Nehemiah 9
1 Now on the twenty-fourth day of the same month the people of Israel were assembled and they were fasting, and they were wearing sackcloth, and they put dust on their heads.
Y el día veinticuatro del mismo mes se juntaron los hijos de Israel en ayuno, y con cilicio, y tierra sobre sí.
2 The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all the foreigners. They stood and confessed their own sins and the evil actions of their ancestors.
Y ya se había apartado la simiente de Israel de todos los extranjeros; y estando en pie, confesaron sus pecados, y las iniquidades de sus padres.
3 They stood up in their places, and for one-fourth of the day they read from the book of the law of Yahweh their God. For another fourth of the day they were confessing and bowing down before Yahweh their God.
Y puestos de pie en su lugar, leyeron en el libro de la ley de su Dios cuatro veces al día, y cuatro veces confesaron y adoraron al SEÑOR su Dios.
4 The Levites, Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani, stood on the stairs and they called out with a loud voice to Yahweh their God.
Se levantaron luego sobre la grada de los levitas, Jesúa y Bani, Cadmiel, Sebanías, Buni, Serebías, Bani y Quenani, y clamaron en voz alta al SEÑOR su Dios.
5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, “Stand up and give praise to Yahweh your God forever and ever.” “May they bless your glorious name, and may it be exalted above every blessing and praise.
Y dijeron los levitas, Jesúa y Cadmiel, Bani, Hasabnías, Serebías, Hodías, Sebanías y Petaías: Levantaos, bendecid al SEÑOR vuestro Dios eternalmente; y bendiga el nombre de tu gloria; alto sobre toda bendición y alabanza.
6 You are Yahweh. You alone. You have made heaven, the highest heavens, with all their host, and the earth and everything on it, and the seas and all that is in them. You give life to them all, and the host of heaven worship you.
Tú, oh SEÑOR, eres solo; tú hiciste los cielos, y los cielos de los cielos, con toda su ejército; la tierra y todo lo que está en ella; los mares y todo lo que hay en ellos; y tú vivificas todas estas cosas, y los ejércitos de los cielos te adoran.
7 You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram, and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name Abraham.
Tú, eres oh SEÑOR, el Dios que escogiste a Abram, y lo sacaste de Ur de los caldeos, y pusiste su nombre Abraham;
8 You found his heart was faithful before you, and you made with him the covenant to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have kept your promise because you are righteous.
y hallaste fiel su corazón delante de ti, e hiciste con él alianza para darle la tierra del cananeo, del heteo, y del amorreo, y del ferezeo, y del jebuseo, y del gergeseo, para darla a su simiente; y cumpliste tu palabra, porque eres justo.
9 You saw the affliction of our forefathers in Egypt and you heard their cry by the Sea of Reeds.
Y miraste la aflicción de nuestros padres en Egipto, y oíste el clamor de ellos en el mar Bermejo;
10 You gave signs and wonders against Pharaoh, and all his servants, and on all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians acted with arrogance against them. But you made a name for yourself which stands to this day.
y diste señales y maravillas en Faraón, y en todos sus siervos, y en todo el pueblo de su tierra; porque sabías que habían hecho soberbiamente contra ellos; e hiciste nombre grande, como lo es en este día.
11 Then you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land; and threw those who pursued them into the depths, as a stone into deep waters.
Y dividiste el mar delante de ellos, y pasaron por medio de él en seco; y a sus perseguidores echaste en lo profundo, como una piedra en grandes aguas.
12 You led them by a pillar of cloud during by day, and by a pillar of fire during the night to light the way for them to go.
Y con columna de nube los guiaste de día, y con columna de fuego de noche, para alumbrarles el camino por donde habían de ir.
13 On Mount Sinai you came down and you spoke with them from heaven and gave to them righteous decrees and true laws, good statutes and commandments.
Y sobre el monte de Sinaí descendiste, y hablaste con ellos desde el cielo, y les diste juicios rectos, leyes verdaderas, y estatutos y mandamientos buenos;
14 You made your holy Sabbath known to them, and you gave them commandments and statutes and a law through Moses your servant.
y les diste a conocer el sábado de tu santidad, y les prescribiste, por mano de Moisés tu siervo, mandamientos y estatutos y ley.
15 You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, and water from a rock for their thirst, and you said to them to go in to possess the land you swore on oath to give them.
Y les diste pan del cielo en su hambre, y en su sed les sacaste aguas de la piedra; y les dijiste que entrasen a poseer la tierra, por la cual alzaste tu mano que se la habías de dar.
16 But they and our ancestors acted disrespectfully, and they were stubborn, and did not listen to your commandments.
Mas ellos y nuestros padres hicieron soberbiamente, y endurecieron su cerviz, y no escucharon tus mandamientos,
17 They refused to listen, and they did not think about the wonders that you had done among them, but became stubborn, and in their rebellion they appointed a leader to return to their slavery. But you are a God who is full of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love. You did not abandon them.
y no quisieron oír, ni se acordaron de tus maravillas que habías hecho con ellos; antes endurecieron su cerviz, y en su rebelión pensaron poner caudillo para volverse a su servidumbre. Tú empero, eres Dios de perdones, clemente y piadoso, tardo para la ira, y de mucha misericordia, porque no los dejaste.
18 Even when they had cast a calf out of molten metal and said, 'This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,' and had committed great blasphemies,
Además, cuando hicieron para sí becerro de fundición, y dijeron: Este es tu Dios que te hizo subir de Egipto; y cometieron grandes abominaciones;
19 you, in your compassion, did not abandon them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud to lead them on the way did not leave them during day, neither did the pillar of fire by night to light the way for them to go.
Tú, con todo, por tus muchas misericordias no los abandonaste en el desierto; la columna de nube no se apartó de ellos de día, para guiarlos por el camino, ni la columna de fuego de noche, para alumbrarles el camino por el cual habían de ir.
20 Your good Spirit you gave them to instruct them, and your manna you did not withhold from their mouths, and water you gave them for their thirst.
Y diste tu espíritu bueno para enseñarles, y no detuviste tu maná de su boca, y agua les diste en su sed.
21 For forty years you provided for them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
Y los sustentaste cuarenta años en el desierto; de ninguna cosa tuvieron necesidad; sus vestidos no se envejecieron, ni se hincharon sus pies.
22 You gave them kingdoms and peoples, assigning to them every corner of the land. Then they took possession of the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and the land of Og king of Bashan.
Y les diste reinos y pueblos, y los distribuiste por cantones; y poseyeron la tierra de Sehón, y la tierra del rey de Hesbón, y la tierra de Og, rey de Basán.
23 You made their children as numerous as the stars of heaven, and you brought them into the land that you told their ancestors to go in and possess.
Y multiplicaste sus hijos como las estrellas del cielo, y los metiste en la tierra, de la cual habías dicho a sus padres que habían de entrar en ella para heredarla.
24 So the people went in and possessed the land and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites. You gave them into their hands, with their kings and the peoples of the land, that Israel might do with them as they pleased.
Porque los hijos vinieron y poseyeron la tierra; y humillaste delante de ellos a los moradores de la tierra, a los cananeos, los cuales entregaste en su mano, y a sus reyes, y a los pueblos de la tierra, para que hiciesen de ellos a su voluntad.
25 They captured the fortified cities and a productive land, and they captured houses full of all good things, cisterns already cut out, vineyards and olive orchards, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were satisfied and grew fat and enjoyed themselves in your great goodness.
Y tomaron ciudades fortalecidas, y tierra fértil, y heredaron casas llenas de todo bien, cisternas hechas, viñas y olivares, y muchos árboles de buenos frutos; y comieron, y se saciaron, y se engordaron, y se deleitaron en tu gran bondad.
26 Then they became disobedient and they rebelled against you. They threw your law behind their backs. They murdered your prophets who had warned them to turn back to you, and they committed great blasphemies.
Pero te enojaron, y se rebelaron contra ti, y echaron tu ley tras sus espaldas, y mataron a tus profetas que protestaban contra ellos para convertirlos a ti; e hicieron grandes abominaciones.
27 So you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. In the time of their suffering, they cried out to you, and you heard them from heaven, and because of your great mercies you sent them rescuers who rescued them out of the hand of their enemies.
Y los entregaste en mano de sus enemigos, los cuales los afligieron; y en el tiempo de su tribulación clamaron a ti, y tú desde los cielos los oíste; y según tus muchas miseraciones les dabas salvadores, que los salvasen de mano de sus enemigos.
28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before you, and you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so their enemies ruled over them. Yet when they returned and cried out to you, you heard from heaven, and many times because of your compassion you rescued them.
Mas teniendo reposo, se volvían a hacer lo malo delante de ti; por lo cual los dejaste en mano de sus enemigos, que se enseñorearon de ellos; pero convertidos clamaban otra vez a ti, y tú desde los cielos los oías, y según tus miseraciones muchas veces los libraste.
29 You warned them so they might turn back to your law. Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to your commands. They sinned against your decrees which give life to anyone who obeys them. They gave the stubborn shoulder-blade and stiffened their neck and refused to listen.
Y les protestaste que se volviesen a tu ley; mas ellos hicieron soberbiamente, y no oyeron tus mandamientos, sino que pecaron contra tus juicios (los cuales si el hombre hiciere, en ellos vivirá); y dieron hombro renitente, y endurecieron su cerviz, y no escucharon.
30 For many years you put up with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they did not listen. So you gave them into the hand of the neighboring peoples.
Y alargaste sobre ellos muchos años, y los protestaste con tu espíritu por mano de tus profetas, mas no escucharon; por lo cual los entregaste en mano de los pueblos de la tierra.
31 But in your great mercies you did not make a complete end of them, or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
Pero por tus muchas misericordias no los consumiste, ni los dejaste; porque eres Dios clemente y misericordioso.
32 Now therefore, our God—you great, mighty, and awesome God who keep your covenant and steadfast love—do not let all this hardship seem little to you that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our ancestors, and on all your people from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
Ahora pues, Dios nuestro, Dios grande, fuerte y terrible, que guardas el pacto y la misericordia, no sea tenido en poco delante de ti todo el sufrimiento que nos ha alcanzado a nuestros reyes, a nuestros príncipes, a nuestros sacerdotes, a nuestros profetas, a nuestros padres, y a todo tu pueblo, desde los días de los reyes de Asiria hasta este día.
33 You are just in everything that has come on us, for you have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.
Pero tú eres justo en todo lo que ha venido sobre nosotros; porque rectamente has hecho, mas nosotros hemos hecho lo malo;
34 Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our ancestors have not kept your law, nor paid attention to your commandments or your covenant decrees by which you warned them.
y nuestros reyes, nuestros príncipes, nuestros sacerdotes, y nuestros padres, no pusieron por obra tu ley, ni atendieron a tus mandamientos ni a tus testimonios con que les protestabas.
35 Even in their own kingdom, while they enjoyed your great goodness to them, in the large and productive land you set before them, they did not serve you or turn away from their evil ways.
Y ellos en su reino y en tu mucho bien que les diste, y en la tierra espaciosa y fértil que entregaste delante de ellos, no te sirvieron, ni se convirtieron de sus malas obras.
36 Now we are slaves in the land you gave our ancestors to enjoy its fruit and its good gifts, and behold, we are slaves in it!
He aquí que hoy somos siervos, henos aquí, siervos en la tierra que diste a nuestros padres para que comiesen su fruto y su bien.
37 The rich yield from our land goes to the kings you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
Y se multiplica su fruto para los reyes que has puesto sobre nosotros por nuestros pecados, quienes se enseñorean sobre nuestros cuerpos, y sobre nuestras bestias, conforme a su voluntad, y estamos en gran angustia.
38 Because of all this, we make a firm covenant in writing. On the sealed document are the names of our princes, Levites, and priests.”
A causa, pues, de todo esto, nosotros hacemos fiel alianza, y la escribimos, signada de nuestros príncipes, de nuestros levitas, y de nuestros sacerdotes.
