Ezequiel 3
1 Y me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, come lo que tienes delante; come, come este rollo; y anda luego y habla a la casa de Israel.”
“Son of man,” he told me, “eat what you find placed before you. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the people of Israel.”
2 Abrí mi boca, y me dio de comer aquel rollo.
I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
3 Y me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, con este rollo que te doy, alimentarás tu vientre y llenarás tus entrañas.” Y yo lo comí, y era en mi boca dulce como miel.
“Son of man,” he said to me, “eat and fill yourself up with this scroll I'm giving you.” So I ate the scroll, and it tasted as sweet as honey.
4 Y me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, anda, dirígete a la casa de Israel, y anúnciales mis palabras.
Then he told me, “Son of man, now you are to go to the people of Israel and give my message to them.
5 Porque no eres enviado a un pueblo de habla incomprensible y lengua difícil, sino a la casa de Israel,
I'm not sending you to those whose language is foreign to you, to people that you don't know—but to the people of Israel.
6 ni mucho menos a numerosos pueblos de habla incomprensible y lengua difícil, cuyas palabras no puedas entender. Si a tales te enviara, ellos te escucharían.
As I say, I'm not sending you to those whose language is foreign to you, to people that you don't know, whose words you don't understand. On the other hand, if I had sent you to foreigners, they would have listened to you.
7 Mas la casa de Israel no querrá escucharte, porque no quieren escucharme a Mí, pues toda la casa de Israel tiene frente obstinada y corazón endurecido.
But the people of Israel won't want to listen to you, because they don't want to listen to me. All the Israelites are strong-minded and hard-hearted.
8 He aquí que hago tu rostro duro contra los rostros de ellos, y tu frente dura contra sus frentes.
Look! I'm going to make you as tough as them, and as strong-minded as them.
9 Hago tu frente como el diamante, más dura que el pedernal; no los temas, ni tengas miedo de sus rostros, pues son una casa rebelde.”
I will make your mind like adamant, harder than flint. Don't be afraid of what they say or discouraged by the way they look at you, even though they are a rebellious people.”
10 Y me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, recibe en tu corazón todas mis palabras que voy a decirte y escúchalas con tus oídos.
“Son of man,” he added, “pay close attention to everything I tell you, and think deeply about it yourself.
11 Anda y preséntate a los deportados, a los hijos de tu pueblo, y háblales en estos términos: Así dice Yahvé, el Señor, te oigan o no te oigan.”
Go to your people who are in exile. Tell them this is what the Lord God says, whether they listen or not.”
12 Y me levantó el espíritu; y oí detrás de mí un fragor muy fuerte al levantarse la gloria de Yahvé desde su sitio;
The Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a really loud noise behind me that sounded like an earthquake. (Praise to the Lord's glory where he lives!)
13 y también el ruido de las alas de los seres vivientes, de las cuales la una batía contra la otra, y el ruido de las ruedas junto a ellos, y un estruendo muy fuerte.
It was the sound made by the wings of the beings as they brushed against each other and the noise made by the wheels next to them, a really loud noise that sounded like an earthquake.
14 Entonces el Espíritu me alzó y me arrebató; iba yo con amargura e indignación en el alma, porque la mano de Yahvé pesaba gravemente sobre mí.
As I said, the Spirit lifted me up and carried me away. As I went I was feeling upset and angry; however the Lord's power had taken full control of me.
15 Llegué a los cautivos de Tel-Abib, que allí habitaban junto al río Cobar; y donde ellos habitaban, allí me quedé por siete días atónito en medio de ellos.
I arrived at the place where the exiles lived, Tel-abib by the River Kebar. I just sat with them, staying with them there for seven days. I was completely overcome with emotion.
16 Al cabo de los siete días recibí de Yahvé esta palabra:
After the seven days had passed, a message from the Lord came to me, saying,
17 “Hijo de hombre, Yo te pongo por atalaya de la casa de Israel; oirás de mi boca la palabra y les amonestarás de mi parte.
“Son of man, I have chosen you as a watchman for the people of Israel. Whenever I give you a message, then you must warn them for me.
18 Si Yo digo al impío: “De seguro morirás”, y tú no le previnieres ni hablares para amonestar al impío (que se aparte) de su perverso camino y viva, ese impío morirá en su iniquidad; mas Yo demandaré de tu mano su sangre.
For example, if I give a warning to someone who's wicked, saying, ‘You are going to die for sure,’ but you don't warn them, if you don't speak out to warn them to stop their wicked ways so they can go on living, then that wicked person will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their death.
19 Pero si tú amonestares al impío y este no se convirtiere de su maldad y su perverso camino, él morirá en su iniquidad, mas tú habrás salvado tu alma.
But if you warn them, and they don't stop their wicked ways, they will die in their sins, but you will have saved yourself—you won't die.
20 Y cuando un justo se apartare de su justicia cometiendo iniquidad, y Yo le pusiere un tropiezo delante y él muriere porque tú no le amonestaste, en su pecado morirá, y no serán recordadas sus obras buenas que hizo, y Yo demandaré su sangre de tu mano.
Again, if someone who lives right stops doing so and sins and disregards my attempts to correct them, then they will die. If you didn't warn them, they will die in their sins, and the good things they did won't be remembered. In addition, I will hold you responsible for their death.
21 Pero si tú amonestares al justo, para que no peque, y el justo en efecto no pecare más, de seguro vivirá porque se dejó amonestar, y tú habrás salvado tu alma.”
However, if you warn those who are living right not to sin, and they don't sin, they will live for sure, because they paid attention to your warning, and you will have saved yourself—you won't die.”
22 Allí vino sobre mí la mano de Yahvé, y me dijo: “Levántate y sal a la llanura, y allí hablaré contigo.”
The Lord's power took control of me there, and he told me, “Get up! Go to the valley, and I will talk to you there.”
23 Me levanté y salí a la llanura; y allí vi la gloria de Yahvé al modo de la gloria que había visto junto al río Cobar; y caí sobre mi rostro.
So I got up and went to the valley, and there I saw the Lord's glory. It was like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar. I fell facedown on the ground.
24 Y me invadió el Espíritu, y me puso en pie y habló conmigo, diciéndome: “Ve y enciérrate dentro de tu casa.
Then the Spirit came into me and made me stand upright. He told me, “Go into your house and shut the door.
25 Y tú, oh hijo de hombre, verás que echarán cuerdas sobre ti y con ellas te atarán, y ya no podrás salir a ellos.
You will be tied up with ropes, son of man. You will be bound so that won't be able to go out among the people.
26 Haré también que la lengua se te pegue al paladar, de suerte que quedes mudo y no seas ya para ellos un censor; pues son una casa rebelde.
I'll make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth. You won't be able to speak and complain to them, even though they are a rebellious people.
27 Pero al hablar Yo contigo, te abriré la boca, y les dirás: Así dice Yahvé el Señor: El que quiera oír, que oiga; y el que no quiera oír, no oiga; pues son una casa rebelde.”
However, when I talk with you, I will open your mouth so you can tell them that this is what the Lord God says. Those who want to listen will listen, and those who want to refuse will refuse, for they are a rebellious people.”
