Ezequiel 34

1 Y fue palabra de Jehová a mí, diciendo:

Yahweh gave me another message. He said,

2 Hijo del hombre, profetiza contra los pastores de Israel: profetiza, y díles a los pastores: Así dijo el Señor Jehová: ¡Ay de los pastores de Israel, que apacientan a sí mismos! Los pastores no apacientan las ovejas.

“You human, prophesy about [leaders] of Israel. [They should be taking care of my people like] [MET] shepherds [take care of their sheep]. Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Terrible things will happen to you leaders [MET] of Israel who only take care of yourselves! You should certainly [RHQ] take care of [your people like] [MET] a shepherd takes care of his flock of sheep!

3 Coméis la leche, y os vestís de la lana, la gruesa degolláis, no apacentáis las ovejas.

[It is as though] you eat the curds, you slaughter the very good animals and wear clothes made from their wool. But you do not take care of the flock.

4 No esforzasteis las flacas, ni curasteis la enferma: no ligasteis la perniquebrada, no tornasteis la amontada, ni buscasteis la perdida: mas os enseñoreasteis de ellas con dureza, y con violencia.

You have not enabled those who are weak to become strong. You have not healed those who were sick. You have not bandaged those who were wounded/injured. You have not brought back those who went astray. You have not searched for those who became lost. You have ruled your people harshly and cruelly.

5 Y están derramadas por falta de pastor; y fueron para ser comidas de toda bestia del campo, y fueron esparcidas.

So they were scattered, because you did not [take care of them like] [MET] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep]. And when they were scattered, [it was as though] wild animals attacked and [killed them and ate] their flesh.

6 Y anduvieron perdidas mis ovejas por todos los montes, y en todo collado alto; y en toda la haz de la tierra fueron derramadas mis ovejas, y no hubo quien buscase, ni quien requiriese.

My people wandered like sheep all over the high hills and mountains. They were scattered all over the earth, and no one searched for them [DOU].

7 Por tanto, pastores, oíd palabra de Jehová:

Therefore, you [who should be acting like] shepherds, listen to what I, Yahweh the Lord say:

8 Vivo yo, dijo el Señor Jehová, si no por cuanto mi rebaño fue para ser robado, y mis ovejas fueron para ser comidas de toda bestia del campo, sin pastor; ni mis pastores buscaron mis ovejas, mas los pastores se apacentaron a sí mismos, y no apacentaron mis ovejas:

As surely as I am alive, my people [are like a flock of sheep that has] no shepherd, and as a result [it is as though] wild animals have attacked my people and eaten them. You did not search for them; instead, you only wanted to provide food for yourselves.

9 Por tanto, o! pastores, oíd palabra de Jehová:

Therefore, you [who should be like] [MET] shepherds, listen to what I, Yahweh say:

10 Así dijo el Señor Jehová: He aquí que yo a los pastores; y requeriré mis ovejas de su mano, y yo los haré dejar de apacentar las ovejas, ni más los pastores se apacentarán a sí mismos; y yo escaparé mis ovejas de sus bocas, ni más les serán por comida.

I am opposed to [you leaders who should be like] [MET] shepherds for my people. I will remove you from taking care of my people, with the result that you will no longer feed yourselves [instead of feeding them]. I will rescue my people from you, with the result that you will longer be able to [butcher them and] eat them.

11 Porque así dijo el Señor Jehová: He aquí que yo, yo, requeriré mis ovejas, y las reconoceré.

This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say to you leaders: I myself will search for my sheep and take care of them.

12 Como reconoce su rebaño el pastor el día que está en medio de sus ovejas esparcidas; así reconoceré mis ovejas, y las escaparé de todos los lugares en que fueron esparcidas el día del nublado y de la oscuridad.

Like a shepherd finds his scattered sheep, I will rescue my people from all the places to which they have been scattered, at a time when things were very gloomy and they experienced disasters.

13 Y yo las sacaré de los pueblos, y las juntaré de las tierras; y las meteré en su tierra, y las apacentaré en los montes de Israel, por las riberas, y en todas las habitaciones de la tierra.

I will bring them back from many countries and gather them together again in their own land. [Because my people are like sheep] [MET], [it is as though] I will enable them to find good pastureland on the hills of Israel, and in the ravines, and in the villages of Israel.

14 En buenos pastos las apacentaré, y en los altos montes de Israel será su majada: allí dormirán en buena majada, y en pastos gruesos serán apacentadas en los montes de Israel.

[It is as though] I will allow them to graze in good pastures on the mountaintops. They will lie down in good (grazing areas/grassy fields) there [DOU].

15 Yo apacentaré mis ovejas, y yo les haré tener majada, dijo el Señor Jehová.

I myself will take care of my people and enable them to lie down and rest.

16 Yo buscaré la perdida, y tornaré la amontada, y ligaré la perniquebrada, y esforzaré la enferma: mas a la gruesa, y a la fuerte destruiré: yo las apacentaré en juicio.

I will search for those who are lost and bring back the ones who have strayed away. I will bandage those who have been injured and strengthen those who are weak. But I will get rid of those who are fat and powerful. I will act fairly toward [the people who are like] [MET] my sheep. That is what I, Yahweh, promise.

17 Mas vosotras ovejas mías, así dijo el Señor Jehová: He aquí que yo juzgo entre oveja y oveja, los carneros y los machos de cabrío.

And as for you who are like [MET] my sheep, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: I will judge between each of you; and I will separate [those that are peaceful like] sheep from [those that are always trying to dominate others like] goats.

18 ¿Poco os es que comáis los buenos pastos, sino que también holléis con vuestros pies lo que queda de vuestros pastos, y que bebáis las profundas aguas, sino que también las que quedan holléis con vuestros pies?

It is bad that [RHQ] some of you keep the best pastures for yourselves. It is even worse that [RHQ] you trample the good grass with your feet. You yourselves drink the clear water [RHQ]. But with your feet you cause the other water to become muddy [RHQ].

19 Y mis ovejas coman la reholladura de vuestros pies, y la reholladura de vuestros pies beban.

[It is as though] you [RHQ] are forcing my flock to eat the grass that you have trampled and to drink the water that you have caused to become muddy!

20 Por tanto el Señor Jehová dijo así a ellos: He aquí que yo, yo, juzgaré entre la oveja gruesa y la oveja flaca:

Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say to you: I myself will judge between [those of you who are like] [MET] the fat sheep and [those of you who are like] the thin sheep.

21 Por cuanto rempujasteis con el lado y con el hombro, y acorneasteis con vuestros cuernos a todas las flacas, hasta que las esparcisteis fuera.

[who are like] strong sheep, [it is as though] with your shoulders and buttocks you have shoved away [those who are like] thin sheep, and you have butted them with your horns, until you have chased them all away [from the good pastureland].

22 Yo salvaré a mis ovejas, y nunca más serán en rapiña; y juzgaré entre oveja y oveja.

But I will rescue my people, and they no longer will be (harassed/treated cruelly). I will judge between one person and another.

23 Y despertaré sobre ellas un pastor, y él las apacentará, a mi siervo David: él las apacentará, y él les será por pastor.

And I will appoint one leader [MET] for them, [someone who will be like] King David, who served me [very well]. That leader will take care of them and be like their shepherd.

24 Y yo Jehová les seré por Dios, y mi siervo David príncipe en medio de ellos. Yo Jehová he hablado.

I, Yahweh, will be their God, and [the one who is like] [MET] King David will be their king. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.

25 Y concertaré con ellos concierto de paz; y haré cesar de la tierra las malas bestias; y habitarán en el desierto seguramente, y dormirán en los bosques.

I will make a peace agreement with the people of Israel. In this agreement I will promise to get rid of all the wild animals in Israel, in order that my people may live safely, even in the desert and in the forests.

26 Y daré a ellas, y a los al derredores de mi collado bendición; y haré descender la lluvia en su tiempo: lluvias de bendición serán.

I will bless them, and I will bless the places close to my sacred hill. I will bless them by sending them rain showers at the right season; they will be showers to bless them.

27 Y el árbol del campo dará su fruto, y la tierra dará su fruto, y estarán sobre su tierra seguramente; y sabrán que yo soy Jehová, cuando yo quebraré las coyundas de su yugo, y los libraré de mano de los que se sirven de ellos.

The fruit trees will produce fruit and the ground will produce crops. And my people will live safely in their land. When I rescue them from people who caused them to be slaves [MET, DOU], they will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].

28 Y no serán más presa de las gentes, y las bestias de la tierra nunca más las comerán: y habitarán seguramente, y no habrá quien espante.

[Soldiers from] other nations will no longer take away their valuable possessions, and wild animals will no longer attack them. They will live safely, and no one will cause them to be afraid.

29 Y despertarles he una planta por nombre, ni más serán consumidos de hambre en la tierra, y no serán más avergonzados de las gentes.

I will cause their land to be famous/well-known for its good crops. There will no longer be famines in the land, and people in other nations will no longer ridicule them.

30 Y sabrán que yo su Dios Jehová soy con ellos, y ellos son mi pueblo, la casa de Israel, dijo el Señor Jehová.

Then they will know that I, Yahweh their God, am helping them, and they will know that they, the Israeli people, are my people.

31 Y vosotras ovejas mías, ovejas de mi pasto, vosotros sois hombres: yo vuestro Dios, dijo el Señor Jehová.

[It will be as though] [MET] my people are my sheep whom I will take care of, and I will be their God. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, declare.’”