Ezekiel 33
1 Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
Y vino a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo:
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, di una palabra a los hijos de tu pueblo, y diles: Cuando haga que la espada venga sobre la tierra, y si la gente de la tierra toma a un hombre de entre ellos, y lo pone de guardia.
3 if he sees the enemy army [MTY] coming to attack his country, and he blows a trumpet to warn the people,
Si, cuando ve venir la espada en la tierra, al tocar el cuerno, le da a la gente noticias de su peligro;
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].
Entonces cualquiera que, al escuchar el sonido del cuerno, no lo tome en cuenta, será responsable de su muerte, si la espada viene y se lo lleva.
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.
Al oír el sonido de la trompeta, no tomó nota; Su sangre estará sobre él; porque si hubiera tomado nota, su vida habría sido salvada.
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 ve venir la espada, y no da una nota sobre el cuerno, y la gente no tiene noticias del peligro, y la espada viene y toma a cualquier persona de entre ellos; él será quitado en su pecado, pero haré al vigilante responsable de su sangre.
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.
Así que, hijo de hombre, te he hecho vigilante de los hijos de Israel; y tú debes escuchar la palabra de mi boca y darles noticias de mi peligro.
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].
Cuando le digo al malvado, la Muerte ciertamente te alcanzará; y no dices nada para aclarar al malvado el peligro de su camino; la muerte alcanzará al hombre malvado en su maldad, pero te haré responsable de su sangre.
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 le dejas claro al malvado el peligro de su camino con el propósito de apartarlo de él, y él no se aleja de su camino, la muerte lo alcanzará en su maldad, sino tú salvarás tu 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?”’
Y tú, hijo de hombre, di a los hijos de Israel: Tú dices: Nuestra maldad y nuestros pecados están sobre nosotros y nos estamos consumido en ellos; ¿Cómo entonces podemos tener vida?
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: Vivo yo, dice el Señor Dios, no tengo placer en la muerte del malvado; es más grato para mí si se desvía de su camino y tiene vida; se convierte, se desvía de sus malos caminos; ¿Por qué buscas la muerte, oh hijos 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.’
Y tú, hijo de hombre, di a los hijos de tu pueblo: La justicia del hombre recto no lo salvará en el día en que haga lo malo; y la maldad del malvado no será la causa de su caída en el día en que se haya apartado de su maldad; y el hombre recto no tendrá vida a causa de su justicia en el día en que haga el mal.
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.
Cuando digo a los rectos que la vida será ciertamente suya; si él pone su fe en su justicia y hace el mal, ninguno de sus actos rectos se recordará guardará; pero en el mal que hizo, la muerte lo alcanzará.
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].
Y cuando le diga al malvado, la muerte será ciertamente tu destino; si él es apartado de su pecado y hace lo que es ordenado 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 el malvado le permite a uno que está en deuda con él, recuperar lo que es suyo, y devolverle lo que había tomado por la fuerza, y se guía por las reglas de la vida, sin hacer el mal; La vida será ciertamente suya, la muerte no lo alcanzará.
16 I will not think about the sins that he has committed; he will surely remain alive.
Ninguno de los pecados que ha cometido se tendrá en cuenta contra él; ha hecho lo que está ordenado y correcto, la vida será ciertamente suya.
17 Your fellow Israelis say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But it is your behavior that is not fair.
Pero los hijos de tu pueblo dicen: El camino del Señor no es justo; cuando son ellos cuyo camino no es justo.
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.
Cuando el hombre recto, apartándose de su justicia, hace el mal, la muerte lo alcanzará en él.
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.
Y cuando el hombre malo, apartándose de su maldad, haga lo que está ordenado y correcto, obtendrá vida 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.”
Y aun así dices: El camino del Señor no es justo. Oh hijos de Israel, seré su juez, y daré a todos la recompensa de sus acciones.
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!”
Ahora, en el décimo segundo año después de que nos sacaron prisioneros, en el décimo mes, el quinto día del mes, uno que se había escapado en vuelo desde Jerusalén vino a mí, diciendo: “La ciudad ha sido tomada”.
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.
Y la mano del Señor había estado sobre mí por la tarde, antes de que el hombre que se había escapado viniera a mí; y él hizo que mi boca se abriera, lista para que viniera a mí por la mañana; y mi boca estaba abierta y deje de estar mudo.
23 Then Yahweh gave a message to me. He said,
Y vino a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo:
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 del hombre, los que viven en estos lugares desolados en la tierra de Israel dicen: Abraham era solo uno, y tenía tierra para su herencia: pero somos un gran número; con mayor razón la tierra nos es dada por nuestra herencia.
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]
Por esto, diles: “Esto es lo que el Señor ha dicho: comen carne con la sangre, tus ojos se alzan a tus imágenes y eres un asesino: ¿poseerán la tierra por su herencia?
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]’
Ponen su fe en sus espadas, hacen cosas asquerosas, todos se llevan a la esposa de su vecino: ¿poseerán la tierra por herencia?
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.
Esto es lo que debes decirles: El Señor ha dicho: “Por mi vida, verdaderamente, los que están en los lugares desolados serán echados a la espada, y al que está en el campo abierto le daré a las bestias por su alimento, y aquellos que están en fortalezas y en agujeros en las rocas llegarán a su muerte por la 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.
Y haré de la tierra un desierto y en ruinas una causa de asombro, y el orgullo de su fortaleza llegará a su fin; y los montes de Israel serán destruidos para que nadie pase.
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 sabrán de que yo soy el Señor, cuando haya hecho de la tierra un desierto y una causa de asombro, debido a 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!’
Y en cuanto a ti, hijo de hombre, los hijos de tu pueblo hablan de ti, por las paredes y en las puertas de las casas; diciendo unos a otros: Vengan, escuchen la palabra que viene de El 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.
Y vienen a ti como viene mi gente, y están sentados delante de ti como mi gente, escuchando tus palabras pero no haciéndolas; porque el engaño está en su boca y su corazón persigue beneficios para sí mismos.
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.
Y realmente eres para ellos como una canción de amor de alguien que tiene una voz muy agradable y es un experto cuando toca un instrumento; porque escuchan tus palabras, pero no las hacen.
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].”
Y cuando esto suceda verán; viene, entonces les quedará claro que un profeta ha estado entre ellos.
