Oseas 11
1 “Cuando Israel era un niño, entonces lo amé, y llamó a mi hijo para que saliera de Egipto.
“Before the Israeli [people] became a nation [MET], I loved them [like a man loves] his son, and I called them out of Egypt.
2 Les llamaron y se alejaron de ellos. Sacrificaron a los Baales, y quemaban incienso a las imágenes grabadas.
But while I continued to call them, they [continued to] turn away from me more and more. They offered sacrifices to their statues of Baal, and they burned incense to [honor] them.
3 Sin embargo, enseñé a Efraín a caminar. Los tomé por los brazos, pero no sabían que los había curado.
[The people of] Israel were [like a little boy] [MET], and [it was as though] it was I who taught them to walk, holding them by their hands. But they did not realize that it was I who was taking care of them.
4 Los atraje con cuerdas de hombre, con lazos de amor; y fui para ellos como los que levantan el yugo sobre sus cuellos; y me incliné hacia él y le di de comer.
[It was as though I fastened] ropes [around them] to lead them, while I loved them and was kind to them. [It was as though they were young oxen] [MET], and I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
5 “No volverán a la tierra de Egipto; pero el asirio será su rey, porque se negaron a arrepentirse.
But the people of Israel will become [slaves] again, like they were in Egypt, and [the people of] Assyria will [RHQ] rule over them, because the people of Israel refused to repent.
6 La espada caerá sobre sus ciudades, y destruirá los barrotes de sus puertas, y pondrá fin a sus planes.
[Their enemies] will use their swords [to attack] the cities in Israel and will destroy the bars in the gates [of the city walls]. [As a result], the people of Israeli will not be able to accomplish the things that they planned to do.
7 Mi pueblo está decidido a alejarse de mí. Aunque llamen al Altísimo, ciertamente no los exaltará.
My people are determined to (turn away from/abandon) me. They say that I am the great all-powerful God, but they do not honor me at all.
8 “¿Cómo puedo entregarte, Efraín? ¿Cómo puedo entregarte, Israel? ¿Cómo puedo hacer que te guste Admah? ¿Cómo puedo hacer que te guste Zeboiim? Mi corazón se revuelve dentro de mí, mi compasión se despierta.
[You people of] Israel, I certainly do not want to [RHQ] abandon you and allow [your enemies] to capture you. I do not [RHQ] want to act toward you like I acted toward Admah and Zeboiim, [cities that I completely destroyed when I destroyed Sodom]. I [SYN] have changed my mind [about punishing you]; my desire to pity you has increased.
9 No ejecutaré el ardor de mi ira. No volveré para destruir a Efraín, porque yo soy Dios, y no un hombre, el Santo entre vosotros. No vendré con ira.
Although I am extremely angry, I do not want to punish you severely; I do not want to (devastate/completely ruin) Israel. [Humans would easily decide to do that], but I am God, not a human. I, the Holy One, am with you; although I am very angry [with you], I will not [destroy you].
10 Caminarán en pos de Yahvé, que rugirá como un león; porque rugirá, y los niños vendrán temblando desde el oeste.
You will follow me when I roar like [SIM] a lion; when I roar, [some of you] my children will tremble as you return [to Israel] from [the islands and seacoasts toward] the west.
11 Vendrán temblando como un pájaro fuera de Egipto, y como una paloma de la tierra de Asiria; y los asentaré en sus casas”, dice Yahvé.
[Some of] you will come swiftly from Egypt like [a flock of] birds; [others] will return from Assyria, like doves. I will enable you to live in your homes [in Israel] again. [That will surely happen, because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
12 Efraín me rodea de falsedad, y la casa de Israel con el engaño. Judá sigue alejándose de Dios, y es infiel al Santo.
[Yahweh says, “The people of] Israel have (surrounded me with lies/constantly told lies to me). And the people of Judah have [also] turned/rebelled against me, their God, the Holy One who always does what I promise to do, and the people of Judah worship other gods.”
