Zechariah 3
1 Then [Yahweh] showed me Joshua, the Supreme Priest, [who was] standing in front of the angel that Yahweh had sent. And Satan was standing at Joshua’s right side, [ready] to accuse him.
Entonces el Señor me mostró a Josué, el sumo sacerdote, en pie delante del ángel del Señor, y Satanás estaba en pie a su mano derecha, acusándolo.
2 But Yahweh said to Satan, “Satan, I am rebuking you! I [am the one] who has chosen Jerusalem [to be my special city, and I] am rebuking you! This [man, Joshua], [has been brought back from Babylonia]; he is surely [like] [MET, RHQ] a burning stick that has been snatched from a fire.”
Y el Señor le dijo a Satanás: “El Señor te reprende, Satanás. Yo, el Señor que he escogido a Jerusalén, te reprendo. ¿Acaso no es como un carbón arrebatado de la fogata?”
3 Joshua was wearing filthy clothes while he was standing in front of the angel.
Josué estaba usando ropas sucias mientras estaba en pie delante del ángel.
4 The angel said to those [other angels] who were standing in front of him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” [After they did that, ] the angel said to Joshua, “Look! I have taken away [the guilt of] your sins, and I will put beautiful clothes on you.”
Y el ángel le dijo a aquellos que estaban allí: “Quiten su ropa sucia”. Y entonces le dijo a Josué: “Mira como he quitado tus pecados, y ahora te vestiré con ropas finas”.
5 Then I said to them, “Put a clean turban on his head!” So they put a clean turban on his head and put [new] on him, while the angel sent by Yahweh was standing there.
Entonces yo dije: “Pongan un turbante limpio sobre su cabeza”. Y pusieron un turbante limpio en su cabeza, y ropas, mientras el ángel del Señor permanecía en pie allí.
6 Then the angel said [this] to Joshua:
Entonces el ángel del Señor le habló solemnemente a Josué, aconsejándole:
7 “The Commander of the armies of angels says that if you do what I want you to do [IDM], and obey my instructions, you will (be in charge of/have authority over) [what is done in] my temple and its courtyard. And I will allow you to speak at any time to the angels who are standing near to me.
“Esto es lo que el Señor Todopoderoso dice: Si sigues mis caminos y observas mis mandamientos, tú gobernarás mi Templo y sus atrios. Yo te dejaré caminar en medio de los que están aquí en pie.
8 Joshua, [you are] the Supreme Priest, and your (associates/fellow priests) are sitting in front of you. They symbolize/represent things that will happen in the future. [Some day] I am going to bring someone who will work for me, someone who will be called the Branch.
¡Presta atención, sumo sacerdote Josué, y todos los sacerdotes a quienes enseñas! Eres una señal de las cosas buenas que vendrán. ¡Miren! Yo traeré a mi siervo, la rama.
9 Look at the stone that I have put in front of Joshua. There are seven sides on the stone. I will engrave a message on that stone, and in one day I will remove the guilt of [all the people of] this country.
Nota que he puesto una piedra preciosa delante de Josué, una sola piedra con siete ángulos. Miren que yo mismo tallaré siete ojos en ella, declara el Señor Todopoderoso, y borraré los pecados de esta tierra en un solo día.
10 At that time, each of you will invite his friends [to come and sit] under his grapevine and under his fig tree. [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels declares.”
Ese día, todos invitarán a sus amigos a sentarse en paz bajo sus vides e higueras, dice el Señor Todopoderoso”.
