Oseas 2

1 “Di a tus hermanos: “¡Pueblo mío!” y a tus hermanas: “¡Mi amada!”

[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.”

2 ¡Discute con tu madre! Contad, porque no es mi mujer, tampoco soy su marido; y deja que aleje su prostitución de su rostro, y sus adulterios de entre sus pechos;

[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].

3 para que no la desnude, y hacerla desnuda como en el día en que nació, y hacerla como un desierto, y la puso como tierra firme, y matarla de sed.

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].

4 En efecto, con sus hijos no tendré piedad, porque son hijos de la infidelidad.

I will not pity the people, because they have [abandoned me] as [MET] prostitutes abandon their husbands.

5 Porque su madre ha hecho de prostituta. La que los concibió lo ha hecho vergonzosamente; pues dijo: “Iré tras mis amantes”, que me dan mi pan y mi agua, mi lana y mi lino, mi aceite y mi bebida”.

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.’

6 Por lo tanto, he aquí que voy a cercar tu camino con espinas, y construiré un muro contra ella, que no puede encontrar su camino.

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.

7 Ella seguirá a sus amantes, pero no los alcanzará; y los buscará, pero no los encontrará. Entonces dirá: ‘Me iré y volveré con mi primer marido’, porque entonces era mejor conmigo que ahora’.

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.’

8 Porque no sabía que le había dado el grano, el vino nuevo y el aceite, y le multiplicaron la plata y el oro, que usaron para Baal.

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.

9 Por lo tanto, recuperaré mi grano en su momento, y mi vino nuevo en su temporada, y arrancará mi lana y mi lino que debían cubrir su desnudez.

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].

10 Ahora descubriré su lascivia a la vista de sus amantes, y nadie la librará de mi mano.

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].

11 También haré que cesen todas sus celebraciones: sus fiestas, sus lunas nuevas, sus sábados y todas sus asambleas solemnes.

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.

12 Asolaré sus viñas y sus higueras, sobre la que ha dicho: “Estos son mis salarios que mis amantes me han dado”. y yo les haré un bosque, y los animales del campo los comerán.

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].

13 Visitaré en ella los días de los baales, al que quemó incienso cuando se engalanó con sus pendientes y sus joyas, y fue tras sus amantes y se olvidaron de mí”, dice Yahvé.

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.

14 “Por lo tanto, he aquí que la atraeré, y llevarla al desierto, y hablarle con ternura.

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].

15 Le daré viñedos desde allí, y el valle de Acor por una puerta de esperanza; y ella responderá allí como en los días de su juventud, y como en el día en que subió de la tierra de Egipto.

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.

16 Será en ese día”, dice Yahvé, “que me llamarás ‘mi marido’, y ya no me llame ‘mi amo’.

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].

17 Porque quitaré de su boca los nombres de los baales, y ya no serán mencionados por su nombre.

I will not allow them to speak [MTY] the names of Baal; they will never use those names again.

18 Ese día haré un pacto para ellos con los animales del campo, y con las aves del cielo, y con los reptiles de la tierra. Romperé el arco, la espada y la batalla fuera de la tierra, y hará que se acuesten con seguridad.

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.

19 Te desposaré conmigo para siempre. Sí, te desposaré conmigo con rectitud, con justicia, con bondad amorosa y con compasión.

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.

20 Incluso te desposaré conmigo con fidelidad; y conocerás a Yahvé.

I will not abandon them, and they will realize [that I] Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do.]

21 En ese día responderé”, dice Yahvé. “Responderé a los cielos, y responderán a la tierra;

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,

22 y la tierra responderá al grano, al vino nuevo y al aceite; y responderán a Jezreel.

and grain will grow, and the vineyards and the olive trees will grow in Jezreel [Valley].

23 La sembraré en la tierra; y me apiadaré de la que no había obtenido misericordia; y diré a los que no eran mi pueblo: “Vosotros sois mi pueblo”. y dirán: “Tú eres mi Dios””.

[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.’”