Ezekiel 31
1 Almost eleven years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the first day of the third month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
El primer día del mes tercero del año décimo primero aconteció que la Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:
2 “You human, say to the King of Egypt and all of his people, ‘[You think that] there is [RHQ, IRO] no country whose power is as great as the power of your country.
Hijo de hombre, dí a Faraón, rey de Egipto, y a su pueblo: ¿A quién te comparas en tu grandeza?
3 You think that your country is as great as Assyria was: Assyria was previously like [MET] a tall cedar tree in Lebanon; [it was as though] it had big beautiful branches that provided shade for [other trees in] the forest. It was very tall; its top was above the leaves of the other trees.
Ciertamente como Asiria, a un cedro del Líbano de hermosas ramas, frondoso ramaje y gran altura, cuya copa está entre las nubes.
4 Water came from deep springs, and as a result that cedar tree grew tall and very green. Then water flowed around the base of the tree into channels that took water to other nearby trees.
Las aguas le dieron crecimiento. El abismo lo enalteció. Envió corrientes alrededor de su huerto. A todos los árboles del campo envió sus corrientes.
5 That huge tree grew very tall, higher than all the other trees around it. Its branches grew very thick and long [DOU] because of the abundant water [at the base of the tree].
Por eso su altura fue más elevada que todos los árboles del campo. Se multiplicaron sus ramas a causa de las muchas aguas y extendió el ramaje que echó.
6 Birds built their nests in the branches, and wild animals gave birth to their babies under those branches. [And it was as though people of] all the great nations lived in the shade of that tree.
Todas las aves del cielo anidaron en sus ramas y parían todas las bestias del campo debajo de su ramaje. Muchas naciones habitaban a su sombra.
7 It was majestic and beautiful; its branches spread out widely because the roots of the tree grew down into the ground where there was a plentiful supply of water.
Así que era bello en su grandeza por la extensión de sus ramas, porque sus raíces se extendían a muchas aguas.
8 The cedar trees in my garden [in Eden] were not as great as that tree, and the branches of the pine/cypress trees were not as long and thick as the branches of that cedar tree. And the branches of the plane trees were not as long and thick, either. No tree in my garden was as beautiful as that cedar tree.
Los cedros del huerto de ʼElohim no lo igualaron en su ramaje. Ningún árbol en el huerto de ʼElohim era semejante a él en hermosura.
9 Because I caused that tree to become very beautiful with its magnificent green branches, [all the leaders of other countries represented by] [MET] those other trees in Eden envied [the country represented by] that tree.’
Lo hice hermoso por la multitud de sus ramas. Lo envidiaban todos los árboles del Edén en el huerto de ʼElohim.
10 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘That tree, which [represents Assyria], grew very tall, and its top was higher than the other trees, and it became very proud because of being very tall.
Por tanto ʼAdonay Yavé dice: Por cuanto se elevó en estatura, levantó su copa hasta las nubes y su corazón se enalteció por su altura,
11 Therefore, I enabled another mighty nation to conquer it and to destroy it as it deserved to be destroyed. I have already discarded it.
lo entregaré en mano del poderoso de las naciones, quien ciertamente lo tratará según su maldad. Yo lo deseché.
12 A foreign army, one that has caused people of other nations to be terrified, cut it down and left it. Its branches fell on the mountains and in the valleys. Some of its branches lay broken in all the ravines in the land. All the people of other nations came out from being under its shade and left it.
Los extranjeros, los más terribles de las naciones, lo talaron y lo abandonaron. Sus ramas caen sobre las montañas y por todos los valles. Su ramaje será quebrado por todos los arroyos de la tierra. Se van de su sombra todos los pueblos de la tierra y lo abandonan.
13 Birds (settled/went to live) on the fallen tree, and wild animals lived among its branches.
Habitarán todas las aves de los cielos sobre su tronco caído, y todas las bestias del campo estarán entre sus ramas.
14 The result of what I have done is that no other trees, even if they have plenty of water, will ever grow very high and become proud, and lift their tops above the branches of other trees. I do not want any other tree to grow high like that cedar tree did; trees will all certainly die and decay in the ground, like people die and go down to their graves.’
De modo que ninguno de los árboles que están junto a las aguas se exalte por su altura, ni eleve su copa entre las nubes, ni confíe en su estatura, ninguno de los que son regados por las aguas. Porque todos están destinados a la muerte, a lo profundo de la tierra, entre los hijos de los hombres que bajan a la fosa.
15 This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘When that great tree was cut down, [it was as though] the springs that watered it mourned for it, because I caused the plentiful water [from the springs] to dry up. I caused [the mountains in] Lebanon to become black, and all the trees there to wither. (Sheol h7585)
ʼAdonay Yavé dice: El día cuando baje al Seol promoveré el luto por él en el abismo. Detendré sus ríos, y las muchas aguas serán detenidas. Por él cubriré el Líbano de oscuridad, y todos los árboles del campo se desmayarán. (Sheol h7585)
16 I caused the people of other nations to tremble when they heard that tree fall to the ground. [They realized] that it would decay, like all people who die and are buried decay. And all the [leaders of other countries represented by] other beautiful trees in my garden in Eden and in Lebanon, were like beautiful trees [that were very proud]. They were ones which had roots that grew down deep into the [ground where there was plenty of] water. They were comforted when [the king represented by] [MET] that cedar tree was there with them in the place where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Produciré temblor en las naciones con el estruendo de su caída, cuando lo eche al Seol con todos los que bajan a la fosa. Entonces todos los árboles bien regados del Edén y los mejores del Líbano, los más selectos y mejores del Líbano que beben aguas, serán fortalecidos en lo profundo de la tierra. (Sheol h7585)
17 The [leaders of other countries represented by] [MET] trees that grew in the shade of the huge tree, [the allies of] the great nation [that the cedar tree represents], had also joined those who had been killed by the sword and gone down to where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Ellos también bajarán al Seol con él, con los asesinados a espada y los que fueron su fortaleza y vivieron bajo su sombra entre las naciones. (Sheol h7585)
18 [This parable is about you] people of Egypt. [You think that] [RHQ, IRO] there is no other nation that is as great and glorious as yours is. But your nation will also be destroyed, [as Assyria was], along with those other nations. Your people will be there among the other people who are not fit to worship me, people who have been killed by their enemies’ swords. That is what will happen to the king of Egypt and all his people. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, [have predicted it].’”
¿A cuál entre los árboles del Edén te comparaste en gloria y grandeza? Pero serás derribado a tierra con los árboles del Edén. Estarás en medio de los incircuncisos, con los asesinados a espada. Así es Faraón y toda su multitud, dice ʼAdonay Yavé.
