Hosea 12
1 [The leaders of] Israel are constantly wavering [about seeking help from other countries]. [Seeking their help is as useless as] [MET] chasing the wind. They pile up their lies and violent acts. [First, ] they make a treaty with Assyria, and [then they] send olive oil to [the rulers of] Egypt [to seek their help].
Efraín se alimenta del viento, y persigue el viento del este. Multiplica continuamente la mentira y la desolación. Hacen un pacto con Asiria, y el aceite se lleva a Egipto.
2 Yahweh [says that he] will bring accusations against [the leaders of] Judah, and that he will punish [the descendants of] Jacob for what they have done.
Yahvé también tiene una controversia con Judá, y castigará a Jacob según sus caminos; según sus obras le pagará.
3 [When Jacob was] in his mother’s womb, he grabbed his brother [Esau’s] heel [because he wanted to be born first]. When Jacob grew up, he wrestled with God.
En el vientre tomó a su hermano por el talón, y en su madurez contendió con Dios.
4 He struggled with [the one who had appeared to him in the form of] an angel, and Jacob defeated him, but [then] he cried and asked the angel to bless him. [Later], God came to Jacob at Bethel and talked with him there.
En efecto, luchó con el ángel y venció; lloró, y le hizo una súplica. Lo encontró en Betel, y allí habló con nosotros...
5 [That was] the Commander of the armies of angels whose name is Yahweh [who talked with him]!
el Dios de los ejércitos, Yahvé. Yahvé es su nombre de renombre.
6 But you [people of Israel] must return to your God! You must faithfully love [him], and you must do what is fair/just and always depend on him.
Por lo tanto, vuélvete a tu Dios. Mantén la bondad y la justicia, y espera continuamente a tu Dios.
7 The merchants [among you] use scales that do not weigh correctly; they love/like to cheat people.
Un comerciante tiene en su mano una balanza deshonesta. Le encanta defraudar.
8 [The people of] Israel boast, saying “We are [very] rich [DOU]; and we got all that money by our own efforts, and without committing any sin.”
Efraín dijo: “Ciertamente me he enriquecido. Me he encontrado con la riqueza. En toda mi riqueza no encontrarán en mí ninguna iniquidad que sea pecado”.
9 “I am Yahweh your God, [the one who brought your ancestors] out of Egypt. [And some day] I will force you to live in tents again [like your ancestors did] when [they celebrated] the Festival [of Living in Temporary Shelters].
“Pero yo soy Yahvé, tu Dios, desde la tierra de Egipto. Volveré a haceros habitar en tiendas de campaña, como en los días de la fiesta solemne.
10 [Many times] I spoke to the prophets, and I gave them many visions, and I gave them parables to tell [to the people].”
También he hablado a los profetas, y he multiplicado las visiones; y por el ministerio de los profetas he usado parábolas.
11 [The people of] Gilead [city] are [RHQ] extremely wicked; they are worthless. The people sacrifice bulls in Gilgal [city], but their altars will [soon] become like [SIM] piles of stone [at the edge of] a plowed field.
Si Galaad es malvada, seguramente no tienen ningún valor. En Gilgal se sacrifican toros. En efecto, sus altares son como montones en los surcos del campo.
12 [Your ancestor] Jacob fled [from his brother Esau] and went to northwest Mesopotamia. He worked [for his uncle Laban for many years] to get a wife; he took care of [his uncle’s] sheep [to pay] for her.
Jacob huyó al país de Aram. Israel sirvió para conseguir una esposa. Como esposa, cuidaba rebaños y manadas.
13 [Many years later, ] Yahweh enabled a prophet to bring the [ancestors of you] people of Israel here from Egypt; that prophet, [Moses], took care of them.
Por medio de un profeta, Yahvé sacó a Israel de Egipto, y por un profeta fue preservado.
14 [But now the people of] Israel have caused [Yahweh] to become very angry; Yahweh says that they deserve to die because they caused [many others] to die [MTY]; he will pay them back for the sins that they have committed against him and for insulting him.
Efraínha provocado amargamente la ira. Por lo tanto, su sangre quedará en él, y su Señor pagará su desprecio.
