Zechariah 5
1 I looked up again, and I saw a scroll that was flying [through the air].
Volví a levantar la vista, y al mirar, vi un rollo que volaba.
2 The angel asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a flying scroll that is [huge], (10 yards/9 meters) long and (5 yards/4.5 meters) wide.”
Y me preguntó: ¿Qué ves? Respondí: Veo un rollo que vuela, de nueve metros de largo y cuatro y medio de ancho.
3 Then he said to me, “On this scroll is written the [words that Yahweh is speaking to] curse the entire country. On [one side of] the scroll it is written that every thief will be banished. On [the other side] it is written that everyone who tells a lie when he is solemnly promising to tell the truth will also be banished from the country.
Entonces me dijo: Esta es la maldición que sale por toda la superficie de la tierra. Ciertamente de ahora en adelante, según lo escrito en un lado, todo el que roba será echado fuera, y el que jura, según lo escrito en el otro lado, será echado fuera.
4 The Commander of the armies of angels says, ‘I will send [copies of] this scroll to the places where thieves live and to the houses of those who use my name when they solemnly promise to tell the truth. [The copies of] this scroll will stay in their houses, until those houses and all their wood and stones are destroyed.’”
Yo [lo] hice salir, dice Yavé de las huestes, y entrará en la casa del ladrón, y en la casa del que jura falsamente por mi Nombre. Pasará la noche dentro de esa casa hasta que su madera y sus piedras se consuman.
5 Then the angel who had been talking to me came closer to me and said, “Look up and see what is appearing!”
El Ángel que hablaba conmigo salió y me dijo: Levanta ahora tus ojos y mira qué es lo que sale.
6 I asked him, “What is it?” He replied, “It is a big basket [for measuring grain]. But it represents the sins that everyone in this nation has committed.”
Y pregunté: ¿Qué es? Y respondió: Es una caja que sale para medir 22 litros. Dijo además: Esta es la apariencia de ellos en toda la tierra.
7 Then [the angel] lifted the basket’s cover, [which was made] of lead. There was a woman sitting inside the basket!
Vi que una tapa de plomo fue levantada, y había una mujer sentada en medio de la caja.
8 The angel said, “She represents the wicked things [that people do].” Then the angel pushed her back into the basket and closed the very heavy lid [again].
Y dijo: Esta es la maldad. La echó dentro de la caja y puso la tapa de plomo sobre su abertura.
9 Then I looked up and saw two women in front of me. They [were flying toward us], with their wings spread out in the wind. Their wings were [large], like [SIM] storks’ wings. They lifted the big basket up into the sky.
Luego levanté mis ojos y miré. Vi dos mujeres con alas como de cigüeña, quienes salían con el viento en sus alas. Levantaron la caja de medir entre la tierra y el cielo.
10 I asked the angel who had been talking to me, “Where are they taking that basket?”
Y dije al ángel que hablaba conmigo: ¿A dónde llevan la caja de medir?
11 He replied, “[They are taking it] to Babylonia to build a temple for it. When the temple is finished, they will set the basket there on a pedestal [for people to worship it].”
Y me respondió: A edificarle templo en tierra de Sinar, para que cuando esté listo sea puesta allí en su lugar.
