Oseas 4
1 Escuchen la palabra del Señor, hijos de Israel; porque el Señor va a juzgar el pueblo de esta tierra, porque no hay buena fe en ella, ni misericordia ni conocimiento de Dios en la tierra.
Listen to the word of the Lord, sons of Israel, for the Lord is judge of the inhabitants of the land. Yet there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God, in the land.
2 Hay maldiciones y una fe quebrantada, muerte violenta y robos, adulterio, las casas son allanadas y hay derramamiento de sangre tras derramamiento de sangre.
Slander, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and bloodshed has brought more bloodshed.
3 Debido a esto, la tierra se secará, y todos los que vivan en ella serán consumidos, con las bestias del campo y las aves del cielo; incluso los peces del mar serán quitados.
Because of this, the land will mourn, and all who dwell in it will languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. And the fishes of the sea also will be gathered together.
4 Que nadie vaya a la ley ni haga protestas, porque tu gente es como los que contienden con un sacerdote.
So, truly, let each and every one not judge, and let no man be accused, for your people are just like those who speak against the priesthood.
5 No podrás mantenerte en pie de día, y de noche el profeta caerá contigo, y yo destruiré a tu madre.
And you will be ruined on this day, and now the prophet will be ruined with you. In the night, I have made your mother to be silent.
6 La destrucción ha alcanzado a mi pueblo porque no tienen conocimiento; porque han renunciado al conocimiento, te abandonaré, para que no seas un sacerdote para mí, porque no has tenido en cuenta la ley de tu Dios, no guardaré a tus hijos en mi memoria.
My people have become silent because they had no knowledge. Since you have rejected knowledge, I will drive you away; you do not perform the duties of the priesthood for me, and you have forgotten the law of your God, and so I will forget your sons.
7 Aun cuando aumentaban en número, pecaban contra mí; dejaré que su gloria se convierta en deshonra.
According to the multitude of them, so have they sinned against me. I will change their glory into disgrace.
8 El pecado de mi pueblo es como comida para ellos; y su deseo es la iniquidad.
They will devour the sins of my people, and they will lift up their souls towards their iniquity.
9 Y el sacerdote será como el pueblo; Les daré castigo por sus malos caminos y la recompensa de sus actos.
And, just as it is with the people, so will it be with the priest; and I will visit their ways upon them, and I will repay them for their intentions.
10 Tendrán comida, pero no se saciarán; se prostituirán, pero no aumentarán, porque dejaron de hacer caso al Señor.
And they will eat and not be satisfied. They have been committing fornication, and they did not cease. Since they have abandoned the Lord, they will not be safeguarded.
11 Los caminos sueltos y el vino nuevo quitan la sabiduría.
Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness, have taken away their heart.
12 Mi pueblo obtiene conocimiento de su árbol, y su vara les da noticias; porque un espíritu de prostitución los ha extraviado, y fornicaron debajo de su Dios.
My people have inquired of their stave, and their staff has announced to them. For the spirit of fornication has deceived them, and they have been fornicating before their God.
13 Hacen ofrendas en las cumbres de las montañas, queman incienso en los lugares altos, debajo de árboles de todo tipo, porque su sombra es agradable, y así tus hijas se prostituyen y tus nueras cometen adulterio.
They have offered sacrifice on the tops of the mountains and burnt incense on the hills, under the oak, and the poplar, and the terebinth tree, because its shadow was good; therefore, your daughters will commit fornication and your spouses will be adulteresses.
14 No castigaré a tus hijas ni a tus nueras por sus adulterios; porque ustedes mismos se juntan con prostitutas, y hacen ofrendas con aquellos que se usan con fines sexuales en la adoración de los dioses, Así se pierde el pueblo sin entendimiento.
I will not send afflictions on your daughters, when they will commit fornication, nor on your spouses, when they will commit adultery, because you yourselves have associated with harlots and have offered sacrifice with the effeminate, and because the people who do not understand will be defeated.
15 Porque aunque tu te prostituyas, que no peque Judá, no vayan a Gilgal, ni suban a Bet-Aven, ni juren por el Señor viviente.
If you commit fornication, Israel, at least let Judah not commit offenses; and do not be willing to enter into Gilgal, nor to ascend to Bethaven, and neither should you swear, “As the Lord lives.”
16 Porque Israel es tan rebelde, como una novilla descontrolada; ahora el Señor les dará comida como a un cordero en un lugar espacioso.
For Israel has gone astray like a wanton heifer; so now the Lord will pasture them like a young lamb in a wide expanse.
17 Efraín está unido a dioses falsos; Déjalo ser.
Ephraim participates in idolatry, so send him away.
18 Su bebida se ha vuelto amarga; se entregaron a prostituirse completamente; sus gobernantes se complacen en la vergüenza.
Their feasting has been set aside; they have committed fornication after fornication. They love to bring disgrace to their protectors.
19 Sus enemigos están envueltos en las alas del viento; serán avergonzados por sus sacrificios.
The wind has fastened them to its wings, and they will be confounded because of their sacrifices.
