Oseas 1
1 La Palabra de Yavé que vino a Oseas, hijo de Beeri, en los días de Uzías, Jotam, Acaz y Ezequías, reyes de Judá, y en los días de Jeroboam, hijo de Joás, 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 Cuando Yavé comenzó a hablar por medio de Oseas le dijo: Vé, toma para ti una mujer prostituta y engendra hijos de prostitución, porque la tierra se prostituye totalmente y se aparta de Yavé.
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 Fue, pues, y tomó a Gomer, hija de Diblaim, la cual concibió y le dio a luz un hijo.
So I married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and gave birth to my son.
4 Yavé le dijo: Llámalo Jezreel, porque muy pronto castigaré la casa de Jehú por la sangre derramada en Jezreel, y eliminaré el reino de la Casa 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 Sucederá que aquel día quebraré el arco de Israel en el valle de Jezreel.
by destroying the power [MTY] of [the army of] Israel in Jezreel Valley.”
6 Otra vez concibió y dio a luz una hija. Y Yavé le dijo: Llámala Lo-ruhama, porque ya no me compadeceré de la Casa de Israel para perdonarlos.
[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 compasión de la Casa de Judá y los salvaré por Yavé, su ʼElohim. No los libraré con arco, ni con espada, ni con batalla, ni con caballos, ni con jinetes.
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 de destetar a Lo-ruhama, concibió y dio a luz un hijo.
After Gomer had (weaned/stopped breast-feeding) Lo-ruhamah, she became pregnant again, and she gave birth to another son.
9 Yavé dijo: Llámalo Lo-ammi, porque ustedes no son mi pueblo ni Yo seré para ustedes su [ʼElohim].
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 los hijos de Israel será como la arena del mar, que no se puede medir ni contar. Y en el lugar donde les fue dicho: Ustedes no son mi pueblo, se les dirá: Son hijos del ʼEL que vive.
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 Los hijos de Judá y de Israel se unirán y designarán un solo caudillo. Subirán de la tierra, porque grande es el día de Jezreel.
[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].”
