Zechariah 5
1 I looked up again, and I saw a scroll that was flying [through the air].
Miré una vez más y vi 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.”
“¿Qué ves?” me preguntó el ángel. “Veo un rollo que vuela”, respondí. “Tiene diez metros de largo y quince 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.
Entonces me dijo: “Esta es la maldición que caerá sobre todo el mundo. Cualquiera que roba será purgado de entre la sociedad, según un lado del rollo. Cualquiera que jura con engaño, será purgado de entre la Sociedad, según el otro lado del rollo”.
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 he enviado esta maldición y entrará a la casa del ladrón, y a la casa del que jura con mentiras en mi nombre, declara el Señor Todopoderoso. La maldición permanecerá en esa casa y destruirá tanto las vigas como los ladrillos”.
5 Then the angel who had been talking to me came closer to me and said, “Look up and see what is appearing!”
Entonces el ángel con el que yo había estado hablando vino hacia mi, y me dijo: “Mira, ¿ves eso que se mueve?”
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.”
“¿Qué es?” le pregunté. “Lo que ves moverse es un barril lleno de los pecados de todos en la nación”, respondió.
7 Then [the angel] lifted the basket’s cover, [which was made] of lead. There was a woman sitting inside the basket!
Entonces la tapa del barril se levantó y había una mujer sentada adentro.
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].
“Ella representa la maldad”, me dijo, y la empujó hacia adentro de nuevo, forzando la tapa hasta cerrarla.
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.
Levanté la mirada otra vez y vi dos mujeres que volaban hacia mi. Sus alas parecían alas de cigüeña. Ellos recogieron el barril y se fueron volando, muy alto en el cielo.
10 I asked the angel who had been talking to me, “Where are they taking that basket?”
“¿A dónde lo llevan?” le pregunté al ángel con que hablaba.
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].”
“Lo llevan a la tierra de Babilonia para construir una casa para él. Cuando la casa esté lista, el barril será puesto sobre su cimiento”.
