Oseas 1
1 La palabra del Señor que vino a Oseas, hijo de Beeri, en los días de Uzías, Jotam, Acaz y Ezequías, reyes de Judá, y en los días de Jeroboam, hijo de Joás, rey de Israel.
[I am] Hosea, the son of Beeri. Yahweh gave me these messages [at various times] during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah, and Jeroboam the son of Jehoash was the King of Israel.
2 El comienzo de la palabra del Señor por Oseas: Y el Señor le dijo a Oseas: Ve, toma para ti una esposa prostituta y ten hijos de fornicación, porque han cometido una gran prostitución, la tierra de Israel se ha apartado del Señor.
When Yahweh first [began to] give messages to me [to tell to the people of Israel], he said to me, “Go and marry a prostitute. But [some of] her children will be born as a result of her having sex with men to whom she is not married. That will illustrate how the people of Israel have turned away from me and worship (idols/other gods).”
3 Entonces él tomó como su esposa Gomer, la hija de Diblaim, y ella dio a luz a un hijo.
So I married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and gave birth to my son.
4 Y el Señor le dijo: Dale el nombre de Jezreel, porque después de un tiempo enviaré el castigo por la sangre de Jezreel en la línea de Jehú, y pondré fin al reino de Israel.
Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Jezreel, [which means ‘God scatters’], because I will soon punish the descendants [MTY] of [King] Jehu [by scattering them], because he killed many of my people at Jezreel [town]. [Some day] I will end the kingdom of Israel,
5 Y en ese día dejaré que se rompa el arco de Israel en el valle de Jezreel.
by destroying the power [MTY] of [the army of] Israel in Jezreel Valley.”
6 Y después de eso dio a luz a una hija. Y el Señor dijo: Dale el nombre de Lo-rohama; porque nunca más tendré misericordia de Israel, nunca los perdonaré.
[Later] Gomer became pregnant [again], and she gave birth to a daughter. Yahweh said to me “Give her the name Lo-ruhamah, [which means ‘not loved],’ because I will no longer [show that I] love the people [MET] of Israel, and I will not forgive them [for the sins that they have committed].
7 Pero tendré misericordia de Judá y les daré salvación por el Señor su Dios, pero no por el arco o la espada o por la lucha o por caballos o jinetes.
But I will [show that I] love the people [MTY] of Judah [by saving them from their enemies]. However, it will not be by weapons and armies or horses and chariots that I will save them. Instead, it will be by [the power that I], Yahweh their God, [have].”
8 Ahora, cuando Lo-ruhama había sido destetada, la mujer dio a luz a un hijo.
After Gomer had (weaned/stopped breast-feeding) Lo-ruhamah, she became pregnant again, and she gave birth to another son.
9 Y el Señor dijo: Denle el nombre de Lo-ammi; porque tú no eres mi pueblo, y yo no seré tu Dios.
Yahweh said “Give him the name Lo-ammi, [which means 'not my people', ] because the people of Israel are no [longer my people], and I am not their God.
10 Pero aún así el número de los hijos de Israel será como la arena del mar, que no puede medirse ni contarse; y en lugar de que se les diga: Tú no eres mi pueblo, se les dirá: Ustedes son los hijos del Dios viviente.
But [some day] the people of Israel will be [as numerous] as [SIM] the [grains of] sand on the seashore; no one will be able to count them. Now [I] am saying to them, ‘You are not my people,’ but then people will say to them, ‘[You are the] children of God who is all-powerful.’
11 Y los hijos de Israel y los hijos de Judá se juntarán y tomarán para sí un sólo jefe, y subirán de la tierra, porque grande será el día de Jezreel.
[At that time], the people of Judah and the people of Israel will unite. They will appoint one leader for all of them, and they will return from the countries [to which they have been (exiled/forced to go)]. That will be a great time; Jezreel [also means ‘God plants’, and it will be as though God will plant them in this country again].”
