Oseas 8

1 Pon a tu boca trompeta, como águila, contra la casa de Jehová, porque traspasaron mi concierto, y contra mi ley se rebelaron.

To thy mouth, with a horn! Like an eagle, on the house of Yahweh, —because they have violated my covenant, and, against my law, have they transgressed.

2 A mí clamarán Israel: Dios mío, te conocimos.

Unto me, shall they make outcry, My God! we acknowledge thee—[we], Israel!

3 Desamparó Israel el bien: enemigo le perseguirá.

Israel hath cast away what is good, —an enemy, shall pursue him.

4 Ellos hicieron reinar, mas no por mí: constituyeron príncipe, mas yo no lo supe: de su plata, y de su oro hicieron ídolos para sí, para ser talados.

They, have appointed kings, but not from me, have made rulers, but I have not acknowledged them: of their silver and their gold, they made themselves idols, to the end they might be cut off.

5 Tu becerro, o! Samaria, te hizo alejar: mi enojo se encendió contra ellos, hasta que no pudieron alcanzar inocencia.

He hath cast away thy calf, O Samaria, kindled is mine anger upon them, —How long shall they not endure to be innocent?

6 Porque de Israel es, y artífice lo hizo, que no es Dios; porque en pedazos será deshecho el becerro de Samaria.

For, of Israel, is even that thing! A craftsman, made it, and, a No-god, it is! For, into fragments, shall the Calf of Samaria be broken.

7 Porque sembraron viento, y torbellino segarán: no tendrán mies, ni el fruto hará harina: si la hiciere, extraños la tragarán.

For, to the wind, they sow, and, to the whirlwind, they reap: stalk, hath it none, That which shooteth forth, shall yield no meal, If so be it yield, foreigners, swallow it lip,

8 Será tragado Israel: presto serán tenidos entre las gentes como vaso en que no hay contentamiento.

Swallowed up, is Israel; Now, have they gone among the nations, like a vessel in which no man taketh, delight.

9 Porque ellos subieron a Asur, asno montés para sí solo: Efraím con salario alquiló armadores.

For, they, have gone up to Assyria, A wild ass going alone for himself, is Ephraim! They have hired lovers!

10 Aunque alquilen a las naciones, ahora las juntaré; y serán un poco afligidos por la carga del rey, y de los príncipes.

Even though they hire them among the nations, at once, will I gather them, when they have begun to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of rulers.

11 Porque multiplicó Efraím altares para pecar, tuvo altares para pecar.

Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars sinfully, they have become to him the altars of sin.

12 Escribíle las grandezas de mi ley, fueron tenidas por cosas ajenas.

I have been wont to write for him the myriad things of my law, —Like something alien, have they been accounted.

13 Los sacrificios de mis dones, sacrificaron carne, y comieron, Jehová no los quiso: ahora se acordará de su iniquidad, y visitará su pecado: ellos tornarán a Egipto.

My sacrificial gifts, have they been sacrificing as [common] flesh, and have eaten, Yahweh, hath not accepted them, —Now, will he call to mind their iniquity, that he may punish their sin, they, to Egypt, will return.

14 Olvidó pues Israel a su Hacedor, y edificó templos, y Judá multiplicó ciudades fuertes: y yo meteré fuego en sus ciudades, el cual devorará sus palacios.

And so Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and hath built temples, and, Judah, hath multiplied fortified cities, —Therefore will I send a fire upon his cities, and it shall consume the palaces thereof.