Oseas 5
1 ¡Oíd esto, oh sacerdotes! ¡Casa de Israel, escucha! ¡Prestad oídos vosotros, los de la casa real! porque vosotros seréis juzgados, por haber sido un lazo en Masfá y una red tendida sobre el Tabor.
“Listen, you priests! And you [other] Israeli people, you also pay attention! And you who are members of the king’s family, [you also need to] listen, because [I am going to] judge you! Your [worshiping idols] has been [like] [MET] a trap for [the people at] Mizpah [town]; it has been [like][MET] a net spread out [to catch people] at Tabor [Mountain].
2 Por sus sacrificios llevaron la apostasía hasta el extremo; por tanto los castigaré a todos ellos.
You have done many evil things, so I will punish all of you.
3 Conozco a Efraím, e Israel no se me oculta, puesto que tú, oh Efraím, has fornicado, e Israel se ha contaminado.
I know [everything about the people of] Israel; nothing that they have done is hidden from me. Because [the people of] Israel have given themselves [to worshiping idols] like [MET] prostitutes [give themselves to the men they sleep with], they have become unacceptable to me.
4 Sus malas obras no lo dejan volver a su Dios; pues el espíritu de fornicación vive en su corazón, de modo que no conocen a Yahvé.
Because they [like to do evil] things, they will not return to [me], their God. Like prostitutes [who have abandoned their husbands] [MET], they have [IDM] abandoned [MET] me; they do not [even] know me, Yahweh.
5 La soberbia de Israel se muestra en su cara; Israel y Efraím caerán por su propia iniquidad; y Judá caerá juntamente con ellos.
[It is as though] their being proud testifies [PRS] against them. The sins that [the people of] Israel have committed [are like a heavy load that] causes them to stumble, and [the people of] Judah stumble with them.
6 Con sus rebaños y con sus vacadas irán en busca de Yahvé, y no lo hallarán, porque Él se ha retirado de ellos.
They will come to worship [me], Yahweh, bringing their herds of sheep and cattle, but they will not [be able to] find me, because I have abandoned them.
7 Han sido infieles a Yahvé, engendrándole hijos bastardos; por lo cual la nueva luna los consumirá con sus bienes.
They have abandoned me; and their children do not belong to me [MET]. So [they will not be able to celebrate their festivals at] the new moons [because I] will destroy them and [the crops in] their fields.
8 ¡Tocad la bocina en Gabaá, y la trompeta en Ramá! ¡Alzad el grito en Betaven! ¡Cuidado, Benjamín!
Blow the [rams’] horns in Gibeah [town] [and blow] the trumpets in Ramah [town]! Warn [the people at] Beth-Aven [town]; you warriors of the tribe of Benjamin, lead the troops [into the battle].
9 Efraím será una desolación en el día del castigo; lo que he anunciado a las tribus de Israel, se cumplirá.
Israel will be ruined on the day that [I] destroy them. What I am telling to the tribes of Israel will certainly [happen].
10 Los príncipes de Judá se han hecho como los que mudan los linderos; por lo cual derramaré sobre ellos como agua mi ira.
[Because] the leaders of Judah [seized some land that belonged to Israel], they are like [SIM] those who move boundary markers [to get more land for themselves]; [so] I will punish them severely [MET].
11 Efraím está oprimido, quebrantado por el castigo, porque quiso andar tras el mandato.
And [the people of] Israel will suffer greatly when I punish them, because they are [very] determined to worship idols.
12 Yo seré como polilla para Efraím, y como carcoma para la casa de Judá.
I will destroy [the people of] Israel like [SIM] ([larvae of] moths/cockroaches) destroy wool, and I will cause [the people of] Judah to be like [SIM] rotten wood.
13 Cuando Efraím vio su falta de fuerzas y Judá su llaga, recurrió Efraím a Asiria, y llamó a un rey vengador; mas este no podrá sanaros, ni curaros la llaga.
When [the leaders of] Israel and Judah saw that the people were suffering because of what [their enemies were doing to them] [MET], they sent [messages] to the great King of Assyria requesting [his help]. But he cannot help you; he cannot cause you to stop suffering, [because I am the one who is punishing Israel and Judah].
14 Porque Yo seré cual león para Efraím, y como leoncillo para la casa de Judá. Yo, yo tomaré la presa, y me iré; me la llevaré, y nadie me la arrancará.
I will become like [SIM] a lion [DOU] to both nations; I will [attack them and] tear them to pieces. I will drag them away, and no one will [be able to] rescue them.
15 Me iré, y me retiraré a mi lugar hasta que ellos reconozcan su culpa y busquen mi rostro.
[After that], I will return to my place [in heaven] until they admit that they have sinned [MTY] and return to me; when they will experience [many] troubles, they will request me [to help them].”
