Hosea 12

KING JAMES BIBLE	BIBLIA
1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.	1 Efraím me ha rodeado de mentira, de engaño la casa de Israel. (Pero Judá todavía está con Dios, y sigue fiel al Santo.)
2 The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.	2 Efraím se apacienta de viento, anda tras el solano todo el día; mentira y pillaje multiplica, hacen alianza con Asiria y llevan aceite a Egipto.
3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:	3 Yahveh tiene pleito con Judá, va a visitar a Jacob, según su conducta, según sus obras le devolverá.
4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;	4 En el seno materno suplantó a su hermano, y de mayor luchó con Dios.
5 Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.	5 Luchó con el ángel y le pudo, lloró y le imploró gracia. En Betel le encontró y allí habló con nosotros.
6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.	6 Sí, Yahveh Dios Sebaot, Yahveh es su renombre.
7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.	7 Y tú volverás, gracias a tu Dios: observa amor y derecho, y espera en tu Dios siempre.
8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.	8 Canaán tiene en su mano balanzas tramposas, es amigo de explotar.
9 And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.	9 Y Efraím dice: «Sí, me he enriquecido, me ha fraguado una fortuna». ¡Ninguna de sus ganancias se hallará, por el pecado de que se ha hecho culpable!
10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.	10 Yo soy Yahveh, tu Dios, desde el país de Egipto: aún te haré morar en tiendas como en los días del Encuentro;
11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.	11 hablaré a los profetas, multiplicaré las visiones, y por medio de los profetas hablaré en parábolas.
12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.	12 Si Galaad es iniquidad, ellos no son más que mentira. En Guilgal sacrifican toros; por eso sus altares serán como escombros sobre los surcos de los campos.
13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.	13 Huyó Jacob a la campiña de Aram, sirvió Israel por una mujer, por una mujer guardó rebaños.
14 Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.	14 Por un profeta subió Yahveh a Israel de Egipto, y por un profeta fue guardado.
	15 Efraím le ha irritado amargamente: él dejará su sangre sobre él, su Señor le pagará su agravio.