Ezequiel 24

1 El año noveno, el mes décimo, a los diez días del mes, la Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:

And the word of the Lord came to me, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying:

2 Hijo de hombre, escribe la fecha de este día, pues en este mismo día el rey de Babilonia sitió a Jerusalén.

“Son of man, write for yourself the name of this day, on which the king of Babylon was confirmed against Jerusalem today.

3 Habla una parábola a la casa rebelde: ʼAdonay Yavé dice: Pon la olla, colócala, y echa agua en ella.

And you shall speak, through a proverb, a parable to the inciting house. And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Set out a cooking pot; set it out, I say, and put water into it.

4 Echa los trozos que te pertenecen en ella: trozos selectos, la pierna y la espaldilla. Llénala de huesos escogidos.

Pile together within it every morsel, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder, the choice pieces and those full of bones.

5 Toma lo mejor del rebaño. Apila la leña debajo de la olla para que hierva bien. Cocina sus huesos dentro de ella.

Take the fattest from the flock, and arrange also a heap of bones under it. Its cooking has boiled over, and its bones in its midst have been thoroughly cooked.

6 Pues ʼAdonay Yavé dice: ¡Ay de la ciudad sanguinaria, de la oxidada olla de cocinar cuyo óxido no despega! Vacíala poco a poco. No eches suerte sobre ella

Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Woe to the city of blood, to the cooking pot that has rust in it, and whose rust has not gone out of it! Cast it out piece by piece! No lot has fallen upon it.

7 porque su sangre está dentro de ella. La derramó sobre una roca lisa, no sobre la tierra para que el polvo la cubriera,

For her blood is in her midst; she has shed it upon the smoothest rock. She has not shed it upon the ground, so that it could be covered with dust.

8 a fin de causarme furor y llegue a vengarme. Yo puse su sangre en roca lisa para que no sea cubierta.

So shall I bring my indignation over her, and take my vengeance. I have presented her blood upon the smoothest rock, so that it would not be covered.

9 Por tanto ʼAdonay Yavé dice: ¡Ay de la ciudad sanguinaria! Yo también haré la hoguera grande.

Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Woe to the city of blood, out of which I will make a great funeral pyre.

10 Apilen la leña y enciendan el fuego para cocinar bien la carne. Cocinen la carne, hagan la salsa y quemen los huesos.

Pile together the bones, which I will burn with fire. The flesh shall be consumed, and the entire composition shall be boiled, and the bones shall deteriorate.

11 Luego pónganla vacía sobre las brasas para que el cobre se caliente y brille, su impureza se derrita y su óxido se consuma.

Also, place it empty on burning coals, so that it may be heated, and its brass may melt. And let the filth of it be melted in its midst, and let its rust be consumed.

12 Pero vano es el esfuerzo, pues no salió de ella su mucho óxido. Solo en el fuego será consumido su óxido.

There has been much sweat and labor, and yet its extensive rust has not gone out of it, not even by fire.

13 Hay perversidad en tu impureza, porque intenté purificarte, pero no estás purificada. No serás purificada de tu impureza hasta que Yo descargue mi furor sobre ti.

Your uncleanness is execrable. For I wanted to cleanse you, and you have not been cleansed from your filth. So then, neither will you be cleansed before I cause my indignation over you to cease.

14 Yo, Yavé, hablé. Se cumplirá. Yo lo cumpliré. No retrocederé ni me compadeceré ni me pesará. Te juzgarán según tu conducta y según tus obras, dice ʼAdonay Yavé.

I, the Lord, have spoken. It shall happen, and I will act. I will not pass over, nor be lenient, nor be placated. I will judge you according to your ways and according to your intentions, says the Lord.”

15 La Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

16 Hijo de hombre, mira, voy a quitarte de golpe el deleite de tus ojos. No lamentes, ni llores, ni corran tus lágrimas.

“Son of man, behold, I am taking away from you, with a stroke, the desire of your eyes. And you shall not lament, and you shall not weep. And your tears shall not flow down.

17 Gime en silencio, no hagas el lamento por los muertos, átate el turbante y ponte las sandalias en tus pies. No te cubras el labio ni comas pan de duelo.

Groan silently; you shall make no mourning for the dead. Let the band of your crown be on you, and let your shoes be on your feet. And you shall not cover your face, nor shall you eat the food of those who mourn.”

18 Por tanto hablé al pueblo por la mañana, y al llegar la noche murió mi esposa. En la mañana hice como me fue mandado.

Therefore, I spoke to the people in the morning. And my wife died in the evening. And in the morning, I did just as he had instructed me.

19 El pueblo me decía: ¿No nos dirás qué significan para nosotros estas cosas que haces?

And the people said to me: “Why won’t you explain to us what these things signify, which you are doing?”

20 Y les contesté: La Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:

And I said to them: “The word of the Lord came to me, saying:

21 Dí a la Casa de Israel: ʼAdonay Yavé dice: Ciertamente voy a profanar mi Santuario, que es la exaltación, la fuerza de ustedes, el deseo de sus ojos y deleite de su alma. Sus hijos y sus hijas que queden caerán a espada.

‘Speak to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will defile my sanctuary, the pride of your realm, and the desire of your eyes, and the dread of your soul. Your sons and your daughters, whom you have forsaken, will fall by the sword.’

22 Entonces harán lo que yo hice. No se cubrirán su labio, ni comerán pan de duelo.

And so, you shall do just as I have done. You shall not cover your faces, and you shall not eat the food of those who mourn.

23 Sus turbantes estarán en sus cabezas y sus sandalias en sus pies. No lamentarán ni llorarán, sino desfallecerán en sus iniquidades y gemirán unos con otros.

You shall have crowns on your heads, and shoes on your feet. You shall not lament, and you shall not weep. Instead, you will waste away in your iniquities, and each one will groan to his brother.

24 Ezequiel les servirá de señal. Ustedes harán todo lo que él hizo. Cuando esto ocurra, sabrán que Yo soy ʼAdonay Yavé.

‘And Ezekiel shall be a portent for you. In accord with all that he has done, so shall you do, when this will happen. And you shall know that I am the Lord God.’”

25 Y tú, hijo de hombre, no estarás el día cuando Yo les quite su fortaleza, el gozo de su gloria, el deleite de sus ojos y el anhelo de sus almas y [cuando les quite] a sus hijos e hijas.

“And as for you, son of man, behold, in the day when I will take away from them their strength, and the joy of their dignity, and the desire of their eyes, in which their souls find rest: their sons and their daughters,

26 Aquel día un fugitivo llegará a ti para comunicar la noticia a tus oídos.

in that day, when one who is fleeing will come to you, so that he may report to you,

27 Aquel día tu boca será abierta para hablar al fugitivo. Hablarás y ya no estarás mudo. Les servirás de señal. Y sabrán que Yo soy Yavé.

in that day, I say, your mouth shall be opened to him who has fled. And you shall speak, and you shall no longer be silent. And you shall be for them a portent. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”