Oseas 5
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Mensaje contra Israel
5 1-2 »¡Escúchenme, sacerdotes!
¡Atiéndanme, jefes de Israel!
¡Préstenme atención,
familiares del rey!
Yo los voy a juzgar y a castigar
porque han engañado a mi pueblo.
¡Hicieron a Israel aun más rebelde!
Lo obligaron a adorar a otros dioses
en los santuarios de Mispá y de Tabor.
3 »Israelitas,
yo sé cómo se portan ustedes;
¡se portan como una prostituta,
4 porque adoran a otros dioses!
No me reconocen como su Dios,
ni se arrepienten de su maldad.
5 Ustedes son tan malos y orgullosos
que acabarán por ser destruidos;
¡lo mismo pasará con Judá!
6 »Pero un día me buscarán;
y llevarán como ofrenda
sus vacas y sus ovejas,
pero no podrán encontrarme.
¡Yo los abandonaré!
7 Se han portado como una adúltera:
me engañaron adorando a otros dioses,
y sus descendientes ya no serán mi pueblo.
Por eso, muy pronto,
tanto ustedes como sus campos
serán destruidos.
Dios castiga a Israel
8 »¡Avísenles a todos en Guibeá,
Ramá y Bet-avén!
¡Den el toque de alerta!
¡Adviertan a los del reino de Judá!
9 Israelitas, yo les aseguro
que cumpliré lo que antes anuncié.
El día que yo los castigue,
¡dejaré su país en ruinas!
10 »Voy a castigar con furia
a los jefes de Judá,
porque son como los ladrones de terrenos:
han invadido el territorio de Israel.
11 El reino de Israel es maltratado
y nadie respeta sus derechos
porque prefirió adorar a dioses falsos.
12 Por eso yo acabaré con ese reino
y con el reino de Judá;
¡los destruiré por completo,
como destruye la polilla a la madera!
13 Y cuando Israel y Judá
se vean en ruinas,
buscarán la ayuda del rey de Asiria;
pero él no podrá ayudarlos.
14-15 »Yo atacaré a Israel y a Judá
con la misma furia de un león.
Los agarraré y los haré pedazos,
y no habrá quien los salve.
Luego los dejaré por un tiempo,
y esperaré a que se arrepientan;
cuando reconozcan que me han ofendido,
se llenarán de angustia y me buscarán.»
Hosea 5
American Standard Version
5 Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king; for [a]unto you pertaineth the judgment; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. 2 And the revolters are gone deep [b]in making slaughter; but I am a [c]rebuker of them all. 3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, thou hast played the harlot, Israel is defiled. 4 [d]Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is [e]within them, and they know not Jehovah. 5 And the [f]pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them. 6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them. 7 They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have [g]borne strange children: now shall [h]the new moon devour them with their [i]fields.
8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: sound an alarm at Beth-aven; [j]behind thee, O Benjamin. 9 Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. 10 The princes of Judah are like them that remove the landmark: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. 11 Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after man’s command. 12 [k]Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to [l]king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound. 14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver. 15 I will go and return to my place, till they [m]acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me [n]earnestly.
Footnotes
- Hosea 5:1 Or, against you is the judgment
- Hosea 5:2 Or, in corruption
- Hosea 5:2 Hebrew rebuke.
- Hosea 5:4 Or, They will not frame their doings
- Hosea 5:4 Or, in the midst of
- Hosea 5:5 Or, excellency
- Hosea 5:7 Or, begotten
- Hosea 5:7 Or, a month
- Hosea 5:7 Hebrew portions.
- Hosea 5:8 Or, After thee, Benjamin!
- Hosea 5:12 Or, And I was
- Hosea 5:13 Or, a king that should contend
- Hosea 5:15 Or, have borne their guilt
- Hosea 5:15 Or, earnestly, saying
Hosea 5
King James Version
5 Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
2 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
4 They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.
5 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.
6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
7 They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.
10 The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
11 Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
12 Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
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