Zacarías 13
1 En aquel tiempo habrá manantial abierto para la Casa de David y para los moradores de Jerusalén, contra el pecado y contra la inmundicia.
At that time [it will be as though] [MET] there will be a fountain from which water flows continually to cleanse the descendants [MTY] of [King] David and [all] the [other] people in Jerusalem from the guilt of the sins that they have committed, [especially] from becoming unacceptable to me [by worshiping idols].
2 Y será en aquel día, dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos, que talaré de la tierra los nombres de las imágenes, y nunca más vendrán en memoria; y también haré talar de la tierra a los profetas, y al espíritu de inmundicia.
The Commander of the armies of angels says, “At that time, I will prevent [people from even mentioning] the names of the idols in their country, and no one will remember them any more. I will also expel from the land all the people who falsely claim that they are prophets [DOU].
3 Y será que cuando alguno más profetizare, le dirán su padre y su madre que lo engendraron: No vivirás, porque has hablado mentira en el nombre del SEÑOR; y su padre y su madre que lo engendraron, le traspasarán cuando profetizare.
If someone continues to prophesy [falsely], his parents must say to him, ‘You have told lies saying that Yahweh [MTY] gave those messages to you, so you must be executed.’ [So] if someone prophesies [like that], his own father and mother must stab him [and kill him].
4 Y será en aquel tiempo, que todos los profetas se avergonzarán de su visión cuando profetizaren; ni nunca más se vestirán de manto velloso para mentir
At that time, the false prophets will be ashamed [that they claimed to have received messages from me in] their visions and prophesies [that they told to people]. They will no [longer] deceive people by wearing the clothes [that prophets usually wear], clothes made of [animals’] hair.
5 Y dirá: No soy profeta; labrador soy de la tierra, porque esto aprendí del hombre desde mi juventud.
[So] each of them will say, ‘I am not [really] a prophet; I am a farmer, and I have been a farmer on my land ever since I was a boy!’
6 Y le preguntarán: ¿Qué heridas son éstas que tienes en tus manos? Y él responderá: Con ellas fui herido en Casa de mis amigos.
But someone, [seeing the wounds on one of those prophet’s bodies, will suspect that he injured himself during rituals to worship idols, and he] will ask ‘Why are those wounds on your body?’ And he [will lie, saying] ‘I was injured [when I was] at my friend’s house.’”
7 Oh espada, despiértate sobre el pastor, y sobre el hombre compañero mío, dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos. Hiere al pastor, y se derramarán las ovejas; y tornaré mi mano sobre los chiquitos.
The Commander of the armies of angels says, “[My] sword [APO] must strike [the one who is like] [MET] my shepherd, the man who is (my companion/very (close/dear) to me). When the shepherd is killed, [those who are like] [MET] his sheep will scatter. [And those who are like] [MET] my little sheep will [also] be attacked [IDM].”
8 Y acontecerá en toda la tierra, dijo el Señor, que las dos partes serán taladas en ella, y se perderán; y la tercera quedará en ella.
Yahweh [also] says, “Two-thirds [of the people in Judah] will die [DOU]. [Only] one-third [of the people in Judah] will remain alive.
9 Y meteré en el fuego la tercera parte, y los fundiré como se funde la plata, y los probaré como se prueba el oro. El invocará mi nombre, y yo le oiré, y diré: Pueblo mío; y él dirá: El SEÑOR es mi Dios.
And I will test the ones that remain alive [by causing them to experience great difficulties, to find out if they will continue to worship me]. I will purify them like [MET] a man purifies gold or silver by putting it into a [very hot] fire. [Then] my people will call to me [MTY] [for help], and I will answer them. I will say [to them], ‘You are my people,’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is our God.’”
