Oseas 1
1 El Señor envió un mensaje a Oseas, hijo de Berí, en el tiempo en que Uzías, Jotam, y Acaz eran los reyes de Judá. Y Jeroboam, hijo de Joás era el rey de Israel.
[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.
2 El Señor comenzó hablando a través de Oseas diciéndole: “Ve y busca una prostituta para casarte con ella, y ten hijos de una prostituta, porque los habitantes de esta tierra se han prostituido terriblemente al alejarse del Señor”.
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).”
3 Así que Oseas fue y se casó con Gómer, la hija de Diblaim. Ella quedó embarazada y le dio un hijo a Oseas.
So I married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and gave birth to my son.
4 Entonces el Señor le dijo a Oseas: “Ponle por nombre Jezreel, porque yo castigaré la casa de Jehú por la sangre que derramó sobre Jezreel; y yo pondré fin al reino de Israel.
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,
5 Ese día yo quebrantaré al ejército de Israel en el valle de Jezreel”.
by destroying the power [MTY] of [the army of] Israel in Jezreel Valley.”
6 Gómer volvió a quedar embarazada y esta vez tuvo una hija. El Señor le dijo entonces a Oseas: “Ponle por nombre Lo-ruhama, porque no amaré más a la casa de Israel y de seguro no los perdonaré.
[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].
7 Pero tendré piedad de los de la casa de Judá y los salvaré. Pero no será con arco ni espada, ni tampoco con guerreros de a caballo”.
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].”
8 Después que ya Gómer dejó de amamantar a Lo-ruhamah, volvió a quedar embarazada y tuvo un hijo.
After Gomer had (weaned/stopped breast-feeding) Lo-ruhamah, she became pregnant again, and she gave birth to another son.
9 Entonces el Señor le dijo a Oseas: “Ponle por nombre Lo-ammi, porque ustedes ya no son mi pueblo y yo ya no soy su Dios.
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.
10 Sin embargo, el número de habitantes del pueblo de Israel será como la arena del mar, que no podrá medirse ni contarse. Entonces, justo en el lugar donde se les dijo ‘Ya no son mi pueblo’ se les llamará ‘los hijos del Dios vivo’.
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.’
11 El pueblo de Israel y el pueblo de Judá se reunirán y ellos mismos elegirán un líder, y tomarán posesión de la tierra. Y el día de Jezreel será grande”.
[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].”
