Ezekiel 33
1 Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
Me llegó un mensaje del Señor que decía:
2 “You human, speak to your fellow Israelis and say this to them: ‘When I bring an enemy army [MTY] to attack a country, and the people of that country choose one of their men and appoint him to be a watchman,
“Hijo de hombre, dile a tu pueblo: Si yo trajera un ejército para atacar un país, la gente de allí elegiría a uno de ellos para que fuera su centinela.
3 if he sees the enemy army [MTY] coming to attack his country, and he blows a trumpet to warn the people,
Cuando viera que el ejército avanzaba para atacar el país, tocaría la trompeta para avisar a todos.
4 if anyone hears the trumpet and does not heed the warning, and as a result he is killed by the sword [of one of his enemies], he will be responsible for his own death [MTY].
“Así que si oyes la trompeta pero no prestas atención a la advertencia, y mueres en el ataque, serás responsable de tu propia muerte.
5 If he had heeded the warning, he would have (have saved his life/still be alive). But because he heard the sound of the trumpet and did not heed that warning, his death will be his own fault.
Como oíste la trompeta pero no prestaste atención a la advertencia, entonces serás responsable de tu propia muerte. Si hubieras prestado atención a la advertencia, podrías haber salvado tu vida.
6 But if the watchman sees the enemy army [MTY] coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people, and one of his people is killed by an enemy sword, that person will die because of his sin, but I will consider that the watchman is responsible for that man’s death.’
“Pero si el vigilante vio venir el ataque y no tocó la trompeta para advertir a todos, y alguien muere, entonces esa persona morirá en sus pecados, pero yo haré responsable al vigilante de su muerte.
7 So, you human, I have appointed you to be a watchman for the Israeli people [MTY]. So always listen to what I say and warn the people for me.
“Hijo de hombre, te he designado como vigilante del pueblo de Israel. Escucha lo que te digo y adviérteles de mi parte.
8 When I say to some wicked person, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die [because of your sins,’ you must tell him that]. If you do not speak to that person to warn him that he should turn away from his sins, that wicked person will die because of his sins, but I will say that you are responsible for his death [MTY].
Si les digo a los malvados: ‘Son malvados, van a morir’, pero no les adviertes que cambien lo que hacen, entonces morirán en sus pecados y te haré responsable de sus muertes.
9 But if you warn that wicked person that he should turn away from his sins, and he does not do that, he will die because of his sins, but you will have saved your life.
Pero si les adviertes a los malvados que cambien lo que hacen, y no lo hacen, morirán en sus pecados, pero tú salvarás tu propia vida.
10 You human, say to the Israeli people, ‘This is what you all are saying: “[The guilt that we have for] disobeying God’s laws and sinning is like a heavy weight on us, and it is hurting us, and we are slowly dying. So what can we do to continue to remain alive?”’
“Hijo de hombre, dile al pueblo de Israel que esto es lo que han estado diciendo: ‘Reconocemos nuestros pecados y nuestros males, y nos pesan, desgastándonos. ¿Cómo podemos seguir viviendo?’
11 Say to them, ‘Yahweh the Lord says, “As surely as I am alive, I am not happy when wicked people die; I would prefer that they turn away from their wicked behavior and continue to live. So repent! Turn away from your evil behavior! You Israeli people, do you really want to die [RHQ]?”’
“Diles: En mi vida, declara el Señor Dios, no me produce ningún placer que los malvados mueran. ¡Me gustaría que dejaran de pecar y vivieran! ¡Dejen de pecar! ¿Por qué han de morir, pueblo de Israel?
12 Therefore, you human, say to your fellow Israelis, ‘If righteous people start to disobey me, their being righteous previously will not save them [from being punished]. And if wicked people turn away from their wicked behavior, they will not die because of the sins that they committed [previously]. And if righteous people start to sin, they will not be allowed to remain alive because of their formerly being righteous.’
“Por eso, hijo de hombre, dile a tu pueblo: Todas las cosas buenas que haya hecho una persona buena no la salvarán cuando peque; mientras que las cosas malas que haya hecho una persona mala no serán un problema para ella si deja de pecar. Pero las personas buenas no vivirán si empiezan a pecar.
13 If I tell righteous people that they will surely remain alive, but then they trust/think that because they have been righteous previously, they can start to do evil [and not be punished], I will not think about the righteous things that they did previously; they will die because of the evil things that they are doing.
“Si le digo a una persona buena que vivirá y luego confía en su bondad y comienza a pecar, entonces no se recordará ninguna de las cosas buenas que hizo; morirá a causa de los pecados.
14 And if I say to some wicked person, ‘You will surely die [because of your sins],’ that person may turn away from his sinful behavior and do what is just and right [DOU].
“Pero si le digo a una persona mala: ‘Vas a morir’ y deja de pecar y hace lo que es bueno y correcto,
15 For example, he may return what he took from another person to guarantee [that that person would pay back what he owes], or he may return things that he has stolen, and he may obey the laws that will enable [those who obey them] to remain alive, and he will not continue to do evil things. If that happens, he will surely remain alive; he will not die [because of the sins that he committed previously].
si devuelve la garantía dada por un préstamo, devuelve lo que ha robado y sigue mis leyes sobre cómo vivir, no haciendo el mal, entonces vivirá; no morirá.
16 I will not think about the sins that he has committed; he will surely remain alive.
No se recordará ninguno de sus pecados; han hecho lo que es bueno y correcto y por eso vivirán.
17 Your fellow Israelis say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But it is your behavior that is not fair.
“Sin embargo, tu pueblo se queja: ‘Lo que hace el Señor no está bien’. Pero es lo que ellos hacen lo que no está bien.
18 If a righteous person turns away from doing what is righteous and starts to do what is evil, [it is fair that] he die because of his sins.
Si una persona buena deja de hacer el bien y peca, morirá por ello.
19 And if a wicked person turns away from his wicked behavior and does what is right and fair [DOU], [it is fair] for him to remain alive because of doing that.
En cambio, si una persona mala se aparta de sus pecados y hace lo que es bueno y correcto, vivirá por ello.
20 But you Israeli people still say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But I will judge each of you for what you do.”
“Entonces, ¿cómo puedes decir que lo que hace el Señor no está bien? Pues bien, voy a juzgar a cada uno de ustedes según lo que hayan hecho, pueblo de Israel”.
21 Almost twelve years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the fifth day of the tenth month [of that year], a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me [in Babylon] and said, “Jerusalem has been captured!”
El quinto día del décimo mes del duodécimo año de nuestro exilio, llegó un refugiado que había escapado de Jerusalén y me dijo: “¡La ciudad ha sido capturada!”
22 The evening before that man arrived, Yahweh took control [MTY] of me, and when that man arrived, Yahweh enabled me to speak again; I was no longer forced to be silent.
La noche anterior, antes de que llegara el mensajero, el Señor me había tocado para que pudiera volver a hablar. Esto fue antes de que el hombre viniera a verme por la mañana. Ya no estaba mudo; podía volver a hablar.
23 Then Yahweh gave a message to me. He said,
Me llegó un mensaje del Señor que decía:
24 “You human, the people who are living in the ruins in Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person, but Yahweh [promised him that he and his descendants] would possess this land. But we are many; so surely this land has been given to us [by Yahweh] to continue to possess.’
“Hijo de hombre, la gente que vive entre las ruinas de Israel dice: ‘Abraham era un solo hombre, pero el país le fue dado en propiedad. Nosotros somos muchos, así que el país debería pertenecernos’.
25 So send a message to them. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: You eat meat that still has the animal’s blood in it. You still worship idols. And you still murder others [MTY]. So, (should this land belong to you?/this land should certainly not belong to you!) [RHQ]
“Así que diles que esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios: Ustedes comen carne con la sangre todavía en ella. Vas y adoras a tus ídolos. Cometes asesinatos. ¿Creen realmente que el país debe pertenecerles?
26 You rely on using your swords [to obtain things that you want]. You do many detestable things. Each of you has sex with other men’s wives. So (why should you continue to possess the land of Israel?/you should not continue to possess this land!) [RHQ]’
Dependen de sus espadas para salirse con la suya. Han hecho cosas repugnantes. Se acuestan con las esposas de los otros. ¿Acaso debería el país ser de ustedes?
27 Send this message to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: As surely as I am alive, those who are left in the ruins [in Jerusalem] will also be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who are living in the countryside will be killed by wild animals, and those who are living in forts and caves will die from a plague.
“Diles que esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios: Mientras yo viva, en la gente que viva entre las ruinas será asesinada por la espada. Los que viven en el campo serán devorados por los animales salvajes. Los que vivan en las fortalezas y en las cuevas morirán de enfermedad.
28 I will cause your country to become a desolate wasteland. You will no longer be proud of being a strong country. The mountains of Israel will become very desolate, with the result that no one will walk across them.
Convertiré el país en un páramo, y se acabará el poder del que estás tan orgulloso. Las montañas de Israel se convertirán en lugares salvajes por los que nadie querrá transitar.
29 Then, when I have caused your country to become a desolate wasteland because of all the detestable things that you have done, you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’
Entonces el pueblo reconocerá que yo soy el Señor, cuando haya convertido el país en un páramo por todas las cosas repugnantes que han hecho.
30 As for you, you human, your fellow Israelis [here in Babylon] are talking about you along the city walls and at the doors of their houses. They are saying to each other, ‘Come and listen to the message that has come from Yahweh!’
“Hijo de hombre, tu pueblo habla de ti en las calles y en las puertas de sus casas. Se animan unos a otros, diciendo: ‘¡Vamos! Vamos a escuchar un mensaje del Señor’.
31 My people come to you as they often have done, and they sit in front of you to listen to what you say. But they do not do what you tell them that they must do. With their mouths they say that they love me, but in their inner beings they are eager to acquire things by doing what is unjust.
“Así que mi pueblo viene a visitarte como suele hacerlo. Se sientan y escuchan el mensaje que compartes, pero no hacen nada al respecto. Aunque hablan de amor, sólo piensan en cómo engañar a los demás.
32 To them, you are only a man who sings love songs with a beautiful voice, and you play a musical instrument well. They hear what you say, but they do not do what you tell them to do.
De hecho, para ellos sólo eres alguien que canta canciones de amor con una voz preciosa y que es un buen músico. Escuchan el mensaje que compartes, pero no hacen nada al respecto.
33 The terrible things that I have said will happen to them will surely happen. And then they will know that a prophet has been among them, [and that you are that prophet].”
Así que cuando suceda lo que dices (y sucederá), entonces se darán cuenta de que sí tenían un profeta entre ellos”.
