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.
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 Hay maldiciones y una fe quebrantada, muerte violenta y robos, adulterio, las casas son allanadas y hay derramamiento de sangre tras derramamiento de sangre.
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 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.
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 Que nadie vaya a la ley ni haga protestas, porque tu gente es como los que contienden con un sacerdote.
But no one should accuse someone else and say it is his fault. It is you priests whom I am accusing.
5 No podrás mantenerte en pie de día, y de noche el profeta caerá contigo, y yo destruiré a tu madre.
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 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.
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 Aun cuando aumentaban en número, pecaban contra mí; dejaré que su gloria se convierta en deshonra.
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 El pecado de mi pueblo es como comida para ellos; y su deseo es la iniquidad.
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 el sacerdote será como el pueblo; Les daré castigo por sus malos caminos y la recompensa de sus actos.
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 Tendrán comida, pero no se saciarán; se prostituirán, pero no aumentarán, porque dejaron de hacer caso al Señor.
[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 Los caminos sueltos y el vino nuevo quitan la sabiduría.
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 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.
“[You] my people request wooden idols [to tell you what you should do]! Like prostitutes who have left/abandoned their husbands,
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.
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 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.
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 Porque aunque tu te prostituyas, que no peque Judá, no vayan a Gilgal, ni suban a Bet-Aven, ni juren por el Señor viviente.
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 Israel es tan rebelde, como una novilla descontrolada; ahora el Señor les dará comida como a un cordero en un lugar espacioso.
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 Efraín está unido a dioses falsos; Déjalo ser.
The people of Israel have chosen to worship idols [MET], [so] allow them [to do what they want to do].
18 Su bebida se ha vuelto amarga; se entregaron a prostituirse completamente; sus gobernantes se complacen en la vergüenza.
When their rulers finish drinking [their wine], they go to find prostitutes; they love their disgraceful behavior.
19 Sus enemigos están envueltos en las alas del viento; serán avergonzados por sus sacrificios.
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].”
