Psalms 2

1 Why have the Gentiles been seething, and why have the people been pondering nonsense?

¿Por qué traman rebelión las naciones? Los pueblos conspiran, pero sin ningún sentido.

2 The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one, against the Lord and against his Christ:

Los reyes del mundo se preparan para el ataque, y los gobernantes se reúnen para conspirar contra el Señor y su ungido, diciendo:

3 “Let us shatter their chains and cast their yoke away from us.”

“Rompamos las cadenas y desechemos las cuerdas que nos atan”

4 He who dwells in heaven will ridicule them, and the Lord will mock them.

Pero el que se sienta en el trono hasta se ríe. El Señor se ríe de ellos.

5 Then will he speak to them in his anger and trouble them with his fury.

Con un trueno los espantará en medio de su furia, diciendo:

6 Yet I have been appointed king by him over Zion, his holy mountain, preaching his precepts.

“Yo soy quien puso a mi rey en Sión, mi monte sagrado”.

7 The Lord has said to me: You are my son, this day have I begotten you.

“Yo proclamaré el decreto del Señor”, dice el rey. “Él me dijo: ‘Tú eres mi hijo. Hoy me he convertido en tu padre.

8 Ask of me and I will give to you: the Gentiles for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession.

Si me lo pides, te daré las naciones como posesión. Toda la tierra será tuya.

9 You will rule them with an iron rod, and you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel.

Los quebrantarás con vara de hierro, y como vasija de barro los desmenuzarás’”.

10 And now, O kings, understand. Receive instruction, you who judge the earth.

Entonces, ustedes los reyes, ¡Actúen con sabiduría! ¡Estén advertidos, gobernantes de la tierra!

11 Serve the Lord in fear, and exult in him with trembling.

¡Sirvan al Señor con reverencia, y alégrense con temblor!

12 Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord might become angry, and you would perish from the way of the just. Though his wrath can flare up in a short time, blessed are all those who trust in him.

Sométanse a su hijo para que no se enoje y mueran repentinamente. Su ira se inflama de repente, pero felices son los que acuden a él buscando protección.