Ezequiel 38

1 Me fue dirigida la palabra de Yahvé en estos términos:

Yahweh gave me another message. He said to me,

2 “Hijo de hombre, dirige tu rostro contra Gog, la tierra de Magog, príncipe de Rosch, Mósoc y Tubal; y profetiza contra él.

“You human, turn and face Magog, the country where Gog [is the king]. He is [also] the ruler of [the nations of] Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy about [the terrible things that will happen to] him,

3 Dirás: Así dice Yahvé, el Señor: Heme aquí contra ti, oh Gog, príncipe de Rosch, Mósoc y Tubal.

and say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Gog, you who rule Meshech and Tubal, I am opposed to you.

4 Yo te haré dar vueltas y pondré garfios en tus quijadas; te sacaré fuera, juntamente con tu ejército, caballos y jinetes, todos magníficamente armados, un gentío inmenso, que llevan paveses y escudos y todos manejan la espada.

[It will be as though] I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws and bring you [to Israel]—you and all of your army, [including your] horses and men carrying weapons who ride the horses, and many other soldiers carrying large shields and small shields, all of them carrying swords.

5 Persas, etíopes y libios estarán con ellos, todos con escudos y yelmos.

[Armies from] Persia, Ethiopia, and Put/Libya will also come, all of them with shields and helmets.

6 Gómer y todas sus tropas, la casa de Togormá, (y los) de las partes extremas del norte, con todas su tropas, muchos pueblos serán tus aliados.

An army from Gomer [north of Israel] will come, and an army from Togarmah far north [of Israel] will come. Armies of many nations will accompany you.’

7 ¡Aparéjate y prepárate, tú y todo tu gentío, reunido en derredor de ti; sé tú su jefe!

[Tell Gog, ] ‘Get ready and be prepared to be the commander of all those groups of soldiers.

8 Al cabo de muchos días recibirás el mando, y en los años postreros marcharás contra una nación salvada de la espada, recogida de entre muchos pueblos sobre las montañas de Israel, desoladas por muchísimo tiempo; (una nación) sacada de entre los pueblos y que habita toda entera en paz.

At some future time, I will command you to lead those armies to attack [Israel], a country whose [buildings] have been rebuilt after [they were destroyed in] wars. Their people will have been brought back from many nations [to live again] on the hills of Israel, which had been deserted for a long time. They had been brought back from [other] nations and will be living peacefully.

9 Te levantarás cual huracán y vendrás como nube para cubrir todo el país, tú y todas tus tropas y muchos pueblos contigo.

You and all those armies from many nations will go up to Israel, advancing like [SIM] a big storm. Your army will be like a huge cloud that covers the land.

10 Así dice Yahvé, el Señor: En aquel día trazarás planes en tu corazón y maquinarás un designio perverso.

But this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: On that day, you will have an idea about [DOU] doing an evil thing.

11 Te dirás: Subiré contra una tierra indefensa, iré contra gentes tranquilas que viven en paz y que habitan todas sin muros, y sin tener cerrojos ni puertas,

You will say [to yourself], “My [army] will invade a country where the villages do not have walls around them. We will attack people who are peaceful and do not suspect/think [that they will be attacked]. Their towns and villages do not have walls with gates and bars.

12 para depredar y saquear, para extender tu mano contra ruinas que recién han sido habitadas, y contra un pueblo recogido de entre las naciones, que se ha adquirido ganados y bienes y habita en el centro de la tierra.

So [it will be easy for] us to attack the people who are living again in those towns that were previously destroyed. They are people who have been gathered from many countries [where they had lived for many years], people who now live safely in their land with all their livestock and other possessions. They are living in the country that is in the middle of the most important countries (OR, [that they think is] [IRO] the most important country) in the world. Our soldiers will take away [DOU] all their valuable possessions.”

13 Sabá y Dedán y los comerciantes de Tarsis, y todos los leoncillos, te dirán: «¿Vienes acaso a depredar? ¿No reuniste tu gentío para tomar botín, para robar plata y oro, para tomar ganados y bienes, para llevarte grandes despojos?»

[Then people of] Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and nearby villages will come and say to you, “Are you gathering all your soldiers in order to [attack Israel and] take away all their silver and gold? [Do you plan] to take away their livestock and all their other valuable possessions [DOU]?”’

14 Por eso, profetiza, hijo de hombre, y di a Gog: Así dice Yahvé, el Señor: En aquel día, cuando Israel mi pueblo habite en paz, tú lo sabrás;

Therefore, you human, prophesy about Gog and say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: At that time, when my people of Israel are living safely, you will certainly think about that.

15 y vendrás de tu lugar, desde las partes más remotas del norte, tú y mucha gente contigo, todos a caballo, una gran muchedumbre y un ejército inmenso.

So you will come from your place far north [of Israel], with the armies of many [other] nations, all riding horses, a huge army.

16 Y subirás contra Israel, mi pueblo, como una nube que cubre la tierra. Esto será en los últimos días, y seré Yo quien te conduciré contra mi tierra, para que las naciones me conozcan cuando Yo manifieste mi santidad en ti, oh Gog, viéndolo ellos.

You will march toward my Israeli people, and [your soldiers] will cover the land like a huge cloud. Gog, I will bring your army to attack the country that belongs to me, but [what I do] for you will show the people of other nations that I am holy.

17 Así dice Yahvé, el Señor: ¿No eres tú aquel de quien hablé en tiempos antiguos por boca de mis siervos los profetas de Israel, que en aquel tiempo hablaron proféticamente de los años en que Yo te traería contra ellos?

This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say to Gog: In past years, when I gave messages to my servants, the prophets [in Israel], there were messages [RHQ] about you. At that time, they prophesied for [many] years that I would bring your [armies] to attack my people.

18 Aquel día, el día que invada Gog la tierra de Israel, dice Yahvé, el Señor, reventará mi ira y mi furor.

[So] this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say will happen: When your [army] attacks Israel, I will be very angry with you.

19 En mis celos y en el furor de mi ira declaro: En aquel día habrá un gran temblor en la tierra de Israel.

I will be very furious, and to show that I am angry, there will be a great earthquake in Israel, [where your armies will be].

20 Temblarán ante Mí los peces del mar, las aves del cielo, las bestias del campo, todos los reptiles que se arrastran sobre el suelo y todo hombre que vive sobre la faz de la tierra; y serán derribados los montes, se desmoronarán los peñascos y todos los muros se vendrán al suelo.

The fish in the sea, the birds, the wild animals, and the animals/creatures that crawl on the ground, and all the people on the earth will tremble because of what I [am doing]. Mountains will fall down, cliffs will crumble, and walls everywhere will fall to the ground.

21 Llamaré contra él la espada por todos mis montes, dice Yahvé, el Señor, y cada uno dirigirá la espada contra su hermano.

Gog, on all the mountains in the country that belongs to me I will cause your soldiers to fight against each other with their swords.

22 Le juzgaré con peste y sangre, y lloveré aguas de inundación, pedrisco, fuego y azufre sobre él, sobre sus huestes y sobre los numerosos pueblos que le acompañan.

I will punish [MTY] you [and your soldiers] with plagues and murders [MTY]. And I will send down [from the sky], on you and your troops that have come from many nations, huge amounts of rain and hail and burning sulfur.

23 Así manifestaré mi gloria y mi santidad, y me daré a conocer a los ojos de muchas naciones; y sabrán que Yo soy Yahvé.

By doing that, I will cause [the people of] many nations to know that I am very great and holy, and they will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do the things that I say that I will do].’”