Oseas 12
1 Efraím es apacentado del viento, y sigue al solano; mentira y destrucción aumenta continuamente; porque hicieron alianza con los Asirios, y aceite se lleva a Egipto.
Ephraim's food is the wind, and he goes after the east wind: deceit and destruction are increasing day by day; they make an agreement with Assyria, and take oil into Egypt.
2 Pleito tiene Jehová con Judá, para visitar a Jacob conforme a sus caminos: pagarle ha conforme a sus obras.
The Lord has a cause against Judah, and will give punishment to Jacob for his ways; he will give him the reward of his acts.
3 En el vientre tomó por el calcañar a su hermano; y con su fortaleza venció al ángel:
In the body of his mother he took his brother by the foot, and in his strength he was fighting with God;
4 Y venció al ángel, y prevaleció: lloró, y rogóle: en Bet-el le halló, y allí habló con nosotros.
He had a fight with the angel and overcame him; he made request for grace to him with weeping; he came face to face with him in Beth-el and there his words came to him;
5 Mas Jehová es Dios de los ejércitos, Jehová es su memorial.
Even the Lord, the God of armies; the Lord is his name.
6 Tú pues a tu Dios te convierte, guarda misericordia y juicio, y en tu Dios espera siempre.
So then, come back to your God; keep mercy and right, and be waiting at all times on your God.
7 Mercader que tiene en su mano peso falso, amador de opresión.
As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways.
8 Y dijo Efraím: Ciertamente yo he enriquecido: hallado he riquezas para mí: nadie hallará en mí iniquidad, ni pecado en todos mis trabajos.
And Ephraim said, Now I have got wealth and much property; in all my works no sin may be seen in me.
9 Yo pues soy Jehová tu Dios desde la tierra de Egipto, aun te haré morar en tiendas, como en los días de la fiesta.
But I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; I will give you tents for your living-places again as in the days of the holy meeting.
10 Y hablé a los profetas, y yo aumenté la profecía; y por mano de los profetas puse semejanzas.
My word came to the ears of the prophets and I gave them visions in great number, and by the mouths of the prophets I made use of comparisons.
11 ¿Galaad no es iniquidad? Ciertamente vanidad han sido: en Galaad sacrificaron bueyes; y aun sus altares como montones en los surcos del campo.
In Gilead there is evil. They are quite without value; in Gilgal they make offerings of oxen; truly their altars are like masses of stones in the hollows of a ploughed field.
12 Y Jacob huyó en la tierra de Aram, y sirvió Israel por su mujer, y por su mujer fue pastor.
And Jacob went in flight into the field of Aram, and Israel became a servant for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
13 Y por profeta hizo subir Jehová a Israel de Egipto, y por profeta fue guardado.
And by a prophet the Lord made Israel come up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was kept safe.
14 Enojó Efraím a Dios con amarguras: por tanto sus sangres se derramarán sobre él, y su Señor le pagará su vergüenza.
I have been bitterly moved to wrath by Ephraim; so that his blood will be on him, and the Lord will make his shame come back on him.
