Oseas 4
1 Oíd palabra de Jehová, hijos de Israel; porque Jehová pleitea con los moradores de la tierra; porque no hay verdad, ni misericordia, ni conocimiento de Dios en la tierra.
You Israeli people, listen to this message from Yahweh! He is accusing you people who live in this country, [saying] “The people are not faithfully [doing what pleases me], they are not kind [to others], and they do not [even] know me!
2 Perjurar, y mentir, y matar, y hurtar, y adulterar prevalecieron, y sangres se tocaron contra sangres.
Everywhere in this land they curse [others], they murder [others], they steal, and they commit adultery. They act violently toward others and commit one murder after another.
3 Por lo cual la tierra se enlutará, y será talado todo morador de ella, con las bestias del campo, y las aves del cielo; y aun los peces de la mar serán cogidos.
It is because of their doing those things that there is no rain [MTY], the land has become dry, the people are mourning, and the people are dying [from hunger]. Even the wild animals and the birds and the fish in the sea are dying.
4 Ciertamente hombre no contienda ni reprenda a hombre; porque tu pueblo es como los que resisten al sacerdote.
But no one should accuse someone else and say it is his fault. It is you priests whom I am accusing.
5 Caerás pues en este día, y caerá también contigo el profeta de noche; y a tu madre talaré.
So I will punish [MTY] you priests, night and day, and I will punish the prophets with you. I am going to destroy [Israel, the nation that is like] [MET] a mother to you.
6 Mi pueblo fue talado, porque le faltó sabiduría. Porque tú desechaste la sabiduría, yo te echaré del sacerdocio; y pues que olvidaste la ley de tu Dios, también yo me olvidaré de tus hijos.
It is because my people do not know [about me] that they will be destroyed. And their not knowing about me is because you priests have refused [to teach them about me]; so I will no longer allow you to be my priests. You have forgotten the things that I taught you, so I will forget [to bless] your children.
7 Conforme a su grandeza así pecaron contra mí: yo pues también trocaré su honra en vergüenza.
As there are more and more priests, they have sinned against me more and more. So I will no longer allow them to be honored; instead, I will cause them to be disgraced.
8 Comen del pecado de mi pueblo, y en su maldad levantan su alma.
The priests get food from [the offerings that the] people [bring in order to be forgiven for having sinned], [so] the priests want the people to sin more and more [in order that the people will bring them more and more offerings].
9 Y tal será el pueblo como el sacerdote; y visitaré sobre él sus caminos, y pagarle he conforme a sus obras.
The priests [are as sinful] as the [other] people, and I will punish [all of] them for what they have done; I will pay them back for the [evil] things that they have done.
10 Y comerán, mas no se hartarán: fornicarán, mas no se aumentarán, porque dejaron de guardar a Jehová.
[The priests] will eat, but they will still be hungry; they will have sex with prostitutes, but they will not have any children, because they have abandoned [me], Yahweh,
11 Fornicación, y vino, y mosto quitan el corazón.
and they are devoting themselves to sleeping with prostitutes, and to [drinking] old wine and new wine, which results in their not being able to think clearly.”
12 Mi pueblo en su madera pregunta, y su palo le responde; porque espíritu de fornicaciones le engañó, y fornicaron debajo de sus dioses.
“[You] my people request wooden idols [to tell you what you should do]! Like prostitutes who have left/abandoned their husbands,
13 Sobre los cabezos de los montes sacrificaron, y sobre los collados incensaron: debajo de encinas, y álamos, y olmos que tuviesen buena sombra: por tanto vuestras hijas fornicarán, y vuestras nueras adulterarán.
you have abandoned [me] your God, and you are chasing after [other gods] on the tops of hills and mountains; you burn incense under oak [trees], poplar [trees], and other trees where there is nice/pleasing shade. So your daughters have become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law have committed adultery.
14 No visitaré sobre vuestras hijas cuando fornicaren, ni sobre vuestras nueras cuando adulteraren; porque ellos ofrecen con las rameras, y con las malas mujeres sacrifican: por tanto el pueblo sin entendimiento caerá.
But it is not [only] your daughters [whom I will punish] for having become prostitutes, and it is not [only] your daughters-in-law whom I will punish for committing adultery, because the men also are having sex with prostitutes, and they offer sacrifices with the prostitutes [who search for men at the] shrines [of the idols]. [They are all] foolish people, and they will [all] be ruined.
15 Si fornicares tú, Israel, a lo menos no peque Judá; y no entréis en Gálgala, ni subáis a Bet-aven, ni juréis: Vive Jehová.
You Israeli [people] have abandoned me like [MET] those who commit adultery have abandoned their spouses. But do not cause [the people of] Judah to sin [also]. Do not go to Gilgal or go up to Beth-Aven [towns] [to worship idols there]. Do not make solemn promises [there, saying ‘Just as surely] as Yahweh lives, [I will do what I am promising].’
16 Porque como becerra cerrera revacó Israel: apaciéntalos ahora Jehová, como a carneros en anchura.
You [people of Israel] are as stubborn as [SIM] a young cow. So there is no way [RHQ] that [I], Yahweh, will [provide food for them] [like a shepherd provides food for his] lambs [by leading them] to a nice meadow.
17 Efraím es dado a ídolos, déjale.
The people of Israel have chosen to worship idols [MET], [so] allow them [to do what they want to do].
18 Su bebida se corrompió, fornicando fornicaron, amaron los dones: lo cual es afrenta de sus príncipes.
When their rulers finish drinking [their wine], they go to find prostitutes; they love their disgraceful behavior.
19 Atóla el viento en sus alas, y de sus sacrificios serán avergonzados.
But they will disappear [as though] [MET] they were blown away by a whirlwind. They will become [very] ashamed because of their offering sacrifices [to idols].”
