Nehemiah 9

1 Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the sons of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth upon them.

El día 24 del mismo mes, los hijos de Israel se reunieron en ayuno, cubiertos de tela áspera y con polvo sobre ellos.

2 And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

Los del linaje de Israel se separaron de todos los extranjeros, y en pie confesaron sus pecados y las iniquidades de sus antepasados.

3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth part of the day, and another fourth part they confessed, and worshiped Jehovah their God.

Y puestos en pie en su lugar, la cuarta parte del día leyeron en el Rollo de la Ley de Yavé su ʼElohim, y en la otra cuarta parte confesaron sus pecados y adoraron a Yavé su ʼElohim.

4 Then Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, stood up upon the stairs of the Levites, and cried with a loud voice to Jehovah their God.

Luego Jesuá, Bani, Cadmiel, Sebanías, Buni, Serebías, Bani y Quenani subieron al estrado de los levitas y clamaron a gran voz a Yavé su ʼElohim.

5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless Jehovah your God from everlasting to everlasting. And blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Los levitas Jesuá, Cadmiel, Bani, Hasabnías, Serebías, Hodías, Sebanías y Petaías dijeron: ¡Levántense, bendigan a Yavé su ʼElohim Desde la eternidad hasta la eternidad! ¡Bendito sea tu glorioso Nombre, Exaltado por encima De toda bendición y alabanza!

6 Thou are Jehovah, even thou alone, thou have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preserve them all. And the host of heaven worships thee.

¡Tú solo eres Yavé! Tú hiciste los cielos, El cielo de los cielos y toda su hueste, La tierra y todo lo que hay en ella, Los mares y todo lo que hay en ellos. Tú das vida a todos ellos, Y la hueste de los cielos se postra ante Ti.

7 Thou are Jehovah, the God who chose Abram, and brought him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham,

Oh Yavé, Tú eres el ʼElohim Que escogiste a Abram, A quien sacaste de Ur de los caldeos Y lo llamaste Abraham,

8 and found his heart faithful before thee, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it to his seed, and have performed thy words, for thou are righteous.

Hallaste que su corazón Era fiel delante de Ti. Hiciste un Pacto con él Para darle la tierra del cananeo, del heteo, Del amorreo, del ferezeo, Del jebuseo y del gergeseo, Para darla a su descendencia. Cumpliste tu promesa, Porque Tú eres justo.

9 And thou saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea,

Miraste la aflicción De nuestros antepasados en Egipto. Escuchaste su clamor en el mar Rojo.

10 and showed signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land, for thou knew that they dealt proudly against them, and got thee a name, as it is this day.

Hiciste señales y maravillas Delante de Faraón y de todos sus esclavos Y en todo el pueblo de su tierra, Porque sabías que procedieron Con soberbia contra ellos. Te hiciste renombre, como hoy.

11 And thou divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land. And thou cast their pursuers into the depths as a stone into the mighty waters.

Dividiste el mar delante de ellos Y pasaron en seco por medio de él. A sus perseguidores los lanzaste a las profundidades Como una piedra, a las rugientes aguas.

12 Moreover in a pillar of cloud thou led them by day, and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go.

De día los guiaste con columna de nube, Y de noche con columna de fuego Para alumbrarles el camino Por donde debían ir.

13 Thou also came down upon mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,

Luego descendiste a la montaña Sinaí Y hablaste con ellos desde el cielo. Les diste Preceptos justos y Leyes verdaderas, Estatutos y Mandamientos buenos.

14 and made known to them thy holy sabbath, and commanded them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant.

Les diste a conocer tu santo sábado Y les prescribiste Mandamientos, Estatutos, y una Ley Por medio de tu esclavo Moisés.

15 And thou gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commanded them that they should go in to possess the land which thou had sworn to give them.

En su hambre les diste pan del cielo, Y en su sed les sacaste aguas de la peña. Les propusiste entrar a poseer La tierra por la cual alzaste tu mano Para jurar que se la darías.

16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly and stiffened their neck, and did not hearken to thy commandments,

Pero ellos y nuestros antepasados obraron con soberbia Y se volvieron indómitos. No escucharon tus Mandamientos.

17 and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou did among them, but stiffened their neck. And in their rebellion they appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and did not forsake them.

Rehusaron escuchar. Ni se acordaron de tus maravillas Que hiciste entre ellos, Sino se volvieron indómitos. En su rebelión designaron a un caudillo Que los devolviera a su esclavitud. Pero Tú eres un ʼEloha que perdonas, Clemente y compasivo, Lento para la ira, y grande en misericordia. No los abandonaste,

18 Yea, when they had made a molten calf for them, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations,

Ni aun cuando se hicieron Un becerro fundido y dijeron: ¡Este es tu ʼElohim Quien te sacó de Egipto! Así cometieron grandes repugnancias.

19 yet thou in thy manifold mercies did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud did not depart from over them by day to lead them in the way, neither the pillar of fire by night to show them light, and the way in which they should go.

Pero Tú, por tus muchas misericordias, No los abandonaste en el desierto. La columna de nube no se apartó de ellos Para guiarlos por el camino de día, Ni la columna de fuego Para alumbrarles el camino Por el cual debían andar durante la noche.

20 Thou also gave thy good Spirit to instruct them, and did not withhold thy manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.

Diste tu buen Espíritu para instruirlos. No retuviste tu maná de su boca, Y les diste agua para su sed.

21 Yea, forty years thou sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes did not grow old, and their feet did not swell.

Los sustentaste 40 años en el desierto. No tuvieron necesidad, Sus ropas no se desgastaron Ni se hincharon sus pies.

22 Moreover thou gave them kingdoms and peoples, which thou allotted after their portions. So they possessed the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.

Les diste reinos y pueblos, Y los distribuiste por regiones. Se adueñaron de la tierra de Seón, Es decir, la tierra del rey de Hesbón, Y de la tierra de Og, el rey de Basán.

23 Their sons thou also multiplied as the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land concerning which thou said to their fathers that they should go in to possess it.

Multiplicaste sus hijos Como las estrellas del cielo, Y los introdujiste en la tierra Que dijiste a sus antepasados Que poseerían.

24 So the sons went in and possessed the land. And thou subdued the inhabitants of the land before them, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

Los hijos vinieron Y poseyeron la tierra. Ante ellos humillaste a los habitantes de aquella tierra, Los cananeos, a quienes entregaste en su mano Con sus reyes y los pueblos de la tierra, Para que hicieran con ellos lo que quisieran.

25 And they took fortified cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

Así capturaron ciudades fortificadas y una tierra fértil. Poseyeron casas llenas de todo bien, Cisternas excavadas, viñas y olivares y frutales en abundancia, De modo que comieron y se hartaron, Engordaron y se deleitaron en tu gran bondad.

26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and killed thy prophets who testified against them to turn them again to thee, and they wrought great provocations.

Aun así desobedecieron Y se rebelaron contra ti. Echaron tu Ley tras sus espaldas, Asesinaron a tus profetas que testificaban Contra ellos para acercarlos a Ti E hicieron grandes repugnancias.

27 Therefore thou delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them. And in the time of their trouble, when they cried to thee, thou heard from heaven, and according to thy manifold mercies thou gave them saviors who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries.

Por eso Tú los entregaste en mano de sus enemigos, Quienes los afligieron. Pero en el tiempo de su aflicción Clamaron a Ti, Tú los escuchaste desde el cielo. Según tus numerosas misericordias Les diste libertadores Para que los libraran de la mano de sus enemigos.

28 But after they had rest, they again did evil before thee. Therefore thou left them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them. Yet when they returned, and cried to thee, thou heard from heaven, and many times thou delivered them according to thy mercies,

Pero cuando tenían reposo, Volvían a hacer lo malo delante de Ti, Tú los entregabas en la mano de sus enemigos, Quienes se enseñoreaban de ellos. Después se arrepentían Y clamaban a Ti. Tú los escuchabas desde el cielo, Y así los libraste muchas veces según tus misericordias.

29 and testified against them, that thou might bring them again to thy law. Yet they dealt proudly, and did not hearken to thy commandments, but sinned against thine ordinances (which if a man does, he shall live in them), and withdrew the shoulder, and stiffened their neck, and would not hear.

Testificaste contra ellos Para que se volvieran a tu Ley, Pero fueron arrogantes Y no escucharon tus Mandamientos, Sino pecaron contra tus Preceptos, Por los cuales vive El hombre que los cumple, Y volvieron con rebeldía la espalda, Y fueron indómitos, Y no quisieron escuchar.

30 Yet many years thou bore with them, and testified against them by thy Spirit through thy prophets. Yet they would not give ear. Therefore thou gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

Pero Tú los soportaste muchos años, Y testificaste contra ellos por medio de tu Espíritu, a través de tus profetas. Sin embargo, no dieron oído. Por tanto, los entregaste En la mano de los pueblos de la tierra.

31 Nevertheless in thy manifold mercies thou did not make a full end of them, nor forsake them, for thou are a gracious and merciful God.

Pero por tu gran misericordia No los consumiste por completo, Ni los abandonaste. Porque eres un ʼElohim clemente y misericordioso.

32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness, let not all the travail seem little before thee, that has come upon us, on our kings, on our rulers, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.

Ahora pues, ¡oh ʼElohim nuestro! ʼEL grande, el poderoso y el terrible Quien guarda el Pacto y la misericordia: No dejes que la calamidad que vino a nosotros Parezca pequeña delante de Ti, La que vino sobre nosotros, Nuestros reyes, jefes, sacerdotes, profetas, antepasados y a todo tu pueblo, Desde los días de los reyes de Asiria hasta hoy.

33 However thou are just in all that has come upon us, for thou have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly,

Sin embargo, Tú fuiste justo En todo lo que nos sobrevino, Porque actuaste fielmente. Pero nosotros actuamos perversamente.

34 neither have our kings, our rulers, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened to thy commandments and thy testimonies with which thou testified against them.

Porque nuestros reyes, gobernantes, sacerdotes y antepasados No practicaron tu Ley, Ni atendieron tus Mandamientos, ni tus Testimonios, Con los cuales testificaste contra ellos.

35 For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gave them, and in the large and fat land which thou gave before them, neither did they turn from their wicked works.

Porque ellos no te sirvieron en su reino, En la abundancia que les concediste En la tierra espaciosa y rica que entregaste a ellos, Ni se arrepintieron de sus malas obras.

36 Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that thou gave to our fathers to eat the fruit of it and the good of it, behold, we are servants in it.

Por eso ¡aquí estamos esclavos En la misma tierra que diste a nuestros antepasados Para comer su fruto y su bien! Aquí somos esclavos en ella,

37 And it yields much increase to the kings whom thou have set over us because of our sins. Also they have power over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

A causa de nuestros pecados. Su cosecha se multiplica Para los reyes que impusiste sobre nosotros, Quienes se enseñorean sobre nuestros cuerpos y sobre nuestras bestias Conforme a su voluntad, Y estamos en gran aflicción.

38 And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it, and our rulers, our Levites, and our priests, seal to it.

A causa de todo esto nosotros hacemos fiel promesa y la escribimos. Firmada por nuestros jefes, levitas y sacerdotes.