Ezekiel 17
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
La Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:
2 Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,
Hijo de hombre, presenta un acertijo y narra una parábola a la Casa de Israel:
3 And say, This is what the Lord has said: A great eagle with great wings, full of long feathers of different colours, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:
ʼAdonay Yavé dice: Una gran águila de grandes alas, largas plumas remeras, mucho plumaje y muchos colores, voló al Líbano. Tomó el cogollo del cedro y
4 Biting off the highest of its young branches, he took it to the land of Canaan, and put it in a town of traders.
arrancó el mejor de sus tallos. Lo llevó a una tierra de mercaderes y lo plantó en una ciudad de comerciantes.
5 And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree.
Luego tomó semilla de la tierra. La sembró en un campo fértil junto a aguas abundantes, como se planta un sauce.
6 And its growth went on and it became a vine, low and widely stretching, whose branches were turned to him and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, putting out branches and young leaves.
Brotó y fue una vid de muchas ramas de poca altura que miraban hacia el águila. Sus raíces estaban debajo de ella. Así se convirtió en una vid. Produjo tallos y extendió sus ramas.
7 And there was another eagle with great wings and thick feathers: and now this vine, pushing out its roots to him, sent out its branches in his direction from the bed where it was planted, so that he might give it water.
Pero había también otra gran águila con grandes alas y mucho plumaje. Ciertamente aquella vid extendió sus ramas hacia ella desde el terreno donde estaba plantada, a fin de ser regada por ella,
8 He had it planted in a good field by great waters so that it might put out branches and have fruit and be a strong vine.
aunque estaba plantada en buen terreno, junto a aguas abundantes para que produjera ramas, diera frutos y fuera una vid espléndida.
9 Say, This is what the Lord has said: Will it do well? will he not have its roots pulled up and its branches cut off, so that all its young leaves may become dry and it may be pulled up by its roots?
Diles: ʼAdonay Yavé dice: ¿Será prosperada? ¿O arrancará sus raíces para que se pierda su fruto y se marchiten sus tallos? Pues no es necesaria gran fuerza ni mucha gente para arrancarla de sus raíces.
10 And if it is planted will it do well? will it not become quite dry at the touch of the east wind, drying up in the bed where it was planted?
Miren, aunque ya está plantada, ¿prosperará? ¿O se marchitará cuando el viento que sopla del oriente la azote? ¿Se marchitará en los surcos donde creció?
11 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
La Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:
12 Say now to this uncontrolled people, Are these things not clear to you? Say to them, See, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its rulers away with him to Babylon;
Dí ahora a la casa rebelde: ¿No saben qué significa esto? Diles: El rey de Babilonia llegó a Jerusalén, apresó a su rey y a sus magistrados y los llevó consigo a Babilonia.
13 And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:
Y al tomar a uno del linaje real, hizo un pacto con él. Lo juramentó y se llevó a los poderosos de la tierra
14 So that the kingdom might be made low with no power of lifting itself up, but might keep his agreement to be his servants.
a fin de que el reino estuviera en sujeción, no se exaltara y observara fielmente el pacto.
15 But he went against his authority in sending representatives to Egypt to get from them horses and a great army. Will he do well? will he be safe who does such things? if the agreement is broken will he be safe?
Pero se rebeló contra él. Envió embajadores a Egipto a pedir caballos y muchas tropas. ¿Prosperará? ¿Se salvará el que hizo esas cosas? ¿El que violó el pacto escapará?
16 By my life, says the Lord, truly in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he put on one side and let his agreement with him be broken, even in Babylon he will come to his death.
¡Vivo Yo! dice ʼAdonay Yavé, que en el territorio del rey que lo designó como rey, cuyo juramento despreció y el pacto con el cual rompió, morirá en Babilonia.
17 And Pharaoh with his strong army and great forces will be no help to him in the war, when they put up earthworks and make strong walls for the cutting off of lives:
Faraón no lo salvará en la guerra, ni con gran ejército, ni con mucha tropa cuando levanten grande asedio y construyan torres para matar muchas vidas.
18 For he put his oath on one side in letting the agreement be broken; and though he had given his hand to it, he did all these things; he will not get away safe.
Despreció el juramento y violó el pacto. Dio la mano y después hizo esto. No escapará.
19 And so the Lord has said, By my life, truly, for my oath which he put on one side, and my agreement which has been broken, I will send punishment on his head.
Por tanto ʼAdonay Yavé dice: ¡Vivo Yo, que mi juramento que despreció y mi Pacto que quebrantó, los echaré sobre su cabeza!
20 My net will be stretched out over him, and he will be taken in my cords, and I will send him to Babylon, and there I will be his judge for the wrong which he has done against me.
Extenderé mi red sobre él, y será atrapado en mi trampa. Luego lo llevaré a Babilonia. Allí entraré en juicio contra él porque se rebeló contra Mí.
21 All his best fighting-men will be put to the sword, and the rest will be sent away to every wind: and you will be certain that I the Lord have said it.
Todos los fugitivos de todas sus tropas caerán a espada. Los que queden serán esparcidos a todos los puntos cardinales. Y sabrán que Yo, Yavé, hablé.
22 This is what the Lord has said: Further, I will take the highest top of the cedar and put it in the earth; cutting off from the highest of his young branches a soft one, I will have it planted on a high and great mountain;
ʼAdonay Yavé dice: Yo también tomaré del cogollo de aquel cedro y le sacaré un tallo tierno. Yo mismo lo plantaré sobre una montaña alta y prominente.
23 It will be planted on the high mountain of Israel: it will put out branches and have fruit and be a fair cedar: under it all birds of every sort will make their living-place, resting in the shade of its branches.
Lo plantaré en la alta Montaña de Israel. Producirá ramas y dará fruto. Se convertirá en un magnífico cedro. Debajo de él vivirán las aves de todas las especies a la sombra de sus ramas.
24 And it will be clear to all the trees of the field that I the Lord have made low the high tree and made high the low tree, drying up the green tree and making the dry tree full of growth; I the Lord have said it and have done it.
Todos los árboles del campo sabrán que Yo, Yavé, humillo el árbol elevado, exalto el árbol humilde, seco el árbol verde y reverdezco el árbol seco. Yo, Yavé, hablé y lo cumpliré.
