Nehemiah 9
1 And in the twenty-fourth day of this month the sons of Israel have been gathered with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth on 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 are separated from all sons of a stranger, and stand and confess concerning 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 rise up on their station, and read in the Scroll of the Law of their God YHWH a fourth of the day, and a fourth they are confessing and bowing themselves to their God YHWH.
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 And there stand up on the ascent, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, Chenani, and they cry with a loud voice to their God YHWH.
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 And the Levites say, [even] Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, “Rise, bless your God YHWH, From age to age, And they bless the Name of Your glory That [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 You [are] He, O YHWH, Yourself—You have made the heavens, The heavens of the heavens, and all their host, The earth and all that [are] on it, The seas and all that [are] in them, And You are keeping all of them alive, And the host of the heavens are bowing themselves to You.
¡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 You [are] He, O YHWH God, Who fixed on Abraham, And brought him out from Ur of the Chaldeans, And made his name 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 steadfast before You, So as to make with him the covenant, 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 You establish Your words, For You [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 see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And their cry have heard by the Sea of Suph,
Miraste la aflicción De nuestros antepasados en Egipto. Escuchaste su clamor en el mar Rojo.
10 And give signs and wonders on Pharaoh, And on all his servants, And on all the people of his land, For You have known that they have acted proudly against them, And You make to Yourself a name as [at] 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 You have cleaved the sea before them, And they pass over into the midst of the sea on the dry land, And their pursuers You have cast into the depths, As a stone, into the strong 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 And by a pillar of cloud You have led them by day, And by a pillar of fire by night, To lighten to them the way in which they 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 And on Mount Sinai You have come down, Even to speak with them from the heavens, And You give to them right judgments, And true laws, good statutes and commands.
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 Your holy Sabbath You have made known to them, And commands, and statutes, and law, You have commanded for them, By the hand of Your servant Moses;
Les diste a conocer tu santo sábado Y les prescribiste Mandamientos, Estatutos, y una Ley Por medio de tu esclavo Moisés.
15 And bread from the heavens You have given to them for their hunger, And water from a rock have brought out to them for their thirst, And say to them to go in to possess the land That You have lifted up Your hand to give to 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 And they and our fathers have acted proudly, And harden their neck, And have not listened to Your commands,
Pero ellos y nuestros antepasados obraron con soberbia Y se volvieron indómitos. No escucharon tus Mandamientos.
17 Indeed, they refuse to listen, And have not remembered Your wonders that You have done with them, And harden their neck and appoint a head, To turn back to their service, in their rebellion; And You [are] a God of pardons, Gracious, and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in kindness, And have not forsaken 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 Also, when they have made to themselves a molten calf, And say, This [is] your god That brought you up out of Egypt, And do great despisings,
Ni aun cuando se hicieron Un becerro fundido y dijeron: ¡Este es tu ʼElohim Quien te sacó de Egipto! Así cometieron grandes repugnancias.
19 and You, in Your abundant mercies, Have not forsaken them in the wilderness—The pillar of the cloud has not turned aside from off them by day, To lead them in the way, And the pillar of the fire by night, To give light to them and the way in which they 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 And Your good Spirit You have given, To cause them to act wisely; And Your manna You have not withheld from their mouth, And water You have given to them for their thirst,
Diste tu buen Espíritu para instruirlos. No retuviste tu maná de su boca, Y les diste agua para su sed.
21 And forty years You have nourished them in a wilderness; They have not lacked; Their garments have not worn out, And their feet have not swelled.
Los sustentaste 40 años en el desierto. No tuvieron necesidad, Sus ropas no se desgastaron Ni se hincharon sus pies.
22 And You give to them kingdoms, and peoples, And apportion them to the corner, And they possess the land of Sihon, And 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 And You have multiplied their sons as the stars of the heavens, And bring them into the land That You have said to their fathers to go in to possess.
Multiplicaste sus hijos Como las estrellas del cielo, Y los introdujiste en la tierra Que dijiste a sus antepasados Que poseerían.
24 And the sons come in, and possess the land, And You humble the inhabitants of the land—the Canaanites—before them, And give them into their hand, and their kings, And the peoples of the land, To do with them according to their pleasure.
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 capture fortified cities, and fat ground, And possess houses full of all good, Dug-wells, vineyards, and olive-yards, And fruit-trees in abundance, And they eat, and are satisfied, And become fat, And delight themselves in Your 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 And they are disobedient, And rebel against You, And cast Your law behind their back, And Your prophets they have slain, Who testified against them, To bring them back to You, And they do great despisings,
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 And You give them into the hand of their adversaries, And they distress them, And in the time of their distress they cry to You, And You, from the heavens, hear, And according to Your abundant mercies, Give saviors to them, And they save 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 And when they have rest, They turn back to do evil before You, And You leave them in the hand of their enemies, And they rule over them; And they return, and call You, And You hear from the heavens, And deliver them many times, According to Your 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 testify against them, To bring them back to Your law; And they have acted proudly, And have not listened to Your commands, And against Your judgments have sinned—Which man does and has lived in them—And they give a stubborn shoulder, And have hardened their neck, And have not listened.
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 And You draw over them many years, And testify against them by Your Spirit, By the hand of Your prophets, And they have not given ear, And You give them into the hand of 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 and in Your abundant mercies You have not made them a consumption, Nor have forsaken them; For a God, gracious and merciful, [are] You.
Pero por tu gran misericordia No los consumiste por completo, Ni los abandonaste. Porque eres un ʼElohim clemente y misericordioso.
32 And now, O our God—God, the great, the mighty, And the fearful, Keeping the covenant and the kindness—Do not let all the travail that has found us be little before You, For our kings, for our heads, and for our priests, And for our prophets, and for our fathers, And for all Your people, From the days of the kings of Asshur 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 And You [are] righteous concerning all that has come on us, For You have done truth, And we have done wickedly;
Sin embargo, Tú fuiste justo En todo lo que nos sobrevino, Porque actuaste fielmente. Pero nosotros actuamos perversamente.
34 And our kings, our heads, Our priests, and our fathers, Have not done Your law, Nor attended to Your commands, And to Your testimonies, That You have 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 And they, in their kingdom, And in Your abundant goodness, That You have given to them, And in the land, the large and the fat, That You have set before them, Have not served You, Nor turned back from their evil doings.
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—today—[are] servants, And the land that You have given to our fathers, To eat its fruit and its good, Behold, we [are] servants on 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 its increase it is multiplying to the kings Whom You have set over us In our sins; And over our bodies they are ruling, And over our livestock, According to 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 for all this we are making a steadfast covenant, And are writing, And over him who is sealed [Are] our heads, our Levites, [and] our priests.”
A causa de todo esto nosotros hacemos fiel promesa y la escribimos. Firmada por nuestros jefes, levitas y sacerdotes.
