Ezequiel 33
1 La palabra de Yahvé vino a mí, diciendo:
And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
2 “Hijo de hombre, habla a los hijos de tu pueblo y diles: ‘Cuando yo traiga la espada sobre una tierra, y el pueblo de la tierra tome a un hombre de entre ellos y lo ponga como vigilante,
“Son of man, speak to the sons of your people, and you have said to them: When I bring a sword on a land, And the people of the land have taken one man out of their borders, And made him their watchman,
3 si, cuando ve que la espada viene sobre la tierra, toca la trompeta y advierte al pueblo,
And he has seen the sword coming against the land, And has blown with a horn, and has warned the people,
4 entonces quien oiga el sonido de la trompeta y no haga caso de la advertencia, si la espada viene y se lo lleva, su sangre será sobre su propia cabeza.
And the hearer has heard the voice of the horn, and he has not taken warning, And the sword comes in, and takes him away, His blood is on his [own] head.
5 El que oyó el sonido de la trompeta y no hizo caso de la advertencia. Su sangre recaerá sobre él, mientras que si hubiera hecho caso de la advertencia, habría librado su alma.
The voice of the horn he heard, And he has not taken warning, his blood is on him, And he who took warning has delivered his soul.
6 Pero si el centinela ve venir la espada y no toca la trompeta, y el pueblo no es advertido, y viene la espada y se lleva a alguien de entre ellos, será llevado en su iniquidad, pero su sangre la exigiré de la mano del centinela’.
And the watchman, when he sees the sword coming in, And he has not blown with a horn, And the people have not been warned, And a sword comes in, And takes away a soul from them, He is taken away in his iniquity, And I require his blood from the hand of the watchman.
7 “Así que tú, 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.
And you, son of man, I gave you [as] a watchman for the house of Israel, And you have heard a word from My mouth, And you have warned them from Me.
8 Cuando yo diga al impío: ‘Oh, impío, ciertamente morirás’, y tú no hables para advertir al impío de su camino, ese impío morirá en su iniquidad, pero yo requeriré su sangre de tu mano.
In My saying to the wicked, O wicked one—you surely die, And you have not spoken to warn the wicked from his way, He—the wicked—dies in his iniquity, And I require his blood from your hand.
9 Sin embargo, si adviertes al impío de su camino para que se aparte de él, y no se aparta de su camino, morirá en su iniquidad, pero tú habrás librado tu alma.
And you, when you have warned the wicked of his way, to turn back from it, And he has not turned back from his way, He dies in his iniquity, And you have delivered your soul.
10 “Tú, hijo de hombre, di a la casa de Israel: ‘Dices esto: “Nuestras transgresiones y nuestros pecados están sobre nosotros, y nos consumimos en ellos. ¿Cómo, pues, podremos vivir?”
And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel: You have spoken correctly, saying, Surely our transgressions and our sins [are] on us, And we are wasting away in them, How, then, do we live?
11 Diles: “Vivo yo — dice el Señor Yahvé — que no me agrada la muerte del impío, sino que el impío se convierta de su camino y viva. ¡Vuélvanse, vuélvanse de sus malos caminos! ¿Por qué van a morir, casa de Israel?”
Say to them, [As] I live—a declaration of Lord YHWH, I do not delight in the death of the wicked, But in the turning of the wicked from his way, and he has lived. Turn back, turn back, from your evil ways! Indeed, why do you die, O house of Israel?
12 “Tú, hijo del hombre, di a los hijos de tu pueblo: ‘La justicia del justo no lo librará en el día de su desobediencia. Y en cuanto a la maldad del impío, no caerá por ella el día que se convierta de su maldad; ni el que es justo podrá vivir por ella el día que peque.
And you, son of man, say to the sons of your people: The righteousness of the righteous does not deliver him in the day of his transgression, And the wickedness of the wicked, He does not stumble for it in the day of his turning from his wickedness, And the righteous is not able to live in it in the day of his sinning.
13 Cuando digo que el justo vivirá, si confía en su justicia y comete iniquidad, no se recordará ninguna de sus obras justas, sino que morirá en su iniquidad que ha cometido.
In My saying of the righteous: He surely lives, And—he has trusted on his righteousness, And he has done perversity, All his righteous acts are not remembered, And for his perversity that he has done, He dies for it.
14 Además, cuando diga al impío: “Ciertamente morirás”, si se aparta de su pecado y hace lo que es lícito y correcto,
And in My saying to the wicked: You surely die, And—he has turned back from his sin, And has done judgment and righteousness,
15 si el impío restituye la prenda, devuelve lo que había tomado por robo, camina en los estatutos de la vida, sin cometer iniquidad, ciertamente vivirá. No morirá.
(The wicked restores a pledge, he repays [for] plunder), He has walked in the statutes of life, So as not to do perversity, He surely lives—he does not die.
16 Ninguno de sus pecados que haya cometido será recordado contra él. Ha hecho lo que es lícito y correcto. Ciertamente vivirá.
All his sin—his sins that he has sinned—are not remembered against him, He has done judgment and righteousness, He surely lives.
17 “‘Sin embargo, los hijos de tu pueblo dicen: “El camino del Señor no es justo”; pero en cuanto a ellos, su camino no es justo.
And the sons of your people have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, As for them—their way is not pondered.
18 Cuando el justo se aparta de su justicia y comete iniquidad, incluso morirá en ella.
In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he has done perversity—he dies for it.
19 Cuando el impío se aparta de su maldad y hace lo que es lícito y correcto, vivirá por ello.
And in the turning back of the wicked from his wickedness, And he has done judgment and righteousness—he lives by them.
20 Pero ustedes dicen: “El camino del Señor no es justo”. Casa de Israel, yo juzgaré a cada uno de vosotros según sus caminos”.
And you have said, The way of the Lord is not pondered; I judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”
21 En el duodécimo año de nuestro cautiverio, en el décimo mes, en el quinto día del mes, vino a mí uno que había escapado de Jerusalén, diciendo: “¡La ciudad ha sido derrotada!”
And it comes to pass, in the twelfth year—in the tenth [month], in the fifth of the month—of our removal, one who is escaped from Jerusalem comes to me, saying, “The city has been struck.”
22 La mano de Yahvé había estado sobre mí al anochecer, antes de que viniera el que había escapado, y había abierto mi boca hasta que vino a mí por la mañana; y mi boca se abrió, y ya no estaba mudo.
And the hand of YHWH has been to me in the evening, before the coming in of the escaped one, and He opens my mouth until [his] coming to me in the morning, and my mouth is opened, and I have not been silent again.
23 La palabra de Yahvé vino a mí, diciendo:
And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
24 “Hijo de hombre, los que habitan los lugares baldíos en la tierra de Israel hablan diciendo: ‘Abraham era uno, y heredó la tierra; pero nosotros somos muchos. La tierra se nos ha dado en herencia’.
“Son of man, the inhabitants of these ruins on the ground of Israel are speaking, saying, Abraham has been alone—and he possesses the land, and we [are] many—the land has been given to us for a possession.
25 Por lo tanto, diles: ‘El Señor Yahvé dice: “Ustedes comen con la sangre, y alzan los ojos a sus ídolos, y derraman sangre. ¿Así debéis poseer la tierra?
Therefore say to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: You eat with the blood, And you lift up your eyes to your idols, And you shed blood, Should you then inherit the land?
26 Ustedes se paran sobre su espada, trabajan en la abominación, y cada uno de ustedes profana a la mujer de su prójimo. ¿Así debéis poseer la tierra?”
You have stood on your sword, You have done abomination, You have each defiled the wife of his neighbor, Should you then possess the land?
27 “Les dirás: “El Señor Yahvé dice: “Vivo yo, ciertamente los que están en los lugares baldíos caerán a espada. Entregaré a los animales los que estén en el campo abierto para que los devoren, y los que estén en las fortalezas y en las cuevas morirán de peste.
Thus you say to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: [As] I live—do they who [are] in the ruins not fall by the sword? And they who [are] on the face of the field, I have given for food to the beast, And they who are in strongholds and in caves die by pestilence.
28 Haré de la tierra una desolación y un asombro. El orgullo de su poderío cesará. Los montes de Israel quedarán desolados, de modo que nadie pasará por ellos.
And I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment, And the excellence of its strength has ceased, And mountains of Israel have been desolated, Without anyone passing through.
29 Entonces sabrán que yo soy Yahvé, cuando haya convertido la tierra en una desolación y un asombro a causa de todas sus abominaciones que han cometido”.
And they have known that I [am] YHWH, In My making the land a desolation and an astonishment, For all their abominations that they have done.
30 “En cuanto a ti, hijo de hombre, los hijos de tu pueblo hablan de ti junto a las paredes y a las puertas de las casas, y se hablan unos a otros, cada uno a su hermano, diciendo: “Por favor, ven y escucha cuál es la palabra que sale de Yahvé.
And you, son of man, The sons of your people who are speaking about you, By the walls, and in openings of the houses, Have spoken with one another, each with his brother, Saying, Please come in, And hear what the word [is] that comes out from YHWH.
31 Vienen a ti como viene el pueblo, y se sientan ante ti como mi pueblo, y oyen tus palabras, pero no las ponen en práctica; porque con su boca muestran mucho amor, pero su corazón va tras su ganancia.
And they come in to you as the coming in of a people, And they sit before you—My people, And have heard your words, and they do not do them, For they are making unhealthy loves with their mouth, Their heart is going after their dishonest gain.
32 He aquí que tú eres para ellos como un canto muy hermoso de quien tiene una voz agradable y sabe tocar bien un instrumento; porque oyen tus palabras, pero no las ponen en práctica.
And behold, you [are] as a singer of unhealthy loves to them, A beautiful voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard your words, and they are not doing them.
33 “Cuando esto suceda — miren, sucede — entonces sabrán que un profeta ha estado entre ellos”.
And in its coming in—behold, it has come, And they have known that a prophet has been in their midst!”
