Ezequiel 30

1 La palabra de Yahvé volvió a dirigirse a mí, diciendo:

Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]

2 “Hijo de hombre, profetiza y di: ‘El Señor Yahvé dice: “Grita: “¡Ay del día!

“You human, prophesy [about what will happen to Egypt]. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: “Weep and wail [DOU], because terrible things will happen some day.

3 Porque el día está cerca, incluso el día de Yahvé está cerca. Será un día de nubes, un tiempo de las naciones.

That day is near, the day when I, Yahweh, [will punish people]; it will be a day of [dark] clouds and disaster for [many] nations.

4 Una espada vendrá sobre Egipto, y la angustia estará en Etiopía, cuando los muertos caen en Egipto. Le quitan su multitud, y sus cimientos se rompen.

[An enemy army] [PRS] will come to attack Egypt with their swords, and there will be great distress [among the people] in Ethiopia. [Many] people will be killed in Egypt; everything valuable will be taken away, and [even] the foundations [of the buildings] will be torn down.

5 “‘“Etiopía, Put, Lud, todos los pueblos mixtos, Cub, y los hijos de la tierra aliada con ellos, caerán con ellos a espada”.

[Soldiers of] Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, and from all of Arabia, and [all the other] groups who are their allies, will be killed in the battles.”

6 “‘Dice Yahvé: “También los que defienden a Egipto caerán. El orgullo de su poder caerá. Caerán a espada en ella desde la torre de Seveneh”. dice el Señor Yahvé.

This is what [I], Yahweh say: “The allies of Egypt will be defeated, and the power that [the people of Egypt] are proud of will end. From Migdol [city in the north] to Aswan [city in the south], the soldiers of Egypt will be killed by their enemies’ swords”; [that is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.

7 “Estarán desolados en medio de los países desolados. Sus ciudades estarán entre las ciudades desperdiciadas.

Egypt will become the most deserted country in the world, and its cities will be ruined, surrounded by ruined cities [in nearby nations].

8 Sabrán que yo soy Yahvé cuando haya prendido fuego en Egipto, y todos sus ayudantes son destruidos.

Then, when I cause [everything in] Egypt to be burned in fires, and all their allies are defeated, people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].

9 “‘“En aquel día saldrán mensajeros de delante de mí en barcos para hacer temer a los descuidados etíopes. Habrá angustia sobre ellos, como en el día de Egipto; porque, he aquí que viene”.

At that time, I will send messengers to go [swiftly up the Nile River] in boats to cause the people of Ethiopia who (are complacent/confident/think that nothing terrible will happen to them) to become afraid. They will be terrified [PRS] when Egypt is destroyed; and it will soon be that time!”

10 “‘Dice el Señor Yahvé: “También haré cesar la multitud de Egipto, por la mano de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia.

This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “By the power of [MTY] of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon I will get rid of very many people in Egypt.

11 Él y su gente con él, el terrible de las naciones, serán traídos para destruir la tierra. Desenvainarán sus espadas contra Egipto, y llenar la tierra con los muertos.

Nebuchadnezzar and his army, whose soldiers are extremely ruthless, will come to destroy Egypt. They will pull out their swords and fill Egypt with [the corpses of] those whom they have killed.

12 Haré que se sequen los ríos, y venderá la tierra en manos de hombres malvados. Haré que la tierra quede desolada, y todo lo que hay en ella, por la mano de los extranjeros. Yo, Yahvé, lo he dicho”.

I will cause the Nile [River] to become dry, and I will sell the nation to evil men. By the power [MTY] of foreigners I will ruin the land and everything that is in it. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have predicted it.”

13 “‘Dice el Señor Yahvé: “También destruiré los ídolos, y haré que las imágenes cesen de Memphis. No habrá más un príncipe de la tierra de Egipto. Pondré miedo en la tierra de Egipto.

This is [also] what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “I will cause the idols and statues [of idols] [DOU] in Memphis [city] to be destroyed. No longer will there be a king in Egypt, and all over the land, people will be terrified. I will cause [the people of] Egypt to be very afraid.

14 Haré que Patros quede desolado, y prenderá fuego en Zoan, y ejecutará las sentencias del No.

I will cause the Pathros [area in southern Egypt] to be abandoned. I will start fires in Zoan [city in northeast Egypt] and punish [the people in] Thebes, [the capital of southern Egypt].

15 Derramaré mi ira sobre el Pecado, la fortaleza de Egipto. Cortaré la multitud de No.

I will pour out my punishment [MTY] on [the fortress in] Pelusium [at the eastern end of Egypt], and I will get rid of very many people in Thebes.

16 Yo pondré fuego en Egipto El pecado tendrá una gran angustia. No se romperá. Memphis tendrá adversarios durante el día.

I will burn Egypt by fires; [the people in] Pelusium will suffer severe pain. [Enemies] will conquer Thebes, and [the people in] Memphis will constantly be terrified.

17 Los jóvenes de Aven y de Pibeset caerán a espada. Irán al cautiverio.

[Many] young men in Heliopolis and Bubastis [cities in northern Egypt] will be killed by [their enemies] swords, and the others [from those cities] will be captured and taken [to Babylon].

18 En Tehaphnehes también se retirará el día, cuando rompa allí los yugos de Egipto. El orgullo de su poder cesará en ella. En cuanto a ella, una nube la cubrirá, y sus hijas irán al cautiverio.

It will be a dark day [of destruction] at Tahpenes [city in northeast Egypt] when I cause the power [MET] of Egypt to end; that country will no longer be proud of being strong. [It will be as though] a dark cloud will cover Egypt, because the people of its villages will be captured and forced to go [to Babylon].”

19 Así ejecutaré juicios sobre Egipto. Entonces sabrán que yo soy Yahvé””.

That is how I will punish Egypt, and people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”

20 En el undécimo año, en el primer mes, en el séptimo día del mes, vino a mí la palabra de Yahvé, diciendo:

Almost eleven years [after we had been taken to Babylon], on the seventh day of the first month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]

21 “Hijo de hombre, he quebrado el brazo de Faraón, rey de Egipto. He aquí que no ha sido vendado, para aplicarle medicinas, para ponerle una venda que lo ate, a fin de que se fortalezca para sostener la espada.

“You human, I [have enabled the army of Nebuchadnezzar to defeat the army of] the King of Egypt. [It is as though] I have broken one of the arms of the King of Egypt, and it has not been bandaged in order that it could be healed, and it has not been put in splints in order that [after it heals] the arm will be strong [enough] to hold a sword.

22 Por eso dice el Señor Yahvé: ‘He aquí que yo estoy contra el Faraón, rey de Egipto, y quebraré sus brazos, el brazo fuerte y el quebrado. Haré que la espada caiga de su mano.

Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘I am the enemy of the King of Egypt. [I will completely destroy the power of Egypt; it is as though] now I will break both of the king’s arms, the good/strong one and the broken one, and cause the sword to fall from his hand.

23 Esparciré a los egipcios entre las naciones y los dispersaré por los países.

I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered among the nations [DOU].

24 Fortaleceré los brazos del rey de Babilonia, y pondré mi espada en su mano; pero quebraré los brazos del faraón, y él gemirá ante el rey de Babilonia con el gemido de un herido de muerte.

[It is as though] I will strengthen the arms of the King of Babylon and put a sword in his hand, and [as though] I will break the arms of the king of Egypt, and he will groan in front of the King of Babylon like [SIM] a soldier who is wounded and about to die.

25 Yo sostendré los brazos del rey de Babilonia, pero los brazos del faraón caerán. Entonces sabrán que yo soy Yahvé cuando ponga mi espada en la mano del rey de Babilonia, y él la extienda sobre la tierra de Egipto.

I will cause the power [MTY] of the King of Babylon to become greater, and the power of the king of Egypt will be useless [MET]. When that happens, when I give power to the army of the King of Babylon, they will use that power to attack Egypt.

26 Esparciré a los egipcios entre las naciones y los dispersaré por los países. Entonces sabrán que yo soy Yahvé”.

I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered among the nations [DOU]. And when that happens, the people [of Egypt] will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do] [DOU].’”