Ezequiel 14

1 Entonces vinieron a mí algunos de los ancianos de Israel y se sentaron ante mí.

One day some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.

2 La palabra de Yahvé vino a mí, diciendo:

Then Yahweh gave me this message:

3 “Hijo de hombre, estos hombres han tomado sus ídolos en su corazón, y han puesto el tropiezo de su iniquidad delante de su rostro. ¿Acaso debo ser consultado por ellos?

“You human, these men want to [IDM] worship idols, and they are allowing idols to induce them to sin [IDM]. So I will certainly [RHQ] answer them if they ask me for advice.

4 Habla, pues, con ellos y diles: “Dice el Señor Yahvé: “Todo hombre de la casa de Israel que tome sus ídolos en su corazón y ponga el tropiezo de su iniquidad ante su rostro, y que luego venga al profeta, yo Yahvé le responderé allí según la multitud de sus ídolos,

So say this to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: When any Israeli person wants to worship idols which will induce him to sin, and he goes to a [to get advice], I, Yahweh, will give him the answer that he deserves to receive because he worship idols.

5 para que tome a la casa de Israel en su propio corazón, porque todos ellos están alejados de mí por sus ídolos.”

[I will do that] in order that the Israeli people, who have abandoned me in order to worship their idols, will sincerely [IDM] worship me again.’

6 “Por lo tanto, díganle a la casa de Israel: El Señor Yahvé dice: “¡Vuelvan y vuélvanse de sus ídolos! Aparten sus rostros de todas sus abominaciones.

Therefore, say to the Israeli people, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: (Repent/Stop sinning)! Stop worshiping your idols, and stop all your [other] detestable behavior!’

7 “‘“Porque todo aquel de la casa de Israel, o de los extranjeros que viven en Israel, que se aparta de mí y toma sus ídolos en su corazón, y pone el tropiezo de su iniquidad delante de su rostro, y viene al profeta para consultarme, yo, Yahvé, le responderé por mí mismo.

When any of [you] Israeli people or any foreigner living among you turns away from me and starts worshiping idols [IDM] that induce him to sin, and then goes to a prophet to find out what I want him to do, I myself will answer him.

8 Pondré mi rostro en contra de ese hombre y lo convertiré en una señal y en un proverbio, y lo cortaré de entre mi pueblo. Entonces sabrás que yo soy Yahvé.

I will show that I detest him, and [what happens to] him to be a warning [to others], and cause him to be someone whom people despise. I will cause him to no longer be allowed to associate with my people. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].

9 “‘“Si el profeta se engaña y dice una palabra, yo, Yahvé, he engañado a ese profeta, y extenderé mi mano sobre él y lo destruiré de entre mi pueblo Israel.

And if a prophet is deceived and gives a false prophecy, [even though] I [allowed him to] give that message, I will get rid of him and remove him from among my Israeli people.

10 Ellos cargarán con su iniquidad. La iniquidad del profeta será como la iniquidad del que lo busca,

Both the prophet and the one who asks him for advice will be guilty, [and I will punish both of them].

11 para que la casa de Israel no se desvíe más de mí, ni se contamine más con todas sus transgresiones, sino para que sea mi pueblo y yo sea su Dios”, dice el Señor Yahvé”.

Then you Israeli people will no longer abandon me, and you will no longer become unacceptable to me because of your sins. You will be my people, and I will be your God. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, say.”

12 La palabra de Yahvé vino a mí, diciendo:

Yahweh gave me another message. [He said],

13 “Hijo de hombre, cuando una tierra peca contra mí cometiendo una transgresión, y yo extiendo mi mano sobre ella, y rompo la vara de su pan y envío el hambre sobre ella, y corto de ella al hombre y al animal —

“You human, [the people of some] country sin against me by abandoning me, and I punish [IDM] them by cutting off their food supply and by sending a famine, with the result that people and animals die,

14 aunque estos tres hombres, Noé, Daniel y Job, estuvieran en ella, sólo librarían sus propias almas por su justicia”, dice el Señor Yahvé.

even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, they would save only themselves because of their being righteous. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.

15 “Si hago pasar animales malos por la tierra, y la asolan y queda desolada, de modo que ningún hombre pueda pasar a causa de los animales —

Or, if I send wild animals throughout the country, and they attack and [many of] [HYP] the people, with the result that travel in that country becomes very dangerous and no one travels through that country,

16 aunque estos tres hombres estuvieran en ella, vivo yo”, dice el Señor Yahvé, “no entregarían ni hijos ni hijas. Sólo ellos serían liberados, pero la tierra quedaría desolada.

[as surely] as I am alive, even if those three men were in that country, they could not save [even their own] sons or [from being killed]. Only those [three] would (be saved/remain alive), and the country would become desolate. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.

17 “O si yo trajera una espada sobre esa tierra y dijera: ‘Espada, atraviesa la tierra, para que yo corte de ella al hombre y al animal’ —

Or, if I bring enemy soldiers [MTY] to attack that country, and they kill [MTY] people and animals throughout that country with their swords,

18 aunque estos tres hombres estuvieran en ella, en vida mía”, dice el Señor Yahvé, “no librarían ni a los hijos ni a las hijas, sino que sólo se librarían ellos mismos.

as surely as I am alive, even if those three men were in that country, they would not be able to save even their own sons or [from being killed]. They would save only themselves. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, declare.

19 “O si envío una peste a esa tierra y derramo mi ira sobre ella con sangre, para eliminar de ella a hombres y animales,

Or, if I send a plague into that land and cause the people and the animals to [from the plague] because I am very angry with those people,

20 aunque estuvieran en ella Noé, Daniel y Job, vivo yo”, dice el Señor Yahvé, “no librarían ni a hijos ni a hijas; sólo librarían sus propias almas con su justicia.”

[as surely] as I am alive, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in that country, they would not [be able to] save even their sons and daughters. They would save only themselves because of their being righteous. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.

21 Porque el Señor Yahvé dice: “¡Cuánto más cuando envíe mis cuatro severos juicios sobre Jerusalén — la espada, el hambre, los animales malignos y la peste — para eliminar de ella a hombres y animales!

So [now] this is what [I, ], Yahweh the Lord, say: I will cause four things to happen to [the people of] Jerusalem to punish them very severely. [Some] people and animals will be killed by swords, [some will die from] famines, [others will be attacked and killed by] wild animals, and [others will die in] plagues.

22 Sin embargo, he aquí que quedará en ella un remanente que saldrá adelante, tanto hijos como hijas. He aquí que ellos saldrán a ti, y verás su camino y sus acciones. Entonces serás consolada en cuanto al mal que he traído sobre Jerusalén, en cuanto a todo lo que he traído sobre ella.

But some [of your people] will remain alive, [both adults] and children. They will come to you, [Ezekiel, in Babylon]. And when you see [disgusting] behavior and actions, you will realize that I had good reasons for causing [the people of] Jerusalem to experience those many great disasters [DOU] that I have sent to them.

23 Ellos te consolarán, cuando veas su camino y sus hechos; entonces sabrás que no he hecho todo lo que he hecho en ella sin motivo”, dice el Señor Yahvé.

When you see those things that they do, you will know that there were very good reasons [LIT] for me to do everything that I caused to happen to them. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.”