Ezequiel 3

1 Me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, come lo que encuentres. Come este rollo, y vete, habla a la casa de Israel”.

“Son of man,” he told me, “eat what you find placed before you. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the people of Israel.”

2 Entonces abrí la boca y me hizo comer el rollo.

I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

3 Me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, come este rollo que te doy y llena con él tu vientre y tus entrañas”. Luego me lo comí. Era tan dulce como la miel en mi boca.

“Son of man,” he said to me, “eat and fill yourself up with this scroll I'm giving you.” So I ate the scroll, and it tasted as sweet as honey.

4 Me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, ve a la casa de Israel y diles mis palabras.

Then he told me, “Son of man, now you are to go to the people of Israel and give my message to them.

5 Porque no has sido enviado a un pueblo de habla extraña y de lengua difícil, sino a la casa de Israel —

I'm not sending you to those whose language is foreign to you, to people that you don't know—but to the people of Israel.

6 no a muchos pueblos de habla extraña y de lengua difícil, cuyas palabras no puedes entender. Ciertamente, si te enviara a ellos, te escucharían.

As I say, I'm not sending you to those whose language is foreign to you, to people that you don't know, whose words you don't understand. On the other hand, if I had sent you to foreigners, they would have listened to you.

7 Pero la casa de Israel no te escuchará, porque no me escuchará a mí; porque toda la casa de Israel es obstinada y dura de corazón.

But the people of Israel won't want to listen to you, because they don't want to listen to me. All the Israelites are strong-minded and hard-hearted.

8 He aquí que he endurecido tu rostro contra el de ellos, y tu frente contra la de ellos.

Look! I'm going to make you as tough as them, and as strong-minded as them.

9 He hecho tu frente como un diamante, más duro que el pedernal. No tengas miedo de ellos, ni te asustes por su aspecto, aunque sean una casa rebelde”.

I will make your mind like adamant, harder than flint. Don't be afraid of what they say or discouraged by the way they look at you, even though they are a rebellious people.”

10 Además, me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, recibe en tu corazón y escucha con tus oídos todas mis palabras que te digo.

“Son of man,” he added, “pay close attention to everything I tell you, and think deeply about it yourself.

11 Ve a los del cautiverio, a los hijos de tu pueblo, y háblales, y diles: ‘Esto es lo que dice el Señor Yahvé’, ya sea que escuchen o que se nieguen.”

Go to your people who are in exile. Tell them this is what the Lord God says, whether they listen or not.”

12 Entonces el Espíritu me elevó, y oí detrás de mí la voz de un gran estruendo que decía: “Bendita sea la gloria de Yahvé desde su lugar”.

The Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a really loud noise behind me that sounded like an earthquake. (Praise to the Lord's glory where he lives!)

13 Oí el ruido de las alas de los seres vivientes al tocarse unos a otros, y el ruido de las ruedas junto a ellos, el ruido de un gran estruendo.

It was the sound made by the wings of the beings as they brushed against each other and the noise made by the wheels next to them, a really loud noise that sounded like an earthquake.

14 Entonces el Espíritu me levantó y me llevó, y me fui en la amargura, en el calor de mi espíritu, y la mano de Yahvé fue fuerte sobre mí.

As I said, the Spirit lifted me up and carried me away. As I went I was feeling upset and angry; however the Lord's power had taken full control of me.

15 Entonces llegué a los del cautiverio en Tel Aviv que vivían junto al río Chebar, y a donde ellos vivían; y me senté allí agobiado en medio de ellos durante siete días.

I arrived at the place where the exiles lived, Tel-abib by the River Kebar. I just sat with them, staying with them there for seven days. I was completely overcome with emotion.

16 Al cabo de siete días, vino a mí la palabra de Yahvé, diciendo:

After the seven days had passed, a message from the Lord came to me, saying,

17 “Hijo de hombre, te he puesto como centinela de la casa de Israel. Escucha, pues, la palabra de mi boca, y adviérteles de mi parte.

“Son of man, I have chosen you as a watchman for the people of Israel. Whenever I give you a message, then you must warn them for me.

18 Cuando yo le diga al impío: ‘Ciertamente morirás’, y tú no le des aviso, ni hables para prevenir al impío de su mal camino, para salvar su vida, ese impío morirá en su iniquidad; pero yo demandaré su sangre de tu mano.

For example, if I give a warning to someone who's wicked, saying, ‘You are going to die for sure,’ but you don't warn them, if you don't speak out to warn them to stop their wicked ways so they can go on living, then that wicked person will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their death.

19 Pero si adviertes al impío, y no se convierte de su maldad, ni de su mal camino, morirá en su iniquidad; pero tú has librado tu alma.”

But if you warn them, and they don't stop their wicked ways, they will die in their sins, but you will have saved yourself—you won't die.

20 “Además, cuando un justo se aparta de su justicia y comete iniquidad, y yo le pongo un tropiezo, morirá. Por no haberle advertido, morirá en su pecado, y no se recordarán sus obras justas que haya hecho, sino que requeriré su sangre de tu mano.

Again, if someone who lives right stops doing so and sins and disregards my attempts to correct them, then they will die. If you didn't warn them, they will die in their sins, and the good things they did won't be remembered. In addition, I will hold you responsible for their death.

21 Sin embargo, si adviertes al justo para que no peque, y él no peca, ciertamente vivirá, porque tomó la advertencia; y tú has librado tu alma.”

However, if you warn those who are living right not to sin, and they don't sin, they will live for sure, because they paid attention to your warning, and you will have saved yourself—you won't die.”

22 La mano de Yahvé estaba allí sobre mí y me dijo: “Levántate, sal a la llanura y allí hablaré contigo”.

The Lord's power took control of me there, and he told me, “Get up! Go to the valley, and I will talk to you there.”

23 Entonces me levanté y salí a la llanura, y he aquí que la gloria de Yahvé estaba allí, como la gloria que vi junto al río Chebar. Entonces me postré sobre mi rostro.

So I got up and went to the valley, and there I saw the Lord's glory. It was like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar. I fell facedown on the ground.

24 Entonces el Espíritu entró en mí y me puso en pie. Habló conmigo y me dijo: “Ve, enciérrate en tu casa.

Then the Spirit came into me and made me stand upright. He told me, “Go into your house and shut the door.

25 Pero a ti, hijo de hombre, he aquí que te pondrán cuerdas y te atarán con ellas, y no saldrás entre ellos.

You will be tied up with ropes, son of man. You will be bound so that won't be able to go out among the people.

26 Haré que tu lengua se pegue al paladar para que quedes mudo y no puedas corregirlos, porque son una casa rebelde.

I'll make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth. You won't be able to speak and complain to them, even though they are a rebellious people.

27 Pero cuando hable contigo, abriré tu boca y les dirás: “Esto dice el Señor Yahvé”. El que oiga, que oiga; y el que se niegue, que se niegue; porque son una casa rebelde”.

However, when I talk with you, I will open your mouth so you can tell them that this is what the Lord God says. Those who want to listen will listen, and those who want to refuse will refuse, for they are a rebellious people.”