Hosea 7

1 When I would have brought healing to Israel, then was disclosed the iniquity of Ephraim, and the wicked doings of Samaria, for they have wrought falsehood, —when, a thief, would enter, a band roamed about, outside,

Al curar Yo a Israel, se ha descubierto la iniquidad de Efraím y la perversidad de Samaria: practican la mentira; por dentro hay ladrones, y por fuera roban bandidos.

2 And they say not to their own hearts, that, all their wickedness, I remember, now, have their doings, beset them about, right before my face, have they been done.

No piensan en su corazón que Yo me acuerdo de todas sus maldades. Ahora los rodean sus obras que están ante mi vista.

3 By their wickedness, they gladden a king, and, by their flatteries, —rulers.

Regocijan al rey con sus perversidades, y a los príncipes con sus mentiras.

4 They all, are adulterers, like an oven too hot for the baker, —who leaveth off stoking, after kneading the dough, till the whole be leavened.

Son adúlteros todos, como horno encendido por el hornero; este cesa de atizar (el fuego), mientras se amasa, hasta la fermentación.

5 In the day of our king, the rulers, have made themselves ill, with the heat of wine, —he hath extended his hand with scoffers.

En la fiesta de nuestro rey, los príncipes loquearon tomados de vino; y él tendió su mano a los burladores.

6 For they have made ready, like an oven, their heart, by their lying in wait, —all the night, their baker sleepeth, in the morning, he, kindleth up as it were a blazing fire.

Porque ellos se acercaron, siendo como horno su corazón mientras le acechaban. Toda la noche durmió su hornero, y a la mañana el (horno) ardió cual llama abrasadora.

7 They all, become hot as an oven, and devour their judges, —all their kings, have fallen, there hath been none among them crying unto me.

Todos están encendidos como un horno; devoran a sus jueces, todos sus reyes han caído; no hay entre ellos quien clame a Mí.

8 As for Ephraim! with the peoples, hath he been mingling himself, —Ephraim, is a cake not turned.

Efraím se ha mezclado con los pueblos; Efraím es una torta a la cual no se ha dado vuelta.

9 Foreigners have, eaten up, his strength, and, he, knoweth it not, —even gray hairs, are sprinkled upon him, and, he, knoweth it not.

Los extranjeros han devorado su fuerza, y él no se dio cuenta; también las canas se esparcieron sobre él sin que lo advirtiera.

10 Therefore doth the Excellency of Israel, answer, to his face; yet have they not returned unto Yahweh their God, nor have they sought him, in spite of all this!

La soberbia de Israel se manifiesta en su misma cara; pero no se convierten a Yahvé su Dios, y con todo esto no lo buscan.

11 So then, Ephraim, hath become, like a simple dove, having no understanding, on Egypt, have they called, to Assyria, have they gone,

Efraím ha venido a ser como una paloma tonta y falta de entendimiento: llaman a Egipto, acuden a Asiria.

12 Whithersoever they go, I will spread over them my net, like a bird of the heavens, will I bring them down, I will chastise them, by the time the report can reach the flock of them.

Pero mientras vayan, tenderé sobre ellos mi red; los haré caer cual ave del cielo; los castigaré según lo anunciado en sus asambleas.

13 Woe to them! for they have taken flight from me, destruction to them! for they have transgressed against me, —when, I, would have ransomed them, then, they, spake—concerning me—falsehoods.

¡Ay de ellos porque se han apartado de Mí! ¡Ruina sobre ellos, por cuanto contra Mí se han rebelado! Yo iba a salvarlos, pero ellos hablaban mentiras de Mí.

14 Neither made they outcry unto me, in their heart, although they kept on howling upon their beds, over corn and new wine, they gathered themselves together, they rebelled against me.

Y no me invocan de corazón cuando gimen sobre sus camas; es por el trigo y el vino por lo que se preocupan; así se apartan de Mí.

15 When, I, had warned them, I strengthened their arm, —yet, against me, kept they on devising wickedness.

Yo les he enseñado, he dado vigor a sus brazos, pero ellos maquinan contra Mí el mal.

16 They would return—not to him who is on high! They have become like a deceitful bow, their rulers, shall fall by the sword, for the rage of their tongue, this, [shall be] their derision in the land of Egypt.

Vuelven a sacudir el yugo, son como arco engañoso. Sus príncipes caerán a espada, en castigo de la saña de su lengua. Por eso se mofarán de ellos en la tierra de Egipto.