Zechariah 5

1 And I turned and lifted up my eyes. And I saw, and behold, a book flying.

Miré una vez más y vi un rollo que volaba.

2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a book flying. Its length is twenty cubits, and its width is ten cubits.”

“¿Qué ves?” me preguntó el ángel. “Veo un rollo que vuela”, respondí. “Tiene diez metros de largo y quince de ancho”.

3 And he said to me, “This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth. For every thief will be judged, just as it has been written there, and everyone who swears by this, will be judged in like manner.”

Entonces me dijo: “Esta es la maldición que caerá sobre todo el mundo. Cualquiera que roba será purgado de entre la sociedad, según un lado del rollo. Cualquiera que jura con engaño, será purgado de entre la Sociedad, según el otro lado del rollo”.

4 I will bring it forth, says the Lord of hosts, and it will approach to the house of the thief, and to the house of him who swears falsely by my name, and it will remain in the midst of his house and will consume it, with its wood and its stones.

“Yo he enviado esta maldición y entrará a la casa del ladrón, y a la casa del que jura con mentiras en mi nombre, declara el Señor Todopoderoso. La maldición permanecerá en esa casa y destruirá tanto las vigas como los ladrillos”.

5 And the angel had departed, who was speaking with me. And he said to me, “Lift up your eyes, and see what this is, that goes forth.”

Entonces el ángel con el que yo había estado hablando vino hacia mi, y me dijo: “Mira, ¿ves eso que se mueve?”

6 And I said, “What, then, is it?” And he said, “This is a container going forth.” And he said, “This is their eye in all the earth.”

“¿Qué es?” le pregunté. “Lo que ves moverse es un barril lleno de los pecados de todos en la nación”, respondió.

7 And behold, a talent of lead was being carried; and behold, one woman sitting in the middle of the container.

Entonces la tapa del barril se levantó y había una mujer sentada adentro.

8 And he said, “This is impiety.” And he cast her into the middle of the container, and he sent the weight of lead into its mouth.

“Ella representa la maldad”, me dijo, y la empujó hacia adentro de nuevo, forzando la tapa hasta cerrarla.

9 And I lifted up my eyes and I saw. And behold, two women were departing, and a spirit was in their wings, and they had wings like the wings of a kite, and they lifted up the container between earth and heaven.

Levanté la mirada otra vez y vi dos mujeres que volaban hacia mi. Sus alas parecían alas de cigüeña. Ellos recogieron el barril y se fueron volando, muy alto en el cielo.

10 And I said to the angel who was speaking with me, “Where are they taking the container?”

“¿A dónde lo llevan?” le pregunté al ángel con que hablaba.

11 And he said to me, “To a house that may be built for it in the land of Shinar, and so that it may be established and set there upon its own base.”

“Lo llevan a la tierra de Babilonia para construir una casa para él. Cuando la casa esté lista, el barril será puesto sobre su cimiento”.