Hosea 4
1 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.
Oíd palabra de Jehová, hijos de Israel; porque Jehová pleitea con los moradores de la tierra; porque no hay verdad, ni misericordia, ni conocimiento de Dios en la tierra.
2 Slander, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and bloodshed has brought more bloodshed.
Perjurar, y mentir, y matar, y hurtar, y adulterar prevalecieron, y sangres se tocaron contra sangres.
3 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.
Por lo cual la tierra se enlutará, y será talado todo morador de ella, con las bestias del campo, y las aves del cielo; y aun los peces de la mar serán cogidos.
4 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.
Ciertamente hombre no contienda ni reprenda a hombre; porque tu pueblo es como los que resisten al sacerdote.
5 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.
Caerás pues en este día, y caerá también contigo el profeta de noche; y a tu madre talaré.
6 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.
Mi pueblo fue talado, porque le faltó sabiduría. Porque tú desechaste la sabiduría, yo te echaré del sacerdocio; y pues que olvidaste la ley de tu Dios, también yo me olvidaré de tus hijos.
7 According to the multitude of them, so have they sinned against me. I will change their glory into disgrace.
Conforme a su grandeza así pecaron contra mí: yo pues también trocaré su honra en vergüenza.
8 They will devour the sins of my people, and they will lift up their souls towards their iniquity.
Comen del pecado de mi pueblo, y en su maldad levantan su alma.
9 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.
Y tal será el pueblo como el sacerdote; y visitaré sobre él sus caminos, y pagarle he conforme a sus obras.
10 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.
Y comerán, mas no se hartarán: fornicarán, mas no se aumentarán, porque dejaron de guardar a Jehová.
11 Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness, have taken away their heart.
Fornicación, y vino, y mosto quitan el corazón.
12 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.
Mi pueblo en su madera pregunta, y su palo le responde; porque espíritu de fornicaciones le engañó, y fornicaron debajo de sus dioses.
13 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.
Sobre los cabezos de los montes sacrificaron, y sobre los collados incensaron: debajo de encinas, y álamos, y olmos que tuviesen buena sombra: por tanto vuestras hijas fornicarán, y vuestras nueras adulterarán.
14 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.
No visitaré sobre vuestras hijas cuando fornicaren, ni sobre vuestras nueras cuando adulteraren; porque ellos ofrecen con las rameras, y con las malas mujeres sacrifican: por tanto el pueblo sin entendimiento caerá.
15 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.”
Si fornicares tú, Israel, a lo menos no peque Judá; y no entréis en Gálgala, ni subáis a Bet-aven, ni juréis: Vive Jehová.
16 For Israel has gone astray like a wanton heifer; so now the Lord will pasture them like a young lamb in a wide expanse.
Porque como becerra cerrera revacó Israel: apaciéntalos ahora Jehová, como a carneros en anchura.
17 Ephraim participates in idolatry, so send him away.
Efraím es dado a ídolos, déjale.
18 Their feasting has been set aside; they have committed fornication after fornication. They love to bring disgrace to their protectors.
Su bebida se corrompió, fornicando fornicaron, amaron los dones: lo cual es afrenta de sus príncipes.
19 The wind has fastened them to its wings, and they will be confounded because of their sacrifices.
Atóla el viento en sus alas, y de sus sacrificios serán avergonzados.
