Zacarías 5
1 Y tornéme, y alcé mis ojos, y miré, y he aquí un volumen que volaba.
I looked up again, and I saw a scroll that was flying [through the air].
2 Y díjome. ¿Qué ves? Y respondí: Veo un volumen volante de veinte codos de largo, y diez codos en ancho.
The angel asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a flying scroll that is [huge], (10 yards/9 meters) long and (5 yards/4.5 meters) wide.”
3 Y díjome: Esta es la maldición que sale sobre la haz de toda la tierra; porque todo aquel que hurta, (como está de la una parte del volumen ) será destruido; y todo aquel que jura, (como está de la otra parte del volumen ) será destruido.
Then he said to me, “On this scroll is written the [words that Yahweh is speaking to] curse the entire country. On [one side of] the scroll it is written that every thief will be banished. On [the other side] it is written that everyone who tells a lie when he is solemnly promising to tell the truth will also be banished from the country.
4 Yo la sacaré, dijo Jehová de los ejércitos, y vendrá a la casa del ladrón, y a la casa del que jura en mi nombre falsamente; y permanecerá en medio de su casa, y consumirla ha, con sus maderas, y sus piedras.
The Commander of the armies of angels says, ‘I will send [copies of] this scroll to the places where thieves live and to the houses of those who use my name when they solemnly promise to tell the truth. [The copies of] this scroll will stay in their houses, until those houses and all their wood and stones are destroyed.’”
5 Y salió aquel ángel que hablaba conmigo, y díjome: Alza ahora tus ojos, y mira que es esto que sale.
Then the angel who had been talking to me came closer to me and said, “Look up and see what is appearing!”
6 Y dije: ¿Qué es? Y él dijo: Esta es la medida que sale. Y dijo: Este es el ojo que los mira en toda la tierra.
I asked him, “What is it?” He replied, “It is a big basket [for measuring grain]. But it represents the sins that everyone in this nation has committed.”
7 Y he aquí que traían un talento de plomo, y una mujer estaba asentada en medio de aquella medida.
Then [the angel] lifted the basket’s cover, [which was made] of lead. There was a woman sitting inside the basket!
8 Y dijo: Esta es la maldad, y la echó dentro de la medida, y echó la piedra de plomo en su boca.
The angel said, “She represents the wicked things [that people do].” Then the angel pushed her back into the basket and closed the very heavy lid [again].
9 Y alcé mis ojos, y miré, y he aquí dos mujeres que salían, y traían viento en sus alas, y tenían alas como de cigüeña; y alzaron la medida entre la tierra y los cielos.
Then I looked up and saw two women in front of me. They [were flying toward us], with their wings spread out in the wind. Their wings were [large], like [SIM] storks’ wings. They lifted the big basket up into the sky.
10 Y dije a aquel ángel que hablaba conmigo: ¿Dónde llevan estas la medida?
I asked the angel who had been talking to me, “Where are they taking that basket?”
11 Y él me respondió: Para que le sea edificada casa en tierra de Sennaar, y será asentada, y puesta allí sobre su asiento.
He replied, “[They are taking it] to Babylonia to build a temple for it. When the temple is finished, they will set the basket there on a pedestal [for people to worship it].”
