Oseas 7
1 Cuando yo sanara a Israel, entonces la iniquidad de Efraín queda al descubierto, también la maldad de Samaria; ya que cometen falsedad, y el ladrón entra, y la banda de ladrones hace estragos en el exterior.
“and when I wanted to heal them [again], [I did not do it, ] [because] I saw the wicked things that [the people of] Samaria [city] and [other places in] Israel [DOU] have done. They constantly deceive others; bandits rob people in the streets.
2 No consideran en su corazón que me acuerdo de toda su maldad. Ahora sus propios actos los han engullido. Están ante mi cara.
But they do not realize that I do not forget all the evil things that they do. [It is as though] they are surrounded by [all] the sins that they commit; and [it is though] those sins are [always right] in front of me [MTY].
3 Alegran al rey con su maldad, y los príncipes con sus mentiras.
Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s lies.
4 Todos son adúlteros. Arden como un horno que el panadero deja de remover, desde el amasado de la masa, hasta su leudado.
[The king and his officials] are all treacherous. [They are always eager to do wicked things; ] they are like [SIM] an oven that is [very] hot: a baker mixes the dough and waits for it to expand, and he does not [need to] cause the oven to become hotter.
5 En el día de nuestro rey, los príncipes se enfermaron con el calor del vino. Unió su mano con la de los burlones.
The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
6 Porque han preparado su corazón como un horno, mientras están al acecho. Su ira arde toda la noche. Por la mañana arde como un fuego ardiente.
The officials angrily plan to murder the king; it is like [SIM] they have an oven in their inner beings. All during the night their [eagerness/wanting to murder the king] is like a fire that is smouldering, but in the morning it becomes like [MET] a roaring fire.
7 Están todos calientes como un horno, y devorar a sus jueces. Todos sus reyes han caído. No hay nadie entre ellos que me llame.
All those officials are like [MET] hot flames that completely burn up their rulers, so all their kings are murdered, and no one pleads with me [to help them].”
8 Efraín se mezcla entre las naciones. Efraín es un panqueque no volteado.
“[The leaders of] Israel join with leaders of [godless] nations; so [the leaders of] Israel are [as worthless as] a pancake that is cooked on only one side.
9 Los extraños han devorado su fuerza, y no se da cuenta. De hecho, las canas están aquí y allá en él, y no se da cuenta.
Joining with the rulers of foreign nations has caused Israel to be a weak [nation], but the Israelis do not realize that. Israel has become [like] [MET] a gray-haired old man, but the people of Israel do not realize it.
10 La soberbia de Israel da testimonio de su rostro; pero no han vuelto a Yahvé, su Dios, ni lo buscó, por todo esto.
Their being proud [PRS] testifies against them, but in spite of that, they do not return to [me], Yahweh, their God, or [even] try to know me.
11 “Efraín es como una paloma fácil de engañar, sin entendimiento. Llaman a Egipto. Van a Asiria.
[The people of] Israel have become foolish and stupid like [SIM] doves. [First] they called out to Egypt [to help them], [and then] they sought help from Assyria.
12 Cuando se vayan, extenderé mi red sobre ellos. Los haré descender como las aves del cielo. Los castigaré, como ha oído su congregación.
But wherever they go [to get help], [I will not allow them to succeed]; [it will be as though] [MET] I will throw a net over them like [SIM] [a hunter uses a net to capture] birds; I will punish them for the evil things that they do.
13 ¡Ay de ellos! Porque se han alejado de mí. ¡Destrucción para ellos! Porque se han ensañado conmigo. Aunque los redimiría, sin embargo, han dicho mentiras contra mí.
Terrible things will happen to them because they abandoned/deserted me! They will be destroyed because they rebelled against me. I wanted to rescue them, but they tell lies about me.
14 No han clamado a mí con el corazón, pero aúllan en sus camas. Se reúnen por el grano y el vino nuevo. Se alejan de mí.
They do not cry out to me sincerely [IDM]; they [only] lie on their beds and wail. They gather together and ask [me to give them] grain and wine, but they turn away from me.
15 Aunque he enseñado y fortalecido sus brazos, sin embargo, traman el mal contra mí.
I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to me.
16 Vuelven, pero no al Altísimo. Son como un arco defectuoso. Sus príncipes caerán a espada por la furia de su lengua. Esta será su burla en la tierra de Egipto.
They have rejected me, their Great God, and turned to their god Baal; they are [as useless] as [SIM] a crooked bow. Their leaders boast [that they are very strong], but they will be killed by [their enemies’] swords. As a result, [the people of] Egypt will laugh at them.”
