1 E fraín se apacienta de viento, y sigue al solano; todo el día multiplica mentiras y destrucción; porque hacen un pacto con los asirios, y el aceite se lleva a Egipto.

Ephraim’s food is the wind, he goes after the east wind all day long. He tells many lies and does much in his anger. He makes an agreement with Assyria and takes oil to Egypt.

2 T ambién tiene Jehová pleito con Judá, y castigará a Jacob conforme a sus caminos; le pagará conforme a sus obras.

The Lord has a cause against Judah, and will punish Jacob for his ways. He will make him pay for what he has done.

3 E n el seno materno tomó por el calcañar a su hermano, y con su fuerza luchó con un ser divino.

Before he was born he took his brother by the heel. And when he was grown he fought with God.

4 L uchó con el ángel, y prevaleció; lloró, y le rogó; en Betel le halló, y allí habló con nosotros.

He fought with the angel and won. He cried and begged for His favor. He met God at Bethel, and God spoke with him there.

5 M as Jehová es Dios de los ejércitos; Jehová es su nombre.

This was the Lord, the God of All. The Lord is His name.

6 T ú, pues, vuélvete a tu Dios; guarda misericordia y juicio, y espera siempre en tu Dios.

So return to your God. Show kindness and do what is fair, and wait for your God all the time.

7 E n cuanto al mercader, tiene en su mano una balanza falsa; le gusta oprimir.

One who buys and sells and who lies about the weight of things loves to make it hard for others.

8 E fraín dijo: Ciertamente me he enriquecido, he hallado riquezas para mí; nadie hallará en mí iniquidad que sea pecado, en todos mis trabajos.

Ephraim has said, “I have become rich. I have found riches for myself. With all my riches they will not find any sin in me.”

9 P ero yo soy Jehová tu Dios desde la tierra de Egipto; aún te haré morar en tiendas, como en los días de la fiesta.

“I am the Lord your God Who brought you out of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again, as in the days of your special suppers.

10 Y he hablado a los profetas, y multipliqué las visiones, y por medio de los profetas usé parábolas.

I have spoken to the men who speak for Me. I have given many special dreams. And I gave picture-stories through the men who speak for Me.”

11 E n Galaad todo es iniquidad y mentira; en Gilgal sacrifican a toros, y sus altares serán como montones en los surcos del campo.

Is there sin in Gilead? For sure its people are of no worth. In Gilgal they kill bulls in worship. Their altars are like the many stones laid beside a plowed field.

12 Y Jacob huyó a tierra de Aram; Israel sirvió para adquirir mujer, y por adquirir mujer fue pastor.

Jacob ran away to the land of Aram. There he worked for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

13 Y por medio de un profeta, Jehová hizo subir a Israel de Egipto, y por medio de un profeta fue guardado.

By a man who spoke for Him, the Lord brought Israel from Egypt. And by a man who spoke for Him, the Lord cared for him.

14 E fraín ha provocado muy amargamente; por tanto, hará recaer sobre él su sangre, y su Señor le devolverá su ultraje.

But Ephraim has made the Lord very angry. So the Lord will leave on him the guilt of his blood, and make his shame return to him.