Ezequiel 31
1 En el undécimo año, en el tercer mes, en el primer día del mes, vino a mí la palabra de Yahvé, diciendo:
And it happened that, in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 “Hijo de hombre, dile al Faraón, rey de Egipto, y a su multitud: ‘¿A quién te pareces en tu grandeza?
“Son of man, speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom can you be compared in your greatness?
3 He aquí que el asirio era un cedro en el Líbano con hermosas ramas, y con una sombra parecida a la del bosque, de alta estatura; y su cima estaba entre las gruesas ramas.
Behold, Assur is like the cedar of Lebanon, with fair branches, and full of leaves, and of high stature, and his summit has been elevated above the thick branches.
4 Las aguas lo alimentaron. Lo profundo lo hizo crecer. Sus ríos corrían alrededor de su plantación. Envió sus canales a todos los árboles del campo.
The waters have nourished him. The abyss has exalted him. Its rivers have flowed around his roots, and it has sent forth its streams to all the trees of the regions.
5 Por lo tanto, su estatura fue exaltada por encima de todos los árboles del campo; y sus ramas se multiplicaron. Sus ramas se hicieron largas a causa de las muchas aguas, cuando los extendió.
Because of this, his height was exalted above all the trees of the regions, and his groves were multiplied, and his own branches were elevated, because of the many waters.
6 Todas las aves del cielo hicieron sus nidos en sus ramas. Bajo sus ramas, todos los animales del campo daban a luz a sus crías. Todas las grandes naciones vivieron bajo su sombra.
And when he had extended his shadow, all the birds of the air made their nests in his branches, and all the beasts of the forest conceived their young under his foliage, and an assembly of the many peoples lived under his shadow.
7 Así era de hermosa su grandeza, en la longitud de sus ramas; porque su raíz estaba junto a muchas aguas.
And he was most beautiful in his greatness and in the expansion of his groves. For his root was near many waters.
8 Los cedros del jardín de Dios no pudieron ocultarlo. Los cipreses no eran como sus ramas. Los pinos no eran como sus ramas; ni había ningún árbol en el jardín de Dios que se le pareciera en su belleza.
The cedars in the Paradise of God were not higher than he was. The spruce trees were not equal to his summit, and the plane trees were not equal to his fullness. No tree in the Paradise of God was similar to him or to his beauty.
9 La hice hermosa por la multitud de sus ramas, para que todos los árboles del Edén, que estaban en el jardín de Dios, la envidiaban’.
For I made him beautiful, and dense with many branches. And all the trees of delight, which were in the Paradise of God, were jealous of him.
10 “Por tanto, así ha dicho el Señor Yahvé: ‘Porque se ha enaltecido en su estatura, y ha puesto su cima entre las ramas gruesas, y su corazón se ha enaltecido en su altura,
Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Since he was sublime in height, and he made his summit green and dense, and his heart was exalted because of his height,
11 lo entregaré en manos del poderoso de las naciones. Él seguramente se ocupará de él. Yo lo he expulsado por su maldad.
I have delivered him into the hands of the most powerful one among the Gentiles, so that he will deal with him. I have cast him out, in accord with his impiety.
12 Los extranjeros, los tiranos de las naciones, lo han cortado y lo han abandonado. Sus ramas han caído en los montes y en todos los valles, y sus ramas están rotas por todos los cursos de agua de la tierra. Todos los pueblos de la tierra han bajado de su sombra y lo han abandonado.
And foreigners, and the most cruel among the nations, will cut him down. And they will cast him on the mountains. And his branches will fall in every steep valley, and his grove will be broken apart on every cliff of the earth. And all the peoples of the earth will withdraw from his shadow, and abandon him.
13 Todas las aves del cielo habitarán en su ruina, y todos los animales del campo estarán en sus ramas,
All the birds of the air lived upon his ruins, and all the beasts of the countryside were among his branches.
14 hasta el punto de que ninguno de todos los árboles junto a las aguas se exalte en su estatura, y no ponga su cima entre las ramas gruesas. Sus poderosos no se levantan en su altura, ni todos los que beben agua; porque todos ellos son entregados a la muerte, a las partes bajas de la tierra, entre los hijos de los hombres, con los que descienden a la fosa.’
For this reason, none of the trees among the waters will exalt themselves because of their height, nor will they place their summits above the thick branches and foliage, nor will any of those that are irrigated stand out because of their height. For they have all been delivered unto death, to the lowest part of the earth, into the midst of the sons of men, those who descend into the pit.
15 “Dice el Señor Yahvé: ‘El día en que descendió al Seol, causé un duelo. Cubrí el abismo por él y detuve sus ríos. Las grandes aguas se detuvieron. Hice que el Líbano se lamentara por él, y todos los árboles del campo se desmayaron por él. (Sheol h7585)
Thus says the Lord God: In the day when he descended into hell, I led in grieving. I covered him with the abyss. And I held back its rivers, and I restrained the many waters. Lebanon was saddened over him, and all the trees of the field were struck together. (Sheol h7585)
16 Hice temblar a las naciones al oír su caída, cuando lo arrojé al Seol con los que descienden a la fosa. Todos los árboles del Edén, los selectos y mejores del Líbano, todos los que beben agua, fueron consolados en las partes bajas de la tierra. (Sheol h7585)
I shook the Gentiles with the sound of his ruin, when I led him down to hell, with those who were descending into the pit. And all the trees of delights, the finest and best in Lebanon, all that were irrigated with waters, were consoled in the deepest parts of the earth. (Sheol h7585)
17 También bajaron al Seol con él los que son muertos por la espada; sí, los que fueron su brazo, los que vivieron bajo su sombra en medio de las naciones. (Sheol h7585)
For they, too, will descend with him into hell, to those who have been slain by the sword. And the arm of each one will reside under his shadow, in the midst of the nations. (Sheol h7585)
18 “‘¿A quién te pareces en gloria y en grandeza entre los árboles del Edén? Sin embargo, serás derribado con los árboles del Edén a las partes bajas de la tierra. Yacerás en medio de los incircuncisos, con los muertos por la espada. “‘Este es Faraón y toda su multitud’, dice el Señor Yahvé”.
To whom can you be compared, O famous and sublime one, among the trees of pleasure? Behold, you have been brought down, with the trees of pleasure, to the lowest part of the earth. You will sleep in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those who have been slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh, and all his multitude, says the Lord God.”
