Ezequiel 2

1 Y díjome: Hijo del hombre, está sobre tus pies, y hablaré contigo.

“Stand up, son of man, because I want to talk to you,” he said to me.

2 Y entró espíritu en mí después que me habló; y me afirmó sobre mis pies, y oí al que me hablaba.

As he spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and had me stand up. I listened to him speaking to me.

3 Y díjome: Hijo del hombre, yo te envió a los hijos de Israel, a gentes rebeldes, que se rebelaron contra mí: ellos y sus padres se rebelaron contra mí, hasta este mismo día.

“Son of man,” he told me, “I'm sending you to the people of Israel, a disobedient nation that has rebelled against me. They and their forefathers have continued to rebel against me, even up to today.

4 Y a hijos duros de rostros, y fuertes de corazón yo te envío; y decirles has: Así dijo el Señor Jehová.

They are pig-headed; they are hard-hearted children. I am sending you to tell them that this is what the Lord God says.

5 Y ellos no oirán, ni cesarán, porque son casa rebelde: mas conocerán que hubo profeta entre ellos.

Whether they listen or not—for they are a rebellious people—they will realize that a prophet has come to them.

6 Y tú, o! hijo del hombre, no temas de ellos, ni hayas miedo de sus palabras, porque son rebeldes; y espinos viven contigo, y tu moras con abrojos: no hayas miedo de sus palabras, ni temas delante de ellos, porque son casa rebelde.

Son of man, don't be afraid of them or what they say. You don't need to be afraid even though you're surrounded by brambles and thorns, even though you live among scorpions. Don't be afraid of what they say or be discouraged by the way they look at you, even though they are a rebellious family.

7 Hablarles has mis palabras, mas no oirán, ni cesarán, porque son rebeldes.

Just tell them what I say, whether they listen or not, because they're rebels.

8 Mas tú, hijo del hombre, oye lo que yo te hablo: No seas rebelde como la casa rebelde: abre tu boca, y come lo que yo te doy.

As for you, son of man, pay attention to what I tell you. Don't be rebellious like those rebellious people. Open your mouth and eat what I'm about to give you.”

9 Y miré, y, he aquí, una mano me fue enviada, y en ella había un libro envuelto.

I looked up and saw a hand stretched out to me holding a scroll.

10 Y extendióle delante de mí, y estaba escrito delante y detrás; y estaban en él escritas endechas, y lamentación, y ayes.

He spread it out in front of me, and there written on both the front and back were words of grief, mourning, and tragedy.