Ezequiel 5
1 “Tú, hijo de hombre, toma una espada afilada. La tomarás como navaja de barbero para ti, y la harás pasar sobre tu cabeza y sobre tu barba. Luego toma una balanza para pesar y dividir el cabello.
“Also, you human, [when you start doing those things, ] take a sharp sword and use it like [SIM] a razor to shave your head and your beard. Then put the hair that you shaved off on scales, and divide the [into three equal parts].
2 Una tercera parte la quemarás en el fuego en medio de la ciudad, cuando se cumplan los días del asedio. Una tercera parte la tomarás y la herirás con la espada alrededor. Una tercera parte la dispersarás al viento, y yo sacaré la espada tras ellos.
When the time during [you will symbolize that] the city will be [by enemy troops] ends, put a third of the hair inside [drawing of the] city and burn it. Take another third of the hair, [scatter it] all [the drawing of] the city, and then strike it with your sword. That will symbolize that I will strike the people of Jerusalem [their enemies’] swords. Then allow the wind to scatter the other third of the hair. That will symbolize [even if they flee from the city], I will [cause their enemies to] pursue them and attack them with swords.
3 Tomarás un pequeño número de ellos y los atarás en los pliegues de tu túnica.
Take a few of your hairs and tuck them into the folds of your robe.
4 De ellos volverás a tomar, los echarás en medio del fuego y los quemarás en el fuego. De él saldrá un fuego para toda la casa de Israel.
Then take a few of those hairs, throw them into the fire, and burn them up. [That will symbolize that] a fire will spread from Jerusalem [and destroy things] throughout Israel.
5 “El Señor Yahvé dice: ‘Esta es Jerusalén. La he puesto en medio de las naciones, y los países la rodean.
This is what [I, ] Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘[drawing will represent] Jerusalem, [the city which] I have set in the center of the nations, with [other] countries around it.
6 Ella se ha rebelado contra mis ordenanzas haciendo más maldad que las naciones, y contra mis estatutos más que los países que la rodean; pues han rechazado mis ordenanzas, y en cuanto a mis estatutos, no han andado en ellos.’
But the wicked people of Jerusalem rebelled against [obeying] my commands, and [they show that] they are more wicked than the people of the surrounding countries. They rejected my laws and refused to obey my commands.’
7 “Por eso dice el Señor Yahvé: ‘Por cuanto eres más turbulento que las naciones que te rodean, y no has andado en mis estatutos, ni has guardado mis ordenanzas, ni has seguido las ordenanzas de las naciones que te rodean;
Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘You people of Jerusalem have been more rebellious than the people of the nations around you; you have not obeyed any of my laws [DOU]. You have not even obeyed the laws of the nations around you!’
8 por eso dice el Señor Yahvé: ‘He aquí que yo, yo mismo, estoy contra ti; y ejecutaré en ti juicios a la vista de las naciones.
Therefore, this is [I, ] Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘I am opposed to [you people of] Jerusalem. I will punish you, and the [people of other] nations will see it happen.
9 Haré en vosotros lo que no he hecho, y no haré más nada parecido, a causa de todas vuestras abominaciones.
Because of all your detestable [idols], I will punish [people of Jerusalem] like I have never done before and will never do again.
10 Por tanto, los padres se comerán a los hijos dentro de vosotros, y los hijos se comerán a sus padres. Ejecutaré juicios sobre vosotros; y esparciré todo el remanente de vosotros a todos los vientos.
As a result, parents among you will eat their children, and children will eat their [because there will be nothing else to eat]. I will punish you [severely], and I will cause those who will still be alive to be scattered in all directions [IDM].’
11 Por lo tanto, vivo yo — dice el Señor Yahvé —, ciertamente, porque habéis profanado mi santuario con todas vuestras cosas detestables y con todas vuestras abominaciones, por eso también os disminuiré. Mi ojo no perdonará, y no tendré piedad.
Therefore, I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that as surely as I am alive, because you have polluted my temple with all your disgusting [statues of idols] and by the other detestable things that you do, I will no longer bless you. I will not pity [you] or act mercifully [toward you].
12 Una tercera parte de ustedes morirá con la peste, y serán consumidos por el hambre dentro de ustedes. Una tercera parte caerá por la espada a tu alrededor. A una tercera parte la dispersaré a todos los vientos, y sacaré una espada tras ellos.
One-third of your people will die inside the city because of the plagues [they will experience] or by (famine/lack of food). One-third of your people will be killed [your enemies’] swords outside the city. And one-third I will cause to be scattered in all directions; [your enemies] will [still] pursue you and kill you with their swords.
13 “‘Así se cumplirá mi enojo, y haré descansar mi ira contra ellos, y seré consolado. Sabrán que yo, Yahvé, he hablado en mi celo, cuando haya cumplido mi ira contra ellos.
Then I will no longer be angry with you; I will stop punishing [MTY] you after I have gotten revenge on you. And when I stop punishing you, you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken to you because I have been very strongly concerned [what you have done].
14 “‘Además, te convertiré en desolación y oprobio entre las naciones que te rodean, a la vista de todos los que pasan.
I will cause your [city] to be a ruins, with the result that [people of other] nations that are around you will pass by and see it and sneer at you.
15 Así que será un oprobio y una burla, una instrucción y un asombro, para las naciones que están alrededor de ti, cuando ejecute juicios sobre ti con ira y con enojo, y con reprimendas iracundas — yo, Yahvé, lo he dicho —
They will make fun of you and taunt you. When I severely punish you because of my being very angry [DOU] with you, they will be horrified and they will be warned. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.
16 cuando envíe sobre ellos las flechas malignas del hambre que son para la destrucción, las cuales enviaré para destruirte. Aumentaré el hambre sobre ustedes y romperé su bastón de pan.
When I cut off your food supply and cause there to be more famine, [it will be as though] [MET] I am shooting at you with my arrows that will destroy you.
17 Enviaré sobre ustedes el hambre y los animales malignos, y los despojarán. La peste y la sangre pasarán por ti. Traeré sobre ti la espada. Yo, Yahvé, lo he dicho”.
I will cause you to experience a famine, and I will send wild beasts to attack you and your children, and [all] your children will be killed. You will experience plagues and wars, and I will cause [your enemies] to attack you with their swords. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.”
