Oseas 11
1 Cuando Israel era niño, era querido para mí; y saqué a mi hijo de Egipto.
“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 Cuanto más los llamaba, más se fueron de mí; hicieron ofrendas a los baales, quemando incienso a las imágenes.
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 Pero yo estaba guiando los pasos de Efraín; Los tomé en mis brazos, pero no estaban conscientes de que yo los sanaba.
[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 Los hice venir detrás de mí con lazos humanos, con lazos de amor; fui para ellos como alguien que quitó el yugo de sobre sus quijadas, me incliné y les di de comer.
[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 Regresará a la tierra de Egipto y el asirio será su rey, porque no quisieron volver a mí.
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 la espada atravesará sus pueblos, destruyendo a sus hijos y causando destrucción a causa de sus malvados planes.
[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 Mi pueblo está entregado a pecar contra mí; aunque griten muy alto, nadie los levantará.
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 puedo darte por vencido, oh Efraín? ¿Cómo puedo ser tu salvador, oh Israel? ¿Cómo puedo hacerte como Adma? ¿Cómo puedo hacerte lo mismo que le hice a Zeboim? Mi corazón se conmueve dentro de mí, se llena de compasione por ti.
[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 pondré en práctica el furor de mi ira; No volveré a enviar destrucción a Efraín; porque yo soy Dios y no hombre, el Santo entre ustedes; No vendré con furor.
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 Ellos irán tras el Señor; su clamor será como el de un león; su grito será fuerte, y los niños vendrán del oeste, temblando de miedo;
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 Temblando de miedo como un pájaro, saldrán de Egipto, como una paloma de la tierra de Asiria: y les daré descanso en sus casas, dice el Señor.
[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 Me rodea las mentiras de Efraín y los engaños de Israel están sobre mí por todos lados, Judá aún gobierna con Dios y es fiel a los santos.
[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.”
