Ezekiel 33
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
La palabra de Yahvé vino a mí, diciendo:
2 “Son of man, speak to the sons of your people, and you shall say to them: Concerning the land, when I will have led the sword over it: if the people of the land take a man, one of their least, and appoint him over themselves as a watchman,
“Hijo de hombre, habla a los hijos de tu pueblo y diles: ‘Cuando yo traiga la espada sobre una tierra, y el pueblo de la tierra tome a un hombre de entre ellos y lo ponga como vigilante,
3 and if he sees the sword approaching over the land, and he sounds the trumpet, and he announces to the people,
si, cuando ve que la espada viene sobre la tierra, toca la trompeta y advierte al pueblo,
4 then, having heard the sound of the trumpet, whoever he is, if he also does not take care of himself, and the sword arrives and takes him: his blood will be upon his own head.
entonces quien oiga el sonido de la trompeta y no haga caso de la advertencia, si la espada viene y se lo lleva, su sangre será sobre su propia cabeza.
5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and he did not take care of himself, so his blood will be upon him. But if he guards himself, he will save his own life.
El que oyó el sonido de la trompeta y no hizo caso de la advertencia. Su sangre recaerá sobre él, mientras que si hubiera hecho caso de la advertencia, habría librado su alma.
6 And if the watchman sees the sword approaching, and he does not sound the trumpet, and so the people do not guard themselves, and the sword arrives and takes some of their lives, certainly these have been taken due to their own iniquity. But I will attribute their blood to the hand of the watchman.
Pero si el centinela ve venir la espada y no toca la trompeta, y el pueblo no es advertido, y viene la espada y se lleva a alguien de entre ellos, será llevado en su iniquidad, pero su sangre la exigiré de la mano del centinela’.
7 And as for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore, having heard the word from my mouth, you shall announce it to them from me.
“Así que tú, hijo de hombre, te he puesto como centinela de la casa de Israel. Escucha, pues, la palabra de mi boca, y adviérteles de mi parte.
8 When I say to the impious, ‘O impious man, you will die a death,’ if you have not spoken so that the impious man will keep himself from his way, then that impious man will die in his iniquity. But I will attribute his blood to your hand.
Cuando yo diga al impío: ‘Oh, impío, ciertamente morirás’, y tú no hables para advertir al impío de su camino, ese impío morirá en su iniquidad, pero yo requeriré su sangre de tu mano.
9 But if you have announced to the impious man, so that he may be converted from his ways, and he has not converted from his way, then he will die in his iniquity. Yet you will have freed your own soul.
Sin embargo, si adviertes al impío de su camino para que se aparte de él, y no se aparta de su camino, morirá en su iniquidad, pero tú habrás librado tu alma.
10 You, therefore, O son of man, say to the house of Israel: You have spoken in this way, saying: ‘Our iniquities and our sins are upon us, and we waste away in them. So then, how would we be able to live?’
“Tú, hijo de hombre, di a la casa de Israel: ‘Dices esto: “Nuestras transgresiones y nuestros pecados están sobre nosotros, y nos consumimos en ellos. ¿Cómo, pues, podremos vivir?”
11 Say to them: As I live, says the Lord God, I do not desire the death of the impious, but that the impious should convert from his way and live. Be converted, be converted from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?
Diles: “Vivo yo — dice el Señor Yahvé — que no me agrada la muerte del impío, sino que el impío se convierta de su camino y viva. ¡Vuélvanse, vuélvanse de sus malos caminos! ¿Por qué van a morir, casa de Israel?”
12 And as for you then, son of man, say to the sons of your people: The justice of the just man will not deliver him, on whatever day he will have sinned. And the impiety of the impious man will not harm him, on whatever day he will have been converted from his impiety. And the just man will not be able to live by his justice, on whatever day he will have sinned.
“Tú, hijo del hombre, di a los hijos de tu pueblo: ‘La justicia del justo no lo librará en el día de su desobediencia. Y en cuanto a la maldad del impío, no caerá por ella el día que se convierta de su maldad; ni el que es justo podrá vivir por ella el día que peque.
13 Even now, if I say to the just man that he shall certainly live, and so, with confidence in his justice, he commits iniquity, all his justices will be delivered into oblivion, and by his iniquity, which he has done, by this he shall die.
Cuando digo que el justo vivirá, si confía en su justicia y comete iniquidad, no se recordará ninguna de sus obras justas, sino que morirá en su iniquidad que ha cometido.
14 And if I say to the impious man, ‘You shall certainly die,’ and yet he repents from his sin, and he does judgment and justice,
Además, cuando diga al impío: “Ciertamente morirás”, si se aparta de su pecado y hace lo que es lícito y correcto,
15 and if that impious man returns the collateral, and repays what he has taken by force, and if he walks in the commandments of life, and does not do anything unjust, then he shall certainly live, and he shall not die.
si el impío restituye la prenda, devuelve lo que había tomado por robo, camina en los estatutos de la vida, sin cometer iniquidad, ciertamente vivirá. No morirá.
16 None of his sins, which he has committed, will be imputed to him. He has done judgment and justice, so he shall certainly live.
Ninguno de sus pecados que haya cometido será recordado contra él. Ha hecho lo que es lícito y correcto. Ciertamente vivirá.
17 And the sons of your people have said, ‘The way of the Lord is not a fair balance,’ even while their own way is unjust.
“‘Sin embargo, los hijos de tu pueblo dicen: “El camino del Señor no es justo”; pero en cuanto a ellos, su camino no es justo.
18 For when the just man will have withdrawn from his justice, and committed iniquities, he shall die by these.
Cuando el justo se aparta de su justicia y comete iniquidad, incluso morirá en ella.
19 And when the impious man will have withdrawn from his impiety, and have done judgment and justice, he shall live by these.
Cuando el impío se aparta de su maldad y hace lo que es lícito y correcto, vivirá por ello.
20 And yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ But I shall judge each one of you according to his own ways, O house of Israel.”
Pero ustedes dicen: “El camino del Señor no es justo”. Casa de Israel, yo juzgaré a cada uno de vosotros según sus caminos”.
21 And it happened that, in the twelfth year of our transmigration, in the tenth month, on the fifth of the month, one who had fled from Jerusalem arrived saying, “The city has been laid waste.”
En el duodécimo año de nuestro cautiverio, en el décimo mes, en el quinto día del mes, vino a mí uno que había escapado de Jerusalén, diciendo: “¡La ciudad ha sido derrotada!”
22 But the hand of the Lord had been upon me in the evening, before the one who had fled arrived. And he opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning. And since my mouth had been opened, I was no longer silent.
La mano de Yahvé había estado sobre mí al anochecer, antes de que viniera el que había escapado, y había abierto mi boca hasta que vino a mí por la mañana; y mi boca se abrió, y ya no estaba mudo.
23 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
La palabra de Yahvé vino a mí, diciendo:
24 “Son of man, as for those who live in these ruinous ways on the soil of Israel, when speaking, they say: ‘Abraham was one man, and he possessed the land as an inheritance. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’
“Hijo de hombre, los que habitan los lugares baldíos en la tierra de Israel hablan diciendo: ‘Abraham era uno, y heredó la tierra; pero nosotros somos muchos. La tierra se nos ha dado en herencia’.
25 Therefore, you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: You who eat even the blood, and who lift up your eyes to your uncleannesses, and who shed blood: will you possess the land as an inheritance?
Por lo tanto, diles: ‘El Señor Yahvé dice: “Ustedes comen con la sangre, y alzan los ojos a sus ídolos, y derraman sangre. ¿Así debéis poseer la tierra?
26 You stood by your swords, you committed abominations, and each one has defiled his neighbor’s wife. And will you possess the land as an inheritance?
Ustedes se paran sobre su espada, trabajan en la abominación, y cada uno de ustedes profana a la mujer de su prójimo. ¿Así debéis poseer la tierra?”
27 You shall say these things to them: So says the Lord God: As I live, those who live in ruinous ways will fall by the sword. And whoever is in the field will be delivered over to wild beasts to be devoured. But those who are in fortresses and in caves will die of the pestilence.
“Les dirás: “El Señor Yahvé dice: “Vivo yo, ciertamente los que están en los lugares baldíos caerán a espada. Entregaré a los animales los que estén en el campo abierto para que los devoren, y los que estén en las fortalezas y en las cuevas morirán de peste.
28 And I will make the land into a wilderness and a desert. And its arrogant strength will fail. And the mountains of Israel will be desolate; for there will be no one who crosses through them.
Haré de la tierra una desolación y un asombro. El orgullo de su poderío cesará. Los montes de Israel quedarán desolados, de modo que nadie pasará por ellos.
29 And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have made their land desolate and deserted, because of all their abominations, which they have worked.
Entonces sabrán que yo soy Yahvé, cuando haya convertido la tierra en una desolación y un asombro a causa de todas sus abominaciones que han cometido”.
30 And as for you, O son of man: the sons of your people speak about you beside the walls and in the doorways of houses. And they speak to one another, each man to his neighbor, saying: ‘Come, and let us hear what may be the word going forth from the Lord.’
“En cuanto a ti, hijo de hombre, los hijos de tu pueblo hablan de ti junto a las paredes y a las puertas de las casas, y se hablan unos a otros, cada uno a su hermano, diciendo: “Por favor, ven y escucha cuál es la palabra que sale de Yahvé.
31 And they come to you, as if the people were entering, and my people sit before you. And they listen to your words, but they do not do them. For they turn them into a song for their mouth, but their heart pursues their own avarice.
Vienen a ti como viene el pueblo, y se sientan ante ti como mi pueblo, y oyen tus palabras, pero no las ponen en práctica; porque con su boca muestran mucho amor, pero su corazón va tras su ganancia.
32 And you are to them like a verse set to music, which is sung with a sweet and pleasing voice. And they hear your words, but they do not do them.
He aquí que tú eres para ellos como un canto muy hermoso de quien tiene una voz agradable y sabe tocar bien un instrumento; porque oyen tus palabras, pero no las ponen en práctica.
33 And when what has been predicted occurs, for behold it is approaching, then they shall know that a prophet was among them.”
“Cuando esto suceda — miren, sucede — entonces sabrán que un profeta ha estado entre ellos”.
