Ezequiel 3
1 “Hijo de hombre”, me dijo, “come lo que te han puesto delante. Come este rollo, y luego ve y habla al pueblo de Israel”.
And he said to me: “Son of man, eat whatever you will find; eat this scroll, and, going forth, speak to the sons of Israel.”
2 Abrí la boca y me dio el rollo para que lo comiera.
And I opened my mouth, and he fed me that scroll.
3 “Hijo de hombre”, me dijo, “come y sáciate con este rollo que te doy”. Así que comí el pergamino, y me supo dulce como la miel.
And he said to me: “Son of man, your stomach shall eat, and your interior shall be filled with this scroll, which I am giving to you.” And I ate it, and in my mouth it became as sweet as honey.
4 Luego me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, ahora tienes que ir al pueblo de Israel y darles mi mensaje.
And he said to me: “Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and you shall speak my words to them.
5 No te voy a enviar a los que tienen una lengua extraña, a gente que no conoces, sino al pueblo de Israel.
For you will be sent, not to a people of profound words or of an unknown language, but to the house of Israel,
6 Como digo, no te envío a aquellos cuya lengua es extraña para ti, a gente que no conoces, cuyas palabras no entiendes. En cambio, si te hubiera enviado a los extranjeros, te habrían escuchado.
and not to many peoples of profound words or of an unknown language, whose words you would not be able to understand. But if you were sent to them, they would listen to you.
7 “Pero el pueblo de Israel no querrá escucharte, porque no quiere escucharme a mí. Todos los israelitas son de mente fuerte y de corazón duro.
Yet the house of Israel is not willing to listen to you. For they are not willing to listen to me. Certainly, the entire house of Israel has a brazen forehead and a hardened heart.
8 “¡Mira! Voy a hacerte tan duro como ellos, y tan fuerte de mente como ellos.
Behold, I have made your face stronger than their faces, and your forehead harder than their foreheads.
9 Haré que tu mente sea como un adamante, más duro que el pedernal. No tengas miedo de lo que digan ni te desanimes por la forma en que te miran, aunque sean un pueblo rebelde”.
I have made your face like hardened iron and like flint. You should not fear them, and you should not have dread before their face. For they are a provoking house.”
10 “Hijo de hombre”, añadió, “presta mucha atención a todo lo que te digo y reflexiona profundamente sobre ello.
And he said to me: “Son of man, listen with your ears, and take into your heart, all my words, which I am speaking to you.
11 Ve a tu pueblo que está en el exilio. Diles que esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios, tanto si te escuchan como si no”.
And go forth and enter to those of the transmigration, to the sons of your people. And you shall speak to them. And you shall say to them: ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ Perhaps it may be that they will listen and be quieted.”
12 El Espíritu me levantó, y oí un ruido muy fuerte detrás de mí que parecía un terremoto. (¡Alabado sea la gloria del Señor donde vive!)
And the Spirit took me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great commotion, saying, “Blessed is the glory of the Lord from his place,”
13 Era el ruido que hacían las alas de los seres al rozarse entre sí y el ruido que hacían las ruedas junto a ellos, un ruido realmente fuerte que sonaba como un terremoto.
and the voice of the wings of the living creatures striking against one another, and the voice of the wheels following the living creatures, and the voice of a great commotion.
14 Como dije, el Espíritu me levantó y me llevó. Mientras avanzaba, me sentía molesto y enojado; sin embargo, el poder del Señor había tomado pleno control de mí.
Then the Spirit lifted me and took me away. And I went forth in bitterness, with the indignation of my spirit. For the hand of the Lord was with me, strengthening me.
15 Llegué al lugar donde vivían los exiliados, Tel-abib, junto al río Quebar. Me senté con ellos, permaneciendo allí durante siete días. La emoción me invadió por completo.
And I went to those of the transmigration, to the stockpile of new crops, to those who were living beside the river Chebar. And I sat where they were sitting. And I remained there for seven days, while mourning in their midst.
16 Cuando pasaron los siete días, me llegó un mensaje del Señor que decía:
Then, when seven days had passed, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
17 “Hijo de hombre, te he elegido como vigilante del pueblo de Israel. Cada vez que te dé un mensaje, deberás avisarles de mi parte.
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. And so, you shall listen to the word from my mouth, and you shall announce it to them from me.
18 “Por ejemplo, si le doy una advertencia a alguien que es malvado, diciéndole: ‘Vas a morir con seguridad’, pero tú no le adviertes, si no hablas para advertirle que deje sus malos caminos para que pueda seguir viviendo, entonces esa persona malvada morirá en sus pecados, y yo te haré responsable de su muerte.
If, when I say to the impious man, ‘You shall certainly die,’ you do not announce it to him, and you do not speak so that he may turn aside from his impious way and live, then the same impious man will die in his iniquity. But I will attribute his blood to your hand.
19 Pero si les adviertes, y no dejan sus malos caminos, morirán en sus pecados, pero tú te habrás salvado: no morirás.
But if you announce it to the impious man, and he is not converted from his impiety and from his impious way, then indeed he will die in his iniquity. But you will have delivered your own soul.
20 “Además, si alguien que vive correctamente deja de hacerlo y peca y desatiende mis intentos de corregirlo, entonces morirán. Si no les advertiste, morirán en sus pecados, y las cosas buenas que hicieron no serán recordadas. Además, te haré responsable de su muerte.
Moreover, if the just man turns aside from his justice and commits iniquity, I will place a stumbling block before him. He shall die, because you have not announced to him. He shall die in his sin, and his justices that he did shall not be remembered. Yet truly, I will attribute his blood to your hand.
21 Sin embargo, si adviertes a los que viven bien que no pequen, y ellos no pecan, vivirán con seguridad, porque prestaron atención a tu advertencia, y tú te habrás salvado: no morirás”.
But if you announce to the just man, so that the just man may not sin, and he does not sin, then he shall certainly live, because you have announced to him. And you will have delivered your own soul.”
22 El poder del Señor se apoderó de mí allí, y me dijo: “¡Levántate! Ve al valle, y allí te hablaré”.
And the hand of the Lord was over me. And he said to me: “Rise up, and go out to the plain, and there I will speak with you.”
23 Así que me levanté y fui al valle, y allí vi la gloria del Señor. Era como la gloria que había visto junto al río Quebar. Caí de bruces en el suelo.
And I rose up, and I went out to the plain. And behold, the glory of the Lord was standing there, like the glory that I saw beside the river Chebar. And I fell upon my face.
24 Entonces el Espíritu entró en mí y me puso de pie. Me dijo: “Entra en tu casa y cierra la puerta.
And the Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet. And he spoke to me, and he said to me: “Enter and enclose yourself in the midst of your house.
25 Serás atado con cuerdas, hijo de hombre. Serás atado para que no puedas salir entre la gente.
And as for you, son of man, behold: they shall put chains upon you and bind you with them. And you shall not go out from their midst.
26 Haré que tu lengua se pegue al paladar. No podrás hablar ni quejarte con ellos, aunque sean un pueblo rebelde.
And I will cause your tongue to adhere to the roof of your mouth. And you will be mute, not like a man who reproaches. For they are a provoking house.
27 “Sin embargo, cuando hable contigo, te abriré la boca para que les digas que esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios. Los que quieran escuchar, escucharán, y los que quieran negarse, se negarán, porque son un pueblo rebelde”.
But when I will speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them: ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ Whoever is listening, let him hear. And whoever is quieted, let him be quieted. For they are a provoking house.”
