Ezequiel 21

1 La palabra de Yahvé vino a mí, diciendo:

Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]

2 “Hijo de hombre, pon tu rostro hacia Jerusalén, y predica hacia los santuarios, y profetiza contra la tierra de Israel.

“You human, turn toward Jerusalem. Preach about what will happen to the temple [there]. Preach about what will happen to the Israeli people.

3 Di a la tierra de Israel: “He aquí que yo estoy contra ti, y sacaré mi espada de su vaina, y cortaré de ti al justo y al impío.

Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: I am opposed to you.

4 Viendo, pues, que cortaré de ti al justo y al impío, mi espada saldrá de su vaina contra toda carne, desde el sur hasta el norte.

[what I will do to you will be as though] [MET] I will pull my sword from its sheath [and strike you]. I will kill everyone, including righteous people and wicked people [DOU]. I will get rid of everyone, from the south to the north.

5 Toda carne sabrá que yo, Yahvé, he sacado mi espada de su vaina. No volverá más”.

Then everyone will know [it is as though] I, Yahweh, have struck people with my sword, and I will not put it back in its sheath again.’

6 “Por tanto, suspira, hijo de hombre. Suspirarás ante sus ojos con el corazón roto y con amargura.

Therefore, you human, groan! Groan in front of the Israeli people very sadly and sorrowfully [IDM, DOU].

7 Y cuando te pregunten: “¿Por qué suspiras?”, dirás: “¡Por la noticia, porque viene! Todo corazón se derretirá, todas las manos se debilitarán, todo espíritu desfallecerá y todas las rodillas se debilitarán como el agua. He aquí que viene, y se hará, dice el Señor Yahvé’”.

And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ tell them, ‘Because of the news that they soon will hear. Everyone will be very fearful [IDM], and their knees will become as weak as [SIM] water. [A great disaster] will soon occur. That is what Yahweh the Lord is promising.’”

8 La palabra de Yahvé vino a mí, diciendo:

Yahweh gave me another message. [He said],

9 “Hijo de hombre, profetiza y di: ‘Dice Yahvé: “¡Una espada! ¡Una espada! Está afilado, y también pulido.

“You human, prophesy and say [to them], ‘This is what Yahweh says: I have sharpened my sword and polished it.

10 Está afilada para hacer una matanza. Está pulido que puede ser como un rayo. ¿Debemos entonces alegrarnos? La vara de mi hijo condena a todo árbol.

It is sharpened in order that I can [many people with it]; it is polished so that it will flash like lightning. The people of Judah will not [their being punished like this], but they did not repent [I only struck them] with a stick.

11 Se da por pulido, para que pueda ser manejado. La espada está afilada. Sí, está pulido para entregarlo a la mano del asesino”.

A sword should be polished, and be grasped [in someone’s hand]. It should be sharpened and polished, ready for someone to use it to kill people.

12 Llora y grita, hijo de hombre; porque está en mi pueblo. Está en todos los príncipes de Israel. Son entregados a la espada con mi pueblo. Por lo tanto, golpea tu muslo.

[So, ] you human, cry and wail, because I will use my sword to kill my people, including the leaders of Israel. They and all the other people, my people, will be killed by swords, so beat your [to show that you are sad].

13 “Porque hay una prueba. ¿Qué tal si hasta la vara que condena deja de serlo?”, dice el Señor Yahvé.

I am about to test my people, and the kings [MTY] of Judah will not escape being punished. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say.

14 “Tú, pues, hijo de hombre, profetiza, y golpea tus manos juntas. Que la espada se duplique la tercera vez, la espada de los heridos mortales. Es la espada del grande que está herido de muerte, que entra en sus habitaciones.

So, you human, prophesy; clap your [to show that you are very happy about what is going to happen]. My sword will strike them again and again; it is a sword for slaughtering many people, while I attack them from every side.

15 He puesto la espada amenazadora contra todas sus puertas, para que su corazón se derrita, y que sus tropiezos se multipliquen. ¡Ah! Está hecho como un rayo. Está apuntado para la matanza.

In order that people will be very much afraid [IDM] and many people will be killed, I have [soldiers holding] my swords at every [city] gate, ready to slaughter people. Those swords will flash like lightning, as the [soldiers] grasp them to slaughter people.

16 Reúnanse. Ve a la derecha. Pónganse en matriz. Ve a la izquierda, donde sea que se ponga la cara.

Their swords [APO] will slash to the right and [then] to the left, whichever way they turn the blades.

17 También golpearé mis manos, y haré descansar mi ira. Yo, Yahvé, lo he dicho”.

Then I will clap my [triumphantly]; and [then] I will no longer be angry. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.’”

18 La palabra de Yahvé vino de nuevo a mí, diciendo:

Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]

19 “También tú, hijo de hombre, señala dos caminos, para que venga la espada del rey de Babilonia. Ambos saldrán de una misma tierra, y marca un lugar. Márcalo a la cabeza del camino a la ciudad.

“You human, [a map], and on it mark two roads for the King of Babylonia to march [along with his army, carrying] their swords. When they depart from their country, they will come to a sign post where the road divides.

20 Señalarás un camino para que la espada llegue a Rabá de los hijos de Amón, y a Judá en Jerusalén la fortificada.

[If they continue on the one road, ] they will attack [city], the capital of the Ammon people-group. [If they continue on the other road, ] they will come to Judah and to Jerusalem, [a city] with walls around it.

21 Porque el rey de Babilonia se paró en la separación del camino, a la cabeza de los dos caminos, para usar la adivinación. Agitó las flechas de un lado a otro. Consultó los terafines. Miró en el hígado.

[When the army of] Babylonia comes to where the road divides, [they will stop], and the king will perform magic rituals [to decide which road to go on]. He will throw arrows; [then] consult his [about which road to go on], and he will (examine/look at) the [of a sheep].

22 En su mano derecha estaba la suerte de Jerusalén, para poner arietes, para abrir la boca en la matanza, para levantar la voz con gritos, para poner arietes contra las puertas, para echar montículos y para construir fortalezas.

With his right hand he will pick up the arrow marked ‘Jerusalem’. He will [command his soldiers to go to Jerusalem. When they arrive there, they] will set up (rams/devices to [down the walls], ) and [then] the king will give the command for them to slaughter [the people]. They will shout [a battle-cry], and they will set up the rams against the [city] gates. They will build a dirt ramp [against the walls around the city], and set up things to bash those walls.

23 Será para ellos como una falsa adivinación ante sus ojos, que les han hecho juramentos; pero él trae a la memoria la iniquidad, para que sean tomados.

The [in Jerusalem] who had promised [to be loyal to the King of Babylonia will think that those rituals must be wrong. They will think that his army should not be attacking them]. But he will remind them of the sins [MTY] that they had committed, [his army] will capture them.

24 “Por eso dice el Señor Yahvé: ‘Porque has hecho que se recuerde tu iniquidad, al quedar al descubierto tus transgresiones, de modo que en todas tus acciones aparecen tus pecados; porque has llegado a la memoria, serás tomado con la mano.

Therefore, [tell the Israeli people that] this is what Yahweh the Lord says: ‘You people have allowed everyone to see that you are openly [against the King of Babylonia], and by doing that you have shown that everything that you do is sinful. Therefore you will be captured and [to Babylonia].’

25 “‘Tú, malvado herido de muerte, príncipe de Israel, cuyo día ha llegado, en el tiempo de la iniquidad del fin,

Also, say, ‘You very wicked [DOU] king of Israel, it is your [to die]. It is the time for you to be punished.’

26 dice el Señor Yahvé: “Quítate el turbante y quítate la corona. Esto no será como antes. Exalten lo que es bajo, y humillen lo que es alto.

And this is what Yahweh the Lord says [to you soldiers from Babylonia]: ‘Take off [the king’s] turban and his crown, because now things will be different than they were [before]. [in Jerusalem] who had no authority will now be given authority, and those who had authority will have their authority taken from them.

27 Yo volcaré, volcaré, volcaré. Esto tampoco será más, hasta que venga aquel cuyo derecho es; y yo se lo daré”.

[Jerusalem] will be completely ruined. I will cause it to be ruined, and it will not be rebuilt/restored until the king to whom the city truly belongs comes; I will give it to [to rule it].’”

28 “Tú, hijo de hombre, profetiza y di: ‘El Señor Yahvé dice esto sobre los hijos de Amón y sobre su afrenta: “¡Una espada! ¡Una espada está desenvainada! Está pulido para la matanza, para hacerla devorar, para que sea como un rayo;

“And, you human, prophesy and say [this]: 'This is what Yahweh the Lord says about the Ammon people-group, and about what they have said to insult [Israel]: [“The King of Babylon says, ] ‘[My soldiers have] swords’ [APO]; they have pulled out those swords to slaughter many people. They have polished them in order to kill people, and to make those swords flash like lightning.

29 mientras ellos ven por ti falsas visiones, mientras te adivinan mentiras, para ponerte en el cuello de los malvados que están heridos de muerte, cuyo día ha llegado en el tiempo de la iniquidad del fin.

[Your prophets] have given you false visions about [what will happen to] you, and they have given you messages that are not true. So swords will strike the necks of those wicked people; it is time for them to be killed; it is the day when they will be [for their sins].

30 Haz que vuelva a su funda. En el lugar donde fuiste creado, en la tierra donde naciste, te juzgaré.

You must put your swords back in their sheaths [because the days for you to slaughter your enemies are ended]. I will judge those people in the country where they were born.

31 Derramaré mi indignación sobre ti. Soplaré sobre ti con el fuego de mi ira. Te entregaré a la mano de los hombres brutos, hábil para destruir.

I will pour out my punishment [MTY] on them. Because I am very angry with them, my breath on them will scorch them [like] fire [MET]. I will allow brutal men to capture them, men who are experts in killing people.

32 Serás para echar leña al fuego. Su sangre estará en el centro de la tierra. No se te recordará más; porque yo, Yahvé, lo he dicho””.

You will be [like] fuel [MET] [that is burned] in a fire. Your blood will be shed in your own land. No one will remember you any more. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.” '”