Ezekiel 14
1 One day some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.
Vinieron a mí algunos varones de entre los ancianos de Israel, y se sentaron delante de mí.
2 Then Yahweh gave me this message:
Entonces me habló Yahvé en estos términos:
3 “You human, these men want to [IDM] worship idols, and they are allowing idols to induce them to sin [IDM]. So I will certainly [RHQ] answer them if they ask me for advice.
“Hijo de hombre, estos hombres se han erigido ídolos en sus corazones y han puesto ante sus ojos el escándalo de su maldad. ¿Acaso Yo me dejaré consultar por ellos?
4 So say this to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: When any Israeli person wants to worship idols which will induce him to sin, and he goes to a [to get advice], I, Yahweh, will give him the answer that he deserves to receive because he worship idols.
Por eso, háblales, diciendo: Así dice Yahvé, el Señor: Todo hombre de la casa de Israel que se erija ídolos en su corazón y ponga ante sus ojos el escándalo de su maldad, cuando viniere al profeta, Yo, Yahvé, le responderé según la multitud de sus ídolos;
5 [I will do that] in order that the Israeli people, who have abandoned me in order to worship their idols, will sincerely [IDM] worship me again.’
a fin de prender a la casa de Israel en (los deseos de) su corazón, ya que todos ellos se han apartado de Mí, para seguir sus ídolos.
6 Therefore, say to the Israeli people, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: (Repent/Stop sinning)! Stop worshiping your idols, and stop all your [other] detestable behavior!’
Por lo cual, habla a la casa de Israel: Así dice Yahvé, el Señor: Volveos, y convertíos de vuestros ídolos y apartad vuestro rostro de todas vuestras abominaciones.
7 When any of [you] Israeli people or any foreigner living among you turns away from me and starts worshiping idols [IDM] that induce him to sin, and then goes to a prophet to find out what I want him to do, I myself will answer him.
Porque a todo hombre de la casa de Israel y a todo extranjero que mora en Israel, que dejare de ir en pos de Mí, erigiendo para sí ídolos en su corazón y poniendo ante sus ojos el escándalo de su maldad, si viniere al profeta para consultarle acerca de Mí, Yo, Yahvé, le responderé por Mí mismo.
8 I will show that I detest him, and [what happens to] him to be a warning [to others], and cause him to be someone whom people despise. I will cause him to no longer be allowed to associate with my people. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
Y pondré mi rostro contra ese hombre, y haré de él un espanto, para que sea una señal y un proverbio, y le exterminaré de en medio de mi pueblo; y conoceréis que Yo soy Yahvé.
9 And if a prophet is deceived and gives a false prophecy, [even though] I [allowed him to] give that message, I will get rid of him and remove him from among my Israeli people.
Y si el profeta se deja inducir al error y habla, soy Yo, Yahvé quien engañaré a tal profeta; y extenderé mi mano contra él y le exterminaré de en medio de Israel, mi pueblo.
10 Both the prophet and the one who asks him for advice will be guilty, [and I will punish both of them].
Así llevarán (la pena) de su iniquidad. Como la iniquidad del que pregunta, así será la iniquidad del profeta,
11 Then you Israeli people will no longer abandon me, and you will no longer become unacceptable to me because of your sins. You will be my people, and I will be your God. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, say.”
a fin de que en adelante no se desvíe de Mí la casa de Israel ni se contamine más con todos sus pecados. Entonces serán mi pueblo, y Yo seré su Dios”, dice Yahvé, el Señor.
12 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said],
Me llegó la palabra de Yahvé, diciendo:
13 “You human, [the people of some] country sin against me by abandoning me, and I punish [IDM] them by cutting off their food supply and by sending a famine, with the result that people and animals die,
“Hijo de hombre, cuando un país pecare contra Mí, cometiendo infidelidad, y Yo extendiere contra él mi brazo, quebrando el báculo de su pan, enviándole hambre y matándole hombres y bestias;
14 even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, they would save only themselves because of their being righteous. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
aunque se hallasen en él estos tres varones: Noé, Daniel y Job, tan solo ellos, por su justicia, salvarían su vida, dice Yahvé, el Señor.
15 Or, if I send wild animals throughout the country, and they attack and [many of] [HYP] the people, with the result that travel in that country becomes very dangerous and no one travels through that country,
Si yo hiciere pasar bestias feroces por ese país para devastarlo, de modo que venga a ser un desierto intransitable, a causa de las fieras,
16 [as surely] as I am alive, even if those three men were in that country, they could not save [even their own] sons or [from being killed]. Only those [three] would (be saved/remain alive), and the country would become desolate. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
si estos tres varones estuvieran allí, por mi vida, dice Yahvé, el Señor, no podrían librar ni a hijos ni a hijas; ellos solos se librarían, y el país quedaría desolado.
17 Or, if I bring enemy soldiers [MTY] to attack that country, and they kill [MTY] people and animals throughout that country with their swords,
O si Yo enviando la espada contra aquel país dijere: “¡Espada, pasa por ese país, para que le mate hombres y bestias!”
18 as surely as I am alive, even if those three men were in that country, they would not be able to save even their own sons or [from being killed]. They would save only themselves. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, declare.
Si estos tres varones estuvieran allí, por mi vida, dice Yahvé, el Señor, no podrían librar ni a hijos ni a hijas, sino que tan solo ellos mismos se salvarían.
19 Or, if I send a plague into that land and cause the people and the animals to [from the plague] because I am very angry with those people,
O si Yo mandare contra aquel país la peste, para derramar sobre él mi ira con sangre, y exterminar del mismo, hombres y bestias,
20 [as surely] as I am alive, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in that country, they would not [be able to] save even their sons and daughters. They would save only themselves because of their being righteous. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
si Noé, Daniel y Job estuvieran entre ellos, por mi vida, dice Yahvé, el Señor, con toda su justicia no podrían salvar ni a hijo ni a hija; salvarían tan solo la propia vida.
21 So [now] this is what [I, ], Yahweh the Lord, say: I will cause four things to happen to [the people of] Jerusalem to punish them very severely. [Some] people and animals will be killed by swords, [some will die from] famines, [others will be attacked and killed by] wild animals, and [others will die in] plagues.
Pues así dice Yahvé, el Señor: ¿Cuánto más (perecerá) Jerusalén si Yo enviare contra ella mis cuatro azotes terribles (juntamente): la espada, el hambre, los animales feroces y la peste, para exterminar allí hombres y bestias?
22 But some [of your people] will remain alive, [both adults] and children. They will come to you, [Ezekiel, in Babylon]. And when you see [disgusting] behavior and actions, you will realize that I had good reasons for causing [the people of] Jerusalem to experience those many great disasters [DOU] that I have sent to them.
Sin embargo quedará en ella un resto que escapará, que saldrá con hijos e hijas. He aquí que vendrán a vosotros; y veréis sus caminos y sus obras; y comprenderéis el mal que habré hecho venir sobre Jerusalén; de todo lo que habré traído sobre ella.
23 When you see those things that they do, you will know that there were very good reasons [LIT] for me to do everything that I caused to happen to them. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.”
Lo comprenderéis, cuando viereis su camino y sus obras; y conoceréis que no sin razón hice lo que hice en ella”, dice Yahvé, el Señor.
