearly.”
Fornicación, y vino, y mosto quitan el corazón.
12 “[You] my people request wooden idols [to tell you what you should do]! Like prostitutes who have left/abandoned their husbands,
Mi pueblo en su madera pregunta, y su palo le responde; porque espíritu de fornicaciones le engañó, y fornicaron debajo de sus dioses.
13 you have abandoned [me] your God, and you are chasing after [other gods] on the tops of hills and mountains; you burn incense under oak [trees], poplar [trees], and other trees where there is nice/pleasing shade. So your daughters have become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law have committed adultery.
Sobre los cabezos de los montes sacrificaron, y sobre los collados incensaron: debajo de encinas, y álamos, y olmos que tuviesen buena sombra: por tanto vuestras hijas fornicarán, y vuestras nueras adulterarán.
14 But it is not [only] your daughters [whom I will punish] for having become prostitutes, and it is not [only] your daughters-in-law whom I will punish for committing adultery, because the men also are having sex with prostitutes, and they offer sacrifices with the prostitutes [who search for men at the] shrines [of the idols]. [They are all] foolish people, and they will [all] be ruined.
No visitaré sobre vuestras hijas cuando fornicaren, ni sobre vuestras nueras cuando adulteraren; porque ellos ofrecen con las rameras, y con las malas mujeres sacrifican: por tanto el pueblo sin entendimiento caerá.
15 You Israeli [people] have abandoned me like [MET] those who commit adultery have abandoned their spouses. But do not cause [the people of] Judah to sin [also]. Do not go to Gilgal or go up to Beth-Aven [towns] [to worship idols there]. Do not make solemn promises [there, saying ‘Just as surely] as Yahweh lives, [I will do what I am promising].’
Si fornicares tú, Israel, a lo menos no peque Judá; y no entréis en Gálgala, ni subáis a Bet-aven, ni juréis: Vive Jehová.
16 You [people of Israel] are as stubborn as [SIM] a young cow. So there is no way [RHQ] that [I], Yahweh, will [provide food for them] [like a shepherd provides food for his] lambs [by leading them] to a nice meadow.
Porque como becerra cerrera revacó Israel: apaciéntalos ahora Jehová, como a carneros en anchura.
17 The people of Israel have chosen to worship idols [MET], [so] allow them [to do what they want to do].
Efraím es dado a ídolos, déjale.
18 When their rulers finish drinking [their wine], they go to find prostitutes; they love their disgraceful behavior.
Su bebida se corrompió, fornicando fornicaron, amaron los dones: lo cual es afrenta de sus príncipes.
19 But they will disappear [as though] [MET] they were blown away by a whirlwind. They will become [very] ashamed because of their offering sacrifices [to idols].”
Atóla el viento en sus alas, y de sus sacrificios serán avergonzados.
