1 « Mientras curaba yo a Israel, se descubrió la iniquidad de Efraín y las maldades de Samaria, pues practican el engaño; el ladrón entra y el salteador despoja afuera.

When I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers ravageth without.

2 N o consideran en su corazón que tengo memoria de toda su maldad. Ahora los acorralan sus propias obras, que están delante de mí.

And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now have their own doings beset them about; they are before my face.

3 » Con su maldad alegran al rey; con sus mentiras, a los príncipes.

They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

4 T odos ellos son adúlteros; son como horno encendido, que el hornero cesa de avivar desde que se amasa la harina hasta que se ha fermentado.

They are all adulterers; they are as an oven heated by the baker; he ceaseth to stir the fire, from the kneading of the dough, until it be leavened.

5 E n el día de nuestro rey, los príncipes lo hicieron enfermar con copas de vino; él extendió su mano con los que se burlaban.

On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.

6 D isponen su corazón para la intriga, como se prepara un horno; toda la noche duerme su hornero, pero a la mañana está encendido como llama de fuego.

For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.

7 T odos ellos arden como un horno y devoran a sus jueces. Así han caído todos sus reyes; no hay entre ellos quien me invoque.

They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

8 E fraín se ha mezclado con los demás pueblos; Efraín es como torta no volteada.

Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

9 G ente extraña ha devorado su fuerza, y él no lo sabe. Ya se ha cubierto de canas, y él no lo sabe.

Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.

10 L a soberbia de Israel testificará en su contra. Con todo, ellos no se vuelven ni buscan a Jehová, su Dios.

And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto Jehovah their God, nor sought him, for all this.

11 E fraín es como paloma incauta, sin discernimiento: claman a Egipto, acuden a Asiria.

And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.

12 C uando vayan allá, tenderé sobre ellos mi red, los haré caer como aves del cielo, los castigaré conforme a lo anunciado en sus asambleas.

When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

13 » ¡Ay de ellos! porque se apartaron de mí; destrucción vendrá sobre ellos, porque contra mí se rebelaron. Yo los redimiría, pero ellos hablan mentiras contra mí.

Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

14 N o clamaron a mí de corazón, cuando se lamentaban sobre sus lechos; Por trigo y mosto se congregaron, y se han rebelado contra mí.

And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.

15 A unque yo los enseñé y fortalecí sus brazos, traman el mal contra mí.

Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me.

16 V olvieron, pero no al Altísimo; fueron como arco que yerra. Sus príncipes cayeron a espada por la soberbia de su lengua: ¡esto será motivo de burla en la tierra de Egipto!»

They return, but not to him that is on high; they are like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.