Nehemiah 9
1 On October 31, the people gathered together again. They (fasted/abstained from eating food), they wore clothes made from rough cloth, and they put dirt on their heads [to show that they were sorry for their sins].
El día veinte y cuatro de ese mes se congregaron los hijos de Israel para un ayuno, cubiertos de saco y polvo.
2 The Israeli people separated themselves from all the foreigners. They stood there and confessed their sins and the sins that their ancestors had committed.
Y separado ya el linaje de Israel de todos los extranjeros, se pusieron de pie e hicieron confesión de sus pecados y de las iniquidades de sus padres.
3 The scroll that contained the laws of Yahweh, the God whom they [worshiped], was read to them for three hours. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and they worshiped Yahweh.
Puestos en pie, cada uno en su lugar, leyeron en el Libro de la Ley de Yahvé su Dios, durante la cuarta parte del día; (otra) cuarta parte emplearon para la confesión y adoración de Yahvé, su Dios.
4 [Some of] the descendants of Levi were standing on the stairs. They were Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, [another] Bani, and Kenani.
Subieron a la tribuna de los levitas: Jesúa, Baní, Cadmiel, Sebanías, Buní, Serebías y Kenaní, que en alta voz clamaron a Yahvé, su Dios.
5 Then [the leaders of] the Levites called out to the people. They were Jeshua, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said, “While you are standing there, praise Yahweh your God, who has always lived and will live forever!” [Then one of them continued by praying this to God], “Yahweh, we praise your glorious name! You are much greater than anything that we can think about or talk about!
Y dijeron los levitas Jesúa, Cadmiel, Baní, Hasebnías. Serebías, Hodías, Sebanías y Petahías: “¡Levantaos y bendecid a Yahvé, vuestro Dios, de eternidad en eternidad; y sea bendito el nombre de tu gloria que es superior a toda bendición y alabanza!
6 “You only are God. You made the sky and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and everything that is on it, and you made the seas/oceans and everything that is in them. You are the one who gives life to everything and helps them remain alive. All the angels who are in heaven worship you.
Tú solo eres el Señor, Tú que hiciste el cielo, y el cielo de los cielos, con toda su milicia; la tierra con todo cuanto hay en ella y los mares con todo lo que en ellos existe. Tú das vida a todas estas cosas, y la milicia del cielo te adora.
7 “Yahweh, you are God. You chose Abram and brought him out of Ur [city] in Chaldea [region]. You gave him a new name, Abraham.
Tú, Yahvé, eres el Dios que escogiste a Abram, le sacaste de Ur de los caldeos y le diste el nombre de Abrahán.
8 You saw that he was trustworthy. Then you made (an agreement with/a promise to) him, saying that you would give [to him and] to his descendants the land that the descendants of Canaan, Heth, Amor, Periz, Jebus, and Girgash lived in. And you have done what you promised, because you always do what is right.
Tú hallaste fiel su corazón delante de Ti, e hiciste con él un pacto, de dar a su descendencia el país del cananeo, del heteo, del amorreo, del fereceo, del jebuseo y del gergeseo; y Tú has cumplido tu palabra, pues eres justo.
9 “You saw what our ancestors were suffering in Egypt. You heard them cry to you for help when they were at the Red Sea.
Tú miraste la aflicción de nuestros padres en Egipto, oíste su clamor junto al Mar Rojo,
10 Because you knew that the leaders of Egypt were treating our ancestors very arrogantly, you performed many kinds of miracles that caused the king and his officials and all his people to suffer. As a result, you became famous then, and you are still famous!
e hiciste señales y prodigios contra el Faraón, contra todos sus siervos y contra todo el pueblo de su país; pues sabías que los habían tratado con soberbia. Así te hiciste un nombre, como (se ve todavía) hoy.
11 You caused the Red Sea to divide, with the result that your people walked through it on the ground without [getting their feet] wet. [After they were all safely on the other side, ] you [caused the water to come back again], and you hurled into the deep water the [soldiers of the Egyptian army] that were pursuing our ancestors. Their soldiers sank into the deep sea like stones!
Tú dividiste delante de ellos el mar, por en medio del cual pasaron a pie enjuto, y arrojaste a sus perseguidores en el abismo como (se arroja) una piedra en aguas impetuosas.
12 During each day you led our ancestors with a bright cloud that resembled a huge pillar, and each night you led them by a flaming cloud that gave them light to show them where to walk.
Tú en columna de nube los condujiste de día, y en columna de fuego de noche, para alumbrarles la senda por donde habían de caminar.
13 “When our ancestors were at Sinai Mountain, you came down from heaven and spoke to them. You gave them many regulations and instructions that are just and reliable, and you gave them commands and laws that are good.
Tú bajaste sobre el monte Sinaí, y hablaste con ellos desde el cielo, dándoles normas rectas, leyes de verdad, mandamientos y preceptos excelentes.
14 You taught them about your holy (Sabbath/day of rest), and you gave many kinds of laws to your servant Moses for him to tell to the people.
Tú les hiciste conocer tu santo sábado y les ordenaste preceptos, mandamientos y la Ley por medio de Moisés, tu siervo.
15 When they were hungry, you gave them manna from the sky; and when they were thirsty, you gave them water from a rock. You commanded them to go and take, from the people who lived there, the land which you had promised to give to them.
Tú para su hambre les diste pan del cielo y para su sed hiciste brotar aguas de la peña, y les dijiste que tomasen posesión del país que con mano alzada les prometiste dar.”
16 “But our ancestors were very proud and stubborn [IDM], and they did not do what you commanded them to do.
“Pero ellos y nuestros padres obraron con soberbia, y endureciendo su cerviz no escucharon tus mandamientos.
17 They refused to heed you, and they forgot about all the miracles that you had performed for them. Instead, they became stubborn [IDM], and they appointed someone to lead them back to Egypt, where they would be slaves again! But you are a God who forgives us and who is kind and merciful [to us]. You do not quickly become angry. You always faithfully love us.
Rehusaron oírlos ni se acordaron de los prodigios que Tú habías hecho a favor de ellos; endurecieron su cerviz, y en su rebeldía se eligieron un caudillo para volver a su servidumbre. Tú, empero, eres el Dios que perdona, y eres clemente y misericordioso, de larga espera y de mucha bondad, por lo cual no los abandonaste,
18 So, even though their [leaders] made an idol that resembled a calf and insulted you by saying [about the idol], ‘This is our god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ you did not desert them.
ni aún, cuando se hicieron un becerro de fundición y dijeron: «¡Este es tu Dios que te hizo subir de Egipto!», y cometieron grandes blasfemias.
19 “Because you always act mercifully, you did not abandon them when they were in the desert. The bright cloud which was like a huge pillar continued to lead them during the daytime, and the fiery cloud showed them where to walk at night.
Tú, no obstante, en tu gran misericordia no los abandonaste en el desierto: la columna de nube no se apartó de ellos de día para conducirlos en el camino, ni la columna de fuego de noche para alumbrarles el camino que tenían que seguir.
20 You sent your good Spirit to instruct them. You continued to provide water when they were thirsty.
Tú les diste también tu buen Espíritu para instruirlos; no rehusaste dar tu maná a su boca, y les presentaste aguas para su sed.
21 For 40 years you took care of them in the desert. During all that time, they had everything [that they needed]. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell up [even though they were continually walking].
Por cuarenta años los sustentaste en el desierto, sin que nada les faltase; no se gastaron sus vestidos, ni se hinchó su pie.
22 “You helped our ancestors to defeat armies of great kings who ruled many people-groups. By doing that, you enabled our ancestors to (occupy/live in) even the most distant places in this land. They occupied the land over which King Sihon ruled from Heshbon [city] and the land over which King Og ruled in [the] Bashan [area].
Después les diste reinos y pueblos, repartiendo entre ellos sus territorios, y tomaron en posesión el país de Sehón, el país del rey de Hesbón y el país de Og, rey de Basán.
23 You caused our ancestors’ descendants to become as numerous as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into this land, the land that you told their fathers to enter and occupy.
Multiplicaste sus hijos como las estrellas del cielo, y los introdujiste en el país del cual habías dicho a sus padres que entrarían en su posesión.
24 Their sons went in and took the land [from the people that lived there]. You enabled them to defeat the descendants of Canaan who lived here in this land. You enabled them to conquer the descendants of Canaan and their kings and the people whom they ruled. You enabled our ancestors to do to those people whatever they wanted to do.
En efecto, los hijos entraron y tomaron posesión del país, en tanto que Tú humillaste delante de ellos a los habitantes del país, los cananeos, y los entregaste en sus manos, con sus reyes y los pueblos del país, para que hiciesen con ellos lo que quisiesen.
25 Our ancestors captured cities that had walls around them, and they took possession of fertile land. They took possession of houses that were full of good things, where there were wells that were already dug. They took possession of many vineyards and groves of olive trees and fruit trees. They ate all that they wanted to and became fat. They were delighted in all these good things that you gave to them.
Tomaron ciudades fortificadas y una tierra pingüe; se apoderaron de casas llenas de toda suerte de bienes, de cisternas excavadas, de viñas, olivares y árboles frutales en abundancia; y comieron y se saciaron y engordaron y vivieron en delicia merced a tu gran bondad.
26 “But they disobeyed you and rebelled against you. They (turned their backs on/rejected) your laws. They killed the prophets who warned them that they should return to you. They badly insulted you.
Pero, fueron rebeldes y se levantaron contra Ti, echando tu Ley detrás de sus espaldas; y mataron a tus profetas, que daban testimonio contra ellos para convertirlos a Ti, y profirieron grandes blasfemias.
27 So you allowed their enemies to defeat them. But when their enemies caused them to suffer, they called out to you. You heard them from heaven, and because you are very merciful, you sent them people to help them, and those leaders rescued them from their enemies.
Por eso los entregaste en manos de sus enemigos, que los oprimieron; pero cuando en el tiempo de su angustia clamaron a Ti, los oíste desde el cielo, y según la multitud de tus misericordias les diste libertadores que los salvasen del poder de sus enemigos.
28 “But after there was a time of peace again, our ancestors again did things that displeased you. So again you allowed their enemies to conquer them. But whenever they cried out to you again [to help them], you heard them from heaven, and because you act mercifully, you rescued them many times.
Apenas tuvieron descanso, volvieron a hacer lo malo delante de Ti, por lo cual volviste a abandonarlos en manos de sus enemigos, que los dominaron, y cuando de nuevo clamaron a Ti, Tú desde el cielo los escuchaste y según la multitud de tus misericordias los libraste muchas veces.
29 “You warned them that they should again [obey] your laws, but they became proud and stubborn, and they disobeyed your commands. They sinned by disobeying what you commanded them to do, the things that would enable them to live a good long life [if they obeyed them]. They stubbornly refused [IDM] to listen to you and continued sinning.
Tú diste testimonio contra ellos para convertirlos a tu Ley; pero ellos en su soberbia no escucharon tus mandamientos; pecaron contra tus preceptos, en cuya observancia halla el hombre la vida, mostraron hombros rebeldes, endurecieron su cerviz y no quisieron escuchar.
30 You were patient with them for many years. You warned them trough [the messages] your Spirit gave to the prophets. But they did not (heed/pay attention to) those messages. So again you allowed [the armies of] other nations to defeat them.
Tú los sufriste muchos años, y diste testimonio contra ellos por tu Espíritu, por medio de tus profetas. Pero ellos no dieron oídos por lo cual los entregaste en manos de los pueblos de estos países.
31 But because you act very mercifully, you did not get rid of them completely or abandon them [forever]. You are a very gracious/kind and merciful God!
Con todo esto, en tu gran misericordia no acabaste con ellos, ni los abandonaste; porque eres un Dios clemente y misericordioso.
32 “Our God, you are great! You are mighty! You are awesome! You faithfully love us as [you promised in] your agreement with us that you would do! But now we are experiencing great difficulties/hardships. Great troubles have come to us, to our kings, to our [other] leaders, to our priests, and to our prophets. We have been experiencing these troubles since [the armies of] the kings of Assyria [conquered us], and we are still experiencing them. We ask that you sincerely think about [LIT] all these things.
Ahora, oh Dios nuestro, Dios grande, fuerte y temible, que guardas la Alianza y la misericordia, no tengas en poco toda esta angustia que ha venido sobre nosotros, sobre nuestros reyes y nuestros príncipes, sobre nuestros sacerdotes y nuestros profetas, sobre nuestros padres y todo nuestro pueblo, desde los días de los reyes de Asiria hasta el día de hoy.
33 [We know that] you acted justly each time that you punished us. We have sinned greatly, but you have treated us fairly.
Tú has sido justo en todo lo que nos ha sobrevenido; porque has obrado con fidelidad, mas nosotros hemos hecho el mal.
34 Our kings and other leaders and our priests and our other ancestors did not obey your laws. They did not heed your commands or the warnings that you gave to them.
Nuestros reyes y nuestros príncipes, nuestros sacerdotes y nuestros padres no han cumplido tu Ley, no hicieron caso de tus mandamientos, ni de los testimonios que diste contra ellos.
35 Even when they had their own kings, and they enjoyed the good things that you did for them in this large and fertile land that you gave to them, they did not serve you. They refused to quit doing what was evil.
Ellos, al contrario, a pesar de la gran bondad con que los trataste, no te sirvieron en su reino, en la tierra espaciosa y pingüe que les pusiste delante, ni se convirtieron de sus malas obras.
36 “So now we are [like] slaves here in this land that you gave to our ancestors, the land that you gave to them in order that they could enjoy all the good things that grow here.
He aquí que hoy somos siervos; sí, somos siervos en ese mismo país que Tú diste a nuestros padres, para que comiéramos sus frutos y sus bienes.
37 Because we have sinned, [we cannot eat the things that grow here]. The kings that now rule over us are enjoying the things that grow here. They rule us and [take] our cattle. We have to serve them and do the things that please them. We are experiencing great misery/distress.
Sus abundantes frutos son para los reyes que Tú has puesto sobre nosotros a causa de nuestros pecados. Ellos dominan, según su antojo, sobre nuestros cuerpos y nuestras bestias, y vivimos en gran angustia.”
38 “However, we [Israeli] people now are making an agreement/promise [to obey you], and we are writing this agreement/promise [on a scroll]. We will write on it the names of our leaders and the names of the Levites and the names of the priests, and then we will seal it.”
“A raíz de todo esto, hacemos un pacto fiel, que ponemos por escrito; y nuestros príncipes, nuestros levitas y nuestros sacerdotes han de imprimirle sus sellos.”
