Oseas 7
1 Cuando mi deseo era que el destino de mi pueblo cambiara y que Israel se sanará, entonces el pecado de Efraín quedó claro y la maldad de Samaria; porque sus caminos son de engaño, el ladrón entra a la casa, mientras los bandidos despojan por fuera.
“and when I wanted to heal them [again], [I did not do it, ] [because] I saw the wicked things that [the people of] Samaria [city] and [other places in] Israel [DOU] have done. They constantly deceive others; bandits rob people in the streets.
2 Y no se dicen a sí mismos que tengo en mente todos sus pecados; ahora sus actos malvados los rodean por todos lados; están ahí delante de mi presencia.
But they do not realize that I do not forget all the evil things that they do. [It is as though] they are surrounded by [all] the sins that they commit; and [it is though] those sins are [always right] in front of me [MTY].
3 En su pecado alegran al rey; y a los gobernantes con su engaño.
Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s lies.
4 Todos son adúlteros; son como un horno encendido por él panadero; que deja de atizar el fuego; desde el momento en que amasa la harina hasta que se fermenta.
[The king and his officials] are all treacherous. [They are always eager to do wicked things; ] they are like [SIM] an oven that is [very] hot: a baker mixes the dough and waits for it to expand, and he does not [need to] cause the oven to become hotter.
5 En el día de nuestro rey, los gobernantes lo enfermaron con el calor del vino; su mano estaba extendida con los hombres orgullosos.
The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
6 Porque han preparado sus corazones como un horno, mientras esperan en secreto; su ira duerme toda la noche; en la mañana arde como un fuego ardiente.
The officials angrily plan to murder the king; it is like [SIM] they have an oven in their inner beings. All during the night their [eagerness/wanting to murder the king] is like a fire that is smouldering, but in the morning it becomes like [MET] a roaring fire.
7 Todos se calientan como un horno, y acaban con sus jueces; todos sus reyes han sido humillados; ninguno de ellos clama a mí.
All those officials are like [MET] hot flames that completely burn up their rulers, so all their kings are murdered, and no one pleads with me [to help them].”
8 Efraín se mezcla con los pueblos; Efraín es una torta no volteada.
“[The leaders of] Israel join with leaders of [godless] nations; so [the leaders of] Israel are [as worthless as] a pancake that is cooked on only one side.
9 Hombres de otras tierras han devorado su fuerza, y él no es consciente de ello; le han salido canas aquí y allá, y él no lo sabe.
Joining with the rulers of foreign nations has caused Israel to be a weak [nation], but the Israelis do not realize that. Israel has become [like] [MET] a gray-haired old man, but the people of Israel do not realize it.
10 Y el orgullo de Israel se muestra en su rostro; pero por todo esto, no han regresado al Señor su Dios, ni lo han buscado.
Their being proud [PRS] testifies against them, but in spite of that, they do not return to [me], Yahweh, their God, or [even] try to know me.
11 Y Efraín es como una paloma necia, sin sabiduría; llaman a Egipto, y van a Asiria.
[The people of] Israel have become foolish and stupid like [SIM] doves. [First] they called out to Egypt [to help them], [and then] they sought help from Assyria.
12 Cuando se vayan, mi red se extenderá sobre ellos; Los tomaré como las aves del cielo, les daré castigo, los llevaré a la red por su pecado.
But wherever they go [to get help], [I will not allow them to succeed]; [it will be as though] [MET] I will throw a net over them like [SIM] [a hunter uses a net to capture] birds; I will punish them for the evil things that they do.
13 ¡Que los problemas sean de ellos! porque se han alejado de mí; y destrucción, porque han estado pecando contra mí; Estaba listo para ser su salvador, pero dijeron mentiras en mi contra.
Terrible things will happen to them because they abandoned/deserted me! They will be destroyed because they rebelled against me. I wanted to rescue them, but they tell lies about me.
14 Y no claman a mí de corazón, cuando gimen en sus camas; se reúnen por comida y vino, se rebelaron contra mí.
They do not cry out to me sincerely [IDM]; they [only] lie on their beds and wail. They gather together and ask [me to give them] grain and wine, but they turn away from me.
15 Aunque les he dado entrenamiento y fuerza a sus brazos, tienen planes malvados contra mí.
I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to me.
16 Han ido a lo que no tiene valor; no se volvieron al altísimo, pero son como un falso arco; sus capitanes serán destruidos por la espada y la insolencia de su lengua; por esto, en la tierra de Egipto se burlaran de ellos.
They have rejected me, their Great God, and turned to their god Baal; they are [as useless] as [SIM] a crooked bow. Their leaders boast [that they are very strong], but they will be killed by [their enemies’] swords. As a result, [the people of] Egypt will laugh at them.”
