Zechariah 5
1 I looked up again, and I saw a scroll that was flying [through the air].
Volví a alzar mis ojos, y miré, y he aquí un rollo que volaba.
2 The angel asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a flying scroll that is [huge], (10 yards/9 meters) long and (5 yards/4.5 meters) wide.”
Y me dijo: «¿Qué es lo que ves?» «Veo, dije yo, un rollo que vuela; tiene veinte codos de largo, y diez codos de ancho».
3 Then he said to me, “On this scroll is written the [words that Yahweh is speaking to] curse the entire country. On [one side of] the scroll it is written that every thief will be banished. On [the other side] it is written that everyone who tells a lie when he is solemnly promising to tell the truth will also be banished from the country.
Y me dijo: «Esta es la maldición que se echa sobre la superficie de toda la tierra; porque todo ladrón será exterminado, según lo (escrito) en esta parte (del rollo) y todo perjuro será exterminado, según (lo escrito) en la otra parte.
4 The Commander of the armies of angels says, ‘I will send [copies of] this scroll to the places where thieves live and to the houses of those who use my name when they solemnly promise to tell the truth. [The copies of] this scroll will stay in their houses, until those houses and all their wood and stones are destroyed.’”
Yo soltaré esta (maldición), dice Yahvé de los ejércitos; e invadirá la casa del ladrón, y la casa del que jura en falso por mi Nombre; y quedará en su casa, y la consumirá hasta su maderaje y sus piedras».
5 Then the angel who had been talking to me came closer to me and said, “Look up and see what is appearing!”
Y salió fuera el ángel que hablaba conmigo, y me dijo: «Alza tus ojos, y mira qué es esto que aparece».
6 I asked him, “What is it?” He replied, “It is a big basket [for measuring grain]. But it represents the sins that everyone in this nation has committed.”
Y pregunté: «¿Qué es?» Respondió: «Es un efa que aparece». Y agregó: «Esta es la iniquidad que cometen en todo el país».
7 Then [the angel] lifted the basket’s cover, [which was made] of lead. There was a woman sitting inside the basket!
Y vi cómo alzaban una tapa de plomo, y (vi) también a una mujer sentada en medio del efa.
8 The angel said, “She represents the wicked things [that people do].” Then the angel pushed her back into the basket and closed the very heavy lid [again].
Y dijo: «Esta es la impiedad». Y la echó al fondo del efa, y tapó la boca del mismo con la masa de plomo.
9 Then I looked up and saw two women in front of me. They [were flying toward us], with their wings spread out in the wind. Their wings were [large], like [SIM] storks’ wings. They lifted the big basket up into the sky.
Luego alce los ojos, y miré, y he aquí que venían dos mujeres. Soplaba el viento en sus alas, que eran como las de la cigüeña; y alzaron el efa entre la tierra y el cielo.
10 I asked the angel who had been talking to me, “Where are they taking that basket?”
Yo pregunté al ángel que hablaba conmigo: «¿A dónde llevan el efa?»
11 He replied, “[They are taking it] to Babylonia to build a temple for it. When the temple is finished, they will set the basket there on a pedestal [for people to worship it].”
Y me contestó: «A la tierra de Sinear, para edificarle una casa. Allí la establecerán, y quedará sentada sobre su base».
