Hosea 7

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOS
1 When I was willing to heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the malice of Samaria, for they had been manufacturing lies. And the thief steals from inside, the robber from outside.	1 Cuando yo quería sanar a Israel, se reveló la culpa de Efraím, las maldades de Samaría. Sí, ellos obran de mala fe; el ladrón penetra en la casa, mientras una banda despoja afuera.
2 And, so that they may not say in their hearts that I am the one who has called to mind all of their wickedness: now their own inventions have encircled them. These things have happened in my presence.	2 Y no se detienen a pensar que yo me acuerdo de toda su maldad. Ahora los rodean sus malas acciones y ellas están delante de mi rostro.
3 The king has rejoiced at their wickedness, and the leaders have rejoiced in their lies.	3 Con su perfidia, ellos entretienen al rey, y con sus mentiras, a los príncipes.
4 They are all adulterers; like an oven heating up before baking, the city rested a little before the leaven was mixed in, until the whole was leavened.	4 ¡Son todos adúlteros! Se parecen a un horno encendido, que el panadero deja de avivar desde que se amasa la pasta hasta que ha fermentado.
5 On the day of our king, the leaders began to be mad with wine; he extended his hand with those who fabricate illusions.	5 En la fiesta de nuestro rey, los príncipes se enervan bajo los ardores del vino; él tiende la mano a esos burlones.
6 For they have used their heart like an oven, while he laid snares for them; he slept through the night baking them, and by morning he himself was heated like a burning fire.	6 Porque ellos se acercaron encubiertamente, aunque su corazón es como un horno. Toda la noche se adormece su furor, y a la mañana se enciende como una llama de fuego.
7 They have all become hot like an oven, and they have devoured their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one who calls to me among them.	7 Todos ellos se inflaman como un horno y devoran a sus jefes. ¡Así han caído sus reyes uno tras otro, pero nadie entre ellos clama hacia mí!
8 Ephraim himself has been mingled with the nations. Ephraim has become like bread, baked under ashes, that has not been turned over.	8 Efraím se mezcla con los pueblos, es un pastel cocido a medias.
9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he did not know it. And grey hairs also have spread across him, and he is ignorant of it.	9 Los extranjeros han devorado su vigor, y él no lo sabe. También le han salido canas, y él no lo sabe.
10 And the pride of Israel will be brought low before his face, for they have not returned to the Lord their God, nor have they sought him in all of this.	10 La arrogancia de Israel atestigua contra él, pero ellos no vuelven al Señor, su Dios; a pesar de todo esto, no lo buscan.
11 And Ephraim has become like a pigeon that has been led astray, not having a heart; for they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians.	11 Efraím es como una paloma ingenua, falta de discernimiento: apelan a Egipto, se van hacia Asiria.
12 And when they will set out, I will spread my net over them. I will pull them down like the birds of the sky; I will cut them down in accordance with the reports of their meetings.	12 Pero allí donde vayan, yo tenderé sobre ellos mi red; los haré caer como pájaros del cielo, los atraparé apenas se oiga que están reunidos.
13 Woe to them, for they have withdrawn from me. They will waste away because they have been dishonest with me. And I redeemed them, and they have spoken lies against me.	13 ¡Ay de ellos, porque han huido lejos de mí! ¡Sobre ellos la devastación, porque se han rebelado contra mí! ¡Sí, yo quiero rescatarlos, pero ellos dicen mentiras contra mí!
14 And they have not cried out to me in their heart, but they howled on their beds. They have obsessed about wheat and wine; they have withdrawn from me.	14 No gritaron hacia mí de corazón, cuando se lamentaban en sus lechos. Por trigo y vino nuevo se hacen incisiones y se han obstinado contra mí.
15 And I have educated them, and I have reinforced their arms; and they have imagined evil against me.	15 Yo mismo los dirigí, fortalecí sus brazos, pero ellos traman el mal contra mí.
16 They returned so that they might be without a yoke. They have become like a deceitful bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of the madness of their words. This is their derision in the land of Egypt.	16 Se vuelven, pero no hacia lo alto, son como un arco fallido. Sus jefes caerán bajo la espada, por la insolencia de su lenguaje: esto hará que se rían de ellos en Egipto.