Oseas 1
1 Palabra de Jehová que fue a Oséas, hijo de Beerí, en días de Ozías, Joatán, Acaz, Ezequías, reyes de Judá; y en días de Jeroboam, hijo de Joas, 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 El principio de la palabra de Jehová con Oséas. Y dijo Jehová a Oséas: Vé, tómate una mujer fornicaria, e hijos de fornicaciones; porque la tierra fornicará fornicando de en pos de Jehová.
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 Y fue, y tomó a Gomer, hija de Diblaim, la cual concibió, y le parió un hijo.
So I married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and gave birth to my son.
4 Y díjole Jehová: Pónle por nombre Jezrael; porque de aquí a poco yo visitaré las sangres de Jezrael sobre la casa de Jehú, y haré cesar 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 Y acaecerá que en aquel día yo quebraré el arco de Israel en el valle de Jezrael.
by destroying the power [MTY] of [the army of] Israel in Jezreel Valley.”
6 Y concibió aun, y parió una hija; y díjole: Pónle por nombre Lo-ruhama; porque nunca más tendré misericordia de la casa de Israel, mas del todo los quitaré.
[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 Y de la casa de Judá tendré misericordia, y salvarlos he en Jehová su Dios; y no los salvaré con arco, ni con espada, ni con batalla, ni con caballos, ni caballeros.
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 Y después de haber destetado a Lo-ruhama, concibió, y parió un hijo.
After Gomer had (weaned/stopped breast-feeding) Lo-ruhamah, she became pregnant again, and she gave birth to another son.
9 Y dijo: Pónle por nombre Lo-ammi; porque vosotros no sois mi pueblo, ni yo seré vuestro.
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 Y será el número de los hijos de Israel como la arena de la mar, que ni se puede medir ni contar. Y será que donde se les decía: Vosotros no sois mi pueblo; les sea dicho: Hijos del Dios viviente.
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 Y los hijos de Judá y de Israel serán congregados en uno, y levantarán para sí una cabeza, y subirán de la tierra; porque el día de Jezrael es grande.
[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].”
