Ezequiel 30
1 Me llegó otro mensaje del Señor, diciendo:
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
2 “Hijo de hombre, profetiza y anuncia que esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios: ¡Llora! ¡Este es un día terrible!
“You human, prophesy [about what will happen to Egypt]. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: “Weep and wail [DOU], because terrible things will happen some day.
3 Pronto llegará el día: el Día del Señor está cerca. Será un día sombrío y nublado, un tiempo de juicio para las naciones.
That day is near, the day when I, Yahweh, [will punish people]; it will be a day of [dark] clouds and disaster for [many] nations.
4 Una espada vendrá a atacar a Egipto, y habrá angustia en Cus, cuando la gente sea asesinada en Egipto, cuando le roben sus riquezas y arruinen el país.
[An enemy army] [PRS] will come to attack Egypt with their swords, and there will be great distress [among the people] in Ethiopia. [Many] people will be killed in Egypt; everything valuable will be taken away, and [even] the foundations [of the buildings] will be torn down.
5 Cus, Put y Lud, y muchos otros pueblos, así como Arabia, Cub y los pueblos de la tierra prometida, todos ellos, como Egipto, serán muertos a espada.
[Soldiers of] Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, and from all of Arabia, and [all the other] groups who are their allies, will be killed in the battles.”
6 Esto es lo que dice el Señor: Los aliados de Egipto caerán, y el país perderá su posición de prestigio. Desde Migdol, en el norte, hasta Asuán, en el sur, serán muertos a espada, declara el Señor Dios.
This is what [I], Yahweh say: “The allies of Egypt will be defeated, and the power that [the people of Egypt] are proud of will end. From Migdol [city in the north] to Aswan [city in the south], the soldiers of Egypt will be killed by their enemies’ swords”; [that is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
7 Egipto se convertirá en un páramo más que cualquier otro país, y sus ciudades quedarán en ruinas.
Egypt will become the most deserted country in the world, and its cities will be ruined, surrounded by ruined cities [in nearby nations].
8 Entonces reconocerán que yo soy el Señor cuando prenda fuego a Egipto y todos sus aliados sean aplastados.
Then, when I cause [everything in] Egypt to be burned in fires, and all their allies are defeated, people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
9 “En ese momento enviaré mensajeros en barcos para sacudir a Cus de su sensación de seguridad. Temblarán de miedo cuando los desastres golpeen a Egipto. ¡Cuidado! Definitivamente, ¡se acerca!
At that time, I will send messengers to go [swiftly up the Nile River] in boats to cause the people of Ethiopia who (are complacent/confident/think that nothing terrible will happen to them) to become afraid. They will be terrified [PRS] when Egypt is destroyed; and it will soon be that time!”
10 Esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios: Usaré a Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, para quitarle a Egipto sus riquezas.
This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “By the power of [MTY] of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon I will get rid of very many people in Egypt.
11 Él y su ejército de la nación más cruel del mundo serán traídos para destruir el país. Usarán sus espadas para atacar a Egipto, y llenarán la tierra de cadáveres.
Nebuchadnezzar and his army, whose soldiers are extremely ruthless, will come to destroy Egypt. They will pull out their swords and fill Egypt with [the corpses of] those whom they have killed.
12 Secaré los ríos y venderé la tierra a gente malvada. Usando a estos extranjeros arruinaré la tierra y todo lo que hay en ella. Yo, el Señor, he hablado.
I will cause the Nile [River] to become dry, and I will sell the nation to evil men. By the power [MTY] of foreigners I will ruin the land and everything that is in it. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have predicted it.”
13 “Esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios: Voy a destruir los ídolos y a deshacerme de las imágenes en Menfis. Ya no habrá príncipe en Egipto, y haré que todos en el país se aterroricen.
This is [also] what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “I will cause the idols and statues [of idols] [DOU] in Memphis [city] to be destroyed. No longer will there be a king in Egypt, and all over the land, people will be terrified. I will cause [the people of] Egypt to be very afraid.
14 Destruiré Patros, incendiaré Zoán y castigaré a Tebas.
I will cause the Pathros [area in southern Egypt] to be abandoned. I will start fires in Zoan [city in northeast Egypt] and punish [the people in] Thebes, [the capital of southern Egypt].
15 Derramaré mi ira sobre Pelusio, la ciudad fortaleza de Egipto, y aniquilaré al ejército de Tebas.
I will pour out my punishment [MTY] on [the fortress in] Pelusium [at the eastern end of Egypt], and I will get rid of very many people in Thebes.
16 Prenderé fuego a Egipto, Pelusio sufrirá, Tebas será destrozada y Menfis tendrá problemas todos los días.
I will burn Egypt by fires; [the people in] Pelusium will suffer severe pain. [Enemies] will conquer Thebes, and [the people in] Memphis will constantly be terrified.
17 Los jóvenes soldados de Heliópolis y Bubastis caerán a espada, y la gente de esas ciudades será llevada cautiva.
[Many] young men in Heliopolis and Bubastis [cities in northern Egypt] will be killed by [their enemies] swords, and the others [from those cities] will be captured and taken [to Babylon].
18 Será un día oscuro en Tafnes cuando rompa el poder de Egipto y ponga fin a su orgullosa fuerza. Será bajo una nube cuando el pueblo vaya al cautiverio.
It will be a dark day [of destruction] at Tahpenes [city in northeast Egypt] when I cause the power [MET] of Egypt to end; that country will no longer be proud of being strong. [It will be as though] a dark cloud will cover Egypt, because the people of its villages will be captured and forced to go [to Babylon].”
19 Así es como voy a castigar a Egipto, y reconocerán que yo soy el Señor”.
That is how I will punish Egypt, and people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”
20 El séptimo día del primer mes del undécimo año, me llegó un mensaje del Señor que decía:
Almost eleven years [after we had been taken to Babylon], on the seventh day of the first month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
21 “Hijo de hombre, he roto el brazo del faraón, rey de Egipto. Puedes ver que no ha sido vendado para curarlo, ni se le ha puesto una férula para que tenga suficiente fuerza para sostener una espada.
“You human, I [have enabled the army of Nebuchadnezzar to defeat the army of] the King of Egypt. [It is as though] I have broken one of the arms of the King of Egypt, and it has not been bandaged in order that it could be healed, and it has not been put in splints in order that [after it heals] the arm will be strong [enough] to hold a sword.
22 “Así que esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios: ¡Cuidado, porque voy a condenar al faraón, rey de Egipto! Le romperé los brazos, tanto el que aún está bien como el que ya está roto, y le haré soltar la espada.
Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘I am the enemy of the King of Egypt. [I will completely destroy the power of Egypt; it is as though] now I will break both of the king’s arms, the good/strong one and the broken one, and cause the sword to fall from his hand.
23 Dispersaré a los egipcios entre las diferentes naciones y países.
I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered among the nations [DOU].
24 “Haré fuertes los brazos del rey de Babilonia y pondré mi espada en su mano, pero romperé los brazos del faraón, y gemirá de dolor como quien está a punto de morir.
[It is as though] I will strengthen the arms of the King of Babylon and put a sword in his hand, and [as though] I will break the arms of the king of Egypt, and he will groan in front of the King of Babylon like [SIM] a soldier who is wounded and about to die.
25 Haré fuertes los brazos del rey de Babilonia, pero los brazos del faraón caerán a sus costados, débiles e inútiles. “Entonces reconocerán que yo soy el Señor, cuando ponga mi espada en la mano del rey de Babilonia y él la use para atacar a Egipto.
I will cause the power [MTY] of the King of Babylon to become greater, and the power of the king of Egypt will be useless [MET]. When that happens, when I give power to the army of the King of Babylon, they will use that power to attack Egypt.
26 Cuando disperse a los egipcios entre las diferentes naciones y países, reconocerán que yo soy el Señor”.
I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered among the nations [DOU]. And when that happens, the people [of Egypt] will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do] [DOU].’”
