Oseas 2

1 Di a tus hermanos, Ammi; y a tus hermanas, Ruhama.

[At that time, ] you will say to your fellow-Israeli men, “[You are] God’s people,” and [you will say] to your fellow-Israeli women, “You are ones whom God loves.”

2 Toma la causa contra tu madre, tómala, porque ella no es mi esposa, y yo no soy su esposo; aparta tus prostituciones de su rostro y sus adulterios de entre sus senos;

[Yahweh also said to me], “I want you to accuse the Israeli people. [It is as though] [MET] this nation is your mother, but this nation is [no longer as though it is] [MET] my wife, and it is [no longer as though] [MET] I am its husband. Tell the Israeli people that they must stop [acting like] a prostitute [by worshiping other gods]; they must stop showing by their behavior that they (are unfaithful to/have abandoned) [me] [MET].

3 Por temor a que pueda quitarle su túnica y dejarla descubierta como en el día de su nacimiento; convirtiéndola en un lugar de desechos y tierra seca, causándole la muerte por la necesidad de agua.

If they do not do that, I will not give them [food and] clothes [as a husband should give to his wife]; I will take away those things, and I will cause their nation to become [as deserted] as it was on the day that I [brought their ancestors out of Egypt and caused them to become a nation] [MET]. I will cause their country to be like [SIM] a desert; there will be no rain to water the ground [MET].

4 Y no tendré piedad de sus hijos, porque ellos son los hijos de sus prostituciones.

I will not pity the people, because they have [abandoned me] as [MET] prostitutes abandon their husbands.

5 Porque su madre se prostituyó; la que los concibió, se deshonró, porque dijo: Iré tras mis amantes, que me dan mi pan y mi agua, mi lana y mi lino, mi aceite y mi bebida.

Their parents are like prostitutes [MET]: they have been unfaithful [to me], and they have done [very] disgraceful things. They said, ‘We will run to [our idols/gods] who love us; [they are the ones] who give us food and water and wool and linen and [olive] oil, and [wine to] drink.’

6 Por esta causa pondré espinas en su camino, construyendo un muro a su alrededor para que no pueda seguir su camino.

So [it will be as though] [MET] I am blocking their road with thornbushes, and putting put a wall around them so that they do not know which way to go.

7 Y si ella persigue a sus amantes, no los alcanzará; si los busca, no los encontrará; entonces ella dirá, volveré con mi primer esposo, porque entonces era mejor para mí que ahora.

They will run to their idols/gods that [they think] love them, but they will not find them. They will search for their false gods, but they will not find them. Then they will say, ‘[Perhaps] we should return to [Yahweh], whom we worshiped previously [MET], because things were better for us then than they are now.’

8 Porque ella no sabía que fui yo quien le dio el grano, el vino y el aceite, aumentando su plata y oro que le dieron al Baal.

But they do not realize that I, [Yahweh], am the one who gave them grain and wine and [olive] oil; I am the one who gave them silver and gold which they used to worship Baal.

9 Entonces quitaré nuevamente mi grano a su tiempo y mi vino, y quitaré mi lana y mi lino con los que su cuerpo podría haber estado cubierto.

Therefore I will return and take my grain and grapes from them when they are ripe. I will take from them the wool and linen that I gave to them [to make their clothes] [MTY].

10 Y ahora descubriré su vergüenza ante los ojos de sus amantes, y nadie la liberara de mi mano.

I will show those false gods/idols that what my people are doing is disgusting [MET], and no one will be able to hinder me from [punishing them].

11 Y pondré fin a toda su alegría, sus fiestas, sus nuevas lunas, sus días de reposo y todas sus fiestas solemnes.

I will cause their religious celebrations to cease, the festivals that they celebrate every year and at every new moon and on their (Sabbath days/weekly days of rest). I will cause all their religious celebrations to cease.

12 Y destruiré sus viñas y sus higueras, de las cuales ella ha dicho: Estos son los pagos que mis amantes me han hecho; y los convertiré en un desperdicio de árboles, y las bestias del campo los llevarán a comer.

I will destroy [all] their grapevines and fig trees, which they said were what their [idols/gods] who loved them paid them for worshiping those idols. I will cause those places to become a desert, and wild animals will eat the fruit [that remains].

13 Y la castigaré por los días de los Baales, a quienes ha estado quemando perfumes, cuando se adornaba con sus anillos en la nariz y sus joyas, y fue tras sus amantes, sin pensar en mí, dice él Señor.

I will punish my people for [all] the times that they burned incense to [honor] the idols of Baal. They decorated themselves with rings and jewelry, and they went to worship those [false gods/idols] that [they thought] [IRO] loved them, but they abandoned/forgot me! [That is what I], Yahweh, say.

14 Por esta causa la haré venir al desierto y le diré palabras al corazón.

But listen! [Some day] I will persuade my people [to worship me again]; I will lead them [out] into the desert and speak kindly to them [there].

15 Y desde allí le daré viñedos, y el valle de Acor como puerta de esperanza; y ella cantará allí como en los días en que era joven, y como en el momento en que salió de la tierra de Egipto.

I will give their vineyards [back] to them, and I will cause Achor Valley, [which means ‘valley of trouble'], to become a valley where they will confidently expect [me to do good things for them]. They will (respond to/want to please) me there like they did long ago, when I freed them from [being slaves in] Egypt.

16 Y en aquel día, dice el Señor, me dirás, esposo mío; y nunca más me llamarás mi señor.

At that time, they will say to me, ‘[It is as though] [MET] you are our husband.’ They will not say that I am their [master, like they considered that] Baal [was].

17 Porque le quitaré los nombres de los Baales de su boca, y nunca más volverá a decir sus nombres.

I will not allow them to speak [MTY] the names of Baal; they will never use those names again.

18 Y en ese día haré un pacto por ellos con las bestias del campo y las aves del cielo y los reptiles; Pondré fin al arco, la espada y la guerra en toda la tierra, y haré que descansen en paz.

At that time [it will be as though] I will make an agreement with [all] the wild animals and birds, and [even with] the little animals that scurry across the ground, so that they will never harm my people [again]. And I will remove from their nation all the weapons [for fighting] battles, [like] swords and bows [and arrows]. The result will be that my people will live peacefully and safely, and will not be afraid.

19 Y te tomaré como mi novia para siempre; En verdad, te desposaré en justicia y en juicio, en amor y en misericordia.

I will cause them to be [as though they are] [MET] my bride forever. I will be righteous and fair/just; I will faithfully love them and be kind to them.

20 Te tomaré como mi novia de buena fe, y tendrás conocimiento del Señor.

I will not abandon them, and they will realize [that I] Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do.]

21 Y será, en ese día, dice el Señor, que daré respuesta a los cielos, y los cielos a la tierra;

At that time, [when they request me to do things for them], [I will do those things]. When they request clouds and rain to fall on their land, I will speak to the clouds, and rain will fall on the earth,

22 Y la tierra dará su respuesta al grano, el vino y el aceite, y ellos darán una respuesta a Jezreel;

and grain will grow, and the vineyards and the olive trees will grow in Jezreel [Valley].

23 Y la pondré como simiente en la tierra, y tendré misericordia de ella a quien no se le dio misericordia; y diré a los que no fueron mi pueblo: Tú eres mi pueblo, y ellos dirán: Dios mío.

[At that time], I will take care of the Israeli people [like a farmer plants and takes care of his crops] [MET]. I will love those people that I previously said were ones I did not love, and I previously said, ‘You are not my people,’ and [then] they will say to me, ‘You are our God.’”