Ezequiel 17
1 La Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:
And the word of Yahweh came unto me saying:
2 Hijo de hombre, presenta un acertijo y narra una parábola a la Casa de Israel:
Son of man Put thou forth a riddle And speak thou a parable, - Unto the house of Israel:
3 ʼAdonay Yavé dice: Una gran águila de grandes alas, largas plumas remeras, mucho plumaje y muchos colores, voló al Líbano. Tomó el cogollo del cedro y
So then thou shalt say, Thus, saith My Lord. Yahweh, — A great eagle, with large wings of long pinion, full of plumage, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
4 arrancó el mejor de sus tallos. Lo llevó a una tierra de mercaderes y lo plantó en una ciudad de comerciantes.
The crown of its young twigs, plucked he off, and brought it into a land of traffic, in a city of merchants, he set it.
5 Luego tomó semilla de la tierra. La sembró en un campo fértil junto a aguas abundantes, como se planta un sauce.
So he took of the seed of the land, and planted it in a field for seed, - He took it near mighty waters, Like a willow-tree, he set it.
6 Brotó y fue una vid de muchas ramas de poca altura que miraban hacia el águila. Sus raíces estaban debajo de ella. Así se convirtió en una vid. Produjo tallos y extendió sus ramas.
And it shot forth, and became a spreading vine of lowly stature, Its branches turning towards him, And its roots under him spread, - So it became a vine, And brought forth shoots, And sent forth boughs.
7 Pero había también otra gran águila con grandes alas y mucho plumaje. Ciertamente aquella vid extendió sus ramas hacia ella desde el terreno donde estaba plantada, a fin de ser regada por ella,
And it came to pass that there was another great eagle, with large wings, and abundant plumage, - And lo! this vine, stretched its roots hungry towards him. And its branches, sent it forth unto him, That he might cause it to drink out of the beds where it was planted:
8 aunque estaba plantada en buen terreno, junto a aguas abundantes para que produjera ramas, diera frutos y fuera una vid espléndida.
In a goodly field by mighty waters, was it planted, - That it might bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, That it might become a splendid vine.
9 Diles: ʼAdonay Yavé dice: ¿Será prosperada? ¿O arrancará sus raíces para que se pierda su fruto y se marchiten sus tallos? Pues no es necesaria gran fuerza ni mucha gente para arrancarla de sus raíces.
Say thou, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, Shall it thrive? Its roots, will he not tear up? Its fruit, will he not cut off, that it wither? All the fresh leaves it hath caused to spring forth shall wither without a strong arm or many people, to pull it up by its roots.
10 Miren, aunque ya está plantada, ¿prosperará? ¿O se marchitará cuando el viento que sopla del oriente la azote? ¿Se marchitará en los surcos donde creció?
Lo! therefore though [it remain] planted, shall it thrive? As soon as an east wind toucheth it, will it not utterly wither? On the beds where it sprang up, will it not wither?
11 La Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:
Then came the word of Yahweh unto me saying:
12 Dí ahora a la casa rebelde: ¿No saben qué significa esto? Diles: El rey de Babilonia llegó a Jerusalén, apresó a su rey y a sus magistrados y los llevó consigo a Babilonia.
Say, I pray thee unto the perverse house, Know ye not what these things are? Say thou Lo! the King of Babylon entered Jerusalem And took her king and her princes, And brought them unto him in Babylon;
13 Y al tomar a uno del linaje real, hizo un pacto con él. Lo juramentó y se llevó a los poderosos de la tierra
Yea took of the seed royal And solemnised with him a covenant, And brought him into an oath, Also the mighty ones of the land, did he take.
14 a fin de que el reino estuviera en sujeción, no se exaltara y observara fielmente el pacto.
That, the kingdom might be abased, so as not to lift itself up, — By the keeping of his covenant, might be made to stand.
15 Pero se rebeló contra él. Envió embajadores a Egipto a pedir caballos y muchas tropas. ¿Prosperará? ¿Se salvará el que hizo esas cosas? ¿El que violó el pacto escapará?
But he hath rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt, that there should be given to him horses, and much people. Shall he thrive? Shall he escape that doeth these things? Shall he break a covenant and escape?
16 ¡Vivo Yo! dice ʼAdonay Yavé, que en el territorio del rey que lo designó como rey, cuyo juramento despreció y el pacto con el cual rompió, morirá en Babilonia.
As I live, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, Very! in the place where dwelleth the king that made him king, Whose oath he hath despised, And whose covenant he hath broken With him in the midst of Babylon, shall he die.
17 Faraón no lo salvará en la guerra, ni con gran ejército, ni con mucha tropa cuando levanten grande asedio y construyan torres para matar muchas vidas.
Neither shall Pharaoh with a great force. or with a large gathered host, work with him in the war, by casting up an earthwork and by building a siege-wall, —to the cuting off of many lives.
18 Despreció el juramento y violó el pacto. Dio la mano y después hizo esto. No escapará.
Seeing he hath despised an oath. by breaking a covenant—yea lo! hath given his hand and all these things hath done he shall not escape.
19 Por tanto ʼAdonay Yavé dice: ¡Vivo Yo, que mi juramento que despreció y mi Pacto que quebrantó, los echaré sobre su cabeza!
Therefore, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh As I live, Surely it is mine oath which he hath despised, and my covenant which he hath broken, Therefore will I bring it upon his own head:
20 Extenderé mi red sobre él, y será atrapado en mi trampa. Luego lo llevaré a Babilonia. Allí entraré en juicio contra él porque se rebeló contra Mí.
And I will spread over him my net, And he shall be taken in my snare, And I will bring him into Babylon and will enter into judgment with him there, as to his treachery wherewith he hath been treacherous against me;
21 Todos los fugitivos de todas sus tropas caerán a espada. Los que queden serán esparcidos a todos los puntos cardinales. Y sabrán que Yo, Yavé, hablé.
And all his fugitives throughout all his bands by the sword, shall fall, And they who are left, to every wind, shall be scattered, - [So shall ye know that I, Yahweh, have spoken!]
22 ʼAdonay Yavé dice: Yo también tomaré del cogollo de aquel cedro y le sacaré un tallo tierno. Yo mismo lo plantaré sobre una montaña alta y prominente.
Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, Therefore will I, Myself, take of the highest branch of the lofty cedar and set it, — Of the crown of its young twigs, a tender one, will I pluck off, and I. myself will plant it upon a mountain high and terraced,
23 Lo plantaré en la alta Montaña de Israel. Producirá ramas y dará fruto. Se convertirá en un magnífico cedro. Debajo de él vivirán las aves de todas las especies a la sombra de sus ramas.
In the mountain of the height of Israel, will I plant it, And it shall put forth boughs And bear fruit, And become a majestic cedar, - And every bird of every wing shall dwell under it, In the shade of its branches, shall they dwell.
24 Todos los árboles del campo sabrán que Yo, Yavé, humillo el árbol elevado, exalto el árbol humilde, seco el árbol verde y reverdezco el árbol seco. Yo, Yavé, hablé y lo cumpliré.
So shall all the trees of the field know that I Yahweh Have laid low the high tree Have exalted the low tree, Have dried up the moist tree, And have caused to flourish the tree, that was dry, — I, Yahweh, have spoken, and performed.
