Oseas 7
1 Cuando Yo curaba a Israel se descubrió la iniquidad de Efraín y salieron a la luz las maldades de Samaria. Porque obran con engaño. El ladrón se mete por dentro, y la pandilla despoja por fuera.
Whenever I want to heal Israel, the sin of Ephraim is exposed, as well as the evil deeds of Samaria, for they practice deceit; a thief comes in, and a marauding band attacks in the street.
2 No reflexionan en su corazón que Yo tengo presentes todas sus perversidades. Sus propias acciones los cercaron y están delante de Mí.
They do not realize in their hearts that I remember all their evil deeds. Now their deeds surround them; they are before my face.
3 Alegran al rey con sus maldades, y a los príncipes con sus mentiras.
With their evil they make the king glad, and by their lies the officials.
4 Todos ellos son adúlteros. Son como horno encendido que el panadero solo deja de atizar desde el amasado hasta la fermentación.
They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by the baker, who ceases to stir the fire from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
5 El día de nuestro rey, al calor del vino, los príncipes lo contaminaron. Él extendió su mano a los escarnecedores,
On the day of our king the officials made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He reached out with his hand to those who were mocking.
6 Porque como a un horno acercaron su corazón a la intriga. Toda la noche dormita su ira. Por la mañana arde como llama de fuego.
For with hearts like an oven, they devise their deceitful plans. Their anger smolders all night; in the morning it burns high like a flaming fire.
7 Todos arden como un horno, devoran a sus gobernantes. Todos sus reyes van a la caída. Pero entre ellos no hay quien clame a Mí.
They all are as hot as an oven, and they devour those who rule over them. All their kings have fallen; none of them calls on me.
8 Efraín se mezcló con los pueblos. Efraín es una torta no volteada.
Ephraim mixes himself among the peoples. Ephraim is a flat cake that has not been turned over.
9 Le socavan su fuerza los extraños, pero él no se da cuenta. El cabello cano se esparce en él, pero él no se da cuenta.
Foreigners have devoured his strength, but he does not know it. Gray hairs are sprinkled on him, but he does not know it.
10 La propia soberbia de Israel testifica en contra suya, pero ellos no se vuelven a Yavé su ʼElohim. A pesar de todo, no lo buscan.
The pride of Israel testifies against him; however, they have not returned to Yahweh their God, nor have they sought him, in spite of all this.
11 Efraín es una paloma ingenua y atolondrada. Claman a Egipto, acuden a Asiria.
Ephraim is like a dove, gullible and without sense, calling out to Egypt, then flying to Assyria.
12 Tan pronto como Yo eche mi red sobre ellos, y como a pájaros los haré caer. Los atraparé tan pronto como escuche la bandada.
When they go, I will spread my net over them, I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. I will punish them in their flocking together.
13 ¡Ay de ellos, porque se apartaron de Mí! ¡Destrucción sobre ellos, porque se rebelaron contra Mí! ¿Los redimiré cuando ellos me calumnian?
Woe to them! For they have strayed from me. Devastation is coming to them! They have rebelled against me! I would have rescued them, but they spoke lies against me.
14 Aun cuando gimen en sus camas no claman a Mí de corazón. Se apartan de Mí y se reúnen para el trigo y para el vino.
They have not cried to me with all their heart, but they wail on their beds. They gather together for grain and new wine, and they turn away from me.
15 Aunque Yo adiestré y fortalecí sus brazos, ellos piensan mal contra Mí.
Though I trained them and strengthened their arms, they are now plotting evil against me.
16 Se vuelven, pero no a ʼElyón. Son como arco que yerra. Sus príncipes pues caerán a espada por la ira de su propia lengua. Esto será su escarnio en la tierra de Egipto.
They return, but they do not return to me, the Most High. They are like a slack bow. Their officials will fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongues. This will become their mockery in the land of Egypt.
