Ezequiel 34

1 Me fue dirigida la palabra de Yahvé, que dijo:

Yahweh gave me another message. He said,

2 “Hijo de hombre, profetiza contra los pastores de Israel; profetiza, y di a estos pastores: Así habla Yahvé, el Señor: ¡Ay de los pastores de Israel que se apacientan a sí mismos! ¿No es más bien el deber de los pastores apacentar el rebaño?

“You human, prophesy about [leaders] of Israel. [They should be taking care of my people like] [MET] shepherds [take care of their sheep]. Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Terrible things will happen to you leaders [MET] of Israel who only take care of yourselves! You should certainly [RHQ] take care of [your people like] [MET] a shepherd takes care of his flock of sheep!

3 Vosotros coméis su leche y os vestís de su lana; matáis lo gordo, pero no apacentáis el rebaño.

[It is as though] you eat the curds, you slaughter the very good animals and wear clothes made from their wool. But you do not take care of the flock.

4 No fortalecisteis a las ovejas débiles, no curasteis a las enfermas, no vendasteis a las perniquebradas, no condujisteis al redil a las descarriadas, no fuisteis en busca de las perdidas, sino que las dominabais con violencia y crueldad;

You have not enabled those who are weak to become strong. You have not healed those who were sick. You have not bandaged those who were wounded/injured. You have not brought back those who went astray. You have not searched for those who became lost. You have ruled your people harshly and cruelly.

5 de modo que se dispersaron por falta de pastor; vinieron a ser presa de todas las fieras del campo y se perdieron.

So they were scattered, because you did not [take care of them like] [MET] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep]. And when they were scattered, [it was as though] wild animals attacked and [killed them and ate] their flesh.

6 Mis ovejas andan errantes por todas las montañas y por todas las altas colinas. Por toda la faz de la tierra se dispersaron mis ovejas, y no hay quien las busque ni quien se preocupe de ellas.

My people wandered like sheep all over the high hills and mountains. They were scattered all over the earth, and no one searched for them [DOU].

7 Por eso, oíd, oh pastores, la palabra de Yahvé:

Therefore, you [who should be acting like] shepherds, listen to what I, Yahweh the Lord say:

8 Por mi vida, dice Yahvé, el Señor, que por cuanto mi grey ha sido depredada, y mis ovejas han sido presa de todas las fieras del campo, por falta de pastor; pues mis pastores no cuidaban de mis ovejas, sino que los pastores se apacentaban a sí mismos y no apacentaban a mi grey,

As surely as I am alive, my people [are like a flock of sheep that has] no shepherd, and as a result [it is as though] wild animals have attacked my people and eaten them. You did not search for them; instead, you only wanted to provide food for yourselves.

9 por lo tanto, oíd, oh pastores, la palabra de Yahvé.

Therefore, you [who should be like] [MET] shepherds, listen to what I, Yahweh say:

10 Así dice Yahvé, el Señor: Heme aquí contra los pastores; demandaré mis ovejas de su mano y no permitiré que apacienten mi grey; ni tampoco se apacentarán en adelante los pastores a sí mismos; puesto que Yo libraré mis ovejas de su boca, y no les servirán ya de pasto.

I am opposed to [you leaders who should be like] [MET] shepherds for my people. I will remove you from taking care of my people, with the result that you will no longer feed yourselves [instead of feeding them]. I will rescue my people from you, with the result that you will longer be able to [butcher them and] eat them.

11 Porque así dice Yahvé, el Señor: He aquí que Yo mismo iré en pos de mis ovejas, y las revistaré.

This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say to you leaders: I myself will search for my sheep and take care of them.

12 Como el pastor revista a su grey al encontrarse con sus ovejas descarriadas, así revistaré Yo mis ovejas y las recogeré de todos los lugares por donde se dispersaron en día de nublado y tinieblas.

Like a shepherd finds his scattered sheep, I will rescue my people from all the places to which they have been scattered, at a time when things were very gloomy and they experienced disasters.

13 Las sacaré de entre los pueblos, las recogeré de los países, las llevaré a su tierra y las apacentaré sobre los montes de Israel, junto a los arroyos, y en todas las regiones habitadas del país.

I will bring them back from many countries and gather them together again in their own land. [Because my people are like sheep] [MET], [it is as though] I will enable them to find good pastureland on the hills of Israel, and in the ravines, and in the villages of Israel.

14 En pastos buenos las apacentaré, y sobre las elevadas montañas de Israel estará su redil; allí tendrán cómoda majada, y en medio de pingües pastos pacerán sobre los montes de Israel.

[It is as though] I will allow them to graze in good pastures on the mountaintops. They will lie down in good (grazing areas/grassy fields) there [DOU].

15 Yo mismo pastorearé mis ovejas, y Yo mismo las llevaré a la majada —oráculo de Yahvé, el Señor.

I myself will take care of my people and enable them to lie down and rest.

16 Buscaré las perdidas, traeré las descarriadas, vendaré las perniquebradas y fortaleceré las enfermas; mas a las gordas y fuertes las destruiré. Las apacentaré con justicia.

I will search for those who are lost and bring back the ones who have strayed away. I will bandage those who have been injured and strengthen those who are weak. But I will get rid of those who are fat and powerful. I will act fairly toward [the people who are like] [MET] my sheep. That is what I, Yahweh, promise.

17 A vosotras, ovejas mías, así dice Yahvé, el Señor: He aquí que Yo juzgaré entre ovejas y ovejas, entre carneros y machos cabríos.

And as for you who are like [MET] my sheep, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: I will judge between each of you; and I will separate [those that are peaceful like] sheep from [those that are always trying to dominate others like] goats.

18 ¿Por ventura no os bastaba comer los pastos buenos, ya que pisoteabais con vuestros pies lo que sobraba de vuestro pasto? ¿Ni os bastaba beber el agua limpia, ya que enturbiabais con vuestros pies la que quedaba?

It is bad that [RHQ] some of you keep the best pastures for yourselves. It is even worse that [RHQ] you trample the good grass with your feet. You yourselves drink the clear water [RHQ]. But with your feet you cause the other water to become muddy [RHQ].

19 De modo que mis ovejas tenían que comer lo que vosotros habíais hollado con vuestros pies, y beber lo que con vuestros pies habíais enturbiado.

[It is as though] you [RHQ] are forcing my flock to eat the grass that you have trampled and to drink the water that you have caused to become muddy!

20 Por tanto, así les dice Yahvé, el Señor: He aquí que Yo mismo juzgaré entre las ovejas gordas y las ovejas flacas.

Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say to you: I myself will judge between [those of you who are like] [MET] the fat sheep and [those of you who are like] the thin sheep.

21 Porque atropellabais con el flanco a todas las débiles y las acorneabais con vuestros cuernos hasta echarlas a otros lugares.

[who are like] strong sheep, [it is as though] with your shoulders and buttocks you have shoved away [those who are like] thin sheep, and you have butted them with your horns, until you have chased them all away [from the good pastureland].

22 Por eso Yo salvaré mi grey, para que no sirva más de presa; así juzgaré entre oveja y oveja.

But I will rescue my people, and they no longer will be (harassed/treated cruelly). I will judge between one person and another.

23 Y suscitaré sobre ellas un solo pastor que las pastoree, mi siervo David; él las apacentará y él será su pastor.

And I will appoint one leader [MET] for them, [someone who will be like] King David, who served me [very well]. That leader will take care of them and be like their shepherd.

24 Yo, Yahvé, seré su Dios, y mi siervo David será príncipe en medio de ellas. Yo, Yahvé, he hablado.

I, Yahweh, will be their God, and [the one who is like] [MET] King David will be their king. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.

25 Haré con ellas una alianza de paz, y exterminaré de la tierra las bestias feroces, y habitarán con seguridad en regiones desiertas y dormirán en los bosques.

I will make a peace agreement with the people of Israel. In this agreement I will promise to get rid of all the wild animals in Israel, in order that my people may live safely, even in the desert and in the forests.

26 Y haré de ellos y de los alrededores de mi monte una bendición, y enviaré a su tiempo las lluvias, lluvias de bendición.

I will bless them, and I will bless the places close to my sacred hill. I will bless them by sending them rain showers at the right season; they will be showers to bless them.

27 Los árboles del campo darán su fruto y la tierra dará sus productos, y vivirán en paz en su tierra; y conocerán que Yo soy Yahvé, cuando rompa las coyundas de su yugo, y los salve del poder de los que los tratan como esclavos.

The fruit trees will produce fruit and the ground will produce crops. And my people will live safely in their land. When I rescue them from people who caused them to be slaves [MET, DOU], they will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].

28 Y no serán más presa de las naciones, ni los devorarán las bestias de la tierra, sino que habitarán con seguridad, y no habrá quien los espante.

[Soldiers from] other nations will no longer take away their valuable possessions, and wild animals will no longer attack them. They will live safely, and no one will cause them to be afraid.

29 Y les haré brotar una vegetación magnífica; ya no serán más consumidos por el hambre en el país, ni expuestos al oprobio de las naciones.

I will cause their land to be famous/well-known for its good crops. There will no longer be famines in the land, and people in other nations will no longer ridicule them.

30 Y conocerán que Yo, Yahvé, su Dios, estoy con ellos, y que ellos, la casa de Israel, son mi pueblo —oráculo de Yahvé, el Señor.

Then they will know that I, Yahweh their God, am helping them, and they will know that they, the Israeli people, are my people.

31 Vosotros, los hombres, sois mis ovejas, las ovejas de mi grey, y Yo soy vuestro Dios, dice Yahvé, el Señor.”

[It will be as though] [MET] my people are my sheep whom I will take care of, and I will be their God. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, declare.’”