Ezekiel 21
1 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
Me llegó un mensaje del Señor que decía:
2 “You human, turn toward Jerusalem. Preach about what will happen to the temple [there]. Preach about what will happen to the Israeli people.
“Hijo de hombre, mira hacia Jerusalén y condena sus lugares de culto. Profetiza contra el pueblo que vive en Israel
3 Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: I am opposed to you.
y diles que esto es lo que dice el Señor: ¡Cuidado, porque te voy a atacar! Voy a sacar mi espada y los voy a destruir, tanto a los buenos como a los malos.
4 [what I will do to you will be as though] [MET] I will pull my sword from its sheath [and strike you]. I will kill everyone, including righteous people and wicked people [DOU]. I will get rid of everyone, from the south to the north.
Porque voy a destruir tanto a los buenos como a los malos, atacaré a todos desde el norte hasta el sur.
5 Then everyone will know [it is as though] I, Yahweh, have struck people with my sword, and I will not put it back in its sheath again.’
Entonces todo el mundo sabrá que yo, el Señor, he sacado mi espada y no la volveré a poner.
6 Therefore, you human, groan! Groan in front of the Israeli people very sadly and sorrowfully [IDM, DOU].
“Tú, hijo de hombre, debes gemir. Gime como si estuvieras destrozado por dentro, mostrando una terrible tristeza mientras te observan.
7 And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ tell them, ‘Because of the news that they soon will hear. Everyone will be very fearful [IDM], and their knees will become as weak as [SIM] water. [A great disaster] will soon occur. That is what Yahweh the Lord is promising.’”
Cuando te pregunten: ‘¿Por qué gimes?’, debes decirles: ‘Por la noticia que viene. Todos ustedes perderán el valor y se paralizarán de miedo. Todos ustedes se debilitarán por la preocupación; no podrán ponerse de pie’. ¡Cuidado, porque se acerca! Va a suceder! declara el Señor Dios”.
8 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said],
Me llegó otro mensaje del Señor, diciendo:
9 “You human, prophesy and say [to them], ‘This is what Yahweh says: I have sharpened my sword and polished it.
“¡Hijo de hombre, profetiza! Diles que esto es lo que dice el Señor: Hay una espada, una espada que está siendo afilada y pulida.
10 It is sharpened in order that I can [many people with it]; it is polished so that it will flash like lightning. The people of Judah will not [their being punished like this], but they did not repent [I only struck them] with a stick.
¡Está afilada para matar y pulida para brillar como un rayo! (¿Acaso nos alegraremos diciendo: ‘Ha despreciado el cetro de mi hijo como un palo cualquiera’?)
11 A sword should be polished, and be grasped [in someone’s hand]. It should be sharpened and polished, ready for someone to use it to kill people.
La espada está siendo pulida en este momento, lista para ser usada. Está afilada y pulida, lista para ser entregada al asesino.
12 [So, ] you human, cry and wail, because I will use my sword to kill my people, including the leaders of Israel. They and all the other people, my people, will be killed by swords, so beat your [to show that you are sad].
¡Llora y grita, hijo de hombre, y golpea tu muslo de dolor, porque la espada va a ser usada para atacar a mi pueblo, para atacar a todos los líderes de Israel! Serán arrojados, muertos por la espada junto con mi pueblo.
13 I am about to test my people, and the kings [MTY] of Judah will not escape being punished. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say.
Serán puestos a prueba. ¿Qué pasa si el cetro que desprecia a los demás no continúa? declara el Señor Dios.
14 So, you human, prophesy; clap your [to show that you are very happy about what is going to happen]. My sword will strike them again and again; it is a sword for slaughtering many people, while I attack them from every side.
“Entonces, hijo de hombre, profetiza y aplaude. La espada atacará dos veces, y luego una tercera vez. Es una espada de muerte, que mata a mucha gente viniendo hacia ellos desde todas las direcciones.
15 In order that people will be very much afraid [IDM] and many people will be killed, I have [soldiers holding] my swords at every [city] gate, ready to slaughter people. Those swords will flash like lightning, as the [soldiers] grasp them to slaughter people.
He puesto una espada en todas las puertas de su ciudad para que pierdan el valor y caigan muchos. Está hecha para brillar como un relámpago y se usa para matar.
16 Their swords [APO] will slash to the right and [then] to the left, whichever way they turn the blades.
Tala a derecha e izquierda, en cualquier dirección que esté.
17 Then I will clap my [triumphantly]; and [then] I will no longer be angry. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.’”
Yo también aplaudiré, y entonces se acabará mi ira. Yo, el Señor, he hablado”.
18 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
Otro mensaje del Señor me llegó diciendo:
19 “You human, [a map], and on it mark two roads for the King of Babylonia to march [along with his army, carrying] their swords. When they depart from their country, they will come to a sign post where the road divides.
“Hijo de hombre, marca los dos caminos que podría tomar el ejército del rey de Babilonia, partiendo del mismo país. Haz un letrero donde el camino se bifurque, que conduzca a dos ciudades diferentes.
20 [If they continue on the one road, ] they will attack [city], the capital of the Ammon people-group. [If they continue on the other road, ] they will come to Judah and to Jerusalem, [a city] with walls around it.
Haz que una señal señale el camino para atacar la ciudad amonita de Rabá, y otra para atacar Judá y la ciudad fortificada de Jerusalén.
21 [When the army of] Babylonia comes to where the road divides, [they will stop], and the king will perform magic rituals [to decide which road to go on]. He will throw arrows; [then] consult his [about which road to go on], and he will (examine/look at) the [of a sheep].
“El rey de Babilonia está parado en la bifurcación del camino donde se encuentran los dos caminos buscando una señal profética: echa suertes con flechas, pide consejo a los ídolos y examina el hígado de los animales sacrificados.
22 With his right hand he will pick up the arrow marked ‘Jerusalem’. He will [command his soldiers to go to Jerusalem. When they arrive there, they] will set up (rams/devices to [down the walls], ) and [then] the king will give the command for them to slaughter [the people]. They will shout [a battle-cry], and they will set up the rams against the [city] gates. They will build a dirt ramp [against the walls around the city], and set up things to bash those walls.
“Tiene la señal de Jerusalén en su mano derecha. Aquí es donde va a colocar los arietes, para dar la orden de atacar, para gritar el grito de guerra. Allí ordenará a los arietes que rompan las puertas, que pongan una rampa de ataque y que construyan un muro de asedio.
23 The [in Jerusalem] who had promised [to be loyal to the King of Babylonia will think that those rituals must be wrong. They will think that his army should not be attacking them]. But he will remind them of the sins [MTY] that they had committed, [his army] will capture them.
A los que han jurado ser leales a Nabucodonosor esto les parecerá una señal falsa, pero revelará su culpabilidad y serán hechos prisioneros.
24 Therefore, [tell the Israeli people that] this is what Yahweh the Lord says: ‘You people have allowed everyone to see that you are openly [against the King of Babylonia], and by doing that you have shown that everything that you do is sinful. Therefore you will be captured and [to Babylonia].’
“Así que esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios: Como has revelado tu culpa y has demostrado tu rebeldía, mostrando tus pecados en todo lo que has hecho, ahora que has puesto en evidencia todo esto, serás hecho prisionero.
25 Also, say, ‘You very wicked [DOU] king of Israel, it is your [to die]. It is the time for you to be punished.’
“En cuanto a ti, impuro y malvado príncipe de Israel, ha llegado el momento de completar tu castigo.
26 And this is what Yahweh the Lord says [to you soldiers from Babylonia]: ‘Take off [the king’s] turban and his crown, because now things will be different than they were [before]. [in Jerusalem] who had no authority will now be given authority, and those who had authority will have their authority taken from them.
Esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios: Quítate el turbante y la corona. Las cosas no continuarán como antes. Dale el poder a la gente común y haz caer a los poderosos.
27 [Jerusalem] will be completely ruined. I will cause it to be ruined, and it will not be rebuilt/restored until the king to whom the city truly belongs comes; I will give it to [to rule it].’”
¡Voy a destruirlo todo, a convertirlo en una ruina! No se restablecerá hasta que llegue su dueño, al que he dado la autoridad de juzgar.
28 “And, you human, prophesy and say [this]: 'This is what Yahweh the Lord says about the Ammon people-group, and about what they have said to insult [Israel]: [“The King of Babylon says, ] ‘[My soldiers have] swords’ [APO]; they have pulled out those swords to slaughter many people. They have polished them in order to kill people, and to make those swords flash like lightning.
“Profetiza, hijo de hombre, y anuncia que esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios sobre los amonitas y sus insultos: ¡Una espada! Una espada está lista para matar, pulida para destruir, para brillar como un rayo,
29 [Your prophets] have given you false visions about [what will happen to] you, and they have given you messages that are not true. So swords will strike the necks of those wicked people; it is time for them to be killed; it is the day when they will be [for their sins].
aunque tus profetas te den falsas visiones y profecías que son mentiras. Esta espada cortará el cuello de los malvados y los matará. Destruirá a quienes les ha llegado el día de cumplir su castigo.
30 You must put your swords back in their sheaths [because the days for you to slaughter your enemies are ended]. I will judge those people in the country where they were born.
¡Espada, vuelve al lugar de donde viniste! Y a ti voy a juzgarte justo donde te criaste, en tu tierra natal.
31 I will pour out my punishment [MTY] on them. Because I am very angry with them, my breath on them will scorch them [like] fire [MET]. I will allow brutal men to capture them, men who are experts in killing people.
Me ocuparé de ti con mi cólera; soplaré mi fuego de ira sobre ti; te entregaré a hombres crueles y expertos en destrucción.
32 You will be [like] fuel [MET] [that is burned] in a fire. Your blood will be shed in your own land. No one will remember you any more. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.” '”
Serás quemada como leña. Tu sangre se derramará donde vivas. Serás olvidado, porque yo, el Señor, he hablado”.
