Oseas 11
1 Cuando Israel era muchacho, yo le amé, y de Egipto llamé a mi hijo.
“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 Clamaban a ellos, así ellos se iban de su presencia: a los Baales sacrificaban, y a las esculturas ofrecían sahumerios.
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 Yo con todo eso guiaba en pies al mismo Efraím: levantóles en sus brazos, y no conocieron que yo los procuraba.
[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 Con cuerdas humanas los traje, con cuerdas de amor; y fui para ellos como los que alzan el yugo sobre sus mejillas, y llegué hacia él la comida.
[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 tornará a tierra de Egipto, mas el mismo Asur será su rey, porque no se quisieron convertir.
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 Y caerá espada sobre sus ciudades, y consumirá sus aldeas: consumirlas ha a causa de sus consejos.
[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 Mas mi pueblo está colgado de la rebelión contra mí; y aunque le llaman al Altísimo, de ninguno de todos es ensalzado.
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 te dejaré, Efraím? ¿cómo te entregaré, Israel? ¿cómo te pondré como Adama, y te tornaré como Seboim? Mi corazón se revuelve dentro de mí, todos mis arrepentimientos son encendidos.
[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 la ira de mi furor: no me volveré para destruir a Efraím; porque Dios soy, y no hombre: Santo en medio de ti, y no entraré en ciudad.
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 En pos de Jehová caminarán: él bramará como león, él cierto bramará, y los hijos del occidente temblarán.
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 Temblarán como ave los de Egipto, y como paloma los de la tierra de Asiria; y ponerlos he en sus casas, dijo Jehová.
[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 Cercóme con mentira Efraím, y con engaño la casa de Israel. Judá aun domina con Dios, y con los santos es fiel.
[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.”
